1998 GMC SONOMA Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
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Common Problems
WHILE DRIVING ALL ELECTRICAL SHUTS DOWN ENGINE , EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 264,...
Mileage: 264,477
PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. PASSENGERS SEAT SLIDE FORWARD AND BACKWARD , AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON , LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT AND BRAKE DON'T COME ON. *TR
Mileage: 178,000
PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. PASSENGERS SEAT SLIDE FORWARD AND BACKWARD , AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON , LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT AND BRAKE DON'T COME ON. *TR
Mileage: 178,000
PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. PASSENGERS SEAT SLIDE FORWARD AND BACKWARD , AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON , LEFT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT AND BRAKE DON'T COME ON. *TR
Mileage: 178,000
I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HWY, DRIVING BETWEEN 35-60 MPH BECAUSE OF ICY, SNOWY, SLUSHY, 35 MPH WINDY CONDITIONS. MY STEERING WHEEL STARTED VIBRATING CRAZILY AND MY TRUCK KEPT WANTING TO PULL ITSELF TO THE LEFT. I FELT BUMPING EVERY TIME THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL MADE A REVOLUTION. WITH 1 1/2 HOURS O...
Mileage: 91,700
DRIVER WAS GOING APPROX. 40MPH DOWN THE RURAL HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN AND THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER CAME TO A STOP. BY THE TIME THE DRIVER OF THE SONOMA SAW THE TRUCK IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP AND NOT HIT THE STOPPED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE SONOMA HIT THE STOPPED TRUCK AND TOTALED THE SONOMA. AT NO P...
Mileage: 145,000
DRIVER WAS GOING APPROX. 40MPH DOWN THE RURAL HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN AND THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER CAME TO A STOP. BY THE TIME THE DRIVER OF THE SONOMA SAW THE TRUCK IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP AND NOT HIT THE STOPPED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE SONOMA HIT THE STOPPED TRUCK AND TOTALED THE SONOMA. AT NO P...
Mileage: 145,000
DRIVER WAS GOING APPROX. 40MPH DOWN THE RURAL HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN AND THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER CAME TO A STOP. BY THE TIME THE DRIVER OF THE SONOMA SAW THE TRUCK IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP AND NOT HIT THE STOPPED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE SONOMA HIT THE STOPPED TRUCK AND TOTALED THE SONOMA. AT NO P...
Mileage: 145,000
DRIVER WAS GOING APPROX. 40MPH DOWN THE RURAL HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN AND THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER CAME TO A STOP. BY THE TIME THE DRIVER OF THE SONOMA SAW THE TRUCK IT WAS TOO LATE TO STOP AND NOT HIT THE STOPPED VEHICLE. THE DRIVER OF THE SONOMA HIT THE STOPPED TRUCK AND TOTALED THE SONOMA. AT NO P...
Mileage: 145,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING SPORADICALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,00...
Mileage: 50,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUSTING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE FRAME TO SEPARATE INTO TWO PIECES. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 100,000.....
Mileage: 100,000
I LOST THE TREAD ON ONE OF MY TOYO TIRES AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. IT COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE! IT WAS THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO STEER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND CALL FOR HELP. I'VE ALREADY HAD IT REPLACED BUT THE DEALER I WENT TO (DISCOUNT TIRES) WHER...
Mileage: 146,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THEY ARE RUN. IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN YOU CANNOT COUNT ON THEM AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T COME ON AT ALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHEN THEY QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN. THEY HAVE NOT MADE IT A WHOL...
I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WRECKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YET. MY TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK PROPERLY ONE OF MY LOW BEEN HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING AND MY TAILLIGHTS DON'T WORK. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS JUST FOR THEM TO BLOW WHEN I TEST THEM. AND NO I DO NOT TOUCH THE GLASS ON THE HEADLIGHTS. I SEEN THERE WAS A R...
Mileage: 179,500
I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WRECKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YET. MY TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK PROPERLY ONE OF MY LOW BEEN HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING AND MY TAILLIGHTS DON'T WORK. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS JUST FOR THEM TO BLOW WHEN I TEST THEM. AND NO I DO NOT TOUCH THE GLASS ON THE HEADLIGHTS. I SEEN THERE WAS A R...
Mileage: 179,500
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. IN MARCH OF 1998, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. IN NOVEMBER OF 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE WIPER M...
Mileage: 10,000
MY TRUCK HAS 70,000 MILES AND IT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS. YOU CAN HIT ON THE INSIDE OF THE MOTOR AND IT WILL START WORKING. I CAN BE DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THEY WILL QUIT. I HAVE NOTICED THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *T...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER INITIALLY STATED THAT THEY WOULD APPROVE THE REPAIR; HOWEVER, THEY ARE CURRENTLY REFUSING TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, WIPER/WASHER...
