1995 GMC Safari problems
Owners have filed 256 complaints about the 1995 GMC Safari with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 23% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of visibility at 17.2%.
Complaints256
Crashes48
Fires6
Injuries12
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 23.0% · 59
Visibility 17.2% · 44
Suspension 13.3% · 34
Air bags 6.6% · 17
Engine and engine cooling 6.6% · 17
Electrical system 4.3% · 11
Structure 3.5% · 9
Steering 3.5% · 9
Severity
Of those complaints, 48 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire, 12 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the GMC Safari in this data, 1995 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 4 in the last three years against 9 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 112,000 miles.
In owners' own words
While driving over a wet surface would apply brakes and abs brakes will not activate right away. Also, results in extended stopping distance. *Ak consumer states at times, the abs alternately brakes the right, then the left front wheel, putting the vehicle into a spin/slide sideways, pedal goes to floor with no brakes, pedal is high and hard, will not depress. *Slc Service brakes, hydraulic
While driving on two different occasions experienced abs failures which resulted in accidents; when attempting to stop pedal went to floor at 20mph, rearended a vehicle,. Also, at 10mph hit a wall, dealer can't find anything wrong with brake system, problem persists. Service brakes, hydraulic
Consumer experiencing ongoing problem with braking system. Whenever vehicle rolled over a bump or applied brakes suddenly the brakes would go out. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on two occasions, and infomed consumer nothing could be found. Service brakes, hydraulic
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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