FaultScore report
Owners have filed 33 complaints about the 1992 GMC Sonoma with NHTSA between 1995 and 2004. The largest single group is the brakes.
33
Complaints
3
Crashes reported
0
Fires reported
1
Injuries reported
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Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
1 crashes, 0 fires · median 30,000 mi
NHTSA files every complaint against a named sub-assembly, not just a system. This is the difference between knowing it was "the engine" and knowing which part of it — the list to hand a mechanic.
The agency crash-tested this model year itself. These are its own photographs and star ratings.
These stars come from the pre-2011 crash test programme. NHTSA rebuilt the programme for the 2011 model year and states that ratings either side of that change are not comparable — so do not read these against a 2011-or-newer car's stars.
| Configuration | Overall | Front | Side | Rollover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 GMC Sonoma | — | — | — | — |
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single owner can see from inside their own car.
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILS
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.
Risk: THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
CERTAIN R&B, INC. CENTRAL MULTIPORT FUEL INJECTION (CMFI) FUEL RETURN LINES, MODELS HELP 55163, NAPA BALKAMP 700-3270, AND THE CONNECTION 2560001, SOLD FOR USE AS REPLACEMENT EQUIPMENT FOR THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE FUEL RETURN LINE HAS A MECHANICAL BLEED VALVE WHICH WAS NOT INSTALLED AT THE PROPER TORQUE.
Risk: A FUEL LEAK CAN OCCUR AT THE VALVE, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Risk: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not always mirror the American ones.
Brakes
Certain four wheel drive vehicles may experience increased stopping distances during ABS stops while in the two-wheel drive mode. A switch can erroneously signal the ABS system that the vehicle is in four-wheel drive when the vehicle is actually in two wheel drive. Correction: Dealers will replace the switch on affected vehicles.
Recalls cover specific build ranges, so check your own vehicle by VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls or, in Canada, Transport Canada.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 35 MPH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10053566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #843385 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNDER 10 MPH, ONE DAY COMING OUT OF HIS HOME DRIVEWAY COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME. BUT THE SECOND TIME ANOTHER DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INFRONT OF CONSUMER, AND COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE, REAR ENDING THE OTHER VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #819337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY SOMETIMES DO NOT RESPOND.
NHTSA complaint #818508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
AFTER CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS HIT AT 35 MPH ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10053566 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT SUDDENLY ROLLED BACKWARDS AND KNOCKED THE CONSUMER DOWN. THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HURT. *NLM
NHTSA complaint #10019392 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
IT WAS APPROX. 70 DEG. F. WE WERE GOING ABOUT 60 MPH. ON THE PA. TURNPIKE EAST OF PITTSBURGH. THE TIRES LOOKED FINE THE LAST TIME WE STOPPED. THEY HAD 80 PSI. IN THEM, WHICH IS MAX PRESSURE FOR THOSE TIRES. THE LEFT REAR OUTSIDE TIRE JUST EXPLODED, IT THREW THE ENTIRE TREAD OFF, LEAVING THE DEAD CARCASS ON THE WHEEL. I DON'T HAVE THE DOT NUMBER BECAUSE WHEN WE GOT BACK, I WENT TO THE BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE COMPANY STORE IN MERRILLVILLE, IN. AND COMPLAINED. THEY REPLACED THE TIRE FREE OF CHARGE. MY FATHER BOUGHT THOSE TIRES IN 1997. THEY ARE THE SAME AS WHAT WAS ORIGINAL ON THE MOTORHOME. I AQUIRED IT FROM HIM IN AUGUST. THE BAD PART IS THE DAMAGE TO THE SHEET METAL THE TREAD DID UNDERNEITH THIS THING WHEN IT FLEW OFF. I HAVE TO FIX THAT MYSELF. BY THE WAY, THE TIRE HAD 14/32" TREAD DEPTH ON THE PIECE I BROUGHT BACK TO THEM. THE NEW TIRE MEASURED JUST UNDER 16/32" (TIRESIZE: LT21585R16)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: LT21585R16 )
NHTSA complaint #734865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WEAR EXCESSIVELY IN SHOR PERIOD OF TIME. BRAKING BECOMES DIFFICULT AND VEHICLE HAS TENDENCY TO VEER TO THE RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. MUST EXERT EXTREME PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL TO BRING VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP. RESIDUE FROM BRAKE SHOES IS EVIDENT ON WHEEL
NHTSA complaint #731281 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
ON THE THREE OCCASIONS ,WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS HIGH AND IT IS QUITE HUMID WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WILL FAIL TO THE POINT WHERE THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE GEARS. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN OFF IGNITION AND MUST WAIT ABOUT 15 MIN, SO IT CAN COOL DOWN. A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION GARAGE CLAIMED ENGINE WILL GET HOT, CAUSING HYDRALIC CLUTCH TO BOIL WHICH WILL CAUSE LOSS OF ABILITY TO MOVE CLUTCH PLATES ,NOT ALLOWING THE CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE.
