1997 GMC SAVANA Problems & Recalls

1997 GMC SAVANA ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENTS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID EXPERIENCE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS EARLIER IN THE DAY. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0256-89) *JB UPDATED02/24/10 *BF

1997 GMC SAVANA ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION COMPARTMENTS CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED HE DID EXPERIENCE OVERHEATING PROBLEMS EARLIER IN THE DAY. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0256-89) *JB UPDATED02/24/10 *BF

PLASTIC PRESSURE FUEL LINE ON MY GMC 1997 SAVANNAH G150 DEVELOPED A PUNCTURE SPRAYING GASOLINE NEAR EXHAUST PIPE HAD TO REPLACE SEND DEFECTIVE LINE TO GM THEY SAID THEY HAD NO WAY TO TEST IT. *JB

Mileage: 33,000

CONSUMER EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE MAKING A SLOW LEFT HAND TURN AFTER BEING STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. BUT THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. (NAR) *PH *CB

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THEN, PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, AN DETERMINED THAT SENSOR CONTROL MODULE HAD A SHORT DUE TO MOISTURE IN THE CARPET.*AK

Mileage: 111,480

AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED WITH NOBODY INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *LA *JB

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHICH MADE IT HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER MANAGED TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONTACTED A TOW COMPANY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE POWER STEERING PUMP WHICH NE...

Mileage: 30,463

SIDE CARGO DOORS PROGRESSIVELY HARDER TO OPEN UNTIL REAR UPPER HINGE SNAPPED. DOOR LEFT HANGING, VERY DANGEROUS. NOT RUSTED OR ABUSED. *NLM

Mileage: 570,000

REPLACED INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKETS WITH 69,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 69,707

SINCE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED THERE HAS BEEN A GAS LEAK. CONSUMER STATES' HE CONSTANTLY BREATHING FUMES. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE RECALL #00V110000 FUEL ODOR LEAKAGE WAS REPAIR ON THE VEHICLE THE SENDING UNIT FAILS TO OPERATE WITHIN A WEEK. DEALER NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE REPAIR HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SENDING UNIT. PLEASE PROVIDE THAT DEALER NAME ADDRESS AND NUMBER. TS

MANUFACTURER DECLINED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF PUMP. *PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768169

Mileage: 104,000

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING AN AWFUL NOISE, AND LIMITED MOBILIY. *SCC

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, THE DEALER DETERMINED THE SHAFT BROKE IN THE POWER STEERING PUMP, DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING PUMP ASSEMBLY AND SERPENTINE BELT.*JB

CONSUMER STATED THE FRONT BRAKES WERE REPLACED, THE FRONT ROTORS WERE MACHINED AND THE REAR BRAKES WERE CLEANED AND ADJUSTED.*JB

LOSS OF ENGINE COOLANT WAS REPORTED TO DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. FIRST REPORTED AT 16,799 MILES. DEALER ALWAYS DID PRESSURE TEST BUT REPORTED NO PROBLEM. NOW MY MECHANIC TELLS ME I HAVE COOLANT IN THE OIL.

AT 38,000 MILES VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES, ONLY WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *YD

AT 38,000 MILES VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT HARD BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES, ONLY WHEN TRAVELING LONG DISTANCE. *AK CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *YD

THE REAR LEFT SIDE TIRE BLEW UP WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. (FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S/TIRE SIZE LT223/75R16). *YH

THE REAR LEFT SIDE TIRE BLEW UP WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. (FIRESTONE STEEL TEX R4S/TIRE SIZE LT223/75R16). *YH

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL REAR BRAKES WOULD GRAB. WHEN CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL LIKE BRAKES WERE STILL APPLIED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED TO THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER AND ...

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL REAR BRAKES WOULD GRAB. WHEN CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL LIKE BRAKES WERE STILL APPLIED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED TO THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER AND ...

WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL REAR BRAKES WOULD GRAB. WHEN CONSUMER RELEASED THE BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD TRAVEL LIKE BRAKES WERE STILL APPLIED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SURGE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED TO THE DEALER TO DISCONNECT THE REAR BRAKE ADJUSTER AND ...

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY LOST ALL OF IT'S FLUID WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND LEFT A CLOUD OF SMOKE WHICH CAUSED ME TO STOP. WHEN I SAW A POOL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, I LOOKED UNDER THE VAN AND NOTICED THAT THE EXHAUST CROSSOVER PIPE HAD CAUSED THE FLUID TO IGNITE UNDER THE VAN AND FLAMES WERE...

PASSENGER'S SIDE 3RD WINDOW IN BACK FALLS OUT OF TRACK ONTO PAINT OF VAN WHEN UNLATCHED. THIS HAPPENED AT 297 MILES, WAS REPAIRED BY DEALER. *AK THE WINDOW FELL DOWN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS NEW . THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACED IT. *YH

UPPER HINGE PIN FALLING OUT OF HINGES, AND CAUSING DOORS TO DROP. UNABLE TO CLOSE PROPERLY;. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND REFUSED TO REPAIR UNLESS COST GOES TO CONSUMER. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

TIRE CAME APART-DID NOT DEFLATE-CONSIDERABLE BODY DAMAGE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: 909D TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

TIRE CAME APART-DID NOT DEFLATE-CONSIDERABLE BODY DAMAGE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: 909D TIRE SIZE: LT245/75R1 )

ELECTRICAL WIRING HARNESS HAVE ALL CORRODED DUE TO MOISTURE, POSSIBLY CAUSING FIRE OR ELECTRICAL FAILURES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, FIRESTONE FIREHAWK SS10 TIRE P235/70R15 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, TREAD HAD FALLEN OFF ON RIGHT FRONT TIRE, WAS NOT A BLOWOUT.PROBLEM WITH THE TIRE HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY. VEHICLE TOWED TO TIRE SHOP & REPLACED. SENT TIRE TO FIRESTONE. *AK *SLC

MAJOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE FIRST EVIDENCED BY HARSH 1-2 UPSHIFT CAUSED BY KNOWN FACTORY DEFAULT IN CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS AND SOLENOID CIRCUITRY. MANY OWNERS REPORTING SAME PROBLEM EITHER WITHIN OR AFTER WARRANTY PERIOD.

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT SOON AFTER WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HEARD A POP AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. NLM

WHILE SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE DRIVER FELT A PULSATION IN FRONT STEERING WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HE CHANGED BRAKE ROTORS, BUT NOT PADS. SINCE THEN, CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 MORE TIMES. LAST TIME WAS ON 01/ 28/99. PICKED IT UP A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, AND IT STILL HAD PULSATION. CONSU...

WHILE SLOWING DOWN VEHICLE DRIVER FELT A PULSATION IN FRONT STEERING WHEEL. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HE CHANGED BRAKE ROTORS, BUT NOT PADS. SINCE THEN, CONSUMER BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALER 4 MORE TIMES. LAST TIME WAS ON 01/ 28/99. PICKED IT UP A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER, AND IT STILL HAD PULSATION. CONSU...

SAFETY HAZARD! THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SEAT IS NOT SQUARE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL.THE SEAT POSITION MAKES THE DRIVER SET AT AN ANGLE TO THE RIGHT OF THE WHEEL SO IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED IT WILL HIT THE DRIVER IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND TWIST THE BODY AROUND.THE WAY THE...

SAFETY HAZARD! THE ELECTRIC DRIVER SEAT IS NOT SQUARE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL.THE SEAT POSITION MAKES THE DRIVER SET AT AN ANGLE TO THE RIGHT OF THE WHEEL SO IF THE AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED IT WILL HIT THE DRIVER IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER AND ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HEAD AND TWIST THE BODY AROUND.THE WAY THE...

TOWING A RENTED TRAILER AND SMALL HYDRA-HOE. WEATHER CONDITIONS HAD BEEN RAINING. THE TRAILER CONTAINS A HYRDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDER THAT IS ACTIVATED FROM THE FORCE OF THE TRAILER PUSHING THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING. IN THIS CAUSE THE ANTI-LOCKS WOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT STOPPING POWER AS THEY WOULD NO...

TOWING A RENTED TRAILER AND SMALL HYDRA-HOE. WEATHER CONDITIONS HAD BEEN RAINING. THE TRAILER CONTAINS A HYRDRAULIC MASTER CYLINDER THAT IS ACTIVATED FROM THE FORCE OF THE TRAILER PUSHING THE VEHICLE WHEN STOPPING. IN THIS CAUSE THE ANTI-LOCKS WOULD PROVIDE SUFFICIENT STOPPING POWER AS THEY WOULD NO...

FUEL SENDING UNIT TANK FAILED TWICE ON THIS VAN. ONCE ON ANOTHER 3/4 TON VAN. VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPAIR. *AK

BRAKE PEDAL KEEPS SQUEAKING. DEALER HAS REPLACED PEDAL. BUT, WITHIN 1000 MILES NOISE WILL COME BACK. *AK

1. REAR ADJUSTMENT SPRING WAS NOT INSTALLED IN VEHICLE FROM FACTORY, CAUSING BRAKES TO BECOME SPONGY. 2. TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME FAULTY WIHTIN 42,000.

