GMC Savana

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

Visitors rate this review
3.67 of 5, 3.00 votes

Price Paid:  $22000.00 from Fremon GMC

Year / Model Reviewed:
2005 1500 Cargo Van

Strengths:
Roomy, Good looks with the upgrated package for the front, Confortable.

Weaknesses:
More responsive sifting.

Summary:
This is my second Savana in 6 years. The first one was very reliable and w/o any mechanical problems. The only problem I had was with the wire touching the brake pedal witch was killing my brake lights everytime I used them. They lokated the problem quiet quickly.
This new 2005 model is OK. Bigger wheels which give you the feeling of slower acceleration. The engine vibrates when the engine is cold and lasts until you warm it up or you drive faster than 5 miles/hour. There is a recall for the safety belts.
I wish to have a 2500 series model to have more power. Other than that I still like it and I would probably buy the same Van in the future.

Similar Products Used:
n/a

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

Price Paid:  $12500.00 from Mcfarland Motors

Year / Model Reviewed:
2002 Savana 2500

Strengths:
Roomy, Looks nice(big deal the internal parts are what matters...kind of like a person).allright power

Weaknesses:
You just dont get that secure feeling like when driving a Toyota or an older model Ford...WHEN IS TOYOTA GOING TO MAKE A CARGO VAN !!

Summary:
Well my first GMC product and a lot of these reviews are beginning to scare me...I bought it used with 30000 miles on it for 12,500...obviously the price was the reason for the purchase...COnsumer reports gave it terrible reviews but I dont know how much clout to give consumer reports...if this van goes another 70,000 miles without any major repairs...i.e..$300.00ish will be considered relatively minor than it will be considered a good vehicle(Its not a Toyota so we cant excpect over 300,000) but well see. The speedometer will slip now and then...I hear some people say..."So far so good" when the vehicle only has 20 to 40,000 miles on it..but that is not what you should say....70 to 80000 miles on a problem free vehicle is .."So far so good."

Similar Products Used:
NONE...but I did have a 1988 Ford 150 that I used for painting even pulling a 12 foot cargo trailer for a while that never gave me any MAJOR problems..I beat on it...never really maintained it and changed its oil only when I thought about it..it had 190000 on it when I got rid of it but I still wish I never had

Price Paid:  $35000.00 from Buz Post GMC

Strengths:
My wife and I love the way it drives and handles.

Weaknesses:
steering had to be serviced within days. It was catching during turns.

Summary:
There is vibration in the driver's side rear view mirror. I was told from the service advisor that this has been a problem on this van. She told me that there was not a solution. I called the Customer Assistance line and got no help. I then filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau and got a call from another GMC Assistance person. A couple of days later he told me that he talked to a regional service manager and there was nothing GMC could do for me. I'm in the process of going to arbitration with the BBB and GMC. Has anyone had a problem with the outside rear view mirrors vibrating?

Price Paid:  $32000.00 from Ferguson, Broken Arr

Strengths:
Comfort and power. We got the V-8 and are considering pulling a light weight travel trailer with it. Have had virtually no problems. Did buy the extended warranty just in case, but have only used it once for a sensor.

Weaknesses:
Can't complain about anything so far.

Summary:
This is our third van. Two GMC's and one Chevy. All have been great, but this one is the best. We didn't get a lot of the bells and whistles, but have what we want. Have only 30,000 miles on it as we use it mostly for trips and not day to day use. Wish it came with more cup holders that are good sized. Have used the electric bed several times and it is really nice. Fabric seats have held up real well.

Similar Products Used:
1973 Chevy Van that we customized. 1994 GMC short van, customised.

Price Paid:  $30000.00 from Sitton - Greenville,

Year / Model Reviewed:
2000 Savana Van

Strengths:
Seating room/cargo room

Weaknesses:
Unsafe conversion package. The front drivers seat keeps coming out! The third time in 3 years. GMC apparently does not care that the seat is not attached. They have washed their hands to it.

Summary:
The van is exactly what I wanted for my family. It was beautiful. Until all of the parts began falling off of the vehicle. The entire conversion package has had to be redone.

Similar Products Used:
I have owned 7 vans