Safety Score
88
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1999 GMC Safari.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE'S ABS SENSOR UNIT FAILED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE S… |
| 2005-09-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 GMC SAFARI TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SEE GM TSB #00-07-30-002 DATED 11/2000. 1ST-2ND LATE SHIFT, REVERSE, 2ND, & 4TH… |
| 2005-06-01 | STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SAFARI. SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN MAY OF 2005, THE STEERING IDLER ARM HAS BEEN… |
| 2005-05-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS MORNING (5/4/05) WHILE DRIVING MY 1999 GMC SAFARI, I EXPERIENCED A JOLT AND A HIGH RPM REV AND A LONG 1-2 SHIFT. I… |
| 2004-11-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT: ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE PROBLEM BEGAN. WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS ABOUT 5-10 MPH ABS KICKS IN AND A GRINDING SOUND OCC… |
| 2004-08-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | (1) NOTHING LEADING UP TO EVENT. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE MOVED IN REVERSE ALTHOUGH THE GEAR SELECTOR WA… |
| 2004-06-29 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OVER 50 MPH VEHICLE VIBRATED. CONSUMER WAS IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER, BUT THE PROBLEM … |
| 2004-05-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | DEAR WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, LAST MONDAY(5-17-04) MY CAR WOULD NOT START. PRIOR TO THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, IT HAS… |
| 2004-01-25 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING | No | 0 | SECOND OCCURANCE OF SAME PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS FOR NO REASON ON 1999 GMC SAFARI VAN. THE PROBL… |
| 2003-12-04 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DEALER HAD REPLACED THE FRONT DIFFERENTIAL COMPONENT UNIT TWICE, THE CARRIER CASE GEAR KIT AND BEARING AT OWNER EXPENSE… |
| 2002-11-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED AND GROOVED TO THE POINT THAT TURNING THEM WOULD HAVE MADE THEM TO THIN FOR SAFE USE. I HAVE N… |
| 2002-11-02 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | Yes | 4 | THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHERE THE SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR DID NOT HOLD THE PASSENGER IN THE SEAT. THE … |
| 2002-09-02 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DIFFERENTIAL PROPORTIONAL VALVE | No | 0 | PROPORTIONER VALVE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK |
| 2002-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | RED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TRANSMISSION WAS JUMPING INTO GEAR, WITH 26,000 MILES, TOOK TO DEALER THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG… |
| 2002-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 1999 GMC SAFARI THAT HAD ITS TRANSMISSION FAIL AT LESS THAN 50,000 MILES. IT FAILED BEFORE ITS FIRST SCHEDULED… |
| 2002-01-09 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-11-03 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DOING ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ON MY VEHICLE- I REMOVED THE RADIATOR CAP AND NOTICED THAT THE GM DEX-COOL EXTENDED LIF… |
| 2001-09-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WARNING LIGHT/DEVICES | No | 0 | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V123000. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THAT PARTS FOR SEAT BELT WARNING MOD… |
| 2001-08-15 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | THE POWER WINDOW ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOES NOT WORK. I WAS TOLD BY A GMC MECHANIC THAT THE MOTOR IS BROKE AND WOULD HAV… |
| 2001-07-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT | No | 0 | SHUDDER DURING TIGHT, SLOW TURNING, DEALER RPLACED TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE,PROBLEM FIXED. *AK |
| 2001-07-25 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE COIL WIRE TWICE ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN THE WIRE FAILS, THE ENGINE CUTS OFF CAUSING COMPLETE LO… |
| 2001-07-20 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY, SEAT SLID FORWARD AND CAUSED DRIVER TO IMPACT STEERING WHEEL WITH NOSE. DEALER FOU… |
| 2001-06-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | FRONT ROTORS TURNED @ 16,000 MILES DUE TO SHIMMY. PADS WERE NOT REPLACED. NO COST-COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE NO… |
| 2001-06-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK |
| 2001-06-26 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THERE IS DIFFERENTIAL WEAR BETWEEN THE LEFT AND FRONT BRAKE PADS, DEALER STATED THIS WAS NORMAL WEAR, C… |
