2000 GMC Savana 3500 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 2000 GMC Savana 3500, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Reports by component
Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category
- Body & structure150.0%
- Exterior lighting150.0%
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
Each component in detail
What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words
Body & structure
Reports naming the vehicle structure, frame, body panels, doors, hood and trim.
From owner reports, verbatim
MANY GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES ARE SET UP TO HAVE THEIR HEAD LIGHTS COME ON 60% OF BRIGHTNESS WHEN THEY START THE VEHICLE DAY OR NIGHT, WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES IN IS AT NIGHT . MOST PEOPLE SEE THE LIGHTS ON IN FRONT OF THEM AND THINK THEY HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM AND DON'T BOTHER TO TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THEREFORE DON'T HAVE TAIL LIGHTS. I HAVE ALMOST HIT TWO OF THESE IN FOGGY CONDITIONS. I HAVE STARTED KEEPING TRACK OF THE VEHICLES I SEE WITHOUT TAIL LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT. I HAVE SEEN OVER 100 IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS A RECALL ON. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Exterior lighting
Reports naming headlights, tail lights, turn signals and other exterior lighting.
From owner reports, verbatim
MANY GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES ARE SET UP TO HAVE THEIR HEAD LIGHTS COME ON 60% OF BRIGHTNESS WHEN THEY START THE VEHICLE DAY OR NIGHT, WHERE THE PROBLEM COMES IN IS AT NIGHT . MOST PEOPLE SEE THE LIGHTS ON IN FRONT OF THEM AND THINK THEY HAVE AN AUTOMATIC SYSTEM AND DON'T BOTHER TO TURN ON THEIR HEADLIGHT SWITCH AND THEREFORE DON'T HAVE TAIL LIGHTS. I HAVE ALMOST HIT TWO OF THESE IN FOGGY CONDITIONS. I HAVE STARTED KEEPING TRACK OF THE VEHICLES I SEE WITHOUT TAIL LIGHTS ON AT NIGHT. I HAVE SEEN OVER 100 IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS A RECALL ON. *TR
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
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.
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .