1995 GMC Safari

WAS DRIVING TO WORK ABOUT 25MPH THAN ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ACCELERATION WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE TO A PARKING LOT BUT ENDED UP HAVING TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHICH I WAS IN FORMED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED BUT COULD SMELL GAS AND THE FUEL HAD COLLECTED IN THE OIL WHICH WAS CHANGED, AFTER FURTHER CONSIDERATION HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME.TRIED STARTING IT RUNS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 OR 15 SECONDS , HAD THE STARTER CHECKED WORKING GREAT SO ABOUT 2 MONTHS I JUST HAVE IT PARKED LOOKING FOR SOLUTIONS.I HAD IT FOR ABOUT 9 YEARS WITH DAY TO DAY DRIVING TO WORK AND OCCASIONALLY ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

1995 GMC SAFARI. CONSUMER STATES THE REAR SPRINGS ARE CARBON FIBER AND HAVE DELAMINATED. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IT CAUSED AN UNSTABLE CONDITION WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AS THE VEHICLE'S BODY WAS NOT PROPERLY SUPPORTED AND COULD DROP ONTO THE FRAME AT ANY TIME, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN UNCONTROLLABLE BEHAVIOR OF THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 GMC SAFARI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE GARAGE, THE FRONT TORSION BAR ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SNAPPED IN HALF. THE ENTIRE DRIVER SIDE FRONT END DROPPED DOWN ON THE TIRE. THE CONTACT CALLED GM AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 156,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING RESPONSE DUE TO FAILURE OF ALTERNATOR BRACKET THAT RESULTED IN SERPENTINE BELT FALLING OFF THAT RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. VEHICLE DRIFTED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE AND THEN OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR FACILITY THAT DAY. ALTERNATOR BRACKET WAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING DAY. FAILED PART AT REPAIR FACILITY. *JB

95 GMC SAFARI/95 CHEVY ASTRO I HAVE OWNED 3 OF THESE MODELS SINCE 1995 AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL 3 OF THEM. THE FUSIBLE LINK CONNECTION LOCATED BEHIND THE BATTERY WHERE POWER GOES INTO THE FUSE PANEL HAS ONE CONNECTION THAT OVERHEATS, MELTS THE PLASTIC MODULE AND CREATES A CIRCUIT PROBLEM. TOTAL LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING HAS OCCURRED, TOTALLY CRIPPLING THE VEHICLES. UPON SEARCHING SALVAGES FOR A REPLACEMENT CONNECTOR, I FOUND 4 OUT OF 5 HAD THE SAME OVERHEATED, MELTED PLASTIC, DANGEROUS CONNECTION. I HAVE THE CONNECTOR I REPLACED ON 1 OF THE VEHICLES AND CAN PROVIDE IT TO THE INVESTIGATION. THIS SITUATION COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A FATAL ACCIDENT. TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER MEANS ENGINE QUITS, LIGHTS GO OUT AT NIGHT, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES ARE INOPERABLE. THIS TRULY NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATIONS TO PROTECT THE LIVES OF OWNERS/OPERATORS OF THESE VEHICLES. *NM

THE CONSUMER OWNS A 1995 GMC SAFARI. THE CONTACT SAYS WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING IN THE GARAGE THEY HEARD A LOUD BANGING NOISE. WHEN THEY WENT OUT TO THE GARAGE THEY NOTICED THAT THE TORSION BAR SNAPPED. THE MECHANIC NOTICED SEVERAL OF THE SAME VEHICLES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE THERE WERE 26 COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH THE LEFT BROKEN TORSION BAR AND THE RIGHT TORSION. *SC *JB

I BOUGHT A USED VAN FROM FLORIDA AUTO EXCHANGE ON APRIL 18,2005 AND WHEN WE TEST DROVE IT I STATED THAT THERE WAS A VIBRATION IN THE FRONT I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CHECK IT OUT . NOTHING, I THEN HAD THE VEHICLE LOOKED AT AGAIN IN MAY AGAIN NOTHING ,WELL I WAS DRIVING OVER A BRIDGE TODAY GOING ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN THE TREAD CAME OFF MY FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE TIRE. I ALMOST WRECKED BUT I CONTROLLED THE VAN. NOW THE CAR DEALER IS TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NOT THERE CONCERN THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRES .I NEED SOMEONE TO HELP .NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THE VAN IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE THE BACK TIRE IS BUBBLING AND I MUST REPLACE ALL THE TIRES .I ALSO NEED A RIM AND THERE IS BODY DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. PLUS THE DEALER IS CHARGING ME FOR TOWING BECAUSE THE SPARE THEY GAVE ME WITH THE VAN DIDNT FIT.....