Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 GMC Sonoma.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017-04-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ALL ELECTRICAL SHUTS DOWN ENGINE , EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!! |
| 2016-04-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THERE WE… |
| 2013-02-17 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE HWY, DRIVING BETWEEN 35-60 MPH BECAUSE OF ICY, SNOWY, SLUSHY, 35 MPH WINDY CONDITIONS. MY S… |
| 2012-07-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | DRIVER WAS GOING APPROX. 40MPH DOWN THE RURAL HIGHWAY IN HEAVY RAIN AND THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF HER CAME TO A STOP. BY TH… |
| 2012-01-03 | SEATS | No | 0 | PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE. PASSENGERS SEAT SLIDE FORWARD AND BACKWARD , AND AIR BAG LIGHT STAYED ON , LEF… |
| 2011-07-16 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RUSTING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE F… |
| 2010-08-20 | TIRES | No | 0 | I LOST THE TREAD ON ONE OF MY TOYO TIRES AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY. IT COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE! IT… |
| 2010-07-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING SPORADICALLY. … |
| 2009-02-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WRECKS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, YET. MY TURN SIGNALS DON'T WORK PROPERLY ONE OF MY LOW BEEN HEADLIGHTS… |
| 2008-11-16 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. IN MARCH OF 1998, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. IN NOVEM… |
| 2008-04-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER INIT… |
| 2007-12-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING WITHOUT NOTICE. *TR |
| 2007-08-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCASION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. RECALL ISSUED FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES CITING PRO… |
| 2007-06-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON OCCASION DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. RECALL ISSUED FOR OTHER GM VEHICLES CITING PROB… |
| 2007-02-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 1998 GMC SONOMA PURCHASED NEW IN FEBRUARY OF 1999. VEHICLE PROPERLY MAINTAINED DRIVEN AS A… |
| 2006-10-06 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | MY TRUCK HAS 70,000 MILES AND IT HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS… |
| 2006-10-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | AT FIRST INSTANCE OF FAILURE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITENTLY STOP WORKING. IT HAS NOW PROGRESSED TO TOTAL FAILU… |
| 2006-08-14 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON A RAIN DAY, THE WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT HIGH SPEED. ALSO, W… |
| 2006-06-06 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | ON OUR 1998 GMC SONOMA WE HAVE REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR AND BOARD. THE WIPERS STILL HAVE A GHOST IN THEM AN… |
| 2006-05-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER INTERMITTENT. CAN CAUSE SEVERE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS DURING BAD WEATHER CONDITIONS, ALMOST RESULTING IN… |
| 2006-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | IN APRIL 2006, A BRAKE LINE ON MY 1998 GMC SONOMA PICKUP BROKE WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES AT APPROX 50 MPH. I HAD TO ST… |
| 2006-04-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TAILGATE RUSTED AND THE TAILGATE FRACTURED. THERE IS AN NHTSA RECALL,… |
| 2006-03-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILGATE SUSPENSION CABLE BROKE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000, REGARDING THE STRUC… |
| 2006-02-10 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | INTERIOR COMPONENTS BREAK EASILY: DRIVER'S RECLINER HANDLE SHEARED OFF, DRIVER'S VISOR HINGE SNAPPED, WINDSHIELD DEFROS… |
| 2006-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM IS FAULTY. USUALLY THE WIPERS CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER BEING TURNED OFF, SOMETIMES THEY STOP WHIL… |
| 2005-11-30 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | 1998 GMC SONOMA PICK UP WITH 4 CYLINDER AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE FUEL LINE MOUNTING BRACKET LOCATED ON THE BELL HOUS… |
| 2005-10-20 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | THIS STARTED AS AN OCCASIONAL FAILURE IN 2002 WHEN THE INTERMITTENT WIPERS WOULD SUDDENLY START WIPING AT FULL SPEED "O… |
| 2005-10-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | 1998 GMC SONOMA PICK UP. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK OVER HALF THE TIME. AND WHEN YOU SHUT THEM OFF THEY KEEP GOING . IF THEY… |
| 2005-09-15 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:LINKAGES | No | 0 | MY 98 GMC SONOMA'S WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE FAILED CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY DURING RAIN. INITIALLY, I WAS ABLE TO TAP THE… |
| 2005-08-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 1998 GMC SONOMA ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR A STRANGE SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE ENGINE.… |
| 2005-07-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | No | 0 | DT: THE CALLER SAID THE LINER OF THE EXHAUST PIPE BROKE OFF AND CLOGGED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER, CAUSING AIR FLOW TO BE… |
| 2005-05-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINING LEVERS BROKEN. THIRD DOOR HANDLE BROKEN. THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWIC… |
| 2005-03-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS RUN FOR A WHILE (5 TO 15 MIN) THEN JUST STOP. AFTER A VARIABLE PERIOD OF TIME (1MIN-10 MIN) THEY WILL… |
| 2005-02-16 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | HAD A PROBLEM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS NOT WORKING OR WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. I FOUND PROBLEM TO BE THE ELECTRICAL PLUG … |
| 2005-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE ONLY WORKED INTERMITTENTLY WHENEVER THEY ARE RUN. IN THE HEAVIEST RAIN YOU CANNOT COUNT ON … |
| 2004-10-27 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ENGAGED BY THEMSELVES TO THE FASTEST SPEED S… |
| 2004-10-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A WINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. WHILE SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSI… |
| 2004-09-25 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY TRUCK WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN LOCK UP, TODAY I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT W… |
| 2004-08-31 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | WHEN PARKING BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT R… |
| 2004-08-28 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK CORRECTLY. IF THEY WORK, THEY WILL STOP MID-WIPE BLOCKING THE DRIVERS VIEW. HALF OF THE T… |
| 2004-07-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE D… |
| 2004-04-10 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 GMC SONOMA PICKUP. BOTH TAILGATE CABLES FAILED BY BREAKING IN HALF BECAUSE OF RUST. I HAVE NOT REPLACED … |
| 2004-04-08 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR TO OPEN. … |
| 2004-04-03 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | 1998 GMC SONOMA HIGHRIDER 4X4. THE HANDLE ON THE BUCKET SEATS THAT LETS THE SEATS DECLINE ARE BROKE OFF THEY ARE MADE O… |
| 2004-04-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | No | 0 | 1998 GMC SONOMA EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE BRAKE LIGHTS WOULD N… |
| 2004-03-12 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER CONTA… |
| 2004-01-08 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | A FEW MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT MY 1998 GMC SONOMA THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. SOMETIME THEY COME ON AND WORK FO… |
| 2004-01-01 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WHEN IT RAINS. *AK |
| 2003-11-20 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TWO OF THE SIX INJECTORS ON THIS TRUCK REPLACED. EACH AT A DIFFERENT TIME, NOW, IT SEEMS AS IF MORE THAN ONE… |
| 2003-11-13 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THIS WAS DANGE… |