2002 Gmc SAVANA 2500: complaints, problems and recalls

ALL 4 BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE PADS DRAGGING 1 DAY PRIOR TO LOCK UP. BRAKE PEDAL GOES HARD. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TOLD COMPUTER ERROR IS PROBLEM FIRST TIME. SECOND TIME ANSWER PENDING. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FOREWORD. BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO PUBLIC STREET-LAG TIME, DANGEROUS. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. NO RESOLUTION FROM DEALER. *NM

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TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SAVANA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND REMAIN LIT. THE ABS DO NOT WORK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED. THE CHIME CONSTANTLY SOUNDS IN THE VEHICLE INDICATING THAT THE ABS DOES NOT WORK. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT THE REPAIR WOULD COST $500. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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INTERMITTENT BRAKE LOCK UP ON 2007 GMC SAVANA 2500 CARGO VAN. THE PEDAL FEELS HARD TO PUSH AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SLOW. MORE PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL THEN THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP COMPLETELY. THIS HAPPENED TWICE AT LOW SPEEDS AND ONCE AT FREEWAY SPEED. VERY FORTUNATE THAT OTHER DRIVERS WERE ABLE TO AVOID A TRUCK SKIDDING TO A STOP ON THE FREEWAY. TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF FOR FIVE MINUTES SEEMS TO ALLOW THE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION AGAIN TEMPORARILY. DEALERSHIP REPORTS "LEAKING HYDROBOOST" UNIT IS THE PROBLEM. THIS IS THE SECOND FAIL…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 GMC SAVANA 2500. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF COOLANT AND WAS CONSTANTLY HAVING TO REPLACE THE COOLANT. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, DECLINED TO PROVIDE FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

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MULTIPLE ISSUES. ENGINE STUTTER, LACK OF POWER, HARD TO START AND KEEP STARTED. CODE P0305 CAR HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF SHOP FOR MANY ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE MAY 2008. FRONT END ALIGNMENT, WHEELCHAIR LIFT, ROTORS HAVE WARPED MULTIPLE TIMES. ALL HAVE BEEN PROBLEMS SINCE PURCHASE, FRONT END ISSUES ON VACATION 2010 IN CALIFORNIA, ALIGNMENT ISSUES , BOLTS CAME LOOSE.THIS TIME WE HAVE REPLACED TPS,MAS, CAMSHAFT SENSOR, CRANKSHAFT SENSOR AND THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING POORLY WITH A CODE OF P0305. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SAVANNA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND FIRE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000. UPDATED 02/27/14*LJ UPDATED 02/27/14

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ALL 4 BRAKES LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE PADS DRAGGING 1 DAY PRIOR TO LOCK UP. BRAKE PEDAL GOES HARD. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. TOLD COMPUTER ERROR IS PROBLEM FIRST TIME. SECOND TIME ANSWER PENDING. TRANSMISSION DOES NOT ENGAGE IMMEDIATELY WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO FOREWORD. BACK OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONTO PUBLIC STREET-LAG TIME, DANGEROUS. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. NO RESOLUTION FROM DEALER. *NM

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PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKED IN RETRACTED POSITION, WILL NOT RELEASE. PART NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. REPLACEMENT PART TO COST $75 PLUS 3 DAYS OF NONE USE, WHILE WAITING FOR IT TO SHIP. VEHICLE 2002 GMC SAVANNA VAN WITH 68K MILES. *TR

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER WHERE PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE REPLACED. AFTER 90,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION CEASED TO OPERATE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT SERVICE DEALER WHO OFFERED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION IF A WARRANTY PACKAGE WAS PURCHASED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. DURING THIS VISIT TO THE 2ND DEALER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WHERE THE TAIL LIGHT WAS DISCOVERED NOT TO BE WORKING. THERE WAS NO REPAIR WORK PERFORMED …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SAVANA 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS FURTHER INSPECTED AND IT WAS NOTICED THAT THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION PREMATURELY AND THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED. WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKE FLUID RUPTURED EXCESSIVELY DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHO REPLACED ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE…

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I HAVE A 2005 SAVANNAH GMC WITH SEVERE FRONT END PROBLEMS FROM DAY ONE. THE DEALER HAS SIDE-STEPPED THIS FROM DAY ONE. NOW THE FRONT WHEELS BOUNCE AND SHAKE LONG AFTER A ROAD BUMP IS CONTACTED. ONLY SUDDEN SLOWING DOWN MAKES THIS STOP, CREATING HAZARD CONDITIONS FOR ME AND THOSE BEHIND ME. *TR

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THE POWER STEERING HOSE WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE POWER STEERING PULLEY. THE RUBBING CAUSE THE HOSE TO FAIL AND LEAK POWER STEERING FLUID ON THE PULLEY, SERPENTINE BELT AND NEARBY COMPONENTS. I DID NOT SEE ANY CLAMPS TO HOLD THE HOSE AWAY FROM ANY MOVING PARTS. *TR

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DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL IMPACT COLLISION. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS PRE-IMPACT BRAKING. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A NECK INJURY. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED TOTALED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS A 2007 VAN GMC SAVANNA. UPDATED 12/28/2006 - *NM

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