2000 GMC SAFARI

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CE

WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO DO LAUNDRY. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE GONE. THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH ALSO MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON PLUS THE BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKES

Mileage: 168,000

WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO DO LAUNDRY. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE GONE. THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH ALSO MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON PLUS THE BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKES

Mileage: 168,000

WHEN I WAS DRIVING TO DO LAUNDRY. I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES WERE GONE. THIS SCARED ME TO DEATH ALSO MY AIR BAG LIGHT IS STAYING ON PLUS THE BATTERY LIGHT AND BRAKES

Mileage: 168,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN YIELDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. THE CAR WHO HIT ME WAS TOTALED. ALSO MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS R ALWAYS SHORTING OUT. MY DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK NOW

Mileage: 154,000

I WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN YIELDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT NIGHT. THE CAR WHO HIT ME WAS TOTALED. ALSO MY HEADLIGHTS AND TAIL LIGHTS R ALWAYS SHORTING OUT. MY DASH LIGHTS DON'T WORK NOW

Mileage: 154,000

THERE WERE TWO CASES: FIRST I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK WITH A CAR HITTING ME IN THE REAR SO HARD THAT MY BACK COMPARTMENTS WONT OPEN AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WONT GO OFF. ANOTHER CASE WAS AS I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY TO THE LAUNDRY MATT MY POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH AND IS BROKE DOWN NOW. MY THREE CHILDREN ARE USUALLY WITH ME ALWAYS. I HAVE AN 18 YR OLD AUTISTIC GIRL, A 13 YR OLD BOY AND A 4 YEAR OLD BOY. I'M A STAY AT HOME MOM AND USED MY RIDE FOR THE CHILDREN. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND DONT KNOW IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME.

Mileage: 168,979

THERE WERE TWO CASES: FIRST I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK WITH A CAR HITTING ME IN THE REAR SO HARD THAT MY BACK COMPARTMENTS WONT OPEN AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WONT GO OFF. ANOTHER CASE WAS AS I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY TO THE LAUNDRY MATT MY POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH AND IS BROKE DOWN NOW. MY THREE CHILDREN ARE USUALLY WITH ME ALWAYS. I HAVE AN 18 YR OLD AUTISTIC GIRL, A 13 YR OLD BOY AND A 4 YEAR OLD BOY. I'M A STAY AT HOME MOM AND USED MY RIDE FOR THE CHILDREN. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND DONT KNOW IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME.

Mileage: 168,979

THERE WERE TWO CASES: FIRST I WAS INVOLVED IN A WRECK WITH A CAR HITTING ME IN THE REAR SO HARD THAT MY BACK COMPARTMENTS WONT OPEN AND NOW THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND WONT GO OFF. ANOTHER CASE WAS AS I WAS DRIVING SLOWLY TO THE LAUNDRY MATT MY POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE MY BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT SCARED ME TO DEATH AND IS BROKE DOWN NOW. MY THREE CHILDREN ARE USUALLY WITH ME ALWAYS. I HAVE AN 18 YR OLD AUTISTIC GIRL, A 13 YR OLD BOY AND A 4 YEAR OLD BOY. I'M A STAY AT HOME MOM AND USED MY RIDE FOR THE CHILDREN. NOW I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT AND DONT KNOW IF ANYONE CAN HELP ME.

Mileage: 168,979

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SAFARI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND HAZARD LIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO ADVISED HE WOULD MAKE A TEMPORARY REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000. UPDATED 5/9/11 *CN THE CONSUMER WAS ALERTED BY OTHER MOTORISTS THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD NO BRAKE LIGHTS. UPDATED 05/18/11

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 GMC SAFARI. THE CONTACT STATED THAT VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS SEVERELY RUSTED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTINUAL AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE PATCHED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO RUSTING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON A INTERMITTENT BASIS FOR 18 MONTHS WHERE HE HAD THEM REPLACED 3 DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR THE BRAKE LINES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000. UPDATED 02/23/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED ALL THE BRAKE LINES HAVE SINCE BEEN REPLACED. UPDATED 02/28/11

