1995 GMC Sonoma problems
NHTSA has received 254 complaints about the 1995 GMC Sonoma, and 37% of them involve brakes. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (21%) and engine (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 254 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 37% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 35 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 13 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: 35 complaints mention a crash; 13 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1995 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 13 model years of the GMC Sonoma with enough data (163 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
In november of 96 consumer was driving during icy conditions. Driving approximately 40 MPH and tried to stop the vehicle, lost control, went into a spin and slid off road into a revine. Prior to losing control, consumer pressed the brakes, the pedal went to the floor but did not lock. On four other occasions when approaching an intersection and began to brake, the pedal went to the floor and the vehicle went past normal stopping distance.
Involved in a head-on collision. Vehicle (truck) was hit by an oncoming vehicle at an approximate 45 degree angle approximately 2 feet right of center of the truck on the front bumper. The oncoming vehicle was traveling at approximately 40 MPH. The truck was skidding at approximately 20 MPH. Upon impact, the direction of travel of the truck was reversed - the truck bounced back approximately 3 feet - as evidenced by the skid marks and resting position of the truck. The driver- side airbag never deployed.
When truck was involved in an intersectional crash, impact speed about 35 MPH, the air bag on the driver's side did not deploy. This was a frontal crash. Driver's back and sternum were broken in the crash.
While driving at 68 MPH, consumer was involved in a frontal collision, airbags did not deploy. Please provide additional information. Ts
I had problems with my 1995 GMC windshield wipers working intermittently,and one day,on my first day back to work as a teacher,it rained horribly and the wipers wouldn't work. I paid a lot of money to firestone to get them fixed. Now I read there was a recall and never received any info. And have lived at the same place for 18yrs.. Sewell motors in dallas,tx sold me the vehicle in 1995.