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2005 GMC Savana 2500 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints 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.
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Latest Oct 9, 2014
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Apr 7, 2008

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2005 GMC Savana 2500. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Body & structure
Filed Oct 9, 2014

PAINT IS PEALING AND BLOWING OFF IN SHEETS AND BODY IS RUSTING. *TR

NHTSA ID
10643741
Incident
Jan 21, 2010
Mileage
75,000 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 10, 2014

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SAVANA 2500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF COOLANT AND WAS CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE COOLANT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, DECLINED TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

NHTSA ID
10578860
Incident
May 12, 2013
Steering
Filed Feb 9, 2011

I HAVE A 2005 SAVANNAH GMC WITH SEVERE FRONT END PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. THE DEALER HAS SIDE-STEPPED THIS FROM DAY ONE. NOW THE FRONT WHEELS BOUNCE AND SHAKE LONG AFTER A ROAD BUMP IS CONTACTED. ONLY SUDDEN SLOWING DOWN MAKES THIS STOP, CREATING HAZARD CONDITIONS FOR ME AND THOSE BEHIND ME. *TR

NHTSA ID
10381234
Incident
Jan 6, 2011
Mileage
200 mi
Engine
Filed Apr 7, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SAVANA 2500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF COOLANT, CRACKED CYLINDER HEADS, OXYGEN SENSOR FAILURE AND FLUID LEAKING ONTO THE EXHAUST. A LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE RADIATOR CAP AND OXYGEN SENSORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENTS, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE RADIATOR CAP AND THE OXYGEN SENSORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED A THIRD TIME, AND THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AND THE CONTACT RETURNED TO HIS LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO LOCATED A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT IDENTIFIED THE FAILURE AND THE REMEDY. THE FAILURE CAUSED $10,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE, WHICH ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 352,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 360,000. UPDATED 06/10/08. *LJ UPDATED 06/10/08

NHTSA ID
10223554
Incident
Jul 16, 2007
Mileage
352,000 mi

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.

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