1998 GMC SAFARI Complaints

VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES FOR AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT EFFECTED THE INSIDE LIGHTS. DEALER COULD NPOT FIND A REMEDY. *AK

CAR ALWAYS PULLING TO RIGHT EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE TRIPS TO DEALER. TIRES WORN TO STEEL AT LOW MILES. *AK

WHEN BACKING UP SLOWLY VEHICLE WOULD STALL. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THERE WAS NO POWER, AND NO BRAKES, CAUSING CONSUMER TO ALMOST GO OVER A CLIFF. THIS PROBLEM STARTED AT ABOUT 5000 MILES. *AK

UPON PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WITHIN THE 30 DAY WARRANTY THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN BRAKING. THIS HAS CONTINUED OVER THE LAST 12 MONTHS. THE CAR IS TEMPORARILY OK . FOR ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER EACH REPAIR THEN BEGINS SHAKING AGAIN. IN JANUARY MERCHANTS DECIDED THEY WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM AT THEIR EXPENSE ANY LONGER YET THIS HAS NEVER BEEN REMEDIED AND IS IN THE SHOP EVERY 6 WEEKS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK

CONVERSION VAN, SHOULDER SEATBELT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WILL NOT LOCK OR STAY IN PLACE, CAUSING LOSS OF PROTECTION. *AK

TIRE WEAR, OUTSIDE EDGE RIGHT FRONT. IDLER ARMS WORN OUT AT 18,000 MILES, PULLING WHEEL OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAUSING EXCESSIVE WEAR TO TIRES. FULL SET OF TIRES AND BRAKES REPLACED AT 18,000 MILES. *AK

DRIVING CAME TO A STOP. WENT TO PULL AWAY FROM THE INTERSECTION AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, IT DIDN'T RESPOND. THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN IT RESPONDED TO FULL SPEED. HAD TO BRAKE RIGHT AWAY TO AVOID A COLLISION. CONTACTED DEALER WHO SAID IT WAS A MAINTENANCE PROBLEM, AND THAT CARBON BUILT UP ON THE ACCELERATOR LINKAGE. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH THE CONSUMER TRIED TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT WORK, CAUSING CONSUMER TO REAR END ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, AND THE VAN STARTS TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND HAS TO BE TAKEN IN FOR REPAIRS. *AK

HAVE HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE IN ADDITION TO THE ONE LISTED ABOVE. THIS IS MY PRIMARY CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE COULD BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN A PANICK SITUATION.