1994 GMC Safari problems
Owners have filed 142 complaints with NHTSA about the 1994 GMC Safari. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 29% of complaints. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (21%) and suspension (11%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 142 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 29% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 2
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 123,000 miles 20 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 1 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 5 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 20 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 123,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 2 complaints mention a fire; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1994 ranks 5th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the GMC Safari with enough data (74 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was driving at 45 MPH a car stopp;ed in front of me and I hit the brakes hard to stop and the anti-locks kicked in and I slammed into the first car wich hit another and the another. I think I had time to stop without hitting the cars if the brakes would have locked up any, but all they did was cause a hard pulsation of the brake pedal and little if any stopping power at all. This is not the first time they have acted up but the first time with a car in front of me.
Vehicle was in an accident at 12:00 position and hit a tree. The driver's side airbag did not deploy. The consumer sustained 2 broken arms.
Moving in traffic at 20 MPH. Hit brakes for quick stop and van did not stop. Hit car in front of us. *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*734314
Windshield wipers failed on several occasions on a trip, during travel in a rainstorm. On one occasion, I pulled over and damaged the right side running board due to inability to see. This is a dangerous flaw and needs to be addressed by the factory.
We purchased this vehicle 2 years ago. Shortly thereafter, we had a problem in a mall parking lot wherein the electrical system (dash board, power windows, A/C, radio) failed at the very same time as the transmission, which would not shift out of 1st gear. The problem went away after we turned the car off and waited a few minutes. It happened only two other times. Recently, it happened again, but is not fixed by turning the car off and restarting.