GMC Savana Complaints (2000)

56 consumer complaints on file.

#897874October 17, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 10MPH WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY. THEN, CONSUMER WAS APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE, GAINED SPEED BEFORE HITTING TWO TREES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750008August 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VAN PULLS TO LEFT ON MED. TO HARD STOPS, TWICE OVER CENTER LINE OF ROAD, ROTORS ARE WARPED, REAR BRAKES WILL NOT SELF ADJUST AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, EXCESSIVE FRONT PAD WEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#747624June 30, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
VEHICLE HAS HAD CONSISTENT BRAKE LEAD AND PULL TO RIGHT AND LEFT, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR AND WARPAGE OF BOTH ROTORS WHICH CAUSES A SHIMMY, WOBBLING AND SHAKING OF STEERING. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MAINLY ON OPEN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, RARELY IN TRAFFIC . ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE WILL PULL HARD OVER TO THE LEFT, SOMETIMES RIGHT, ESPECIALLY ON OFF RAMPS, OFTEN TIMES NEEDING A STRONG CORRECTION TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM LEAVING THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR TESTING AND REPAIR. HOWEVER IT WAS NOT THE DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#890868June 21, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST:VACUUM, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY SQUEALED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER LUBRICATED BRAKES. AFTER BRAKES WERE LUBRICATED THEY LOCKED UP AND OVERHEATED ENOUGH TO MELT WHEEL CAPS. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER, AND ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING ABS UNIT. CONSUMER NOTED POWER BRAKES HAVE FAILED , AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#560265May 7, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
THE RIGHT SIDE INNER PAD WAS WORN DOWN AND SEPARATED FROM THE BACKING PLATE CAUSING METAL-TO-METAL CONTACT, THE LEFT SIDE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE UNDERSIZED FOR THIS VEHICLE. NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#886335April 19, 2001
SEAT BELTS
BACK BENCH OUTSIDE SEATBELTS ARE OF SUCH DESIGN THAT WHEN A CHILD OR ADULT IS BUCKLED UP, BELT SITS RIGHT AT CENTER OF RIB CAGE. STALK COMES UP ABOUT 10 INCHES ABOVE SEAT. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#882311March 7, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENLY ,TRANSMISSION WILL NOT ENGAGE 1ST TO 2ND GEAR OR 3RD TO 2ND GEAR PROPERLY, AND VEHICLE WILL SURGE FORWARD ON ITS OWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#881930March 2, 2001
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
WHILE BRAKING FRONT BRAKES MADE NOISE AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP PROPERLY. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION BRAKE PAD HAD SEPARATED FROM BACKING PLATE AND DISINTEGRATED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#737183December 2, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, STEERING
BRAKES ARE INEFFECTIVE AND CONSISTENT NOISE IN STEERING SYSTEM. NEAR MISSES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#736461November 17, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ADVISING OF NEED TO INVESTIGATE PREMATURE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ACTIVATION ON FRONT WHEELS UNDER FOLLOWING CONDITION - BELOW 20-30 MPH LIGHT PEDAL APPLICATION ON "RIPPLED" POTHOLED PAVED ROAD AS IN COMING TO STOP SIGN ON HEAVILY TRAVELED ROAD. EITHER FRONT WHEEL HITTING BUMP ACTIVATES ABS WHICH THEN SHUTS DOWN THAT WHEEL THEN COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM (LEAVES NO CODE) FOR 1-2 SECONDS & HAS LED TO INABILITY TO STOP BY APPROPRIATE PLACE AT INTERSECTION AND WHAT I WOULD TERM SEVERAL NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS HAPPENS I REPEAT UNDER LIGHT PEDAL APPLICATION ON FRONT WHEELS AT SLOW SPEEDS WITH NO LOAD IN TRUCK BED WITH ONE ADULT & SINGLE PASSENGER USUUALLY MY 9 YR OLD SON. CAN CONSISTENTLY DUPLICATE IF NEEDED FOR DEMONSTRATION. DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO ANSWER OTHER THEN "THAT IS NORMAL" *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#735982November 8, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ORIGINAL BRAKES WORE OUT AT 13,000. BRAKES WERE MUSHY AND SQUEALING. INSTALLED NEW PADS AND BRAKES ARE STILL SQUEALING. WHEN BRAKING ON HILL AT LOW SPEED, HEAR THUMP, THUMP. HAD TO PUSH PEDAL DOWN AS HARD AS I COULD TO ENGAGE A STOP. AFTERWARDS HEARD A LOUD METAL ON METAL SCRATCHING AND CLUNCKING OF BRAKES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872844October 12, 2000
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN DRIVER'S SIDE SUNVISOR IS PUSHED AGAINST WINDSHIELD ,IT WILL DROP BACK DOWN INTO A NOTCH, D-DENT, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.*AK THE DRIVER'S SEAT (ELECTRIC) IS IN THE LOWEST POSITION. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#727782August 13, 2000
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
OUR VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WITH MY WIFE AND THREE SMALL CHILDREN INSIDE. WE HAD THE CHILD SEFETY LOCKS ENGAGED AND QUICKLY REALIZED THAT IF MY WIFE HAD GONE TO THE REAR OF THE VAN FROM THE INSIDE (VIA BETWEEN THE SEATS) TO RETRIEVE THE CHILDREN THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY SINCE SHE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE WHILE THE CHILD SAFETY LOCK WAS ENGAGED. ALTHOUGH THEY WERE INSTALLED WITH GOOD INTENTIONS WE HAVE LEARNED THEY ARE UNSAFE DURING A FIRE AND WILL NEVER ENGAGE THEM AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#865385July 14, 2000
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND REAR BRAKE ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#51901April 18, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRIC WIRES FOR THE VEHICLE ARE TO SMALL TO PROVIDE POWER TO THE LIGHTS. YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#857736March 1, 2000
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
ELECTRICAL WIRING PROVIDED TO BE ATTACHED TO THE TRAILER FOR THE REAR TAIL LIGHT HAD A PROBLEM. 18 GAUGE WIRE/4 AMP ONLY GOOD FOR 6 FEET, NOT ENOUGH TO REACH THE TRAILER. AT LEASAT 10GA WIRE NEEDED INSTEAD. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE WIRE WAS LONG ENOUGH. *AK *ML
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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