2001 GMC SAFARI Problems & Recalls

AFTER FUELING, COULD NOT RESTART VEHICLE. DASH LIGHTS. HAD TO WAIT 15 - 30 MINUTES UNTIL I WAS ABLE START VEHICLE. BATTERY 4 MONTHS OLD, INTERMITTENT ONGOING PROBLEM. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH DISCOVERED VIA WEB SEARCH LIST PROBLEM WITH "IGNITION PASSLOCK/PASSKEY SECURITY SYSTEM". THIS IS A MANUFAC...

Mileage: 84,300

AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. BRAKE & ABS INDICATOR LIT. WAIT 15- 30 MINUTES AND VEHICLE MAY RESTART. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH FOUND THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM. NOTED: PASSLOCK/PASSKEY SECURITY SYSTEM INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 84,300

AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS, VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. TIME IN BETWEEN ERRANDS 2 HOURS. OUTSIDE TEMP 95. HAD TO WAIT 15 - 30 MINUTES IN HOT VEHICLE TRYING TO START VEHICLE EVERY 20-30 SECONDS. PROBLEM WITH PASSLOCK/PASSKEY SECURITY SYSTEM AS LISTED ON VARIOUS WEB SITES. CHECKED WITH PERSONAL OBD II...

Mileage: 84,300

AT TIMES VEHICLE WILL NOT START UNTIL THE STEERING COLUMN SHIFT LEVER IS MOVED. ALL POWER IS UP, TURN KEY AND NO RESPONSE. DEPRESS BRAKE PEDAL AND MOVE SHIFT LEVER FROM P TO D3 MAY CAUSE STARTER TO WORK. TOLD BY AAA DRIVER THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 81,500

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATES AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. THE SIERRA VAN USES THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED BY 05V379000 ON 8/3/05. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME WITH DIRTY SPEED SENSORS. *KB

Mileage: 84,300

AT SLOW SPEEDS THE ABS ACTIVATES AND THE VEHICLE IS HARD TO STOP. THE SIERRA VAN USES THE SAME COMPONENTS AS THE TRUCKS THAT WERE RECALLED BY 05V379000 ON 8/3/05. THE PROBLEM IS THE SAME WITH DIRTY SPEED SENSORS. *KB

Mileage: 84,300

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SAFARI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE VIBRATES, BACKFIRES, AND FAILS TO START WHEN COLD. HE HAS NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. NHTSA SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER 03-06-04-041 WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 94,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDA...

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ANTI LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM SENSORS WERE FAULTY AND ACTIVATED ON DRY PAVEMENT AT A SPEED OF LOWER THAN 8 MPH. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNAL TO INDICATE A FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ...

Mileage: 69,000

PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW GOES PART WAY DOWN, WILL NOT GO OUT - INTERMITTENT PROBLEM INCREASED TO PERMANENT PROBLEM. NOW GOES DOWN MAYBE 1/2 INCH, ONLY GOES UP 1/32 INCH AT A TIME. HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, NEEDS REPAIR AGAIN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 6/03, NOT LONG AFTER THAT, PROBLEM SUR...

Mileage: 84,537

PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW GOES PART WAY DOWN, WILL NOT GO OUT - INTERMITTENT PROBLEM INCREASED TO PERMANENT PROBLEM. NOW GOES DOWN MAYBE 1/2 INCH, ONLY GOES UP 1/32 INCH AT A TIME. HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, NEEDS REPAIR AGAIN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 6/03, NOT LONG AFTER THAT, PROBLEM SUR...

Mileage: 84,537

PASSENGER SIDE POWER WINDOW GOES PART WAY DOWN, WILL NOT GO OUT - INTERMITTENT PROBLEM INCREASED TO PERMANENT PROBLEM. NOW GOES DOWN MAYBE 1/2 INCH, ONLY GOES UP 1/32 INCH AT A TIME. HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE, NEEDS REPAIR AGAIN. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED IN 6/03, NOT LONG AFTER THAT, PROBLEM SUR...

Mileage: 84,537

DT: 2001 GM SAFARI. THE CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND VEHICLE COULD SLIDE INTO THE INTERSECTION. WIFE WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CONSUMER WENT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS, THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT MAY BE THAT THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPACKED. . THE CONSUME...

DT: 2001 GM SAFARI. THE CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKES WILL NOT WORK FOR A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND VEHICLE COULD SLIDE INTO THE INTERSECTION. WIFE WAS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CONSUMER WENT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS, THEY TOLD HIM THAT IT MAY BE THAT THE WHEELS NEEDED TO BE REPACKED. . THE CONSUME...

I HAVE A 2001 GMC SAFARI VAN.APPROX 49000 MILES.I FIRST EXPIERENCED MY ANTILOC BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATING WHEN NOT NEEDED AT SLOW SPEEDS.THINKING THIS WAS A LITTLE ODD AND I THOUGHT I WOULD NEED TO GET IT TO ACT UP MORE IN ORDER TO PROPERLY EXPLAIN WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY SERVICE PERSONEL.AND I THOUGHT...