Mileage: 69,000

PULLING INTO A PARKING SLOT, WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES FAILED AND HIT PARKING METER. TOOK IT TO MECHANIC WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. VEHICLE DROVE FINE FOR AWHILE, AND THEN AGAIN, WITHOUT WARNING BRAKES FAILED... AGAIN IN A PARKING LOT AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS HIT. TOOK TO A DIFFERENT MECHANIC AND THE WHEEL SENSORS WERE FOUND TO BE THE PROBLEM. AFTER EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM, I DID FURTHER RESEARCH AND SEE NUMEROUS OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR WHICH GMC HAS NOT ACKNOWLEDGED AND ISSUED A RECALL. BECAUSE OF THE INCIDENCE OF BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING, IT HAS MADE ME PSYCHOLOGICALLY AFRAID TO DRIVE OR EVEN BE A PASSENGER IN THIS CAR. IT IS SUPPOSEDLY "FIXED" RIGHT NOW, BUT I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE THAT IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. I HAVE SPOKEN TO OTHERS WHO HAVE TOLD ME THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED FOR THEM AFTER HAVING THEIR VEHICLE FIXED. SO IT IS A CONSTANT FEAR FACTOR. GMC SHOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 GMC SAFARI AT 55 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. HE CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE ON AND OFF SWITCH TO SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE CRUISE CONTROL INCIDENT CRUISE CONTROL COULD NOT BE USED. ALSO, ALL OF HIS ELECTRONIC GAUGES DISPLAYED ERRONEOUS READINGS. *AK

Mileage: 99,900

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 GMC SAFARI AT 55 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL. HE CAME TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CONTACT PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TRYING TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, BUT THE CRUISE CONTROL DID NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE ON AND OFF SWITCH TO SHUT OFF CRUISE CONTROL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SINCE THE CRUISE CONTROL INCIDENT CRUISE CONTROL COULD NOT BE USED. ALSO, ALL OF HIS ELECTRONIC GAUGES DISPLAYED ERRONEOUS READINGS. *AK

Mileage: 99,900

2000 GMC SAFARI ABS SYSTEM - AT LOW STOPPING SPEED ABS ACTIVATES FOR NO REASON AND INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. ONLY 26,000 MILES ON VEHICLE. HAD SEVERAL NEAR MISS CRASHES IN PARKING LOTS. MOST LIKELY DUE TO CORRODED ABS WHEEL SENSORS. NO BRAKE LIGHT, ABS WARNING LIGHTS OR FAULT CODES APPEARING. *JB

Mileage: 26,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AT 3 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE, FOLLOWED BY FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. UPON INSPECTION, ALL THE BRAKE FLUID WAS OBSERVED TO HAVE LEAKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REMOVED, THERE WAS A LARGE CRACK OBSERVED IN IT. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LICENSED MECHANIC OR A SERVICE DEALER.

Mileage: 112,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE SIDE SLIDING DOOR ON THE VEHICLE WAS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE, THE DOOR FELL OUTWARD AFTER DETACHING FROM THE TRACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP, WHERE A NEW PIECE WAS WELDED TO THE DOOR.

Mileage: 100,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AT ANY SPEED. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN DEPRESSED. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 05V379000, REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES; HYDRAULIC ANTILOCK. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 63,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5-10 MPH THE ABS ACTIVATES AND THERE IS DECREASED BRAKING POWER AND THE PEDAL PULSATES. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT RELATING TO THIS. WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE ROLLED OFF OF THE PARKING AREA AND DOWN THE HILL AND HIT A TREE. THERE WAS PROPERTY DAMAGE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND IS AWAITING INSPECTION. IN 2003 WITH 75,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE HAD THE SAME DECREASED BRAKING POWER. AT THAT TIME, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED TWO FRONT ABS WHEEL SPEED SENSORS.

Mileage: 75,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS SENSOR AND HUB BEARINGS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE ABS WAS ACTIVATING AT LOW SPEEDS AT 5 MPH. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR THE PAST YEAR. THE ABS LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD KEPT COMING ON. SHE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ONCE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN CORROSION IN THE BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. .THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED.*AK

Mileage: 56,000

THE BRAKES ON MY YEAR 2000 GMC SAFARI PASSENGER VAN FAILED WHILE I WAS COMING TO A STOP AND AN INTERSECTION. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH. I NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION BY TURNING ONTO A GRASSY MEDIAN. THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATED SEVERAL TIMES AND THE PEDAL THEN DROPPED. I COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE USING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VAN IS WELL MAINTAINED AND HAS 36,000 MILES LOGGED. THE REPAIR SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE SPEED SENSOR WERE REPLACED. IT HAS NOW COME TO MY ATTENTION THAT A RECALL IS IN EFFECT FOR THIS PART - FRONT HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY AND THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR - ON 2002 MODEL YEAR CHERVROLET TAHOE VEHICLES (LETTER DATED OCTOBER 2005 FROM CHEVROLET). I STRONGLY RECOMMEND INVESTIGATING THESE QUESTIONABLE PARTS ON ALL GEMS VEHICLES. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT THE CURRENT TAHOE RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO ALL VEHICLES WITH THESE PARTS. *JB

Mileage: 36,000