1998 GMC Savana Problems

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SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

7 complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS ENGAGES AT LOW SPEEDS OF 5MPH AND BELOW. THIS PRIMARILY HAPPENS WHILE STOPPING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL # 05V379000 CONCERNING THE ABS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN AND THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, BUT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.

Feb 22, 2006

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL FEELS NORMAL, BUT ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT KICK IN AS IT SHOULD, CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKES. EXTREMELY SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES MUST BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES TO ACHIEVE ENOUGH BRAKE TO SLOW DOWM OR STOP. GM REP WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY FURTHER WARRANTY BRAKE SERVICE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *ML

Jun 19, 2000

WHILE DRIVING AND APPLYING THE BRAKES CONSUMER HEARD NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. DEALER REPLACED BRAKES, INCLUDING CALIPERS/PADS AND SHOES, SEVEN TIMES. *AK *ML

Mar 16, 2000

FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE PREMATURELY WEARING OUT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

Sep 01, 1999

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

Jun 04, 1999

+ 2 more complaints for this component

AIR BAGS

6 complaints

WATER GOT UNDER CARPET ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WHERE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS LOCATED. SENSOR GOT WET, AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK

Apr 02, 2001

DUE TO POSITIONING OF SENSOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE WATER GETS UNDER CARPETING, AND SENSOR LIGHT IS ON. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Apr 02, 2001

DUE TO POSITIONING OF AIRBAG SENSOR SENSOR STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK

Apr 02, 2001

DUE TO POSITIONING OF THE AIRBAG SENSOR WATER GETS UNDER CARPET. CURRENTLY, SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.*AK

Apr 02, 2001

WATER GETS UNDER THE CARPET WHERE AIRBAG SENSOR IS LOCATED, CAUSING AIRBAG LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

Apr 02, 2001

+ 1 more complaint for this component

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

4 complaints

GM theft system engaged leaving me stranded multiple times including on a remote mountain side. I was only able to get a cell signal by walking a few KM's down the road in the middle of the night to call for help. When I was able to get a hold of the dealer in the morning, they instructed me on how to "relearn" the key code and drive the van to the dealership. They cut a new key and sent me on my way. Since, the van theft system has left me stranded multiple times and me having to spend half an hour or more doing the relearn procedure. Warning lamps include "security' light illuminated on dash. Van starts, runs for 2 seconds and turns off.

Aug 09, 2022

DT THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. HAD NOT CONTACTED GMC AT THIS POINT. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 18, 2005. VEHICLE WAS BURNED COMPLETELY BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT GOT THERE. THE VEHICLE STARTED SLOWING DOWN, PULLED OVER, AND THE FIRE WAS UNDER THE BOTTOM AROUND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. *AK

Aug 19, 2005

Fire: 1

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE STALLED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING, CONSUMER HAD DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING CONTROL, THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED A LOOSE BATTERY CABLE WHICH CAUSED THE STALLING PROBLEM, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR THE VEHICLE STALLED A SECOND TIME, CONSUMER RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP WHICH FOUND THAT THE DELCO BATTERY HAD A SPLIT IN IT, DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY AND INDICATED THAT THEY HAD SEEN MANY DEFECTIVE A.C.DELCO BATTERIES. *MJS

Dec 01, 2000

THE VEHICLE'S DELCO BATTERY (ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT) HAS BEEN LEAKING ACID ON THE SIDE CONNECTION, CONSUMER LOST CURRENT THREE TIMES IN APP 75 FEET OF TRAVEL. NLM

Jul 12, 2000

TIRES

4 complaints

FIRESTONE, TIRE SIZE LT245/75R16 DOT VN11B1A108. TREAD SEPARATED ON THREE TIRES. EQUIPMENT FOR A 1998, GMC, 15 PASSENGER VAN. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK *YH

Apr 16, 2002

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY EMPLOYEE WHEN THE TREAD OF THE FIRESTONE TIRE CAME OFF, R4S LT24575R16, DOT VN1181A247, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE BUT TREAD SEPARATION CAUSED DAMAGE TO VEHICLE, TIRE NOT INVOLVED IN RECALL (OOT-005). CJ

