We found the following complaints for GMC SAFARI (1992)
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While driving, the vehicle will shut off without any warning.ttconsumer states this happens when everit wants, with no warning at all, the vehicle just stalls with no dahs warning lights, to restart consumer has to put vehicle in neutral and it will restart, consumer states this has happened four different times, also abs have not been working correctly it has been in for service twice but nothing was reported to be wrong consumer states vehicle will jerk, or shake and sometimes pull to the right, then left.
Electrical short in the ignition switch,causing the vehicle to smoke in the steering column.
Wiring harness was resting on valve pan cover bolt, wore through insulation, causing ignition control module to fail.tt
Wiring hariness burned, causing an under the hood fire while driving.tt
Underhood fire totalled the vehicle.please provide further details.
As for events leading up to the failure, i am not aware of any.i opened the door of my van and found the smell of melting plastic coming out of it. After further inspection i found that my cigarette lighter, which i usually don't have in the plug, because i use the plug for too many other things has melted and was stuck inside my dash. After taking that panel off to see if i could get the lighter out of the plug, i attempted to unplug the wires but while doing this the small amount of the plug that was still attached to the dash broke free and started sparking. At this point it blew a fuse so i cut the wires just to be safe and taped them separately with electrical tape. Later that night i could smell another burning type smell but it wasn't until the next morning that i figured out what it was. Now whenever i use my heater/ac there is smoke that comes out from behind that instrument panel. When the fuse blew i lost all the interior lights and i am afraid that if i replace the fuse that the cigarette plug will start sparking again. So as it stands now the cigarette lighter is gone, i have no interior lights and i can't use my heater or a/c. I did keep the lighter that was all melted.
While driving, the vehicle will shut off without any warning.ttconsumer states this happens when everit wants, with no warning at all, the vehicle just stalls with no dahs warning lights, to restart consumer has to put vehicle in neutral and it will restart, consumer states this has happened four different times, also abs have not been working correctly it has been in for service twice but nothing was reported to be wrong consumer states vehicle will jerk, or shake and sometimes pull to the right, then left.
Piece of wiring that held up spare rusted through. If consumer were to travelon the highway at high speeds and tire fell off, there would have probably been some injuries.
Transmission makes loud noise when going into either reverse or second gear.
Front drive shaft fails.tt
When driving the transmission shifted into second gear and it made niose .
Both captain seats 2nd row lap/shoulder buckles released after applying brakes causing css to fall off seats.tt
Vin # unavailable at this time. Consumer front passenger and both middle row captain seats belts locking machanisms do not work. The back door handle has broken, and the door can not be used. (back door handle is being repaired at this time by gurley leep buick/gmc truck inc. Ph. # 219-272-0161).
Passenger's side seat belt frames are tearing & fraying as it's retracting over plate to retractor on floor.
The driver's seatback collapsed backwards, which if in drivingwould cause an accident.
Seat back collapsed as driver fastened seat belt, causing driver to fall backwards.
Approaching stop sign, pushed on brake pedal, there was a loud bang and vehicle did not stop; went through stop. Since this incident abs has not worked(dashboard lamps on) and requires additional stopping distance to stop.
Abs, brake failed, yellow and red lights came on will not go off, in for repair, loss of abs, replacement of abs module.
When brakes are applied the brakes will grab an slip, causing extended stopping distance. The dealer has not been notified.
Brakes failed.
When the brakes are applied the pedal gets hard, resulting in extended stopping distance, which caused a collision to occur.the dealer has been notified.
Abs failure.
Problem with delay in stopping distance whenever brakes are applied in wet/snowy road condition. This condition could have caused a vehicle collision. Dealer notified and nothing was done.
Brakes were spongy, and were not stopping on contact. Pedal would go to the floor stopping, but would not react or stop like they should if pressed fast.
While driving, the vehicle will shut off without any warning.ttconsumer states this happens when everit wants, with no warning at all, the vehicle just stalls with no dahs warning lights, to restart consumer has to put vehicle in neutral and it will restart, consumer states this has happened four different times, also abs have not been working correctly it has been in for service twice but nothing was reported to be wrong consumer states vehicle will jerk, or shake and sometimes pull to the right, then left.
The abs system faulty.nlm
The abs system does not work well while driving on the highway.please describe.tt
Abs: brakes failed to stop vehicle; caused rearend collision. Tt
While applying the brakesabslight appeared on the dashboard, and remains on until the vehicle was turned off. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer for inspection, andmechanic could notduplicate or resolve the problem.
