The 1992 GMC Sonoma has 1 NHTSA recall campaign affecting an estimated 1,125,749 vehicles. Recall repairs are always free at any authorized dealer. Owners have filed 33 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic. Last updated July 5, 2026.
Recall campaigns
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC99V1930001999-07-191,125,749 affected
Defect
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN…
Consequence
IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy
DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
Complaints by component
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
11
2crashes1injuries
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
3
EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:CARRIER/RACK
2
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS
2
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
1
1crashes
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:CARBURETOR SYSTEM
1
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
1
Total complaints33
What owners report
Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal
information removed.
“After consumer's vehicle was hit at 35 mph on the front driver side frontal air bags did not deploy. Dealership was notified, but did not resolve the problem. *ak”
“The vehicle was parked when it suddenly rolled backwards and knocked the consumer down. The consumer was not hurt. *nlm”
“It was approx. 70 deg. F. We were going about 60 mph. On the pa. Turnpike east of pittsburgh. The tires looked fine the last time we stopped. They had 80 psi. In them, which is max pressure for those tires. The left rear outside tire just exploded, it threw the entire tread off, leaving the dead…”
“Front brakes evidence excessive wear in a short period of time. More than 50% wear is less than 10,000 miles. *ak”
“Dealer failed to repair when we complained about fuel/starting/rough engine on 6/93;2/94;5/94. Dlr replaced fuel pump/pvc 10/94; cost $600+ for fuel injector/plenum 9/98; again just cost $600+ 7/2000 for fuel injector/plenum. Advised gmc has west coast only bulletin #99034a ref: problem. Gas eats…”
“Intermittently while braking, vehicle lunges forward, and extended stopping distance occurs, which may result in a crash. Dealer cannot determine the cause of the problem. Please provide further information and vin#. *ak”
“Intermittently while braking, vehicle lunges forward, and extended stopping distance occurs, which may result in a crash. Dealer cannot determine the cause of the problem. Please provide further information and vin#. *ak”
“The drivier side rear end suspension/the crossmember and the body mounts rubber broke off in which the crossmember fell, and ha point bolt moving up and down, pinching holes in the fuel line, in which if a source of ignition, it may have started a fire. *ak”
Defect investigations
InvestigationPE94046 Opened 1994-06-17 · closed 1994-10-31
Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL,
FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 1992 GMC Sonoma as of
July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page
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