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#16 of 625 Rear seals by joker1 Jan 06, 2000 (2:39 am)
I also had the rear seals replaced due to a leak. Fortunately the seals were under warranty. We drove a Ford conversion and found it less roomy and my wife couldn't reach the gas pedals!! We are going to try another Ford converter.
#17 of 625 joker1 by midasgold Jan 07, 2000 (12:25 am)
Sorry to hear about the problems you've been having with your Savana - I would also be very upset if that happened with our van. Our Savana 2500 SLE just hit the 15,000 mile mark, and your post made me so paranoid that, today, when I took it to the dealer to have the front wheel bearings re-packed (as per the owner's manual), I asked them have a look at the brakes (I also had them look at the rear brakes because the parking brake pedal seemed to be traveling too close to the floor - see discussion in "Full Sized Vans" topic #18). To my relief, our Savana still has 60% on both the fronts and the rears, and the dealer assured me that its brakes are wearing at a normal rate. The parking brake cable was a adjusted, and all is well. I sure hope yours is an isolated problem... but I'm sure it doesn't feel that way when you're the one having the problem.
#18 of 625 1998 Savana by paujpow Jan 12, 2000 (9:18 pm)
I have a 1998 Savana conversion van. It has 25,000 miles on it and I didn't have a problem until a couple of weeks ago. Suddenly there was oil leaks on the driveway. There was a transmission leak, rear main bearing seal leak, oil pan gasket leak and an engine coolant leak!! While they were repairing these leaks, they also replaced the power steering pump. I don't know why they did that. They COULD NOT tell me why these leaks all came at the same time. It seems that all vehicles have their share of major problems. The makers will not make them better as long as we cosntantly pay big bucks for them and accept the inferior workmanship.
#19 of 625 chevy vans by clown99 Jan 14, 2000 (11:24 am)
I`ve read all the things about chev/gmc vans at this site and I wanted to leave a comment. I have a 1990 Beauville with 240,000 miles. The only thing I replaced is the trans... The engine (350) has the same power it had when it was new, lots. I`m thinking about a new one but the only reason is because of old door hardware (handles, electric windows....) and a little rust. I`ve got more than my moneys worth.....
#20 of 625 Express Report by spartan6 Jan 18, 2000 (1:00 am)
I have a 97 Express eclipse conversion. Have'nt had any brake trouble. Troublesome Driver power window. Sqeeky Drive belt when wet. Fuel gauge repaired under warranty. Velour interior does'nt wear well. "dents" easy. Nice to drive, have 35000 miles with no trouble w/engine. Tow a 6500lb trailer, no sweat. get 17-18mpg on the highway, 12-13 in the city. Great road feel and handling. Nice on a long trip. Would buy another. Much better than Ford. Question? e-mail me at DMeersdomaol.com Replies to this message: bflippen (Jan 23, 2010 5:56 pm)
#21 of 625 Annoying buzzer by av8dr Jan 18, 2000 (9:33 pm)
Does anyone know how to turn off the the annoying buzzer when the driver door is open? I have a 99 Express. Thanks, RoadRanger for the info on DRL. Replies to this message: deecar2 (Jul 15, 2006 11:37 am)
#22 of 625 Hi Vandalybay by paujpow Jan 19, 2000 (12:53 am)
I'll help as much as I can with the info about the oil leaks. The van is an Imperial Conversion mid level value. It has a Vortec 5000 engine. I do not tow anything and I live out in the country SW of Chicago, Ill. I use 10W30 oil and it is serviced by a GM dealer every 3,000 to 3,500 miles. The van is used for normal every day driving and we take 3 or 4 2,000 miles trips every year. The thing that really puzzles me is that all of the leaks started at the same time. Bummer!! paujpow
#23 of 625 More Brake problems by solari Jan 19, 2000 (7:01 pm)
I have a 99 GMC Savanna and at 19,000 miles I started to have a shimmy in the steering wheel when braking. The dealership turned the rotors. My questions are:                  1. Is replacement o fmy brake far                     behind?                  2. Is this going to happen                      every 19,000                   3. Any GM recalls?
#24 of 625 Brake answers by roadranger Jan 20, 2000 (4:31 am)
There is no way for me (or anyone else) to determine EXACTLY what caused your rotor problems. The bottom line is, your rotors were warped. Warpage is caused from 2 things... 1. overheating (i.e. riding brakes, not downshifting on long steep downhill grades, towing with inadequate trailer brakes, frequent hard stops, especially with heavy loads, etc.) 2. Rapid cooling of hot rotors. This is caused when hot rotors (not necessarily overheated) are splashed or submerged in water puddles. Of course there is also the possability that the rotors were defective in some way. The only thing that would cause your brake pads to wear would be the scenerios described in #1. If you typically brake "normally", brake pads should last between 20K-40K miles, depending on driving environment (city vs. hwy. mountains vs plains, etc.)
#25 of 625 Hey Paujpow: oil by vandalybay1 Jan 20, 2000 (8:25 am)
I just picked up my van from the dealer last week. It was one of those affairs where nothing seemed to go well. I was having some warranty issues looked at. I carefully checking off the box to have it LUBED. I didn't check off the other boxes for "oil change", "filter", etc. I called to see if the warranty work was done. The service writer proudly said, "No but we've changed the oil!". When I picked up the van, I checked the dipstick. (a previous experience at a Honda dealer had trained me to check to see if they put any oil in). This time the dipstick showed they had overfilled it with too much oil. After idling for a few minutes. It still had too much oil. I drained 2 quarts out before I got the oil level into the acceptable range on the stick. If I were to have driven enough with too much oil, I might have ended up with your situation. Others can fill in the technical explanation. For now my basic description is that with too much oil, the oil gets whipped up into a foam. That foam takes up more volume than can be contained. The result is you end up with oil leaking from all sorts of places. Just one of the possibilities for you to consider. Thanks.

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