Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||||
| 040603002 | 02/01/2004 | 10012703 | Diagnostic information for intermittent vehicle no crank dead battery. *eh | 03/10/2005 | |
| 3153 | 3153A | 10009984 | Transfer case oil in hvac vacuum lines supplement to 03-01-38-009. *tc update. *tt | 11/03/2004 | |
| 01225 | 01/01/2004 | 01225A | 10007717 | Engine coolant leak at intake gasket. * mj | 07/08/2004 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| PIP-4695 | 09/01/2009 | 10032435 | Gm: loss of power hesitates on acceleration. 4.3, 4.8, 5.3, 5.7 and 6.0 engines coupled with the 4l60e or 4l65e may experience a condition of hesitates, misses or loss of power under acceleration. the vehicle may operate as if it is in r | 03/24/2010 | |
| 3081 | 10010375 | Service engine soon light and p0300 when towing, cruising uphill or on hard acceleration. *tt | 11/17/2004 | ||
| 040604015 | 03/01/2004 | 10008673 | Check engine light on, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0410 set. *tt | 08/13/2004 | |
| 00700A | 01/01/2004 | 00700B | 10007584 | 4.3l l35 engine wide open throttle diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0335, p0336, p0339. *tt *mj | 07/01/2004 |
| 030604041 | 02/01/2005 | 030604041A | 10004377 | Poor engine performance - misfire, rough idle, service engine soon/check engine light illuminated, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0300 set. *tt | 12/04/2003 |
| 030601024A | 03/01/2004 | 030601024B | 10004301 | Rattle noise in engine. *tt | 12/01/2003 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||||
| 090801 | 08/09/2001 | 625380 | Customers may complain of excessive oil consumption and having to add oil between changes. *jg | 11/20/2001 | |
| 33 | 03/01/2001 | 619226 | Customers may comment that vehicles equipped with a 4.3l engine may exhibit a click / no start condition in cold weather, but starts after repeated key cycles or when the temperature rises above 32 degrees fahrenheit. *tt | 05/19/2001 | |
| 201220 | 12/20/2000 | 618144 | Some onwers of certain 2001 models may comment that their vehicle won't crank, won't start, when temperatures drop below 20 degrees. *tt | 04/05/2001 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 12/11/2002 | 14000 | ||
| Consumer was merging into oncoming traffic,when the vehicle died out. this has happened 10 times, but dealership is unable to fix problem. ts | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM - RADIATOR ASSEMBLY | |||
| 03/01/2005 | 13382 | 1 | 11/01/2001 |
| The consumer stated that the mileage on the vehicle was under 14,000 miles. the brakes began making a scraping noise. the service dealer said the front brakes were heavily corroded, they were replaced. *ak the radiator cap was leaking. *sc *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE - GASOLINE | |||
| While traveling and without any indication vehicle stalled. dealer and manufacturer have been contacted. please provide further information.*ak | |||
| 12/06/2000 | 0 | ||
| Consumer was traveling about 60mph on highway and vehicle came to a stop without prior warning on more than one occasion. *ak | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL | |||
| 05/08/2006 | 52449 | 4 | 09/30/2002 |
| 2001 gmc sonoma sls. started in may 2006 with 52,449 miles on vehicle: service engine soon light came on. dealer identified bad o2 sensor and replaced ($253). two weeks later at 53,131, ses light again. dealer installed new check valve ($116). 3-4 weeks later at 53,892, ses light again. dealer said water in air pump, replaced air pump and hose ($357). now on 26 aug (54,084) ses light just came on again. in 60 days, the light has been cleared & reset 3 times with over $700 in repairs and now another trouble. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - EMISSION CONTROL - CATALYTIC CONVERTOR | |||
| 02/02/2004 | 45000 | 1 | |
| Check engine light came on. dealer said air pump to catalytic converter failure. approx $700.00 to replace. not covered by manufacturer. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - EXHAUST SYSTEM - MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE | |||
| 09/13/2006 | 114000 | 1 | |
| 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 | |||