1992 GMC Sonoma problems
NHTSA has received 33 complaints about the 1992 GMC Sonoma, and 55% of them involve brakes. After that come drivetrain & axles (6%) and engine (6%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 55% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 3 complaints mention a crash; 1 injury reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1992 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the GMC Sonoma with enough data (15 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
While driving vehicle under 10 MPH, one day coming out of his home driveway couldn't stop vehicle, that was the first time. But the second time another driver tried to make a left turn infront of consumer, and couldn't stop vehicle, rear ending the other vehicle.
While driving when the brakes applied pedal went to the floor, causing extended stopping distance, which eventually resulted in an accident. Dealer has been contacted.
After consumer's vehicle was hit at 35 MPH on the front driver side frontal air bags did not deploy. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.