Gmc SAFARI transmission problems
47 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
779 owner complaints analyzed
15 distinct recall campaigns
71,292 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1985 to 2005 model years. Data snapshot: . 214 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
47 of 779 complaints match this topic (6.0%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 868475 · 2000-08-23 (August 23, 2000)
CONSUMER WAS BACKING INTO GARAGE, PUT GEAR SHIFT INTO PARK AND VEHICLE TOOK OFF BACKWARDS SECOND TIME WHILE WAITING FOR SOME PEOPLE TO CROSS. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS STILL ON THE BRAKES AND TIRES WERE SPINNING. CONSUMER HAD TO PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL TO GET IT TO STOP.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 868475 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10070717 · 2004-01-15 (January 15, 2004)
I HAVE HAD MORE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS FROM MY 1991 GMC SAFARI MINI VAN THAN ALL OTHER PREVIOUS VEHICLES I'VE EVER OWNED. I'M LOOKING AT MY THIRD TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL SOON (SEEMS LIKE ONE EVERY TWO YEARS) AND I DON'T DRIVE FAST AND DON'T HAVE A HITCH TO "PULL" ANYTHING. CURRENTLY, MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS FROM 2ND TO DRIVE. IT WENT FROM HAPPENING ONCE A MONTH TO APPROXIMATELY 4-6 TIMES A DAY. THE TRANSMISSIONS SHOPS I'VE SEEN SAY I NEED AN OVERHAUL AGAIN. I HATE THIS GMC AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.…
Owner-reported narrative. 150,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10070717 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 884466 · 2001-03-28 (March 28, 2001)
WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING TRANSMISSION DIP STICK POPPED OFF, AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER WINDSHEILD. TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING AFTRERWARDS. CONTACTED DEALER ,AND WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 884466 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10059838 · 2004-04-01 (April 1, 2004)
ABS SYSTEM FAILED. DEALER STATED THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, THEY STILL HAD BRAKES. *AK ABS FAILED WHEN CONSUMER PRESSED ON THE BRAKES TO AVOID COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THE LOSS OF ABS WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF INTERNAL BRAKE MODULE. CONSUMER DECLINED REPLACEMENT BECAUSE WHEN HE WAS QUOTED BY THE DEALER OF THE EXPENSE FOR REPAIR, COST WAS $1300, AND WAS TOLD THAT VEHICLE WILL STILL HAVE THE SAME BRAKING CAPABILITY EVEN WITHOUT ABS. IN ADDITION, RECALL ON DIPSTICK, TO INDICATE TRANSMISSION R…
Owner-reported narrative. 68,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10059838 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 507797 · 1996-08-22 (August 22, 1996)
TRANSMISSION MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN GOING INTO EITHER REVERSE OR SECOND GEAR.
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 507797 at NHTSA ↗