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1992 GMC Safari

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 1992 GMC Safari do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 30.

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59Owner complaints

Model-year median: 30

1Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
26Suspension
11Electrical System
6Power Train
3Seat Belts
3
All reported categories
Seats
2Service Brakes, Air
2Unknown Or Other
2Vehicle Speed Control
2Child Seat
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Equipment
1Steering
1Structure
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 4 of 59 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Suspension. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

4 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports

What owners actually said

59 reports
Mileage unknown · Oct 20, 1995
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine CoolingService Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS HAPPENS WHEN EVERIT WANTS, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS WITH NO DAHS WARNING LIGHTS, TO RESTART CONSUMER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL RESTART, CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, ALSO ABS HA…

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WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS HAPPENS WHEN EVERIT WANTS, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS WITH NO DAHS WARNING LIGHTS, TO RESTART CONSUMER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL RESTART, CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, ALSO ABS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE BUT NOTHING WAS REPORTED TO BE WRONG CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL JERK, OR SHAKE AND SOMETIMES PULL TO THE RIGHT, THEN LEFT.*JB

NHTSA ODI #973700

Mileage unknown · Sep 25, 1995
Electrical SystemFire

WIRING HARINESS BURNED, CAUSING AN UNDER THE HOOD FIRE WHILE DRIVING. TT

NHTSA ODI #972410

Mileage unknown · Sep 18, 1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES THE BRAKE FLUID KEEP RUNNING OUT DEALER CAN'T FIND THE LEAK . TT

NHTSA ODI #972092

Mileage unknown · Aug 29, 1995
Seat Belts

BOTH CAPTAIN SEATS 2ND ROW LAP/SHOULDER BUCKLES RELEASED AFTER APPLYING BRAKES CAUSING CSS TO FALL OFF SEATS. TT

NHTSA ODI #971205

Mileage unknown · Aug 16, 1995
Electrical System

WIRING HARNESS WAS RESTING ON VALVE PAN COVER BOLT, WORE THROUGH INSULATION, CAUSING IGNITION CONTROL MODULE TO FAIL. TT

NHTSA ODI #970542

Mileage unknown · Aug 3, 1995
Wheels

WHILE DRIVING, FRONT RIGHT WHEEL CAME OFF VEHICLE; FOUR OF LUG BOLTS SNAPPED OFF; SMASHED UP VAN UNDERNEATH; SPEED 35 MPH. TT

NHTSA ODI #969809

Mileage unknown · Jul 19, 1995
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, VACUUM SYSTEM FAILURE, ACTIVATES THE BRAKES WITHOUT STEPPING ON PEDAL. TT

NHTSA ODI #969117

Mileage unknown · Apr 27, 1995
Vehicle Speed Control

SUDDEN ACCELERATION OF VEHICLE. TT

NHTSA ODI #964435

Mileage unknown · Mar 28, 1995
Service Brakes, HydraulicCrashInjury

ABS: BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE; CAUSED REAREND COLLISION. TT

NHTSA ODI #962671

Official recalls

1

93V119000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:rotor

Aug 2, 1993

SEVERE CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT AT THE JOINT OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER SECTION AND THE CAST OUTER SECTION CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE ROTOR SECTIONS CAN CAUSE LOSS OFBRAKING ABILITY IN THE AFFECTED WHEEL. THIS COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPINGDISTANCE AND/OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.

Remedy: REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WITH NEW ROTORS WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COATING. HOWEVER, IF REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LININGS ARE NECESSARY, IT WILL BE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE SINCE BRAKE LININGS ARE NORMAL MAINTENANCE ITEMS.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

0

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