2002 GMC SONOMA Problems & Recalls

During an oil change I noticed unusual wear on the front passenger side tire. Upon investigation my mechanic found that the chassis was cracked which pushed the tire causing it to rub. Very concerned this could have caused a very bad accident.

THE 3RD DOOR ON EXT CAB. THE DOOR DOES NOT OPEN. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THIS IS MAJOR COMPLAINTS FOR THESE 3RD MODELS. HAVE TO REPLACE PINS OR SOMETHING, BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS A A LIFE & DEATH HAZARD & DEFECT. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN RECALLED? IN AN ACCIDENT, (REAR ENDED) THE DOOR COULD NOT BE OPE...

Mileage: 194,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE WIRE CABLE HOIST ASSEMBLY FRAY SNAPPED AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL ONTO THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE SPARE TIRE WIRE CABLE HOIST ASSEMBLY FRAY SNAPPED AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL ONTO THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY DISENGAGED FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN IN THE ON POSITION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE KEY WAS IN THE OFF POSITION, THE VEHICLE REMAINED POWERED ON. AS A RESULT, THE BATTERY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEH...

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR EXTENDED CAB DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEFECT WAS REMEDIED. THE CONTACT STATED THE SAME DOOR HANDLE F...

Mileage: 92,000

WHILE BRAKING FOR A YIELD INTERSECTION ON 3/30/2012, APPROX. 10AM, IN DRY AND CLEAR CONDITIONS, BRAKES ON 2002 GMC SONOMA FAILED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP DESPITE HARD PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RAN THROUGH INTERSECTION ALMOST COLLIDING WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN MANAGED TO GET VEHICLE STOPPED AN...

Mileage: 64,988

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED WHILE INSPECTING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, BUT WAS CONCERNED IT COULD SUDDENLY OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RE...

Mileage: 75,000

2002 GMC SONOMA ZR-2 EXTENDED CAB DOOR ENTRY HANDLE HAS FAILED 5 TIMES OVER PAST 6 YEARS. PART HAS BEEN REPLACED. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

2002 GMC SONOMA ZR-2 EXTENDED CAB DOOR ENTRY HANDLE HAS FAILED 5 TIMES OVER PAST 6 YEARS. PART HAS BEEN REPLACED. OLD PART IS AVAILABLE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

DOOR LATCH FOR MY EXTENDED CAB DOOR HAS BROKEN FOR THE 2ND TIME SINCE I'VE OWNED IT, WHICH IS 2004 AND THE LASY ONE LASTED ONLY 2 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 120,000

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2002, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, TODAY IT BROKE AGAIN. IF SOMEONE WERE IN THE BACK OF THE CAB AND HAD TO GET OUT, THEY COULD NOT. THIS HANDLE IS PLASTIC AND BREAKS CONTINUOUSLY. THE CHEVY HOUSE INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE ...

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2002, BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED 4 TIMES, TODAY IT BROKE AGAIN. IF SOMEONE WERE IN THE BACK OF THE CAB AND HAD TO GET OUT, THEY COULD NOT. THIS HANDLE IS PLASTIC AND BREAKS CONTINUOUSLY. THE CHEVY HOUSE INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE ...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT'S SON DIAGNOS...

Mileage: 30,000

ON 1/25/06 I TOOK MY 2002 GMC SONOMA PICKUP TRUCK TO ALLEN GMC IN LAGUNA NIGUEL, CA TO HAVE THEM CHECK OUT A CLICKING NOISE I WAS HEARING IN THE STEERING SYSTEM. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY IN IT. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT ...

Mileage: 54,386

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SONOMA. THE HANDLE ON THE THIRD DOOR FAILED AFTER BEING REPLACED SEVEN TIMES. THE HANDLE IS PLASTIC AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN ONCE IT FAILS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UP...

Mileage: 23,000

TL* - THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN HIS CLUTCH FAILED ON HIS 2002 GMC SONOMA. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE CLUTCH STOPPED ENGAGING, THE ENGINE WAS REVVING BUT NONE OF THE GEARS WOULD ENGAGE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO HIS HOME. THE TOW DRIVER...

Mileage: 30,000

TONIGHT, A RAINY NIGHT IN TEXAS I HAD TO BRAKES SUDDENLY. FINALLY MY ABS BRAKES WORKED PROPERLY .THERE WAS NO HEAVY PULL TO THE LEFT SWERVING INTO THE NEXT LANE, AS IT DID FROM 2003-2005. THERE WAS PULSATION FROM THE BRAKING MECHANISM THAT I NEVER FELT BEFORE LIKE I TOLD IT SHOULD WORK. I DIDN'T...

