GMC Savana 2000 — Reported problems

Tire size P 245/75 R 16 Was transporting church members (8) to church function on enter state when the tire blew out for no apparent reason. No more than 1000 miles ware on tires. The blow out caused damage to rear radiator causing overheating and damaging engine

VAN HAS LESS THAN 60,000 M. LAST 2-3 YEARS RUST CORROSION ON FRAME HAS NOW BECOME SO BAD ITS NO LONGER ABLE TO PASS NH STATE SAFETY INSPECTION. BRAKE LINES RUSTED AND REPLACED IN 2010 .GAS TANK RUSTED AND LEAKS.LEAF SPRING BRACKETS RUSTED AND BROKEN ,ONE REPLACED IN 2011,OTHER JUST BROKE CAN NOT FIND MECH. TO FIX,BECAUSE RUST HAS EATEN AWAY SO MUCH METAL,( IT GETS THINNER AND WEAKER). I BOUGHT THIS VAN BRAND NEW AM THE ONLY DRIVER AND HAVE TAKEN VERY GOOD CARE OF IT.I CAN NOT AFFORD TO JUST DUMP IT AND BUY ANOTHER. I KNOW OF MANY OTHER GMC VANS ALL DOING THE SAME THING.THE BUMPERS ALSO ARE PAPER THIN WHERE THERE'S SOME CHEAP METAL LEFT. *TR

WHEN APPROACHING STOP LIGHT WITH TRAFFIC THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO SWERVE AND USE THE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SAVANNA. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING SERVICE FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TECHNICIAN THAT THE FRAME WAS SEVERELY RUSTED TO THE POINT WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WS ABLE TO PUT HIS FINGER THROUGH THE RUST AND THE FRAME. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THAT THE FAILURE INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED OR MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SAVANA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE HAD TO WATCH THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE IN ORDER TO KNOW THE FUEL LEVEL INSTEAD OF RELYING ON THE FUEL GAUGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

I'VE NOTICED THAT 96 AND NEWER GMC SAVANA'S AND CHEVROLET EXPRESS FULL SIZE VANS HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR TAILLIGHTS. I'VE BEEN LOOKING FREQUENTLY FOR A RECALL BUT HAVE YET TO SEE ONE. THE PROBLEM IS WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE RIGHT BRAKE LIGHT IS VERY DIM. I'VE CHANGED THE BULBS SEVERAL TIMES THINKING THIS WOULD SOLVE THE PROBLEM BUT IT HASN'T. WHEN THE TAIL LAMPS ARE TURNED ON AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE RIGHT SIDE COMPLETELY MALFUNCTIONS. I WOULD REALLY HATE TO GET A TICKET FOR A BURNED OUT TAIL LAMP WHEN THAT ISN'T THE CASE. *NM

NO INJURIES, OR CRASHES. DOOR HANDLE ON VAN PULLING AWAY FROM VEHICLE. POOR QUALITY FOR HANDLES. MADE OF ALL PLASTIC. COULDN'T OPEN PASSENGER DOOR BECAUSE PLASTIC PARTS HAD BROKEN INSIDE THE DOOR. THIS VAN IS NOT ABUSED IN ANY WAY,AS MY 98 LB. WIFE IS THE ONE USING THAT DOOR EVERYDAY AND DOESN'T SLAM THE DOOR, OR TUG ON HANDLES. PART WAS REPLACED BY DEALER. MY CONCERN IS WHEN WILL THE REST OF THE HANDLES BREAK, OR FALL OFF?*JB

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 GMC SAVANNA VEHICLE EXPERIENCED D THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 05V00500. WHILE PARKING THE VAN, COMING BACK, AND THEN PUTTING IT I INTO THE REVERSE THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. ALSO, HAD BRAKE PROBLEMS. HAD TO ALLOW EXTRA SPACE IN BETWEEN CARS FOR THE VAN TO STOP. CONSUMER CALLED GM, AND CHECKED ON THE RECALLS , AND WAS INFORMED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. CONSUMER ONLY PUT ON 1,500 MILES ON THE VAN SINCE PURCHASING IT. THE VAN WAS PREOWNED AND WAS EQUIPPED WITH HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS CALLED, THEY FOUND RECALLS, AND T REFERRED CONSUMER TO GM. THE OWNER HAS NOT HAS THIS REPAIRED. THE BRAKES HAS ALSO HAD PROBLEMS. THE BRAKES OPERATED POORLY, AND COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO STOP. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP LOCATED INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, BASICALLY BURNED OUT. CONSUMER SAID THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED VEHICLE WAS THAT THE HILL HE WAS TRAVELING ON WAS NOT STEEP. CONSUMER LOST POWER FUNCTION IN 2000 GMC SAVANNAH 2500. THERE WERE SO SIGNS OF ANY TROUBLE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER SAID THE SAME THING, THEY COULD NOT HELP . THE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED ALREADY, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO CORRECT ITSELF. THE INFORMATION GIVEN IS WHAT THE CONSUMER PROVIDED AT THIS TIME.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A REAR BRAKE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE SHOES WERE TOO SMALL FOR THE DRUMS OR THE DRUMS WERE TOO BIG FOR THE SHOES. CONSUMER WAS FURIOUS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE. *AK

