Gasoline Engine Problems of GMC Sonoma

GMC Sonoma owners have reported 7 problems related to gasoline engine (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of GMC Sonoma based on all problems reported for the Sonoma.

1 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1996 GMC Sonoma

Failure Date: 01/17/2001

No summary listed for abov evehicle.

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2 Gasoline Engine problem of the 2001 GMC Sonoma

Failure Date: 12/06/2000

Consumer was traveling about 60mph on highway and vehicle came to a stop without prior warning on more than one occasion.

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3 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1998 GMC Sonoma

Failure Date: 11/21/1997

Every so often vehicle will cut off and will not start,and the security light continues to come on. This vehicle has been to the shop 4 times, and the problem has not been determined as of yet.

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4 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1997 GMC Sonoma

Failure Date: 05/27/1997

Air conditioning failed as well, after arguing with dealer each time got a rental vehicle and repairs were made. Truck is undependable! want a vehicle buy back!.

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5 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1996 GMC Sonoma

Failure Date: 12/01/1995

Valve seals on original/new engine seated improperly causing excessive oil use and engine misfire. Valve seals replaced by dealer per GMC notice socmp96c17. Two months later in January, 1997, valve seals #4 and #6 again failed with same symptoms but were replaced by dealer since failure took place within a year of original GMC notice. In 1999 same symptoms again showed up but when I took it to the dealer in June, 1999, they would not replace the seals because GMC said they were no longer covered. GMC dealer had assured me in January, 1997, that seals would be covered as long as I owned the vehicle.

6 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1996 GMC Sonoma

Engine races very slowly when accelerator is released and sometimes races between gear shifts.

7 Gasoline Engine problem of the 1998 GMC Sonoma

While driving vehicle caught on fire, cause unknown, fire department was unable to determine whether it was gas or electrical.




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