Mileage: 42,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WITHOUT NOTICE. *TR
WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT. CAN CAUSE SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS DURING BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS, ALMOST RESULTING INTO A CRASH WHEN TRYING TO EXIT ROADWAY. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED, AND BROKE. SEVERAL OTHER GMC PICK UPS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, AND WAS UNDER RECALL. I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, WHY NOT A RECALL ITEM. THIS IS POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE WHEN HAULING ITEMS WITH TAILGATE DOWN. *TR
Mileage: 50,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCASION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. RECALL ISSUED FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES CITING PROBLEM CIRCUIT CONTROL BOARDS TO WIPER MOTORS. VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS AND WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCASION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. RECALL ISSUED FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES CITING PROBLEM CIRCUIT CONTROL BOARDS TO WIPER MOTORS. VERY HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN CONDITIONS AND WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. *JB
Mileage: 40,000
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINING LEVERS BROKEN. THIRD DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. SEAT LEVERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT DIDN'T LAST. CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS PERMANENTLY? *TR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINING LEVERS BROKEN. THIRD DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. SEAT LEVERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT DIDN'T LAST. CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS PERMANENTLY? *TR
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINING LEVERS BROKEN. THIRD DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. SEAT LEVERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT DIDN'T LAST. CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE TO CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS PERMANENTLY? *TR
HAD A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING OR WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. I FOUND PROBLEM TO BE THE ELECTRICAL PLUG ON WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD TO HAVE FRACTURED SOLDIER CONNECTIONS. RESOLDIER CONNECTIONS CURE PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 90,000
AT FIRST INSTANCE OF FAILURE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITENTLY STOP WORKING. IT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO TOTAL FAILURE. GOT UNDER HOOD AND TRACED TO WIRING PLUG IN AT WIPER MOTOR. IF PLUG IS JIGGLED THE WIPERS WILL WORK FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN DURING POSSIBLE RAIN ...
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1998 GMC SONOMA PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 1999. VEHICLE PROPERLY MAINTAINED DRIVEN AS A COMMUTER VEHICLE APPROXIMATELY 7,400 MILES PER YEAR. IT IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 4L60E TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. 59,000 MILES BEGINS TO SURGE AND SLIP. ACCELERATION IS ...
Mileage: 59,000
IN APRIL 2006, A BRAKE LINE ON MY 1998 GMC SONOMA PICKUP BROKE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT APPROX 50 MPH. I HAD TO STOP RATHER QUICKLY DUE TO TRAFFIC BACKING UP ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BURST, MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING, THE...
Mileage: 107,030
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A RAIN DAY, THE WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT HIGH SPEED. ALSO, WHEN THE VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND THE VEHICLE HAD ...
Mileage: 78,000
ON OUR 1998 GMC SONOMA WE HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND BOARD. THE WIPERS STILL HAVE A GHOST IN THEM AND DELAY DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME AND HIGH SPEED WHEN ON LOW SPEED, ERRATIC BEHAVIOR ON WIPERS. WON'T TURN ON OR OFF ON OCCASION. WAS THERE A RECALL ON ALSO ON THE PASSENGER SE...
Mileage: 116,000
ON OUR 1998 GMC SONOMA WE HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND BOARD. THE WIPERS STILL HAVE A GHOST IN THEM AND DELAY DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME AND HIGH SPEED WHEN ON LOW SPEED, ERRATIC BEHAVIOR ON WIPERS. WON'T TURN ON OR OFF ON OCCASION. WAS THERE A RECALL ON ALSO ON THE PASSENGER SE...
Mileage: 116,000
WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM IS FAULTY. USUALLY THE WIPERS CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER BEING TURNED OFF, SOMETIMES THEY STOP WHILE RUNNING, FREQUENTLY THEY RUN CONTINUOUSLY WHEN IN THE "INTERVAL" SETTINGS, A FEW TIMES THEY HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE AT ALL. *NM
Mileage: 50,000
INTERIOR COMPONENTS BREAK EASILY: DRIVER'S RECLINER HANDLE SHEARED OFF, DRIVER'S VISOR HINGE SNAPPED, WINDSHIELD DEFROST GRILLE FRACTURED. *NM
Mileage: 50,000
INTERIOR COMPONENTS BREAK EASILY: DRIVER'S RECLINER HANDLE SHEARED OFF, DRIVER'S VISOR HINGE SNAPPED, WINDSHIELD DEFROST GRILLE FRACTURED. *NM
Mileage: 50,000
INTERIOR COMPONENTS BREAK EASILY: DRIVER'S RECLINER HANDLE SHEARED OFF, DRIVER'S VISOR HINGE SNAPPED, WINDSHIELD DEFROST GRILLE FRACTURED. *NM
Mileage: 50,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TAILGATE RUSTED AND THE TAILGATE FRACTURED. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000, REGARDING THE STRUCTURE: BODY: TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL...
Mileage: 50,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILGATE SUSPENSION CABLE BROKE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000, REGARDING THE STRUCTURE BODY TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 03/28/06. *...
Mileage: 46,000
THIS STARTED AS AN OCCASIONAL FAILURE IN 2002 WHEN THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS WOULD SUDDENLY START WIPING AT FULL SPEED "ON THEIR OWN" AND WOULD ONLY GO BACK TO INTERMITTENT SPEED AFTER I WOULD TURN OFF THE WIPERS AND RE-TURN THEM ON. IN AUGUST 2005 THIS CHANGED TO WHERE THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS WOULD G...
Mileage: 107,081
1998 GMC SONOMA PICK UP WITH 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FUEL LINE MOUNTING BRACKET LOCATED ON THE BELL HOUSING RUBBED A HOLE IN THE FUEL LINE ALLOWING GASOLINE TO DRIP ON THE HOT EXHAUST PIPE. IT TOOK THREE DEALERS AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS TO FIND THE LEAK. GENERAL MOTORS STATED THIS WAS N...
