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1993 GMC Safari brakes problems

The 1993 GMC Safari has 35 brakes complaints filed with NHTSA — 44% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

35

Brakes complaints

44%

Share of year

7

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Brakes complaints by year

Safari brakes complaints by model year65 complaints1986: 1 complaints1987: 2 complaints1990: 15 complaints1991: 19 complaints1992: 31 complaints1993: 35 complaints1994: 41 complaints1995: 65 complaints1996: 30 complaints1997: 18 complaints1998: 15 complaints1999: 20 complaints2000: 29 complaints2001: 16 complaints2002: 12 complaints2003: 7 complaints2004: 2 complaints2005: 1 complaints
Safari brakes complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, HEARD GROANING NOISE, BRAKES DID NOT CATCH , VEHICLE KEPT GOING, RESULTING IN A CRASH. BRAKE ENGINEER SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Brakes · May 1, 1996 · crash

Common questions

How many brakes complaints does the 1993 GMC Safari have?

NHTSA has 35 complaints about the 1993 GMC Safari brakes — 44% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.