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1996 GMC Safari Body & structure Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the body or structure system, filed with NHTSA

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Body & structure 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.
12
Latest Oct 1, 2003
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.
9%
of 139 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.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
2

What this page shows

Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 GMC Safari submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 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 body or structure

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

Body & structureDriver assistanceElectrical+4 more
Filed Oct 1, 2003

INTERMITTENTLY REAR WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING DRIVER'S VIEW. THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED TWICE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW MOTOR WAS REPLACED AND THE PASSENGER SIDE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT MOTOR FAILED. THE HATCH FAILED. THE REAR CAPTAIN CHAIRS SEAT BELTS BROKE. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID
10038013
Incident
Sep 2, 2003
Mileage
93,000 mi
Body & structure
Filed Aug 18, 2002

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID
765822
Incident
Jan 24, 1998
Body & structure
Filed May 23, 2001
2 injuries reported

SLIDING DOOR DOES NOT SIT ON TRACK PROPERLY. INTERMITTENTLY DOOR IS INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED VEHICLE MORE THAN FIFTEEN TIMES.*AK CONSUMER STATES DOOR WILL NOT OPEN WITHOUT BANGING, CONSUMER LISTED THAT 2 PEOPLE HAD BEEN INJURED. *SLC

NHTSA ID
888968
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Apr 12, 2000

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY, NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL WORK, OR WON'T WORK. 1996 GMC JIMMY'S HAD SAME PROBLEM, WHICH WAS RECALLED AND FIXED BY GMC DEALERS, WHY HAVEN'T THE SAFARIS? I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!!!!!! SOME TIMES THEY WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T. I HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IN THE RAIN W/O WIPERS, AND IT'S DANGEROUS!!!!! ALSO THE HYDRAULICS THAT HOLD THE TOP HALF OF TEH REAR HATCH DOOR OPEN, HAVE FAILED THREE TIMES. WE HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THEM TWICE, BUT AT OVER $100.00 EACH TIME, IT'S GETTING EXPENSIVE. FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY FACTOR AS WELL, DUE TO NOT KNOWING WHEN THE LIFTS WILL FAIL, THE TOP HALF OF THE DOOR, WHICH IS HEAVY, COULD FALL ON SOMEONE'S HEAD, AND HAS HAPPENED. TRUST ME, IT HURTS! *AK

NHTSA ID
721381
Body & structure
Filed Dec 8, 1999

BACK DOOR POST BROKEN AT ITS BASE, THRU INSIDE C CHANNEL (OUTSIDE SKIN STILL INTACT). EXACT FAILURE TIME NOT KNOWN, JUST NOTICED CRACK WHEN ENTERING CAR. APPARENT FAILURE FROM METAL FATIGUE; NO KNOWN IMPACT OR CAUSE OF FAILURE. GMC HAS DENIED WARRANTY CLAIM SAYING THAT IT IS SHEET METAL FAILURE, WHICH IS NOT COVERED. I'M CONTENDING THAT IS A FIALURE TO A STRUCTURAL MEMBER AND THEREFORE COVERED. IS THERE ANY RECORD OF SIMILAR FAILURES ON ANY GMC PRODUCT THAT MAY UTILIZE THE SAME DOOR?*AK

NHTSA ID
715830
Incident
Sep 11, 1999
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Oct 20, 1998

WHILE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFCULTY WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. BEEN TO DEALER ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. DEALER REPLACED THE FUSES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AKPOWER DOOR LOCKS INOPERABLE. *YH

NHTSA ID
829184
Incident
May 1, 1996
Body & structureTransmission
Filed May 24, 1998

TRANSMISSION FAILED.

NHTSA ID
536113
Body & structure
Filed Oct 14, 1997

THE VEHICLE HAD CAME TO A STOP OWNER OPENED THE DOOR AND IT FELL OFF. DEALER WILL TRY TO FIX PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
817074
Body & structure
Filed Sep 10, 1997

SLIDING DOOR FAILED.

NHTSA ID
606069
Incident
Jun 24, 1996
Body & structure
Filed Jul 26, 1997

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER DOOR HINGE WELDS ARE DEFECTIVE. THE WELDS ARE CRACKING ON THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE HINGE.

NHTSA ID
521911
Incident
Jul 26, 1997
Body & structure
Filed Mar 25, 1997

OWNER STATES THAT THE SLIDING DOOR ON HER VEHICLE WILL NOT OPEN AND THAT SHE IS CONCERNED THAT IF SHE WAS TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IT WILL NOT OPEN. DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE A REMEDY TO THIS PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID
810398
Body & structureVisibility
Filed Feb 12, 1997

PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD.

NHTSA ID
602717
Incident
Jul 1, 1996

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