Recalls ·2001 GMC Sonoma 2WD (FFV)

2001 GMC Sonoma 2WD (FFV) recalls and complaints

NHTSA lists 1 recall for the 2001 GMC Sonoma 2WD (FFV); the most frequently affected component is seat belts. Owners filed 90 complaints, most often about structure.

Recalls1
Complaints90
Crashes reported2in stored complaints

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Recalls (1)

Seat beltsCampaign 00V228003 · 07 Aug 2000

Problem: Vehicle description: passenger vehicles, light duty trucks, sport utility vehicles, and mini vans equipped with trw seat belt buckle assemblies. The buckle base of these seat belt assemblies were not properly heat treated and therefore do not pass the load bearing requirement of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 209, "seat belt assemblies."

Risk: In the event of a vehicle crash, the occupant may not be properly restrained.

Remedy: Dealers will inspect the vehicle's safety belt buckle assembly date codes and, if necessary, will replace any safety belt buckle assembly.

What owners complain about

Share of the 40 most recent complaints stored for this model year, by component. Owners can list more than one component.

Structure18 · 45%
Service brakes7 · 18%
Power train6 · 15%
Hydraulic4 · 10%
Engine and engine cooling3 · 8%
Fuel system2 · 5%
Gasoline2 · 5%
Vehicle speed control1 · 2%

When complaints were filed

200513
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From owner complaints

Dt: the contact states while driving the cruise control activated. He was unable to deactivate it. The vehicle was put in neutral and turned off. The contact was waiting for the tow truck to arrive and take the vehicle to the dealership. *ak

Vehicle speed control · Dec 2005 · NHTSA complaint record

The tailgate cable on my 2001 gmc sonoma snapped when i sat on the tailgate while it was in the lowered position. It is obvious that the cable is corroded. Gmc will not repair or replace the cables because the vehicle is out of the warranty period and there is no recall on the cables for this model. This is an obvious…

Structure · Dec 2005 · NHTSA complaint record

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…

Engine and engine cooling · May 2009 · NHTSA complaint record

Tl*the contact owns a 2001 gmc sonoma. The steel cables that held the tail gate snapped while the contact was seated on the tail gate. The contact suffered scratches on his arms and elbows. The dealer did not offer an explanation for the failure. The contact felt that his vehicle should be included in nhtsa campaign…

Structure · Oct 2007 · NHTSA complaint record

How this year compares

Recalls per model year for this model.

20011
20020

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Source

Recall and complaint records from the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). A recall listed here may not apply to every vehicle of this model year — always check your VIN with NHTSA or a dealer.

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