1997 GMC Safari engine problems
The 1997 GMC Safari has 20 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 10% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.
20
Engine complaints
10%
Share of year
0
Crash-involved
0
Related recalls
Engine complaints by year
What owners report
“ENGINE HAS ROUGH IDLE/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PREVIOUSLY, DEALER PERFORMED ENGINE TUNE-UP. NEXT PROBLEM OF ROUGH ENGINE/CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STILL WAITING FROM DEALER AS TO THE CAUSE. TSB 00-06-04-003 HAS BEEN ISSUED CONCERNING THIS PROBLEM, THE QUESTION IS, THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM, SINCE THIS IS A…”
Common questions
How many engine complaints does the 1997 GMC Safari have?
NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 1997 GMC Safari engine — 10% of all complaints filed for that model year.
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Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.
Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.