1997 GMC Safari Brakes Problems

“This van belongs to my mother. My sister was driving the day of the accident. She is 60 yrs of age and a very good driver. Her description: just pulling away from one light & coming up to another. Wasn't going more than 20 MPH. Step on the brakes & they weren't there. The accident caused about $500 in damage to the honda auto that was struck, and similar light damage to the bumper of the Safari. I inspected system and found no leaks, and concluded that master cylinder may be failing, so I replaced it. After that repair, had excellent pedal. …”

“A/c/heating: rear heat went out and had to be rewired engine: the water pump went out and had to replace it, that was covered by warranty. But still has a front oil leak some where in the front. Other: I heard a grinding noise while going down the road I took it in to the dealer I bought it from and they looked it over and said nothing was wrong. Shortly after warranty ran out the transfer case went out so we had a used one put in and it only lasted four months now it sits in the garage there should be something to do about the transfer case they should last longer. …”

“Antilock brakes fail when coming to a complete stop. The antilock system starts to function and then at about 2 MPH the pedal goes down completely to the floor. You could only regain braking ability if you took your foot off the brakes while the ABS system reset itself. I took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs and the left front hub bearing assembly (part cost $864) was replaced. The dealer's service invoice indicated a test drive found the left front ABS sensor dropping out and tested circuit sensor open . …”

“While traveling on the freeway at 65 MPH the fan belt tensioner pulley sounded like it exploded, the power steering quit and the brakes would not stop the vehicle. I had to force my way to the emergency lane and coast to a stop. Refd also oib id #s848796 709479 844009 --- someone is going to die from this defect”

“Idler arms should not go bad at 36k miles. The dealer where we purchased has been sold. The problem was discovered when we took the vehicle for pa state inspection (annual). Obviously the idler arms did not go bad from mile 36000 to 36900. We are still within the three years and only over the mileage by 900 miles. But the dealer we took it to would not cover the problem, and charged $525.44 to replace front brakes and idler arms.”