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE SERVICED 8 TIMES. EACH TIME ROTORS/BRAKES, AND DRUMS WERE REPAIRED. MECHANIC STATED THE SHOES DID NOT FIT THE DRUMS. *AK. GM HAS TECHNICAL REFERENCE DATED 09/01/1999 THA THAS THEM PUTTING SOME PART ON. EVERY TIME THEY TAKE IT IN TO THE SHOP IT COMES OUT WITH THE SAME RESUKTS. CONSUMER'S DEDUCTION WAS THE SAME AS THE MECHANIC, THAT THE PART IS NOT SIZED RIGHTLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SMOKE. ONCE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE IT BECAME ENGULFED WITH FLAMES. OTHER THAN NORMAL SERVICE, NOTHING WAS WRONG.*AK THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS YEAR AND MODEL VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS FIRE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO E CONTACTED TO DISCUSS THE FAILURE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH CONSUMER FELT AS IF THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER A BUMP. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE AND A THOROUGH INSPECTION CON CONSUMER DETERMINED THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE. CONSUMER REPLACED TWO TIRES ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION.*AK

2000 GMC SAVANA VEHICLE IS EQUIPED WITH ANTILOCK BRAKES. ON TWO OCCASSIONS WHEN I HAD TO MAKE SUDDEN STOPS I ENCOUNTERED BRAKE FAILURE. ALTHOUGH, THERE WERE OTHER TIMES THEY NEVER RESULTED IN ACCIDENTS. THE BRAKES WOULD SEEM TO ENGAGE THEN LET GO CAUSING VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FATHER THAN EXPECTED. *AK

EVERY 15,000 MILES BRAKES FAIL. DEALER STATES THAT WHEEL BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER STATED WHILE TRAVELING 55-60 MPH A HORSE WAS STANDING IN MIDDLE OF STREET AND CONSUMER'S VEHICLE RAN HEAD ON INTO THE HORSE. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ANY INDICATION. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKES STEERING WHEEL LOCKED HALF WAY IN BETWEEN TURNS.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE PASSENGER REAR TIRE TREAD SEPARATED, FOLLOWING A LOUD NOISE, TIRE WAS NOT FLAT. *AK THE DRIVERS REAR EXPERIENCED TREAD DELAMINATION. THE TIRES WERE IN GREAT SHAPE AND SHOWED LESS THAN 50% TREAD WEAR. (LARGE PORTIONS OF THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRES AND EXPOSED THE STEEL BELTS) THE TIRES WERE NOISY AND OUT OF BALANCE. THEY WERE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THE CONSUMER REQUESTED A REFUND. (ONE TIRE LOST TREAD AND HELD AIR, AND THE OTHER LOST TREAD AND HAD GONE FLAT) *SCC THE CONSUMER REPLACED ALL FIVE TIRES AT HIS EXPENSE. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE.REPAIR SHOP STATED A BEARING FAILED CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO FAIL.*AK

FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE PEELED AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED. FIRESTONE STEELTEX R4S 245/75R16. *AK

FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE DEFECTIVE.*AK *JB

CATALYTIC CONVERTER HAS BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES IN LESS THAN THREE YEARS. MY DEALER JUST KEEPS SHRUGGING THEIR SHOULDERS AND TELLING ME THEY DON'T KNOW WHY. THEY TELL ME EVERY TIME, IT WAS BROKEN INTO MANY SMALL PIECES AND WHEN THEY TAPPED ON THE MANIFOLD THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE SALT IN THERE..*JB

INSIDE LEFT FRONT BRAKE PAD WORE DOWN COMPLETELY AT 17,109 MILES, DAMAGING ROTOR, REQUIRING ROTOR REPLACEMENT AND BRAKE JOB. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO NOTICE SUCH AS A SQUEAL OR OTHER INDICATION THAT WOULD NORMALLY OCCUR PRIOR TO A BRAKE COMPONENT FAILURE. DEALER CLAIMED IT WAS "NORMAL" WEAR ALTHOUGH THE OTHER THREE PADS HAD PLENTY OF LIFE LEFT ON THEM. DEALER WOULD NOT COVER REPAIRS. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED NO HELP. CUST. SERVICE ALSO SIDED WITH THE DEALER MECHANIC, SAYING IT WAS "NORMAL" WEAR AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. I ENDED UP HAVING THEM REPAIRED/REPLACED AT ANOTHER LOCATION. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AS I HAVE SEEN MANY PRIOR COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME TYPE ON THE SAME OR SIMILAR TYPE VEHICLES. THIS APPEARS TO BE A SAFETY RELATED COMPLAINT TO ME, BUT THUS FAR, AFTER MANY YEARS OF COMPLAINTS OF THIS TYPE, NO INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED. INADEQUATE BRAKING SYSTEMS FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. SHOULD BE A RECALL TO PROVIDE HEAVY DUTY BRAKES FOR THESE VANS. DT

