Gmc Safari
Owners filed 1,091 complaints across 16 model years of the Gmc Safari. The 1995 drew the most (195); the 2005 the fewest (4).
Model years16
Complaints1,091
Recalls56
Fires22
Deaths1
Every Gmc Safari model year compared
Complaints per year| Year | Complaints | Relative volume | Recalls | Fires | Crashes | Most reported | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 4 | 2 | — | — | Steering | Routine | |
| 2004 | 5 | 2 | — | — | Suspension | Routine | |
| 2003 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 2002 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 2001 | 39 | 3 | 2 | 1 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic | Routine | |
| 2000 | 68 | 2 | — | 11 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1999 | 61 | 3 | 1 | 6 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1998 | 89 | 5 | 1 | 9 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1997 | 135 | 6 | 2 | 7 | Power Train › Automatic Transmission | Routine | |
| 1996 | 139 | 6 | 2 | 9 | Suspension › Front › Springs › Torsion Bar | Routine | |
| 1995 | 195 | 6 | 4 | 25 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Fatalities reported | |
| 1994 | 119 | 2 | 2 | 14 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1993 | 61 | 2 | 1 | 8 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1992 | 59 | 3 | 2 | 4 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1991 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 5 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine | |
| 1990 | 35 | 4 | — | 2 | Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip | Routine |
Which Gmc Safari years should you avoid?
On raw complaint volume the 1995 is the weakest year on record, with 195 complaints concentrated in the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It carries 6 recalls.
Read these numbers with sales volume in mind. A model year that sold in huge numbers naturally accumulates more reports than a rare one, and older cars have had more years to fail. The stronger signal is the severity columns and whether the same component keeps coming up year after year.
Data: NHTSA complaint and recall files, September 2026. Complaints are unverified owner reports.