FaultScore

GMC Savana 1500 problems

Owners have filed 49 complaints about the GMC Savana 1500 with NHTSA across model years 1997 to 2015. More of them are about the brakes than anything else.

Every GMC Savana 1500 year, graded

The grade compares each year against the rest of this model's own run — never against another car. Click any bar or row to open that year's report.

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Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded
Year Grade Complaints Crashes Fires Median miles Most reported
2015 3 0 0 Lights
2014 6 0 1 82,500 Steering
2012 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2011 3 1 0 Airbags
2010 2 0 0 Brakes
2008 2 0 0 Airbags
2007 3 0 0 Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
2006 1 0 0 Steering
2005 7 0 0 56,000 Brakes
2004 5 0 0 26,000 Tires
2003 3 1 0 Fuel & Propulsion
2002 3 0 1 Engine & Cooling
2001 3 0 0 Engine & Cooling
2000 5 0 0 55,000 Brakes
1999 1 0 0 Tires
1997 1 0 0 Fuel & Propulsion

What breaks on a GMC Savana 1500

Across every model year on file. Follow a row for that part's complaints and the year it was worst.

Brakes 9 18.4%

Worst in 2005

Airbags 5 10.2%

Worst in 2005

Steering 5 10.2%

Worst in 2014

Tires 5 10.2%

Worst in 2004

Engine & Cooling 4 8.2%

Worst in 2002

Fuel & Propulsion 4 8.2%

Worst in 2003

Other & Unspecified 4 8.2%

Worst in 2000

Windows, Mirrors & Wipers 3 6.1%

Worst in 2007

Body & Structure 2 4.1%

Worst in 2004

Acceleration & Cruise Control 2 4.1%

Worst in 2002

Electrical System 1 2.0%

Worst in 2000

Suspension 1 2.0%

Worst in 2007

Lights 1 2.0%

Worst in 2015

Seats 1 2.0%

Worst in 2001

Complaints filed over time

Every complaint about every GMC Savana 1500, by the month it reached NHTSA.

Aug 2006 peak 3 May 2021

Compare the GMC Savana 1500

Side by side on complaint history. Remember that raw totals track how many were sold as much as how good they were.