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1998 GMC Savana

Safety Score
90
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
31
NCAP Stars

Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1998-02-17 98V033000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR 1,137 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2019-07-20 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 GM theft system engaged leaving me stranded multiple times including on a remote mountain side. I was only able to get …
2005-07-18 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD NOT CONTACTED GMC AT THIS POINT. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 18, 2005. VEHICLE WAS BURNED…
2003-08-01 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 THE HINGES ONTHE SIDE DOORS ARE BREAKING CAUSING THE DOORS TO BIND AND NOT ABLE TO OPEN.YOU CANT GET IN OR OUT OF THE V…
2003-06-04 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 THE HINGES ON THE SIDE DOORS OF MY 1998 GMC SAVANA VAN OF THE 4 HINGES: 1 IS BROKEN AND 2 ARE CRACKED. I CALLED GMC AN…
2003-03-26 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE No 0 INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE (PLASTIC GASKET) ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK. *JB
2003-02-03 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5MPH AND BELOW. THIS PRIMARILY HAPPENS WHILE STOPPING THE VE…
2001-04-28 STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS No 0 DOOR HINGES WERE BREAKING AND COMING APART FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE ATTACH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROBLEM.*AK
2000-09-26 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING C…
2000-04-01 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHEN PUT IN GEAR AS SOON AS CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OFF BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEAL…
2000-02-08 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, INCLUDI…
1999-11-29 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 RE:1998 GMC SAVANA CARGO VAN
1999-04-19 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL No 0 WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO DECELERATE, IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS OR MORE BEFORE VEHICLE ST…
1999-03-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER …
1999-02-27 VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR No 0 OUTSIDES MIRRORS WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. GM…
1998-11-01 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL FEELS NORMAL, BUT ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT KICK IN AS IT SHOULD, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES.…
TIRES:TREAD/BELT No 0 VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY EMPLOYEE WHEN THE TREAD OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE CAME OFF, R4S LT24575R16, DOT VN1181A247, DRI…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC No 0 FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TIRES No 0 VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD TIRES WHICH HOLD ABOUT 2300 POUNDS INSTEAD OF EXLOAD TIRES WHICH HOLD 7200 POUNDS…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC No 0 BRAKES ARE PULLING TO THE LEFT. NOISE COMING FROM FRONT LEFT DISC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. THEY MADE IT WORSE, …
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR No 0 THE CABLE WHICH CONTROLLED THE SIDE PASSENGER DOOR BROKE.*MR. THREE MONTHS LATER THE CABLE WHICH HELD THE SPARE TIRE BR…
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING EMERGENCY SITUATION.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 WATER GOT UNDER CARPET ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WHERE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS LOCATED. SENSOR GOT WET, AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL No 0 DUE TO POSITIONING OF SENSOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WATER GETS UNDER CARPETING, AND SENSOR LIGHT IS ON. DEALER HAS BEE…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 DUE TO POSITIONING OF AIRBAG SENSOR SENSOR STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 DUE TO POSITIONING OF THE AIRBAG SENSOR WATER GETS UNDER CARPET. CURRENTLY, SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICL…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 WATER GETS UNDER THE CARPET WHERE AIRBAG SENSOR IS LOCATED, CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN M…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE No 0 WATER GETS UNDER THE CARPET WHERE AIRBAG SENSOR IS LOCATED, CAUSING THE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MO…
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS No 0 WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, STEERING CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. ALL STEERING IS LOST. DEALER HAS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. *AK
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY No 0 THE VEHICLE'S DELCO BATTERY (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT) HAS BEEN LEAKING ACID ON THE SIDE CONNECTION, CONSUMER LOST CURRENT TH…
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM No 0 CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL G99066 REGARDING THE FUEL INJECTOR, THE CONSUMER HAD THIS COMPONENT FAIL PRIOR …