2001 GMC Sonoma problems

“THE TAILGATE CABLES BOTH BROKE WHILE A FRIEND WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE CAUSING HER TO FALL. SHE ONLY WEIGHS APPROXIMATELY 140 LBS. I HAD NOTICED THAT 1 OF THE CABLES LOOKED WEAK PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT, BUT THE OTHER SEEMED TO BE STABLE. APPARENTLY NEITHER OF THEM WERE ANY GOOD. *TR”

“ABS FAILURE AT SLOW SPEEDS-ABS TRIES TO ENGAGE,BRAKE IS SLOW AT FIRST WITH NOISE AND THEN ABS LIGHT APPEARS AND ENGAGES DANGEROUS BRAKING RESETS AFTER TURNING OFF GOES THROUGH IT ALL AGAIN NEST TIME YOU DRIVE. *TR”

“THE FOOT OPERATED PARKING BRAKE BROKE UNDER NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. I HAD ESTIMATES THAT WERE WELL OVER $300 TO FIX, AND HAVE NOT YET HAD WORK DONE. I ONLY PARK ON LEVEL ROADS AND HOPE TRANSMISSION WILL HOLD IN PARK. I FEEL THIS MUST BE A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR”

“I WAS DRIVING MY HUSBANDS 2001 GMC SONOMA FROM OHIO BACK TO FLORIDA WHEN THE DRIVESHAFT SNAPPED AND PUNCTURED A HOLE IN THE FUEL TANK AND MUFFLER. THIS EVENT LED TO US HAVING TO REPLACE THE REAR DRIVESHAFT, FUEL TANK, AND HE REPAIRED THE MUFFLER. WE RESEARCHED GMC DRIVESHAFT FAILURES ON LINE AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DRIVESHAFT BREAKING. *TR”

“TO DATE, THERE HAVE BEEN ONLY NEAR INCIDENTS & NEAR CRASHES, WITH NO INJURIES. THE PROBLEM ON THESE VEHICLES, AS WELL AS THE CHEVROLET COPYCATS, IS THAT WHEN THE TURN SIGNAL IS APPLIED DURING THE DAY, THE HEADLIGHTS SHUT OFF UNTIL THE TURN SIGNAL IS SHUT OFF ITSELF. THIS CREATES A GRAVE SAFETY HAZARD THAT INADVERTENTLY SIGNALS OTHER DRIVERS AROUND YOU WHEN YOU ARE MAKING A TURN. I HAVE BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED FROM, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONLY TO BE TOLD EACH TIME THAT IT IS "NORMAL" FOR THE VEHICLE MAKE. I WOULD LIKE THE MANUFACTURER THEMSELVES TO BE AWARE OF THIS SITUATION, AS IF I AM EVER IN AN ACCIDENT AS A RESULT OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED SITUATION, I WILL NOT ONLY SUE THE MANUFACTURER & DEALER, BUT THE NHTSA ALSO, FOR FAILING TO ISSUE A RECALL. IT SHOULD NOT TAKE AN INJURY OR FATALITY TO CORRECT A POTENTIALLY SERIOUS SITUATION AS THIS MOST DEFINITELY IS. *NM”

“I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH BALKING, STALLING OF MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT OF PARTS. THE PROBLEM IS STILL WITH MY VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD THE COMPUTER REPLACED, THE FUEL RELAY PUMP, WIRES REPLACED, FUEL FILTER, BUT I AM STILL HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS INTERMITTENT, WHICH MAKES IT MORE SCARY. *JB”