CONSUMER STATES BRAKES HAS BEEN BAD SINCE THE PURCHASE OF AUTOMOBILE. BRAKES SLIP AND AT TIMES ARE UNABLE TO STOP. *AK
1995 GMC Safari complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. DEALER SAID THE BRAKES WERE WORN. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP. THE ABA TAKES OVER AND RELEASES THE RIGHT REAR AND ALL BRAKES MOMENTARILY. *YD
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THEY WERE IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAIL IN DAMP/DRY WEATHER. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, BRAKES GRAB AND DON'T LET GO. THIS MOSTLY HAPPENS IN SUDDEN STOP SITUATIONS. OWNER IS VERY CONCERNED FOR SAFETY. HE HAS NOT TAKEN TO DEALERS. *AK
ALTERNATOR BRACKET BROKE, LOSS POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, NEARLY CAUSED CRASH, MECHANIC REPLACED ALTERNATOR. *AK
DRIVER HIT THE BACK OF ANOTHER CAR AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING IN WET WEATHER CONDTIONS WHEN THE FRONT ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP, CONSUMER THEN NOTICED THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FUTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SEAT HAS INFERIOR WELDING MATERIALS WHICH HOLD THE SEAT BRACKETS, CAUSING THEM TO BREAK. HAD REPLACED 4 TIMES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURES WHICH RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS; WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR AT 20MPH, REARENDED A VEHICLE,. ALSO, AT 10MPH HIT A WALL, DEALER CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH BRAKE SYSTEM, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK
#EA95-026, WAS DRIVING AND APPLIED THE BRAKES, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP, HAPPENED IN DRY WEATHER . *AK
BRAKES CHECKED AND ADJUSTED, DUE TO SLIPPING DURING BRAKING PROCEDURE RANDOMLY, UNEXPECTED TIMES, BRAKES CATCH AND THEN RELEASE.
POOR ABS PERFORMANCE AT 35MPH DURING A PANIC STOP, BRAKES FADE AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WAS EXPERIENCED. *AK
CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING AT 40 MPH, AND REARENDED SOMEONE AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
NO ABS BRAKE PERFORMANCE, DURING NORMAL BRAKING IN WET PAVEMENT AT 25 MPH. *AK NO BRAKING WAS EXPERIENCED CAUSING AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER FEELS FAILURE WAS DUE TO A WORN WHEEL BEARING. *SLC
VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES, OWNER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE USED, VEHICLE SHUTS OFF AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT, H E ALSO NOTES THAT VEHICLE SOMETIMES DOESN'T STOP WHEN BRAKES ARE USED. *AK
APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO GO, IN ORDER TO STOP THE CONSUMER PUMPED THE BRAKE SEVERAL TIMES. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN DETAIL. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE TRUCK STALLED, PARKED, CAME BACK OUT AND TRUCK WOULDN'T START . PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
REAR SEAT BELTS DO NOT LATCH. JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE. *AK
ON THREE OCCASIONS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE THE ROTOR/WHOLE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED, CAN HERE A NOISE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE . *AK
COIL SPRING THAT ACTIVATES REAR SECTION OF DOOR NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO PUSH DOOR OUT ENOUGH TO OPEN. *DH
ENGINE REPLACED. *DH
ABS BRAKES; SOMETIMES WHEN DRIVING THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK
ENGINE FAILED. *DSH
THERE IS A SLIGHT NOISE COMING FROM STEERING WHEEL, EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON WET OR DRY SURFACES, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP AT APPROX. 15MPH NORMAL STOPPING, FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE MALFUNCTION.
WHILE DRIVING, ON WET OR DRY SURFACES, WHEN MADE ATTEMPT TO SLOW/STOP AT APPROX. 15MPH NORMAL STOPPING, FRONT BRAKES LOCKUP, DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE FAILURE. *AK
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, INTERMITTENT TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES. TT
ABS: ANTI LOCK BRAKES WENT OUT ON VEHICLE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. WHEN STOPPING ONE OR TWO WHEELS LOCK UP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT. *TT
CONSUMER WAS IN ACCIDENT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT THE BRAKE FAILED . TT
FRONTAL COLLISION IMPACT 12:00, SPEED 50 MPH DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
THE ABS BRAKES DID ENGAGE AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE ABS SYSTEM ON THE VEHICLE HAS FAILED AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
AUTO LOST ALL POWER DURING DRIVING, WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. TT
VEHICLES REAR 1ST BENCH SEAT ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BELT HITS OVER THE PERSON NECK. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVERS AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT.
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SHIFTED FORWARD UPON FRONTAL COLLISION, CAUSING INJURIES TO DRIVER'S LEGS UPON HITTING DASHBOARD. TT
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG IN HEAD ON COLLISION. *DSH
AUTO-TRAN: WHILE MAKING LEFT HAND U-TURN AND YIELD, THEN TAKE OFF; TRANSMISSION STOPS WORKING; CAN HEAR ENGINE RACING WHILE PRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL. TT
DUTCH DOOR LATCH RELEASES WHILE DRIVING. TT
FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE DOOR OPENED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 45MPH. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ROD THAT MOVES REAR CAPTAINS SEAT PETRUDES FORWARD, CAUSING PASSENGER TO TRIP, RESULTING IN INJURY. *AW
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