1996 GMC SONOMA Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR SOMETIMES FAILS TO OPERATE OR CONTINUE TO OPERATE WHEN SWITCH IS ENGAGED.*AK

TIMING CHAIN BROKE AT ONLY 42,000 MILES, AND WHILE DRIVING, IT CAUSES VALVE TO PUSH THROUGH HEAD.*AK

MY WINDSHIELD MODULE WENT OUT AND I WAS TOLD THAT GMC HAD PROBLEMS WITH THEIR MODULES, I WENT ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE RECALL WAS STOPPED THE PRIOR YEAR TO MY VEHICLE BEING BUILT. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND THE TOLD ME THAT EVEN THOUGH THE RECALL ENDED GMC STILL HAD SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH LATER MODEL VEHICLE WITH THE SAME WIPER MODULE DEFECT. I CALLED GMC AND THEY COULD SUPPLY NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE RECALL STOPPED EVEN THOUGH THE PROBLEMS CONTINUED. THANKS JOHN MILLER. *AK

ABS BRAKES ARE CAUSING VEHICLE TWO WHEEL DRIVE TO LOCK UP WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN WET CONDITIONS. DEALER NOTIFIED . *AK

VEHICLE WILL STOP WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE. AT TIMES, VEHICLE WILL NOT START. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK THE VEHICLE STALL SIX TIMES. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE CAN BE DECLARED LEMON. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY, ELECTRICAL PROBLEM RELATED TO POSITIONING OF MOTOR(ELECTRIC). I WAS TOLD BY AN AUTOPARTS DEALER THAT THEY HAVE HAD A LOT OF COMPLAINTS OF BAD MOTORS. I KNOW OF TWO FRIENDS WITH SIMILAR VEHICELS (CHEVY BLAZER AND CHEVY S-10 TRUCK) WHO HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. WIPERS WILL WORK FINE SOMETIMES AND THEN JUST STOP IN MID-STROKE. I WAS DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS WHEN FIRST OCCURRED. I MOVED WIRING AND THE WIPERS WOULD CUT ON AND OFF, I FOUND THAT IT IS THE WIPER MOTOR HOUSING AND NOT THE WIRES. WEDGED A STICK BETWEEN WIPER MOTOR AND HOUSING AND THEY WORKED FOR A WHILE. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM SPECIFICALLY TO THIS STYLE OF VEHICLE AND POTENTIALLY A VERY HAZARDOUS ONE TOO. IF ALL OF THE AUTO PARTS DEALERS ARE ACKNOWLEDGING THIS IS TRUE MAYBE SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT IT BEFORE PEOPLE ARE KILLED BECAUSE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE!*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILS/LOCKS/STALLS DUE TO SPRING THAT ENGAGES TORQUE CONVERTER DOES NOT HAVE ENOUGHT TOLERANCE FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. TRANSMISSION SHOP REPAIRED 4 TRANSMISSIONS WITH IDENTICAL DEFECT IN THE SMALL TOWN OF LAFAYETTE JUST THIS PAST WEEK. THIS DEFECT MUST BE QUITE WIDESPREAD!*AK

THE DEALER SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BECAUSE MY VIN DID NOT COVER DATES OF MANUFACTURE. HOWEVER MY PROBLEM IS EXACTLY THE ONE DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL NOTICE. GMC ALSO SAID MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.*AK

DRIVERS SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. TRUCK PULLED IMMEDIATELY TO THE LEFT, NO ONCOMING VEHICLES. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, BY TWO SEPERATE FACILITIES, ALL BALL JOINTS (UPPER/LOWER/DRIVERS SIDE/PASSENGERS SIDE) WERE FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THESE PARTS ARE LUBERCATED (GREASED) 3-4 TIMES A YEAR, TYPICALLY EVERY OTHER OIL CHANGE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING INTERMITTENTLY DUE TO A BAD CIRCUT BOARD. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT THIS VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL.*AK