Mileage: 111,111

I OWN A 2002 GMC SONOMA PICK-UP. I HAD THE CABLES ON THE TAILGATE BREAK WHEN CLIMBING INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE FOUND ARTICLES ON THIS SUBJECT ON THE INTERNET FROM NEWS AGENCIES THAT SAY GMC WOULD BE SENDING OUT A LETTER TO OWNERS OF THE GMC SONOMA'S AND S10 THAT WOULD WARN OF THE PROBLEM A...

Mileage: 58,000

ON MY 2002 GMC SONOMA TRUCK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE PAD WAS WORN OFF AND THE ROTOR SEVERELY SCORED AND RUINED BY 14,000 MILES, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GMC DEALER DECLARED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MEAN WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE PAD WAS LARGELY INTACT AND THE ROTOR PERFECT. ALSO THE ABS SYSTE...

ON MY 2002 GMC SONOMA TRUCK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE BRAKE PAD WAS WORN OFF AND THE ROTOR SEVERELY SCORED AND RUINED BY 14,000 MILES, TO THE EXTENT THAT THE GMC DEALER DECLARED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. MEAN WHILE THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE PAD WAS LARGELY INTACT AND THE ROTOR PERFECT. ALSO THE ABS SYSTE...

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKEN. *JB

Mileage: 63,710

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V139000, REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH; HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICL...

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, BOTH CABLES FRACTURED. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLE; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

Mileage: 60,000

ON 30 OCT. 05, I WAS PREPARING TO LOAD A MOTORCYCLE ON THE BACK OF MY GMC SONOMA. AFTER OPENING-UP THE TAILGATE ON MY GMC SONOMA, I PROCEEDED TO STEP ON THE TAILGATE. BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO SLAM DOWN ON THE BUMPER CAUSING ME TO FALL TO THE GROUND. I WAS NOT INJURED, B...

Mileage: 33,000

MY SPARE TIRE ON MY 2002 GMC SONOMA PICKUP FELL OUT OF ITS CARRIER. IT ROLLED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND NO ONE WAS STRUCK BY THE RUN AWAY WHEEL. I APPEARS THE CABLE THAT SECURES THE SPARE ON THE TRUCK PARTED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SPARE HAS BEEN OFF THE TRUCK. ...

Mileage: 49,500

MY SPARE TIRE ON MY 2002 GMC SONOMA PICKUP FELL OUT OF ITS CARRIER. IT ROLLED ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC, LUCKILY TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND NO ONE WAS STRUCK BY THE RUN AWAY WHEEL. I APPEARS THE CABLE THAT SECURES THE SPARE ON THE TRUCK PARTED. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THE SPARE HAS BEEN OFF THE TRUCK. ...

Mileage: 49,500

THIRD DOOR LATCH BROKE. CONTACTED DEALER AND GMC CUSTOMER SERVICE. TOLD NO RECALLS ON LATCH. I WOULD HAVE TO PAY DEALER TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED LATCH TO BREAK IF PART DEFECTIVE GMC WOULD PAY FOR FIX BUT NOT FOR DEALERS LABOR FOR DIAGNOSING PROBLEM. DEALER SAID IT WOULD TAKE 30 MINUTES MINIMUM TO 1 ...

Mileage: 36,800

PLEASE SEE MY NUMEROUS ENTRIES- TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PICKED UP 11/17/05. ABS BRAKES. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE FINALLY DIAGNOSED THEM.!REPLACED BAD WHEEL SENSOR. H0161.9. I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T CHECK THEM PREVIOUSLY. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE A...

Mileage: 127

PLEASE SEE MY NUMEROUS ENTRIES- TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PICKED UP 11/17/05. ABS BRAKES. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE FINALLY DIAGNOSED THEM.!REPLACED BAD WHEEL SENSOR. H0161.9. I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T CHECK THEM PREVIOUSLY. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE A...

Mileage: 127

PLEASE SEE MY NUMEROUS ENTRIES- TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PICKED UP 11/17/05. ABS BRAKES. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE FINALLY DIAGNOSED THEM.!REPLACED BAD WHEEL SENSOR. H0161.9. I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T CHECK THEM PREVIOUSLY. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE A...

Mileage: 127

PLEASE SEE MY NUMEROUS ENTRIES- TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PICKED UP 11/17/05. ABS BRAKES. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE FINALLY DIAGNOSED THEM.!REPLACED BAD WHEEL SENSOR. H0161.9. I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T CHECK THEM PREVIOUSLY. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE A...