Mileage: 90,500
1998 GMC SONOMA PICK UP. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK OVER HALF THE TIME. AND WHEN YOU SHUT THEM OFF THEY KEEP GOING . IF THEY HAPPEN TO WORK AT THAT TIME. THE HANDLE TO THE DRIVERS DOOR KEEPS BREAKING OFF. *NM
Mileage: 10,752
1998 GMC SONOMA PICK UP. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK OVER HALF THE TIME. AND WHEN YOU SHUT THEM OFF THEY KEEP GOING . IF THEY HAPPEN TO WORK AT THAT TIME. THE HANDLE TO THE DRIVERS DOOR KEEPS BREAKING OFF. *NM
Mileage: 10,752
MY 98 GMC SONOMA'S WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING RAIN. INITIALLY, I WAS ABLE TO TAP THE MODULE TO REGAIN WIPER USE, BUT THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME UNMANAGEABLE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED AT NEIL TWINTER MOTORS COSTING $95.81.*JB
Mileage: 25
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IF THEY WORK, THEY WILL STOP MID-WIPE BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW. HALF OF THE TIME, HOWEVER, THE WIPERS FAIL TO EVEN COME ON. THIS IS A VERY WIDE-SPREAD PROBLEM FOR MANY GM TRUCKS AND SUVS BUILT THROUGHOUT THE 1990'S. *JB
Mileage: 33,000
1998 GMC SONOMA ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR A STRANGE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTENANCED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO COMPENSATED FOR A PORTION OF THE DAMAGES. *SC
Mileage: 46,637
DT: THE CALLER SAID THE LINER OF THE EXHAUST PIPE BROKE OFF AND CLOGGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CAUSING AIR FLOW TO BE BLOCKED AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED AT ANY SPEED, BUT MOSTLY WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TAKING OFF. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER ON JULY 24, 2005 FOR INSPECTION...
Mileage: 101,500
DT: THE ELECTRIC WIRING FROM THE MAIN TRUNK THAT COMES FROM THE FIREWALL AND THE MOTOR SYSTEM. BRANCHED OFF FROM THE MAIN BRANCH TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHO ONLY WORKED 67% OF THE TIME.*AK
Mileage: 68,480
DT: THE ELECTRIC WIRING FROM THE MAIN TRUNK THAT COMES FROM THE FIREWALL AND THE MOTOR SYSTEM. BRANCHED OFF FROM THE MAIN BRANCH TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHO ONLY WORKED 67% OF THE TIME.*AK
Mileage: 68,480
1998 GMC SONOMA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER, THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED, THE RECLINER HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE HANDLE TO THE SIDE DOOR HAD BROKEN AS WELL. *SC *...
1998 GMC SONOMA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER, THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED, THE RECLINER HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE HANDLE TO THE SIDE DOOR HAD BROKEN AS WELL. *SC *...
1998 GMC SONOMA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER, THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED, THE RECLINER HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE HANDLE TO THE SIDE DOOR HAD BROKEN AS WELL. *SC *...
1998 GMC SONOMA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER, THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED, THE RECLINER HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE HANDLE TO THE SIDE DOOR HAD BROKEN AS WELL. *SC *...
1998 GMC SONOMA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD NOT GO OFF, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED IN RAINY WEATHER, THE POWER WINDOWS FAILED, THE RECLINER HANDLE HAD BROKEN OFF, AND THE HANDLE TO THE SIDE DOOR HAD BROKEN AS WELL. *SC *...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUN FOR A WHILE (5 TO 15 MIN) THEN JUST STOP. AFTER A VARIABLE PERIOD OF TIME (1MIN-10 MIN) THEY WILL COME BACK ON ONLY TO QUIT AGAIN AFTER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. LAST NIGHT IT WAS RAINING HARD AND THE FAILURE CAUSED A SERIOUS LOSS OF VISIBILTY, LUCKLY NO ACCIDENT ENSUED.THIS WAS ...
Mileage: 44,475
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED BY THEMSELVES TO THE FASTEST SPEED SETTING WHEN IN THE SLOW SPEED SETTING. ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING, BUT ENGAGED AGAIN WITHIN SECONDS ON TWO OCCASIONS. THEN, FAILED TO COME BACK ON ...
Mileage: 73,000
I OWN A 1998 GMC SONOMA PICKUP. BOTH TAILGATE CABLES FAILED BY BREAKING IN HALF BECAUSE OF RUST. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THEM AND AM CURRENTLY NOT USING MY TAILGATE BECAUSE EACH ONE COSTS $42.00 (THEY ARE PART OF THE LATCH ASSEMBLY). GM HAS RECALLED TAILGATE CABLES ON FULL SIZE TRUCKS - DOES ANYBODY ...
Mileage: 97,000
WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A WINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED, THEN DOWN SHIFTED ON ITS OWN. THE CONSUMER DROVE IT TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE FI...
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY TRUCK WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN LOCK UP, TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT WAS RAINING AND THE WIPERS WERE WORKING FINE AND THEN IT BEGAN POURING SUDDENLY THE WIPERS STOPPED ABOUT HALFWAY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK
Mileage: 67,880
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY TRUCK WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN LOCK UP, TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT WAS RAINING AND THE WIPERS WERE WORKING FINE AND THEN IT BEGAN POURING SUDDENLY THE WIPERS STOPPED ABOUT HALFWAY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK
Mileage: 67,880
WHEN PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 80,000
THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER LEVERS BROKE COMPLETELY OFF WITHOUT ANY EXCESSIVE FORCE BEING APPLIED. *JB
Mileage: 90,000
A FEW MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT MY 1998 GMC SONOMA THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIME THEY COME ON AND WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STOP BUT MANY TIMES THEY NEVER WORK. MY DEALER SAYS THE 97 SONOMAS WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES ON TO THE 98 MODEL. THIS MAKES IT EXT...
