2003 GMC SAVANA Complaints

I HAVE A LEAK COMING FROM MUFFLER, DRIPPING BLACK LIQUID. I COMPLAINED AT MY DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM. *NM

2003 GMC SAVANNA 2500 EXT VAN 6.0 H.O. ENGINE. MALFUNCTION FUEL GAUGE, ELECTRICAL BURNING SMELL FROM DASH. RADIO FAILED FOUR TIMES AND HAS FAILED AGAIN. CAN NOT TURN RADIO OFF WITHOUT OPENING HOOD AND PULLING FUSE. BROKEN DASHBOARD ALL FOUR TIMES. NO RADIO SINCE SEPTEMBER 2005 IN OPERATION, AND DEALER WILL NOT INSTALL NEW UNIT. THEY WILL ONLY HAVE IT REBUILT?. TRUCK HAS RUN OUT OF GAS WHEN GAUGE READS 1/2 TANK ON MANY OCCASSIONS!*JB

I BOUGHT THIS GMC SAVANA USED (22,000 MILES) AND THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT WORK AT THAT TIME. THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX IT UNDER WARRANTEE, CLAIMING IT WAS A WEAR ITEM. I HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET. PARKING BRAKES SHOULD NOT WEAR OUT IN THAT SHORT A TIME. NO CRASHES YET, BUT I SAW THAT GMC PICKUPS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS VAN PROBABLY HAS THE SAME PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM.

THE RUNNING BOARDS ON THE VEHICLE ARE TOO SHORT AND WERE UNABLE TO BE SEEN WHEN THE DRIVER GETS OUT FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER ANTICIPATES THAT IT COULD CAUSE INJURY TO EITHER FOOT WHILE GETTING INTO OR OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. *SC *JB

2003 SAVANAH VAN MISSED ON RECALL.*MR THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE SAME DEFECTIVE WIPER MODULE BEING RECALLED ON OTHER GMC VEHICLE'S IS THE SAME PART IN HIS VEHICLE WHICH ALSO FAILED. THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM THE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO IT'S VIN.

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT EXCESSIVE FUEL WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STORAGE TANK FELL OUT. *AK *SC *JB

CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO FILL THE FUEL TANK WITH FUEL BECAUSE THE FUEL TANK SENSOR MALFUNCTIONED. THIS RESULTED IN THE GASOLINE PUMP NOZZLE CLICKING OFF BEFORE THE TANK WAS FULL. DEALERSHIP IN AN ATTEMPT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM CHANGED THE FILLER NECK, ITS VALVE AND OTHER FUEL TANK COMPONENTS, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

ONE OF THE RETAINING KNOTS, WHICH WAS APART OF THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS MISSING WHICH CAUSED THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

WHILE TRAVELING AT 30 MPH, THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE MADE AN ILLEGAL TURN. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WERE TWO BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *AK *TT *JB

CONSUMER FEELS THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS FLAW RESULTS IN EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR. ONLY THE OUTSIDE BRAKE PADS WEAR. AS A RESULT, BRAKE PADS NEED TO BE CONTINUOUSLY REPLACED. *AK