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1999 Chevrolet Sonoma Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Aug 22, 2007
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Sep 5, 2002

What this page shows

Our database holds 4 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1999 Chevrolet Sonoma. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

Showing 1–4 of 4

Fuel system
Filed Aug 22, 2007

07-2007 WENT TO HAVE A FUEL INJECTION SERVICE DONE ON THE TRUCK AND THE TRUCK KEPT SHUTTING OFF. COULD NOT HOLD PRESSURE. FILLED THE TANK LAST NIGHT AND WHEN SLOWING OR STOPPED THE TANK READS EMPTY. *TR

NHTSA ID
10200499
Incident
Jul 12, 2007
Brakes
Filed Jun 15, 2005

DT: FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE THE PARKING BRAKE FAILED. BRAKES HAVE BEEN READJUSTED SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE IS INSPECTED EACH YEAR, AND OWNER HAS TO REPAIR THE BRAKE SO IT CAN PASS INSPECTION. THIS COST LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY, AND GM WON'T COOPERATE WITH HIM.*AK

NHTSA ID
10125335
Incident
Jan 1, 2002
Mileage
7,000 mi
Airbags
Filed Jan 22, 2004
Crash reported

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

NHTSA ID
10055658
Incident
Jan 15, 2004
Mileage
46,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Sep 5, 2002

THE ABS BRAKING PUMP CONTINUES TO RUN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB *SCC

NHTSA ID
8018002
Incident
Aug 15, 2002

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Data sources

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