1995 GMC Sonoma Problems

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

I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY 1995 GMC WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY,AND ONE DAY,ON MY FIRST DAY BACK TO WORK AS A TEACHER,IT RAINED HORRIBLY AND THE WIPERS WOULDN'T WORK. I PAID A LOT OF MONEY TO FIRESTONE TO GET THEM FIXED. NOW I READ THERE WAS A RECALL AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY INFO. AND HAVE LIVED AT THE SAME PLACE FOR 18YRS.. SEWELL MOTORS IN DALLAS,TX SOLD ME THE VEHICLE IN 1995. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE WIPERS CAN STOP CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *TR

CONSUMERS STATES THE VEHICLE HAD A MAJOR FAILURE TO OCCUR WITH THE CYLINDER HEAD. GMC HAS DECLINED TO RESPOND TO CONSUMERS INQUIRIES. CONSUMER HAS ALL THE PARTS AND WOULD LIKE REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE METAL FAILURE. *JG

CYLENDER HEAD CRACKED, CAUSING LEAKING. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 68 MPH, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS

MY HUSBAND FELL ASLEEP AT APPROXIMATELY 3:00 AM AND HIT A GUARDRAIL. THE DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND HE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL, SUSTAINED A BRUISED HEART AND NECK INJURY. WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL ER, TRANSFERRED TO ICU; HE IS OUT OF THE HOSPITAL NOW, BEING WATCHED CLOSELY FOR ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER ACCIDENTS WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL PICKUP WHERE THE AIRBAG DID NOT INFLATE? OR IS IT FAULTY EQUIPMENT ON JUST THIS VEHICLE?*AK

I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I94 WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY BOUNCED UP JUMPING AND COMING BACK DOWN ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP. AS I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I SAW MY SPARE TIRE BOUNCING OFF INTO A NEARBY FIELD. THE SPARE WAS HELD UNDER THE TRUCK BED BY A STEEL CABLE WHICH LATER I FOUND BROKE. THE TIRE HAD JAMMED UNDER THE TRUCK BED RUPTURING THE STEEL GASOLINE FILLER TUBE. I EXPLORED THE RUPTURE CLOSED AND HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE RETAINING ASSEMBLY UNDER THE TRUCK. *TR

FUEL TANK LEAKING WHERE PLASTIC SHEILD COVERS TANK. DEFECTIVE DESIGN TRAPPED WATER AND ROAD DEBRIS AGAINST INADEQUATELY PROTECTED FUEL TANK, RESULTING IN FAILURE OF FUEL CONTAINMENT SYSTEM. CONCERN THAT LEAKING FUEL TANK COULD PROPOSE FIRE HAZZARD. *AK

1995 GMC SONOMA DIES WHILE DRIVING, ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS FAIL. HAVE TO PUT IN NEUTRAL TO RESTART WHILE MOVING. *TR

VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. VEHICLE LOSES ALL ELECTRICITY IN THE IGINTION WHICH PUTS CONSUMER IN DANGEROUS SITUATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION(AUTO) FAILURE : FLYWHEEL "SHATTERED" DUE TO BAD TORQUE CONVERTER AND FLEXPLATE(JULY 23,1996) STARTER BOLT BROKE WHILE DRIVING AT 55MPH. STARTER HAD TO BE REPLACED.(MAY 24, 1997). STARTING DIFFICULTY. STARTER BAD AND REPLACED AGAIN, PLUS REPLACED BAD FLEXPLATE/FLYWHEEL AGAIN FOR 2ND TIME(AUG 26, 1997). STARTER SHORTING OUT. REPLACED STARTER FOR 3RD TIME(SEPT 9,1999). CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTION AND REPLACEMENT, MUFFLER ALSO REPLACED(DEC. 13, 1997). WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, PULSE MODULE BAD(AUG 16,1996) AND WIPER FAILURE AGAIN INTERMITTANTLY, REPLACED UNDER RECALL(SEP. 1, 1999). SEATBELT DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTOR BROKEN, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY(AUG 26,1997) SEATBELT PASSENGER REPLACED UNDER RECALL (SEP 1, 1999). WINDOW CRANK HANDLE SNAPPED IN TWO WHILE CRANKING WINDOW DOWN. SHARP JAGGED EDGES CUT HAND AND FINGERS.(SEP 1 ,1999). HORN INOPERABLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, TWICE WHEN I NEEDED IT TO ALERT AN ENCROACHING VEHICLE WHICH ALMOST HIT ME. THIS PROBLEM WAS UNABLE TO BE REPRODUCED AT THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER. STILL A POTENTIAL SAFETY PROBLEM/LIABILITY(MAY 15, 1997-ONGOING INTERMITTANTLY, AND DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE UNIT). THROTTLE STUCK OPEN AT HIGH SPEED (45-50MPH) ON AT LEAST FIVE OCCASIONS, CAUSING ME GREAT FEAR, EXTREMELY DANGEROUS POTENTIAL FOR ACCIDENT(MAY 1996 TO PRESENT).