Jan 31, 2001

ORIGINAL TIRES ON A 1998, GMC, SAVANNA, DOT XN11B1A247, LT 245/75R16.TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE, IT DID NOT BLOWOUT. TIRE DID BODY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. LEFT REAR AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE ALSO HAD TREAD SEPARATION. *AK

Sep 11, 2000

VEHICLE CAME EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD TIRES WHICH HOLD ABOUT 2300 POUNDS INSTEAD OF EXLOAD TIRES WHICH HOLD 7200 POUNDS. THIS WAS CAUSING A LOSS OF CONTROL AND PREMATURE WEAR OF THE TIRES. ALSO, LABEL ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR WAS INCORRECT. BECAUSE OF THIS ERROR , IT TOOK 13 MONTHS BEFORE THEY DISCOVERED WHAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM, AND WENT THROUGH 9 ALIGNMENTS AND SEVERAL TIRES. *AK

May 19, 1999

STRUCTURE

3 complaints

THE HINGES ONTHE SIDE DOORS ARE BREAKING CAUSING THE DOORS TO BIND AND NOT ABLE TO OPEN.YOU CANT GET IN OR OUT OF THE VAN USING THE SIDE DOORS. FIST THE INSIDE DOOR BANELS BOUND ON EACH OTHER AND WERE TORN OFF.*AK THE HINGES ARE WELDED TO THE GMC VAN. I CANT REPLACE THEM.

Sep 07, 2004

THE HINGES ON THE SIDE DOORS OF MY 1998 GMC SAVANA VAN OF THE 4 HINGES: 1 IS BROKEN AND 2 ARE CRACKED. I CALLED GMC AND GOT THE RUN AROUND. THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THEM UNLESS YOU ISSUED A RECALL ON THE HINGES. *NLM

Jun 04, 2003

DOOR HINGES WERE BREAKING AND COMING APART FROM VEHICLE. PLEASE ATTACH MORE INFORMATION ABOUT PROBLEM.*AK

May 09, 2001

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

3 complaints

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL STALL OUT AND DIE WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Feb 14, 2001

CONSUMER RECEIVED MANUFACTURER'S RECALL G99066 REGARDING THE FUEL INJECTOR, THE CONSUMER HAD THIS COMPONENT FAIL PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL AND IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT, THE PART HAS FAILED AGAIN AND THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO GET IT FIXED. *SLC

Jan 21, 2000

RE:1998 GMC SAVANA CARGO VAN

Dec 02, 1999

STRUCTURE,TIRES

1 complaint

THE CABLE WHICH CONTROLLED THE SIDE PASSENGER DOOR BROKE.*MR. THREE MONTHS LATER THE CABLE WHICH HELD THE SPARE TIRE BROKE. *TS *JB

Jul 10, 2003

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

1 complaint

INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET FAILURE (PLASTIC GASKET) ALLOWING COOLANT TO LEAK. *JB

Mar 26, 2003

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHEN PUT IN GEAR AS SOON AS CONSUMER TAKES FOOT OFF BRAKE. THIS HAS HAPPENED. DEALER CANNOT REMEDY PROBLEM. *AK THE MASTER CYLINDER LEAKS BRAKE FLUID AND BRAKE PEDAL WAS LOW. THE CONSUMER USES BRAKE EXCESSIVELY BECAUSE OF LACK OF ENGINE DECELERATION. THERE IS COOLANT LEAK AT RIGHT REAR INTAKE MANIFOLD. *YH

Apr 04, 2001

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

1 complaint

WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO DECELERATE, IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY TEN SECONDS OR MORE BEFORE VEHICLE STARTS TO SLOW DOWN. SPEED PLAYS NO FACTOR IN DECELERATION. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER & MECHANIC REFUSED TO WRITE UP PROBLEM UNTIL REPRESENTATIVE DROVE VEHICLE. *AK

Dec 15, 1999

VISIBILITY

1 complaint

OUTSIDES MIRRORS WOBBLE WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY, WHICH COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. GM IS AWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO SOLUTION. *AK

Jun 22, 1999

POWER TRAIN

1 complaint

TRANSMISSION FAILED DURING EMERGENCY SITUATION.

Jan 25, 1999

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How many problems does the 1998 GMC Savana have?

The 1998 GMC Savana currently has 33 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

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