NHTSA complaint #869307 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
DEALER FAILED TO REPAIR WHEN WE COMPLAINED ABOUT FUEL/STARTING/ROUGH ENGINE ON 6/93;2/94;5/94. DLR REPLACED FUEL PUMP/PVC 10/94; COST $600+ FOR FUEL INJECTOR/PLENUM 9/98; AGAIN JUST COST $600+ 7/2000 FOR FUEL INJECTOR/PLENUM. ADVISED GMC HAS WEST COAST ONLY BULLETIN #99034A REF: PROBLEM. GAS EATS THE GASKET/PLENUM AND LOSS OF FUEL REGULATION. NO NOTICE TO OWNERS. **PLENUM/FUEL INJECTOR SPRAYS PURE GAS AND IS FIRE HAZARD**. VEHICLE EMITS FUMES.
NHTSA complaint #725660 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
FRONT BRAKES EVIDENCE EXCESSIVE WEAR IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. MORE THAN 50% WEAR IS LESS THAN 10,000 MILES.
NHTSA complaint #725453 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THE ORIGINAL EXHAUST MANIFOLD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 60,000 MILES. THIS WAS PAID FOR BY THE OWNER. THE REPLACED MANIFOLD FAILED IN THE WINTER OF 1998/99 AND HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BECAUSE IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE DESIGN.
NHTSA complaint #714552 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING WHEN THE BRAKES APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH EVENTUALLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.
NHTSA complaint #843385 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE BRAKING, VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.
NHTSA complaint #842918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE BRAKING, VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD, AND EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OCCURS, WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION AND VIN#.
NHTSA complaint #842918 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
THE DRIVIER SIDE REAR END SUSPENSION/THE CROSSMEMBER AND THE BODY MOUNTS RUBBER BROKE OFF IN WHICH THE CROSSMEMBER FELL, AND HA POINT BOLT MOVING UP AND DOWN, PINCHING HOLES IN THE FUEL LINE, IN WHICH IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION, IT MAY HAVE STARTED A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #825694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE DRIVIER SIDE REAR END SUSPENSION/THE CROSSMEMBER AND THE BODY MOUNTS RUBBER BROKE OFF IN WHICH THE CROSSMEMBER FELL, AND HA POINT BOLT MOVING UP AND DOWN, PINCHING HOLES IN THE FUEL LINE, IN WHICH IF A SOURCE OF IGNITION, IT MAY HAVE STARTED A FIRE.
NHTSA complaint #825694 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE CABLE UNDER VEHICLE BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS.
NHTSA complaint #823725 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVER APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY DON'T RESPOND.
NHTSA complaint #818204 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
BRAKES FADE WHEN ENGAGED.
NHTSA complaint #527151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
EGR VALVE FAILED, RECALL ON THIS ITEM HOWEVER VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY DUE TO MILEAGE.
NHTSA complaint #527151 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT, EXTENSIVE REPAIRS MADE TO BRAKE SYSTEM, HOWEVER PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.
NHTSA complaint #527312 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR.
NHTSA complaint #525056 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE UNDER 10 MPH, ONE DAY COMING OUT OF HIS HOME DRIVEWAY COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE, THAT WAS THE FIRST TIME. BUT THE SECOND TIME ANOTHER DRIVER TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN INFRONT OF CONSUMER, AND COULDN'T STOP VEHICLE, REAR ENDING THE OTHER VEHICLE.
NHTSA complaint #819337 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
IN WET CONDITIONS DRIVING AT APPROX 10 MPH OR LESS GOES TO STEP ON BRAKES, IT WILL BEGIN TO GRAB/LOCK UP. STOPS TOO FAST. DEALER HAS CHANGED BRAKE PADS TWICE. DEFECT IS STILL REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #819064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
IN WET CONDITIONS DRIVING AT APPROX 10 MPH OR LESS GOES TO STEP ON BRAKES, IT WILL BEGIN TO GRAB/LOCK UP. STOPS TOO FAST. DEALER HAS CHANGED BRAKE PADS TWICE. DEFECT IS STILL REOCCURRING. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #819064 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND HITTING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK, THE TRUCK JUST CONTINUES TO GO FORWARD BEFORE IT STOPS.
NHTSA complaint #818470 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY SOMETIMES DO NOT RESPOND.
NHTSA complaint #818508 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROLL. OWNER PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL CONTINUED TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #818144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.