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH, I NOTICED A VIBRATION OR ROUGH RIDE FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE TREAD SEPERATION AND BLOW OUT OF THE RIGHT REAR TIRE ON MY GMC 3500 SERIES LONG WHEELBASE SAVANNA VAN. TREAD REMAINED ATTACHED TO CASING SCRAPING A THREE FOOT ARCH ON THE SIDE FENDER PANEL(PAINT SCRAPED FROM STEEL BELTS AND BLACK RUBBER DEPOSITED)AND THE TAIL PIPE WAS PULLED INTO THE WHEEL CAUSING IT TO FOLD IN TWO AT THE AXLE. DEBRISE FROM THE TIRE HIT SEVERAL OTHER CARS AND NO ACCIDENT RESULTED FROM THIS FAILURE. TIRE SIZE WAS 245/75/16E INFLATED TO PROPER PRESURE FIVE DAYS PRIOR, ROTATED AT REGULAR INTERVALS AND VISUALLY CHECKED FREQUENTLY. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVEN THE VEHICLE THE POWER STEERING PUMP CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE ALL POWER STEERING AND BRAKE SYSTEM. GMC WAS CALLED AND DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM. NLM

BRAKE BEARING HAVE BURNED OUT ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE CAUSING TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, WHICH COULD EVENTUALLY CAUSE WHEEL TO FALL COMPLETELY OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

REAR DOOR WILL OPEN TOO WIDE, HITTING FRONT DOOR, AND CAUSING DAMAGE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

SEAT BELT BUCKLE IN REAR BENCH BROKE, UNABLE TO FASTEN SEAT BELT. CONTACTED DEALER, UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND VEHICLE VIBRATES. PEDAL WOULD GO PARTIALY TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING, ANDCAUSING A COLLISION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT HEIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE VIBRATES, PEDAL WOULD GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING, AND COLLISION.*AK

BASICLY THE VAN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING HAS PROVEN TO BE UNSAFE AND HAZARDEST TO ME AND MY FAMILY. NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONE DIN SUMMARY. *AK

TOTAL SIDEWALL BLOW OUT OF REAR LEFT TIRE ON INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. VAN WAS BROUGHT UNDER CONTROL BY DRIVER AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TIRE AND ALUMINUM WHEEL DISTROYED. FIRESTONE TIRES WERE PUT ON BY CONVERSION VAN COMPANY (EXPLORER CONVERSIONS) AND SELLING GMC DEALER INDICATED THESE FIRESTONE TIRES WERE NO PROBLEM.)*AK (DOT NUMBER: VDM2F20100 TIRESIZE: P255/75R15)

THIS TIRE HAS DE-LAMINATED, THE TREAD IS PEELING OFF. I KNOW OF TWO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE THE SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME TIRES THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. IF I WERE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND NOT IN A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, IT COULD HAVE VERY EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. EVEN AT 30-35 MPH IT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD. *AK (TIRESIZE: LT245/75R1)

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT 10MPH WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVE WAY. THEN, CONSUMER WAS APPLYING BRAKES, AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED TO ACCELERATE, GAINED SPEED BEFORE HITTING TWO TREES. *AK

VAN PULLS TO LEFT ON MED. TO HARD STOPS, TWICE OVER CENTER LINE OF ROAD, ROTORS ARE WARPED, REAR BRAKES WILL NOT SELF ADJUST AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO DO, EXCESSIVE FRONT PAD WEAR.

VEHICLE HAS HAD CONSISTENT BRAKE LEAD AND PULL TO RIGHT AND LEFT, EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR AND WARPAGE OF BOTH ROTORS WHICH CAUSES A SHIMMY, WOBBLING AND SHAKING OF STEERING. THIS VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MAINLY ON OPEN ROADS AND HIGHWAYS, RARELY IN TRAFFIC . ON MANY OCCASIONS WHEN BRAKING THE VEHICLE WILL PULL HARD OVER TO THE LEFT, SOMETIMES RIGHT, ESPECIALLY ON OFF RAMPS, OFTEN TIMES NEEDING A STRONG CORRECTION TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM LEAVING THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES FOR TESTING AND REPAIR. HOWEVER IT WAS NOT THE DEALER WHERE TRUCK WAS PURCHASED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY SQUEALED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER LUBRICATED BRAKES. AFTER BRAKES WERE LUBRICATED THEY LOCKED UP AND OVERHEATED ENOUGH TO MELT WHEEL CAPS. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED BRAKE BOOSTER, AND ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM INCLUDING ABS UNIT. CONSUMER NOTED POWER BRAKES HAVE FAILED , AND BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE RIGHT SIDE INNER PAD WAS WORN DOWN AND SEPARATED FROM THE BACKING PLATE CAUSING METAL-TO-METAL CONTACT, THE LEFT SIDE FRONT BRAKES WERE WORN, THE FRONT BRAKES ARE UNDERSIZED FOR THIS VEHICLE. NLM

BACK BENCH OUTSIDE SEATBELTS ARE OF SUCH DESIGN THAT WHEN A CHILD OR ADULT IS BUCKLED UP, BELT SITS RIGHT AT CENTER OF RIB CAGE. STALK COMES UP ABOUT 10 INCHES ABOVE SEAT. *AK *JB