GMC Savana Complaints (1999)

52 consumer complaints on file.

#8004676February 27, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR, STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
CONSUMER STATES SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE, BOLTS AND HINGES WERE RUSTED AND FROZEN, DEALER CONTACTED BUT NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING. *AK *YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8001579January 4, 2002
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:SEAT HEATER/COOLER
WHILE DRIVING CHILD IN PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT NOTICED SEAT GETTING VERY HOT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SAW HEATER OF THE SEAT HAD BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE FABRIC. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#753214October 14, 2001
TIRES
I HAD THE TYPICAL FIRESTONE EXPERIENCE EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS WITH A GM MODEL AND A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TIRE. THE TREAD ON THIS TIRE JUST PEELED RIGHT OFF. LUCKILY, I'M ALIVE TO TALK ABOUT IT. FIRESTONE SAID IT WAS UNDERINFLATED. I DISAGREE. I USED THE BEST AND MOST EFFICENT MECHANIC IN TOWN AND HE ALWAYS KEEPS THE PRESSURE ADJUSTED PROPERLY FOR THE APPROPRIATE SEASON. ALL THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. I SAVED THE OTHER 3 TIRES SO WHEN YOU INVESTIGATE YOU CAN TELL IF MY TIRES WERE UNDERINFLATED OR NOT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A428 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#896447September 18, 2001
TIRES:SIDEWALL
GOODYEAR, EAGLE GT ARE ORIGINAL TIRES ON 1999, GMC SAVANNA, P235/75R15, DOTMKM2E3HRO89. WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. SIDEWALLS CAME OFF TIRE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750780August 20, 2001
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
INTERMITTENT STALLING. STALLS AT 55MPH, 20 MPH, WHILE IDLING IN PARK, OR WHILE IDLING IN DRIVE. DEALER SERVICE DEPT. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#562198July 23, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT GO OFF AND THE VAN HAD A VERY HARD BRAKE PEDAL LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER BOOST, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN EQUALIZER, HOWEVER WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, THEN THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE SWITCH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT WAS BAD OR NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HARD BRAKE PEDAL WAS NORMAL FOR GMC'S, CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING HE EXPERIENCED HARD BRAKING AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO ABS CONTROL EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE IT, CONSUMER BELIVES HE ONLY HAS FRONT WHEEL BRAKING.*YD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#891718June 29, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN PROPERLY. HAD NOTICED PLASTIC PANELS INTERLOCKING AT BOTTOM. PLASTIC PANELS HAS FALLEN OUT. DOOR CLOSER TO REAR WAS PUSHED BACK INTO POSITION. HAD TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP. INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE 1ST PANEL WOULD AND COULD BE REPLACED, BUT NOT THE SECOND. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747085June 19, 2001
SEATS
THE GMC VAN WAS WEST BOUND ON HWY 67 AND WAS AT A STOP YIELDING FOR TRAFFIC TURNING ONTO CR 209. THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO WEST BOUND WAS NOT PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD WHILE HAVING HER HEAD DOWN LOOKING ON THE FLOOR BOARD AND DID NOT SEE THE VAN STOPPED AND REARENDED IT. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND NEVER APPLIED HER BRAKES. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE COMPLETELY AND WHEN THE DRIVER CAME TO HE WAS LAID OUT FLAT IN THE SEAT ON THE FLOOR BOARD LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE BACK INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BREAKAGE THAT BANGED INTO HIS BACK. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#890165June 12, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL STOPPING CONDITIONS PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PRIOR TO INCIDENT DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881825March 1, 2001
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
