Tank Assembly problems of the 1997 GMC Safari

Five problems related to tank assembly have been reported for the 1997 GMC Safari. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 01/25/2001

This problem rless than 30 days after purchasing the van, it was supposed to have been fixed at the original dealership 12k ago, but this problem has reocurred. In addition, have had a power window motor go out, blower fan burn up, transmission fluid leaks after being serviced by dealership and lastly a fuel gauge that refuses to work.

2 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 09/09/1999

My fuel guage shows full regardless how much fuel is in the tank, rear door handle broke this is third GMC with this problem, sliding door does not work properly,.

3 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 05/12/1999

A new vehichle should never have these kinds of problems. GMC could care less about my problems because they were out of warranty and I had to pay for them. Each time cost over $1,000 dollars. No safety defect listed in summary.

4 Tank Assembly problem

Failure Date: 03/22/1999

No summary.

5 Tank Assembly problem

No summary listed for above vehicle.


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