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Also if you get a hypertech power progamer 3 you change the fuel curve so when running 92 octane you get more power, and change the shift point to run high and shift harder (less heat on trans).
well there is my 2 cents
(2000 & 2003). All but the 2003 have been excellent vehicles once I changed the Uniroyals for Michelins. I have logged over 450,000 miles on the first 3 vans. The 2003 has had a vibration thats close to a rumble that becomes so loud at 70mph that you can't have a normal conversation and now at 9000 miles has developed a whine between 40 & 50 mph. All the dealer wants to do is "lets take a ride" and then states that "I can't hear any thing". When delivered the rear axle housing looked liked it came from underwater storage. It was rusty and the paint was cracked and peeling. BTW it's a posi rear end. Is this an example of GMC Professional Grade?
My 95 Nissan SE V6 truck rear end came painted black, no rust at all and still looks good after eight years.
Anybody else have this problem?
I am guessing in the past 2 years, we have had $3000 worth of dealer repair bills... lucky that our extended warranty has covered most all of it. Once the warranty is up, this car is gone. I would rather pay $300 a month on a different car, than repairing an old GMC.
By the way it is a 1997 Safari. Right now the back window seal is leaking, but warranty won't cover seals. If GMC is building a car with bad window seals that is not saying to much about GMC. I did consider the Envoy for myself. Glad I know better from owning a Safari.
We are going Toyota or Honda for next purchase.
By removing the two visible bottom screws on the famous plastic, I was able to pop the plastic retainers back from the latch side of the door. Was not fun trying to figure out an access route.
Dealer quoted $41.65 +tax for replacement handle assembly, and was in stock. Option was to buy an $.89/5 #6 sheet metal screw and drill the support shaft, add a couple of washers and wala! works good. The design is poor and must be a lot of failures like this as indicated by the part being in stock. The repair will be permanent.
Another concern. On one start the engine knocked, shook, rattled, and other noises for about 30 seconds. I thought of a leaky intake manifold with coolant going into a cylinder. But, 350 miles later everything appears OK.
2 months ago we purchased a 2003 GMC Safari. At about 15oo miles the driver's side mirror started to wobble. At times it has gotten so bad that the image has been blurred. The wind, road surface, and speed impact this. We have had the mirror replaced once. We have brought the van to the dealer 4 times for this problem. The tire balance was checked and 3 out of 4 tires were not balanced correctly. They were rebalanced. Also we rotated the tires. The van does not have power windows. Has anyone else had this problem? What did you do?
I guess they get deleted post and numbers change or something like that.
coonhound Apr 3, 2002 1:04pm
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Sammy Castagna
Don't see anything around Town Hall unless this rings any bells:
nuyorkah "Chevy Trailblazer, GMC Envoy, Oldsmobile Bravada" Mar 5, 2003 8:56pm
Try asking in Stop here! Let's talk about brakes.
Steve, Host
I'm curious about what readings are common. Any one know expected nominal readings for idle and 2500 rpm?
I was curious about ratio on Safari. Asked the parts man at the dealer. He entered VIN into computer and seemed confident that I had 3.73.
My 95 Safari has 82K miles on it and has had one very slight alignment change. Rotate the tires every 5-7K miles and they will wear a lot better. These are not mini-vans and that 4.3L cast iron V6 does put cornering loads on the front end.
Jim
Someone said the ball joint may be bad? I am a very easy driver on the van, I can not see that the joint would be bad? I panicked and decided to trade maybe...???
We went to test drive a CRV yesterday and the Honda place did not want to give me but 10,000. on my trade....
Came back home with my super clean Astro and moved all my stuff back in and decided to keep it. I have got to get this balding problem corrected. Looked at the Xterra's too and I get better gas mileage than they do. Ha! Plus I have a lot more room.
You really need to keep the tires rotated, though.
Jim
Have you check the idle arm on that side? I had this problem as well, but at 84K.
Hope this helps.
Thanks,
JOEL
Should I replace this before I get stuck?
I've been experiencing random stalling on my 2001 Astro. The mechanic can't think of what it might be. Anyone else have this problem?
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I have read on this site ,that the safari and astro are the lest appreciate in that category!
what you thing about that?
Is this a good truck?
The safari had everything from the brakes,muffler baffles,catalytic converter,electric door lock failure,peeling paint on the bumpers excessive sidewall radial runout on the tires,unbalanced from the factory,water leaks around the door seals and a few more.Took it to NY State arbitration,GMC sent an attorney and a regional representative to contest the problems.It worked,the GMC mechanics were afraid to speak out and tell them what they previously told me at the dealership.
Suffice to say I bought my first import in 27 years.A Nissan.Sorry Union brothers,I work hard for my money too and $15,000 trade allowance on a 2 year old 14,000 mile,$29,000+ (new) vehicle doesn't make sense to me.
I bought a 2001 awd Safari cargo. I have had only minor problems. Paint chipping off grill put on a new one, had to replace mirror. It has 25000 miles. I bought it because I needed a cargo van. If I were buying a passenger van I would go with Honda Toyota or Nissan. The quality is just not good enough for the money in my opinion.
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