Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
39
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2003 GMC Sonoma.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-09 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND WHEN OUTSIDE I USE A SCREEN PROTECTOR. THE DASH AND MANY OTHER INTERIOR PARTS OF TH… |
| 2018-05-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO AMREICAN TIRE DEPOT ON 5/23/18. I HAD TWO FLAT TIRES AND A BENT RIM, I EXPLAINED WHAT I NEEDED AN… |
| 2016-06-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON AND OFF WI… |
| 2015-09-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK THE BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. TOOK THE TRUCK TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THEY STATED TH… |
| 2013-08-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | ABOUT A YEAR AGO HAD ONE STEEL BRAKE LINBE BUST BECAUSE OF RUSTED. NOW TODAY IN MY YARD HIT BRAKE PEDAL RIGHT TO FLOOR … |
| 2013-06-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HE DROVE 73 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. … |
| 2011-10-01 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | 2003 GMC SONOMA. CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE SUPPORT CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE TIRE FEL… |
| 2010-10-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | THERE ARE 4 LATCHES ON 2003 GMC SONOMA TRUCK AND THREE IMPACT PERSONAL SAFETY. TAILGATE DOES NOT AS PERSON DOES NOT RI… |
| 2010-08-01 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | DRIVING OVER A SPEED BUMP I HEARD MY SPARE TIRE HIT THE GROUND WITH THE SUPPORT CABLE AND OTHER METAL PIECES. LOOKED UN… |
| 2009-10-05 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE "CHECK ENGINE" WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATE… |
| 2008-10-24 | VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SONOMA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEFROSTER FAILED IN THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED… |
| 2008-05-26 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE HANGER CABLE BROKE DROPPING TIRE ON ROADWAY. *TR |
| 2007-06-08 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DRIVESHAFT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE PA TURNPIKE THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF THE TRUCK AND DENTED VARIOUS PARTS UNDERNEATH… |
| 2007-04-13 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | THE 3RD DOOR LATCH ON CHEVROLET/GMC EXTENDED CABS IS SUBJECT TO FAILURE WITH FEWER THAN 1000 OPENINGS. I AM QUADRIPLEG… |
| 2007-01-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP OPERATING UNEXPECTEDLY. THEY WILL THEN BEGIN OPERATING AGAIN AFTER BEING TURNED OFF FOR PERIOD O… |
| 2006-11-06 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE REAR LEFT DOOR HANDLE DETACHED AND MOVED FREELY WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE DOOR… |
| 2006-10-12 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | LT TRUCK 3RD DOOR LATCH ON GMC SONOMA (15760310) BREAKS AT TOP OF BRACKET, WITH LESS THAN 600 USES. I AM QUADRIPLEGIC A… |
| 2006-04-03 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT WATER HAS CONTAMINANTED THE OIL IN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL CAUSING A MECHANICAL FAILURE. I H… |
| 2005-11-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SEAT FRAME WILL SLIDE BACKWARD. HE BELIEVED THE LOCKING MECHANISM BROKE. THE REPAIRS HAV… |
| 2005-09-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | Yes | 1 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ATTEMPTING TO APPLY BRAKE PRESSURE THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AN… |
| 2005-07-10 | EQUIPMENT | No | 0 | MY 2003 GMC SONOMA JUST QUIT STARTING(STANDARD), SO I PUSHED IT TO GET IT HOME, I WENT TO A FRIENDS HOUSE THE NEXT DAY(… |
| 2005-07-01 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | 2003 GMC SONOMA EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE REPAIRS WAS COVERED BY THE WARRANTY BUT THE CONSUMER HAS STILL NOT BEEN REIMBURSE… |
| 2005-06-20 | SEATS | No | 1 | DT: THE RAIL ON WHICH THE SEAT SLIDES HAS A SHARP EDGE. ON, MONDAY THE VEHICLES WIFE CUT HER LEG ON THIS SHARP EDGE. … |
| 2005-06-09 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | DT: CONTACT STATES ABOVE THE REAR END DIFFERENTIAL THERE IS A VENT TUBE PLACED BETWEEN WHERE THE TRUCK BED STOPS AND T… |
| 2005-05-02 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL:MECHANICAL:LINKAGE AND CABLE | No | 0 | THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ON THE 2003 GMC SONOMA DOES NOT HOLD.*MR THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE RIGHT BRAKE CABLE WAS FROZEN. … |
| 2005-03-01 | EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS | No | 0 | CONSUMER LETTER REGARDING THE RECALL FOR 2004 GMC SONOMA AIR BAG WARNING LABEL LOCATED ON THE SUN VISOR.*MR THE CONSU… |
| 2004-09-02 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | WHEN STANDING ON THE TAILGATE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS SNAPPED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PRO… |
| 2004-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 GMC SONOMA. IN JUNE OF 2004, THE DIFFERENTIAL WAS FAILING AND THE PAINT WAS DETERIORATING O… |
| 2004-03-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | DT: CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF VEHICLE HANDLING PROBLEMS SINCE 5000 MILES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AT LEAS… |
| 2004-01-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING LEFT REAR BRAKE LOCKED UP, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO PULL TO THE LEFT. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBL… |
| 2003-12-26 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I HAVE A GMC"03"SONOMA 4X4 X2.....THE FRONT TIRES HIT FRONT SWAY BAR EACH TIME I TURN INTO PARKING SPOT,OR JUST TURN AR… |
| 2003-12-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD BEFORE BRAKING. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO … |
| 2003-11-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION:FLOOR SHIFT ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OR ACCELERATING FROM A COMPLETE STOP THE GEAR SHIFTER POPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. THIS OCCURRED WHEN T… |
| 2003-10-31 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP IN CENTER OF WINDSHIELD WHEN ON, USUALLY AT EARLY MORNING STARTUP. WINDSHIELD WIPERS PARK IN CE… |
| 2003-09-04 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP | No | 0 | FUEL FILLER NECK REGULARLY ALLOWS GASOLINE TO OVERFLOW WHILE FILLING THE GAS TANK. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEAL… |
| 2003-08-05 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION ON THIS STRUCTURE COMPLAINT.*AK |
| 2003-07-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TAILGATE FELL OFF TRUCK WHILE BEING DRIVEN. SAFETY CABLES HAD RUST, METAL FATIGUE, AND BROKE ALLOWING TAILGATE TO COMP… |
| 2003-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING | No | 0 | WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ENGINE CHECK LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERS… |
| — | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | THE DRIVER DOOR SEEMED TO BE OFF THE HINGES WHICH ALLOWED AIR AND WATER TO ENTER THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE… |