Is This A Lemon?

Year · Make · Model

2000 GMC Savana

What the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration knows about this vehicle: every recall, every consumer complaint, every defect investigation, every NCAP crash test. Sourced directly from NHTSA data feeds.

2
Open recalls
49
NHTSA complaints
1
Defect investigations
322
Service bulletins

Consumer complaints

49 filed
5
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries reported
0
Fatalities reported

What people complain about

  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC Limited Slip
    13
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
    6
  • Tires
    5
  • Service BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
    3
  • Electrical SYSTEM:WIRING
    2
  • Power TRAIN:AUTOMATIC Transmission
    2
  • Vehicle Speed Control
    2
  • Engine AND Engine COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC Convertor
    2

Recalls

2 campaigns
05V005000·POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT2005-01-07

SOME PICKUP TRUCKS, VANS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A HYDRAULIC PUMP DRIVESHAFT THAT CAN FRACTURE, RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING ASSIST. ON CERTAIN VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HYDRO-BOOST POWER BRAKES, THE SAME CONDITION CAN RESULT IN LOSS OF POWER ASSIST FOR BRAKING AFTER THE RESERVE PRESSURE IS DEPLETED.

RiskAN INOPERATIVE PUMP CAN CAUSE INCREASED STEERING EFFORT, AND IN HYDRO-BOOST EQUIPPED VEHICLES ALSO INCREASED BRAKING EFFORT, BUT DOES NOT COMPLETELY ELIMINATE THE ABILITY TO STEER OR SLOW THE VEHICLE.

FixDEALERS WILL REPLACE THE HYDRAULIC PUMP. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN ON FEBRUARY 14, 2005. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-630-2438 OR GMC AT 1-866-996-9463.

00V085000·STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS2000-03-16

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VANS EQUIPPED WITH A BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR. SOME OF THESE VEHICLES HAVE A POWER STEERING COOLER HOSE THAT CAN SEPARATE FROM THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FLUID FLOW SWITCH ASSEMBLY.

RiskIF THIS OCCURS, POWER STEERING FLUID COULD FLOW ONTO HOT ENGINE PARTS AND AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE COULD OCCUR.

FixDEALERS WILL INSPECT FOR THREE SCREW CLAMPS TO THE POWER STEERING HOSE JOINTS. IF THE CLAMPS ARE NOT THE SCREW TYPE, DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE CLAMPS.

NHTSA investigations

2 actions
EA04012·SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST2004-04-30 → 2005-02-28

HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILRES

Led to recall05V005000

EA04012·STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM2004-04-30 → 2005-02-28

HYDRAULIC PUMP FAILRES

Led to recall05V005000

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