Mileage: 75,000
WINDSHIELD WIPER ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS DURING WET WEATHER CAUSING WIPER FAILURE AND LOSS OF VISIBILITY. I PERSONALLY REPLACED FAULTY WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *JB
Mileage: 83,000
WINDSHIELD WIPER ELECTRICAL CONNECTION OR CIRCUIT BOARD FAILS DURING WET WEATHER CAUSING WIPER FAILURE AND LOSS OF VISIBILITY. I PERSONALLY REPLACED FAULTY WIPER MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *JB
Mileage: 83,000
WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WHEN IT RAINS. *AK
Mileage: 35,000
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO OPEN. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE P...
WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTED. *AK
1998 GMC SONOMA HIGHRIDER 4X4. THE HANDLE ON THE BUCKET SEATS THAT LETS THE SEATS DECLINE ARE BROKE OFF THEY ARE MADE OUT OF CHEAP METAL. MY MOM OWNS A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER SAME THING,ALSO ON THE THIRD DOOR THE HANDLE THAT OPENS IT BREAKS EASILY. *NM
Mileage: 32,000
1998 GMC SONOMA HIGHRIDER 4X4. THE HANDLE ON THE BUCKET SEATS THAT LETS THE SEATS DECLINE ARE BROKE OFF THEY ARE MADE OUT OF CHEAP METAL. MY MOM OWNS A 1998 CHEVY BLAZER SAME THING,ALSO ON THE THIRD DOOR THE HANDLE THAT OPENS IT BREAKS EASILY. *NM
Mileage: 32,000
CERTAIN GM TRUCKS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT THE OTHERS HAVE NOT BUT THE SAME COMPONENT WAS USED IN OTHER MODELS AND THE SAME ISUE OCCURS. I HAD A 1997 ISUZU HOMBRE THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM AND NOW I HAVE A 1998 GMC SONOMA NAD THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS. THE 1997 CHEVY S-10S WERE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE BU...
Mileage: 80,000
WHENEVER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS PRESSED IT WOULD COME BACK UP. *NM THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JB
Mileage: 54,000
HANDLE TO CHANGE SEAT POSITION BROKE. WITH SO MANY DOCUMENTED REPORTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER CONSUMERS WHY IS THIS NOT RECALLED?*AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03V159 000. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED SEVERAL TIMES. *JB *NM
Mileage: 66,000
I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE SIX INJECTORS ON THIS TRUCK REPLACED. EACH AT A DIFFERENT TIME, NOW, IT SEEMS AS IF MORE THAN ONE HAS GONE ON THE BLINK. NOT SURE WHAT THE HECK IS HAPPENING, BUT IT IS RATHER EXPENSIVE TO KEEP REPLACING THESE ONE AT A TIME. I ALSO DUG UP A WEBSITE THAT SHOWS THERE IS A KNOWN IS...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT WORK AT ALL.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED CONSUMER COULD NOT SEE WHERE SHE WAS GOING. ALSO, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH HER 1996 SUBURBAN WHICH WAS RECALL...
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03V159000 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR FAILURE. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 30,000
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS.*MR *CB *JB
1998 GMC SONOMA, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL
Mileage: 44,000
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WITHOUT WARNING . *AK
THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF INSIDE THE JOINT; HAD TO DRIVE IN A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION UNTIL IT WAS REPLACED! VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE; $300.00 AT THE DEALERSHIP. THE METAL SEEMED TO BE SOFT AND FAIRLY EASY TO BREAK; I DO NOT CHANGE THE SEAT POSITION OFTEN. 8JB
Mileage: 67,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN SPORADIC FOR LAST TWO MONTHS; WAS ABLE TO GET THEM STARTED BY GETTING OUT OF TRUCK AND MOVING THE BLADES BY HAND; LAST WEEK, IN HEAVY DOWN POUR, THE WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK AT ALL; STOPPED AT AN AUTOBODY SHOP, THE GUY SMACKED THE MOTOR WITH A WRENCH AND GOT THEM WORKING WEL...
Mileage: 68,500
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. CAUSE OF FAILURE UNDETERMINED AT THIS TIME.*AK PER GENERAL MOTORS: CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. *PH *JB
Mileage: 160,000
WIPERS BROKEN - WORK OCCASSIONALLY WHEN WIRING HARNESS "JIGGLED" - THEN STOP AGAIN.
Mileage: 70,000
SEAT RECLINING LEVER BROKE OFF. METAL SNAPPED INSIDE MECHANISM.
Mileage: 70,000
WINDSHIELD WIPER EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 03V 159 000; BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 75,000
CONSUMER STATES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
WIPER COVER CIRCUIT BOARD HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE WIPERS WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *MR THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE ISSUE, HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.*TS *JB
Mileage: 48,272
1998 GMC SONOMA 2WD HAS IDENTICAL WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTION TO ALREADY RECALLED 1997 SONOMAS. CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS IN THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD CAUSES WIPER FAILURE. THE 1998 SONOMA'S NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE GM RECALL.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. *JB
Mileage: 38,000
MY WIPERS ON MY 1998 SONOMA PICK-UP STOPPED ON ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM WHILE I WAS DRIVING A 70MPH. I LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CRASHING. AFTER WAITING FOR THIRTY MINUITES I COULD GET THEM TO OPERATE ON LOW SPEED IN ORDER TO GET HOME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM I HAVE...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING RAIN. THEY WILL RESUME WHEN THEY DRY OUT. *NLM
Mileage: 55,000
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. WAS TRAVELING THROUGH DOWNTOWN DALLAS IN HEAVY RAIN AND TRAFFIC AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHEN THE WIPERS STOPPED AND I HAD TO STOP IMMEDIATELY ON THE INTERSTATE AND WAIT FOR THEM TO START WORKING AGAIN. TOOK TO A REPAIR SHOP IN OKLAHOMA AND H...
PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. PASSENGERS SLIDE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WITH ALMOST EVERY PRESS OF THE GAS AND BRAKE. ALONG WITH THE BROKEN RECLINER LEVER(BOTH SIDES) WHICH HAS LEFT THE SEAT IN A SEMI-RECLINED POSITION, MY PASSENGERS ARE IN FOR A NOT SO PLEASANT RIDE. *JB
Mileage: 30,000
THE HANDLES THAT RECLINE BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS BROKE OFF WITH VERY LITTLE FORCE. MY PASSENGER SEAT IS ALWAYS SLIGHTLY RECLINED NOW AND MY DRIVER'S SEAT IS STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO REPLACE THEM BECAUSE THERE IS NOT A RECALL AND ACCORDING TO THEM ITS NORMAL WEAR ...
Mileage: 63,500
STARTED OFF WITH A SUDDEN FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY THEN CORRECTED ITSELF; ON AND OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS. DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND WAS FAILING TO RETURN TO STARTING POSITION; REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER TO ELIMINATE SOFT PEDAL BUT STILL STICKING AND NOT RETURNING TO STARTING POSITIO...
Mileage: 57,000
STARTED OFF WITH A SUDDEN FAILURE TO ACCELERATE ON HIGHWAY THEN CORRECTED ITSELF; ON AND OFF FOR A FEW WEEKS. DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOFT AND WAS FAILING TO RETURN TO STARTING POSITION; REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER TO ELIMINATE SOFT PEDAL BUT STILL STICKING AND NOT RETURNING TO STARTING POSITIO...
Mileage: 57,000
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LOCKED UP, WHICH RESULTED IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE.*JB
THE VEHICLE STALLED, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE FUEL PUMP AND FUEL FILTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO COME ON AFTER BEEN TURNED. WILL RESTART ONLY AFTER TUTRNING VEHICLE COMPLETING OFF. HAS HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE FOR DEALER. HE CANT FIX IT IF HE CANT DUPLICATE. DT
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED, SHUTTING DOWN COMPLETELY WITH NO POWER. DEALERSHIP STATED THAT A PUMP FOR TRANSMISSION WASN'T FUNCTIONING, TRANSMISSION BURNED UP INTERNALLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
STAMPED ALUMINUM SHAFT BROKE OFF BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE RECLINER RELEASES WITHIN A WEEK OF EACH OTHER.*AK
FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE DURING SUDDEN STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AKTHE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ALSO DOESN'T LOCK IN PLACE AND MOVES FORWARD ON SUDDEN STOPS. *JG
FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE DURING SUDDEN STOP. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AKTHE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT ALSO DOESN'T LOCK IN PLACE AND MOVES FORWARD ON SUDDEN STOPS. *JG
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO STOP WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT DID GRAB ABRUPTLY. DISC BRAKES ARE ON THE FRONT AND REAR ARE DRUM BRAKES. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE. WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WIPERS WILL STOP /START OR WON'T STOP AFTER STARTING. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS,STARTED TO WORK AFTER SITTING.HAVE NOT REPLACED ANY PARTS.SAME PROBLEM EXISTED ON MY 1996 SONOMA WHICH WAS RECALLED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME.*AK
TRANSMISSION WAS NOISY AT ANY SPEED, DEALER DETERMINED A BEARING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN TRANSMISSION. MILEAGE AT REPAIR WAS 30000. AT THIS TIME BEARING NEEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.*AK
CONSUMER STATES THE AIR BAG LIGHT WILL CONTINUOUSLY COME ON AND OFF CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.*JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERSS FAILED AND WORK SPARADICALLY. CONNECTION AT PLUG TO MOTOR FAULTY. DEALER REFUSES TO FIX.*AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN SNOWY WEATHER THERE IS CLICKING SOUND PRESENT AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
SEAT HANDLE ON THE SIDE OF DRIVER SEAT THAT ADJUSTS BACK OF THE SEAT TO DIFFERENT POSITIONS HAS BROKEN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 1998 GMC SONOMA. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED AS PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN. A $2,200-DOLLAR FIX. THE TRUCK IS NOT QUITE 3 YEARS OLD THOUGH I HAVE 59000 ...
THE COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY TRANSMISSION IN MY 1998 GMC SONOMA. ENGINE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR SERVICE. I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT OR REPLACED AS PER THE SERVICE BULLETIN. A $2,200-DOLLAR FIX. THE TRUCK IS NOT QUITE 3 YEARS OLD THOUGH I HAVE 59000 ...
ALUMINUM HANDLE FOR RECLINING MECHANISM OF DRIVER'S SEAT BROKE, AND HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALERSHIP. HOWEVER, HANDLE FOR RECLINING MECHANISM OF FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BROKE, AND WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE SHAFTS THAT ARE USED ARE MADE OUT OF CAST ALUMINUM A...
