IllustrationHEADLIGHTS AND DASH LIGHTS WENT OUT. CRUISE QUITS THEN WORKS. POWER WINDOWS QUIT, THEN WORK. DEALER CHECKED GROUNDS AND INSTALLED NEW HEADLIGHT AND POWER WINDOW SWITCHS. NOW POWER DOOR LOCKS QUIT AND CRUISE QUIT AGAIN. FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. PROBLEMS NOT SOLVED.*AK
2000 GMC Safari
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 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
50–25K
1025–50K
750–75K
275–100K
3100–150K
4150K+
31 reports with mileage · 37 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 7 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. 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.
11 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
What owners actually said
68 reportsPASSENGER'S SIDE AND THE SLIDING DOOR RATTLE AS IF THEY ARE NOT CLOSED. ALSO, PASSENGER DOOR BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHEN HITTING A BUMP. CONTACTED GMC, AND GMC STATED THIS WAS NORMAL.*AK CONSUMER IS CONCERNED THAT THE DOOR WILL COME OPEN IF VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR IS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CRASH. *SLC
SEAT BELT WEBBING IS SEPARATING ON DRIVER'S SIDE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THIS MATTER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER. *AK
VEHICLE STALLS AT VERY LOW SPEEDS, NO BRAKING INVOLVED. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES. TAKEN TO DEALER 4 TIMES, COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM.*AK
ENGINE STALLING WHILE APPLYING ACCELERATOR PEDAL FROM A STOP POSITION OR WHEN IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM *AK
TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY WOULD SLIP WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION OR WHILE TRAVELING AT A REGULAR SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWO OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS ON THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER REPAIRED ALL CONNECTION AT STARTER AND ENGINE. …
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TRANSMISSION INTERMITTENTLY WOULD SLIP WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP POSITION OR WHILE TRAVELING AT A REGULAR SPEED. VEHICLE BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON TWO OR MORE OCCASIONS, AND UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. *AK THE VEHICLE STALLS ON THE ROAD AND WOULD NOT RESTART. THE DEALER REPAIRED ALL CONNECTION AT STARTER AND ENGINE. ALSO THE VEHICLE HAD POPPING SOUND WHEN BRAKES WAS APPLIED DUE TO PROBLEM WITH REAR RIGHT SUSPENSION AND TIRE. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RISER WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD A ROARING NOISE ON HARD STOP AND EXTENDED CRANK INTERMETING ROUGH STAND DUE TO ROTORS FAILURE. *YH
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD PULSATE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, DRIVER HAS TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP;. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OR MORE TIMES, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RISER NOT OPE…
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INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL IT WOULD PULSATE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, DRIVER HAS TO APPLY BRAKE PEDAL HARDER TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP;. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FIVE OR MORE TIMES, AND UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK THE VEHICLE SHIFTS HARD AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT RISER NOT OPERABLE. THE BRAKES VIBRATE. THE LEFT WINDOW WAS INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE HAD COOLANT LEAK. *YH
ON 4 OCCASIONS DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND HEADLIGHTS HAVE COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. AFTER SHUTING OFF VEHICLE AND WAITING 15 MINUTES, LIGHTS WILL RESTART. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE CAUSE.*AK
NONE OF SEATBELTS LOCK UP WHEN PUTTING ON BRAKES. CHILD SEAT SLAMS FORWARD BECAUSE SEAT BELTS WON'T HOLD. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE LIGHTS IN DASH AND RADIO GO OUT, POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *SLC
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.