GMC Savana Complaints (2000)

56 consumer complaints on file.

#10066251April 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2000 GMC SAVANA VEHICLE IS EQUIPED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES. ON TWO OCCASSIONS WHEN I HAD TO MAKE SUDDEN STOPS I ENCOUNTERED BRAKE FAILURE. ALTHOUGH, THERE WERE OTHER TIMES THEY NEVER RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKES WOULD SEEM TO ENGAGE THEN LET GO CAUSING VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FATHER THAN EXPECTED. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10065248March 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
EVERY 15,000 MILES BRAKES FAIL. DEALER STATES THAT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10042822October 14, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55-60 MPH A HORSE WAS STANDING IN MIDDLE OF STREET AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN HEAD ON INTO THE HORSE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY INDICATION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10041953September 30, 2003
STEERING:COLUMN LOCKING:ANTI-THEFT DEVICE
CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL LOCKED HALF WAY IN BETWEEN TURNS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024760September 12, 2003
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, FOLLOWING A LOUD NOISE, TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. *AK THE DRIVERS REAR EXPERIENCED TREAD DELAMINATION. THE TIRES WERE IN GREAT SHAPE AND SHOWED LESS THAN 50% TREAD WEAR. (LARGE PORTIONS OF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES AND EXPOSED THE STEEL BELTS) THE TIRES WERE NOISY AND OUT OF BALANCE. THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. (ONE TIRE LOST TREAD AND HELD AIR, AND THE OTHER LOST TREAD AND HAD GONE FLAT) *SCC THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES AT HIS EXPENSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10033256August 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.REPAIR SHOP STATED A BEARING FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10022313June 4, 2003
TIRES:BEAD, TIRES
FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE PEELED AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S 245/75R16. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009431March 7, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008235February 28, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. MY DEALER JUST KEEPS SHRUGGING THEIR SHOULDERS AND TELLING ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHY. THEY TELL ME EVERY TIME, IT WAS BROKEN INTO MANY SMALL PIECES AND WHEN THEY TAPPED ON THE MANIFOLD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE SALT IN THERE..*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770636December 9, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
INSIDE LEFT FRONT BRAKE PAD WORE DOWN COMPLETELY AT 17,109 MILES, DAMAGING ROTOR, REQUIRING ROTOR REPLACEMENT AND BRAKE JOB. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO NOTICE SUCH AS A SQUEAL OR OTHER INDICATION THAT WOULD NORMALLY OCCUR PRIOR TO A BRAKE COMPONENT FAILURE. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS "NORMAL" WEAR ALTHOUGH THE OTHER THREE PADS HAD PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT ON THEM. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO HELP. CUST. SERVICE ALSO SIDED WITH THE DEALER MECHANIC, SAYING IT WAS "NORMAL" WEAR AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I ENDED UP HAVING THEM REPAIRED/REPLACED AT ANOTHER LOCATION. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS I HAVE SEEN MANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME TYPE ON THE SAME OR SIMILAR TYPE VEHICLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY RELATED COMPLAINT TO ME, BUT THUS FAR, AFTER MANY YEARS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE, NO INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED. INADEQUATE BRAKING SYSTEMS FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. SHOULD BE A RECALL TO PROVIDE HEAVY DUTY BRAKES FOR THESE VANS. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#769579November 11, 2002
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, I NOTICED A VIBRATION OR ROUGH RIDE FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION AND BLOW OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY GMC 3500 SERIES LONG WHEELBASE SAVANNA VAN. TREAD REMAINED ATTACHED TO CASING SCRAPING A THREE FOOT ARCH ON THE SIDE FENDER PANEL(PAINT SCRAPED FROM STEEL BELTS AND BLACK RUBBER DEPOSITED)AND THE TAIL PIPE WAS PULLED INTO THE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO FOLD IN TWO AT THE AXLE. DEBRISE FROM THE TIRE HIT SEVERAL OTHER CARS AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. TIRE SIZE WAS 245/75/16E INFLATED TO PROPER PRESURE FIVE DAYS PRIOR, ROTATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND VISUALLY CHECKED FREQUENTLY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019324September 24, 2002
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEM. GMC WAS CALLED AND DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017330August 27, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE BEARING HAVE BURNED OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE WHEEL TO FALL COMPLETELY OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015342August 1, 2002
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
REAR DOOR WILL OPEN TOO WIDE, HITTING FRONT DOOR, AND CAUSING DAMAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012469June 24, 2002
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN REAR BENCH BROKE, UNABLE TO FASTEN SEAT BELT. CONTACTED DEALER, UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005485March 12, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND VEHICLE VIBRATES. PEDAL WOULD GO PARTIALY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING, ANDCAUSING A COLLISION. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004823March 1, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HEIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATES, PEDAL WOULD GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING, AND COLLISION.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756924January 16, 2002
STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR, STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION), STEERING:RACK AND PINION, SUSPENSION:REAR, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
BASICLY THE VAN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING HAS PROVEN TO BE UNSAFE AND HAZARDEST TO ME AND MY FAMILY. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#756639January 9, 2002
TIRES
TOTAL SIDEWALL BLOW OUT OF REAR LEFT TIRE ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. VAN WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL BY DRIVER AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TIRE AND ALUMINUM WHEEL DISTROYED. FIRESTONE TIRES WERE PUT ON BY CONVERSION VAN COMPANY (EXPLORER CONVERSIONS) AND SELLING GMC DEALER INDICATED THESE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE NO PROBLEM.)*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDM2F20100 TIRESIZE: P255/75R15)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#755128November 30, 2001
TIRES
THIS TIRE HAS DE-LAMINATED, THE TREAD IS PEELING OFF. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME TIRES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF I WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NOT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, IT COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. EVEN AT 30-35 MPH IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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