THE "METAL" STUD FOR THE SEAT RECLINER HAS BROKEN ON BOTH FRONT SEATS. THE SEATS CAN ONLY BE LEFT IN ONE POSITION, WHICH MENAS ONLY I CAN DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE SEAT CANNOT BE MOVED FOR A DIFFERENT SIZED DRIVER.*AK
POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL ON AC DELCO SIDE POST 72MONTH BATTERY POPPED OUT OF BATTERY, RESULTING IN AN ACID SPILL. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT LAST PERFORMED WARRANTY WORK ON THE TRUCK TO INFORM THEM OF MY CONCERNS. I FEEL THE TECHNICIAN THAT WORKED ON THE VEHICLE OVER-TIGHTENED THE BOLT, CAUS...
CONSUMER STATES DURING THE LAST SIXTH MONTHS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN ACTIVATED, WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN STOP, CAUSING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM, CONSUMER HAS ROATED THE WIPER KNOB TO HIGH, TURNED IT OFF, AND SLOWED IT DOWN, NEITHER OF WHICH RELIEVE THE PROBLEM, DEALER STA...
CONSUMER STATES DURING THE LAST SIXTH MONTHS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN ACTIVATED, WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN STOP, CAUSING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM, CONSUMER HAS ROATED THE WIPER KNOB TO HIGH, TURNED IT OFF, AND SLOWED IT DOWN, NEITHER OF WHICH RELIEVE THE PROBLEM, DEALER STA...
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND DROPS INTO NEUTRAL FOR 1-2 SECONDS, AND THEN GOES BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING A REVVING IN ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN JULY 2000, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION STICKING IN GEAR. SAME DEALER CLA...
TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND DROPS INTO NEUTRAL FOR 1-2 SECONDS, AND THEN GOES BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING A REVVING IN ENGINE. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN JULY 2000, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE CAUSE. CURRENTLY, CONSUMER IS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION STICKING IN GEAR. SAME DEALER CLA...
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK OFF WALLY ARMOUR IN ALLIANCE OHIO.AFTER GETTING IT HOME WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS FRONT END TROUBLE,IT SHOOK REAL BAD,ALSO HEAD LIGHT DID NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME AND THE MIRROR ON DRIVERS DOOR SHIMMIED BAD AND MIRROR ON WINDOW WAS FALLING OFF.THIS VEHICLE IS A 1998 SONOMA GMC.I TOO...
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK OFF WALLY ARMOUR IN ALLIANCE OHIO.AFTER GETTING IT HOME WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS FRONT END TROUBLE,IT SHOOK REAL BAD,ALSO HEAD LIGHT DID NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME AND THE MIRROR ON DRIVERS DOOR SHIMMIED BAD AND MIRROR ON WINDOW WAS FALLING OFF.THIS VEHICLE IS A 1998 SONOMA GMC.I TOO...
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK OFF WALLY ARMOUR IN ALLIANCE OHIO.AFTER GETTING IT HOME WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS FRONT END TROUBLE,IT SHOOK REAL BAD,ALSO HEAD LIGHT DID NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME AND THE MIRROR ON DRIVERS DOOR SHIMMIED BAD AND MIRROR ON WINDOW WAS FALLING OFF.THIS VEHICLE IS A 1998 SONOMA GMC.I TOO...
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK OFF WALLY ARMOUR IN ALLIANCE OHIO.AFTER GETTING IT HOME WE FOUND OUT THERE WAS FRONT END TROUBLE,IT SHOOK REAL BAD,ALSO HEAD LIGHT DID NOT COME ON ALL THE TIME AND THE MIRROR ON DRIVERS DOOR SHIMMIED BAD AND MIRROR ON WINDOW WAS FALLING OFF.THIS VEHICLE IS A 1998 SONOMA GMC.I TOO...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT OUT DURING A RAIN STORM. WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENED ALL THE TIME. CONSUMER CONSIDERED THIS DANGEROUS BECAUSE HE COULD NOT SEE WHEN RAINING. *AK
THE RECLINER SEATBACK HANDLE IS ATTACHED TO A SUB-STANDARD METAL PART WHICH HAS BROKEN ON THIS TRUCK TWICE SINCE NOVEMBER 1999. IN BOTH INSTANCES IT APPEARS THE METAL PORTION THAT THE HANDLE IS SCREWED INTO IS NOT A HIGH GRADE METAL AND THUS CAN BE BROKEN IN TWO PIECES FROM REGULAR USE. PER OUR S...
WHEN HE APPLYING BRAKES ABS BRAKING LIGHT CAME ON. THEREFORE, SYSTEM WAS INOPERABLE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. MECHANIC TOLD HIM THAT EBCM DEVICES WERE BAD .THIS WAS BRAIN UNIT TO THIS DEVICE. *AK
THE SYSTEM THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE AT THE SPRING BOLT/CABLE CONNECTION. MANY CARS AND TRUCKS HAD TO SWERVE TO AVAOID THE TIRE ONCE IT CAME OUT FROM UNDER THE TRUCK! GMC SAYS THEY WON'T FIX IT, THEY DON'T HAVE ENOUGH HISTORY WITH THE PICK UP. I BOUGHT IT USED FROM A FRIEND . THAT TIRE CAME OU...
SEAT RECLINER ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *SLC
TANSMISSION PROBLEM...WHINNING, NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR/ TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE/PILOT BEARING BUSHING REPLACED/CRANK SHAFT REPLACED TWICE/ NOW REFUSES TO PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON TRUCK. HAVE PREGNANT DAUGHTER DRIVING VEHICLE CANNOT SHIFT AGAIN. THIS IS THE SEVENTH TIME I HAVE TAKEN IN FOR S...
