1993 GMC Safari

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/30/1999· SEAT BELTS

  DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT LENGTH IS TOO SHORT TO ACCOMMIDATE DRIVER CORRECTLY. RECALL WAS ISSUED 10/94 #94V207000 FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN#. *AK *YC

• 12/21/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 11/26/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAIL WHEN FIRST APPLIED.

• 11/15/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, AND DRIVER HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND SAID BRAKES WERE NORMAL. *AK

• 11/15/1996· STEERING,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SINCE APRIL OF 1995 THE ROTORS HAS BEEN TURNED TWICE AND THE BRAKES PADS HAS BEEN REPLACED (4) TIMES. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. ALSO, ON OCTOBER OF 1995 HAD IDLER ARMS REPLACED AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK

• 11/13/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I JUST SIGNED UP FOR THIS ON MY COMPUTER AND I GOT A RECALL NOTICE ON THE ABS SYSTEM. I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER TO FIND OUT WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT I'M TALKIN' ABOUT. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN # IS 99I006000 AND STATED THAT THE DEALERS ARE TO MODIFY THE COMPUTER PROGRAM WHICH OPERATES THE ABS UNIT. *AK

• 11/04/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED CAUSING THE ABS LIGHT TO COME ON / OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL REGARDING THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED. *YC *SLC

• 10/29/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS: APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE KEPT GOING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 FT, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ABS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY AUTO MECHANIC. *AK

• 10/29/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  REAR BRAKE FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

• 10/23/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  REPEATED BREAK FAILURE, THIS TIME TOTAL FAILURE CAUSED WRECK NOT INVOLVING ANY OTHER VEHICALS OR PERSONAL PROPERTY. VAN IS TOTAL LOSS.*AK

• 10/22/2000· SUSPENSION,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,EQUIPMENT

  WE FEEL THAT THIS VAN HAS HAD MORE THAN IT'S SHARE OF REPAIRS. IT HAS BEEN TOWED HOME FROM CAMBRIDGE MD TWICE. ONCE DUE TO ALTERNATOR FREEZING UP AND BREAKING BELT, AND ONCE FOR FAULTY IGNITION. IT HAS HAD 4 ALTERNATORS, AN AC SENSOR, COMPRESSOR AND ORAFICE. THE RT. FT. PASS. DOOR HAS HAD: NEW ELEC. MOTOR, WINDOW GLIDE, WEATHERSTRIPPING. I'VE HAD 3 EGR VALVES INSTALLED, AN "O" RING REPLACED, AND 3 MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED. POWER STEERING PUMP AND HOSE REPLACED. I'VE HAD THE ROOF REPAINTED. AND SEVERAL SPOTS AROUND THE WINDOWS REPAINTED BLACK WHERE THE PAINT IS JUST PEELING OFF. THE STARTER WAS REPLACED. I'VE ALSO REPLACED THE VALVE SEAL, AND WATER PUMP. I'VE HAD RUST REPAIRED 3 TIMES ON THE INSIDE HINDGE AREA OF THE UPPER DUTCH DOOR. AND IN JUST LAST TWO MONTHS, I'VE HAD TO REPLACE THE IDLER ARMS, PITMAN ARMS, AND FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THESE ARE JUST REPAIRS THAT I HAVE RECEIPTS FOR, MANY WERE DONE AT THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP WHEN NO RECEIPTS WERE ISSUED. I'VE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE GAS MILEAGE EVER SINCE WE'VE OWNED THE VAN. THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMED WE WOULD GET 15/20 MPG. WHEN I COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERS, I WAS TOLD THAT ONCE IT WAS BROKEN IN, GAS MILEAGE WOULD IMPROVE. WELL, I'VE GOT 100,00 MILES ON IT NOW, AND MY AVERAGE GAS MILEAGE IS 14 MPG. WE'RE LUCKY IF WE EVER SEE 18-20 MPG. WHEN WE GET 14 MPG, THAT'S A COMBINATION OF HIGHWAY, AND STOP AND GO DRIVING AROUND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M JUST GLAD THAT WE PURCHASED THE GEICO MECHANICAL BREAKDOWN INSURANCE WHEN IT WAS OFFERED.

• 10/20/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  DURING PANIC STOP AT APPROX. 20-30MPH, EXPERIENCED TOTAL ABS FAILURE, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, ALLOWING TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT

• 10/20/1995· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. TT

• 10/12/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN BRAKING POWER STEERING FLUID AND BRAKE FLUID COMES OUT FROM THE SYSTEM.DUE TO POOR DESIGN IT IS OF ONE SYSTEM IT HAS POOR CONNECTIONS. TT

• 10/10/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES PULSATE INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND WILL NOT STOP OR GRAB. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK

• 10/07/1998· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SELECTOR LEVER STUCK IN PARK POSITION.