Mileage: 127

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WAS TOLD AIR INJECTOR VALVE OPER/SOLENOID REPLACE. DROVE 800 MILES, TOOK EMISSIONS TEST FAILED. SHOWED NO CODES. WAS TOLD BY TECH TO TRY DRIVING 100 MILES. OR TAKE TO DEALER, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP CHARGED DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WAS TOLD BY THEM TO DRIVE 100 MILES. DROVE 150 RETURNED NEXT...

Mileage: 49,300

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WAS TOLD AIR INJECTOR VALVE OPER/SOLENOID REPLACE. DROVE 800 MILES, TOOK EMISSIONS TEST FAILED. SHOWED NO CODES. WAS TOLD BY TECH TO TRY DRIVING 100 MILES. OR TAKE TO DEALER, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP CHARGED DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WAS TOLD BY THEM TO DRIVE 100 MILES. DROVE 150 RETURNED NEXT...

Mileage: 49,300

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WAS TOLD AIR INJECTOR VALVE OPER/SOLENOID REPLACE. DROVE 800 MILES, TOOK EMISSIONS TEST FAILED. SHOWED NO CODES. WAS TOLD BY TECH TO TRY DRIVING 100 MILES. OR TAKE TO DEALER, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP CHARGED DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WAS TOLD BY THEM TO DRIVE 100 MILES. DROVE 150 RETURNED NEXT...

Mileage: 49,300

THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE WIRE CABLE SNAPPED. *JB

Mileage: 59,350

DT: CONTACT OWNS A 2002 GMC SONOMA. LAST WEEK THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN THE CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT AS HE WAS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES. HE WENT TO A SERVICE STATION THAT WAS ABOUT A HALF MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THEY INDICATED IT WAS A SENSOR FOR THE ABS BRAKES. HE WENT TO HIS DEALER...

DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS. HE OWNED A GMC SONOMA 2002. ON AUGUST 4, 2005 CONSUMER LET TAILGATE DOWN AND DISCOVERED THAT ONE OF SUPPORT STRAPS BROKE , AND THE OTHER ONE RUSTED AND WAS ABOUT TO BREAK. HE THOUGHT THAT WAS THE WAY THE STRAPS WERE BENDING WHEN TAILG...

Mileage: 41,000

DT: 2002 GMC SONOMA. CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON SILVER SPRING DRIVE IN MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SLID DUE TO THE WHEELS LOCKING UP. THE ROAD WAS DRY AND IT WAS DAY TIME. THIS HAPPENED ON JULY 12, 2005. CONSUMER ...

Mileage: 52,000

BRAKE NOISE RUST ON REAR EMEGANCY BRAKE POSIBLE FAILUR OF EMEGANCY BRAKE AND REAR BRAKS?

Mileage: 28,000

BRAKE NOISE RUST ON REAR EMEGANCY BRAKE POSIBLE FAILUR OF EMEGANCY BRAKE AND REAR BRAKS?

Mileage: 28,000

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES ROTTED AND BROKE IN HALF ON MY 2002 GMC SONOMA, ON 05/09/2005. THERE WAS NO LOAD ON THE TAILGATE AT THE TIME, BUT BOTH BROKAT AT THE SAME TIME (SIMPLY LOWERING THE TAILGATE).

SUPPORT CABLES BROKEN ON TAILGATE. BOTH HAVE RUSTED AWAY ON 2002 GMC SONOMA TRUCK. *JB

Mileage: 86,421

WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND. THE CONSUMER FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED BRAKES AT 29000 MILES ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR AN INSPECTION AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKES ON BOTH SIDES. HOWEVER, THE DEALER DID NOT WANT TO PUT FACTORY B...

THE FRONT/REAR BRAKE ROTORS WEAR OUT PREMATURELY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 39,000

CONSUMER WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, PUT THE SEAT BELT ON, AND WAS ABOUT TO PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION WHEN THE SEAT BACK FAILED COMPLETELY BACK, LAYING THE CONSUMER DOWN ON HIS BACK. CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THE HE SHOULD CONTACT THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU. *AK

(1) LOADING PARCELS INTO BED OF TRUCK. (2) TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE, CAUSING TAILGATE TO FALL ON REAR BUMPER FOR SUPPORT, THIS CAUSED DAMAGE TO TAILGATE AND PARCELS TO FALL ON GROUND.*AK PERSON LOADING PARCELS RECEIVED MINOR BRUISES AND CUTS. (2A) TAILGATE LATCH HANDLE BROK...

