IllustrationUPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN WET AND DRY WEATHER CONDITIONS THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, BRAKES FADE AWAY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS. *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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Owner complaints by model year
Compare all Safari years →Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.
What owners reported most
All reported categories
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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.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
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
What owners actually said
59 reportsELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SMOKE IN THE STEERING COLUMN.*AK
WHEN DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AND IT MADE NIOSE . *AK
TRANSMISSION MAKES LOUD NOISE WHEN GOING INTO EITHER REVERSE OR SECOND GEAR.
IN APPLYING THE ABS IN A PANIC SITUATION THE SYSTEM DOES NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP IN TIME. THIS CONDITION CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS.*AK
ABS, BRAKE FAILED, YELLOW AND RED LIGHTS CAME ON WILL NOT GO OFF, IN FOR REPAIR, LOSS OF ABS, REPLACEMENT OF ABS MODULE. *AK
HAS 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
THE ABS SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK WELL WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FRONT DRIVE SHAFT FAILS. TT
TRUCK WAS ON IN PARK POSITION TRUCK ACCELERATED WENT TROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR . 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.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.