IllustrationHAS ABS LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACE FRONT BRAKE LIGHT WENT OUT AT 25,000 MILES, 34,000 MILE LIGHT CAME ON, BRAKE POWER MODULE FAILED.*AK
1992 GMC Safari
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1992 GMC Safari do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 30.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 4 of 59 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 11 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Electrical System. Review the 6 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
4 crash reports2 fire reports2 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
26 reportsTHE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WELL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS HAPPENS WHEN EVERIT WANTS, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS WITH NO DAHS WARNING LIGHTS, TO RESTART CONSUMER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL RESTART, CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, ALSO ABS HA…
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WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. TT CONSUMER STATES THIS HAPPENS WHEN EVERIT WANTS, WITH NO WARNING AT ALL, THE VEHICLE JUST STALLS WITH NO DAHS WARNING LIGHTS, TO RESTART CONSUMER HAS TO PUT VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND IT WILL RESTART, CONSUMER STATES THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, ALSO ABS HAVE NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE BUT NOTHING WAS REPORTED TO BE WRONG CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WILL JERK, OR SHAKE AND SOMETIMES PULL TO THE RIGHT, THEN LEFT.*JB
THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED TWO TIMES THE BRAKE FLUID KEEP RUNNING OUT DEALER CAN'T FIND THE LEAK . TT
BRAKES SYSTEM FAILURE, VACUUM SYSTEM FAILURE, ACTIVATES THE BRAKES WITHOUT STEPPING ON PEDAL. TT
ABS: BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE; CAUSED REAREND COLLISION. TT
Official recalls
193V119000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:foundation Components:disc:rotor
Aug 2, 1993
SEVERE CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT AT THE JOINT OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER SECTION AND THE CAST OUTER SECTION CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: SEPARATION OF THE ROTOR SECTIONS CAN CAUSE LOSS OFBRAKING ABILITY IN THE AFFECTED WHEEL. THIS COULD RESULT IN INCREASED STOPPINGDISTANCE AND/OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WITH NEW ROTORS WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COATING. HOWEVER, IF REPLACEMENT OF BRAKE LININGS ARE NECESSARY, IT WILL BE DONE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE SINCE BRAKE LININGS ARE NORMAL MAINTENANCE ITEMS.
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NHTSA investigations
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