1995 GMC Safari

I PURCHASED A 1995 GMC SAFARI VAN AT C & O MOTORS IN CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINIA ON 05/23/1998 REG #1GDDM19W9SB53344. AFTER DRIVING IT HOME WE DISCOVERED THE AIR BAG LIGHT WAS ON SO WE CONTACTED C & O AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT BACK. WE DID THEY WORKED ON IT AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. WE DROVE IT A SHORT TIME AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. WE CONTACTED C & O AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT BACK AND WE DID AND THIS TIME THEY REPLACED THE AIRBAG. THE LIGHT WAS OFF FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN CAME ON AGAIN. WE CONTACTED PERFORMANCE MOTORS IN PARSONS AND THEY LOOKED AT IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF FOR A SHORT TIME. NOW WE ARE CONSIDERING SELLING THIS VAN AND WAS TOLD THAT IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON WE CANNOT SELL IT. WE HAVE ALL THE PAPERWORK TO SHOW WHERE IT HAS BEEN SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM, WE DID A CAR FAX ON THE VAN TO SEE IF IT HAD BEEN WRECKED DUE TO THE LIGHT NOT GOING OFF AND IT CAME BACK NEGATIVE. WE WOULD LIKE SOME INPUT AS TO HOW WE SHOULD HANDLE THIS PROBLEM? I CHECKED THE RECALLS AND THIS WAS NOT ONE OF THE RECALLS. WE HAVE INVESTED SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AND UNTIL NOW FELT IT WAS NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL WE DECIDED TO SELL IT. *AK

WHEN RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR ON ALL WHEEL DRIVE MINIVAN WAS REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO, VAN BEGAN EXHIBITING UNSTABLE, EXTREMELY SENSITIVE, AND DANGEROUS HANDLING CHARACTERISTICS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. REPLACEMENT OF TIRES, TWO SETS OF SHOCK ABSORBERS, AND MULTIPLE REALIGNMENTS AT MY EXPENSE DID NOT SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. IF I HAD NEEDED TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY EVASIVE MANEUVER UNDER THESE CONDITIONS, MY VAN WOULD VERY LIKELY HAVE ROLLED OVER. WHEN LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR WAS REPLACED THIS WEEK, I WAS INFORMED THAT GM HAD DEVELOPED A NEW TORSION BAR DESIGN, AND THAT I WAS NOW REQUIRED TO REPLACE BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT BARS IF EITHER FAILED. THIS DUAL REPLACEMENT FINALLY SOLVED MY HANDLING PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL AND REPLACE SUCH DEFECTIVE PARTS FREE WHEN THEY ENDANGER PASSENGERS! I HAVE PAID FOR REPLACING THREE DEFECTIVE TORSION BARS OVER A TWO YEAR PERIOD. *JB

RAW GAS ODOR IN EXHAUST, SOMETIMES EXHAUST HAS FOUL ODOR, ENGINE RUNS ROUGH AT TIMES. WAS TAKEN TO DEALER IN APRIL 2003, COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG IN THEIR DIAGNOSTICS, SYMPTOMS HAVE SLOWLY GOTTEN WORSE OVER TIME. SUSPECT LATENT DEFECT IN FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM CAUSING A FUEL LEAK INSIDE OF ENGINE (INTAKE MANIFOLD). SINCE A DLEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM WITH NORMAL DIAGNOSTICS, THIS IS AN OBVIOUS EMISSIONS CONTROL DEFECT AS WELL AS A POTENTIAL SAFETY DEFECT. THIS WOULD AFFECT ALL VEHICLES WITH THIS ENGINE, THIS DEFECT IS NOT SPECIFIC TO THIS MODEL.

HAS BEEN REPOSSESED BY BECU AND WILL BE SOLD BY COLLATORAL RECOVERY SERVICES INC LOCATED AT: 621 37TH AT WA AUBURN, WA 98002. THEY HAVE BEEN INFORMED OF THE FOLLOWING DEFECTS: 1)NONE OF THE TURN SIGNALS WORK. THIS HAS BEEN AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE SEVERAL FUSES HAVE BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUES. 2)THE WARNING SOUND, FOR THE HEADLINES BEING LEFT ON WHEN THE DOOR IS OPEN, NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. THE FUSE HAS BEEN TESTED AND REPLACED, BUT THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUES. 3)THE WARNING SOUND FOR THE DRIVERS SEATBELT, TO REMIND TO FASTEN THEM, NO LONGER WORKS. THE FUSE HAS BEEN TESTED AND REPLACED, BUT THE MALFUNCTION CONTINUES. 4)WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS REGARDING THE FUSES LISTED ABOVE, THERE MAY BE THE POSSIBILITY THAT THE FUSE BOX IS DEFECTIVE OR THERE IS A PROBLEM IN THE WIRING. THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BECAUSE OF THE PROHIBITIVE COSTS. 5)THE TIRES ARE RECENT PURCHASE FROM SEARS, BUT THERE ARE DEFECTS IN THE TIRES. THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE HAS A SLOW LEAK THAT HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY SEALED WITH SEAL-TITE IN A CAN (A FRIEND GAVE ME HERS). THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE ALSO HAS A SLOW LEAK, AND IVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO AFFORD A CAN OF SEAL-TITE, AND HAVE JUST BEEN REFILLING THE TIRE AS NEEDED. 6)THE POWER WINDOWS MOVEMENT UP AND DOWN ARE PARTICULARLY SLOW AND THE GEARS SEEM READY TO BREAK DOWN ANYTIME. THERE MAY ALSO BE AN UNDETECTED ELECTRICAL PROBLEM HERE AS WELL. 7)THE BRAKES NEED SERIOUS WORK. THEY HAVE BEEN GRINDING A VERY LONG TIME. THE BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND DRUMS MAY ALL NEED TO BE REPLACED, AS WELL AS THE BRAKE FLUID. 8)THE VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD ITS 100,000 MILES, THE 125,000 OR THE 130,000 MILES MAINTENANCE WORK DONE. IT HAS NOT HAD A TUNE UP SINCE MY PURCHASE AND HAVE ONLY BEEN ABLE TO PROCURE OIL CHANGES INFREQUENTLY.*AK