IllustrationBRAKES: WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER THE RIGHT FRONT AND BOTH REAR ABS BRAKES LOCK UP AND VEHICLE SKIDS.. AFTER DRYING OUT FROM USE OR IN DRY WEATHER THE BRAKES TAKE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF PRESSURE AND A LOT OF DISTANCE TO STOP. *AK
1993 GMC Safari
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 1993 GMC Safari do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 30.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 4 of 61 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 29 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Suspension. Review the 7 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.
8 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
29 reportsDRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, HEARD GROANING NOISE, BRAKES DID NOT CATCH , VEHICLE KEPT GOING, RESULTING IN A CRASH. BRAKE ENGINEER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES OCCASIONALLY FAIL AND LOCK UP.
BRAKES FAIL WHEN FIRST APPLIED.
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES VEHICLE KEPT GOING FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 FT, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. ABS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY AUTO MECHANIC. *AK
WHILE APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES RESULTS IN HEAVY PEDAL PRESSURE. *AK
ABS PROBLEMS, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL GO LOW TO THE FLOOR AND BACK WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. THIS HAPPENS ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. THE BRAKE SHOES WERE REPLACED ABOUT (6) MONTHS AGO. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, SHE STATES THAT HER ABS BRAKES WENT OUT WHILE TRYING TO STOP, SHE TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT HER BRAKES WERE DIRTY. *AK
SINCE APRIL OF 1995 THE ROTORS HAS BEEN TURNED TWICE AND THE BRAKES PADS HAS BEEN REPLACED (4) TIMES. THE SYSTEM HAS ABS. ALSO, ON OCTOBER OF 1995 HAD IDLER ARMS REPLACED AND THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. *AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.