1995 GMC Safari problems
Owners have filed 256 complaints with NHTSA about the 1995 GMC Safari. Brakes is the most reported problem area, at 25% of complaints. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (17%) and suspension (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 256 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 48 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 12 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 112,000 miles 25 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 | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 3 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 5 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 25 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 112,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 48 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 12 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 80% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the GMC Safari with enough data (125 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
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.
While driving 35-40 MPH hit another vehicle, front impact, and airbag did not deploy. There was one injury and one death. *slc
Driver's side seat shifted forward upon frontal collision, causing injuries to driver's legs upon hitting dashboard. Tt
The vehicle was involved in a frontal collision, and the air bags failed to deploy, and the seat belt did not restrain the passenger, which resulted in injuries.
The pover steering pump malfunctioned causing loss of both power steering and brakes. Has this vehicle been recalled for this problem? Luckily this happened while turning around in a driveway and not on a highway.
I have a 95 GMC safari that was equiped with dexcool coolant. I have replaced all the freezeout plugs, that have been eaten away by the coolant. There are several law suits but none of them include safari or astro vans. Are there any lawsuits that include vans.