FaultScore report
Owners have filed 22 complaints about the 1987 GMC Safari with NHTSA between 1995 and 2007. The largest single group is the engine & cooling.
22
Complaints
1
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
0
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 1,912 mi
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
SEAT BACK BOLT BREAKAGE
POWER STEERING FAILURE
SPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILURE
POWER STEERING FAILURE
REAR AXLE SEAL FAILURE
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REAR A/C UNIT
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Seats And Restraints
ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH BUCKET SEATS WITH KNOB TYPE RECLINER MECHANISMS, A FRONT SEAT RECLINER BOLT MAY FATIGUE AND BREAK. THIS MAY ALLOW THE SEAT BACK TO SUDDENLY RECLINE, WHICH CAN LEAD TO SUDDEN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CORRECTION: RECLINER BOLTS WILL BE REPLACED ON AFFECTED VEHICLES.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
SEAT BELTS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.
NHTSA complaint #10022489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
CUSTOMER WANTS TO KNOW HOW TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLES ON A 1987 SAFARI VAN**CC
NHTSA complaint #10188974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT PERFORM AS DESIGNED.
NHTSA complaint #10022489 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
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.
NHTSA complaint #868475 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
NO SUMMARY.
NHTSA complaint #712483 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MANY OTHER OCCURANCES CAN'T FIND ANY USED PARTS ANYWHERE RECYCLERS SAY VERY POPULAR OCCURANCE
NHTSA complaint #712491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
INTERMITTENTLY THE RESTRAINTS WILL NOT RETRACT. THE DRIVER HAS TO TIE A KNOT IN THE REAR REESTRAINT TO PROPERLY SECURE THE CSS . DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #826641 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT IS PEELING OFF ROOF AND HOOD OF VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #531369 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
BRACKET THAT HOLDS ALL MOVING COMPONENTS (AIR COMPRESSOR, AIR PUMP, POWER STEERING PUMP, WATER PUMP) CRACKED.
NHTSA complaint #531365 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
BRACKET HOLDING POWER STEERING UNIT CRACKED, SHEERING OFF THE MOUNTING BOLT, CAUSING BELT TO COME OFF. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #500749 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:FRONT
FRONT END MISALIGNED, ALSO REPLACED TIRES.
NHTSA complaint #468582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
BRAKE FAILURE, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL.
NHTSA complaint #468582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
REPLACED SERPENTINE BELT.
NHTSA complaint #468582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STEERING:LINKAGES:ARM:IDLER AND ATTACHMENT
DEFECTIVE IDLER ARMS.
NHTSA complaint #468582 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
REPLACED THERMOSTAT DUE TO COOLANT LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #964010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
NOISY BRAKES. AK
NHTSA complaint #964010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
OIL LEAKS ONTO ENGINE DUE TO DEFECTIVE HEAD GASKET,CREATING POTENTIAL RISK OF FIRE. TT
NHTSA complaint #964010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
POOR ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION.
NHTSA complaint #964010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
REPLACED FRONT TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #964010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
INTAKE GASKET LEAKING.
NHTSA complaint #964010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
VEHICLE IS SLUGGISH, HAS NO POWER.
NHTSA complaint #964010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM NOT WORKING.
NHTSA complaint #964010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT
REPLACED LEAKING PINION GEAR.
NHTSA complaint #964010 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.