Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SEATS | |||
| 01/01/2000 | 2 | 11/01/1999 | |
| Windshield wiper delay is defective. big oak pontiac/gmc in bartow, fl tried to repair and claims to have replaced the necessary component, but the repair was never effective. the problem is that the delay sometimes works, sometimes doesn't work at all and sometimes works but with erratic time intervals between wipes. the problem with the seat is the passenger seat does not lock in place after the seat has been tilted forward.*ak *jb ***** dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/03 cut-over to artemis*****750084. | |||
| 09/01/2000 | 3 | ||
| While consumer was driving at 40 mphvehicle died out. towed to dealer. dealer noticed that fuel pump needed to be replaced. this will be the third time.*ak | |||
| 05/16/2001 | 5 | 12/01/2000 | |
| The passenger seat does not lock in place at all. seat frame, and seat tracks replaced several times without any luck. i bought this truck as a certified gmc truck with 17k miles. the passenger seat would not lock from day 1. dealer has no idea how to fix the problem. afraid of possible injuries/fatalities to a passenger if involved in a collision. the seat slides all the way forward, and all the way back freely, and will not lock. when repairs have been attempted, the seat stays locked for an hour or so, or until it is adjusted any amount forward or reverse. in the 11 months of ownership, it has lost $6000 in blue book value, and so i owe more than it is worth. so i am stuck with a defective truck. my next vehicle is not going to be a gmc. this is not the only complaint for this problem to nhtsa, and the dealer admits there is a problem. need a recall badly! help! *ak | |||
| 1 | |||
| Driver and passenger seats do not lock into place. it slides freely back, and forward on tracks. dealer has changed rails once, but problem was not solved.*ak *slc | |||
| 03/18/2000 | 4 | 11/09/1999 | |
| The front passenger seat will not stay locked in place, at any given time, the seat unlatches and slides back and forth, dealer has attempted to fix this problem several times, however can not remedy the problem. *slc | |||
| 09/26/2000 | 5 | 09/26/2000 | |
| Passenger's side seat will not lock in place when stepping on accelerator. seat will move. consumer was concerned because there was no way to hold seat down. *ak consumer never got work orders. *yh | |||
| SEATS - FRONT ASSEMBLY - RECLINER | |||
| 05/15/2006 | 70000 | 58 | |
| Passenger and driver seats in my 2000 gmc sonoma have seat positioning controls and locking mechanisims that do not always lock properly and/or get jammed up and have broken. a friend was sitting in the passenger seat and it failed to lock into place to keep it from sliding forward. i adjusted the bolts that fasten the seat to the floor of the vehicle to help 'realign' the seat frame so that the mechanism that keeps the seat from siding front and back would keep the seat locked into position once the seating distance is set. also, the reclining handle on the passenger side broke off, not allowing for seat back support angle adjustment on the passenger side. the driver's side seat back support adjustment lever often 'sticks' or 'locks' into position....not allowing for seat back rest adjustment. rear differential sometimes locks up and or slips and shakes and makes noise...especially when sideways force is applied...such as when turning in a curve or circular fashion with the vehicle in motion. both tailgate support cables broke on the truck. front driver's side bearing had excess wear and had to be replaced at 65 000 km. driver's side wiper arm got dislodged from the shaft that turns it and was knocked out of position on 2 occasions. power steering fails for short intermittent periods when the vehicle is first started from a 'cold' and 'warm' state and the steering becomes stiffer and less responsive. most noticable at slower vehicle speeds. | |||
| 02/26/2007 | 30000 | 2 | 12/19/2004 |
| Gmc sonoma 2000 third door latch broke so that door won't open back of drivers seat handle to adjust seat broke off so that the seat is in a tilt position and will not adjust. almost to a position of 50% back. *nm | |||
| 01/07/2005 | 25 | 1 | 06/06/2003 |
| I attempted to recline the drivers seat and the handle sheared off in my hand. *jb | |||
| 06/01/2004 | 20 | 1 | 06/06/2003 |
| My 4 year old grandson reached down to recline the passenger seat back and the handle sheared off in his hand. *jb | |||