Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 GMC Sonoma submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 85 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.
The 25 most recent of 85, in the owner's own words
CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHILE DRIVING, AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. MECHANIC TOOK OFF PLASTIC COVER THAT PROTECTED FUEL TANK. IT WAS FILLED WITH MUD AND WATER WHICH HAD EATEN A HOLE IN FUEL TANK. *AK CONSUMER CAN NOT PAY COST FOR REPLACING FUEL TANK, THEREFORE, CONSUMER APPLIED EPOXY AS NEEDED, CONSUMER RECEIEVED LETTER THAT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS WITH BRAKES ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TT
VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND ABS LIGHT/ BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A LOUD GROANING NOISE, AND PEDAL FELT HARD, NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. SINCE THEN, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK CONSUMER STATES LEFT FRONT ROTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.*JB
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT 45MPH AND HIGHER PEDAL IS NORMAL, BUT THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL LISTED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
ONE MONTH AFTER RECALL REPAIR 99I006, ABS FAILED 3 OTHER TIMES, CONSUMER PAID FOR TOWING EXPENSES AND A BILL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF SPEED SENSORS. *SLC
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH INSIDE OF A SHOPPING PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS THUMPING NOISE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. *AK BRAKE LOSS WAS DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED. WIPER NOISE WAS DUE TO WIPER MOTOR FAILURE WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED. *YH
I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GMC ON AROUND AUGUST 2000 SAYING I MUST BRING IN MY TRUCK FOR A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THOMAS GMC/PONTIAC IN COON RAPIDS MINNESOTA FOR 09:00 AM ON 12/08/00. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIV E (MIKE VANEREM) TOOK MY KEYS AND VEHICLE, AND I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HIM @ 10:29 AM STATING THAT I CAN PICK UP MY VEHICLE AS HE WAS TOLD BY HIS PERSON IN HIS OFFICE (MARION) TO REFUSE TO DO THE ABS RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AS IT WAS LISTED AS A SALVAGE VEHICLE BECAUSE A NEW BODY WAS PUT ON AND THEY WOULDN'T GET PAID FROM GMC IF THEY HONORED THIS NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHSTA) RECALL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION AND I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION AND TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE NHSTA. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 45-50 MPH ON A WET ROAD HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY STUATION WHICH CAUSED FRONT DRIVER'S TIRES TO BLOWOUT, AND VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AGAIN BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AND STILL BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE AND BRAKES WOULD NOT KICK IN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE NOT WEARING OUT PROPERLY, CAUSING ERRATIC BRAKE PERFORMANCE. PLEASE PROIVDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH BRAKES WENT OUT. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED THERE WAS RESISTANCE, AND BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND. TO SLOW DOWN, CONSUMER HAD TO DOWNSHIFT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH WHEELS LOCKING UP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TRAVELING ON WET ROAD. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SLOW SPEED SITUATIONS THEY CAUSE THE ABS SYSTEM TO ENGAGE IN A ABS MODE, AND A LOUD NOISE COMES FROM WHEELS. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER SHOP ON SERVERAL OCCASIONS, AND CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK
APPLIED BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, VEHICLE HIT BUMP & ABS BRAKES KICKED IN. VEHICLE KEPT GOING. IT FAILED TO STOP AT STOP SIGN. TURNED VEHICLE OFF TO STOP. TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP & WAS INFORMED BY MECHANIC THE ABS BRAKE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL. *AK
ABS SYSTEM CONTINUALLY FAILING, RECALL REPAIR CAN NOT BE DONE AT LOCAL DEALERSHIP & OWNER IS NOT SATISFIED ABOUT TRAVELING A DISTANCE FOR REPAIR IN A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. *ET
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUIRES GM TO RECALL VEHICLES WITH DEFECTIVE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEMS FOR LACK OF BRAKING POWER. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECIEVE RECALL NOTICE. NLM
WHEN DRIVING AND GOING OVER A HOLE OR A BUMP WITHIN THE ROAD, AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY GO STRAIGHT TO THE FLOORBOARD. ABS SYSTEM ISN'T WORKING, AND CONSUMER HAS TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL AND VEHICLE WILL SLOW DOWN. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
1. I HAD JUST LEFT THE HOUSE TO GO TO WORK. I PULLED OUT ON TO THE MAIN STREET WHERE A NORMAL AMOUNT OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WAS STAGED. ADDITIONALLY, ROAD WORK WAS BEING DONE, SO VEHICLE SPEED WAS VERY SLOW. I COASTED FORWARD ABOUT 10 FEET AND PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKES. WHEN I DID NOTHING HAPPENED, IT DID NOT STOP. IN ADDITION, THE IDLE RACED SLAMMING ME INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY TRUCK BUMPER, BUT NOT TO THE VAN IN FRONT OF ME. ALSO, A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE BRAKES WENT HIGH AND HARD AND THE BRAKES EXPERIENCED TOTAL FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, THE LATE AFTERNOON RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC HAD AFFORDED ME AN OPENING TO THE RIGHT. I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND DRIFTED OVER. MANY PEOPLE COULD HAVE DIED THAT DAY HAD I NOT HAD GOD AND QUICK REFLEXES.
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHEN TRAVELING DOWN HILL AND HITTING A BUMP, THE ABS KICKS IN, BUT THE PEDAL GOES WAY DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND TRUCK SLOWS DOWN, BUT DOES NOT STOP COMPLETELY. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHP. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE ABS SYSTEM DIDN'T WORK, AND FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP. ALSO, REAR BRAKES DIDN'T WORK. *AK
VEHICLE BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER ON THE EDGE OF THE DRIVEWAY, DOWN AN EMBANKMENT AND SLAM INTO A TREE. DRIVER RECEIVED BACK AND HEAD INJURIES. CAN NHTSA PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION OR PROVIDE SOME HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK *YC
WHEN TRAVELING AND UPON MAKING A SUDDEN STOP ON WET PAVEMENT, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD; BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING TWO ACCIDENTS ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. *AK
PEDAL FALLS AWAY WHEN ABS IS ENGAGED. TOO SENSITIVE: LIGHT SAND ON ONE SIDE OF ROAD AS AT CORNERS. ON COBBLESTONE PEDESTRIAN WALKWAYS AT INTERSECTIONS AND, WHEN TURNING ONTO AN ENTRANCEWAY AS TIRE MOVES FROM PAVEMENT TO CONCRETE, PEDAL FALLS AND LOUD DISTURBING SPROUNG SOUND OCCURS AND OBVIOUS CYCLE OF PUMPING. *AK
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