1999 GMC Safari

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

• 12/29/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  WAS DRIVING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION AREA AT 40MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT TURNED LEFT & CAME TO A STOP. SLOWED DOWN & STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHIMMY & SHAKE. ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP RIGHT AWAY. HAD APPLIED A LIGHT, BUT STEADY PRESSURE ON BRAKES. BRAKES SUDDENLY GRABBED; THIS CAUSED CARGO TO SLAM INTO THE EXTENDED CAB & CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO PROBLEM WITH BRAKES. GMC ENGINEERS CAME OUT/CHECKED, AND REPAIRED BRAKES. HAD INDICATED NO MORE PROBLEMS. NOW GOING THROUGH ARBITRATION CONCERNING PROBLEM AND REPAIRS. *AK

• 12/12/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  POSSIBLE PROBLEM EXISTS AS, THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.

• 12/04/2003· POWER TRAIN

  DEALER HAD REPLACED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COMPONENT UNIT TWICE, THE CARRIER CASE GEAR KIT AND BEARING AT OWNER EXPENSE OF $ 1,500. DOLLARS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

• 11/21/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND GROOVED TO THE POINT THAT TURNING THEM WOULD HAVE MADE THEM TO THIN FOR SAFE USE. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT THE ROTORS WARPED SO BADLY AT LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. IN MY OPINION AND MY MECHANICS, GMC IS INSTALLING INFERIOR ROTORS AT A GREAT EXPENSE TO IT'S CUSTOMERS. DT

• 11/16/1999· EQUIPMENT

  THE AURAGEN IS A NEW TYPE OF A/C GENERATOR BUILT BY AURA SYSTEMS, INC. (WWW.AURASYSTEMS.COM). I AM A FORMER EMPLOYEE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN SAFETY TESTED FOR FATIGUE LIFE. A FAILURE COULD KILL INNOCENT BYSTANDERS ON THE ROAD. I SUGGEST YOU ASK FOR FATIGUE ANALYSIS OR FATIGUE TEST DATA BEFORE YOU ALLOW THEM TO BE INSTALLED IN VEHICLES.

• 11/13/1999· POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  AUTOMATIC TRANS IS SLIPPING WHEN COASTING AND THEN ACCELERATING. ENGINE RACES AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO LOW GEAR AND UPSHIFTS IMMEDIATELY. HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES IN 10 MONTHS, CANNOT DUPLICATE ON DEMANDS. *AK

• 11/08/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  THERE WAS NO FAILURES ON THE BRAKES BUT THE PADS AND SHOES HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 15,000 AND AT 30,000 MILES. THIS, I FEEL, IS EXCESSIVE AND THE DEALER CAN OFFER ME NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY A BRAND NEW CARS BRAKES WOULD GO BAD THIS OFTEN.*AK

• 11/06/2002· SEAT BELTSCrash

  THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHERE THE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. MR SCC

• 11/03/2006· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ABS SENSOR UNIT FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS SENSOR UNIT THREE TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED.

• 11/03/2001· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE- I REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP AND NOTICED THAT THE GM DEX-COOL EXTENDED LIFE COOLANT HAS DETERIORATED. WITH ONLY 40,000 MILES THE COOLANT SHOULD HAVE HAD ANOTHER 3 YEARS AND 60,000 MILES BEFORE NEEDING SERVICING. IF I DO NOT GET THE SYSTEM FLUSHED AND HOPEFULLY REFILLED WITH SOMETHING THAT WON'T DEGRADE- I WILL TO PAY TO HAVE THE SYSTEM PROFESSIONALLY FLUSHED. THIS CAN ONLY BE DONE BY THE DEALER SINCE NO ONE CAN HANDLE DEX COOL SYSTEMS YET. I HAVE HAD MOST OF THE AUTOPARTS STORES AND OIL CHANGE/RADIATOR SHOPS TELL ME THAT THEY HAVE OTHER PEOPLE REPORT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. OBVIOUSLY GM IS NOT RECALLING THESE VEHICLES TO REPLACE THE COOLANT AND PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO PAY TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPAIRED OR MAJOR ENGINE WORK IF A SIGNIFICANT FAILURE OCCURED. CAN YOUR DEPARTMENT PUSH THIS PROBLEM TO THE PUBLIC FOREFRONT? THANK YOU.*AK

• 10/30/2002· INTERIOR LIGHTING

  THERE ARE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS TO ALERT THE CONSUMER IF ANY OF THE DOOR'S ARE NOT PROPERLY CLOSED.*JG

• 10/25/1999· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE TURNING A CORNER AT 40MPH ENGINE STALLED OUT, CAUSING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. DEALER CAN'T FIND THE CAUSE. *AK

• 10/17/2001· SEAT BELTS

  RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V123000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PARTS FOR SEAT BELT WARNING MODULE WERE ON BACK ORDER. *AK

• 10/16/2001· VISIBILITY

  THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD BY A GMC MECHANIC THAT THE MOTOR IS BROKE AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE COST WOULD BE $120.00 FOR THE MOTOR AND $180.00 FOR LABOR (A SHAKY WAY FOR GMC TO MAKE A PROFIT). THE VEHICLE IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. I'VE HEARD OF OTHER GMC SAFARI'S WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM (RECALL?). THANKS FOR YOUR HELP. I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY.

• 10/01/2005· POWER TRAIN

  1999 GMC SAFARI TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SEE GM TSB #00-07-30-002 DATED 11/2000. 1ST-2ND LATE SHIFT, REVERSE, 2ND, & 4TH GEAR CAUSED IMMEDIATE FAILURE. ALL REQUIRED TRANSMISSION SERVICE PERFORMED BY DEALER ON THIS VEHICLE. ROOT CAUSE IS THE KNOWN SUN GEAR SHELL FAILURE IN THE GM 4L60E AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE HAS 70,511 MILES. FILED GMC CUSTOMER COMPLAINT #1-366073225. *JB

• 09/30/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS IN THE 3RD SEAT IN VEHICLE CAN'T BE FIXED OR BE ADJUSTED. DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATON. *AK

• 09/28/2000· STEERING

  IDLER ARM REPLACED AT 20,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 40,000 DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR. *SLC

• 09/22/1999· LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

  WHEN THE DOOR IS SLIGHTLY AJAR, THERE IS NO WARNING CHIME OR ANY INDICATION THAT IT IS OPEN OR NOT CLOSED. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK

• 09/22/1999· POWER TRAIN

  DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP, WHEN BRAKING, AND WHEN GOING AROUND A CORNER A VERY NOTICEABLE CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAD TO CONTACT DETROIT ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND OUT THAT AN IMPROPER FLUID WAS PLACED IN THE AWD TRANSFER CASE AT THE FACTORY AND THAT THE FLIUD SHOULD BE FLUSHED AND REPLACED WITH THE NEW FLIUD(PART NO. 12378508). THE CLUNKING HAD ALSO CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE MOUNTING BOLTS TO BECOME LOOSE PROBABLY FROM THE VIBRATION. THIS SERVICE WAS PERFORMED AT NO COST AND HAVE NOT NOTICED ANY SIMILAR PROBLEMS SINCE. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS APPROXIMATELY 5200 MILES ON IT.

• 09/21/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AT 20 MPH, AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. *AK AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT. *YH

• 09/15/1999· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE SHIMMIES EXCESSIVELY. THIS HAPPENS EVERYTIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DLR REPLACED THE BRAKES 4 TIMES. STILL NO SOLUTION. *AK

• 09/13/2002· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COIL WIRE TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN THE WIRE FAILS, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES FAIL TO WORK. THIS CAUSES A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD TO VEHICLE OCCUPANTS AND OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**767118

• 09/09/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BLETS LOCATED AT THE THIRD SEAT IN THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE FIXED OR ADJUSTED. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED DEALER. MANUFACTURE HAS YET TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK

• 09/05/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I WAS TRAVELING ON MY JOB. I WAS IN ATLANTA GA. AND IT WAS RAINING. TRAFFIC SLOWED DOWN AND I LIGHTLY APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED DOWN CAUSING THE YUKON TO SLIDE. I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES AND IT WAS RAINING EVERYTIME. THE RECALL SAID IT WAS ONLY FOR UP NORTH. I TRAVEL NORTH ALL THE TIME ON MY JOB. BUT I LIVE IN ALABAMA. SO I THINK THE RECALL SHOULD COVER MY 99 GMC YUKON ALSO.*JB

• 09/05/2000· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKES FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS, PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 09/03/2003· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  VEHICLE MAY EXPERIENCE ENGINE BACKFIRE DUE TO DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AIR INTAKE SYSTEM.*MR IF THIS OCCURRED, IT WOULD RESULT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE. *PH. THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR FILTER AND AIR CLEANER WAS REPLACED. THE CONSUMER WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A GMC DEALER TO VERIFY THAT THE AIR CLEANER AND AIR FILTER HAD BEEN REPLACED, THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL FROM GMC WHO STATED REIMBURSEMENT WOULD BE ISSUED ONCE ALL THE NECESSARY PAPER WAS RECEIVED. ONE MONTH LATER, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE CLAIM WAS FOR GENERAL MAINTENANCE AND GENERAL MOTORS DID NOT PAY FOR THAT AND THE CLAIM WAS FOR A WARRANTY ITEM AND THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, THEREFORE THE CLAIM WAS DENIED. *JB

• 09/03/2002· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICFire

  PROPORTIONER VALVE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

• 08/31/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  EMAIL FM ROBERT CARTER (TX) RE GMC REFUSING TO REPAIR A RECALL ENGINE PART FREE OF CHARGE ON HIS GMC SAFARI VAN SINCE HE MISSED THE RECALL CUT OFF DATE WHILE ON MILITARY DUTY OVERSEAS.*MR *NM

• 08/21/2004· POWER TRAIN

  (1) NOTHING LEADING UP TO EVENT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE MOVED IN REVERSE ALTHOUGH THE GEAR SELECTOR WAS ABLE TO BE PLACED INTO R. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DRIVE SMOOTHLY IN ANY FORWARD GEARS. HOWEVER, IT WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD AND SUBSEQUENTLY ABLE TO BE DRIVEN ONTO A TRANSPORT TRAILER FOR TOWING. (2) FORTUNATELY, THE FAILURE HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT AND NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES WERE INCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS LOADED ONTO A U-HAUL VEHICLE TRANSPORT TRAILER AND TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY (OCEAN SIDE TRANSMISSION INCORPORATED LOCATED IN OCEANSIDE, CA). (3) TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED WITH SEVERAL PARTS REPLACED AT THE COST OF ALMOST $2000.00. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP SAID THE SHELL WAS CRACKED AND "THIS VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION IS KNOWN FOR HAVING A WEAK SHELL". I HAVE THIS OLD PART AVAILABLE AND IT IS BROKEN INTO TWO PIECES APPEARING TO HAVE SHEARED APART. *JB

• 08/19/1999· SEAT BELTS

  SEAT BELTS LOCATED AT THE THIRD SEATING IN VEHICLE CAN NOT BE FIXED OR BE ADJUSTED. NOTIFIED DEALER /MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. HOW CAN A SAFETY BELT SAVE LIFES IF NOT AJUSTED PROPERLY. *AK

• 08/11/2003· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 1999 GMC SAFARI THAT HAD ITS TRANSMISSION FAIL AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. IT FAILED BEFORE ITS FIRST SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE. I CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD I WAS OUT OF THE 3/36 WARRANTY PERIOD SO I WAS OUT OF LUCK. *NLM

• 08/10/2004· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  SECOND OCCURANCE OF SAME PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS FOR NO REASON ON 1999 GMC SAFARI VAN. THE PROBLEM IS A BAD SENSOR IN THE FRONT BRAKES BUT REQUIRES A COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF THE HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY UNIT.

