Recalls, owner-reported complaints, investigations and safety data
Data refreshed
Our database contains 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 1984 GMC Sonoma, most frequently naming the brakes category. 2 manufacturer communications are on file.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
When owners filed reports about this model year
Not enough dated records to plot a meaningful trend — 1 month of data.
Complaints grouped by the component NHTSA recorded
Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.
No recalls in our database for this model year
That does not guarantee a specific vehicle is unaffected — recalls are issued against VINs, and new campaigns are announced regularly. Check a VIN on NHTSA.gov.
Reports submitted to NHTSA, shown in the owner's own words
HAD A VEHICLE CRASH AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30MPH, AND VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM WAS APPROACHING THE LIGHT . CONSUMER ASUMMED THAT OTHER VEHICLE WAS GOING THROUGH THE YELLOW LIGHT, BUT SHE DIDN'T. HE HIT HER FROM BEHIND. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM DIDN'T KICK IN, THERE WAS A SLIGHT VIBRATION. *AK
A bulletin sent by a manufacturer to its dealers. Not a recall, and repairs are not necessarily free.
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
END GATE LATCH RATTLE (INSTALL REVISED STRIKER). *TW
STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD
WATER LEAK AT THE A/C RECIRCULATION DOOR (INSTALL NEW HOOD HINGE SEAL). *TW
Manufacturers file copies of the bulletins they send to dealers with NHTSA. These often describe diagnostic or repair procedures for a known condition. They are not recalls: repairs described in a bulletin are usually only free if the vehicle is still under warranty or the manufacturer has extended coverage.
Complaint and recall counts across every year of this model
| Year | Complaints | Recalls | Investigations | Issue Index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
| 2003 | 39 | 1 | 0 | 39.9 |
| 2002 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 34.3 |
| 2001 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 47.5 |
| 2000 | 136 | 4 | 1 | 58.0 |
| 1999 | 57 | 1 | 0 | 43.8 |
| 1998 | 156 | 4 | 0 | 49.4 |
| 1997 | 111 | 3 | 2 | 59.3 |
| 1996 | 148 | 9 | 0 | 56.8 |
| 1995 | 213 | 7 | 2 | 62.6 |
| 1994 | 224 | 6 | 1 | 59.1 |
| 1993 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 61.5 |
| 1992 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 58.5 |
| 1991 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 58.1 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1984Viewing | 1 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1983 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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. Older model years have had longer for reports to accumulate.