Spare Tire Problems of GMC Sonoma

I took my vehicle to amreican tire depot on 5/23/18. I had two flat tires and a bent rim, I explained what I needed and they confirmed. Daniel who assisted me informed me he had to sell me four times because my tires were worn. I said that was fine although my tires were not that bad. I was charged $419. 80 and told to return in a few days to get the rim and fourth tire, mean while they would put the spare on so I could drive my truck. I agreed approximately one week later I called and spoke to daniel, who stated he would call me back. I waited a few days with no call back. I again called and asked to speak to daniel however he was not in. I asked to speak to the manager and eric got on the phone and stated he was the store manager. I explained the situation, eric stated he would have daniel call me back the next day. A few days after that conversation I called back and asked to speak with the district manager, again I got eric on the phone who stated the district manager was on vacation and he was acting as the district manager in his absence. I again ended my conversation without a resolution. I then called al mendoza who is the district manager. Al stated he was not on vacation as eric stated but did take "a few" days off. I informed him of the situation and he stated his employees did nothing wrong, however he would look into it and get back to me. A few days passed and nothing. On 6/20/18 o received a call stating my tire and rim were ready to be picked up. I went to the store at approximately 5:53 to get my tire put on. I was charged an additional $96. 53. When my truck was ready I was called over and given the keys. I looked in the bed of my truck and noticed my spare tire in the bed of my truck. I asked them to place my spare back under the bed in its location since that is where they got it from. The tire person stated he did not have the tools to put the tire back where it belonged. I informed him they put it on my truck. Job not done.

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The contact owns a 2002 GMC Sonoma. While driving at approximately 25 mph, the spare tire wire cable hoist assembly fray snapped and the spare tire fell onto the road. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 200,000.

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The contact owns a 1991 GMC Sonoma. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph, an unusual noise emitted from of the vehicle. The contact then noticed hat the spare tire had become detached from under the vehicle as a result of a fractured support cable. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 85,000.

2003 GMC Sonoma. Consumer states while driving the support cable holding the spare tire rusted through and the tire fell off, rolled down the road and hit another car the consumer stated no damage was done and the police were not notified.

Driving over a speed bump I heard my spare tire hit the ground with the support cable and other metal pieces. Looked under the truck and found that the cable just snap.

While driving about 35mph, the spare tire fell from below my 2000 GMC Sonoma. After stopping and safely getting out of the truck, I discovered that the cable holding the tire in place had broken allowing the spare tire to fall from the truck. Luckily, there was no one behind me at the time as the tire and wheel assembly bounced around and ended up in another lane. I returned the truck to a gm dealer and was told it was not a known safety issue. The repair was to replace the hoist at a cost of $287. It needs to be investigated.

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The contact owns a 2000 GMC Sonoma. While driving 25 mph, the cable that holds the spare tire failed and detached from the vehicle. The contact noticed that the cable was frayed. The dealer stated that there were no existing recalls and that the cable needed to be replaced. The failure and current mileages were 48,000. Updated 03-19-08 updated 03/19/08.

My spare tire on my 2002 GMC Sonoma pickup fell out of its carrier. It rolled across two lanes of traffic, luckily traffic was light and no one was struck by the run away wheel. I appears the cable that secures the spare on the truck parted. This is the first time the spare has been off the truck.

The steal cable holding the spare tire under the vehicle became frayed and started to break one steel strand at a time until there was a complete failure. This caused the spare tire to fall from under vehicle while in motion. This presents a "serious safety hazard" for any vehicles following at the time of a failure.

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Spare tire cable broke while driving, causing tire to fall onto roadway, almost causing a collision.

Spare wheel would not fit on the truck, wrong number of holes in the wheel.

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