IllustrationTHE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS STUCK.*JB
1999 GMC Safari
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1999 GMC Safari do not stand out strongly from 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: 14 of 61 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Power Train. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. 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.
6 crash reports1 fire reports3 injury reports
Vehicle Speed Control complaints
3 reportsWHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT, INJURING 3 PEOPLE. WIFE WAS STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE EXAMINED DURING COMING WEEKS. *AK ANOTHER ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 26-AUG-2001, 2 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT …
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WHILE SITTING IN TRAFFIC ON AN INCLINE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY, HITTING VEHICLE IN FRONT, INJURING 3 PEOPLE. WIFE WAS STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP. VEHICLE WAS GOING TO BE EXAMINED DURING COMING WEEKS. *AK ANOTHER ACCIDENT OCCURRED ON 26-AUG-2001, 2 ADDITIONAL PEOPLE WERE INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT DUE TO SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, LATER THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS FOUND ON WHEN IT HAD NOT BEEN ACTIVATED, DEALER DISCONNECTED IT AND CONSUMER HAS NOT HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. *JB
POSSIBLE PROBLEM EXISTS AS, THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL ARE TOO CLOSE TOGETHER.
Official recalls
101V123000 · Seat Belts:front:warning Light/devices
Apr 10, 2001
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: MINI VANS. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 208, "OCCUPANT CRASH PROTECTION." THE "FASTEN SAFETY-BELT" AUDIBLE WARNING OCCASIONALLY MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY TERMINATE IN LESS THAN FOUR SECONDS AS REQUIRED BY THE STANDARD.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE STANDARD.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW ALARM MODULE. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 27, 2001. 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 OR GMC AT 1-800-462-8782.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.