Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 GMC Safari submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 30 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 30, in the owner's own words
WHEN DRIVING DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK THERE WERE NUMEROUS RECALLS ON OTHER YEAR AND MAKES OF THE SAFARI VANS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *SC *JB
WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2 YEARS AGO. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, WE HAD A PROBLEM IN A MALL PARKING LOT WHEREIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM (DASH BOARD, POWER WINDOWS, A/C, RADIO) FAILED AT THE VERY SAME TIME AS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 1ST GEAR. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY AFTER WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. IT HAPPENED ONLY TWO OTHER TIMES. RECENTLY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN, BUT IS NOT FIXED BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING. IT HAS BEEN SUGGESTED THAT IT IS A WIRING PROBLEM, BUT TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT FOUND ANYONE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND THEY ALL WANT TO REPLACE OUR TRANSMISSION. IT SEEMS ODD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS HAPPEN AT THE SAME TIME, SO ELECTRICAL SOUNDS MORE LIKELY TO US. THE VAN HAS BEEN SITTING IDLE FOR ALMOST 2 MONTHS NOW, AS WE ARE HESITANT TO SPEND A LOT OF MONEY TO FIX IT AND EVEN MORE HESITANT TO TAKE IT TO SOMEONE WHO IS NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND JUST WANTS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE HEARD OF THIS BEFORE AND, IF SO, WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS ON A TRIP, DURING TRAVEL IN A RAINSTORM. ON ONE OCCASION, I PULLED OVER AND DAMAGED THE RIGHT SIDE RUNNING BOARD DUE TO INABILITY TO SEE. THIS IS A DANGEROUS FLAW AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE FACTORY. *LA
RECALL COMPLAINT NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V159/GM RECALL NO. 03023.THE (ABOVE) RECALL IS CONCERNING THE FAILURE OF A WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM THAT FAILS DUE TO A BAD CIRCUIT BOARD/MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THERE ARE MANY VEHICLES INVOLVED INCLUDING 1994 VEHICLES, BUT FOR THE GMC SAFARI ONLY 1995-1997 MODELS ARE LISTED. MY 1994 GMC SAFARI EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE MODE AS THE OTHER 1994 VEHICLES LISTED AND THE 1995-19997 SAFARI MODELS. THE SERVICE REPAIR RECEIPT INDICATES THE FAILURE MODE IN AGREEMENT WITH THE RECALL NOTICE DESCRIPTION. I HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED DUE TO NON-OPERATION OF MY WIPER SYSTEM AT A COST OF $341.75. WHEN THE RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS FAILURE MODE WAS ANNOUNCED IT DID NOT INCLUDE THE 1994 SAFARI MODEL YEAR. I HAVE HAD REPEATED CONVERSATIONS WITH GMC RECALL OFFICE AND THEY INDICATE THAT MY VEHICLE IS STILL NOT PART OF THE RECALL. UPON MY OWN INVESTIGATION, I FOUND A 1995 GMC SAFARI AND FOUND IT HAD THE SAME WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY AS MY (1994) VEHICLE, THIS VEHICLE IS COVERED FOR THE FAILURE RECALL, BUT MINE IS NOT. I INDICATED THIS TO GMC BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BUT ACCUMULATE COMPLAINTS ON OTHER VEHICLES NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. I HAVE WAITED OVER 8 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR AN UPDATE, BUT THEY INDICATED NO UPDATE WAS AVAILABLE. I BELIEVE NHTSA SHOULD INVESTIGATE ADDING THE 1994 GMC SAFARI TO THE RECALL COMPLAINT NOTICE NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V159/GM RECALL NO. 03023. PLEASE INDICATE WHAT FURTHER ACTION I CAN TAKE IN ORDER TO RECOVER MY EXPENSE ($341.75) IN REPAIRING THE SAME DEFECT WHICH HAS BEEN RECALLED ON OTHER SAFARI MODELS AND ON OTHER 1994 GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES WITH THE SAME FAILURE MODE DESCRIPTION. THANK YOU JOSEPH D. JAKLIC 317.877.3304 [email protected] . *AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WITH ITS WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM. *SCC *JB
THE VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03V159000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
THE WIPERS STOPPED AND CHANGED SPEED SETTING ON IT'S OWN. IT WAS THE SECOND TIME THE WIPER MODULE WAS REPLACED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *NLM *CB *JB
I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1994' GMC SAFARI. ACCORDING TO NHTSA, THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND YET THE RECALL ONLY COVERS FROM 95 AND UP MODELS. IF THE PROBLEM WAS KNOW TO OCCUR ON THE 1994 MODELS, WHY DOESN'T THE RECALL COVER THEM? THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL OCCASSIONS IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS WHEN MY WIPERS HAVE FAILED AND NEARLY CAUSE ME TO BE INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MULTIPLE TIMES UNTIL THEY DECIDED TO WORK AGAIN. I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED IF IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK
VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE WITH IT'S WINDSHIELD WIPER AS STATED IN RECALL 03 V 159 000, BUT IT'S VIN NUMBER OR MODEL YEAR IN NOT INCLUDED. *TT
INTERMITTENT WIPER MOTOR (CF. OBI ID 869298) RECALLED ON CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TEND TO FAIL UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, BUT BECOMING PROGRESSIVELY MORE FREQUENT. MY RESEARCH HAS FOUND THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED ON OTHER GMC VEHICLES OF ABOUT THE SAME YEAR OF MANUFACTURE. GM RECALL # 98043, FROM 1998, APPARENTLY COVERS 1994,1995 AND 1996 MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCKS AND SUV'S IN THE S/T AND C/K SERIES. I CONTACTED GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE (A 1994 GMC SAFARI) IS NOT COVERED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM THAT I AM EXPERIENCING IS IDENTICAL TO THOSE INVOLVED IN THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS FAR MORE PERVASIVE THAN THE SPECIFIC VEHICLES COVERED IN THE RECALL. GMC HAS NOT PROVIDED ME WITH ANY SATISFACTION IN THIS MATTER.
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WHILE IN MOTION AND MOTOR IS STILL RUNNING. PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR 5 YEARS. DEALER WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM IS SPORADIC, THE WIPERS STOPPING RUNNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.*JB
CONSUMER IS EXPIERENCING SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN MANUFACTURER'SRECALL 98043. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE STREET IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL JUST STOP, AND THERE'S NOTHING CONSUMER CAN DO. ONCE ON THE INTERSTATE AMONG TRUCKS WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOPPED.*AK
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP DURING USE, MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE IN A BLINDING RAIN, THIS PRESENTED A VERY DANGEROUS POSITION TO BE IN ON A CROWDED INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. *AK
REAR DOOR FAILS TO OPEN, NOTICED THAT LATER YEARS HAVE KEY MECHANISM ADDED TO AUTO DOOR OPENER. A/C COMPRESSOR FAILED 3 TIMES. WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY OPERATE. ALL DEFECTS MINIMIZED OR DENIED AT FIRST, LATER CONFIRMED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO BAD SOLDER JOINT. DEALER SAYS IT'S NOT ON RECALL. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY. SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND STOP, AND OTHER TIMES THEY DO NOT FUNCTION AT ALL. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE NUMEROUS TIMES. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS/FAILURE WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BY THE PARTS DEPT. BUT RECEIVED NO HELP FROM SERVICE DEPT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE IN USE MANY TIMES, IT IS VERY UNPREDICTABLE AND YOU DO NOT FEEL VERY SAFE TO DRIVE, (PRAY IT DOESN'T RAIN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN), FIRST OCCURANCE, GOING ON HIGHWAY TO WORK, BAD RAINSTORM AND THEY QUIT, HAD TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY, CONTINUED TO SHAKE SWITCH TO COME BACK ON, WAS LATE TO WORK, WENT ON AND OFF THE WHOLE 20 MINUTE DRIVE TO WORK, THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND THE AUTO MANUFACTURER WILL SOON FIND THEMSELVES IN A LAWSUIT
HUMID OR RAINY WEATHER MAKES THE PROBLEM WORSE. FOUND PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE WIPERS TO INTERMITTENTLY NOT OPERATE WAS DUE TO A COLD SOLDER JOINT ON THE POWER CONNECTOR OF THE WIPER ASSY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD.
WIPERS WON'T WORK SOMETIMES. MUST OPEN HOOD & JIGGLE MOTOR WIRING CONNECTOR TO ACTIVATE.
WHILE TRAVELING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS' FAILURE TO WORK SEEMS TO BE ELECTRICAL. WHEN THEY WORK, THE MOTOR WORKS WELL. THE FUSE IS FINE. THE OTHER COMPONENTS ON THE TURN SIGNAL ASSEMBLY ALL WORK. VERY IRRITATING AND DANGEROUS. *AK
THE CONSUMER STATES WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER'S, THE WIPER'S ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHICH CAUSE THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHEN IT IS RAINGING.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. SOMETIMES THEY DONT WORK AT ALL. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
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