IGNITION COIL HAS A PRONOUNCED "WHITE STRIP" BY THE COIL CORE THAT IS OBVIOUSLY INSULATION THAT IS DECAYED AND OPENING UP TO EXPOSE THE WINDINGS. FACTORY TELLS THE DEALER IT IS NORMAL. IT IS OBVIOUS TO THE UNTRAINED EYE THAT THE WINDINGS ARE JUST UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE INSULATION. IT IS A SUSPECTE...
SPARE WHEEL WOULD NOT FIT ON THE TRUCK, WRONG NUMBER OF HOLES IN THE WHEEL. *MJS
SPARE TIRE DROPPED OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. *MJS
DOOR HANDLE TO THE THIRD DOOR BROKE INSIDE OF THE DOOR, DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT RETURN TO START POSITION WHEN RELEASED. *MJS
GLOVE BOX FELL OPEN TOO FAR AND DUMPED ALL CONTENTS ONTO THE FLOOR. *MJS
METAL SHAFT ON DRIVER'S SEAT BACK ADJUSTMENT HANDLE SNAPPED IN HALF. *MJS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVER SIDE SEAT DOSEN'T LOCK PROPERLY AND SLIDES BACK WHEN YOU ACCELERATE. I HAVE TACKEN THIS TRUCK THE THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BARNETT AUTO GROUP ON THE GULF FREEWAY IN HOUSTON TEXAS WITH UNSATISFACTORY RESULTS. I HAVE CALLED AND WRITTEN TWICE THE GMC CONSUMER RELATIONS DEPT AT GMC CONSUMER...
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 55MPH AND HOOD FLEW OFF AND HIT REAR WINDSHIELD. *AK
SEAT RECLINER BROKE. NLM
RIGHT THEN LEFT SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BROKE OFF, STUD IS MADE OUT OF CHEAP CAST WHITE METAL.
WHILE SON WAS DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH AND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER, CRASHED VEHICLE INTO A DIVIDER WALL , AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
MY 1998 GMC SONOMA DEVELOPED A BRAKING PROBLEM - PULLING HARD RIGHT. THE VEHICLE (UNDER WARRANTY - 15,000 MILES) WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED, PADS DEGLAZED, WHEEL BEARINGS REPACKED, REAR DRUMS TURNED AND SHOES ADJUSTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. T...
MY 1998 GMC SONOMA DEVELOPED A BRAKING PROBLEM - PULLING HARD RIGHT. THE VEHICLE (UNDER WARRANTY - 15,000 MILES) WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE FRONT ROTORS WERE TURNED, PADS DEGLAZED, WHEEL BEARINGS REPACKED, REAR DRUMS TURNED AND SHOES ADJUSTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. T...
I HAD THE FRONT WHEELBEARINGS REPLACED BETWEEN 30&40THOUSAND UNDER WARRANTY. NOW AT 80 THOUSAND THAY HAVE GONE AGAIN. I THINK DIRT IS ABLE TO GET IN THREW THE ANTI-LOCK SENSOR .AT 400 BUCKS A WACK THIS IS CRAZY. PLEAS LOOK INTO THIS . THANK YOU AND HAVE A GOOD DAY. *AK
THIS TRUCK IS A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE SUMMER TO DRIVE. IT WILL WITHOUT WARNING IN HOT WEATHER, FAILED TO ACCELLERATE. AS THE PEDAL IS PUSHED FURTHER TO THE FLOOR THE ENGINE WILL LOSE RPM. IT WILL RUN AT AN IDLE AND DIE IF ACCELERATOR IS PUSHED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. IT ONLY DOES IT IN WARM WEATHER...
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS: WHNY APPLYING BRAKES DURING AN EMERGENCY ON WET PAVEMENT/ICY OR SNOWY ROADS, BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS CONDITION COULD CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM, AND PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. *AK *ML
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A LEFT FRONT HEAD-ON COLLISION IN WHICH BOTH AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
SEAT HANDLE FELL OFF WHEN CONSUMER PUSHED IT TO RECLINE THE SEAT. NLM
IGNITION FAILED, LEFT CONSUMER STRANDED
CONSUMER PUSHED HANDLE TO RECLINE SEAT WHEN THE HANDLE FELL OFF. NLM
CONSUMER PUSHED HANDLE TO RECLINE SEAT WHEN THE HANDLE FELL OFF. NLM
CONSUMER PUSHED HANDLE TO RECLINE SEAT WHEN THE HANDLE FELL OFF. NLM
WHILE DRIVING 20MPH DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. DRIVER HAS RIB CAGE INJURY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 20MPH DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL. DRIVER HAS RIB CAGE INJURY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-45 MPH, TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN, AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO TREES, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35-45 MPH, TRYING TO SLOW DOWN AND MAKE A TURN, AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO TWO TREES, AND AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
BATTERY.
VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER TRUCK AND PUSHED INTO A THIRD VEHICLE ALL AT 45MPH, AND NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
HANDLE TO ADJ. DRIVER SEATBACK BROKE OFF AT METALIC HUB WITH VERY LITTLE PRESSURE, SEAT LOCKED IN FORWARD UPRIGHT POSTION WHILE DRIVING AND COULD NOT BE RETURNED TO DRIVING POSITION
WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 40 MPH CUSTOMER HAD A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *AK
VEHICLE SHAKES AS TO BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. REPAIR CENTER SAYS THAT THE CLUTCH PLATE IS BINDING. EXTENDED WARRENTY DOES NOT COVER AS IT IS A "WEAR" COMPONENT. SEEMS UNREASONABLE TO ME THAT A CLUTCH PLATE WOULD WEAR OUT AFTER ONLY 50,000 MILES.
