1995 GMC Safari

UPON STARTING MY MOTOR HOME I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT CLEAR TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE OR NO RESISTANCE. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT THE TIME. I TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO "PUMP UP" THE BRAKES WITH NO CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR STATION WHERE THE INITIAL FINDINGS ARE A MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE. THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OF AN EXTERNAL LEAK, BOTH BRAKE FLUID CHAMBERS ARE FULL. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN STARTED AS OF THIS DATE 1/27/02. I CALLED MONACO/SAFARI/SPARTAN (CHASSIS) AND SPOKE TO A TECH SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE WHO CLAIMED THAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL FAILURE OF THE MASTER CYLINDER. NOT BELIEVING THAT A FAILURE(NO EXTERNAL LOSS OF FLUID) COULD CAUSE THIS CONDITION I CALLED BENDIX (NOW BOSCH) ENGINEERING AND SPOKE TO MR RALPH PORTER (SP). HE INDICATED THAT THEIR MASTER CYL. COULD NOT FAIL IN THIS WAY UNLESS THERE WAS A TOTAL BREAKDOWN OF THE INTERNAL SEALS IN THE CYL. WHICH WAS MOST UNLIKELY.NEITHER COMPANY INDICATED AN INTEREST IN INVESTIGATING THIS EVENT. I HAVE REVIEWED THE FED. MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STD. 105 AND HAVE CONCLUDED THAT THIS EVENT WAS IN VIOLATION FO THE STANDARD.*AK

I HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL INEJCTOR SYSTEM ON THIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC THAT REPAIRED THIS INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS GENERAL MOTORS ENGINE. THE COST WAS CLOSE TO $500. THE FAULTY INJECTOR CAUSED RAW GASOLINE TO FLOW DOWN INTO THE CRANKCASE THINNING OUT THE ENGINE OIL. RAW FUEL WAS DRIPPING OUT OF MY EXHAUST PIPE. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT COULD LEAD TO AN ENGINE FIRE AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY. GM HAS KNOW THAT THESE INJECTORS WERE FAULTY AND I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. I WOULD ALSO LIKE GM TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THIS PART THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL OF THE FOLLOWING FUNCTIONS: POWER STEERING, BRAKES, ENGINE COOLING/WATER PUMP, AND ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS OPERATED BY THE SERPENTINE BELT. MY INITIAL INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD BECOME DISLODGED FROM THE PULLEY SYSTEM. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALED THAT THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET FAILED ALLOWING THE BELT TO BECOME DISLODGED. STILL FURTHER INSPECTION BY A QUALIFIED MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE REAR BOLT(S) HOLDING THE ALTERNATORS IN PLACE WERE MISSING ALLOWING ENOUGH DOWNWARD PRESSURE TO BE EXERTED ON THE ALTERNATOR PULLEY TO BREAK THE TWO FRONT "EARS" OF THE ALTERNATOR BRACKET AND TO THROW THE BELT OFF THE PULLEYS. THE ALTERNATOR HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED AND I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THIS LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE REAR BOLT(S) OF THE ALTERNATOR EITHER WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED AT THE FACTORY OR THAT THEY NEED TO BE INSPECTED OCCASSIONALLY TO ENSURE THEY HAVE NOT LOOSENED AND FALLEN OUT. I HAVE FOUND NOTHING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL SUGGESTING THAT THESE BOLTS BE CHECKED AS A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PROCEDURE. MY GUESS IS THEY WERE NOT PROPERLY TIGHTENED IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO EITHER STEER OR STOP.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT COME ON A LOT OF THE TIME. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS WE LIVE IN RAINY PACIFIC NORTHWEST AND WE END UP DRIVING UP TO 1/2 HOUR IN RAIN BEFORE THEY COME ON IF THEY COME ON AT ALL. THIS IS A HUGE HAZARD AS IT COULD LEAD TO A VERY SERIOUS AND DEVASTATING INJURY OR LOSS. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED A DEALER YET BUT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BECOMING MUCH WORSE. IT STARTED OUT INFREQUENTLY AND NOT FOR A LONG TIME BEFORE THE WIPERS WOULD COME ON, BUT NOW IT IS CHRONIC, IT IS NEARLY EVERY TIME. *AK