Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING | |||||
| SB-10-02-33-001 | 06/01/2010 | 10036545 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to | 03/28/2011 | |
| STEERING - GEAR BOX - SHAFT PITMAN | |||||
| SB-10-02-33-001 | 06/01/2010 | 10036545 | Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to | 03/28/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEERING - COLUMN LOCKING - ANTI-THEFT DEVICE | |||
| 07/11/2000 | 4 | ||
| Since i got this vehicle on 9/26/00 i have had nothing but problems. when driving sometimes the security light would come on and flash, causing me to think it may shut down on the thruway leaving me terrified. atleast 40 times i would get into this vehicle and it vehicle and it would not start, if left sit alone for 10-15 min. it would start no problem. well i dont have 10 min to wait every time i need to go somewhere. the doors on the drivers side keep falling out of alignment, causing an untrue seal and allowing for water to leak in to the truck. this leak has caused the vehicle to reak of mildew on the inside , well this is a serious problem that nobody seems to want to deal with. i have chronic asthma and bad allergies which trigger attacks, the last time i picked it back up from supposedly being free from smell , it still reaked of mildew and i did not even get home from dealer before i started to weeze from asthma attack symptons. i called the 800 number for gmc 3 times and was told that the smell will go away after time and i would have to deal with it, i was also told this at the dealer. this was the 5th time i took in for the smell and miscelanous things, and i was told that the smell was never fixed because it was not noted on the bill the first 4 times, again not my problem. i could go on forever , but i will save it for the phone. i will tell you that in the last 3 weeks i have had my truck for 5 days, and it is going back to the dealer on 7/26 to fix the smell and repaint the door rocker that was scratched by the dealer when alignment of the door took place. thank you for your attention and urgency , i am at my end with the dealership and need an allye?*ak | |||
| STEERING - HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST - PUMP | |||
| 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. | |||
| STEERING - LINKAGES - TIE ROD ASSEMBLY | |||
| 09/15/2003 | 2 | 10/15/2000 | |
| After hearing of the dodge durango ball joint issue (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/10/27/eveningnews/main580233.shtml) i decided to write.*ak i have a 2000 gmc sonoma. i have approximately 72,000 miles on the vehicle. my concern is with the front-end steering components. i have had to replace the idler arm three times already. two of these times were in the last six months. also, i have had to replace portions of the tie-rods twice, as well as both front wheel hubs. i find this is to be a safety concern that needs to be addressed. i have talked to my dealer about the situation and they told me, it's just the way to front-ends were designed. fortunately i have an extended warranty on the vehicle for parts and labor. unfortunately i do not have an extended warranty in terms of safety. i travel quite a bit with this vehicle, as one can see by the mileage. i wonder if other sonoma owners have experienced the same thing. i also wonder if gmc is aware of the problem. | |||