Mileage: 67,410

COMPLAINT COVERS SAT OCT 9TH THRU 10-14 2004 RADIO MALFUNCTIONING-1)TOOK VEHICLE TO JONESBORO RD GMC DEALER AND COMPLAINT ABOUT RADIO FIRST. DIGITAL DISPLAY SHOWING ONE STATION AND PLAYING ANOTHER. THE PANEL GETS VERY HOT . RADIO WAS SHOWING ISSUE AT THE TIME. MARK SERVICE ADVISOR REACHED INSIDE V...

Mileage: 35,548

COMPLAINT COVERS SAT OCT 9TH THRU 10-14 2004 RADIO MALFUNCTIONING-1)TOOK VEHICLE TO JONESBORO RD GMC DEALER AND COMPLAINT ABOUT RADIO FIRST. DIGITAL DISPLAY SHOWING ONE STATION AND PLAYING ANOTHER. THE PANEL GETS VERY HOT . RADIO WAS SHOWING ISSUE AT THE TIME. MARK SERVICE ADVISOR REACHED INSIDE V...

Mileage: 35,548

COMPLAINT COVERS SAT OCT 9TH THRU 10-14 2004 RADIO MALFUNCTIONING-1)TOOK VEHICLE TO JONESBORO RD GMC DEALER AND COMPLAINT ABOUT RADIO FIRST. DIGITAL DISPLAY SHOWING ONE STATION AND PLAYING ANOTHER. THE PANEL GETS VERY HOT . RADIO WAS SHOWING ISSUE AT THE TIME. MARK SERVICE ADVISOR REACHED INSIDE V...

Mileage: 35,548

IN DEC. OF 2003 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO WE TOOK IT IN ONLY TO FIND WE HAD OIL IN OUR RADIATOR. AT A COST OF $800.00 WE HAD IT REPAIRED. WELL IN SEPT. OF 2004 WE SAW SOMETHING LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND AGAIN WE HAVE OIL IN OUR RADIATOR.*AK

Mileage: 35,000

IN DEC. OF 2003 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO WE TOOK IT IN ONLY TO FIND WE HAD OIL IN OUR RADIATOR. AT A COST OF $800.00 WE HAD IT REPAIRED. WELL IN SEPT. OF 2004 WE SAW SOMETHING LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE, AND AGAIN WE HAVE OIL IN OUR RADIATOR.*AK

Mileage: 35,000

VEHICLE WOULD NOT START 7AM. HAD DRIVEN NIGHT BEFORE. ORIGINAL BATTERY SEEM DEAD HOWEVER THE ORIGINAL BATTERY IN VEHICLE DISPLAYED GREEN LIGHT TO DETERMINE IF CHARGE HELD OR NOT. TOW TRUCK DRIVER TRIED TO JUMPSTART VEHICLE. UNABLE. HAD VEHICLE TOWED DEALER REPLACED WITH 6YR BATTERY. HE NEVER MENTIO...

Mileage: 32,700

PROBLEM-I DONT FEEL SAFE IN MY TRUCK-ABS BRAKES IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN COMING IN CONTACT WITH A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR POTHOLE COVER AT TIMES. ON GOING INCIDENT SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW WITH 127 MILES. DESPITE WHAT THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT HAS TOLD ME, THIS IS NORMAL FOR ABS BRAKES,...

Mileage: 200

PROBLEM-ELECTRICAL- RADIO REPLACEMENT, THIRD RADIO PLACE I AM ON MY THIRD RADIO. THE FIRST RADIO BEGAN TO FREQUENTLY CHANGE STATIONS ON IT'S OWN. I THOUGHT IT WAS SATELLITES, TOWERS, AND DIDNT THINK MUCH OF IT IN THE BEGINNING. IT WAS NOTICED BY MY DAUGHTER AS HAVING A LIFE OF IT'S OWN. THEN I...

ABS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN COMING TO A FULL STOP. THE VEHICLE PERFORMS AS NORMAL UNTIL THE FIRST FULL STOP AFTER STARTING ENGINE. VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY AS ANTILOCK BRAKE COMPUTER WILL NOT LET THE DRIVER FULLY APPLY THE BRAKES. AFTER A FEW STOPPING ATTEMPTS THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON INDICATING TH...

Mileage: 19,500

NOTICED A PULL ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ENGINE HAD STOPPED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 285 NORTH ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. HAD JUST TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. WAS ABLE TO COAST AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE EXIT. *AK ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. W...

