10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
1 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 0
Average Mileage:
3,482 miles

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problem #8

May 202004

Safari

  • miles
While driving 55 mph consumer applied the brakes and pedal went to the floor. This caused a loss of braking power. Consumer pumped the brakes three or more times and was able to maintain control of the vehicle. Then drove it to the dealer for inspection, but mechanic was not able to resolve the problem.

- Snellville, GA, USA

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problem #7

Jul 072003

Safari 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 27,860 miles
Antilock brakes fail when coming to a complete stop. The antilock system starts to function and then at about 2 mph the pedal goes down completely to the floor. You could only regain braking ability if you took your foot off the brakes while the ABS system reset itself. I took the vehicle to the dealer for repairs and the left front hub bearing assembly (part cost $864) was replaced. The dealer's service invoice indicated a test drive found the left front ABS sensor "dropping out" and "tested circuit sensor open". the service advisor said that the speed sensor was an integral part of the front hub bearing assembly. The dealer service invoice no. Is gccs56017. I have the hub at my home address.

- Highland, MI, USA

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problem #6

Sep 282002

Safari

  • miles
The consumer stated that the brakes failed causing the vehicle to hit a parked vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a mecahnics garage where they found that all the mechanical linkages and hydraulics were intact, however the ABS interface on the computer board was faulty, thereby disabling the entire braking system.

- Binghampton, NY, USA

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problem #5

Dec 012000

Safari

  • miles
Hydraulic pump failed, there was no steering or brakes. Consumer totalled van.

- Silver City, NM, USA

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problem #4

Dec 231999

Safari

  • miles
No brakes, no power steering. Is such catastrophic failure common at 40.832 miles?

- Lakewood, CA, USA

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problem #3

Sep 221999

Safari

  • miles
ABS braking system malfunctioned, causing the wheels to lock up and the vehicle to skid, which may have resulted in a crash.

- West Seneca, NY, USA

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problem #2

May 201999

(reported on)

Safari

  • miles
Idler arms should not go bad at 36K miles. The dealer where we purchased has been sold. The problem was discovered when we took the vehicle for pa state inspection (annual). Obviously the idler arms did not go bad from mile 36000 to 36900. We are still within the three years and only over the mileage by 900 miles. But the dealer we took it to would not cover the problem, and charged $525.44 to replace front brakes and idler arms.

- Greencastle, PA, USA

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problem #1

Jan 021998

Safari

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Anti-lock brakes failed.

- Dunkirk, NY, USA

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