Mileage: 49,500

THE FUEL PUMP ON MY GMC 2001 SAFARI VAN MAKES A LOUD WHINING NOISE. I AM LOOKING INTO WHY THIS WOULD OCCUR ON A 4 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED OTHER GMC'S AND NOT HEARD OF ANY SUCH PROBLEMS. I FEEL THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD AND AM LOOKING TO HAVE IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER WITHOUT CHARGE AS SOON A...

Mileage: 50,000

POWER STEERING FAILED, DRIVE SHAFT IN PUMP BROKE, CAUSING BRAKES TO FAIL. NO ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS BEING BACKED OUT OF PARKING SPACE. VEHICLE TOWED TO GARAGE AND REPAIRED WITH NEW POWER STEERING PUMP INSTALLED. *JB

Mileage: 38,000

ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SIDE BRAKE LIGHTS FAILED TO COME ON. DRIVER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN, DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ...

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN, DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ...

WHILE DRIVING DRIVER'S SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEN, DRIVER NOTICED THAT THE TURN SIGNAL AND BRAKE LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ...

WHENEVER I PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE THE HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS ARE ON, THE FUSE BLOWS. I HAVE REPLACED THE FUSE REPEATEDLY AFTER SUCH OCCASIONS, BUT FORTUNATELY NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED.*AK

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO PULL INTO THE DRIVEWAY, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC FOUND THAT TWO BRAKE LINES LEADING TO THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER HAVE RUB THROUGH ...

Mileage: 71,384

THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE OWNER THEY ADDED 3 OUNCES OF BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE UNTIL THE OWNER TRIED TO PARK THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO BRAKES, AGAIN. BRAKE FL...

Mileage: 9,000

POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING .NO ACCIDENT,VEHICLE WAS STARTING OUT FROM PARKED POSITION, WHEN POWER STEERING UNIT FAILED,WHICH ALSO CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE HAVING TO BE TOWED AND REPAIR BILL OF $ 571 DOLL...

Mileage: 40,940

THE VEHICLE'S ABS MALFUNCTIONED. *NM THE ABS WOULD RELEASE WHEN THE PEDAL WAS APPLIED IN A NORMAL MANNER IF THE CONSUMER HIT A BUMP. *SC THE CONSUMER STATED HE BUMPED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM, BUT DID NOT STATE IF THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE. *JB

WAS DRIVING, AT NIGHT, APPROXIMATELY 30MPH, THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT OUT. THE PROBLEM WOULD BE INTERMITTENTLY. WAS INFORMED BY ANOTHER MOTORIST THAT NO REAR BRAKE LIGHTS WERE VISIBLE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GO OUT. HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC WHO REPAIRED THE MULTIFUNCTIO...

Mileage: 90,000

WHEN BRAKING, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE.*JB....ALSO WILL NOT DISENGAGE WHEN SWITCHED OFF. ENGINE REVS UP TO 3,000 RPMS. *AK

Mileage: 86,000

OPEN CIRCUIT CONDITION THAT RESULTS IN STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS BECOMING INOPERATIVE. CENTER HIGH MOUNTED STOP LAMP AND TURN SIGNAL FUNCTIONS ARE NOT AFFECTED. THE LOSS OF STOP LAMPS AND REAR HAZARD LAMPS COULD FAIL TO WARN A FOLLOWING DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE IS BRAKING AND OR IS STOPPED AN...

Mileage: 48,000

REPLACED CARBURETOR, IGNITION COIL AND ROTOR. STEERING FLUID PUMP LEAKS, RUST COMING THROUGH PAINT, DOORS DO NOT LOCK MANUALLYAND CAN NOT OPEN BACK HATCH. *JB

Mileage: 47,145

REPLACED CARBURETOR, IGNITION COIL AND ROTOR. STEERING FLUID PUMP LEAKS, RUST COMING THROUGH PAINT, DOORS DO NOT LOCK MANUALLYAND CAN NOT OPEN BACK HATCH. *JB

Mileage: 47,145

REPLACED CARBURETOR, IGNITION COIL AND ROTOR. STEERING FLUID PUMP LEAKS, RUST COMING THROUGH PAINT, DOORS DO NOT LOCK MANUALLYAND CAN NOT OPEN BACK HATCH. *JB

Mileage: 47,145

REPLACED CARBURETOR, IGNITION COIL AND ROTOR. STEERING FLUID PUMP LEAKS, RUST COMING THROUGH PAINT, DOORS DO NOT LOCK MANUALLYAND CAN NOT OPEN BACK HATCH. *JB

Mileage: 47,145

PULLED OVER TO CHANGE A FLAT TIRE, FOUND FOUR WAY FLASHERS AND BRAKE LIGHT DO NOT WORK. FORCING THE FLASHER SWITCH LEFT ALLOWS BRAKE LIGHTS TO FUNCTION

Mileage: 36,500

EVERY WINTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME FROZEN AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VIEW. ALSO THE ENGINE STALLED AT ANY SPEED. *AK. ALSO THE DASH LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

EVERY WINTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME FROZEN AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VIEW. ALSO THE ENGINE STALLED AT ANY SPEED. *AK. ALSO THE DASH LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

EVERY WINTER WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME FROZEN AND OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VIEW. ALSO THE ENGINE STALLED AT ANY SPEED. *AK. ALSO THE DASH LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *JB

2001 GMC SAFARI VAN CAUGHT FIRE BURNED TO GROUND AFTER STARTED. WHITE SMOKE CAME FROM DASH IMMEDIATELY AFTER STARTED. *JB

Mileage: 44,000

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT TOOK LONGER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE WINDOWS RATTLED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT WAS REPLACED. *AK *JB

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, IT TOOK LONGER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE VIBRATED TO THE POINT WHERE THE WINDOWS RATTLED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. ALSO THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT WAS REPLACED. *AK *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LOWER BRAKE LIGHTS ON VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. THE BULBS AND FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT LIGHTS STILL DO NOT WORK.

