IllustrationMETAL BRAKE LINE CORRODED AND LEAKED BRAKE FLUID. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. *AK....*AK
2000 GMC Safari
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2000 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
50–25K
1025–50K
750–75K
275–100K
3100–150K
4150K+
31 reports with mileage · 37 unknown
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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 →
- Structure. 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.
11 crash reports0 fire reports2 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
26 reportsSAFARI ENGINE UNPEDICTABLY STOPPED WHNE COVERING SHORT DISTANCE. ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *BF ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASION, WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION OF A DYING ENGINE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER WINDO…
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SAFARI ENGINE UNPEDICTABLY STOPPED WHNE COVERING SHORT DISTANCE. ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *BF ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASION, WHEN THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CONDITION OF A DYING ENGINE. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER WINDOW WOULD GO UP, BUT WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. THE FUEL GAUGE DID NOT READ CORRECTLY. *JB
NO BRAKES/POWER STEERING DUE TO HYRDROBOOSTER FAILURE. *NM
IN THIS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP WE DID NOT HAVE BRAKES, OUR VEHICLE RAMMED INTO OUR GARAGE DOOR. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY BRAKES HAVE WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I HAVE PERSONALLY WENT THROUGH STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE INEFFE…
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IN THIS PARTICULAR CIRCUMSTANCE MY HUSBAND WAS PULLING INTO OUR DRIVEWAY, WHEN HE HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP WE DID NOT HAVE BRAKES, OUR VEHICLE RAMMED INTO OUR GARAGE DOOR. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY BRAKES HAVE WENT OUT WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE, I HAVE PERSONALLY WENT THROUGH STOP LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS BECAUSE MY BRAKES WERE INEFFECTIVE. *LA
ABS FAILURE AT LOW SPEEDS. TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 25 MPH APPLIED BRAKES TO STOP VECHILE, PEDAL STARTED PULSING AND DROPPED TO FLOOR. BRAKES NEVER SLOWED VECHILE AND CRASHED INTO REAR OF ANOTHER VECHILE. HAD ABOUT 4 CAR LENGHTS TO GET VECHILE STOPPED.
I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND ACTUALLY SURGED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES ARE LOCKING AND BURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT NEEDS BRAKES BUT I HAD THE BRAKES…
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I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES FOR A RED LIGHT. THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND ACTUALLY SURGED CAUSING ME TO HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE BRAKES ARE LOCKING AND BURNING. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM. THEY SAY IT NEEDS BRAKES BUT I HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED BY A MECHANIC AND I KNOW THAT IT IS NOT THE PROBLEM. HE TOLD ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THE DEALER. I THOUGHT IT COULD BE THE CALIPERS OR SOMETHING IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE IS MAKING PINGING NOISES AND PULLING TO THE RIGHT. IT WILL INDEED CAUSE ANOTHER ACCIDENT UNLESS IT IS RESOLVED.
CONSUMER STATES THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES AND THE ROTORSWERE REUSRFACED TWICE, ALSO THE REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED, THIS WORK WAS PERFORMED ON 4 OCCASIONS DUE TO A METAL SOUND BEING HEARD AND THE VEHICLE BEING HARD TO STOP.*JB
CONSUMER STATES PULLED INTO PARKING LOT. WHEN DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD AND HIT A TREE. CONSUMER ALSO ADVISED THAT PREVIOUSLY WHILE DRIVING, APPLIED BRAKES AND VEHICLE COASTED THROUGH A STOP SIGN NARROWLY AVOIDING A COLLISION. MR
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE COMING TO A STOP THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE CONSUMER COULD NOT STOP, THERE WAS NO PRIOR WARNINGS. CONTACTED DEALER. NLM
WHEN APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, AND WENT TRHOUGH INTERSECTION. VEHICLE HAS DONE SIMILARLY IN ATLEAST TWO OTHER OCASSIONS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT PRODUCES A LOUD NOISE, AND BRAKES FAILE TO RESPOND ( AS THE LAST INCIDENT) OR EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. OUT OF THE THREE INCIDENTS TWO WER…
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WHEN APPROACHED A RED LIGHT, DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, AND WENT TRHOUGH INTERSECTION. VEHICLE HAS DONE SIMILARLY IN ATLEAST TWO OTHER OCASSIONS. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT PRODUCES A LOUD NOISE, AND BRAKES FAILE TO RESPOND ( AS THE LAST INCIDENT) OR EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE. OUT OF THE THREE INCIDENTS TWO WERE AT SPEEDS OF 35 TO 40 MILES, AND ONE AT THE SPEED OF 60 MILES. THE FAILURE TO RESPOND IS INTERMITTENT , BUT CLUNKING AND CLAPPING NOISES FROM THE FRONT BRAKES ARE A MORE PERSISTEN AND COMMON. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER FOR FRONT BRAKE REAPIRS FOR 8 DIFFERENT TIMES IN 2 YEARS. FAILURE OF BRAKES TO RESPOND IS AGRAVATED WHEN THERE ARE "BUMPS" IN THE ROAD.*AK
Official recalls
0No recalls in this snapshot.
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NHTSA investigations
0No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.