1992 GMC Safari suspension problems

11 complaints (19% of all complaints for this car).

owner complaints: 11
of this car's complaints: 19%
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Front: springs: torsion bar
7
Front
2
Rear: springs: leaf spring assembly
1
Front: stabilizer bar
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

0k-25k

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200k+

GMC Safari suspension problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 1992 GMC Safari owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Aug 9, 2006 · Suspension · 130,000 miles · MI

Dt*: the contact stated the vehicle's front suspension dropped onto the front tires while the vehicle was parked and not in use. The contact attempted to replace the shocks to resolve the issue but the shocks did not resolve the problem. The dealer was not contacted. There was nothing that LED up to the occurrence.

Filed Sep 17, 2004 · Suspension · 54,800 miles · MI

While wife an family were in van, passenger side torsion bar snapped, slamming right front of vehicle down. Awd difficult to control and causing family to become stranded. Gm has discontinued replacements, a conversion is available from them for over $500.00 and both sides need to be replaced/modified.

Filed Aug 12, 2004 · Suspension · 171,000 miles · IL

The consumer noticed that the front stabilizer bar snapped in two places, causing the vehicle to become inoperative. The dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak *sc

Filed Aug 30, 2001 · Suspension · MI

The vehicle make a popping noise, and it was discovered that the left front end was almost sitting on the tire due to both torsion bars were broke.

Filed Jul 23, 2001 · Suspension · WI

Drivers side front tortion bar breaks causing the front end to dive very hard and hit bottom of frame extremely hard causing loss of control due to the front end hitting the bottom of travel.

Filed Jan 8, 2001 · Suspension · MI

Defective bracket that holds rear springs to rear axle broke,causing rear end to fall, which almost resulted in a crash, consumer stated that the only thing keeping the rear from leaving the van was the rear shocks. . *ak

Filed Sep 12, 2000 · Suspension · WI

After awhile torsion bar broke down, there was no warning. Consumer said that dealer should have noticed the problem.

Filed Sep 11, 2000 · Suspension · MN

Vehicle was parked in driveway. Came out & noticed vehicle was laying on the ground due to broken torsion bar . Vehicle towed to dealership & serviced. Bulletin on torsion bar from manufacturer. Torsion bar was repairable.

Filed Aug 5, 1998 · Suspension · IA

Torsion bar broke while driving vehicle.

Filed Jan 22, 1998 · Steering, Suspension · LA

Replaced front end suspension. Also idler armsand attachments replaced.

Questions about the 1992 GMC Safari suspension

Does the 1992 GMC Safari have suspension problems?

Owners have filed 11 complaints about the suspension of the 1992 GMC Safari, 19% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1992 GMC Safari suspension problems start?

Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.

Was there a recall on the 1992 GMC Safari suspension?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the GMC Safari have bad suspension?

The GMC Safari model years with the most suspension complaints are 1995 (33 complaints), 1996 (29 complaints) and 1994 (15 complaints).