NHTSA Data Explorer

GMC Safari

Data refreshed May 30, 2026

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Complaints

1,122

Active records

Recalls

17

Active records

TSBs

710

Active records

Filing history

Monthly totals over the last 20 years. Click a legend item to show or hide that series.

Reported severity

Based on consumer complaints filed since 2000. Recalls and TSBs do not include severity data.

Deaths

1

Injuries

128

Crashes

113

Fires

22

Top reported issues — GMC Safari

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Condition issue

334

Braking behavior

321

Operating state

277

Driver assistance issue

151

Wiper/washer behavior

117

Safety restraint issue

96

Noise

71

Safety restraint behavior

67

Reporting mechanism

64

Access/entry issue

61

Thermal issue

58

Engine behavior

57

Vibration/harshness

56

Steering behavior

52

Fluid issue

50

Transmission/drivetrain behavior

48

Ride/handling behavior

39

Electrical issue

34

Lighting behavior

26

HVAC behavior

24

Performance issue

19

Starting behavior

14

Smell

8

Powering on/off behavior

5

Recent change

3

Infotainment behavior

2

Recent filings

The 10 most recent filings for each type.

2002 GMC SAFARI (GMC)

Filed May 8, 2018


ON MAY 5, 2018 TRAVELING ON I-40, MILE 398 WHILE TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE LANE I HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND MY VAN STARTED SHAKING. I KNEW/FELT THAT A TIRE HAD BLOWN. I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND GOT HELP. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND PUT ON NOVEMBER OF 2016. THE TIRES ARE GOODYEAR WRANGLERS WITH 8,789 MILES ON THESE TIRES..

2002 GMC SAFARI

Filed Nov 15, 2017


1 injured
Crash

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SAFARI. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BY A 2006 DODGE CARAVAN. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED LOWER BACK PAIN, A BRUISED TOE, A FOREHEAD GASH, AND DAMAGE TO THE RIBS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE…

2000 GMC SAFARI

Filed Nov 4, 2017


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

2000 GMC SAFARI

Filed Nov 4, 2017


Crash

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

2000 GMC SAFARI

Filed Aug 9, 2017


Crash

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…

2005 GMC SAFARI

Filed Apr 27, 2017


NV

2003 GMC SAFARI

Filed Oct 5, 2015


THE BRAKE LINES IN FRONT ARE RUSTED OUT AND LEAKING CREATING A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AS THE BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING. I SEE THIS IS A RE-OCCURRING PROBLEM WITH GMC VEHICLES. THE COST TO REPAIR IS ASTRONOMICAL. WHY ISN'T GMC RECALLING THESE VEHICLES?

2003 GMC SAFARI

Filed Sep 28, 2014


. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THE INCIDENT I HAD WITH MY AUTOMOBILE: GMC SAFARI WAGON 2003. ONE DAY IN JULY THIS YEAR (2014) I APPLIED THE BRAKES OF THE ABOVE VEHICLE WHEN I WAS APPROACHING THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP EVEN THROUGH THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS RECENTLY WORKED ON. I INVESTIGATED THE REASON WHY IT FAILED TO STOP AND FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS HEAVILY CORRODED. *TR

1997 GMC SAFARI

Filed Aug 28, 2014


Crash

THIS VAN BELONGS TO MY MOTHER. MY SISTER WAS DRIVING THE DAY OF THE ACCIDENT. SHE IS 60 YRS OF AGE AND A VERY GOOD DRIVER. HER DESCRIPTION: JUST PULLING AWAY FROM ONE LIGHT & COMING UP TO ANOTHER. WASN'T GOING MORE THAN 20 MPH. STEP ON THE BRAKES & THEY WEREN'T THERE. THE ACCIDENT CAUSED ABOUT $500 IN DAMAGE TO THE HONDA AUTO THAT WAS STRUCK, AND SIMILAR LIGHT DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER OF THE SAFARI. I INSPECTED SYSTEM AND FOUND NO LEAKS, AND CONCLUDED THAT MASTER CYLINDER MAY BE FAILING, SO…

1995 GMC SAFARI

Filed Aug 7, 2014


WAS DRIVING TO WORK ABOUT 25MPH THAN ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ACCELERATION WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE TO A PARKING LOT BUT ENDED UP HAVING TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHICH I WAS IN FORMED THE ENGINE HAD SEIZED BUT COULD SMELL GAS AND THE FUEL HAD COLLECTED IN THE OIL WHICH WAS CHANGED, AFTER FURTHER CONSIDERATION HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOME.TRIED STARTING IT RUNS ANYWHERE BETWEEN 10 OR 15 SECONDS , HAD THE STARTER CHECKED WORKING GREAT SO ABOUT 2 MONTHS I JUST HAVE IT PARKED LOOKING FOR…

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Updated May 30, 2026. Refreshed nightly.