1990 GMC Safari Service and Repair Manual
This factory service and repair manual for the 1990 GMC Safari covers four body variants, extended and standard cargo vans and extended and standard passenger vans, all with three doors, in Base, SLE, SLT and SLX trim. The engine bay held either the 4.3L V6 or the 2.5L inline-four, overhead-valve gasoline units with no forced induction. Adding the long wheelbase stretches the chassis and body content, and the procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics are laid out by system for every one of those combinations.
Engines covered
- 4.3L V6 (262 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
- 2.5L inline-four (151 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 3-door extended cargo van
- 3-door standard cargo van
- 3-door standard passenger van
- 3-door extended passenger van
Trims covered
- Base
- SLE
- SLT
- SLX
Known issues on the 1990 Safari. Four recalls are recorded. Fuel return hoses can break at either crimped coupling and spill fuel where it can ignite. A two-piece brake rotor can corrode at the joint between its steel center and cast outer ring until the sections come apart. A rear seat belt anchorage bar failed to hold the loads the federal standard demands. Seat recliner bolts torqued over foam or vinyl work loose and fatigue. Of the 37 owner complaints, 15 name the service brakes, six the body structure and five the seats, which is where the brake and seat procedures here earn their keep.
SEVERE CORROSION DUE TO ROAD SALT AT THE JOINT OF THE STAMPED STEEL CENTER SECTION AND THE CAST OUTER SECTION CAN CAUSE THE SECTIONS TO SEPARATE.
SEPARATION OF THE ROTOR SECTIONS CAN CAUSE LOSS OFBRAKING ABILITY IN THE AFFECTED WHEEL. THIS COULD
REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WITH NEW ROTORS WITH A CORROSION PROTECTION COATING. HOWEVER, IF REPL
GENERAL MOTORS: ON ALL 1988-2009 FULL SIZE CHEVROLET/GMC PICKUPS, UTILITIES AND VANS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL MOVE DOWN OR SELF APPLY DURING FULL LOCK TURNS OR NEAR FULL LOCK TURNS. CHEVROLET ASTRO AND GMC SAFARI VANS; HUMMER 2 ARE INCLUDED. *
DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR INTERMITTENT TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT, SLIP, BUSY/CYCLING TCC OR NOISY COOLING FAN. *TT
WINDOW REGULATOR MOTOR DOES NOT FIT. *TT
DIAGNOSIS OF CRACKED OR BROKEN TRANSMISSION CASE. *TT 2006 AND PRIOR CARS AND LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS. *TT
COLD ENGINE KNOCK. *TW
TRANSMISSION EXTENTION SEAL LEAKS. *TW
THE BRAKES ARE ABS AND THEY FAILED. THE BRAKES LOCKED AND COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
IN PANIC STOP ABS BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE,ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, ALSO ABS LIGHT CAME ON. *AK
CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE POWER DRIVER SEAT WOULD ROCK BACK AND FORTH WHEN THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TOO QUICKLY, CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT A MOUNTING BOLT WAS LOOSE, HE THEN TILTED THE SEAT BACK AND INS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ALONG AND MADE A STOP; THEN, PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND IT MADE A LOUD NOISE, LATER SHE WAS TOLD THAT IDLE ARM HAD FALLEN OFF.*AK VEHICLE ALSO WOULD VIBRATE WHILE DRIVING AT 6
Showing the 4 most serious of 44 complaints filed with NHTSA.
