NHTSA Safety Recalls
2000 GMC Sonoma Recalls
The 2000 GMC Sonoma has 4 NHTSA safety recalls on file, the newest reported on September 8, 2000.
A recall covers a range of VINs, not every 2000 GMC Sonoma. Whether a recall on your own car is still open shows only on a VIN check; recall repairs are free.
- Recalls
- 4
- Owner complaints
- 136
- Crashes reported
- 15
- NHTSA crash test
- ★★★☆☆
NHTSA campaigns
filed with NHTSA
in complaints
frontal crash, no overall star before 2011
On a 2000 GMC Sonoma, the 17-character VIN is on the driver-side dashboard, visible through the windshield, or on the door jamb sticker.
4 recalls on the 2000 GMC Sonoma
Equipment: other: labels
- Campaign
- 00V258001
- Reported
- September 8, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 223,194
- Same campaign
- only the 2000 GMC Sonoma
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 00V055000
- Reported
- February 28, 2000
- Vehicles affected
- up to 10,674
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Service brakes, hydraulic: antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip
- Campaign
- 99V220000
- Reported
- August 11, 1999
- Vehicles affected
- up to 3,947
- Federal standard
- FMVSS 105, hydraulic and electric brakes
- Same campaign
- also 2 other models
Fuel system, other: storage: tank assembly: pressure relief devices
- Campaign
- 07E021000
- Risk NHTSA names
- fire
- Same campaign
- also 13 other models
2000 GMC Sonoma complaints by year
NHTSA has received 136 owner complaints about the 2000 GMC Sonoma, the newest on July 11, 2020. Of these, 15 describe a crash (11%); owners reported 9 injuries and 1 death.
In complaints about the 2000 GMC Sonoma, the component group named most often is the structure (30%), followed by the service brakes, hydraulic (22%) and the latches/locks/linkages (9%).
2 of the 2000 GMC Sonoma's 4 recalls also concern the service brakes, hydraulic.
Where 2000 GMC Sonoma owners gave the mileage (63 complaints), the median was 56,400 miles.
Component groups named in complaints
- Structure41
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic30
- Latches/Locks/Linkages12
- Seats11
- Air Bags10
- Power Train8
Complaints received, by year
| 2000 | 18 | |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 26 | |
| 2002 | 10 | |
| 2003 | 7 | |
| 2004 | 17 | |
| 2005 | 24 | |
| 2006 | 14 | |
| 2007 | 6 | |
| 2008 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 3 | |
| 2013 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 3 | |
| 2015 | 1 | |
| 2016 | 2 | |
| 2017 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 1 |
Complaints about the 2000 GMC Sonoma peaked in 2001, when NHTSA received 26. 45% arrived between 1999 and 2003, the model year's first years on the road.
NHTSA crash-test stars
- Overall: none before 2011
- Frontal: 3/5
- Side: 4/5
The 136 complaints about the 2000 GMC Sonoma are unverified owner reports, and a model sold in large numbers collects more of them.
GMC Sonoma by model year
Other 2000 GMC models
Newest record on this page: July 11, 2020. Data: NHTSA recall and owner-complaint files. How these figures are counted