1993 GMC Sonoma problems
NHTSA has received 72 complaints about the 1993 GMC Sonoma, and 47% of them involve brakes. After that come transmission (10%) and electrical system (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 72 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 47% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 5
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 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: 8 complaints mention a crash; 5 complaints mention a fire; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 82% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the GMC Sonoma with enough data (37 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
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.
The consumer has been experiencing problems with automatic transmission. While the consumer was driving on an interstate, vehicle lost power and caught on fire. The consumer barely got out of the vehicle due to trouble with the locks. Consumer put the fire out. Fire department, as well as the police arrived at the scene. The consuemr suffered minor burns. The manufacturer has been contacted.