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2001 GMC Savana

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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19Owner complaints

Model-year median: 3

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
3Air Bags
2Power Train
2Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Structure
2
All reported categories
Engine
1Engine And Engine Cooling
1Exterior Lighting
1Fuel System, Diesel
1Lane Departure
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Other
1Suspension
1Tires
1Vehicle Speed Control
1Visibility
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 8 of 19 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.

  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Power Train. Review the 2 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

0 crash reports1 fire reports1 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jul 24, 2025
Electrical SystemEngineLane Departure

I don't know sometimes wrong with the electrical issue before I got to dive into it I had got some damages from death or vandalism

NHTSA ODI #11675891

Mileage unknown · Jan 2, 2004
Electrical System

TROUBLE STARTING: TURN KEY, VEHICLE TURNS OVER FINE,THAN SHUTS OFF. BEEN TO DEALER SIX TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. AT FIRST THEY (DEALER) THOUGHT IT WAS THE KEY. ISSUED NEW KEY OEM. STILL PROBLEM EXSISTED.WHAT WE DO NOW WE FLIP THE KEY AND TRY TO START VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES IT WILL START.THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT ALWAYS HA…

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TROUBLE STARTING: TURN KEY, VEHICLE TURNS OVER FINE,THAN SHUTS OFF. BEEN TO DEALER SIX TIMES THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. AT FIRST THEY (DEALER) THOUGHT IT WAS THE KEY. ISSUED NEW KEY OEM. STILL PROBLEM EXSISTED.WHAT WE DO NOW WE FLIP THE KEY AND TRY TO START VEHICLE AND SOMETIMES IT WILL START.THIS PROBLEM DOES NOT ALWAYS HAPPEN BUT WHEN IT DOES IT'S FRUSTRATING. THE MOST RECENT PROBLEM HAPPENED BEFORE THE NEW YEAR 2004. BUT THIS TIME IT WAS BEING DRIVEN.THE LOSS OF ALL POWER IS SCARY BUT ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. GMC WHY CAN'T YOU FIGURE THIS PROBLEM OUT.*AK

NHTSA ODI #10051557

Mileage unknown · Jul 30, 2002
Electrical SystemFire

VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR 12 HOURS. CONSUMER WAS AWAKENED BY HORN SOUNDING. VEHICLE WAS IN FLAMES, FIRE MARSHALL AND INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR STATED FIRE WAS CAUSED BY ELECTRICAL WIRING. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #8015116

Official recalls

0

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NHTSA investigations

0

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