SIDE CARGO DOOR HAS FROZEN AT HINGES AND DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE DOOR FAILURE WAS SAFETY HAZARD. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#880142February 8, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS. DEALER HAS REPLACED THREE SETS OF PADS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739596January 18, 2001
STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION)
THE PROBLEM I HAVE WITH THE VEHICLE IS THE SHIFT CONTROLLER BREAKS OFF THE STEERING SUPPORT(INSIDE THE STEERING BOWL ASSEMBLY). THE DIRECT RESULT OF THIS IS THE INABILITY TO SHIFT DIRECTION. THIS IS ALSO THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME, REPAIR WAS DONE BY MAXON GMC, 2301 RT. 22, UNION, NJ. WHEN I ASKED WHAT WAS THE CAUSE, I WAS TOLD EXCESSIVE SHIFTING. THE SECOND REPAIR WAS DONE BY MALOUF (WHERE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED). WHEN ASKED WHAT WAS THE CAUSE, I WAS TOLD IT LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE SLAPPED THE PARTS TOGETHER, AND THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN AGAIN. NEVER HAS HAPPENED THE THIRD TIME, AND NOW, IT'S BACK AT MALOUF. I AM EVEN MORE CONCERNED NOW WITH THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE AND WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, SINCE WHEN I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO HAVE A GM SAFETY EXPERT LOOK AT THIS, I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RETURNED WITH THE NEEDED PARTS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878222January 16, 2001
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 50MPH UNDERSIDE OF VEHICLE WAS BEING HIT BY SOMETHING GOING CLUCK, CLUCK. STOPPED & CHECKED VEHI TIRE WITH SPARE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#739216January 11, 2001
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITION/HEAT VENTS NOT CONNECTED TO REAR; REAR VIEW MIRRORS SHAKE AT ALL SPEEDS, MAKING VISABILITY DIFFICULT FOR REAR VIEW. VENTATLATION SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AT DASH. THESE ITEMS WERE IN THIS CONDITION AT PURCHASE, THIS IS A VAN CONVERSION, AND SOLD AS A DEMO VEHICLE UNDER NEW CAR AD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#878059January 11, 2001
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
REAR SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM DOESN'T WORK, IT IS USELESS. ALSO, REARVIEW MIRROR SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, DRIVER CANT'T SEE WHAT IS BEHIND HIM. *AK REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT OF THE SAME DESIGN , WILL NOT BUCKLE FOR PROPER USE. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#558372December 28, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR, STEERING:LINKAGES:TIE ROD ASSEMBLY
BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE DETERIORATED AND CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE WITHIN UNREASONABLY SHORT MILEAGE PERIODS, THE BRAKES SMOKE DURING SHORT INTERVALS OF DRIVING AND STICK TO ROTORS CAUSING A LOUD POPPING SOUND WHEN RELEASED AND FAIL TO ADEQUATELY STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ROTORS BEGIN CRACKING AND WARPING PREMATURELY CAUSING SHIMMYING AND VIBRATION. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#556025October 13, 2000
STRUCTURE
BLIND SPOT TO THE RIGHT OF INTERSECTIONS. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#729457August 29, 2000
TIRES
TIRE BLOWOUT. TREAD IS GONE AND IN THE RIVER. ONLY SIDEWALLS REMAIN. TALKED TO DEALER AND THEY SENT ME TO FIRESTONE. FIRESTONE SAID IT WAS JUST A TIRE THAT WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING.( DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A089 TIRE SIZE: LT24575R16 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#728902August 24, 2000
TIRES
THE TREAD "PEELED OFF" BOTH TIRES WITHIN 3 DAYS OF EACH OTHER AT NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING SPEED. THANK GOD THAT THEY DIDN'T FAIL WHEN WE WERE DRIVING ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY'S HAIRPIN TURNS, OR I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE HERE TO SEND THIS EMAIL. THESE DUNLOP TIRES WERE INSTALLED ON 6/14/2000 BY TIRE KINGDOM. THEY WERE REPLACED THIS MORNING WITH GOODRICH TIRES.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P255/70R15 )
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#726688August 4, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
THE FRONT BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED 5 TIMES AFTER THE MENTIONED DATE. 11/13/99 @ 26,920 MILES, 12/23/1999 @ 29,524, 3/8/2000 @ 35,692 MI., 5/2/2000 @ 43,000 MI., 6/10/2000 @ 47,761 MIL, 7/31/2000 @ 51,136MI. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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