Safety Score
83
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2001 GMC Sonoma.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-04 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | CAN NOT LOCATE FUEL LINES FOR GMC. WHEN I TRY TO FIND THE FUEL LINES IT IS MARKED THAT THEY ARE UN-AVAILABLE.LINES HAVE… |
| 2015-01-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY IGNITION SWITCH SOMETIMES STICKS. ABLE TO TAKE KEY OUT WHEN RUNNING |
| 2014-04-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING IN TOWN ABS LIGHT & BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON, NO ACCIDENT. LOOKING FOR RECALLS, TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS! LIGHT… |
| 2012-10-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | MY TRUCK RADIATOR STARTED TO SMELL AS IF IT HAD A LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A RADIATOR SHOP. THIS SHOP HAPPENS TO BE VERY CLOS… |
| 2012-04-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE FOOT OPERATED PARKING BRAKE BROKE UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAD ESTIMATES THAT WERE WELL OVER $300 TO FIX, AND … |
| 2011-07-23 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | IN THE LAST 6 YEARS I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS; BOTH UPPER AND LOWER AND SHOCKS ALL AROUND FOR THE SECOND TI… |
| 2010-01-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE TAILGATE CABLES BOTH BROKE WHILE A FRIEND WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE CAUSING HER TO FALL. SHE ONLY WEIGHS APPROXIM… |
| 2007-10-09 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 1 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 GMC SONOMA. THE STEEL CABLES THAT HELD THE TAIL GATE SNAPPED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS SEATED O… |
| 2007-09-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS-ABS TRIES TO ENGAGE,BRAKE IS SLOW AT FIRST WITH NOISE AND THEN ABS LIGHT APPEARS AND ENGAGES… |
| 2007-08-24 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | Yes | 0 | 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 T… |
| 2006-09-27 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS:SWITCH | No | 0 | ON 9/27/2006 AROUND 8:45 PM (DARK) JUST NORTH OF PAYSON, AZ ON AZ HWY 260, I STOPPED FOR AN ACCIDENT BLOCKING A NARROW … |
| 2006-09-13 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBANDS 2001 GMC SONOMA FROM OHIO BACK TO FLORIDA WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN… |
| 2006-08-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | FAILURE OF TAILGATE CABLE. THE SECOND CABLE IS STARTING TO BULGE IN MIDDLE, JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THAT ONE GOES.… |
| 2006-05-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 10 MPH, THE ABS ENGAGED RESULTING IN AN I… |
| 2006-05-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL | No | 0 | 2001 GMC SONOMA SLS. STARTED IN MAY 2006 WITH 52,449 MILES ON VEHICLE: SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER I… |
| 2006-04-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING ON THE TAILGATE, THE CABLE ATTACHMENT FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THERE WERE NO … |
| 2006-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:TRANSFER CASE (4-WHEEL DRIVE) | No | 0 | PURCHASED TRUCK IN 2006. MILEAGE AT 48,000. TROUBLE STARTING, FUEL PUMP REPLACED. OIL COOLING LINES REPLACED. SUBSEQ… |
| 2006-02-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | OWNER SAT ON OPEN PICKUP TRUCK TAILGATE AND BOTH SUPPORT CABLES FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY CAUSING GATE TO FALL DOWNWARD UNT… |
| 2005-12-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TAILGATE CABLE CORRODED AND FAILED. *NM |
| 2005-12-26 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | FAILURE OF TAILGATE CABLE. THE SECOND CABLE IS STARTING TO BULGE IN MIDDLE. *NM |
| 2005-12-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATES WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED. HE WAS UNABLE TO DEACTIVATE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS P… |
| 2005-12-04 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE TAILGATE CABLE ON MY 2001 GMC SONOMA SNAPPED WHEN I SAT ON THE TAILGATE WHILE IT WAS IN THE LOWERED POSITION. IT IS… |
| 2005-11-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE ON MY TRUCK AT THE SAME TIME. *NM |
| 2005-09-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | 2001 GMC SONOMA, BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES BROKE WHEN I STEPPED UP ON IT TO ACCESS THE BED. THE TAIL GATE HIT THE BUMPER AN… |
