1996 GMC Sonoma brakes problems
59 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1996 GMC Sonoma, which is 31% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 59 31% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 18 crashes, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
While driving the four wheel ABS brake did not work and the airbag on the driver side did not deploy during the accident.
ABS anti-brake system has failed. Light continuously stays on. Analysis has determined that three of the four sensors are bad. Vehicle has only 40,000 miles on it. Also analysis has determined that the catalictic converter is defective, causing the service engine soon "light" to be on continuously.
Other problems reported for the 1996 GMC Sonoma
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 31 complaints
- Engine 17 complaints
- Transmission 15 complaints