1999 GMC Savana Problems

I HAD TO MAKE A "PANIC STOP". I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AS HARD AS POSSIBLE. FELT THE VEHICLE SHUDDER SEVERAL TIMES AND FELT WHAT I ASSUMED WAS THE ABS BRAKES CYCLING, THEN THE VEHICLE JUST ROLLED FORWARD...NO BRAKING AT ALL WAS FELT, RESULTING IN A REAR-END COLLISION. I KNOW THAT IF I HAD PROPERLY FUNCTIONING BRAKES, I WOULD HAVE STOPPED IN A SAFE DISTANCE. WHEN I FELT THE DECELERATION STOP, I PUSHED EVEN HARDER ON THE PEDAL, WITH ABSOLUTELY NO CHANGE IN VELOCITY AND NO MORE ROOM FOR THE PEDAL TO MOVE. THERE WAS AT LEAST 15 BETWEEN VEHICLESAT THIS POINT,&..I COULD /SHOULD HAVE STOPPED SAFELY, WITH NO COLLISION IF THE BRAKES HAD WORKED PROPERLY! *AK

CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WOULD NOT GO OFF AND THE VAN HAD A VERY HARD BRAKE PEDAL LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER BOOST, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS AN EQUALIZER, HOWEVER WHEN IT WAS INSTALLED IT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, THEN THEY DISCOVERED IT WAS THE SWITCH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THAT WAS BAD OR NEEDED TO BE ADJUSTED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE HARD BRAKE PEDAL WAS NORMAL FOR GMC'S, CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING HE EXPERIENCED HARD BRAKING AND THE WHEELS LOCKED UP, CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO ABS CONTROL EVEN THOUGH VEHICLE IS SUPPOSE TO HAVE IT, CONSUMER BELIVES HE ONLY HAS FRONT WHEEL BRAKING.*YD

DEFECTIVE HINGES ON SIDE CARGO DOORS. SIDE DOORS NOT FREQUENTLY USED. REPEATEDLY GREASED/OILED TO REDUCE TENSION AND FORCE NECESSARY TO OPERATE DOORS. DOORS NOW INOPERABLE. HINGES CRACKED & RUSTED OUT COMPLETELY AFTER ONLY 3 1/2 YEARS OF OWNING VEHICLE. PASSENGERS WOULD BE TRAPPED INSIDE IF USING CENTER SEATS. HINGES ARE USELESS. PER GMC, MY PROBLEM; TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE VEHICLE & IT'S ISSUES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED.*AK

HINGES ON 60/40 CARGO DOORS ARE VERY STIFF. DOORS HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO OPEN AND CLOSE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. RECENTLY, LOWER HINGE ON 40 DOOR HAS BROKEN. REPLACEMENT OF ALL HINGES ON THESE DOORS IS APPROXIMATELY $1100. HAVE NOT YET CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM (HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH HINGES ON 95 VANDURA).*AK

DRIVING AT 65MI HR.--SOUNDED LIKE AN EXPLOSION CAR COME VERY CLOSE TO ROLLING OVER--REPLACED ALL 4 TIRES & HAD TO REPLACE A RIM

I HAD THE TYPICAL FIRESTONE EXPERIENCE EXCEPT THIS TIME IT WAS WITH A GM MODEL AND A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TIRE. THE TREAD ON THIS TIRE JUST PEELED RIGHT OFF. LUCKILY, I'M ALIVE TO TALK ABOUT IT. FIRESTONE SAID IT WAS UNDERINFLATED. I DISAGREE. I USED THE BEST AND MOST EFFICENT MECHANIC IN TOWN AND HE ALWAYS KEEPS THE PRESSURE ADJUSTED PROPERLY FOR THE APPROPRIATE SEASON. ALL THE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. I SAVED THE OTHER 3 TIRES SO WHEN YOU INVESTIGATE YOU CAN TELL IF MY TIRES WERE UNDERINFLATED OR NOT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VN11B1A428 TIRESIZE: LT24575R16)

THE POWER BRAKE/STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE, RENDERING THE POWER BRAKE AND STEERING INOPERABLE. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED WHILE TRAVELING DOWNHILL AND PRESENTED A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 70,000 MILES AT THE TIME. I WAS AND REMAIN CONCERNED THAT THE PART DEFECT WAS NOT IDENTIFIED EARLIER AND PRESENTED A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT I WANT TO KNOW IF THE REPLACEMENT PART IS SAFE AND HOW GMC WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR ALL OF THE COSTS I INCURRED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT WAS VERY DISTRESSING TO LOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING FASTER, INJURIES MOST ASSUREDLY WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. I HAVE SEEN ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET THAT A 2000 GMC SAVANA VAN RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART. *NM

