31 of the 66 complaints about the 1992 GMC Safari are about the braking system — 47% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 68,500 miles.
31
Complaints
4
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES ABS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD, AND REMAINS ON UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10061741 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
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 RESEVOIR. IF DIPSTICK IS SHORTER, IT WOULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP.
NHTSA complaint #10059838 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #758274 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
NO SUMMARY
NHTSA complaint #728841 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #866008 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SYSTEM FAULTY. NLM
NHTSA complaint #783870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SYSTEM FAULTY. NLM
NHTSA complaint #783870 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHEN BRAKING ON ICY ROAD THE BRAKES WILL TOTALLY DISENGAGE EVEN IF SOME WHEELS ARE ON DRY PAVEMENT
NHTSA complaint #9000749 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PROBLEM WITH DELAY IN STOPPING DISTANCE WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN WET/SNOWY ROAD CONDITION. THIS CONDITION COULD HAVE CAUSED A VEHICLE COLLISION. DEALER NOTIFIED AND NOTHING WAS DONE.
NHTSA complaint #855279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES WERE SPONGY, AND WERE NOT STOPPING ON CONTACT. PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR STOPPING, BUT WOULD NOT REACT OR STOP LIKE THEY SHOULD IF PRESSED FAST.
NHTSA complaint #848733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK
APPROACHING STOP SIGN, PUSHED ON BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS A LOUD BANG AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP; WENT THROUGH STOP. SINCE THIS INCIDENT ABS HAS NOT WORKED(DASHBOARD LAMPS ON) AND REQUIRES ADDITIONAL STOPPING DISTANCE TO STOP.
NHTSA complaint #713891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH ON REGULAR ROAD CONDITIONS AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VAN JUST KEEP GOING FASTER AND FASTER AND WOULD NOT STOP. THE DRIVER LOWERED THE GEAR DOWN TO 1ST GEAR AND APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VAN SLOWED DOWN. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED WHEN THIS HAPPENED. INCIDENT ONLY HAPPENED ONE TIME.
NHTSA complaint #818439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
WHILE STOPPING AND TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED FROM THE BACK DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #830521 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GETS HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH CAUSED A COLLISION TO OCCUR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #822805 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HAS HAS CONTINUOUS FAILURES.
NHTSA complaint #524668 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #530275 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE ABS SYSTEM, WHICH DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #821690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #529772 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE BRAKES WILL GRAB AN SLIP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #818734 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS FAILURE, WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DRIVER COULD HEAR THE BRAKES MAKING A ROARING NOISE, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP. THIS CAUSED A REAR-END CRASH. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP.
NHTSA complaint #808957 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN WET AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS.
NHTSA complaint #809207 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
IN APPLYING THE ABS IN A PANIC SITUATION THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TIME. THIS CONDITION CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #800425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN APPLYING THE ABS IN A PANIC SITUATION THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TIME. THIS CONDITION CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #800425 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS, BRAKE FAILED, YELLOW AND RED LIGHTS CAME ON WILL NOT GO OFF, IN FOR REPAIR, LOSS OF ABS, REPLACEMENT OF ABS MODULE.
NHTSA complaint #984638 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
HAS ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACE FRONT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AT 25,000 MILES, 34,000 MILE LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE POWER MODULE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #979642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
HAS ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACE FRONT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AT 25,000 MILES, 34,000 MILE LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE POWER MODULE FAILED.
NHTSA complaint #979642 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WELL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
NHTSA complaint #978462 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS HAPPENS WHEN EVERIT WANTS, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS WITH NO DAHS WARNING LIGHTS, TO RESTART CONSUMER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL RESTART, CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, ALSO ABS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE BUT NOTHING WAS REPORTED TO BE WRONG CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL JERK, OR SHAKE AND SOMETIMES PULL TO THE RIGHT, THEN LEFT.
NHTSA complaint #973700 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES THE BRAKE FLUID KEEP RUNNING OUT DEALER CAN'T FIND THE LEAK . TT
NHTSA complaint #972092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST
BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, VACUUM SYSTEM FAILURE, ACTIVATES THE BRAKES WITHOUT STEPPING ON PEDAL. TT
NHTSA complaint #969117 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.