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1995 GMC Safari Fuel system Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the fuel system system, filed with NHTSA

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Fuel system reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Mar 4, 2004
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 195 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
3
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

What this page shows

Reports naming fuel storage or delivery — tanks, pumps, lines, injectors and fuel leaks. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 GMC Safari submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.

Owner reports naming fuel system

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

EngineFuel system
Filed Mar 4, 2004

RAW GAS ODOR IN EXHAUST, SOMETIMES EXHAUST HAS FOUL ODOR, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT TIMES. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN APRIL 2003, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG IN THEIR DIAGNOSTICS, SYMPTOMS HAVE SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. SUSPECT LATENT DEFECT IN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSING A FUEL LEAK INSIDE OF ENGINE (INTAKE MANIFOLD). SINCE A DLEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WITH NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS EMISSIONS CONTROL DEFECT AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFECT. THIS WOULD AFFECT ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE, THIS DEFECT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL.

NHTSA ID
10060423
Incident
Apr 10, 2003
Mileage
94,000 mi
Fuel system
Filed Jul 21, 2003
Fire reported

CONSUMER STATES THAT GAS TANK CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID
10029685
Incident
Jul 3, 2003
Fuel systemPowertrain (other)
Filed Jul 15, 2003
Fire reported

1995 GMC SAFARI AWD, GAS TANK FIRE, REAR DIFFERENTIAL SIEZED, DRIVESHAFT SNAPPED OFF.NO WARNING.*AK

NHTSA ID
10026134
Incident
Jul 3, 2003
Fuel system
Filed Feb 25, 2002

WHEN FUEL TANK IS FILLED GAS SPILLS OUT ONTO SIDE OF VEHICLE, GAS FUMES FILL PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. DEALER HAS REPLACED FUEL FILLER NOZZLE, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

NHTSA ID
8004476
Fuel system
Filed Feb 4, 2002

UPON ATTEMTING TO START ENGINE, IT WILL NOT START, INSTEAD WILL SHAKE; THEN, CUT OFF. HAD TO TRY AND TRY FOR ENGINE TO START, MECHANIC WAS CONTACTED, AND SAID PROBLEM WAS FUEL INJECTOR.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS ASKING FOR REIMBURSMENT*YH

NHTSA ID
8003505
Incident
Jan 30, 2002
Fuel system
Filed Dec 20, 2001

I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INEJCTOR SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THIS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS GENERAL MOTORS ENGINE. THE COST WAS CLOSE TO $500. THE FAULTY INJECTOR CAUSED RAW GASOLINE TO FLOW DOWN INTO THE CRANKCASE THINNING OUT THE ENGINE OIL. RAW FUEL WAS DRIPPING OUT OF MY EXHAUST PIPE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY. GM HAS KNOW THAT THESE INJECTORS WERE FAULTY AND I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS PART THANK YOU. *AK

NHTSA ID
755886
Incident
May 22, 2001
Fuel system
Filed Jul 19, 1999
Fire reported

VEHICLE FIRE FROM UNDER REAR OF VEHICLE DUE TO POSSIBLE FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). MJS

NHTSA ID
547427
Incident
Jun 30, 1999
EngineFuel system
Filed Mar 1, 1999

MAP SENSOR AND FUEL INJECTION ASEMBLY FAILED.

NHTSA ID
781988
Incident
Feb 14, 1999

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

Brakes60Visibility38Suspension33Engine17Airbags16Body & structure9Interior & seats8Electrical8Steering8

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