1996 GMC Sonoma complaints

THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER TRUCKS WITH DIFFERENT VIN NUMBERS. PLEASE EXPAND THE VIN NUMBERS IN THIS RECALL (98V150000) TO INCLUDE ALL SONOMA'S. THANK YOU.O SAFETY DEFECT LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

UPON USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WHILE IT WAS RAINING THEY OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NOTICED SMELL FOR LONG TIME. STARTED TO TRY AND FIX 7 MONTHS AGO, 11/17. FILLING LEAKING COOLANT, NOTICING FLUXUATIONS IN ENGINE TEMP. CHANGED THERMOSTAT. RECEIVED NOTIFICATION LETTER(SPECIFICALLY STATING NOT RECALL CAMPAIGN) FROM GMC POSTMARKED 5/30/00 OF THIS PROBLEM. DEALER CONFLICT ON FIXING THIS FOR ME. CONCERNED ABOUT COMBUSTION AND MY FAMILY'S SAFETY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENLY AFTER BEING TURNED ON. WOULD STOP WITH ANY WARNING. ALSO, HUMMING NOISES WOULD BE COMING FROM WIPER MOTOR. CONTACTED BOTH MANUFACTURER & DEALERSHIP. INDICATED THE CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I NEED TO KNOW WHAT IF ANY RECALLED DEFECTS HAVE BEEN CORRECTED ON MY VEHICLE...A LOCAL DEALER STATED THAT THE ONLY THING THEY KNOW ABOUT RECALLS DEALS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS.....AND NOTHING ELSE HAS BEEN SENT TO THEM CONCERNING ANY OTHER RECALLS DEALING WITH 1996 GMC SONOMA SLS 4 CYL, 5 SPD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CHECK LIGHT FLASHES. THEN VEHICLE CUTS OFF, AND VEHICLE DRIFTS TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. *AK

THERE ARE NUMEROUS, SUBSTANTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS TO THESE VEHICLES WHICH APPEAR TO BE COMMON KNOWLEDGE TO MECHANICS BUT DENIED BY DEALERSHIPS. THE BALL JOINTS ARE APPARENTLY COMMON FAILURES ACCORDING TO MASSACHUSETTS SAFETY INSPECTORS AND ARE DEEMED TO BE AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. THEY STATE THAT DEALERSHIPS REGULARLY DENY ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAILURE. MY VEHICLE IS EXTREMELY WELL CARED FOR, NOT ABUSED IN ANY WAY, AND HAS EXPERIENCED DEFECTS, WHICH IN MY OPINION DEMONSTRATE GROSS NEGLIGENCE ON THE PART OF GMC'S ENGINEERING/PRODUCTION. I AM ALSO A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, AND PREPARED TO TESTIFY THE SAME. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY AND SOMETIMES NOT AT ALL. SAW RECALL NOTICE # 98V150001 ON THIS WEB SITE BUT HAD NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE. CALLED GMC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING . DEALER/ MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE CONSUMER WAS SITTING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. NLM

MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED BY MULTIPLE RECALLS BECAUSE IT IS NOT IN THE GMC LIST OF VEHICLES PER ITS VIN NUMBER. THIS IS, INSPITE OF THE FACT THAT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED OTHER SONOMA RECALLS. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAS ALSO BEEN INVOLVED WITH THE 1995-96 GMC JIMMYS OF WHICH THE SONOMA IS VIRTUALLY THE SAME IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. GMC AS WELL AS THE DEALER HAVE REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM OF THIS VEHICLE, EVEN THOUGH INFORMATION FROM THIS SITE WAS PRESENTED TO BOTH THE GMC. DEALER AND THE GMC CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. I WAS TOLD BY THE ASSISTANCE CENTER THAT I SHOULD HAVE IT FIXED AS IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT NOW THEY ARE ON RECORD AS STATING THAT THEY RECOMMENDED HAVING IT REPAIRED. BUT THEY REFUSED TO INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE IN THE GENERAL RECALL. *AK

THIS IS AN UPDATE TO A PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED REPORT FOR ABS FAILURE ON THIS VEHICLE. THE INCIDENT DATE ON THIS REPORT IS APPROXIMATE. THE TWO WIRES TO THE RIGHT FRONT ABS SENSOR WERE SEVERED BY INTERFERENCE WITH THE UPPER CONTROL ARM AND THE DISK BRAKE BACK PLATE/SPLASH SHIELD, TO WHICH THE WIRING IS ATTACHED WITH RIVETED METAL CLIPS. IT APPEARS THAT THE WIRES BECAME TRAPPED BETWEEN THE UPPER CONTROL ARM STAMPING AND THE HUB AND/OR DISK BRAKE BACK PLATE/SPLASH SHIELD, POSSIBLY DURING TURNS THAT CYCLED THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THE WIRING INSULATION IS WORN IN SEVERAL LOCATIONS OTHER THAN THE BREAK POINT, AND THE FIRST METAL CLIP HAS BEEN TORN OFF THE POP RIVET THAT HOLDS IT TO THE BACKPLATE/SPLASH SHIELD. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS WIRING HAS FAILED DUE TO THIS DESIGN OR INSTALLATION DEFECT. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN PERFORMED AT THIS TIME AS WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR RECALL INFORMATION FROM GM, WHICH ARRIVED RECENTLY, BUT IT ADDRESSED AN ABS PROGRAMMING PROBLEM THAT AFFECTED BRAKING ON SURFACES THAT TRANSITIONED FROM WET TO DRY AND BACK. *AK

WE HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINE ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE INCLUDING THE IDLE STICKING/INTERIOR MOULDING CRACKING/TRANSMISSION REBUILT/COMPUTER REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT INDICATOR LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF, AND RIGHT SIDE BRAKE DOES NOT SEEM TO WEAR PROPERLY.. MY HUSBAND IS ABLE TO RECALL MORE. *AK

BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED,, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, BUT DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE TH CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WILL NOT START DUE TO A FAULTY COMPUTER SYSTEM. DEALER HAS INSPECTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR FAILED WHILE ON THE ROAD. YH

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE & STOPPED QUICKLY. COULD FEEL IT & HEAR IT TRYING TO KICK IN. FELT LIKE VEHCLE WAS ON ICE. DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. WENT THROUGH AN INTERSECTION & THROUGH A RED LIGHT. FINALLY, GOT IT TO STOP. CONTACTED DEALER ABOUT ABS, RECALL CAMPAIGN , BUT DEALER COULD NOT OFFER ANYTHING. *AK

WHEN I TRY TO STOP I LOOSE MY BREAKS..THERE IS A RECALL BUT HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 205/175R15 )

BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED. THIS FAILURE CAUSES UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING AND GREATLY INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCES. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY OR UNDER "GOODWILL" ASSIST. THIS IS PREMATURE FAILURE OF A MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT.

VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE AN ADJUSTABLE HEADREST. DURING A REAR END ACCIDENT CONSUMER SUFFERED WHIPLASH DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE HEAD REST WAS NOT HIGH ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE HEAD. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

DUE TO DEFECTIVE OVERSPEED SENSOR VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT IN MIDDLE OF ROAD. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, AND IT HAPPENS ONLY IN COLD WEATHER. SPEED DOES NOT COME INTO IT. THE MECHANIC, AT DEALERSHIP, COULD NOT FIND CAUSE OF STALLING. *AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES ANDTHE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE BATHROOM OF THE HOUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE DOES NOT IDLE DOWN WHEN YOU RELEASE THE CLUTCH OR RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL WHILE DRIVING. MJS

VALVE SEALS ON ORIGINAL/NEW ENGINE SEATED IMPROPERLY CAUSING EXCESSIVE OIL USE AND ENGINE MISFIRE. VALVE SEALS REPLACED BY DEALER PER GMC NOTICE SOCMP96C17. TWO MONTHS LATER IN JANUARY, 1997, VALVE SEALS #4 AND #6 AGAIN FAILED WITH SAME SYMPTOMS BUT WERE REPLACED BY DEALER SINCE FAILURE TOOK PLACE WITHIN A YEAR OF ORIGINAL GMC NOTICE. IN 1999 SAME SYMPTOMS AGAIN SHOWED UP BUT WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER IN JUNE, 1999, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE SEALS BECAUSE GMC SAID THEY WERE NO LONGER COVERED. GMC DEALER HAD ASSURED ME IN JANUARY, 1997, THAT SEALS WOULD BE COVERED AS LONG AS I OWNED THE VEHICLE.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

POWER BRAKE BOOSTER FAILED MAKING HTE BRAKE PEDAL DIFFUCULT TO DEPRESS, EVEN WHEN DEPRESSED THE BRAKE DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. NLM

THE BRAKES ARE WARPING EVERY 6 MONTHS, CAUSING A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. *AK

CONSUMER SAYS FROM DAY ONE COMPUTER HAS CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL AT WILL AND SOMETIMES TO SHUTDOWN WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 50 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, BRAKES WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ALSO, PULLEY CAME OFF, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. VEHICLE ACCELERATED, AND THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE IGINTION SWITCH OFF.*AK

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STILL OCCURING AT PRESENT TIME ALSO THE INTERIOR TRIM(PLASTIC) IS CRACKING COMPUTER WAS ALSO REPLACED AT THE START OF THE SECOND TRANSMISSION REPAIR. (UNDER PASSENGER SEAT).

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING RAINSTORM - PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE 98V15. *YC

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND EITHER OF THE FRONT WHEELS ARE ON SOMETHING SLIPPERY, THE SYSTEMS GROWLS AND THE PEDAL PUSHES BACK HARD, THE VEHICLE PULLS SHARPLY TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT AND THERE ARE NO BRAKES.

WHILE IN 1ST, 2ND, OR 3RD GEARS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT DECELERATE AND WOULD ACCELERATE WHICH MAY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAD TO REPLACED A COMPONENT. PROBLEM IS REOCCUR . SERVICE MANAGER AT DEALER SHIP BELIVES THAT THE AXLE IS TO HIGH. *AK.ET.

TURN SIGNAL AUDIO AMPLITUDE IS NOT LOUD ENOUGH FOR DRIVER TO HEAR.

VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING AT APPROXIMATLY 55 -60 MPH, DRIVER SEATBACK BROKE DUE TO IMPACT, THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURIES. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND WENT TO APPLY BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, GIVING NO RESPONSE. CONSUMER HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL TO GET A LATE RESPONSE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

IE98077, WHILE DRIVING BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR NO BRAKING ABILITY AT ALL, IN WHICH THE CONSUMER NEEDS TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BEEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

CONSUMER EXPPERIENCED NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM ; ON THREE OCCASIONS CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE TO STOP VEHICLE. VEHCLE BEEN IN/OUT OF DEALER SHOP, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM CAN NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK

WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD MALFUNCTION.

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK MADE A SUDDEN STOP, APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE TRUCK DIDN'T SLOW DOWN. HAD TO PRESS HARDER ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE PEDAL WAS HARD AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. TOOK TRUCK TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS MOTOR HAD FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE MOTOR. *AK

BRAKE LINE RECALL WORK DENIED.

BRAKES EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

TRAVELING 65MPH ON INTERSTATE PRESSED ON BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD & WAITED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. MECHANIC SAID BRAKES & ROTORS WERE WORN & NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PROBLEM REAPPEARED & A LOT WORSE. BACK TO DEALER & TOLD PADS NEEDED REPLACING. *AK

IN RAINY CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. HAS TO TURN ON AND OFF THE SWITCH IN ORDER TO RESTART, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBILITY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WAS DRIVING AT 25MPH WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN STOP SIGN AND STRUCK THE CONSUMER, CAUSING HIM TO HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY, RESULTING IN AN INJURY, DEALER NOFITIED. *AK

VEHICLE CONTINUOUSLY STALLS.