1995 GMC Safari Visibility Problems

HAS BEEN REPOSSESED BY BECU AND WILL BE SOLD BY COLLATORAL RECOVERY SERVICES INC LOCATED AT: 621 37TH AT WA AUBURN, WA 98002. THEY HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS: 1)NONE OF THE TURN SIGNALS WORK. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE SEVERAL FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUES. 2)THE WARNING SOUND, FOR THE HEADLINES BEING LEFT ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN, NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THE FUSE HAS BEEN TESTED AND REPLACED, BUT THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUES. 3)THE WARNING SOUND FOR THE DRIVERS SEATBELT, TO REMIND TO FASTEN THEM, NO LONGER WORKS. THE FUSE HAS BEEN TESTED AND REPLACED, BUT THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUES. 4)WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS REGARDING THE FUSES LISTED ABOVE, THERE MAY BE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE FUSE BOX IS DEFECTIVE OR THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE WIRING. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BECAUSE OF THE PROHIBITIVE COSTS. 5)THE TIRES ARE RECENT PURCHASE FROM SEARS, BUT THERE ARE DEFECTS IN THE TIRES. THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAS A SLOW LEAK THAT HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SEALED WITH SEAL-TITE IN A CAN (A FRIEND GAVE ME HERS). THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE ALSO HAS A SLOW LEAK, AND IVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A CAN OF SEAL-TITE, AND HAVE JUST BEEN REFILLING THE TIRE AS NEEDED. 6)THE POWER WINDOWS MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN ARE PARTICULARLY SLOW AND THE GEARS SEEM READY TO BREAK DOWN ANYTIME. THERE MAY ALSO BE AN UNDETECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HERE AS WELL. 7)THE BRAKES NEED SERIOUS WORK. THEY HAVE BEEN GRINDING A VERY LONG TIME. THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND DRUMS MAY ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE FLUID. 8)THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ITS 100,000 MILES, THE 125,000 OR THE 130,000 MILES MAINTENANCE WORK DONE. IT HAS NOT HAD A TUNE UP SINCE MY PURCHASE AND HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO PROCURE OIL CHANGES INFREQUENTLY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10058744

Incident

Oct 3, 2003

CONSUMER ALREADY PERFORMED RECALL 03V159000 REPAIRS CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR. ORIGINAL INVOICE WAS SEND TO THE MANUFACTURER IN AUGUST 2003, AND WAS STILL WAITING FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *AK

NHTSA ID

10059155

Incident

Feb 17, 2004

CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR REPAIR, WHICH WAS DONE ABOUT 3 YEARS AGO. THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE MODEL WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *PH *JB

NHTSA ID

10029526

BROKEN TORSION BARS

NHTSA ID

10005625

Incident

Apr 21, 2002

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENLY WORK. CONTACTED DEALER TS

NHTSA ID

8021008

Incident

Oct 2, 2002

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER FEELS UNSAFE DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

8013978

Incident

Jul 16, 2001

WHEN USING POWER WINDOW ON DRIVERS SIDE IT CAUSES DOOR PANEL TO OVERHEAT AND MOMENTARILY STOP THE WINDOW FROM OPERATING UNTIL IT COOLS OFF. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

NHTSA ID

8013868

Incident

Oct 1, 1999

SINCE 55,000 MILES WINDSHIELD WIPER WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP DURING OPERATION. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YH

NHTSA ID

8013861

Incident

Aug 1, 1999

WINDSHIELD WASHER FAILURE WITH INTERMITTENT FAILURE PROBLEMS SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED . EXACT SYMPTOMS AS OUTLINED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN ID# 98V150000 AND 98V150001 .*AK

NHTSA ID

754802

Incident

Nov 1, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON A LOT OF THE TIME. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WE LIVE IN RAINY PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WE END UP DRIVING UP TO 1/2 HOUR IN RAIN BEFORE THEY COME ON IF THEY COME ON AT ALL. THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD AS IT COULD LEAD TO A VERY SERIOUS AND DEVASTATING INJURY OR LOSS. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED A DEALER YET BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BECOMING MUCH WORSE. IT STARTED OUT INFREQUENTLY AND NOT FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON, BUT NOW IT IS CHRONIC, IT IS NEARLY EVERY TIME. *AK

NHTSA ID

750916

COMING TO A STOP ON A DRY ROAD, THE PAVEMENT SURFACE CHANGED FROM DRY ASPHALT TO DRY,CRACKED CONCRETE. ANTI-LOCK KICKED IN WHEN NOT NEEDED AND I ALMOST REAR-ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. LATER THAT DAY, IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED (FOR ABOUT THE 50TH TIME) AND I WAS UNABLE TO SEE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND MANUALLY TUG THE WIPER BLADE TO GET THE WIPERS TO WORK AGAIN. BOTH THESE ARE RECURRING INCIDENTS AND I HAVE COMPLAINTS ON FILE WITH GM, WHO HAS A RECALL ON BOTH ISSUES THAT YEAR "BUT NOT ON MY VEHICLE".*AK

