1995 GMC Safari complaints

THE DRIVERS SIDE TORSION BAR BROKE WHILE DRIVING. NLM

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TO EACH OTHER. *AK

BACKLIGHTING OF THE GEAR SELECTOR FAILED. AT NIGHT CANNOT SEE GEAR SELECTED WITHOUT GUESSING OR USING OTHER INTERIOR LIGHTING.

HAD JUST STARTE DVEHICLE AND HEARD A NOISE. NOTICED VEHICLE FELL TO THE GROUND. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO PUT IT ON LIFT. NOTICED TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN. *AK

CONSUMER HAD JUST PARKED VEHICLE AND HEARD A NOISE. NOTICED VEHICLE HAD FALLEN TO GROUND. HAD IT TOWED TO MECHANIC AND PUT ON LIFT. TOLD TORSION BAR HAD BROKEN, AND IT WAS DEFECTIVE. OWNER HAS OLD PARTS. *AK

RQ99-003, WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY WHICH MAY AFFECT VISIBILITY, AND COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#. 95% OF THE TIME THEY WILL NOT TURN ON FOR USE. *AK

NO SUMMARY

WHEN CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES PEDAL BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED DISTANCE. ALSO BRAKES MADE NOISE. *AK

AT IDLE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STALLED IN THE MID POSITION. WE TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE WIPERS DID NOT RESTART UNTIL ABOUT 5 MINUTES HAD PASSED. AFTER ABOUT 30 MORE MINUTES OF DRIVING WE STOPPED FOR LUNCH AND WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN IT WORKED NORMALLY. WE DROVE FOR ANOTHER 100 MILES TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN WE RESTARTED IT THE WIPERS DIDN'T START UNTIL 30 MINUTES HAD PASSED WITH THE ENGINE ON AND THE WIPER KNOB ACTIVATED.

TORSION BAR ON DRIVER'S SIDE BROKE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DROP BY 6 TO 8 INCHES. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *AK

THE BRAKE FAILED TO STOP THE CAR AT NUMBER OF THE OCCATIONS. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE WAS A GRINDING FEELING AND LOUD NOISES. DEALER HAS REPLACED BRAKE PADS NUMEROUS TIMES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT TURN ON... BUT WILL WORK SOMETIMES...INTERMITTENTPROBLEM (WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED IN OTHER VEHICLES, LIKE MY CHEVY PICKUP). *AKY

TORSION BAR BROKE CAUSING A LOUD CRASHING NOISE. NLM

VEHICLE FIRE FROM UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBLE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

NO SUMMARY

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL TO OPERATE, PREDOMINANTLY IN WARMER WEATHER. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, AND UNPREDICTABLE. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION, AND APPEARS SIMILAR TO THE VARIOUS NHTSA CAMPAIGNS FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM ON OTHER GMC VEHICLES. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND ABS REPLACEMENT IN A YEAR.BOTH TIMES THERE APPEARS NO REASON FOR FAILURE, BOTH TIMES HAVE RESULTED IN THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKES.

THE WINSHIELD WIPERS MAY FAIL TO ACTIVATE WHEN THE SWITCH IS PLACED IN THE ON POSITION. THIS HAS THE SAME DESCRIPTION AS A GMC RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS OF THIS SAME YEAR. HOW DO I FIX IT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT? *AK

MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS DON'T COME ON SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY DO. I KNOW TWO OTHER PEOPLE WITHE THE SAME VAN AND SAME YEAR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE MOTER HAD A ROD KNOCK WHEN I PURCHASED IT, BUT THERE WAS A THICK LIQUID ADDED TO THE OIL SO I NEVER HEARD IT UNTI I HAD AN OIL CHANGE. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS REBUILT THE FIRST TIME, WHILE DRIVING IT, I HAD ANOTHER ROD KNOCK BUT THIS TIME IT WAS ALOT LOUDER AND CAUSED MORE DAMAGE TO THE MOTOR. I STILL SOMETIMES HEAR A KNOCKING NOISE, BUT THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS TELLING MY THAT IT'S SOMETHING VIBRATING. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE FAILED RESULTING IN INTERNAL LEAKAGE. MJS

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

PLUME OF SMOKE COMES OUT OF CONTROL PANEL WERE THE HEATER SWITCH IS. THE AREA AROUND THE SWITCH GETS REAL HOT. AS FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY STAY ON WHEN I SHUT THEM OFF. THEN IT TAKES A FEW MINUTES FOR THEM TO TURN OFF. THE AIR-CONDITIONER SOMETIMES GETS COLD AND OTHER TIMES IT BAIRLY GETS COLD. THE SLIDING DOOR GETS STUCK.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT GO TO PARK POSITION, THE MODULE BOX IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. INCIDENT OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

THE OIL PUMP QUIT WORKING, CAUSING ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO LONG BLOCK BEARING FROZE AND ENGINE NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT, $4000.00, REAR PASSENGER DOOR STICKS AND THEN OPENS WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD AT ALL SPEEDS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND CAUSES VERY POOR VISIBILITY, ESPECIALLY IN RAIN AND SNOW $50.00, ADDITIONALLY VEHICLE HAD JUST HAD TUNE UP 3 WEEKS PRIOR AND NO OIL PUMP PROBLEM EXISTED $700.00 WAS DUE AT THAT TIME FOR TUNE UP, CAR RENTAL WHILE EGR VALVE WAS REPAIRED (RECALL), WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPLACED. NOW BECAUSE OF OIL PUMP $360.00 PLUS $4000.00 IF WE WANT TO FIX ENGINE.

