GMC Savana Complaints (1998)

33 consumer complaints on file.

#552990July 12, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
THE VEHICLE'S DELCO BATTERY (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT) HAS BEEN LEAKING ACID ON THE SIDE CONNECTION, CONSUMER LOST CURRENT THREE TIMES IN APP 75 FEET OF TRAVEL. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#863779June 19, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL FEELS NORMAL, BUT ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT KICK IN AS IT SHOULD, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES. EXTREMELY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES MUST BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES TO ACHIEVE ENOUGH BRAKE TO SLOW DOWM OR STOP. GM REP WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY FURTHER WARRANTY BRAKE SERVICE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#858693March 16, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, INCLUDING CALIPERS/PADS AND SHOES, SEVEN TIMES. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#783948January 21, 2000
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL G99066 REGARDING THE FUEL INJECTOR, THE CONSUMER HAD THIS COMPONENT FAIL PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO GET IT FIXED. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#854076December 15, 1999
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO DECELERATE, IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS OR MORE BEFORE VEHICLE STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. SPEED PLAYS NO FACTOR IN DECELERATION. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REFUSED TO WRITE UP PROBLEM UNTIL REPRESENTATIVE DROVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#715547December 2, 1999
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
RE:1998 GMC SAVANA CARGO VAN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#846313September 1, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838240June 22, 1999
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
OUTSIDES MIRRORS WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838883June 4, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#706808May 24, 1999
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES ARE PULLING TO THE LEFT. NOISE COMING FROM FRONT LEFT DISC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES. THEY MADE IT WORSE, THEY TURNED THE REAR DRUMS AND THE FRONT DISKS AND REPLACED PADS, NOW BRAKING DISTANCE IS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED, CAR PULLS TO THE LEFT, REAR WHEELS ABS DON'T WORK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#838142May 19, 1999
TIRES
VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD TIRES WHICH HOLD ABOUT 2300 POUNDS INSTEAD OF EXLOAD TIRES WHICH HOLD 7200 POUNDS. THIS WAS CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. ALSO, LABEL ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS INCORRECT. BECAUSE OF THIS ERROR , IT TOOK 13 MONTHS BEFORE THEY DISCOVERED WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, AND WENT THROUGH 9 ALIGNMENTS AND SEVERAL TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#543583January 25, 1999
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING EMERGENCY SITUATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#828816October 13, 1998
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, STEERING CANNOT BE CONTROLLED. ALL STEERING IS LOST. DEALER HAS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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