ENGINE WOULD MAKE KNOCKING NOISES. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER OF POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE CRAHKSHAFT. NO KNOWN SOLUTION FOR KNOCKING PROBLEM. *AK
TRUCK MAKES POPPING NOISE IN FRONT END WHEN TURNING OR STOPPING HARD. VEHICLE HAS HAD 6 SERVICE ORDERS FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS AMOUNTS TO ABOUT 15 VISITS TO THE SHOP. I HAVE TRIED THREE DIFFERENT GMC SERVICE CENTERS. TO DATE THEY HAVE STILL NOT SUCCEEDED AT SOLVING THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM...
DECALS ON FRONT BUMPER AND DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WERE PEALING OFF. THESE WERE BOTH REPLACED ON SERVICE ORDER DATED 6-25-98. THIS HOWEVER TOOK 3 TRIPS, 3 DIFFERENT DAYS AND ABOUT 2 WEEKS TIME TO COMPLETE. DECALS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO PEAL OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR IS JOINING IN ON...
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL LOCKS UP AND PULLS THE VEHICLE TO LEFT OR RIGHT. DEALER SAYS IT'S NORMAL. *AK
HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER TO CHECK THE BRAKES. THE ROTORS HAD WORN OUT & WERE SHOT. SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED MANUFACTER OF PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE ROTORS, BUT NOT THE PADS. WAS CHARGED FOR THE ROTORS, EVEN THOUGH UNDER WARRANTY. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED AGAIN & REPAIRS WERE NOT DONE, BUT T...
UNCCCEPTABLE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED., UNSATISFACTORY DEALER REPAIRS, SERVICE, AND SATISFACTION. NO SAFETY EFECTS LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
UNCCCEPTABLE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED., UNSATISFACTORY DEALER REPAIRS, SERVICE, AND SATISFACTION. NO SAFETY EFECTS LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
UNCCCEPTABLE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED., UNSATISFACTORY DEALER REPAIRS, SERVICE, AND SATISFACTION. NO SAFETY EFECTS LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
UNCCCEPTABLE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED., UNSATISFACTORY DEALER REPAIRS, SERVICE, AND SATISFACTION. NO SAFETY EFECTS LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
UNCCCEPTABLE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED., UNSATISFACTORY DEALER REPAIRS, SERVICE, AND SATISFACTION. NO SAFETY EFECTS LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
UNCCCEPTABLE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED., UNSATISFACTORY DEALER REPAIRS, SERVICE, AND SATISFACTION. NO SAFETY EFECTS LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEAT WILL NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND SLIDES, REPLACEMENT OF SEAT/TRACK AND LATCH AND SEVERAL REPAIRS HAVE NOT RECTIFIED PROBLEMS. MJS
PAPER OR SOME LIKE OBJECT MUST HAVE BLOWEN ONTO THE MUFFLER FROM THE ROAD SURFACE, CATCHING TRUCK ON FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T HOLD CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, SHOULDER BELT DIDN'T HOLD CONSUMER FROM HITTING THE WINDSHIELD. *AK
DRIVER PUSHED HANDLE TO MOVE DRIVER'S SEATBACK FORWARD, PUSHED HANDLE TO RETURN SEATBACK TO SITTING POSITION WHEN HANDLE BROKE OFF LOCKING THE SEATBACK IN A FORWARD POSITION.
ROCKER PLATE GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. MJS
SUSPENSION VIBRATION CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO VIBRATE. MJS
PARKING BRAKE SPRING RETURN FAILED. YH
LEFT FRONT INSIDE DOOR PILLAR FAILED. YH
A/C CLUTCH FAILED. NLM
BEARINGS SQUEAKING. NLM
REED VALVE FAILED. NLM
OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE APPROX. 15 DEGREES, TRUCK SLID INTO SNOW PILE GOING APPROX. 2 MILE PER HOUR WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVE. FRONT BUMPER BROKE LIKE A PIECE OF GLASS. NO OTHER PHYSICAL DAMAGE. I BELIEVE BUMPER SHOULD HAVE NOT BORKE IN THE MIDDLE WITH SUCH A SMALL AND LIGHT IMPACT. I BELIEVE THE D...
THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH REAR SWAY BAR. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD SWAY FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
STEERING SYSTEM IS TIGHT IN LAST 1/3 TURN BEFORE CENTER AND DOESN'T A;;OW SELF-CENTERING DURING NORMAL DRIVING. THIS REQUIRED CONSTANT CORRECTIONS, BUT OF NO AVAIL. PROBLEM PERSISTS.
HOOD HAS RELEASED BY ITSELF WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, CAUSING HOOD TO FLY OPEN AND OBSTRUCT CONSUMER'S VIEW. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK
RECALLS # 97V20800 & 97V208001 GM/WIRING-HARNESS CLIP. OWNER DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL LETTER UNTIL MAY 26, 1998. OWNER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE VEHCLE WAS PURCHASED ON JAN 13, 1998, AND THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT WAS GAS OR ELECTRICAL. *AK
CONSUMER WAS PULLING VEHICLE INTO GARAGE ,WENT TO APPLY BRAKES,VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. PUSHED PEDAL TO FLOOR , NO RESPONSE. DEALER CLAIMS NO DEFECT IN VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES LEAKING.
EVERY SO OFTEN VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF AND WILL NOT START,AND THE SECURITY LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS OF YET. *AK