STEERING FAILED COMPLETELY. DEALER STATED THE CONVERSION COMPANY MADE THE VEHICLE TOO HEAVY. *AK

CONSUMER GETS DIZZY AND ALSO GETS A HEADACHE WHEN LOOKING THROUGH WINDSHIELD. LOOKS LIKE WINDSHIELD HAS WAVES AND SPOTS IN IT. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *YD

REAR SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM DOESN'T WORK, IT IS USELESS. ALSO, REARVIEW MIRROR SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, DRIVER CANT'T SEE WHAT IS BEHIND HIM. *AK REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT OF THE SAME DESIGN , WILL NOT BUCKLE FOR PROPER USE. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE "ENGINE" CRACKED, RESULTING IN A SEVERE COOLANT LEAK.*AK

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASGETS DETERIATING AND HAVE TO BE REPLACED WITH 25,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE.

WHILE SHIFTING GEARS TRANSMISSION WOULD DOWN SHIFT ON ITS OWN. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC REPLACED TRANSMISSION. *AK

SHIFT LEVER HAS BROKEN TWICE. DEALER HAS REPAIRED IT. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK SHIFT LEVER BROKE AGAIN CAUSE IS UNKNOWN BUT WAS REPLACED. *YH

THE REAR PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT BUCKLE WILL NOT RELEASE. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *LA

REAR SEATBELT LOCKING MECHANISM DOESN'T WORK, IT IS USELESS. ALSO, REARVIEW MIRROR SHAKES WHEN DRIVING, DRIVER CANT'T SEE WHAT IS BEHIND HIM. *AK REAR SEAT BELTS ARE NOT OF THE SAME DESIGN , WILL NOT BUCKLE FOR PROPER USE. *YH

PASSENGER SEAT HAS TIPPED BACK; THREE TIMES. EACH TIME THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE HINGE PIN AND PUT A SMALL SPROCKET TO LOCK IN PLACE. THIS DOESN'T SEEM TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE ONLY REASON SOMEONE HASN'T BEEN HURT IS THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSING PINS WHEN A PASSENGER IS LOADING INTO THE BACK.*AK

THE GMC VAN WAS WEST BOUND ON HWY 67 AND WAS AT A STOP YIELDING FOR TRAFFIC TURNING ONTO CR 209. THE OTHER VEHICLE ALSO WEST BOUND WAS NOT PAYING ANY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD WHILE HAVING HER HEAD DOWN LOOKING ON THE FLOOR BOARD AND DID NOT SEE THE VAN STOPPED AND REARENDED IT. SHE WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND NEVER APPLIED HER BRAKES. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE COMPLETELY AND WHEN THE DRIVER CAME TO HE WAS LAID OUT FLAT IN THE SEAT ON THE FLOOR BOARD LOOKING UP AT THE CEILING. THE PASSENGER SUSTAINED SEVERE BACK INJURIES FROM THE SEAT BREAKAGE THAT BANGED INTO HIS BACK. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CHILD IN PASSENGER'S FRONT SEAT NOTICED SEAT GETTING VERY HOT. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND SAW HEATER OF THE SEAT HAD BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE FABRIC. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

AIR CONDITION/HEAT VENTS NOT CONNECTED TO REAR; REAR VIEW MIRRORS SHAKE AT ALL SPEEDS, MAKING VISABILITY DIFFICULT FOR REAR VIEW. VENTATLATION SYSTEM DOES NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AT DASH. THESE ITEMS WERE IN THIS CONDITION AT PURCHASE, THIS IS A VAN CONVERSION, AND SOLD AS A DEMO VEHICLE UNDER NEW CAR AD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 GMC SAVANNA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, HE HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FUND THAT THE STARTER BOLT HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

GLAVAL PACKAGE IS FALLING APART DUE TO ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. YH

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VAN WAS PARKED. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. *AK *JB

WHILE WAITING AT A STOP LIGHT FORD PICKUP REARENDED GMC ON PASSENGER'S REAR CORNER AND PUSHED IT INTO REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT WITH OTHER VEHICLE, NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES, AND RECEIVED EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT.*AK *YH

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS FAILURE CAUSED THE BRAKE NOISY. YH