Mileage: 27,340

NOTICED A PULL ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ENGINE HAD STOPPED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 285 NORTH ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. HAD JUST TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. WAS ABLE TO COAST AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE EXIT. *AK ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. W...

Mileage: 27,340

NOTICED A PULL ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ENGINE HAD STOPPED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 285 NORTH ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. HAD JUST TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. WAS ABLE TO COAST AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE EXIT. *AK ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. W...

Mileage: 27,340

NOTICED A PULL ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ENGINE HAD STOPPED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 285 NORTH ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. HAD JUST TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. WAS ABLE TO COAST AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE EXIT. *AK ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. W...

Mileage: 27,340

LETTER INFORMING OF THE POOR, IRRESPONSIBLE SERVICE THE CONSUMER RECEIVED AT A PONTIAC-GMC DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER. (NAR) *PH *CB

MY 2002 GMC SONOMA'S RUNNING LIGHTS GO OFF WHEN THE TURN SIGNALS ARE USED. MY DEALER & GM TELLS ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL. THE WHOLE PURPOSE OF RUNNING LIGHTS IS TO BEEN SEEN. THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT WHEN CHANGING LANES OR TURNING. GM SHOULD RECALL THESE PICKUP TRUCKS AN CORRECT THIS SITUATION.

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 GMC SONOMA ZR5 4WD PICKUP. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE THE VENT CONTROLS FOR THE A/C UNIT STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THIS DID NOT SEEM TO BE A BIG DEAL UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN TRACED TO A VACUUM MODULE ON THE TRANSFER CASE THAT CONTROLS SWITCHING IN AND OU...

Mileage: 12,000

THE CLUTCH FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN ENGAGED. *NLM

Mileage: 24,000

THE TRANSFER CASE LEAKED, WHICH CAUSED THE ACTUATOR TO SHORT AND LEAKED OIL INTERNALLY. OIL WAS SEEN IN THE LIGHTER, ASH TRAY AND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR. *JB

CONSUMER REQUESTED INFORMATION FOR SERVICE BULLETINS OR RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE. *TS *JB

NAR 03-24-2003 MR. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF GAS ON 3 OCCASIONS. THE FIRST 2 TIMED THE GAS GAUGE REAR 1/8TH OF A TANK AND THE LAST TIME IT READ 1/4TH OF A TANK. T HE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED IT WAS NOT REPAIRABLE AND WAS A DESIGN FLAW. *JB

I NOTICED IN A REFLECTION OFF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME THAT WHEN I TURNED MY TURN SIGNAL (DOESN'T MATTER WHICH ONE, RIGHT OR LEFT), THAT MY DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS GO OFF. THIS STARTED OUT AS ONLY HAPPENING ON OCCASION AND THEN PROCEED TO GET WORSE. BY FEBRUARY 17, 2003, THE DAY TIME RUNNING LIG...

Mileage: 15,900

WHILE DRIVING IN A SLOW RAIN, THE DRIVERS SIDE WIPER ARM CAME LOOSE AND FLEW ALL THE WAY PAST THE WINDSHIELD TO THE LEFT OF THE VEHICLE. ALTHOUGH IT WAS STILL ATTACHED, IT WOULD NOT MOVE. FORTUNATELY I WAS LESS THAT A MILE FROM HOME AND DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. MY HUSBAND GOT A WRENCH, REPOSITIONE...

Mileage: 7,400

AIR FILTER IS DIRTY AND PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. DEALER NOTIFIED. TS

THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH TILT STEERING. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE STEERING WHEEL CANNOT BE USED IN THE FULL TILT POSITION BECAUSE IT OBSTRUCTS FULL EXTENSION OF THE RIGHT FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, MAKING BRAKING DIFFICULT. CONSUEMR FEELS THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE ONLY REPLY FROM THE D...

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED ON FLAT SURFACE AND WITH NO WARNING ALTERNATOR OVERHEATED, CAUSING ENGINE TO CATCH ON FIRE. CONSUMER WAS FORCED TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I RAN OVER A PICE OF A TIRE IN THE ROAD. THE STEEL BELT APPARENTLY PENETRATED THE UPPER SIDE TOWARD THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, OF THIN PLASTIC FUEL TANK. THERE IS A SHROUD BETWEEN THE DRIVE SHAFT AND THE TANK, BUT IT DOES NOT EXTEND TO THE FRONT END OF THE TANK "ITS 2 INCHES TOO SHORT" AND THERE IS N...