| 2005-09-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILGATE CABLES CORRODED AND FRACTURED. THE DEALER WAS SPOKEN TO VERBALLY AND DETERMINED … |
| 2005-09-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE CORRODED AND BROKE CAUSING TAILGATE TO DROP ONTO BUMPER. NORMAL NON-COMMERCIAL USE OF MY 2001 G… |
| 2005-08-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | LOADING, UNLOADING, AND SITTING ON THE TAILGATE OF A 2001 GMC SONOMA LEAD TO THE FAILURE OF BOTH OF THE TAILGATE CABLES… |
| 2005-08-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 2 | OUR GMC SONOMA WAS HIT HEAD ON, BOTH VEHICLES DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH. THE SONOMA HAD EXTENSIVE FRONT END DAMA… |
| 2005-08-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | 2001 GMC SONOMA END GATE / TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE. BOTH AT THE SAME INSTANT IN THE SAME LOCATION ON THE CABLE. … |
| 2005-06-24 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | MY GMC TRUCK HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL AND EMISSIONS SYSTEM BUT NOW THE TRUCK HESITATES AND STALLS ON A REGUL… |
| 2005-05-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 1 | WHILE LOADING A PUSH MOWER INTO TRUCK BED , CABLES SNAPPED-RUSTED THRU, BLACK VINYL SHIELD HIDE DAMAGE. I SLIPPED OFF T… |
| 2005-05-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TAIL GATE CABLES RUSTED THROUGH AND SNAPPED ON MY GMC PICK-UP. *JB |
| 2005-05-13 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | HAVE 2001 GMC SONOMA TRUCK, BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE AT THE SAME TIME I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE-WEIGH 200 LBS. GM… |
| 2005-05-02 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2001 GMC SONOMA WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW IN 2002. THE VEHICLE HAS 78K MILES ON IT. AT FIRST THE VEHICLE WOULD HA… |
| 2005-05-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | 2001 GMC SONOMA TAILGATE CABLES POPPED WHEN LOADING THE TRUCK. *MR *SC *JB |
| 2005-04-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I OWN A 2001 GMC SONOMA PICKUP TRUCK. AFTER VERY LIMITED USE OF MY TAILGATE I EXPERIENCED A … |
| 2005-03-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2001 4WD 4.3 GMC SONOMA, 53K MILES, NO KNOWN EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE, WITHOUT WARNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE, LOSS OF F… |
| 2005-03-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | No | 0 | THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER 14,000 MILES. THE BRAKES BEGAN MAKING A SCRAPING NOISE. … |
| 2005-01-25 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | FUEL PUMP, REPAIRS COSTING OVER $2000.00 IN THE PAST 2 YEARS. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. SEE THAT THERE IS A HISTORY WITH … |
| 2004-10-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:SUPPORT DEVICE/STRUT | No | 0 | LEFT TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE . *AK |
| 2004-10-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 1 | TAILGATE CABLES BROKE ON MY 2001 GMC SONOMA. ONE PERSON WAS SITTING ON TAILGATE, WHEN SECOND PERSON SAT DOWN. BOTH CAB… |
| 2004-09-20 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT FIXTURE SHEARED OFF. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. CONSUMER DROV… |
| 2004-07-25 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | No | 0 | WAS UNLOADING MY MOTORCYCLE OUT OF THE BACK OF MY 2001 GMC SONOMA WHEN ONE OF THE TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. FORTUNATLEY I … |
| 2004-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY NEAR INCIDENTS & NEAR CRASHES, WITH NO INJURIES. THE PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES, AS WELL… |
| 2004-06-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE CABLES THAT HOLDS THE TAILGATE GAVE WAY WHILE CONSUMER WAS ON IT.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS NOT HURT WHEN THE FAILURE OC… |
| 2004-03-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE TAILGATE BROKE, AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CABLE STARTED BREAKING. THIS OCCURRED BECAU… |
| 2004-03-17 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE THE CONSUMER, WHO WEIGHED 155 LBS, WAS STANDING ON IT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED. THE … |
| 2004-03-16 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | NEED CLUTCH REPLACEMENT FOR A CAR WITH ONLY 34000 MILES. *JB |
| 2004-03-09 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. *NM |
| 2004-02-15 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | No | 0 | GMC SONOMA PICKUP LIFTGATE CABLES BOTH RUSTED THROUGH. *AK |