1999 GMC SONOMA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1999 GMC SONOMA. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH ON A FLOODED DIRT ROAD, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. AFTER THE CRASH, THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS DELAYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A CRACKED PELVIS, BROKEN FACIAL BONES, OPTIC NERVE DAMAGE, AND OTHER SEVERE INJURIES TO THE FACE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYE

Mileage: 140,000

WHILE STEPPING OFF OF TAILGATE, BOTH CABLES SNAPPED AND THE TAILGATE FELL OFF OF PICKUP. NO BROKEN BONES, BUT BUMPS AND SCRAPES. CABLES ARE SEALED, EXCEPT FOR THE ENDS, WHERE WATER MUST HAVE GOTTEN INTO THEM AND CORRODED THE CABLE FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

Mileage: 125,501

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH CONSUMER HIT A COW IN THE ROAD, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE MECHANIC HAD NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM.*AK

Mileage: 42,700

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED VEHICLE HYDROPLANED INTO A TREE AND NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE STRUCK THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 35MPH, NEITHER DRIVER'S SIDE NOR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

1) BOYFRIEND DRIVING, PULLED UP TO INTERSECTION, TRUCK STALLED, RESTARTED, DIED, NOTICED SMOKE, OPENED HOOD, FIRE NEAR BATTERY AND ANTIFREEZE CONTAINER, PUT OUT WITH SNOW, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, CONTACTED GM, TOLD A REP WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 24-48 HOURS, THAT WAS A WEEK AGO, NO CALL, VEHICLE JUST SITS!! 2) ABS LIGHT ON, TOLD BY DEALERSHIP TO MAKE APPOINTMENT, NOT A BIG DEAL. WHEN LIGHT WAS ON THAT WAS TRUE, BUT LIGHT DIDN'T ALWAYS COME ON AND IT WAS LIKE A BRICK WAS BEHIND THE BRAKE.

1) BOYFRIEND DRIVING, PULLED UP TO INTERSECTION, TRUCK STALLED, RESTARTED, DIED, NOTICED SMOKE, OPENED HOOD, FIRE NEAR BATTERY AND ANTIFREEZE CONTAINER, PUT OUT WITH SNOW, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, CONTACTED GM, TOLD A REP WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 24-48 HOURS, THAT WAS A WEEK AGO, NO CALL, VEHICLE JUST SITS!! 2) ABS LIGHT ON, TOLD BY DEALERSHIP TO MAKE APPOINTMENT, NOT A BIG DEAL. WHEN LIGHT WAS ON THAT WAS TRUE, BUT LIGHT DIDN'T ALWAYS COME ON AND IT WAS LIKE A BRICK WAS BEHIND THE BRAKE.

1) BOYFRIEND DRIVING, PULLED UP TO INTERSECTION, TRUCK STALLED, RESTARTED, DIED, NOTICED SMOKE, OPENED HOOD, FIRE NEAR BATTERY AND ANTIFREEZE CONTAINER, PUT OUT WITH SNOW, VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, CONTACTED GM, TOLD A REP WOULD CONTACT ME WITHIN 24-48 HOURS, THAT WAS A WEEK AGO, NO CALL, VEHICLE JUST SITS!! 2) ABS LIGHT ON, TOLD BY DEALERSHIP TO MAKE APPOINTMENT, NOT A BIG DEAL. WHEN LIGHT WAS ON THAT WAS TRUE, BUT LIGHT DIDN'T ALWAYS COME ON AND IT WAS LIKE A BRICK WAS BEHIND THE BRAKE.

THE ACCIDENT THAT HAPPENED IN OCTOBER WASN'T REPORTED BECAUSE IT WAS A SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT AND THE PAVEMENT WAS WET. I FIGURED IT WAS MY FAULT AND NOT THE BRAKES. AT THE SECOND ACCIDENT, THE PAVEMENT WAS DRY AND THE COLLISION WAS WAS A RESULT OF THE BRAKES FAILING. I CAN ONLY CONCLUDE THAT BRAKES DURING THE FIRST TIME WERE A COMPELLING FACTOR TO THE ACCIDENT. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN ABOUT PROBLEMS I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCEING WITH THE BRAKES BEFORE BOTH ACCIDENTS. THEY ONLY TOL

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH CONSUMER WAS HIT HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINE D LOWER BACK INJURY. IS CURRENTLY IN PHYSICAL THERAPY. *AK