1996 GMC Savana problems
NHTSA has received 45 complaints about the 1996 GMC Savana, and 16% of them involve fuel system. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (16%) and brakes (13%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 45 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Fuel system 16% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
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%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 90% 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 1996 ranks 4th most-complained-about out of 5 model years of the GMC Savana with enough data (24 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 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.
Please contact jason kennedy of the centre of auto safety in washington,dc. He has a complete and detailed description of all of the defects of the vehicle and the efforts of the manufacturer to not eliminate the problems, but to eliminate the owners/drivers and passangers by making the vehicle toxic and thus unusable or safely repairable. Transport canada also has details and suggested that NHTSA be contacted as I am doing now.
On upward incline, passenger right rear door, when opened moves freely toward rear wheel, possibly may cause injury. &ak also on downward inclinr, when opened moves freely toward front wheel and slams shut.
When the middle seats are pulled up in the forward position, the seat belts cannot be fastened. This is a conversion van. The dealer is aware of the problem.
1996 GMC savana van- fuel pump failures at 40,000 miles and 75,000 miles. $600 repair each time. High failure item lasting less than a set of tires, major repairs needed. This *has* to be a manufacturing defect. This is a common failure per the GM dealer.
Dt*: the contact stated there is a strong odor of gasoline. There is a NHTSA recall, # 00v110000, regarding the fuel system gasoline delivery hoses, lines/piping and fittings. The VIN was not included in the recall. Update 05/30/2006.