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Gmc Sonoma Transmission Problems

23 owner complaints filed with NHTSA across 4 model years.

Complaints by Year

Worst year: 2001. Best year: 2002.

Owner Reports

A representative sample of complaints filed with NHTSA.

Transmission · 2001 4

THERE HAD BEEN A WHINING(LIKE THE OLD RADIAL TIRES USED TO MAKE) NOISE FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND I JUST FIGURED IT WAS THE TIRES. IT GOT LOUD ON 8/24 AND I STOPPED AND PUT IT IN PARK, AS I GOT OUT TO LOOK UNDER THE TRUCK, IT STARTED ROLLING ...

Transmission · 2003 2

WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK AND DENTED VARIOUS PARTS UNDERNEATH THE TRUCK. AFTER HAVING THE DRIVESHAFT REPLACED A CLICK STILL OCCURRED WITH THE BACK OF THE TRUCK. THE MECHANIC BEL...

Transmission · 2000 2

PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEATS IN MY 2000 GMC SONOMA HAVE SEAT POSITIONING CONTROLS AND LOCKING MECHANISIMS THAT DO NOT ALWAYS LOCK PROPERLY AND/OR GET JAMMED UP AND HAVE BROKEN. A FRIEND WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT FAILED TO LO...

Transmission · 2003 2

IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT WATER HAS CONTAMINANTED THE OIL IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CAUSING A MECHANICAL FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH GMC IS AWARE THAT PROBLEM WITH A VEN...

Transmission · 2003 2

DT: CONTACT STATES ABOVE THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL THERE IS A VENT TUBE PLACED BETWEEN WHERE THE TRUCK BED STOPS AND THE CAP STARTS, AND THERE IS ABOUT 1 -1/2 INCH SPACE LEFT BETWEEN. THIS SPACE LETS WATER COLLECT, RUNNING DOWN THE T...

Transmission · 2001 2

NEED CLUTCH REPLACEMENT FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 34000 MILES. *JB

Transmission · 2002 2

I CURRENTLY OWN A 2002 GMC SONOMA ZR5 4WD PICKUP. SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE THE VENT CONTROLS FOR THE A/C UNIT STARTED TO MALFUNCTION. THIS DID NOT SEEM TO BE A BIG DEAL UNTIL LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM HAD BEEN TRACED TO A VACUU...

Transmission · 2000 2

CONSUMER HAD TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP AND FOUND OUT THAT TRANSMISSION BOLT HAD CAME APART FROM TRANSMISSION SUPPORT, AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. *AK

Transmission · 2000 2

TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK WHILE STEPPING ON FUEL PEDAL.*AK THE CAUSE FOR THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONING WAS FOUND TO BE THE MAIN BOLT THAT HOLDS TRANSMISSION DOWN WHIC...

Transmission · 2000 2

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

Transmission · 2001 1

THE FOOT OPERATED PARKING BRAKE BROKE UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAD ESTIMATES THAT WERE WELL OVER $300 TO FIX, AND HAVE NOT YET HAD WORK DONE. I ONLY PARK ON LEVEL ROADS AND HOPE TRANSMISSION WILL HOLD IN PARK. I FEEL THIS MUST BE A ...

Transmission · 2003 1

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SONOMA. IN JUNE OF 2004, THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS FAILING AND THE PAINT WAS DETERIORATING ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE HIMSELF, BUT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER A...

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