PASSENGER'S LAP SEAT BELT WHEN PUT ON IT AUTOMATICALLY TIGHTENS UP AND LOCKS ONTO THE PASSENGER. DEALER CONTACTED AND A REPLACEMENT WAS DONE TO REMEDY PROBLEM. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RECLINER LEVER DOES NOT OPERATE RECLINER. DUE TO IMPROPER (NONE) CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE THE DOOR (STORAGE POCKET) AND THE RECLINER LEVER, THE METAL THAT HOLDS THE LEVER IS BROKEN.*AK

INTERIOR COURTESY LIGHTS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES THE LIGHTS DO NOT GO OFF AT ALL. CHILD WAS BURNED FROM THE LIGHT. DEALER CONTACTED, AND CANNOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO INTERSTATE HIGHWAY I94 WHEN MY TRUCK SUDDENLY BOUNCED UP JUMPING AND COMING BACK DOWN ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP. AS I LOOKED IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR I SAW MY SPARE TIRE BOUNCING OFF INTO A NEARBY FIELD. THE SPARE WAS HELD UNDER THE TRUCK BED BY A STEEL CABLE WHICH LATER I FOUND BROKE. THE TIRE HAD JAMMED UNDER THE TRUCK BED RUPTURING THE STEEL GASOLINE FILLER TUBE. I EXPLORED THE RUPTURE CLOSED AND HAVE NOT YET REPLACED THE SPARE TIRE RETAINING ASSEMBLY UNDER THE TRUCK. *TR

THE SPARE TIRE DETACHED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CABLE LOOKED LIKE IT SNAPPED. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 GMC SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 45 MPH APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE CONTACT THEN ABRUPTLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE REAR WHEELS CONTINUED SPINNING AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE AT EXTREMELY HIGH RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER; NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO DATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,210. UPDATED 5/12/10 *CN WHILE WAITING FOR THE LIGHT, AT TIMES THE ENGINE WOULD ABRUPTLY GO TO FULL THROTTLE. UPDATED 06/04/10.*JB

WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, IT STUCK OPEN, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE WHICH SEEMED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TS *JB

SPEEDDOMETER FLOATS AND DON'T KNOW HOW FAST I'M DRIVING. HAD TRUCK CHECKED AND THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED, STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. I ALSO HAVE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH DOESN'T WORK. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS OTHER PROBLEMS WITH TRUCK STARTING BACK AT 2,000 MI. I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT BE BROKE., BECAUSE TRUCK IS 51/2 YRS. OLD BUT ONLY 21,000 MI. THIS SHOULD BE TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALER. I HAD A FILE TO THE CONSUMER RELATIONS MANAGEMENT A FEW YEARS AGO. I FEEL THEY MAY NOT HELP ME NOW. IF YOU CALL I CAN LET YOU KNOW ABOUT THE OTHER MAJOR PROBLEMS I HAD. *AK

LOUD CLUNK NOISE AT LOW SPEEDS, AND DRIVETRAIN SEIZES UP. *AK

BRACKET USED TO HANG THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE TRUCK BED SEPARATED FROM THE CABLE USED TO RAISE AND LOWER THE TIRE. THE TIRE HIT THE ROAD, BOUNCED AND JAMMED BETWEEN THE REAR BUMPER AND THE ROAD. THIS CAUSED A SEVERE BUMP ON THE REAR OF TRUCK AND BENT THE REAR BUMPER. LUCKILY THIS HAPPENED AT LOW SPEED AND NOT WHILE I WAS TOWING OUR CAMPER. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS SMOOTH SO THAT A BUMP DID NOT CAUSE THE TIRE TO FALL. I TOOK THE TRUCK SCARFF BUICK/GMC TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REPORTED AND ORDER A NEW ASSEMBLY.

ONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSIN SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF CARRIER. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL. *AK

THE 1ST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 55311 MILES ON 8/12/99. REPLACED WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND FAILED ON 01/04/2001 WITH 75121 MILES ON IT. HEAD GASKET REPLACED ON 01/05/98 WITH 33229 MILES. REPAIR CYLINDER HEAD AND LIFTERS ON 08/04/98 WITH 40905 MILES. REPLACED CRANKSHAFT AND BEARINGS ON 09/28/98 WITH 42917 MILES. REPLACED ENGINE ON 06/05/99 WITH 53755 MILES ON IT. LOT OF MECHANICAL BRAEKDOWN.

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO COOLER UNIT FAILURE AND OVERHEATING. *MJS

STEERING PROBLEMS CAUSING WONDERING LEFT TO RIGHT REQUIRING CONSTANT DIRECTIONAL CORRECTION, UNABLE TO CORRECT.

VEHICLE STALLS AT HIGH SPEED, RESULTING IN LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY. TT

THE MULTI-FUNCTION/COMBINATION SWITH THAT CONTROLS THE HIGH/LOW BEAMS, WIPERS, TURN SIGNALS FAILED. THIS CAUSED MY TAILLIGHTS TO STOP FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THEY DON'T WORK AT ALL WITH HEADLIGHTS ON, TURN SIGNALS DO NOT WORK, REVERSE LIGHTS DO NOT WORK. I DRIVE A 1995 GMC SONOMA SHORT BED, STANDARD CAB, SL PACKAGE. 5 SPEED MT, NON-TILT, NO CRUISE, NO POWER ANYTHING.*AK

BRAKE AND HAZARD LIGHT EXPERIENCING A SHORT, RESULTING IN FUSE BLOW OUT AND EQUIPMENT INOPERATIVE, REPLACE RELAY SWITCH/FLASHER/COMMON CIRCUIT. TT

A NEW TRUCK SHOULDN'T HAVE WINDOW & DOOR PROBLEMS. *AK

IN EXTENDED CAB PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT IS PUSHED FORWARD IF ANOTHER PASSENGER IS IN REAR. FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT FAILS TO LOCK WHEN THIS HAPPENS. WHEN NO ONE IS IN REAR, SEATBACK WOULD LOCK IN PLACE. *AK