This factory service and repair manual for the 2009 GMC Savana 4500 addresses the heaviest of the Savana vans, sold only as a two-door cutaway in a single Base specification. Two engines are listed: a turbocharged 6.6L diesel V8 of 403 cubic inches and a naturally aspirated 6.0L gasoline V8 of 364 cubic inches, both overhead-valve designs. Because a cutaway leaves the plant without a rear body, the chassis and the wiring behind the cab are exactly what an upfitter or a fleet shop ends up servicing.
Engines covered
- 6.6L V8 (403 cu in) — OHV, turbocharged, diesel
- 6.0L V8 (364 cu in) — OHV, naturally aspirated, gasoline
Body styles covered
- 2-door cutaway
Trims covered
- Base
Known issues on the 2009 Savana 4500. This model year comes up empty on the federal record, with no recalls and no owner complaints logged with NHTSA. What remains is routine service work, and the manual is set up for it: procedures, specifications, torque values, wiring diagrams and diagnostics for both the turbocharged 6.6L diesel and the 6.0L gasoline V8, along with the cutaway chassis they sit in. For a truck that spends its life under a box, a shuttle body or a service bed, having the base-vehicle figures on hand keeps guesswork out of the repair.
FUEL TANK CORRODES AND LEAKS FUEL ON ROADWAY
FLEET VEHICLE I FOR SERVICE THOUGHT TIRE WAS BAD, UNDER CLOSER INSPECTION, WELD FAILED CAUSING RIM TO SPLIT FROM INNER MOUNTING HUB CAUSING 3/-1/2 INCH CRACK AT TIRE BEAD. I HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR
FLEET VEHICLE I FOR SERVICE THOUGHT TIRE WAS BAD, UNDER CLOSER INSPECTION, WELD FAILED CAUSING RIM TO SPLIT FROM INNER MOUNTING HUB CAUSING 3/-1/2 INCH CRACK AT TIRE BEAD. I HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR
WHEN TOWING A TRAILER WITH MY 1 TON GM VAN DOWN HILL AND BRAKING THE FRONT END SHAKES ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY. THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS ABOUT IT AS THEY HAVE IT IN THE OWNERS MANUAL. THEY CLAIM THE BRAK
