Owner-reported complaints naming the visibility system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors. 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. 52 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 52, in the owner's own words
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
WHILE DRIVING AND AND WITHOUT WARNING SIDE MIRROR WILL FALL OFF, CAUSING A DISTRACTION TO THE CONSUMER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. ALSO, WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE CONTACT DEALER. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER HAS OFFERED REPAIRS BUT AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. *AK DEALER WOULD FIX PROBLEM IF VEHICLE WAS A 1995 MODEL. *SLC
VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 98V150001. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR WIRING HARNESS CAN CRACK, CAUSING WINDSHEILD WIPERS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. *AK *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS RECALL 98V150000, BUT PER GMC THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK
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
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL DURING OPERATION, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CLAIMED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000 DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT .*AK
A NEW TRUCK SHOULDN'T HAVE WINDOW & DOOR PROBLEMS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY. WOULD STOP ON THEIR OWN. WOULD SOMETIMES WORK & AT OTHER TIMES WOULD NOT WORK. ITS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. WILL BE TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER TO HAVE WIPERS CHECKED. PROBLEM LIKE RECALL #98V150000/001. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE MADE IN JUN 1994, BUT RECALL WAS VEHICLES MADE IN AUGUST OF 1994. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTY AND MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. THERE IS RECALL # 98V150000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. RECALL 98V150000 WAS ISSUED, BUT VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *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).
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP OPERATING WHILE ON. DEALER/MFR. WERE NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER A RECALL DUE TO VIN, ALTHOUGH IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT. CAN NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. *AK
WINDSHILED WIPER MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. (98V-150) NLM
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP. A RECALL HA BEEN ISSUED BY THE MANUFACTURER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING ONGOING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED NO RECALL ON CONSUMER'S VEHICLE; NHTSA RECALL # 98 150 0001. SEEKING NHTSA HELP IN THIS MATTER. ALTHOUGH VEHICLE MAY NOT BE ON RECALL, IT HAS A SIMILAR DEFECT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OPERATES ERRATICALLY, SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK, BUT WHEN THEY ARE NEEDED IN A STORM THEY WILL JUST QUIT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THEY DON'T COME ON SOMETIMES OTR STOP SOMETIMES WHEN THEY ARE ON.
THE HANDLE THAT ROLLS UP THE WINDOW BROKE OFF, CAUSING SERIOUS FINGER INJURIES. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER & WASHER FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL 98V-150000.
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE.
DRIVER'S SIDE REARVIEW MIRROR FELL OFF WITHOUT A REASON AND NOW THE PASSENGER'S SIDE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
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.
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