1993 GMC Safari Suspension Problems
- Complaints
- 7about this part
- Share
- 11%of 61 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 182,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 7 complaints about the suspension of the 1993 GMC Safari, 11% of the 61 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 182,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“1993 Gmc Safari all wheel drive 7-passenger standard wheel base van with 42 torsion bar front springs and 182,000 miles. The driver's side front torsion spring broke inside the adjuster sleeve at the frame crossmember, dropping the driver's side onto the frame. While this failure occurred while the vehicle was parked, just three days before I had used the van to take a trip with my family on the interstate at 70 MPH. A failure here would have been catastrophic. …”
NHTSA complaint #10136399, filed 2005-09, 182,000 miles“We feel that this van has had more than it's share of repairs. It has been towed home from cambridge md twice. Once due to alternator freezing up and breaking belt, and once for faulty ignition. It has had 4 alternators, an AC sensor, compressor and orafice. The rt. Ft. Pass. Door has had: new elec. Motor, window glide, weatherstripping. I've had 3 EGR valves installed, an o ring replaced, and 3 motor mounts replaced. Power steering pump and hose replaced. I've had the roof repainted. And several spots around the windows repainted black where the paint is just peeling off. …”
NHTSA complaint #734877, filed 2000-10“Exceptionally dangerous spontaneous shearing of front left torsion bar. Gmc must know of this problem, because they have completely redesigned the torsion bars, requiring a major retrofitting (at the owner's expense) of the van's cross frame member. Fortunately for us, this major component of the suspension broke while the car was parked. Other reports on the internet describe the part as breaking while driving, instantly dropping the left side of the car until the tire hits the wheel well and throwing the car violently to the left.”
NHTSA complaint #764355, filed 2002-07“Gm of canada and the transport canada has been notified of this problem. Gm response is that if they detect a problem with a component they will investigate although it sounded more like a brush off. They claim that there is not a problem at this time with the torsion bar failure. The person I spoke with at transport canada was aware of 5 other reported cases of torsion bar failure on this model in the past two months. A GM dealer contacted in hamilton ontario had another request for torsion bar replacements yesterday. …”
NHTSA complaint #711098, filed 1999-09Suspension: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 2 | 40% |
| 2003 | 1 | 6% |
| 2002 | 4 | 16% |
| 2000 | 3 | 4% |
| 1999 | 2 | 3% |
| 1998 | 6 | 7% |
| 1997 | 5 | 4% |
| 1996 | 29 | 21% |
| 1995 | 33 | 17% |
| 1994 | 15 | 13% |
| 1993 | 7 | 11% |
| 1992 | 11 | 19% |
| 1991 | 1 | 3% |
| 1990 | 2 | 6% |
| 1987 | 1 | 9% |
Other parts of the 1993 GMC Safari
30 complaintsElectrical system
6 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
6 complaintsSteering
5 complaintsEngine cooling
3 complaintsFuel system
3 complaintsSeats
2 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaintsEquipment
1 complaintsExterior lighting
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1993 GMC Safari
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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