1998 GMC Sonoma complaints

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

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 BUT THE RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO OTHER YEAS AS WELL. LISTED BELOW IS THE ISSUE WITH THE 1997 S10S. THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURS ON 98 GMC SONOMAS AS WELL. MAKE: CHEVROLET MODEL: S10 YEAR: 1997 RECALL NUMBER: 03V159000 SUMMARY: ON CERTAIN MINIVANS, PICKUP TRUCKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN MODEL-ENGINE COMBINATIONS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MAY FAIL DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. CONSEQUENCE: IF THIS WERE TO OCCUR DURING BAD WEATHER, DRIVER VISIBILITY WOULD BE REDUCED, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN ON JUNE 19, 2003. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT CHEVROLET AT 1-800-222-1020, GMC AT 1-800-462-8782, OR OLDSMOBILE AT 1-800-442-6537. NOTES: GM RECALL NO. 03023. CUSTOMERS CAN ALSO CONTACT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION?S AUTO SAFETY HOTLINE AT 1-888-DASH-2-DOT (1-888-327-4236). *AK

WHENEVER THE PARKING BRAKE WAS PRESSED IT WOULD COME BACK UP. *NM THE PARKING BRAKE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JB

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

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 ISSUE WITH THE INJECTORS; HOWEVER, I BELIEVE IT MAY ONLY APPLY TO CALIFORNIA VEHICLES. THE ARTICLE IS AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS: HTTP://WWW.ARB.CA.GOV/NEWSREL/NR021103.HTM *LA

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 RECALLED. *AK

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

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS.*MR *CB *JB

1998 GMC SONOMA, FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL

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

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 WELL ENOUGH FOR ME TO GET HOME. THEY ARE STILL NOT WORKING. *JB

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

WIPERS BROKEN - WORK OCCASSIONALLY WHEN WIRING HARNESS "JIGGLED" - THEN STOP AGAIN.

SEAT RECLINING LEVER BROKE OFF. METAL SNAPPED INSIDE MECHANISM.

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

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

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

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 EXPERIENCED WITH THESE WIPERS. ON OTHER OCCASSIONS I HAVE TURNED THEM ON TO WIPE INTERMITTENTLY AND THEY GO TO CONSTANT WIPING AND I CANNOT GET THEM TO TURN OFF. I HEARD OF A RECALL, BUT HAVE RECIEVED NO NOTICE OF THIS RECALL AND WHEN INVESTIGATING IT ON THE WEB, I HAVE COME ACROSS SEVERAL POSTINGS WHERE GMC DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR SELL FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I AM POSTING THIS IN THE HOPES OF GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE THERE IS A SERIOUS CRASH AND LAWSUIT.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING DURING RAIN. THEY WILL RESUME WHEN THEY DRY OUT. *NLM

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 HAD THE CONNECTIONS CLEANED AND EVENTUALLY RE-SOLDERED. WAS TOLD THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND WILL PROBABLY NEED TO REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR. HAS THERE BEEN A RECALL ON THIS MODEL AND YEAR? *NLM

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

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 AND TEAR. MY WARRANTY IS UP BUT I FEEL THIS GOES BEYOND WARRANTY AND IS A DEFECT FROM THE MANUFACTURER. *JB

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 POSITION. CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *NLM

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

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 MILES ON IT. I CAN TELL YOU THAT IM THE ONLY ONE THAT HAS DRIVEN THIS TRUCK AND IT HAS HAULED NO MORE THAN GROCERIES I CALLED THE CUSTOMER CARE CENTER AND GM HAS SAID THEY WOULD PAY 40 PERCENT OF THE REPAIR REF CASE NUMBER: C05710638. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS WAS BETTER THAN NOTHING. BUT I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE PRODUCT DUE TO THE NATURE OF THE FAILURE, WARRANTY OR NOT. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THIS IS A MAJOR PART OF THE VEHICLE AND SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD THIS QUICKLY. I WILL CONTINUE TO DO ALL THE RESEARCH I CAN TO SHOW THAT THIS FAILURE IS NOT NORMAL. IF A SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED THEN I THINK IT WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM, GM HAS ADMITTED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM BEFORE BUT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY THIS IS ALL WILL DO. *AK

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 AND ARE SOFT MATERIAL. *JB

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, CAUSING THE LEAD TERMINAL TO COME LOOSE. BECAUSE THE GM WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, AC DELCO INFORMED ME THAT THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE BATTERY HAD ALSO EXPIRED(AT 3 YEARS), SO THIS WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A PROBLEM FOR ME, THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS A PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE. FIRST AS A POTENTIAL FIRE AND SAFETY ISSUE, AND SECONDLY AS AN ENVIROMENTAL ISSUE, SULFURIC ACID AND IT'S FUMES CAN CAUSE FIRE AND DEATH. AC DELCO DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT ANY OF THIS, I WAS ONLY TOLD THAT THEY WOULD SUE ME FOR SLANDER IF I WAS TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.