2002 GMC Sonoma

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND TURNED OFF. THE BATTERY HAD TO BE DISCONNECTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, #06V139000, REGARDING THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH; HOWEVER THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 6/23/2006 - *NM

PLEASE SEE MY NUMEROUS ENTRIES- TOOK VEHICLE IN AGAIN TO SERVICE DEPARTMENT. PICKED UP 11/17/05. ABS BRAKES. SUPPOSEDLY THEY HAVE FINALLY DIAGNOSED THEM.!REPLACED BAD WHEEL SENSOR. H0161.9. I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T CHECK THEM PREVIOUSLY. I HAVE DOCUMENTED THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE AND I HAVE BROUGHT THEM IN. . THEIR RECORDS ONLY SHOW TWICE. RADIO-REPLACED 8 TIMES ALREADY DUPLICATED FREEZING, PLAYING 1 STATION AND SHOWING ANOTHER AT OTH DEALER AND DOC, THEY DIDN'T REPLACE THIS TIME HOWEVER THEY INSTALLED UPDATED SOFTWARE. "WHY WASN'T THIS DONE BEFORE" AND THEY ADVISED A CD WAS STUFF IN THE PLAYER. IT WAS NOT, MY DAU WAS PLAYING A JANIS JOPLIN CD AND TOOK IT WITH HER WHEN WE LEFT THE VEHICLE. WHEN TURN SIGNAL USED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHT GOES OUT. THEY SAY THIS HAPPENS ON SOME CARS BUT NOT ALL. THEY CANNOT TELL YOU WHICH CARS IT HAPPENS TO. ONCE WHEN I BROUGHT IT IN, THEY FIXED IT. THEN IT STARTED GOING OUT AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY SHOWED ME A PIECE OF PAPER THAT SAID "SOME VEHICLES" HAS THIS BUT THEY DO NOT DESIGNATE WHICH VEHICLES, I STILL DO NOT KNOW IF IT IS A DESIGN FLAW, ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR BOTH. EMISSIONS, I'VE DRIVEN OVER 2500 MILES AND IT FINALLY PASSED THE READINESS TEST. I TOOK THIS IN 4 TIMES BEFORE DRIVING 1000, THEY ON THE FIFTH TIME I TOOK IT IN IT PASSED WHY DID I HAVE TO DRIVE SO MANY MILES IN ORDER FOR MY VEHICLE TO PASS THE EMISSIONS. MY LEMON TAINTED 2002 SONOMA TRUCK GM REP SYS HIS RECORD SYS I WAS NEVER TOWED. AS YOU KNOW I WAS TOWED TWICE. ONCE WHEN ENGINE JUST STOPPED AND SECOND WHEN MY BATTERY JUST DIED. GENERAL MANAGER AT DEALER SYS MY COMPLAINT SHOWS ONLY TWICE. THEY STILL TELL ME I DO NOT HAVE ANY ELECTRICAL ISSUES. I SAY I DO. ARE MY BRAKES FIXED? I WILL NEED TO DRIVE IT AND WILL LET YOU KNOW! *NM

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WAS TOLD AIR INJECTOR VALVE OPER/SOLENOID REPLACE. DROVE 800 MILES, TOOK EMISSIONS TEST FAILED. SHOWED NO CODES. WAS TOLD BY TECH TO TRY DRIVING 100 MILES. OR TAKE TO DEALER, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP CHARGED DIAGNOSTIC FEE. WAS TOLD BY THEM TO DRIVE 100 MILES. DROVE 150 RETURNED NEXT DAY. STILL THE CODES ARE NOT SHOWING. WANT ME TO DRIVE ANOTHER 150 MILES. TWO CODES ARE NOT SHOWING. TOOK BACK TO EMISSIONS PROVIDER, THEY SHOWED ME IT WAS THE 02 SENSOR AND LAST TEST ON THE OBD COMPUTER. I DON'T REMEMBER THE NAME. ALSO PLEASE NOTE MY RADIO FROZE AGAIN PLAYING ON 1 STATION AND SHOWING ANOTHER. SHOWED IT TO TECH TODAY. AND ALSO MY BRAKES STILL GIVING SAME PROBLEM. ABS BRAKES STILL PULLING VEHICLE. BOUGHT NEW TIRES TO HELP WITH THE TRACTION. BUT PROBLEM STILL SAME. FUEL WAS ABOUT 12 MILES PER GAL. HOW MANY MILES DO I HAVE TO DRIVE IN ORDER FOR THE COMPUTER ON THE VEHICLE TO RESPOND. I'VE DRIVEN OVER 1000 (ONE THOUSAND) SINCE FRIDAY 10-21-05. WHAT A LEMON! I WILL BE RETURNING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP (CHEV) TOMORROW AFTER DRIVING 150 MILES. MY DAYTIME LIGHT STILL GOES OUT WHEN USING TURN SIGNALS. *NM

NOTICED A PULL ON THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED ENGINE HAD STOPPED I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 285 NORTH ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR. HAD JUST TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. WAS ABLE TO COAST AND SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE EXIT. *AK ENGINE WOULD TURN BUT NOT START. HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS SAFE BECAUSE IT WAS SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NO TRAFFIC, PER TECH FUEL PUMP SENSOR FAILURE, THEREAFTER HAD OTHER PROBLEMS IE, HEADLIGHTS OUT, DAYLIGHT RUNNING LIGHTS OUT, HAD RADIO/CD PLAYER PROBLEMS B4 ENGINE FAILURE, WITH INTERMITTENT CHANGING OF STATIONS, RADIO COMMING ON AND OFF, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. RT TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FAST BLINKING, SINCE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CONCERN ABOUT THE BRAKES. WHEN HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND BRAKING, THE CAR SEEMS TO ROLL INSTEAD OF SLOWING OR STOPPING,AND I ALWAYS FEEL IF A VEHICLE WAS IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HIT THEM. I HAVE AVOIDED MANY INCIDENTS BEING CAREFUL WHEN I BRAKE BUT DURING A PASSING CONVERSATION WITH A TECH DURING OIL CHANGE I DISCUSSED THIS PROBLEM. IT WAS NEVER DOCUMENTED. I MENTIONED MY BRAKE ISSUE AFTER THE TECH FOUND THE BRAKE LIGHT ON AFTER ENGINE SERVICE MY BRAKE CONCERNS HAVE NEVER REALLY BEEN DOCUMENTED. THEY HAVE CHECKED THE BRAKES AND ACTUALLY REPAIRED THEM, THEY ARE WORKING OKAY TODAY. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH BLINKING LIGHT ON MY RADIO,(NEW RADIO/CD BY DEALER) AND DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS GOING OUT AGAIN. I BELIEVE IT IS A COMPUTER PROBLEM OR ELECTRICAL SHORT. THIS WEEK MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CHECKED 3 TIMES. PLEASE NOTE THIS VEHICLE DID NOT OVERHEAT, HAVE BATTERY PROBLEMS, THE ENGINE JUST CUT OFF. TECH THINKS I RAN OUT OF GAS, DEFECT IN GAUGE. I DONT THINK SO. I KEEP ALL OF MY RECEIPTS. MY VEHICLE WAS BUILT APRIL 2002 I PURCHASED AS NEW VECHICLE WITH 127MILES CAN YOU TELL ME IF THERE WAS A PREVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE