IllustrationTHE POVER STEERING PUMP MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING LOSS OF BOTH POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. HAS THIS VEHICLE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM? LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED WHILE TURNING AROUND IN A DRIVEWAY AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY.
1995 GMC Safari
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most Safari years
Owner complaints for the 1995 GMC Safari are substantially higher than the model-year median of 30.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 19 of 195 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 54 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 38 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 33 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports4 fire reports10 injury reports
What owners actually said
195 reportsTHE FRONT OF VEHICLE WAS VERY LOW TO THE GROUND. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE. *AK
RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE.ONLY HAS 66K MILES, PARKED IN A GARAGE AT ALL TIMES. MOST ASTRO/SAFARI VANS BREAK ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I CAN NO LONGER BUY THE 41 INCH BAR, I MUST BUY THE NEW 36 INCH BAR AND ADJUSTER ARM FOR BOTH SIDES. THE ADJUSTERS ARE WELDED INTO THE FRAME WHICH MUST B…
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RIGHT TORSION BAR BROKE OVERNIGHT IN MY GARAGE.ONLY HAS 66K MILES, PARKED IN A GARAGE AT ALL TIMES. MOST ASTRO/SAFARI VANS BREAK ON THE LEFT SIDE. THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT I CAN NO LONGER BUY THE 41 INCH BAR, I MUST BUY THE NEW 36 INCH BAR AND ADJUSTER ARM FOR BOTH SIDES. THE ADJUSTERS ARE WELDED INTO THE FRAME WHICH MUST BE CUT OUT AND REWELDED IN. I LIKED OUR VAN UNTIL I STARDED DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND A GM REPLACEMENT KIT FROM OVERLANDVANS.COM FOR MUCH LESS THAN THE DEALER IS ASKING. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE NHTSA DOES NOT ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS AND THE ONLY THING GM CAN SAY IS "YOUR VAN IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY". NO ONE SEEMS TO CARE ABOUT ALL THE FAMILIES TRAVELING IN THESE VEHICLES. I HOPE THAT NO ONE GETS HURT, THERE WILL BE MORE FAILURES. I FEEL THERE MUST BE A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS KNOWN DEFECT. I FEEL THIS IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN A WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL! I WILL BE SELLING THE VAN AFTER THE REPAIR HAS BE MADE. SORRY GM, I WILL NOT BUY ANOTHER ONE, THIS IS OUR 2ND AWD VAN AND WILL BE OUR LAST!*AK
EGR VALVES CLOGGED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO JUMP FORWARD AND BACK FIRE.*AK
LEFT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE AS IT WAS PUT INTO GEAR FROM PARK. MECHANIC STATES THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN INITIATED. CAN'T FIND REPLACEMENT TORSION BAR AND HAVE TO ORDER REPLACEMENT KIT THAT REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF BOTH TORSION BARS WHICH MORE THAN TRIPLES THE REPAIR COSTS.*AK
TORSION BAR BROKE, AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE COLLAPSED INTO THE FRONT TIRES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK
WHILE TURNING ON A SIDE STREET STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WILL NOT TURN. *AK
I DO HAVE 95 GMC SAFARI AWD W/99,000 MILE ON IT AND I DRIVE A LOT AT HIGHWAY ALL THE TIME. LAST MONTH JULY 31, 03 I DROVE MY VAN AT HIGHWAY EARLY MORNING TO GO WORK IT WAS FINE AND DURING BEFORE GO TO LUNCH HEAD OUT TO MY VAN AND I NOTICE MY LEFT FRT SUSPENSION WENT DOWN. I HOIST TO THE LIFT AND NOTICE IT MY LEFT FRT TOR…
