1997 Safari 2400 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 1997 Safari 2400, 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
- Other / unspecified2100.0%
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
Other / unspecified
Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above.
From owner reports, verbatim
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A BICYCLE RACK HITCHED TO THE VEHICLE. THE BICYCLE RACK MANUFACTURER WAS SARIS, MODEL T-RAX SPORT IV-BIKE (N/A). THE CONTACT REQUESTED THE COMPLAINT BE FILED VERBATIM. THE CONTACT STATED THE PRODUCT FEATURED AN OPENING ON THE ARM THAT EXTENDS FROM THE HITCH THAT IS MEANT TO BE A LOCK POINT, TO LOCK THE HITCH TO THE VEHICLE. THIS LOCK POINT IS IN THE SAME PROXIMITY OF NINETY DEGREES ROTATION POINT OF THE RACK ARM WHICH RAISES AND LOWERS, SO THAT ONE CAN GET INTO THE HATCH IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE LOCK OPENING IS LARGE ENOUGH TO FIT ADULT FINGERS OR SMALL CHILD HANDS WHICH CAN LEAD TO DISMEMBERMENT, PINCHING OR CRUSHING OF FINGERS OR OF HAND. THIS RESULTED TO DISMEMBERMENT OF TWO FINGERS, NINETY PERCENT OF THE WAY OF A TWO YEAR OLD. UPDATED 12/02/10 *BF UPDATED 12/07/10
PASSENGER SIDE MIRROR CAME OFF AND FLEW INTO TRAFFIC. NO WARNING JUST FLEW OFF. CALLED GM HEADQUARTERS AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE VAN TO GMC SERVICE CENTER. TOOK IT IN AND DEALERSHIP TRIED TO SAY IT WAS BECAUSE IT WAS A 2003 MODEL AND WARRANTY UP. WAS ALSO TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. I TOLD THE SERVICE GUY YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY THAT IS NOT A DANGER. THE CAR BEHIND ME SWERVED TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT BY THE GLASS WHICH IS NOT SAFETY GLASS EITHER BECAUSE IT SHATTERED WHEN IT FELL OFF AND I HAVE SEVERAL NICKS IN MY PAINT FROM WHERE IT HIT THE SIDE BEFORE IT FLEW BEHIND ME. I ASKED HIM WHAT IF A PEDESTRIAN HAD BEEN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE GLASS HIT THEM HE JUST SHRUGGED HIS SHOULDERS. I ASKED WHAT ARE WE TO DO GET OUT AND SWING ON THIS STUFF TO SEE IF IT IS GOING TO FLY OFF. HE TRIED TO SAY THAT THE MIRROR HAD BEEN HIT . I TOLD HIM DON'T GO THERE WITH THAT. THE MIRROR HAS NEVER BEEN HIT. YOU CAN SEE THE OLD GLUE WHERE IT TURNED LOOSE. THERE IS A FLAWS IN THE STUFF THEY ARE PUTTING IT ON WITH. I HAVE AN OLD 88 MODEL THAT I DRIVE EVERYWHERE AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING THE VAN PUT UP AND IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY PARTS FLYING OFF OF IT. I THINK THEY SHOULD RECALL THE SAFARI AND CHECK THIS. THAT GLASS COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE IF IT HAD HIT . RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE VAN WHEN IT ONLY HAD ABOUT A 1000 MILES ON IT I LEARNED IT CAME FROM THE FACTORY WITH NO FLUID IN THE DIFFERENTIAL. PLACE WHERE I HAD THE OIL CHANGED CAUGHT THAT IN TIME BEFORE IT DID ANY DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. GMC IS CHARGING ALOT OF MONEY BUT DON'T STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS. *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
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