NHTSA ID

747652

Incident

Jun 30, 2001

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *AK

NHTSA ID

882083

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

882082

VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES AT SAME TIME WHILE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER SHOP, AND INFORMED THAT COOLING LINE TO POWER STEERING WAS LEAKING ( NO SIGN OF CUT OR RUST/CORRODED). DEALER WAITING ON PART. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND WERE NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

NHTSA ID

876905

Incident

Dec 20, 2000

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH VEHICLE LOST POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. TOWED TO DEALER WHO FOUND POWER STEERING COOLING LINE TO BE AT FAULT, SINCE IT IS CONNECTED TO POWER BRAKES THEY FAILED AS WELL. ALSO WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTERNTLY. *AK

NHTSA ID

876903

Incident

Dec 20, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY QUIT WORKING DURING RAIN STORMS ON THIS VEHICLE. GMC HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DUE TO WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD FAILURE. *YH

NHTSA ID

871163

Incident

Sep 14, 2000

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING IN RAINY WEATHER & WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALER, AND THEY CHANGED THE MODULE. THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE ONE MENTIONED IN A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. CONSUMER WAS FUSTRATED THAT RECALL DID NOT INCLUDE HIS VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

867763

Incident

Jul 15, 2000

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK. WIPERS WILL STOP WHILE IN USE OR NOT TURN ON AT ALL. THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WILL STOP IN PROCESS OF BEING ROLLED UP OR DOWN. WILL WORK AND THEN SLOW DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE CLOSING OR OPENING.*AK

NHTSA ID

723205

Incident

Mar 1, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

861663

WHEN THE TEMPATURE LEAVER USED TO SELECT HOT OR COLD AIR FLOW IS PARALLEL WITH THE LEAVER THAT CONTROLS THE VACUUM DOORS FOR THE DEFROST/HEATER/VENT IS ALINGNED WITH THE VENT SETTING, PUFFS OF WHITE SMOKE COME OUT OF THE HEATER FAN TOGGLE SPEED SWITCH AREA AND A ORDER OF BURNING WIRE OR PLASTIC COATING IS PUNGENT WITHIN THE DRIVER AND FRONT PASSANGER AREA OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE LEVERS ARE ADJUSTED TO OTHER LOCATIONS, THE BURNING SMELL GOES AWAY. THE FAN MOTOR STILL OPERATES WHEN THE TOGGLE SWITCH POSITIONS ARE CHANGED FROM LOW MEDIUM AND HIGH SETTINGS. *AK

NHTSA ID

720497

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK IN DRY WEATHER, FAIL DURING HIGH HUMIDTY. *AK

NHTSA ID

720248

Incident

Jan 1, 1998

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITENTLY, OCCURRED MOSTLY IN HOT WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST.*AK *ML

NHTSA ID

858458

Incident

Jun 1, 1999

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULTING A CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. BUT THE 1995 SAFARI IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

854159

Incident

Jul 1, 1999

THE WIPERS HAVE AN INT. PROBLEM. IT SOUNDS JUST LIKE THE ONE IN BULLETIN # 98V150000. I SEE THERE THAT IT COVERS THE TRUCKS AND NOT THE VANS. ALSO THE A\C CLUTCH HAS SOME DIAGONAL BANDS ON THE FRONT, THEY BROKE AWAY FROM THE CENTER AND OPENED UP LIKE FLAIL KNIVES AND CUT EVERY BELT, HOSE, AND WIRE NEAR THE CLUTCH UNTIL ONE OF THE BANDS BROKE OFF AND WENT FLYING AROUND UNDER THE HOOD CAUSING ALOT OF DAMMAGE AND A BIG MESS. MY A\C HAS NEVER WORKED RIGHT SINCE. SORRY ABOUT THE VIN I DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE VAN AT THIS TIME, IF YOU WOULD NEED IT AT A LATTER TIME I COULD GET IT. I DO NOT WISH TO GIVE MY DEALERS NAME BECAUSE THEY HAVE TREATED ME WELL ITS JUST THAT THEIR HANDS ARE TIED.

NHTSA ID

715529

Incident

Aug 1, 1999

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. THE HAS REPLACED THE WIPER DELAY BOARD. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. WIPER DELAY BOARD REPLACED AND PROBLEM RESOLVED. *AK

NHTSA ID

852064