2000 GMC SONOMA Complaints

ABS PULLED WHEN TWO OF THE TIRES ON VEHICLE WERE NOT ON THE SAME TYPE OF ROAD SURFACE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH, DURING THE ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS EXPERIENCED NO DEPLOYMENT, THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THE ABS WAS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY HOWEVER THE COMPUTER SHOWED THAT NONE OF THE SENSORS FAILED. *SLC

MAUMEE OHIO ACCIDENT REPORT #004028. BRAKE FAILURE. EXTREMELY COLD WEATHER, TEN DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC ROLLING DOWNHILL TO A LIGHT. BOTH CLUTCH AND BRAKE PEDALS WERE DEPRESSED WITH STRONG, STEADY FOOT PRESSURE AT 15-20 MPH. ABS PULSING ACTIVATED. VEHICLE GRADUALLY SLOWED TO 10-15 MPH. BUT, OTHER VEHICLES CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE SAME DISTANCE. SO, A REAR-END COLLISION OCCURRED AT 10-15 MPH. IT IS REASONABLE TO SPECULATE THAT THE ROAD SURFACE WAS FROZEN. BUT, NO ICE WAS OBSERVED BY EITHER DRIVER OR BY LAW ENFORCEMENT. AND ALL OF THE OTHER (HEAVY) TRAFFIC STOPPED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITS DEGRADATION OF BRAKING PERFORMANCE ON ROUGH PAVEMENT; THE ABS KICKS IN WITH LIGHT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE AT 15 MPH EVEN ON DRY PAVEMENT, SO LONG AS IT IS SOMEWHAT BUMPY.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT TRIED TO SLOW DOWN AND BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND . VEHICLE DID HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVER WAS ONLY PERSON IN VEHICLE DRIVER WAS WEARING SEATBELT. ACCIDENT DID OCCUR WITH INJURIES. *AK

THE VENTILATION SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE WORKS AT START UP BUT ABOUT 20 MIN. LATER THE FORCED AIR FLOW STOPS, THE MOTOR STILL MAKES THE SOUND AS IF IT IS STILL IN OPERATION BUT THERE IS NO AIR FLOW, FOG BUILD UP ON THE WINDSHIELD CAN NOT BE CLEARED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER STRUCK CONSUMER HEAD-ON AND NONE OF AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *AK

WHILE ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION WILL NOT STAY IN GEAR, IT WILL SLAM ON IT. ACCORDING TO CONSUMER, VEHICLE IS NOT RELIABLE ENOUGH TO BE DRIVEN. VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK

I WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND COLLISION WHITH ANOTHER CAR AT 50-60 MPH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DIFFERENCE IN SPEED OF VEHICLES WAS 15-20 MPH. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES TOO QUICKLY, CAUSING A COLLISION TO OCCUR. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN, THERE WAS NO BRAKES OR STEERING. CONSUMER WAS ON THE HIGWAY AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, HEADLIGHTS WENT OUT AFTER BEING TURNED ON. THIS CAUSED DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY. BEEN IN CONTACTED WITH DEALERSHIP & FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *AK THE HEAD LIGHTS GO ON OUTOMATICALLY AT DUSK AND THERE IS NO WAY TO TURN IT OFF. WHEN THE SYSTEM FAILED, THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH. POSSIBLY A CIRCUIT BREAKER KICKED OFF KILLING ALL LIGHTS IN VEHICLE. *YH