1994 GMC SONOMA Electrical System Problems
11 complaints about Electrical System
High Severity Issue
This component has been associated with crashes, fires, or deaths.
This Problem Across All Years
All Electrical System Complaints (11)
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE I TRIED TO ADJUST PASS. SIDE MIRROR,MIRROR WOULD NOT MOVE SO SINCE I LIVE IN MICHIGAN I FIGURED MIRROR MIGHT BE FROZEN.A FEW MOMENTS LATER I EXITED MY VEHICLE AND SMELLED SMOKE AS I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT WAS BURNING I NOTICED SMOKE IN MY VEHICLE COMING FROM THE DRIVER DOOR PANEL.I MANAGED TO REMOVE THE COVER FROM THE SWITCH AND EXTINQUISHED THE FLAMES.HAD I NOT NOTICED THIS MY VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BURNED.I BELIEVE THEIR MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SWITCHES USED IN THESE VEHICLES AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS LIKE THIS HAVE BEEN REPORTED. *AK
BATTERY LEAKAGE CAUSED AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TOPROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
THE ALTERNATOR IS DEFECTIVE. YH
BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. YH
THE ALTERNATOR IS DEFECTIVE. YH
BATTERY REPLACED TWICE. YH
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP IGNITION DIDN'T SPRING BACK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO KEEP RUNNING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T STOP ENGINE FROM RUNNING UNTIL DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. TRUCK CONTINUED TO RUN DURING REPLACEMENT. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED.
IGNITION SPARK CONTROL COMPUTER IS CAUSING BACKFIRE UPON ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHILE USING AIR CONDITIONING.
WHEN RAINING THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP AND WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK. TT CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE TRUCK SITS IN RAIN OVERNIGHT OR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THE ABS WILL LOCK, PROBLEM OCCURS WITH LITTLE PRESSURE APPLIED AND CLEARS UP AFTER FIRST COUPLE MILES OF THE TRIP, DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE THROW OUT BEARING. *SLC
REPLACED 4-WHEEL DRIVE BLOWN FUSE.