• 09/25/1995· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVE SHAFT FELL OFF, CAUSING ACCIDENT. (NEW JERSEY STATE POLICE REPORT)

• 09/21/2000· TIRES

  THE TREAD OF THE FIRESTONE PT70-15 TIRE SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE WHILE DRIVING DAMAGING THE RIGHT REAR FENDER. NLM

• 09/18/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THE VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. THE BRAKES GET MUSHY AND SYSTEM KICKS IN PREMATURELY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/13/2005· SUSPENSION

  1993 GMC SAFARI ALL WHEEL DRIVE 7-PASSENGER STANDARD WHEEL BASE VAN WITH 42" TORSION BAR FRONT SPRINGS AND 182,000 MILES. THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TORSION SPRING BROKE INSIDE THE ADJUSTER SLEEVE AT THE FRAME CROSSMEMBER, DROPPING THE DRIVER'S SIDE ONTO THE FRAME. WHILE THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, JUST THREE DAYS BEFORE I HAD USED THE VAN TO TAKE A TRIP WITH MY FAMILY ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH. A FAILURE HERE WOULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE ORIGINAL SPRING DESIGN WAS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, AND THE UPDATED VERSION COULD ONLY BE SOLD IN PAIRS(BOTH SIDES). IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF SUCH A CRITICAL COMPONENT AS THE FRONT SPRINGS ARE SO UNRELIABLE AS TO REQUIRE A COMPLETE RE-DESIGN, THAT A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *JB

• 09/08/1999· SUSPENSION

  GM OF CANADA AND THE TRANSPORT CANADA HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM. GM RESPONSE IS THAT IF THEY DETECT A PROBLEM WITH A COMPONENT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE ALTHOUGH IT SOUNDED MORE LIKE A BRUSH OFF. THEY CLAIM THAT THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM AT THIS TIME WITH THE TORSION BAR FAILURE. THE PERSON I SPOKE WITH AT TRANSPORT CANADA WAS AWARE OF 5 OTHER REPORTED CASES OF TORSION BAR FAILURE ON THIS MODEL IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS. A GM DEALER CONTACTED IN HAMILTON ONTARIO HAD ANOTHER REQUEST FOR TORSION BAR REPLACEMENTS YESTERDAY. A LOCAL WRECKING YARD HAS A VAN IN THERE POSESSION WITH A BROKEN TORSION BAR. I FEEL THERE IS A PROBLEM HENCE MY CONTACT WITH NHTSA, TRANSPORT CANADA, AND GM CANADA. INDEED THE DESIGN OF THE TORSION BAR WAS CHANGED ON 1996 AND NEWER ASTRO/ SAFARI AWD VANS AND THE OLD STYLE TORSION BAR IS NOT AVAILABLE FROM GM CANADA. THIS MEANS THE WHOLE FRONT END NEEDS TO BE RETRO FITTED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE TO THE NEW STYLE TORSION BAR. I HAVE NOT RECIEVED A SATISFACTORY RESPONSE TO MY PROBLEM. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP YOUR ORGANIZATION MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

• 09/07/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS APPLIED ITS GOES STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM THE BRAKE SYSTEM. HAS TO RELEASE AND APPLY AGAIN TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP, THIS HAS TO BE REPEATED MORE THAN ONCE AT TIMES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

• 09/05/1995· SEATS

  THE BACK OF THE DRIVERS SEAT IS BENDING BACK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

• 09/03/1997· POWER TRAIN

  WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 55 MPH THE FRONT END LOCKED UP DUE TO THE ROD WHICH EXPLODED IN THE DEFFERENTIAL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS REPLACED DEFFERENTIAL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

• 08/31/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, AIR,VISIBILITY

  WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS O.K. CAN'T FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR.

• 08/30/1995· POWER TRAINCrash

  GEAR SHIFTER CAN BE MOVED WITHOUT PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE. PLEASE GIVE MORE DETAILS. TT

• 08/23/1995· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS: BRAKES SQUEAKED WHILE DRIVING, STOPPED, AFTER APPLIED; BRAKE SHOES WORN, SCORED ROTORS; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT

• 08/21/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK

• 08/17/1998· STEERING

  STEERING WHEEL HAS TEAR IN MATERIAL, EXPOSING AIRBAG. QCAW

• 08/15/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THE BRACKETS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE TRANSFER CASE, WHICH HELD THE FRONT AXLE IN PLACE. CONSUMER VERY CONCERNED ABOUT TRANSFER CASE DROPPING WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK *PH *JB

• 08/14/1996· WHEELSCrash

  LEFT REAR TIRE STUDS BROKE, CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF. (OHIO STATE POLICE REPORT)

• 08/12/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHILE APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES RESULTS IN HEAVY PEDAL PRESSURE. *AK

• 08/09/1995· STEERING

  THE IDLE ARMS WERE WORN TO THE POINT OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING ABLE TO PASS STATE INSPECTION. TT

• 07/23/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THEN AIR WILL RELEASE AND LET THE PEDAL BACK UP. DLR HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

• 07/18/2000· SUSPENSION,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  PUT FOOT ON BRAKE TO PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE HEARD A VERY LARGE BANG, THE WHOLE FRONT END DROPPED, IDLER ARMS REPLACED AND EGR VALVE

