1994 GMC Sonoma

MY PICK UP HAS FOUR WHEEL ANTI LOCK BRAKES. WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON IRREGULAR SURFACE THE STOPPING TIME IS GREATLY EXTENDED. WHEN YOU HAVE ONE FRONT WHEEL ON A SLICK SURFACE IT SLIDES AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED. TODAY I PULLED THE FRONT WHEELS ON ICE AND APPLIED THE BRAKES WITH THE BACK WHEELS ON BARE PAVEMENT AND THE STOPPING TIME WAS GREATLY EXTENDED AND THE FRONT WHEELS APPEARED TO LOCK UP. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY GMC THAT THEY ARE WORKING ON THIS PROBLEM WITH YOU AND MAY HAVE A RESOLUTION IN JANUARY. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE A WRECK IN THE MEAN TIME. I HAVE NOT NOTICE ANY OF THESE BRAKE PROBLEMS WITH MY 1999 LHS.

INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHEN USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY QUIT WORKING WITHOUT WARNING.LUCKILY, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD UNTIL THEY DECIDE TO WORK AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 7 TO 8 MONTHS. I RECENTLY TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE WIPER MOTOR CONTROL MODULE AT A COST TO ME OF $122.00. MY MOTHER HAD A RECALL ON HER 1996 CHEV. BLAZER FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL FOR THE 1994 SONOMA? *AK

BRAKES ARE WOEFULLY INADEQUATE WITH OR WITHOUT ABS COMING INTO PLAY. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS INCIDENTS WHERE I COULD NOT STOP THIS VEHICLE IN A NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE BECAUSE OF EITHER ABS KICKING IN FROM A SINGLE TIRE BOUNCE WHILE STOPPING ON UNEVEN ROAD SURFACES OR WHEN THE TRUCK WAS LOADED, SUCH AS WHEN HAULING HEAVY MATERIAL OR PULLING A LOADED TRAILER. THE FRONT DISC PADS FOR THIS TRUCK ARE EXCEEDINGLY UNDERSIZED WHEN COMPARED AGAINST A SIMILAR WEIGHTED SEDAN (5300LBS) AND SEDANS AREN'T EXPECTED TO HAUL 1/2 TON LOADS. I HAVE ACCIDENTALLY TRAVELED THROUGH INTERSECTIONS TRYING TO STOP THIS VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. LUCKILY NEVER HITTING ANYONE OR GETTING HIT BUT VERY DISTURBED. I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE TWO RECALL CAMPAIGN PROGRAMS SLATED FOR THIS VEHICLE BY GM (99I006000 AND 99V193000) BUT PER MY DEALER GM IS SEVERAL MONTHS AWAY FROM HAVING ANY PARTS OR CORRECTIONS FOR THIS.

DEBRIS THAT FALLS BETWEEN TRUCK CAB AND BED BECOMES LODGED BETWEEN GAS TANK AND FRAME AND ALSO BETWEEN TANK AND ROCK SHIELD. THIS DEBRIS BECOMES SOAKED FROM RAIN AND SNOW WITHOUT ANY MEANS TO FLUSH OUT OR DRY OUT. RESULTING IN GAS TANK CORROSION AND EVENTUAL LEAKS. GM HAS REMEDIED THIS SITUATION ON THE SUV FAMILY BUT NOT ON THE S10 / S15 CLASS PICKUPS. THE CURRENT 2000 MODEL PICKUPS STILL USE STEEL TANKS WHEREAS THE SUV'S NOW HAVE PLASTIC GAS TANKS. I'VE REPORTED THIS TO MY LOCAL GM DEALER AND THE AREA GM REPRESENTATIVE TO NO AVAIL. GM WILL NOT HONOR ITS 100,000 RUST THROUGH WARRANTEE NOR CONSIDER THIS AS A SAFETY DEFECT. ONE SPARK WITH A SOAKED UNDERSIDE OF GASOLINE AND THE VEHICLE COULD IGNITE OR WORSE EXPLODE.