Electrical
Filed Jun 29, 2000
Fire reported
BATTERY LEAKAGE CAUSED AN UNDERHOOD FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPAIRS WERE BEING MADE AT CONSUMER'S COST. FEEL FREE TOPROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 864501
- Incident
- Jun 26, 2000
1994 GMC Sonoma Electrical Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Electrical reportsComplaints 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.
8
Latest Jun 29, 2000
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
4%
of 224 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
1
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1994 GMC Sonoma submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming electrical
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Jun 12, 2000
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED. YH
- NHTSA ID
- 552617
- Incident
- May 17, 2000
Electrical
Filed Nov 23, 1999
WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE UP IGNITION DIDN'T SPRING BACK, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO KEEP RUNNING. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER COULDN'T STOP ENGINE FROM RUNNING UNTIL DEALER REPLACED IGNITION SWITCH. TRUCK CONTINUED TO RUN DURING REPLACEMENT. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 852187
- Incident
- Oct 28, 1999
BrakesElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Nov 12, 1997
PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT STOPPING VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY.
- NHTSA ID
- 524736
- Incident
- Aug 13, 1996
BrakesElectricalEngine+1 more
Filed Nov 4, 1997
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
- NHTSA ID
- 524241
- Incident
- Jul 5, 1995
Electrical
Filed Oct 29, 1997
IGNITION SPARK CONTROL COMPUTER IS CAUSING BACKFIRE UPON ACCELERATION, ESPECIALLY WHILE USING AIR CONDITIONING.
- NHTSA ID
- 526660
BrakesElectricalTransmission
Filed Oct 5, 1995
WHEN RAINING THE ABS BRAKES LOCK UP AND WILL NOT STOP THE TRUCK. TT CONSUMER STATES THAT AFTER THE TRUCK SITS IN RAIN OVERNIGHT OR FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, THE ABS WILL LOCK, PROBLEM OCCURS WITH LITTLE PRESSURE APPLIED AND CLEARS UP AFTER FIRST COUPLE MILES OF THE TRIP, DEALER HAS MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. ALTERNATOR WAS REPLACED. THERE IS A NOISE IN THE THROW OUT BEARING. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 972952
- Incident
- Oct 5, 1995
BrakesDriver assistanceElectrical+3 more
Filed Jul 19, 1995
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP 5 TIMES, ALSO PULLS TO THE RIGHT UPON BRAKING.
- NHTSA ID
- 486272
- Incident
- Mar 15, 1995
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.
Other components reported on this vehicle
Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own
Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .