Air Bag Related Problems of the 1998 GMC Sonoma

Table 1 shows four common air bag related problems of the 1998 GMC Sonoma. The number one most common problem is related to the air bag not deploy (four problems). The second most common problem is related to the side/window air bag (three problems).

Table 1. Air Bag related problems of GMC Sonoma


Recently reported Air Bag problems of the 1998 GMC Sonoma

The Air Bag Not Deploy problem

While son was driving about 65 mph and when trying to avoid hitting a deer, crashed vehicle into a divider wall , and air bags did not deploy.   Read details...

The Side/window Air Bag problem

While driving at 35 mph rear ended another vehicle, and driver's side and passenger's side air bags didn't deploy. Also, shoulder belt didn't hold consumer from hitting the windshield.   Read details...

The Air Bag problem

The contact owns a 1998 GMC Sonoma. While driving 50 mph, the air bags deployed without warning or impact. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 264,477.   Read details...


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