BRAKES FAULTY. BRAND NEW PADS INSTALLED LAST WEEK ALL AROUND ADJUSTED AND DEALER CLAIMS ALL IS WELL BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FORCE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL TO STOP THIS VEHICLE, NOTICED AT 35K. DANGEROUS AND NOT EASY TO GET USED TO. IN ADDITION, WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON T...

Mileage: 31,000

BRAKES FAULTY. BRAND NEW PADS INSTALLED LAST WEEK ALL AROUND ADJUSTED AND DEALER CLAIMS ALL IS WELL BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FORCE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL TO STOP THIS VEHICLE, NOTICED AT 35K. DANGEROUS AND NOT EASY TO GET USED TO. IN ADDITION, WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON T...

Mileage: 31,000

BRAKES FAULTY. BRAND NEW PADS INSTALLED LAST WEEK ALL AROUND ADJUSTED AND DEALER CLAIMS ALL IS WELL BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FORCE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL TO STOP THIS VEHICLE, NOTICED AT 35K. DANGEROUS AND NOT EASY TO GET USED TO. IN ADDITION, WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON T...

Mileage: 31,000

BRAKES FAULTY. BRAND NEW PADS INSTALLED LAST WEEK ALL AROUND ADJUSTED AND DEALER CLAIMS ALL IS WELL BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. IT TAKES AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF FORCE APPLIED TO THE PEDAL TO STOP THIS VEHICLE, NOTICED AT 35K. DANGEROUS AND NOT EASY TO GET USED TO. IN ADDITION, WINDSHIELD LEAKS ON T...

Mileage: 31,000

ABS LEFT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED @30K MILES,THEN THE RIGHT 300 MILES LATER. WITH NO WARNING AND NO WARNING LIGHT THE CAR WOULD SLOW TO ABOUT 15MPH THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP. NOW 500 MILES LATER SAME PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER IS SAYING SPEED SENSORS WERE DIRTY !

Mileage: 29,000

HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO RIGHT-FRONT BRAKE LINE RUBBED ON THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE UNTIL THE BRAKE LINE LEAKED FLUID OUT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS ONLY 1 YEAR OLD.

Mileage: 55,650

BUMPER FRACTURED LIKE GLASS WHEN BUMPED BY A VW LEAVING SHARP EDGES AND MATERIAL DANGEROUS TO PASSERSBY. THE TEMPERATURES WERE IN THE MID TWENTIES AND CLEARLY WITHIN THE DESIGN PARAMETERS OF THE COMPONENT. GM REPRESENTATIVES HOLD THAT THIS IS NOT A DEFECT WHEN THE BUMPER NOT ONLY FAILED TO PERFORM...

CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING AT THE SPEED OF 55MPH WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ALSO WAS A FAILURE ON THE ABS BRAKE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FEEL FREE TO ADD. TS

ENGINE STALLS AS VEHICLE SLOWS DOWN. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AS PROGRESSED BY NOT RESTARTING AFTER IT STALLS. THIS WILL BE THE FIFTH TIME GOING IN, AND CANNOT BE DUPLICATED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PLEAE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICAL DISTROYED BY ELECTRICAL FIRE. *AK

THE ENGINES REVS UP WHEN VEHICLE JUMPS FORWARD. ONE TIME, WHEN DRIVING TO MAILBOX TO RETRIEVE MAIL, CAUSED MY ARM TO HIT WINDOW FRAME AND BRUISE. FOUR DAYS AGO I WAS BEHIND A CAR AT STOP LIGHT. JUMPED 3 TO 5 FEET. COULD HAVE EASILY HIT VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. T...

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT STARTED THERE ARE NO BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VAN DRIFTS BACK BY TAKING IT OUT OF GEAR, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH HYDROBOOST BRAKES AND THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.*TH

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE IS NOT STARTED THERE ARE NO BRAKES, AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VAN DRIFTS BACK BY TAKING IT OUT OF GEAR, CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH HYDROBOOST BRAKES AND THIS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING.*TH

WITH THE ENGINE OFF THE VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, THE CONSUMER WAS LETTING THE VAN ROLL BACK TO ALLOW ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED PER GMS SPECS. NLM

DUE TO LOCATION OF BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER, BRAKE FLUID IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CHECK OR REFILL, BRAKE FLUID CONTAINER IS LOCATED UNDERNEATH VEHICLE .CHASSIS IDENTIFICATION NUMBER IS S4041014383.*AK