GMC Sonoma Recalls & Safety Complaints

Problem: Certain pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 208, "occupant crash protection."

Risk: Some of these vehicles include incorrect statements on one of the air bag warning labels.

Remedy: Owners will be provided with correct labels and installation instructions. Owner notification began on june 4, 2004. Owners should contact chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438 or gmc at 1-866-996-9463.

NHTSA campaign 04V132000 · filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · 183,922 vehicles potentially affected (all makes and models in the recall) · model years 2003–2004 · NHTSA record

Problem: Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles. Some of these vehicles were built with incorrect payload information on the vehicle certification label. The payload shown on the label is greater than the maximum validated payload. If the vehicle were loaded to the incorrectly labeled payload, it may not ride and handle in the manner that the driver expects.

Risk: This could result in a loss of control of the vehicle or an inability to stop the vehicle within expected stopping distances.

Remedy: Owners will be sent a new label for installation on the driver's door of the vehicle.

NHTSA campaign 00V258001 · filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · 223,194 vehicles potentially affected (all makes and models in the recall) · model year 2000 · NHTSA record

Problem: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

Risk: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

NHTSA campaign 00V228003 · filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · 156,305 vehicles potentially affected (all makes and models in the recall) · model year 2001 · NHTSA record

Problem: Vehicle description: light duty pickup trucks equipped with 4-wheel disc brakes. Some of these vehicles have an antilock brake system (ABS) motor containing an out-of-specification spring clip. This clip could allow the motor bearing to become misaligned. If misalignment occurs, eventually the ABS would be non-functional.

Risk: The base brakes would remain fully functional, but the dynamic rear proportioning (drp) system, which optimizes front to rear brake balance, would become inoperative.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the brake pressure module valve assembly.

NHTSA campaign 00V055000 · filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · 10,674 vehicles potentially affected (all makes and models in the recall) · model year 2000 · NHTSA record

Problem: Vehicle description: s -trucks equipped with 2 wheel drive. These vehicles may have had the right-hand antilock brake system (ABS) module feed pipe and/or brake crossover pipe tube nuts tightened without seating the pipe-flared-ends enough to withstand normal assembly and vehicle inputs without partially unseating. This does not comply with requirements of FMVSS no. 105, "hydraulic service brake normal, emergency, and park braking performance."

Risk: If this occurred, the seating seal could be broken during vehicle assembly, or from early road inputs or brake fluid cycling, and a leak could occur increasing the brake stopping distance.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the brake pipe union for signs of brake fluid, and if necessary, install a new brake pipe union.

NHTSA campaign 99V220000 · filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP. · 3,947 vehicles potentially affected (all makes and models in the recall) · model year 2000 · NHTSA record