Gmc SONOMA transmission problems
35 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
888 owner complaints analyzed
15 distinct recall campaigns
59,350 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1990 to 2005 model years. Data snapshot: . 327 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
35 of 888 complaints match this topic (3.9%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 869307 · 2000-09-01 (September 1, 2000)
ON THE THREE OCCASIONS ,WHEN THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS HIGH AND IT IS QUITE HUMID WITH AIR CONDITIONER ON CLUTCH ASSEMBLY WILL FAIL TO THE POINT WHERE THE CLUTCH WILL NOT DISENGAGE THE GEARS. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN OFF IGNITION AND MUST WAIT ABOUT 15 MIN, SO IT CAN COOL DOWN. A PRIVATE TRANSMISSION GARAGE CLAIMED ENGINE WILL GET HOT, CAUSING HYDRALIC CLUTCH TO BOIL WHICH WILL CAUSE LOSS OF ABILITY TO MOVE CLUTCH PLATES ,NOT ALLOWING THE CLUTCH TO DISENGAGE.*AK
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Owner report 10020041 · 2003-05-19 (May 19, 2003)
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AS STATED IN RECALL#94V09300, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED. *JB
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Owner report 740335 · 2001-02-02 (February 2, 2001)
WHEN VEHICLE WAS OWNED BY OTHER FAMILY MEMBER, VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A "NO PARK" CONDITION. A CRASHED TOOK PLACE, $2700 IN DAMAGE TO OTHER VEHICLE. AT THE TIME WE WERE UN AWARE OF A RECALL THAT WAS OUT THERE FOR THIS CONDITION. WASN'T WE FOUND THIS OUT, WE CONTACTED GMC. THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE ABOUT IT. WHEN THIS ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. THEY WOULD NOT EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I WANTED TO CONTACT THE NHTSA TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE CONDITION OF THE TRANSMISSION AND SP…
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Owner report 482198 · 1995-03-20 (March 20, 1995)
NOISE IN REAR OF VEHICLE WHEN SHIFTING OR BRAKING.
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Owner report 486272 · 1995-07-19 (July 19, 1995)
LOOSE TRANSMISSION MOUNT AND/OR BRACKET, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RATTLE UPON ACCELERATION UPHILL, ALSO CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE.
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