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1997 GMC Savana

Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
46
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
2000-04-17 00V110000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS 109,239 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2008-06-17 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING No 0 1997 GMC SAVANA ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENTS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID EXPER…
2005-02-03 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS No 0 PLASTIC PRESSURE FUEL LINE ON MY GMC 1997 SAVANNAH G150 DEVELOPED A PUNCTURE SPRAYING GASOLINE NEAR EXHAUST PIPE HAD TO…
2004-03-01 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THEN, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. D…
2003-09-20 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID No 0 WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHICH MADE IT HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DRIV…
2003-05-15 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 SIDE CARGO DOORS PROGRESSIVELY HARDER TO OPEN UNTIL REAR UPPER HINGE SNAPPED. DOOR LEFT HANGING, VERY DANGEROUS. NOT …
2003-01-30 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT.
2002-11-15 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER No 0 SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THERE HAS BEEN A GAS LEAK. CONSUMER STATES' HE CONSTANTLY BREATHING FUMES. CAUSE IS UNK…
2002-10-20 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE RECALL #00V110000 FUEL ODOR LEAKAGE WAS REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE THE SENDING UNIT FAILS TO …
2002-09-27 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP No 0 MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF PUMP. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED A…
2001-08-22 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP No 0 CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE SHAFT BROKE IN THE POWER STEERING…
2001-08-21 TIRES No 0 THE REAR LEFT SIDE TIRE BLEW UP WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. (FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S/TIRE SIZE LT223/75…
2001-08-01 STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM No 0 CONSUMER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING A SLOW LEFT HAND TURN AFTER BEING STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. …
2001-05-12 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES No 0 MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY LOST ALL OF IT'S FLUID WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND LEFT A CLOUD OF SMOKE WHICH CAUSED …
2000-11-29 VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR No 0 PASSENGER'S SIDE 3RD WINDOW IN BACK FALLS OUT OF TRACK ONTO PAINT OF VAN WHEN UNLATCHED. THIS HAPPENED AT 297 MILES, WA…
2000-11-23 TIRES No 0 TIRE CAME APART-DID NOT DEFLATE-CONSIDERABLE BODY DAMAGE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 909D TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)
2000-10-22 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 UPPER HINGE PIN FALLING OUT OF HINGES, AND CAUSING DOORS TO DROP. UNABLE TO CLOSE PROPERLY;. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NO…
2000-07-31 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 MAJOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE FIRST EVIDENCED BY HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT CAUSED BY KNOWN FACTORY DEFAULT IN CONSTRUCTI…
2000-05-28 TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE FIREHAWK SS10 TIRE P235/70R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, TREAD HAD FALLEN OFF ON RIGHT FR…
1999-09-25 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AT 38,000 MILES VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES, ONLY WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER STAT…
1999-03-19 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD No 0 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN BRIEFLY LOST POWER. AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN I NOTICED WHITE STEAM OR SMOKE COMING FR…
1998-07-01 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 FUEL TANK HOLDS 1/2 TANK CAPACITY THEN BEGINS TO LEAK. NLM
1998-05-16 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 1 TOWING A RENTED TRAILER AND SMALL HYDRA-HOE. WEATHER CONDITIONS HAD BEEN RAINING. THE TRAILER CONTAINS A HYRDRAULIC MAS…
1998-04-14 EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT No 0 WHILE USING THE JACK TO CHANGE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, THE JACK COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL DOWN. NO ONE WAS…
1998-04-10 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY No 0 FUEL SENDING UNIT TANK FAILED TWICE ON THIS VAN. ONCE ON ANOTHER 3/4 TON VAN. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *AK
1998-01-27 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING No 0 SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR CAPTAINS CHAIRS DO NO CONNECT WHEN A LARGE PERSON IS IN SEAT, AND WHEN A SMALL PERSON IS IN SEAT…
1998-01-15 SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR No 0 VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS HAVE TWO RETRACTORS, THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND THE LAP AND FLOOR. WHEN THE BELT IS HOOKED TOGETHER…
1997-11-11 STRUCTURE No 1 DESIGN OF NARROW RUNNING BOARDS ALONG WITH THE VINYL STRIPS AND THE LACK OF A RIGID PLATFORM CAUSED OCCUPANT OF THE VAN…
1997-09-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT REASON AT 30MPH AND UNDER ONLY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED. *AK
1997-07-03 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED 3 T…
1997-05-01 SUSPENSION:FRONT No 0 WHILE SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE DRIVER FELT A PULSATION IN FRONT STEERING WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HE CHANGED BRAKE ROTOR…
1997-02-20 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS BRAKES WOULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS WOULD CAUSE A LONGER STOPPING D…
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT No 0 HEAD RESTS BLOCKS THE VIEW OF REAR WINDOWS.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 1. REAR ADJUSTMENT SPRING WAS NOT INSTALLED IN VEHICLE FROM FACTORY, CAUSING BRAKES TO BECOME SPONGY. 2. TRANSMISSION H…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 BRAKE PEDAL KEEPS SQUEAKING. DEALER HAS REPLACED PEDAL. BUT, WITHIN 1000 MILES NOISE WILL COME BACK. *AK
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD No 0 WHILE CLOSING HOOD, HANDS OF THE CONSUMER CAUSED DEEP DENTS IN THE AREA, DUE TO WEAK MATERIAL.
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST No 0 SAFETY HAZARD! THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SEAT IS NOT SQUARE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL.THE SEAT POSITION MAKES THE DRIVER SET AT…
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING AN AWFUL NOISE, AND LIMITED MOBILIY. *SCC
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS WHEN OPENING THE REAR DOORS; THEY ARE 90 & 180 DEGREES. WHEN OPENING THE REAR DOORS AT 180 DEGR…
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING No 0 ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS HAVE ALL CORRODED DUE TO MOISTURE, POSSIBLY CAUSING FIRE OR ELECTRICAL FAILURES. *AK
STRUCTURE:BODY No 0 GLOVE BOX IS NOT SET CORRECTLY.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL REAR BRAKES WOULD GRAB. WHEN CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL LIKE BRAKES …
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY No 0 SEAT BELTS LOCKS UP, AND WHILE DRIVING THE BUCKLES WILL BECOME UNLATCHED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BUCKLES ON THE VAN. …
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITH NOBODY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *LA *JB
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE ARE LOUD SQUEAKING NOISES AND THE PEDAL GETS SOFT AND GOES CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, FR…
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM No 0 LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT WAS REPORTED TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. FIRST REPORTED AT 16,799 MILES. DEALER ALWAYS DID PRESS…
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT SOON AFTER WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A P…