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1995 GMC Sonoma engine problems

The 1995 GMC Sonoma has 30 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 12% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

30

Engine complaints

12%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Sonoma engine complaints by model year30 complaints1991: 4 complaints1992: 2 complaints1993: 8 complaints1994: 20 complaints1995: 30 complaints1996: 21 complaints1997: 11 complaints1998: 11 complaints1999: 4 complaints2000: 8 complaints2001: 8 complaints2002: 5 complaints2003: 2 complaints
Sonoma engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

REPEATED EGR VALVE FAILURE.TWICE IN 1997. REPLACED AGAIN ON 7/12/2001. IN THE DEALERS SHOP AGAIN 7/17/2001 FOR PROBABLE SAME EGR REPLACEMENT. HAS SPECIAL POLICY #G98066 THAT EXTENDS THE WARRANTY TO 7 YRS OR 75,000 MILES. EGR FAILURE CAUSES ROUGH DRIVING CONDITIONS AND BRAKE FAILURE. WOULD LIKE A…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · July 15, 2001

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 1995 GMC Sonoma have?

NHTSA has 30 complaints about the 1995 GMC Sonoma engine — 12% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.