2000 GMC SONOMA Complaints

WHILE DRIVING SOUTH O I-77 AT ABOUT 10 PM, THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OFF. LIGHTS ON THIS VEHICLE ARE AUTOMATIC:IE, THEY GO ON WHEN IT GETS DARK. I WAS ON A DARK SECTION OF THE INTERSTATE WITH NO SURRONDING TRAFFIC, WHICH IS PROBABLY A GOOD THING BECAUSE I HAD NO IDEA WHERE I WAS ON THE ROAD. I WAS TERRIFIED BUT MANAGED TO COME TO A STOP WITHOUT RUNNING OFF THE ROAD. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. I TURNED THE LIGHTS BACK ON MANUALLY, BUT THE AUTOMATIC SYSTEM STAYED OFF. THE NEXT DAY, THE SYSTEM SEEMED OK. I SUSPECT A CIRCUIT BREAKER CUT OFF, BUT THE DEALER SAID THERE WAS NO WAY TO CHECK IT AND WHEN I CALLED GM CONSUMER RELATIONS, THEY DIDN'T SEEM INTERESTED. I HAVE SINCE HEARD OF THE SAME PROBLEM ON A ONE-WEEK OLD CHEVY S-10, THE SAME TRUCK AS THE SONOMA (DIFFERENT GRILL). HOW MANY MORE LIGHT SYSTEM PROBLEMS ARE OUT THERE?

SINCE I GOT THIS VEHICLE ON 9/26/00 I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. WHEN DRIVING SOMETIMES THE SECURITY LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND FLASH, CAUSING ME TO THINK IT MAY SHUT DOWN ON THE THRUWAY LEAVING ME TERRIFIED. ATLEAST 40 TIMES I WOULD GET INTO THIS VEHICLE AND IT VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START, IF LEFT SIT ALONE FOR 10-15 MIN. IT WOULD START NO PROBLEM. WELL I DONT HAVE 10 MIN TO WAIT EVERY TIME I NEED TO GO SOMEWHERE. THE DOORS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE KEEP FALLING OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAUSING AN UNTRUE SEAL AND ALLOWING FOR WATER TO LEAK IN TO THE TRUCK. THIS LEAK HAS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO REAK OF MILDEW ON THE INSIDE , WELL THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NOBODY SEEMS TO WANT TO DEAL WITH. I HAVE CHRONIC ASTHMA AND BAD ALLERGIES WHICH TRIGGER ATTACKS, THE LAST TIME I PICKED IT BACK UP FROM SUPPOSEDLY BEING FREE FROM SMELL , IT STILL REAKED OF MILDEW AND I DID NOT EVEN GET HOME FROM DEALER BEFORE I STARTED TO WEEZE FROM ASTHMA ATTACK SYMPTONS. I CALLED THE 800 NUMBER FOR GMC 3 TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SMELL WILL GO AWAY AFTER TIME AND I WOULD HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT, I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS AT THE DEALER. THIS WAS THE 5TH TIME I TOOK IN FOR THE SMELL AND MISCELANOUS THINGS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE SMELL WAS NEVER FIXED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT NOTED ON THE BILL THE FIRST 4 TIMES, AGAIN NOT MY PROBLEM. I COULD GO ON FOREVER , BUT I WILL SAVE IT FOR THE PHONE. I WILL TELL YOU THAT IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK FOR 5 DAYS, AND IT IS GOING BACK TO THE DEALER ON 7/26 TO FIX THE SMELL AND REPAINT THE DOOR ROCKER THAT WAS SCRATCHED BY THE DEALER WHEN ALIGNMENT OF THE DOOR TOOK PLACE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION AND URGENCY , I AM AT MY END WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND NEED AN ALLYE?*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A CHEVY FULL SIZE PICK-UP AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH. BOTH ABS/AIR BAGS FAILED TO OPERATE/DEPLOY. VEHICLE LEFT A SKID MARK OF 20 FEET OR MORE. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AND PULSATE TO SLOW DOWN BUT NOT STOP WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS ON PAVED SURFACES. INCLUDES ALL SPEEDS. ON ONE OCCASION THIS CAUSED ME TO PROCEED AN EXTRA ESTIMATED 15 FEET INTO AN INTERSECTION WHERE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER CONTACTED AND SYSTEM CHECKED. WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE INSPECTION OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM. SINCE THIS INCIDENT, THIS HAS HAPPENED AGAIN, ALTHOUGH WITH NO RESULTING CONSEQUENCES. *AK

MY 2000 GMC SONOMA PICK UP ABS BRAKES ACTIVATE ON A DAILY BASE. UNDER 20 MPH AND ON DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN THEY ACTIVATE THEY PULL TO THE LEFT THAT THE RIGHT. DID THEY USE THE WRONG TIRES?*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED(70-75MPH)/ABS & REGULAR BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT COMES ON/I ASK TO FIX IT TO MY DEALER MANAGEMENT AND GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER MANY TIMES BUT THEY SAID "WE CAN,T". *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE SYSTEM. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS*AK.