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2001 GMC Sonoma Interior & seats Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the interior system, filed with NHTSA

Data refreshed

Interior & seats 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.
8
Latest Jul 26, 2004
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.
9%
of 89 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 seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 GMC Sonoma submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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 interior

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Interior & seats
Filed Jul 26, 2004

WAS UNLOADING MY MOTORCYCLE OUT OF THE BACK OF MY 2001 GMC SONOMA WHEN ONE OF THE TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. FORTUNATLEY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE BIKE UNDER CONTROL AND GET MY FOOTING PRIOR TO IT GOING DOWN, SO NO INJURY OR DAMAGE WAS DONE. NOTHING HAS BEEN REPLACED AT THIS TIME. STILL HAVE THE OLD PART ON THE VEHICLE. THE OTHER STRAP IS ON IT'S WAY TO BREAKING AS WELL, YOU CAN SEE BY THE WAY THE PLASTIC COATING IS ENLARGED THAT IT IS RUSTING. GM IS RECALLING THE FULL SIZE VEHICLE TAILGATE STRAPS WHICH APPEAR TO BE OF THE SAME CONCEPT AS THESE ON THE SONOMA. *AK

NHTSA ID
10082653
Incident
Jul 25, 2004
Mileage
120,115 mi
Interior & seats
Filed May 1, 2004

BOTH CABLES RUSTED THROUGH ON TAILGATE. NO INJURIES ORIGINALLY REPORTED TO GMC IN SEPT. 2003. NOW A RECALL IS PENDING AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE ISSUED 3RD QUARTER OF 2004.I CANNOT USE THE TRUCK BED UNTIL THESE ARE FIXED. 3 YRS IS WAY TO LONG FOR THIS RECALL TO TAKE PLACE.*AK

NHTSA ID
10068145
Incident
Jun 1, 2003
Mileage
49,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 26, 2004

DEFECTIVE DOOR LATCH HANDLES. (NAR) *PH DEALER NOTIFIED. *CB

NHTSA ID
10065202
Incident
Jan 31, 2004
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 22, 2002

THE PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN AND SLIDES BACK AND FORTH WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELERATIING. DT

NHTSA ID
768718
Incident
Mar 1, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 16, 2002

SEAT ADJUSTER ON PASSENEGER'S SIDE HAD STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING SEAT TO GO FORWARD AND BACKWARDS. CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER REPLACED ADJUSTER. SOON AFTERWARDS CONSUMER HAD TO TAKE IT BACK TO DEALER.*AK

NHTSA ID
8018656
Incident
Sep 2, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Feb 20, 2002

THE RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LATCH INTO LOCKED POSITION, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ABRUPT MOTION AGGRIVATES A PREVIOUS BACK PROBLEM. *YH

NHTSA ID
564401
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 16, 2001

PASSENGERS SEAT WILL NOT LOCK IN POSITION, IT SLIDES BACK AND FORTH. DEALER REPAIRED ONCE, THEN REPLACED PASSENGERS SEAT. AT THIS TIME SEAT IS BROKEN AGAIN.*AK THE SEAT REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE MECHANIC SAID TO THE OWNER, SLAM THE SEAT BACK TO ACHIEVE A LOCKED POSITION. *YH

NHTSA ID
892875
Incident
Jun 5, 2001
Interior & seats
Filed Jun 19, 2001

AT A STANDSTILL SEATS ARE NOT LOCKING . WHEN VEHICLE IS ACCELARATING OR TOUCHING ACCELERATOR IT THROWS CONSUMER IN BACK SEAT. SEAT FAILS TO LOCK IN PLACE. *AK

NHTSA ID
890707
Incident
Jun 11, 2001

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.

Other components reported on this vehicle

Categories with enough reports to have a page of their own

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