Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. 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. 11 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WRECKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YET. MY TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK PROPERLY ONE OF MY LOW BEEN HEADLIGHTS KEEPS BLOWING AND MY TAILLIGHTS DON'T WORK. I HAVE CHANGED THE BULBS JUST FOR THEM TO BLOW WHEN I TEST THEM. AND NO I DO NOT TOUCH THE GLASS ON THE HEADLIGHTS. I SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND ON THE WIRING SYSTEM, COULD THIS BE MY PROBLEM? *TR
1998 GMC SONOMA ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR A STRANGE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTENANCED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO COMPENSATED FOR A PORTION OF THE DAMAGES. *SC
DT: THE CALLER SAID THE LINER OF THE EXHAUST PIPE BROKE OFF AND CLOGGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CAUSING AIR FLOW TO BE BLOCKED AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. IT HAPPENED AT ANY SPEED, BUT MOSTLY WHEN GOING AT LOW SPEEDS AND TAKING OFF. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER ON JULY 24, 2005 FOR INSPECTION, AND DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS. THEY WILL HAVE THE PARTS IN SEPTEMBER. SHE COULD DRIVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THEN. THE CALLER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF STALLING. SHE TALKED TO THE MANUFACTURER ON JULY 26, 2005. THEY SAID IT WAS OKAY TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE CALLER TOLD MANUFACTURER HOW UNSAFE IT WAS TO DRIVE. THEN, MANUFACTURER TOLD HER NOT TO DRIVE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES DURING THE LAST SIXTH MONTHS ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, WHEN ACTIVATED, WORK FOR A FEW SECONDS AND THEN STOP, CAUSING A VISIBILITY PROBLEM, CONSUMER HAS ROATED THE WIPER KNOB TO HIGH, TURNED IT OFF, AND SLOWED IT DOWN, NEITHER OF WHICH RELIEVE THE PROBLEM, DEALER STATED MOTOR NEEDED REPLACED, HOWEVER CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE MOTOR WAS NOT THE PROBLEM, SO HE IS CONTINUING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AS IS. SERPENTINE BELT FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *SLC
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE WOULD MAKE KNOCKING NOISES. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED CONSUMER OF POSSIBLE DEFECTIVE CRAHKSHAFT. NO KNOWN SOLUTION FOR KNOCKING PROBLEM. *AK
PAPER OR SOME LIKE OBJECT MUST HAVE BLOWEN ONTO THE MUFFLER FROM THE ROAD SURFACE, CATCHING TRUCK ON FIRE. *AK
A/C CLUTCH FAILED. NLM
ROCKER PLATE GASKET FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL NOTICE. MJS
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE, CAUSE UNKNOWN, FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHETHER IT WAS GAS OR ELECTRICAL. *AK
EVERY SO OFTEN VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF AND WILL NOT START,AND THE SECURITY LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS OF YET. *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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