• 08/10/2001· TIRES

  NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: APHFJL1U TIRESIZE: P215/75R15)

• 08/02/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

  FUEL PUMP VERY NOISY-DEALER SAYS ITS NORMAL-I HAVE YET TO HEAR ANOTHER VAN MAKE THE SAME NOISE!! I AM COMPLETELY DISSATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE. G.M. IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. *AK

• 07/27/2001· POWER TRAIN

  SHUDDER DURING TIGHT, SLOW TURNING, DEALER RPLACED TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE,PROBLEM FIXED. *AK

• 07/27/2001· SEATS

  HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY, SEAT SLID FORWARD AND CAUSED DRIVER TO IMPACT STEERING WHEEL WITH NOSE. DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM WITH SEAT,BUT REPLACED SEAT RISER ANYWAY.SEAT STILL DOES NOT ALWAYS LOCK IN POSITION.*AK

• 07/23/2004· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVELINE WAS NOT SYNCHRONIZED WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR WHEN BACKING UP. THE TIRES SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO CATCH UP TO EACH OTHER. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

• 07/18/2000· EQUIPMENT

  MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION ASSEMBLED WRONG AND RUBBED THROUGH ALUMINIUN HOSE IN LESS THAT 1 1/2 YEARS. *AK

• 07/15/2005· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  DT: ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE PROBLEM BEGAN. WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS ABOUT 5-10 MPH ABS KICKS IN AND A GRINDING SOUND OCCURS. THIS CAUSES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. ALL WHEEL DRIVE, ALL WHEEL ANTILOCK TO THE OWNER'S KNOWLEDGE. NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER SAID THAT THE ABS SENSOR LOOKED CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE BUT IT SHOWED NO CODES. WHEN THE ABS FUSE IS PULLED THE CAR WORKS FINE BUT HAS NO ABS. THE OWNER HASN'T DISCONNECTED THE ABS FUSE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET AND THE PROBLEM HAS REMAINED ABOUT THE SAME. THE PROBLEM OCCURS ABOUT 90 PERCENT OF THE TIME DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATIONS.*AK *NM

• 07/15/2001· TIRES

  SLOWED VEHICLE TO TURN CORNER, TIRE STARTED TO SMOKE THEN BLEW OUT. WHEN TIRE TAKEN OFF TO REPLACE, THE TIRE THAT BLEW OUT HAD A CUT/TEAR APPROX. 4 INCHES ABOVE THE RIM.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDX8551 TIRESIZE: P215/60R16)

• 07/12/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  CONSUMER STATES THERE IS DIFFERENTIAL WEAR BETWEEN THE LEFT AND FRONT BRAKE PADS, DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR, CONSUMER STATES THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER WAS NOT RELEASING PRESSURE ON PADS TO ROTOR CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR, RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FROZEN OR PARTIALLY FROZEN CAUSING LEFT FRONT PADS TO DO ALL OR MOST OF THE BRAKING, AND WARPED OR OTHER DEFECTS IN THE LEFT FRONT ROTOR, DEALER STATED NEW ROTORS WERE NEEDED, FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE WORN, AND REAR BRAKES WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THERE IS A PULSATING GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT. *SLC

• 07/12/2000· EQUIPMENT

  ON TWO OCCASION WHILE TOWING TRAVEL TRAILER THE CONSUMER REAR AXLE BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE AND THE RING AND PINION GEARS WERE DESTROYED, CONSUMERS SOON FOUND OUT THE THE ACTUAL TOWING CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE WAS 4500 POUNDS INSTEAD OF 5500 POUNDS WHICH WAS STATED IN BOTH THE WINDOW STICKER AND THE OWNERS MANUAL (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT). NLM

• 07/11/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  FRONT ROTORS TURNED @ 16,000 MILES DUE TO SHIMMY. PADS WERE NOT REPLACED. NO COST-COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE NOW HAS 29,000 MILES AND SHIMMY RETURNED. DEALER REPLACED PADS/TURNED ROTORS AND REPLACED SHOES/TURNED DRUMS AT MY EXPENSE.(NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY). I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS EXCESSIVE BRAKE WEAR AND THE MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND NOT COVERED. VEHICLE NOW HAS ROTORS THAT WERE TURNED TWICE. GUESS WHO GOING TO PAY AGAIN (FOR NEW ROTORS) AT NEXT PAD REPLACEMENT.*AK

• 07/06/2000· TIRESCrash

  THIS IS AN INITIAL REPORT CONCERNING TIRE FAILURE ON TWO SEPERATE VEHICLES. I AM AN ILLINOIS STATE TROOPER. TODAY A FORD EXPLORER WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AS A RESULT OF THE TREADS COMING OF THE TWO REAR TIRES. I ALSO HAVE A PERSONAL VEHICLE WITH THE SAME. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P235/75/R1 )

• 06/29/2004· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DRIVESHAFT WAS THE PROBLEM, YET THEY WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *AK

• 06/27/2001· AIR BAGSCrash

  WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DAMAGED TO FRONT DRIVER SIDE. 1 INJURY, CONSUMER HAS YET TO CONTACT THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

• 06/26/2001· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICCrash

  ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO ABS FAILURE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROX. 10 MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE IN A SCHOOL ZONE. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX. 30 MPH (35 MPH POSTED), FOLLOWING OTHER AUTOS AND WHEN AUTOS IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE BRAKES WERE GOING TO PERFORM IMPROPERLY AND I WAS NOT ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP. DUE TO THE BRAKE FAILURE, I IMPACTED THE REAR-END OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, WHICH SUBSEQUENTLY HIT THE AUTO IN FRONT OF IT. HAD VAN REPAIRED THROUGH A SHOP THAT WAS OF PREFERRED STATUS WITH INSURANCE COMPANY. UPON PICKUP OF VAN, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT AN ABS FAILURE CAUSED WRECK. NOTIFIED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND AS PER THEIR REP., CASED CLOSED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THEY DID NOT INSPECT DAMAGED VAN--NOR DID THEY WANT TO OFFER INSPECTION/COMPUTER ANALYIS OF VEHICLE NOW. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT--CHILDREN AS PASSENGERS IN THIS VEHICLE AND OTHERS. GMC SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY--THEIR ABS TRACK RECORD SPEAKS VOLUMES AND THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS *NOTHING* ABOUT HAVING THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THEIR REPS BEFORE HAVING VEHICLE REPAIRED.*AK

• 06/14/2007· STEERING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SAFARI. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2005, THE STEERING IDLER ARM HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE HAS LOST STEERING ABILITY. THE CONTACT HAS PUT 30,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE IN TWO YEARS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE IDLER ARMS HAVE FAILED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC ALSO STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON FAILURE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW. SHE HAS NOT CONTACTED A LOCAL AUTHORIZED DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 99,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

• 06/13/2002· SEATS

  THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT LATCH UNDER THE SEAT IS MADE OF PLASTIC, IT WILL BREAK IN HALF AND FALL OFF. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED YOU WILL BE SLUNG INTO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THEN SLIDE BACKWARDS AND SLUNG INTO THE WINDSHIELD AGAIN, EVEN AT 5 MPH.*AK

• 06/13/2000· FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE,INTERIOR LIGHTING,EQUIPMENT

  VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITHIN A 12-MONTH PERIOD. FUEL INJECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FOUR OCCASIONS/DRIVER'S POWER LOCK FAILED TO OPERATE/COURTESY LIGHTS AND RADIO WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY/BATTERY SHORTED OUT ON TWO OCCASIONS/SIDE WINDOW STOPPED OPERATING/TAIL LIGHTS INTERMITTENTLY BLINKED OFF/ON/ODOMETER WOULD FLASH OFF/ON, AND REAR DOOR WOULD INTERMITTENTLY LOCK/UNLOCK. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK