1991 GMC Sonoma Owner Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, AN UNUSUAL NOISE EMITTED FROM OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT THEN NOTICED HAT THE SPARE TIRE HAD BECOME DETACHED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT OF A FRACTURED SUPPORT CABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000. .... UPDATED 02-20-13 *BF UPDATED 02/25/2013 *JS

NHTSA ID

10490789

Incident

Dec 2, 2012

Mileage

85,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 GM SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 20 MPH, THE DRIVERS DOOR WOULD OPEN WITHOUT WARNING. THE DOOR LATCH PIN WAS FOUND TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED AND WERE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

NHTSA ID

10336953

Incident

Mar 10, 2007

Mileage

80,000 mi

1991 GMC SONOMA. TILT STEERING HAS BECOME VERY LOOSE HAS NOT CAUSED ANY WRECKS OR DAMAGE AFRAID TO DRIVE. HAVE NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIRS. MILEAGE COUNTER BROKE SOME YEARS AGO THIS TRUCK HAS APROX. 200,000 MILES ON WITH NO OTHER COMPLAINTS, DID HAVE MANUAL TRANS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY MANY YEARS AGO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10231232

Incident

May 1, 2008

ENGINE WOULD CONSTANTLY OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TAKEN TO A DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE THERMOSTAT, AND PROBLEM RECURRED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE THERMOSTAT WAS DEFECTIVE. *AK

NHTSA ID

10103158

Incident

Jul 15, 2004

Mileage

104,000 mi

PROBLEM WITH EXHAUST PIPE ON MUFFLER.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS REFERRED TO A MUFFLER SHOP TO HAVE A PATCH PUT ON THE FRONT HEADER PIPE AND WAS NOT GIVEN ANY OPTION TO HAVE IT FIXED CORRECTLY *TS *JB

NHTSA ID

10044094

Mileage

95,486 mi

CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKE SHOES AND TAIL PIPE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR EXHAUST REPAIR. THE DEALER SUGGESTED THAT EH CONSUMER TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE MUFFLER SHOP FOR A HEADER PIPE PATCH. THE CONSUMER IS INTERESTED IN KNOWING IF A HEADER PIPE PATCH IS ILLEGAL WITH THE PRESENT VEHICLE EMISSIONS STANDARD. *MR *CB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10026731

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WOULD SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER LOOKED UNDER HOOD, AND NOTICE CLUTCH FAN WAS SEATING ON FRAME, AND A HOLE WAS IN RADIATOR. TOOK VEHICLE TO A TECHNICIAN, AND WAS INFORMED CLUTCH FAN NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

8003201

WHILE DRIVING THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOOSE POWER, THE FIRE SPREAD TO THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. NLM

NHTSA ID

559954

Incident

Jul 27, 1996

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 99V193, HOWEVER THE DEALER IS STATING THAT THE CONSUMER IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE THE SERIAL NUMBER DID NOT COME UP ON HIS COMPUTER. *SLC

NHTSA ID

558447

Incident

Sep 29, 2000

STEERING WHEEL AND TILT ASSEMBLY CAME LOOSE, MAKING VEHICLE UNDRIVEABLE. TOLD BY VARIOUS GM MECHANICS THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MANY GM TILT COLUMNS ON ALL MODELS.

NHTSA ID

730041

Incident

Jul 4, 2000

DRIVER'S SEATBELT MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO SEATBELT RUBBING AGAINST THE SEATBELT HOUSING AND FORMING A GROVE IN THE HOUSING WHICH CAUSED THE SEATBELT NOT TO RETRACT. THIS WON'T PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ID

860789

Incident

Apr 20, 2000

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER HEARD A WHISTLING KIND OF NOISE BEFORE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THEN, WHEN SHE PULLED OFF ROAD SHE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM AROUND THE HOOD. *AK

NHTSA ID

857150

Incident

Feb 9, 2000

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A MINOR COLLISION. *AK

NHTSA ID

844701

Incident

Jul 2, 1999

THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE UNDER TRUCK BED BROKE, CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY SPARE TIRE. I WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE THE TIRE AFTER I REALIZED IT WAS GONE AND I WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD TO DRIVERS FOLLOWING BEHIND.

NHTSA ID

704055

Incident

Jan 4, 1999

ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; SOMETIMES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS, NO INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. STATED TO CONSUMER THAT THE MANUFACTURER IS LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ID

827472

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN BRAKES BECAME INOPERATIVE. CONSUMER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. NOTICED THAT BRAKE LINE HAD BECOME LOOSE FROM THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL. *AK

NHTSA ID

822756

Incident

Apr 22, 1998

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID

820986

Incident

Jan 1, 1992

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 30 MPH THE CONSUMER HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE REAR ABS. THE CONSUMER SAID: THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP LIKE IT SHOULD BE. THERE IS SOME PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

818919

Incident

Sep 12, 1997

ABS NEVER WORKED. DMV FAILED THE VEHICLE DURING A VEHICLE INSPECTION EVEN AFTER BRAKE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED.

NHTSA ID

529201

Incident

Jan 1, 1991

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW UP. HAS NOT SEEN DEALER. *AK

NHTSA ID

819219

THE LEFT FRONT BRAKE AND CONNECTORS WERE NOT SECURED, CAUSING BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE. *AK *JB

NHTSA ID

818079

Incident

Feb 20, 1994

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE WILL SLIDE IF IT'S RAINING. DEALER HAS REPLACED REAR BRAKES. *AK

NHTSA ID

817838

BRAKES PULSATE WHEN APPLIED. *SLC

NHTSA ID

817591

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS A DELAY WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES BEFORE IT KICKS IN. *AK

NHTSA ID

811976

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT APPROX. 50MPH EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE'S FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP, LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CAPABILITY, VEHICLE SKIDDED STRAIGHT AHEAD INTO A DITCH, WAS TOTALLED. *AK

NHTSA ID

809398