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1999 GMC Safari transmission problems

The 1999 GMC Safari has 20 transmission complaints filed with NHTSA — 22% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

20

Transmission complaints

22%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Transmission complaints by year

Safari transmission complaints by model year22 complaints1987: 1 complaints1989: 2 complaints1991: 7 complaints1992: 3 complaints1993: 6 complaints1994: 4 complaints1995: 6 complaints1996: 3 complaints1997: 22 complaints1998: 8 complaints1999: 20 complaints2000: 5 complaints2002: 1 complaints2003: 2 complaints2004: 1 complaints
Safari transmission complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

RED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TRANSMISSION WAS JUMPING INTO GEAR, WITH 26,000 MILES, TOOK TO DEALER THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. TOOK TRIP TO FLORIDA RED LIGHT CAME ON TOOK TO AAMCO TRANSMISSION (36,000 MI) FOUND PROBLEM,850$, SAID THIS WAS COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE. GMC PAID ME HALF, GOING TO COURT WITH…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Transmission · July 10, 2002

Common questions

How many transmission complaints does the 1999 GMC Safari have?

NHTSA has 20 complaints about the 1999 GMC Safari transmission — 22% 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.