No summary listed for above vehicle.
In applying the abs in a panic situation the system does not allow the vehicle to stop in time.this condition caused an accident. Please describe details.
Abs brake light illuminated, indicating malfunction within the system. Dealer replaced entire abs system, which did notremedy the problem.
Anti-lock braking system has has continuous failures.
Abs brake problems; while driving about 50 mph on regular road conditions and applying the brakes, the van just keep going faster and faster and would not stop. The driver lowered the gear down to 1st gear and applied the brakes and the van slowed down. The dealer was not notified when this happened.incident only happened one time.
Abs failure, while driving on normal road conditions the brake pedal went to the floor and driver could hear the brakes making a roaring noise, but the vehicle would not stop. This caused a rear-end crash. Vehicle was repaired at a body shop.
The abs system faulty.nlm
Abs brake warning light illuminated, indicating a malfunction within the system, cause unknown.please give any further details.
Abs system failed.dealer stated that it was not a safety issue, they still had brakes. Abs failed when consumer pressed on the brakes to avoid collision with another vehicle.abs light came on and stayed on.the loss of abs was caused by the failure of internal brake module.consumer declined replacement because when he was quoted by the dealer of the expense for repair, cost was $1300, and was told that vehicle will still have the same braking capability even without abs.in addition, recall on dipstick, to indicate transmission resevoir.if dipstick is shorter, it would cause transmission to slip. *la
When braking on icy road the brakes will totally disengage even if some wheels are on dry pavement
While stopping and trying to merge into traffic vehicle was rear ended from the back due to brake failure.
In applying the abs in a panic situation the system does not allow the vehicle to stop in time.this condition caused an accident. Please describe details.
Upon applying force to the brake pedal in wet and dry weather conditions the brake pedal goes to the floor, causing extended stopping distance, brakes fade away. Consumer has contacted the dealer, the dealer has replaced the brake pads.
The master cylinder was replaced two times the brake fluid keep running out dealer can't find the leak .tt
Has abs light and brake light, brake light came on, replace front brake light went out at 25,000 miles, 34,000 mile light came on, brake power module failed.
Brakes system failure, vacuum system failure, activates the brakes without stepping on pedal.tt
Has abs light and brake light, brake light came on, replace front brake light went out at 25,000 miles, 34,000 mile light came on, brake power module failed.
Replaced front end suspension.also idler armsand attachments replaced.
Vin # unavailable at this time. Consumer front passenger and both middle row captain seats belts locking machanisms do not work. The back door handle has broken, and the door can not be used. (back door handle is being repaired at this time by gurley leep buick/gmc truck inc. Ph. # 219-272-0161).
Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's front suspension dropped onto the front tires while the vehicle was parked and not in use.the contact attempted to replace the shocks to resolve the issue but the shocks did not resolve the problem.the dealer was not contacted.there was nothing that led up to the occurrence.
Replaced front end suspension.also idler armsand attachments replaced.
While wife an family were in van, passenger side torsion bar snapped, slamming right front of vehicle down.awd difficult to control and causing family to become stranded.gm has discontinued replacements, a conversion is available from them for over $500.00 and both sides need to be replaced/modified.
Failure of torsion bar affect controlability of vehicle.
Drivers side front tortion bar breaks causing the front end to dive very hard and hit bottom of frame extremely hard causing loss of control due to the front end hitting the bottom of travel.
Vehicle was parked in driveway. Came out & noticed vehicle was laying on the ground due tobroken torsion bar .vehicle towed to dealership & serviced. Bulletin on torsion bar from manufacturer.torsion bar was repairable.
Torsion bar broke while driving vehicle.
After awhiletorsion bar broke down, there was no warning. Consumer said that dealershould have noticedthe problem.
The vehicle make a popping noise, and it was discovered that the left front end was almost sitting on the tire due to both torsion bars were broke.
The consumer noticed that the front stabilizer bar snapped in two places, causing the vehicle to become inoperative.the dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.*sc
Defective bracket that holds rear springs to rear axle broke,causing rear end to fall, which almost resulted ina crash, consumer stated that the only thing keeping the rear from leaving the van was the rear shocks. .
Sofa in the rear of vehicle malfunctioned, it unfolded pinninga child in it.cause unknown.please give any further details.
Paint is peeling. No safety defect.
Sudden acceleration of vehicle.tt
Truck was on in park position truck accelerated went trough the garage door .tt
While driving, front right wheel came off vehicle; four of lug bolts snapped off; smashed up van underneath; speed 35 mph.tt
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