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL STALL UNEXPECTEDLY, WHICH MAY RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL HARD TO THE RIGHT EVERY TIME BRAKES ARE APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

MAP SENSOR AND FUEL INJECTION ASEMBLY FAILED.

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON WHICH INDICATES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. BEEN TO DEALER 3 TIMES, AND DEALER REPLACED AIRBAG CONDENSOR/SOLENOID, AND SENSOR. BUT PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM, BUT THEY SAID THEY CAN DISCONNECT THIS FUNCTION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.

THE GLUE THAT HOLDS THE DOOR HINGE TO THE BODY OF THE VAN ON THE PASSENGER'S CAME APART. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE SITUTATION, AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK

THIS EVENT HAS REOCCURRED THREE TIME ON A RANDOM BASIS. CALLED DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND WAS TOLD THAT PROBLEM WAS MOST LIKELY THE WINDSHIELD WIPER DELAY MODULE. SERVICE WRITER SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND IT OCURS FREQUENTLY.*AK

WHILE DRIVING HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT, AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WIRING HARNESS SHORT CAUSING MULTIPLE COMPONENT FAILURES.

VEHICLE PULLS TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKES APPLIED. HAD ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. VEHICLE BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. *AK

CONSUMER EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH BRAKING SYSTEM. WHENEVER VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A BUMP OR APPLIED BRAKES SUDDENLY THE BRAKES WOULD GO OUT. VEHICLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND INFOMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK

BRAKES LOCKED UP UPON STOPPING, VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE HAD TO BE TOWED. DEALERSHIP HAD LOOKED AT BRAKES TWICE BEFORE BECAUSE OF ROARING NOISES UPON BRAKING AND WE WERE TOLD THIS IS NORMAL.

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND THE STEERING WHEEL WILL SLIP OUT OF CONSUMER'S HAND. THE BRAKES HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES, AND THE VEHICLE STILL GIVES THE CONSUMER PROBLEMS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

AIR CONDITIONER HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, IT HAS BEEN IN 6 DIFFERENT TIMES FOR NOT WORKING PROPERLY SUCH AS AIR CUTTING ON AND OFF. NOW THE COMPRESSOR HAS GONE OUT COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES LOUD ROARING SOUND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES.

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CLEARANCE BETWEEN BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL IS 4 INCHES, CAUSING PROBLEMS IF SOMEONE HAS 11 TO 12 SHOE SIZE. CONSUMER INDICATES SHOE BECOMES WEDGED BETWEEN THE TWO PEDALS, MAKING IT DIFFICULT AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *AK CONSUMER PRESENTED THE SITUATION TO THE LOCAL GM/CHEVROLET DEALER, THEY STATED THIS IS THE WAY THE PEDAL CLEARANCE WAS DESIGNED, IF CONSUMER WANTED TO INITIATE A FIX, THE WARRANTY WOULD BE VOIDED. *SLC

VEHICLE PULLS TO THE LEFT/RIGHT WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

VEHICLE PULLED AWAY FROM STOP LIGHT & WHEN DRIVER'S SEAT SUDDENLY RECLINED BACKWARDS. DRIVER HAD A LOSS OF VISIBILITY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC NOTICED BOLTS WERE BROKEN & NEEDED TO REPLACE THEM. PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT DID NOT BREAK, BUT WAS REPLACED. *AK

DRIVER IS ABLE TO SHIFT FROM PARK/REVERSE, DRIVE AND 2ND GEAR WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRST. THE DEALER HAS TRIED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM 6 TIMES IN THE LAST MONTH. OWNER STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

WARNING DEVISE FOR OVERHEATING FAILED, FULL OF SMOKE INSIDE VEHICLE.

CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT APPROXIMATLEY 45 MPH. WENT TO STEP ON BRAKES TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WHEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE, AND STARTED TO SPIN AROUND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO HIT CURB AND BEND BOTH WHEELS. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS LOCKS ON VEHICLE. USUALLY OCCURS WHEN ROADS ARE WET OR SLIPPERY, AND ESPECIALLY WHEN A POTHOLE IS HIT WHEN BRAKE ARE ALREADY BEING APPLIED. BRAKES ON ALL 4 WHEELS LOCK AND A TOTAL LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL IS EXPERIENCED.

ANTI LOCK BRAKES CONTINUOUSLY FAIL, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.

IF SUDDEN BRAKING IS NECESSARY, THE ENGINE WILL SHUT. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR OR MAY HAVE SOFT PEDAL. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION TO OCCUR. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT WITH THE BRAKES HELD TO THE FLOOR, THE FRONT WHEELS WOULD SHIMMY SO BAD THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT OF CONSUMERS HANDS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO OUT OF CONTROL, THE BRAKES SEEMED TO LOCK UP THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL THEN LOCK UP THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BACK AND FORTH UNTIL IT WAS OUT OF CONTROL. *SLC