I was involved in an accident when yielding to oncoming traffic at night. The car who hit me was totaled. Also my headlights and tail lights r always shorting out. My dash lights don't work now
GMC Safari headlights problems
10 of the 1,091 owner complaints about the GMC Safari describe headlights failing or too dim, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 2000
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20005
- 19981
- 19971
- 19951
- 19931
- 19901
Often reported together
What owners say
Vehicle was driven at approximately 40 miles, and then was parked for 3 straight days. On the 4th day, owner discovered that the windows were black. Vehicle had burned on the inside. Insurance company sent a representative, who stated that fire originated from the headlight switch. *ak
Automatic headlights that come on when vehicle is turned on do not work, nor do they work when the switch is engaged. Manufacturer and the dealer have been notified of the problem.
When the vehicle was turned on, the exterior tail lights did not illuminate unless the high beams were turned on. *nlm *ts
Headlights and dash lights went out. Cruise quits then works. Power windows quit, then work. Dealer checked grounds and installed new headlight and power window switchs. Now power door locks quit and cruise quit again. Feel unsafe driving vehicle, especially at night. Problems not solved.
On 4 occasions dashboard lights and headlights have completely failed while driving, causing poor visibility. After shuting off vehicle and waiting 15 minutes, lights will restart. Dealer cannot determine cause.
Rear axle welded wrong 1/2 off, drag linkage installed backwards, headlights way out of adjustment causing limited 30-50 visibility, propane hose blocking fill valve and needs to be pried out of the way to fill tank which could cause a crack or leak, the federal safety agency recall repair not completed at dealer even though they had the replacement for 20 days prior to delivery.
Vehicle stalls at a slow speed or when applying accelerator pedal from a stop position. Vehicle been in/out of dealer shop on 12 occasions, and at two different dealers. Problem is still unresolved. Rotors repaired/out of round, master power window switch failed, headlamp switch replaced.*ak
At 26,000 miles the headlight switch burnt out, repaired and again the headlight switch burnt out, also there's a burning plastic smell on the driver side. Please describe in detail.
The vehicle caught fire from the switch which turns on the headlights. Occurred when vehicle was parked. Please describe.
Related recalls
Exterior lighting: brake lights: switch
- What is wrong
- On certain minivans, the multifunction switch may develop an open circuit condition in the stop lamp or hazard lamp circuit that results in the stop lamps and hazard lamps being inoperative.
- Risk
- The loss of stop lamps and rear hazard lamps could fail to warn a following driver that the vehicle is braking and/or is stopped and could lead to a vehicle crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the hazard warning flasher switch and apply special grease to the contacts at the time of installation of the module free of charge. The repair would be used in vehicles in which the hazard slider button is still movable. If a vehicle has a hazard slider button that is not movable (frozen), the entire multifunction switch will be replaced. The recall began on april 13, 2005. Owners may contact chevrolet at 1‑800‑630‑2438 or gmc at 1‑866‑996‑9463.
Recall number 05V099000 · Recall details
Questions about the GMC Safari headlights
Which GMC Safari years have headlights failing or too dim problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2000 (5 complaints), 1990 (1 complaints) and 1993 (1 complaints).
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