• 07/17/2002· SUSPENSION

  EXCEPTIONALLY DANGEROUS SPONTANEOUS SHEARING OF FRONT LEFT TORSION BAR. GMC MUST KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM, BECAUSE THEY HAVE COMPLETELY REDESIGNED THE TORSION BARS, REQUIRING A MAJOR RETROFITTING (AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE) OF THE VAN'S CROSS FRAME MEMBER. FORTUNATELY FOR US, THIS MAJOR COMPONENT OF THE SUSPENSION BROKE WHILE THE CAR WAS PARKED. OTHER REPORTS ON THE INTERNET DESCRIBE THE PART AS BREAKING WHILE DRIVING, INSTANTLY DROPPING THE LEFT SIDE OF THE CAR UNTIL THE TIRE HITS THE WHEEL WELL AND THROWING THE CAR VIOLENTLY TO THE LEFT.*AK

• 07/13/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

• 07/11/2003· VISIBILITY

  SIDEVIEW MIRROR SHAKES WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE MIRROR WOBBLED AT LOW AND HIGH SPEEDS AND WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THE PROBLEM CAUSED THE IMAGE TO BE DISTORTED. (HEAD LOOSE IN HOUSING) REFER TO ODI# 1002432 *SCC *JB

• 07/07/1996· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE HOSE FASTENER MISSING, CAUSING HOSE TO WEAR PARTIALLY. *DH

• 07/03/1996· POWER TRAIN

  VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ROLL AFTER BEING PLACED IN PARK, DUE TO INTERLOCK FAILURE. *DH

• 06/26/1995· SUSPENSION

  EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR AND PLAY IN STEERING. TT

• 06/14/2000· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  POWER MIRROR WIRE HARNESS NEAR 5 AMP INLINE FUSE HAS RUBBED ON EMEGENCY BREAK MOUNT. THIS HAS RESULTED IN THE WHITE WIRE FOR THE LEFT POWER MIRROR BEING STRIPPED TO THE POINT THAT THE WIRE CONDUCTOR IS IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKE MOUNT CAUSING A SHORT. A SIMILAR PROBLEM OCCURED LAST YEAR WITH A WIRE FOR THE DOME LIGHTS BEHIND THE ROOF CONSOLE. THAT WIRE WAS TOTALY EXPOSED AND SHORTING TO A CONSOLE MOUNT ATTACHED TO THE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE. I CONTACTED GM CANADA TODAY ABOUT THE POWER MIRROR WIRE PROBLEM AND THEY BASICALLY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS MINE TO FIX AND THEY WOULD KEEP A RECORD OF COOMPLAINT. I THINK THEY SHOULD PROTECT THE WIRES IN A CASING WHERE THAY KNOW OR OUGHT TO KNOW THAT THEY MAY COME INTO CONTACT WITH SHARP EDGE METAL SURFACES. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL ALSO BE REPORTED TO TRANSPORT CANADA SHORTLY. I BELIEVE A VEHICLE RECALL MAY BE IN ORDER. *AK

• 06/14/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  NO SIMMARY MENTIONE DFOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

• 06/01/1996· PARKING BRAKECrash

  EMERGENCY BRAKE LATCH FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD

• 05/30/2000· SUSPENSION

  WHEN ENTERING VEHICLE LEFT FRONT END DROPPED DUE TO TORSION BAR SNAPPING. DEALER SAID BOTH TORSION BARS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

• 05/06/1998· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  DRIVE BELT TENSIONER FAILED.

• 05/02/1995· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EXHAUST FUMES COME INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE, ONLY WHEN TOWING A BOAT. TT

• 04/15/1997· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABS PROBLEMS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL GO LOW TO THE FLOOR AND BACK WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. THIS HAPPENS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED ABOUT (6) MONTHS AGO. *AK

• 04/08/1998· SEATS

  THE DRIVER'S AND THE PASSENGER' S SEATS GO INTO THE RECLINING POSITION WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK

• 04/06/2001· TIRES

  LAST INCIDENT WAS ON HIGHWAY BLOWOUT ON RIGHT REAR TIRE . WE HAD CHECKED AIR PRESSURE ON TIRES PRIOR TO TRIP AND WERE GOOD. FIRESTONE DEALER HERE IN MCPHERSON WHERE THEY WERE PURCHASED WOULD NOT WARRENTY THE TIRE BUT WOULD GIVE A SMALL DISCOUNT. WE ELECTED TO KEEP THE TIRE AND NOT TAKE THE DISCOUNT. IT'S AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. WE HAVE OTHER TIRES OF SAME KIND AND TYPE IN WHICH THE STEEL CORDS ARE SHOWING READY TO BLOW SO WE REMOVED THEM ALSO, THEY WERE ON ANOTHER TRUCK OF OURS. WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER TWO TIRES STILL AT THE DEALER WITH SIMILIAR PROBLEMS , THE DEALER HAS SENT IN A CLAIM TO FIRESTONE ON THEM FROM IN DEC. 2000. LUCKY FOR US WE ARE DOING VERY LITTLE HIGHWAY HIGH SPEED DRIVING. THE LAST BLOWOUT WOULD PROBABLY RESULTED IN A ACCIDENT IF WE HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11818087 TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)