1989 GMC G SERIES User Comment / Complaint

Uncomfortable vibration occurs after driving vehicle for 15 minutes. at 70-75 and is hard to make go away without having to stop. feels like suspension defect.  view

Engine failed going abouy 70 miles an hour timing belt broke, causing complete engine failure, dealer stated that this is a common problem car repaired but still has problems, dealer caused additonal problems when making repair broke bolt in engine cost to repair 800 dealer refuse to repair oil leak on valve cover gasket again dealer refuses to repair all though covered under warrenty. cadillac refuses to acknowledge problems given the run around on customer service line car was out for 5 weeks at dealer, car has severe vibrations when idled due to repair new dealer unable to determine problem or make repair, headlamps also failed at about 50,000 miles replacement cost $1,000 to many problems to list  view

The left rear firestone tire lost tread and blew out while the consumer was driving. the consumer replaced all four tires.tire size p255/70r16 and dot # w2cuird438.  view

When the car had 4500 miles, the engine stopped running when i was driving at 40 mph -- there were no warning signs or other problems beforehand. the car would not restart immediately - nothing happened when i turned the key -- then, after 45 minutes it started but the engine was very noisy and power to accelerate was very poor. the dealer fixed the noisy engine by recalibrating the pcm but they said no fault codes were registered in the car's computer so they can't figure out why the car stalled. i advised them about nhtsa recall campaign # 02v121000 fuel:fuel filter line where the symptoms were very similar to mine. they said there was no gm recall and there was no problem with my fuel filter fitting. the stall occured on 5/14/02 and i have driven 600 miles since then without incident. i called the gmc # listed in the recall notice on 5/24/02 and they said no recalls applied to my car (which was mfg'd in 9/01) and they had no knowledge of the nhtsa recall campaign # 02v121000. i'm concerned that whatever caused my car to stall while driving will reoccur and it is dangerous trying to pull over across traffic lanes to the shoulder without engine power or power steering.  view

When the car had 4500 miles, the engine stopped running when i was driving at 40 mph -- there were no warning signs or other problems beforehand. the car would not restart immediately - nothing happened when i turned the key -- then, after 45 minutes it started but the engine was very noisy and power to accelerate was very poor. the dealer fixed the noisy engine by recalibrating the pcm but they said no fault codes were registered in the car's computer so they can't figure out why the car stalled. i advised them about nhtsa recall campaign # 02v121000 fuel:fuel filter line where the symptoms were very similar to mine. they said there was no gm recall and there was no problem with my fuel filter fitting. the stall occured on 5/14/02 and i have driven 600 miles since then without incident. i called the gmc # listed in the recall notice on 5/24/02 and they said no recalls applied to my car (which was mfg'd in 9/01) and they had no knowledge of the nhtsa recall campaign # 02v121000. i'm concerned that whatever caused my car to stall while driving will reoccur and it is dangerous trying to pull over across traffic lanes to the shoulder without engine power or power steering.  view

The air bag light came on and the dealer pointed out that the corroded connector was causing the problem, the consumer states that the vehicle was not safe to drive.  view

The consumer experienced tire tread separation twice while driving and the later one caused damage to the vehicle.(firestone wilderness ht p235 170r161045)  view

Right door inside w/striping warping, replaced right door w/strip. left side door trim panel arm rest bubbling and parts have been special ordered.  view

Two lines on rear defogger broke apart.  view

I was driving to work going 25mph when the car started accelerating. i stepped on the brake and i was barely able to stop. since i was in traffic, i continued to a stop sign where the car stopped after a short lunge forward. i checked to be sure that the cruise control was off and i checked the dashboard and there were no warning messages flashing. when i removed my foot from the brake and with my foot off the accelelerator, the car gained speed quickly and i was only able to slow it down by keeping my foot on the brake. i pulled into a parking space, shifted the automatic car into "park" where the car started racing/revving at a very high rate of speed whereby i immediately shut off the car. i had the saab towed to my dealer. the dealer said that they could find nothing wrong and that they were not able to do anything for me. they told me to drive the car to them if the problem happened again--i told them that their recommendation to drive to them would put my passengers and me at risk. that evening, i called saab usa's customer service number where i filed a formal complaint with saab (saab's file # for my complaint is 1-32268057).and was told that the dealer should have kept the car for several days to test it out more thoroughly given the risk that exists if a future problem occurs. i also expressed my fear of driving this car again with me and my family in it. the woman at saab usa said she would call the dealership and get back to me given my concern. i have heard nothing as of today, may 25, 2002. i am concerned about the safety of this car and saab has done nothing to alleviate my fears and they are offering no solution except to say they could find nothing wrong. i paid for their diagnosis and i would pay anything reasonable to correct a problem which could happen again. i have also owned saabs since 1983 and it is sad that saab's response to this problem is to send me away.  view