1. REAR ADJUSTMENT SPRING WAS NOT INSTALLED IN VEHICLE FROM FACTORY, CAUSING BRAKES TO BECOME SPONGY. 2. TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME FAULTY WIHTIN 42,000.

1. REAR ADJUSTMENT SPRING WAS NOT INSTALLED IN VEHICLE FROM FACTORY, CAUSING BRAKES TO BECOME SPONGY. 2. TRANSMISSION HAS BECOME FAULTY WIHTIN 42,000.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE ARE LOUD SQUEAKING NOISES AND THE PEDAL GETS SOFT AND GOES CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, FRONT CALIPERS HAVE GOTTEN STUCK, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER CANT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE ARE LOUD SQUEAKING NOISES AND THE PEDAL GETS SOFT AND GOES CLOSER TO THE FLOOR. ALSO, FRONT CALIPERS HAVE GOTTEN STUCK, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. DEALER CANT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

FUEL TANK HOLDS 1/2 TANK CAPACITY THEN BEGINS TO LEAK. NLM

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE VAN BRIEFLY LOST POWER. AT THE NEXT STOP SIGN I NOTICED WHITE STEAM OR SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER TURNING THE VAN CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER UNTIL I GOT PULLED OVER. AFTER GETTING MYSELF AND TWO OF MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VAN THE SMOKE TURNED BLACK AND I K...

SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR CAPTAINS CHAIRS DO NO CONNECT WHEN A LARGE PERSON IS IN SEAT, AND WHEN A SMALL PERSON IS IN SEAT THE BELT CONNECTS ACROSS THE NECK, WHICH CAUSES CHOKING. DEALER CONTACTED AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. STATES THE BELTS ARE NOT PROPERLY LOCATED AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS HAVE TWO RETRACTORS, THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND THE LAP AND FLOOR. WHEN THE BELT IS HOOKED TOGETHER, CONSUMER CAN STAND AND WALK AWAY FROM THE SEAT AT LEAST THREE FEET. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD WHEN BUCKLED IN, THE BUCKLE OF THE SEAT BELT STOPS IN THE CENTER OF THE CHILD'S CHEST. TH...

VEHICLE'S SEAT BELTS HAVE TWO RETRACTORS, THE SHOULDER HARNESS AND THE LAP AND FLOOR. WHEN THE BELT IS HOOKED TOGETHER, CONSUMER CAN STAND AND WALK AWAY FROM THE SEAT AT LEAST THREE FEET. THE CONSUMER'S CHILD WHEN BUCKLED IN, THE BUCKLE OF THE SEAT BELT STOPS IN THE CENTER OF THE CHILD'S CHEST. TH...

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE CUTS OFF WITHOUT REASON AT 30MPH AND UNDER ONLY. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DISCOVERED. *AK

WHILE USING THE JACK TO CHANGE THE RIGHT REAR TIRE, THE JACK COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO FALL DOWN. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL TO CONTACTED. *AK

GLOVE BOX IS NOT SET CORRECTLY.

BACK REAR WINDOWS ON THE BACK DOORS ARE NOT SET CORRECTLY.

VEHICLE LEAKS CONTINUALLY INTO INTERIOR.

DESIGN OF NARROW RUNNING BOARDS ALONG WITH THE VINYL STRIPS AND THE LACK OF A RIGID PLATFORM CAUSED OCCUPANT OF THE VAN TO SLIP AND FALL.

WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES, ALSO THE STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED 4 TIMES. *AK

WHEN PUTTING FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE TRUCK IT PULLS TO THE RIGHT. THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED 3 TIMES, ALSO THE STEERING PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND IT HAS BEEN ALIGNED 4 TIMES. *AK

HEAD RESTS BLOCKS THE VIEW OF REAR WINDOWS.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS BRAKES WOULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. THIS WOULD CAUSE A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE FOR THE VEHICLE. *AK

SEAT BELTS LOCKS UP, AND WHILE DRIVING THE BUCKLES WILL BECOME UNLATCHED. DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BUCKLES ON THE VAN. *AK

THERE ARE TWO POSITIONS WHEN OPENING THE REAR DOORS; THEY ARE 90 & 180 DEGREES. WHEN OPENING THE REAR DOORS AT 180 DEGREES THE DETENT IS NOT DEEP ENOUGH TO HOLD THE DOORS OPEN. SO, WHEN PARKING ON AN INCLINE OR WHEN THE WIND BLOWS, THE DOORS WILL SLAM SHUT. *AK

WHILE CLOSING HOOD, HANDS OF THE CONSUMER CAUSED DEEP DENTS IN THE AREA, DUE TO WEAK MATERIAL.