Owner-reported complaints naming the brake system, filed with NHTSA
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Brakes 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 Dec 13, 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.
16%
of 57 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.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
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 1999 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 brake
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Brakes
Filed Dec 13, 2017
DURING A PANIC STOP THE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THE BRAKES FELT SOFT BUT STILL WORKED. DURING THE DRIVE THE BRAKES BECAME VERY WEAK. WHEN I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID IT WAS EMPTY. I REFILLED IT AND STARTED CHECKING FOR LEAKS. I FOUND THAT BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES WE FRACTURED BECAUSE OF THE PRESSURE DURING THE PANIC STOP CAUSING THE RUSTED LINES TO BURST. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN ( BUT NOT REPORTED) PROBLEM FOR THIS TRUCK IN THE NORTHERN AREA..
NHTSA ID
11054621
Incident
Oct 8, 2016
Mileage
100,000 mi
Brakes
Filed Jan 25, 2013
BRAKE LINE HYDRAULIC FAILURE OF HARD STEEL LINE. THE LINE THAT BROKE GOES TO THE BACK WHEELS ALONG THE FRAME. *TR
NHTSA ID
10494706
Incident
Nov 18, 2012
Mileage
165,000 mi
Brakes
Filed May 2, 2003
REAR BRAKE ROTORS DISINTEGRATED AFTER 22,000 MILES. HAD TO BE TURNED AND PADS REPLACED. FRONT ROTORS REPLACED AT 32,000 MILES SAME CONDITION. MASTER CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 32,800 MILES. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND NEARLY WENT IN FRONT OF A SEMI. PEDAL CAN BE PUMPED UP BUT GRADUALLY GOES TO FLOOR. *TT
NHTSA ID
10016939
Incident
Apr 28, 2003
Mileage
32,900 mi
Brakes
Filed Nov 18, 2002
LEFT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER FAILED CLOSED AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE WEAR REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF CALIPERS AND ROTORS ON BOTH SIDES AS ABS SYSTEM COMPENSATED FOR FAILURE THIS DISGUISING THE PROBLEM. DT
NHTSA ID
769846
Incident
Nov 15, 2002
Brakes
Filed Aug 16, 2001
FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP WHILE TRAVELING LESS THAN 30 MPH AND APPLYING 'GENTLE' BRAKE PRESSURE. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE A CAUSE. AFTER LEAVING DEALERSHIP AND DRIVING ONLY A FEW MILES, PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. CONSUMER'S WIFE MENTIONED THAT THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED TO HER THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THE RECENT INCIDENT IN SAME VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
NHTSA ID
894496
Incident
Aug 15, 2001
Body & structureBrakesDriver assistance+1 more
Filed May 29, 2001
THE PADS ARE WORN UNEVENLY CAUSING THE CALIPER GUIDE SLEEVES TO BIND. NLM
NHTSA ID
561360
BrakesElectricalEngine
Filed Feb 18, 2000
Fire reported
1) BOYFRIEND DRIVING, PULLED UP TO INTERSECTION, TRUCK STALLED, RESTARTED, DIED, NOTICED SMOKE, OPENED HOOD, FIRE NEAR BATTERY AND ANTIFREEZE CONTAINER, PUT OUT WITH SNOW, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, CONTACTED GM, TOLD A REP WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 24-48 HOURS, THAT WAS A WEEK AGO, NO CALL, VEHICLE JUST SITS!! 2) ABS LIGHT ON, TOLD BY DEALERSHIP TO MAKE APPOINTMENT, NOT A BIG DEAL. WHEN LIGHT WAS ON THAT WAS TRUE, BUT LIGHT DIDN'T ALWAYS COME ON AND IT WAS LIKE A BRICK WAS BEHIND THE BRAKE. HAD TO SLAM ON IT! NOT GOOD ON THESE WINTER ROADS. DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE LEFT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR HARNESS. 3) NOTICED OIL LEAKING SLIGHTLY, DEALER REPLACED ENGINE OIL COOLER LINES 4) STUCK IN 4X4. DEALER REPLACED TRASNFER CASE ENCODER. SAID COMMON PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER. HOWEVER, ONLY HAD ONE COLD SNAP, VEHICLE IS BRAND NEW, THOUGHT THIS WAS UNUSUAL. 5) THIRD DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN OPENING. REPLACED BY DEALER. TRICK TO OPENING IS HAVING TO PUSH IN ON DOOR BEFORE SQUEEZING HANDLE. FORGOT TO TELL TRICK TO OTHER PEOPLE, AND WHEN THEY TRIED TO GET INTO VEHICLE, BROKE HANDLE AGAIN. DEALER REPLACED AGAIN. STILL HAVE TO USE TRICK TO OPEN. COULD EASILY BRAKE AGAIN! *AK
NHTSA ID
718952
Incident
Jan 13, 2000
Brakes
Filed Dec 6, 1999
Crash reported1 injury reported
THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER WASN'T REPORTED BECAUSE IT WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET. I FIGURED IT WAS MY FAULT AND NOT THE BRAKES. AT THE SECOND ACCIDENT, THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND THE COLLISION WAS WAS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES FAILING. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT BRAKES DURING THE FIRST TIME WERE A COMPELLING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN ABOUT PROBLEMS I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCEING WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE BOTH ACCIDENTS. THEY ONLY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK.( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: 235 )
NHTSA ID
715677
Incident
Dec 3, 1999
Brakes
Filed Jul 23, 1999
ABS LOCKS UP ON WET SURFACES OR FOGGY WEATHER. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
NHTSA ID
843136
Incident
Mar 15, 1999
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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