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1995 GMC Sonoma

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Sonoma years

Owner complaints for the 1995 GMC Sonoma are substantially higher than the model-year median of 57.

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213Owner complaints

Model-year median: 57

3Recall campaigns

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2Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
25
199258
1993224
1994213
1995148
1996111
1997156
1998
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Service Brakes, Hydraulic
80Visibility
52Engine And Engine Cooling
26Air Bags
13Fuel System, Gasoline
11
All reported categories
Electrical System
9Power Train
7Seat Belts
7Seats
6Tires
6Service Brakes, Air
5Vehicle Speed Control
5Equipment
3Exterior Lighting
2Steering
2Structure
2Interior Lighting
1Parking Brake
1Wheels
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 7 of 213 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 80 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. Review the 52 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 26 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

27 crash reports0 fire reports12 injury reports

Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints

80 reports
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Mileage unknown · Nov 14, 2001
Fuel System, GasolineService Brakes, Hydraulic

CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHILE DRIVING, AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. MECHANIC TOOK OFF PLASTIC COVER THAT PROTECTED FUEL TANK. IT WAS FILLED WITH MUD AND WATER WHICH HAD EATEN A HOLE IN FUEL TANK. *AK CONSUMER CAN NOT PAY COST FOR REPLACING FUEL TANK, THEREFORE, CONSUMER APPLIED EPOXY AS NEEDED, CONSUMER RECEIEVED LETTER THAT BR…

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CONSUMER SMELLED FUEL WHILE DRIVING, AND VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. MECHANIC TOOK OFF PLASTIC COVER THAT PROTECTED FUEL TANK. IT WAS FILLED WITH MUD AND WATER WHICH HAD EATEN A HOLE IN FUEL TANK. *AK CONSUMER CAN NOT PAY COST FOR REPLACING FUEL TANK, THEREFORE, CONSUMER APPLIED EPOXY AS NEEDED, CONSUMER RECEIEVED LETTER THAT BRAKES WERE DEFECTIVE, CONSUMER HAS CONCERNS WITH BRAKES ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. *TT

NHTSA ODI #899088

Mileage unknown · Aug 17, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

VEHICLE HAS INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. TAKEN TO DEALER TWICE, COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. *AK

NHTSA ODI #894589

Mileage unknown · Jun 25, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND ABS LIGHT/ BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A LOUD GROANING NOISE, AND PEDAL FELT HARD, NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. SINCE THEN, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK CONSUMER STATES LEFT FRONT ROTOR WAS REP…

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WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH APPLIED BRAKES AND ABS LIGHT/ BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON. THERE WAS A LOUD GROANING NOISE, AND PEDAL FELT HARD, NO BRAKING ACTION. CONSUMER USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN VEHICLE. SINCE THEN, BRAKE LIGHTS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE NOT TAKEN TO DEALER YET. *AK CONSUMER STATES LEFT FRONT ROTOR WAS REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEAR.*JB

NHTSA ODI #891153

Mileage unknown · Mar 13, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED AT 45MPH AND HIGHER PEDAL IS NORMAL, BUT THERE IS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE AND HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM. THERE IS A RECALL LISTED ON VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ODI #882868

Mileage unknown · Feb 20, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

ONE MONTH AFTER RECALL REPAIR 99I006, ABS FAILED 3 OTHER TIMES, CONSUMER PAID FOR TOWING EXPENSES AND A BILL FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF SPEED SENSORS. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #559761

Mileage unknown · Feb 8, 2001
Service Brakes, AirService Brakes, HydraulicVisibility

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH INSIDE OF A SHOPPING PARKING LOT AND THERE WAS THUMPING NOISE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. VEHICLE BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. *AK BRAKE LOSS WAS DUE TO SPEED SENSOR FAILURE AND WAS REPLACED. WIPER NOISE WAS DUE TO WIPER MOTOR FAILURE WHICH THE DEALER REPLACED. *YH

NHTSA ODI #880141

Mileage unknown · Dec 8, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GMC ON AROUND AUGUST 2000 SAYING I MUST BRING IN MY TRUCK FOR A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THOMAS GMC/PONTIAC IN COON RAPIDS MINNESOTA FOR 09:00 AM ON 12/08/00. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIV E (MIKE VANEREM) TOOK MY KEYS AND VEHICLE, AND I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HIM @ 10:29 AM …

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I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM GMC ON AROUND AUGUST 2000 SAYING I MUST BRING IN MY TRUCK FOR A RECALL ON THE ABS SYSTEM. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THOMAS GMC/PONTIAC IN COON RAPIDS MINNESOTA FOR 09:00 AM ON 12/08/00. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIV E (MIKE VANEREM) TOOK MY KEYS AND VEHICLE, AND I RECEIVED A CALL FROM HIM @ 10:29 AM STATING THAT I CAN PICK UP MY VEHICLE AS HE WAS TOLD BY HIS PERSON IN HIS OFFICE (MARION) TO REFUSE TO DO THE ABS RECALL ON MY VEHICLE AS IT WAS LISTED AS A SALVAGE VEHICLE BECAUSE A NEW BODY WAS PUT ON AND THEY WOULDN'T GET PAID FROM GMC IF THEY HONORED THIS NATIONAL HIGHWAY SAFETY ADMINISTRATION (NHSTA) RECALL. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION AND I WOULD LIKE THIS MATTER RESOLVED TO MY SATISFACTION AND TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE NHSTA. *AK

NHTSA ODI #737519

Mileage unknown · Jul 31, 2000
Air BagsService Brakes, HydraulicTiresCrash

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 45-50 MPH ON A WET ROAD HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY STUATION WHICH CAUSED FRONT DRIVER'S TIRES TO BLOWOUT, AND VEHICLE HIT GUARDRAIL. VEHICLE WAS STRUCK AGAIN BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE, AND STILL BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NHTSA ODI #866458

Mileage unknown · May 30, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE WAS MAKING NOISE AND BRAKES WOULD NOT KICK IN, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #862685

Mileage unknown · Mar 3, 2000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE NOT WEARING OUT PROPERLY, CAUSING ERRATIC BRAKE PERFORMANCE. PLEASE PROIVDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NHTSA ODI #857867

Official recalls

3

99V193000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip

Jul 19, 1999

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.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.

98V150001 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer

Jul 1, 1998

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.

97V096001 · Seat Belts

Jun 12, 1997

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

2

EA97022 · Windshield Wiper Failure

Opened Oct 23, 1997 · Closed Jul 2, 1998

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility

There is no summary currently available

Additional source detail variants (2)

Visibility

There is no summary currently available

Visibility

There is no summary currently available

PE97028 · Windshield Wiper

Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 23, 1997

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility

DURING THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, OVER 400 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WERE FURNISHED BY GM.IN ADDITION GM REPORTED OVER 3000 WIPER SYSTEM WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.