| 2001-06-01 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | FUEL INJECTOR KEEPS ON BREAKING DOWN. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE INTO DEALER TO GET INJE… |
| 2001-05-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | ACCIDENT OCCURRED DUE TO ABS FAILURE. ACCIDENT OCCURRED APPROX. 10 MILES FROM MY RESIDENCE IN A SCHOOL ZONE. I WAS TRAV… |
| 2001-02-19 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 5 | WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT, INJURING 3 PEOPLE. WIF… |
| 2000-10-16 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | CONUSMERS VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS OF THE FUEL INJECTORS SIX TIMES. VEHICLE IS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY BECAUSE OF … |
| 2000-06-15 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | Yes | 0 | THIS IS AN INITIAL REPORT CONCERNING TIRE FAILURE ON TWO SEPERATE VEHICLES. I AM AN ILLINOIS STATE TROOPER. TODAY A FOR… |
| 2000-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED ON THREE OCCASIONS, PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE THE… |
| 2000-04-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING IN 1ST GEAR AND CLUNKING WHEN SHIFTING. AFTER UNSUCCESSFULLY ATTEMPTING TO REBUILD THE TRANS… |
| 2000-01-01 | STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR | No | 0 | ON 4 OCCASIONS, APPROXIMATELY ONCE A MONTH, THE KEY HAS BEEN INSERTED INTO THE IGNITION AND FAILED TO TURN. ON 3RD OCC… |
| 1999-12-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | No | 0 | SES LIGHT STAYED ON, ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. DEALER FLUSHED THE FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM, CLEANED THE PROP VALVE, AND R… |
| 1999-11-17 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE | No | 0 | DRIVELINE WAS NOT SYNCHRONIZED WHEN TURNING A CORNER OR WHEN BACKING UP. THE TIRES SEEMED TO BE TRYING TO CATCH UP TO… |
| 1999-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKEING VAN WILL PULL VERY HARD TO RIGHT. AFTER 1ST TIME IN SHOP THE VAN WENT ABOUT 6,000 MILES BEFORE PROBLEM … |
| 1999-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC | No | 0 | GM IS REFUSING TO FIX PROBLEM. THEY CLAIM THAT FRONT BRAKES ARE OVER HEATED AND ROTORS BLUE. SUGGEST THAT CUSTOMER C… |
| 1999-08-04 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS LOCATED AT THE THIRD SEATING IN VEHICLE CAN NOT BE FIXED OR BE ADJUSTED. NOTIFIED DEALER /MANUFACTURER, AND … |
| 1999-06-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | THE VEHICLES FUEL SYSTEM IS FAULTY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO EXHIBIT A NO START OR STALL CONDITION WHILE DRIVING, THE DEAL… |
| 1999-06-15 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHEN THE DOOR IS SLIGHTLY AJAR, THERE IS NO WARNING CHIME OR ANY INDICATION THAT IT IS OPEN OR NOT CLOSED. WILL BE TAKI… |
| 1999-06-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE TRYING TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AT 20 MPH, AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE WENT INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DIST… |
| 1999-06-09 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | VEHICLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEMS WITHIN A 12-MONTH PERIOD. FUEL INJECTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED ON FOUR OCCAS… |
| 1999-06-07 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL | No | 0 | POSSIBLE PROBLEM EXISTS AS, THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER. |
| 1999-04-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCES SHUDDERING/BUMPING/CLUNK DURING ACCELERATION AND BACKING FROM PARKING SPACE (ESPECIALLY WITH TURNIN… |
| 1901-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | EMAIL FM ROBERT CARTER (TX) RE GMC REFUSING TO REPAIR A RECALL ENGINE PART FREE OF CHARGE ON HIS GMC SAFARI VAN SINCE H… |
| — | AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW | Yes | 1 | WHILE DRIVING 35 TO 40 MPH CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES AIR BAGS FAIL… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ANTI LOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON. REPLACED ALL WORN PADS AND SHOES. LIGHT WILL NOT RESET. THE VAN WILL NOT PASS UTAH SAFTY I… |
| — | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | No | 0 | ON TWO OCCASION WHILE TOWING TRAVEL TRAILER THE CONSUMER REAR AXLE BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE AND THE RING AND PINION GEARS WE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP BETWEEN FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. SOMETIMES WHEN THIS HAPPENS ENGINE CHECK … |
| — | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE JERKED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THEN STALLED. *JB |