Electrical
Filed Apr 11, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ALL ELECTRICAL SHUTS DOWN ENGINE , EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!
- NHTSA ID
- 10971849
- Incident
- Apr 5, 2017
- Mileage
- 80,000 mi
1998 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.
9
Latest Apr 11, 2017
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.
6%
of 156 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.
0
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 1998 GMC Sonoma submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 9 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
ElectricalVisibility
Filed May 25, 2005
DT: THE ELECTRIC WIRING FROM THE MAIN TRUNK THAT COMES FROM THE FIREWALL AND THE MOTOR SYSTEM. BRANCHED OFF FROM THE MAIN BRANCH TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHO ONLY WORKED 67% OF THE TIME.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10122125
- Incident
- Sep 11, 2001
- Mileage
- 68,480 mi
ElectricalVisibility
Filed Oct 19, 2004
MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY TRUCK WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN LOCK UP, TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT WAS RAINING AND THE WIPERS WERE WORKING FINE AND THEN IT BEGAN POURING SUDDENLY THE WIPERS STOPPED ABOUT HALFWAY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10096063
- Incident
- Sep 25, 2004
- Mileage
- 67,880 mi
Electrical
Filed Sep 10, 2001
POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL ON AC DELCO SIDE POST 72MONTH BATTERY POPPED OUT OF BATTERY, RESULTING IN AN ACID SPILL. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT LAST PERFORMED WARRANTY WORK ON THE TRUCK TO INFORM THEM OF MY CONCERNS. I FEEL THE TECHNICIAN THAT WORKED ON THE VEHICLE OVER-TIGHTENED THE BOLT, CAUSING THE LEAD TERMINAL TO COME LOOSE. BECAUSE THE GM WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, AC DELCO INFORMED ME THAT THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY ON THE BATTERY HAD ALSO EXPIRED(AT 3 YEARS), SO THIS WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. I FEEL THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A PROBLEM FOR ME, THIS SHOULD BE LOOKED AT AS A PROBLEM FOR EVERYONE. FIRST AS A POTENTIAL FIRE AND SAFETY ISSUE, AND SECONDLY AS AN ENVIROMENTAL ISSUE, SULFURIC ACID AND IT'S FUMES CAN CAUSE FIRE AND DEATH. AC DELCO DIDN'T SEEM TO CARE ABOUT ANY OF THIS, I WAS ONLY TOLD THAT THEY WOULD SUE ME FOR SLANDER IF I WAS TO TALK ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.
- NHTSA ID
- 751994
- Incident
- Aug 1, 2001
Electrical
Filed Aug 24, 2000
IGNITION COIL HAS A PRONOUNCED "WHITE STRIP" BY THE COIL CORE THAT IS OBVIOUSLY INSULATION THAT IS DECAYED AND OPENING UP TO EXPOSE THE WINDINGS. FACTORY TELLS THE DEALER IT IS NORMAL. IT IS OBVIOUS TO THE UNTRAINED EYE THAT THE WINDINGS ARE JUST UNDER THE SURFACE OF THE INSULATION. IT IS A SUSPECTED PROBLEM THAT HAS CAUSED ERRATIC ENGINE RUNNING CHARACTERISTICS.
- NHTSA ID
- 728858
- Incident
- Aug 23, 2000
Electrical
Filed Nov 15, 1999
IGNITION FAILED, LEFT CONSUMER STRANDED
- NHTSA ID
- 714841
- Incident
- Nov 15, 1999
Electrical
Filed Sep 8, 1999
BATTERY.
- NHTSA ID
- 609111
- Incident
- Oct 1, 1998
Body & structureBrakesElectrical+2 more
Filed May 28, 1999
UNCCCEPTABLE MAINTENANCE REQUIRED., UNSATISFACTORY DEALER REPAIRS, SERVICE, AND SATISFACTION. NO SAFETY EFECTS LISTED IN THE SUMMARY. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 706960
Electrical
Filed Jun 9, 1998
RECALLS # 97V20800 & 97V208001 GM/WIRING-HARNESS CLIP. OWNER DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL LETTER UNTIL MAY 26, 1998. OWNER IS CONCERNED BECAUSE VEHCLE WAS PURCHASED ON JAN 13, 1998, AND THE RECALL WORK WAS NOT PERFORMED AT THAT TIME. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 823636
- Incident
- May 26, 1998
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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Elsewhere on this vehicle
Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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