1998 Gmc Sonoma: Reliability Data

Source: NHTSA — 202 complaints
202
Total Complaints
68,180mi
Median Mileage
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
Top Issue
15
Crash Reports

When Do Complaints Happen?

Distribution of NHTSA complaints by vehicle mileage at time of report.

50,000 25th Percentile
68,180 Median Mileage
95,675 75th Percentile

What Fails?

Most reported component issues from NHTSA complaints.

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
23
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
20
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
19
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
11
SEATS
11
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
7
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
7
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING
5
VISIBILITY
4
AIR BAGS
4

Severity Assessment

15
Crashes
2
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths

Sample Complaint Reports

"EVERY SO OFTEN VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF AND WILL NOT START,AND THE SECURITY LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP 4 TIMES, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED AS OF YET. *AK"
"TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINES LEAKING."
"CONSUMER WAS PULLING VEHICLE INTO GARAGE ,WENT TO APPLY BRAKES,VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND RESULTING IN A CRASH. PUSHED PEDAL TO FLOOR , NO RESPONSE. DEALER CLAIMS NO DEFECT IN VEHICLE. *AK"

Source: NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Names and identifying details omitted.

Data source: View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov | NHTSA ODI Complaints Database. Public domain.

Methodology: Complaint counts and mileage distributions are computed directly from consumer-reported NHTSA complaints. This data represents reported issues, not failure rates — vehicles without complaints are not represented. Full methodology.

Data through: 2026-03-28