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I DO HAVE 95 GMC SAFARI AWD W/99,000 MILE ON IT AND I DRIVE A LOT AT HIGHWAY ALL THE TIME. LAST MONTH JULY 31, 03 I DROVE MY VAN AT HIGHWAY EARLY MORNING TO GO WORK IT WAS FINE AND DURING BEFORE GO TO LUNCH HEAD OUT TO MY VAN AND I NOTICE MY LEFT FRT SUSPENSION WENT DOWN. I HOIST TO THE LIFT AND NOTICE IT MY LEFT FRT TORSION BAR WAS BROKEN. I CALL MY DEALER AT GMC ABOUT THE SAFETY PROBLEM OF MY VAN THEY SAID NO RECALL. I LOVE MY VAN AND MY FAMILIES RIDE WITH IT, TOO. THIS SUSPENSION IS UNSAFE AND NOW I'M AFFRAID TO PUT MY FAMILY TO THIS VAN AGAIN, VERY DANGEROUS. I SPENT $450.00 TO REPLACE BOTH SIDE TORSION BAR AND BRKT, I DO IT MYSELF. BY THE WAY I'M AUTO TECH MECHANIC FOR 18YR'S AND I DO HOPE YOU MAKE THIS CONCERN... *AK
BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE AND LOCK UP ON WET PAVEMENT.DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT WORK IN 2 CRASHES.WINDSHEILD WIPERS GO OFF OR ON WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT; WENT OFF ONCE IN A DRIVING RAIN STORM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.DASH LIGHTS WONT WORK.KEY WONT WORK ON DRIVER DOOR.PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ON OUTSIDE BROKE.I HAD ANOTHER GMC SAFARI VAN BEFORE TH…
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BRAKES MAKE LOUD NOISE AND LOCK UP ON WET PAVEMENT.DRIVERS AIRBAG DID NOT WORK IN 2 CRASHES.WINDSHEILD WIPERS GO OFF OR ON WHEN THEY FEEL LIKE IT; WENT OFF ONCE IN A DRIVING RAIN STORM IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.DASH LIGHTS WONT WORK.KEY WONT WORK ON DRIVER DOOR.PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE ON OUTSIDE BROKE.I HAD ANOTHER GMC SAFARI VAN BEFORE THIS ONE AND BOTH OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE. *AK
ABS MALFUNCTION ( ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON ) EACU IS BAD COST $1300.00 DOLLARS AT THE DEALER . *AK
Official recalls
303V159000 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
Apr 28, 2003
ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537.
95V175000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm
Sep 13, 1995
THESE VEHICLES WERE ASSEMBLED WITH THE LEFT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM-TO-FRAME REAR NUT NOT TIGHTENED TO THE SPECIFIED TORQUE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: LOW TORQUE CAN ALLOW THE ATTACHMENT BOLT TO LOOSEN AND SUBSEQUENTLY FATIGUE AND BREAK. THIS CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE LEFT-HAND CONTROL ARM FROM THE FRAME INCREASING THE POTENTIAL FOR A VEHICLE ACCIDENT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL TIGHTEN THE LEFT-HAND LOWER CONTROL ARM-TO- FRAME REAR NUT TO THE PROPER TORQUE SPECIFICATION.
94V188000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:mounting
Oct 4, 1994
THE FUEL LINES ATTACHED TO THE FUEL TANK WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THESE FUEL LINES CAN LOOSEN TO THE POINT OF ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE LINES RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL LOWER THE FUEL TANK AND TIGHTEN THE FUEL TANK LINES TO THE PROPER TORQUE VALUE.
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
2EA02006 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened May 31, 2002 · Closed Jul 23, 2003
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer:motor
AS A RESULT OF THIS, AND THE PRECEDINGINVESTIGATION, RQ99-003, GM HAS EXPANDED THE POPULATION OF SAFETY RECALL 98V-150 (REPLACEMENT OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE) TO INCLUDE AN ADDITIONAL 1.77 MILLION VEHICLES.INCLUDED ARE VARIOUS 1994-1997 MY M/L VANS, S/T TRUCKS AND SUVS, & C/K TRUCKS AND SUVS.SEE ATTACHED TECHNICAL REPORT FOR DETAILS.
RQ99003 · Windshield Wiper
Opened Mar 8, 1999 · Closed May 31, 2002
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
No summary supplied.