2004 GMC Savana 3500 15 Passenger Van

PROBLEM IS WITH A NEW TIRE PURCHASE BF GOODRICH LT245/75R16 BFG COMMERCIAL TA A/S2. I NOTICE FLAT SPOTTING EVERY MORNING AND IT COULD TAKE 1/2 HR OF DRIVING TO CLEAR UP BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 60 YRS AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED THIS BEFORE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A BAD TIRE. IF IT HAS FLAT SPOTS WITH 70PSI AND MIN. LOAD WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH FULL LOAD. RETURNED TO DEALER BUT HE FAILS TO SEE A PROBLEM. I WAS PARKED 12HRS AND PROBLEM APPEARS EACH MORNING. I FEEL VERY UNCOMFORTABLE WITH THIS TIRE ON MY TRUCK.

SUBMISSION FROM EXPLORER VAN CO., RE RECEIPT OF YOUR CORRESPONDENCE DATED JULY 10, 2014 REGARDING THE EARLY WARNING REPORTING OF DEATHS AND INJURIES. *SMD THE DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, WHILE DRIVING A 2004 GMC SAVANA, WHICH RESULTED IN SERIOUS AND PERMANENT INJURIES. *JB

THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. HOWEVER, IT ONLY HAS 63K PLUS MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY BECAME ERRATIC. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT TO "D", BUT THE SECOND AND THE FIRST GEAR WORKS FINE. WE WERE TOLD BY GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND HAVE IT DIAGNOSED BY A GMC DEALER TO FIND OUT THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE RESULTS INDICATED NO PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED OR NO CODES WERE SHOWING UP ON THEIR COMPUTER, GMC THEN TOLD US THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. WE COULD NOT AFFORD A NEWLY REBUILT TRANSMISSION.

NO INCIDENT ...YET. NOTICED THE SMELL OF GAS AFTER REFUELING JUST BEFORE CHRISTMAS 2012. IT HAS BEEN GETTING WORSE EVER SINCE. CHECKED OUT RECALLS AND SAW THIS ONE, BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. CALLED LOCAL DEALER AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE. THIS RECALL (LISTED BELOW) IS EXACTLY WHAT IS THE ISSUE WITH MY GMC VAN. IT SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL BUT FOR SOME REASON IS NOT. I AM GOING TO FIX IT MYSELF (AT MY OWN EXPENSE), BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I AM NOT GOING TO RISK THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP RECALL NUMBER: 12V388000 RECALL DATE: 08/08/2012 PROBLEM SUMMARY: GENERAL MOTORS (GM) IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2003-2004 CHEVROLET EXPRESS AND GMC SAVANA VEHICLES, EQUIPPED WITH A LEFT SIDE CARGO DOOR, AND ORIGINALLY SOLD OR CURRENTLY REGISTERED IN CONNECTICUT, DELAWARE, ILLINOIS, INDIANA, IOWA, MAINE, MARYLAND, MASSACHUSETTS, MICHIGAN, MINNESOTA, MISSOURI, NEW HAMPSHIRE, NEW JERSEY, NEW YORK, OHIO, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, VERMONT, WEST VIRGINIA, WISCONSIN, AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. WATER AND ROAD CONTAMINANTS MAY BECOME TRAPPED IN THE PROTECTIVE CONDUIT THAT COVERS THE FUEL FILLER PIPE AND MAY CAUSE THE PIPE TO CORRODE. CONSEQUENCE: SIGNIFICANT CORROSION MAY ALLOW FUEL TO LEAK DURING REFUELING, AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE; THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF FIRE. CORRECTIVE ACTION: GM WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL INSTALL A NEW FUEL FILLER NECK, FREE OF CHARGE. GM HAS NOT PROVIDED A NOTIFICATION SCHEDULE. OWNERS MAY CONTACT THE CHEVROLET OWNER CENTER AT 1-866-694-6546 AND GMC AT 1-866-996-9463. THIS RECALL AFFECTS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 05/14/2003 AND 06/24/2003. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 GMC SAVANA. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT HAD TO USE MAXIMUM EFFORT IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO CATCH. HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V043000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 87,927.

FUEL LINE FROM GAS TANK TO "QUICK CONNECT" SPLIT NEAR THE MUFFLER. WITH THE PRESSURE OF THE FUEL PUMP, GASOLINE WAS SPEWING OUT OF THE LINE UNDER THE TRUCK NEAR THE MUFFLER. IT HAD HAPPENED TWO WEEKS OR SO EARLIER BUT I DIDN'T NOTICE IT BECAUSE I'D HAD A GAS SPILL FROM A LEAF BLOWER IN THE BACK OF THE VAN AND THOUGHT THAT WAS THE SMELL (EVEN THOUGH I'D WIPED IT UP). I WENT TO MY MECHANIC TO SEE IF HE COULD CLEAN THE SPILL. HE FOUND THE SPLIT THAT WAS CAUSING THE ODOR. IT WOULD SEEM TO BE A REAL FIRE HAZARD. THE FUEL LINE IS PLASTIC, MY MECHANIC SAYS, AND THERE ARE VERY FEW AVAILABLE (NONE AT FACTORY WAREHOUSES). *TR

DT: THE CONTACT COMPLAINED ABOUT A SEAT BELT FAILURE. THE SECOND ROW RIGHT SIDE PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WAS INSERTED BACKWARDS INTO THE BUCKLE. THE SEAT BELT LOCKED IN THE BUCKLE AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE SEAT BELT WAS CUT TO RELEASE THE PASSENGER. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER, WHO ORDERED THE APPROPRIATE PARTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE PARTS HAVE NOT ARRIVED, THEREFORE, NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE . *AK THE DRIVER SEAT RECLINER WAS NOT WORKING. UPDATED 03/17/06. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO SUSTAIN MAJOR INJURIES ,AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING REAR END FAILED, VEHICLE SKIDDED, AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION WAS INOPERABLE, AND TAIL LIGHTS MALFUNCTIONED. CONTACTED GMC. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT STEERING SHAFT PITMAN AND IDLER ARM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED PREVIOUSLY, AND THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED VEHICLE WAS LEAKING OIL, DROPPED ABOUT TWO QUARTS OF OIL. VEHICLE HAD ONLY 1200 MILES. DEALER SATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. *AK