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1998 GMC Sonoma brakes problems

18 complaints about brakes have been filed for the 1998 GMC Sonoma, which is 9% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
18 9% of this year's complaints
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
1 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

What the data shows

These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 injury.

What owners wrote

While driving 20MPH driver applied brakes and the vehicle did not stop. Consumer rear ended another vehicle. Neither driver's side nor passenger's side airbags deployed. Dealer said it was normal. Driver has rib cage injury.

CrashInjury

When parking brake pedal went to the floor, causing extended stopping distance. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem.

Reported at 80,000 miles, August 2004

Other problems reported for the 1998 GMC Sonoma

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