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1997 GMC Sonoma visibility & wipers problems

The 1997 GMC Sonoma has 31 visibility & wipers complaints filed with NHTSA — 19% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

31

Visibility & Wipers complaints

19%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Visibility & Wipers complaints by year

Sonoma visibility & wipers complaints by model year56 complaints1993: 2 complaints1994: 56 complaints1995: 54 complaints1996: 31 complaints1997: 31 complaints1998: 56 complaints1999: 1 complaints2000: 5 complaints2002: 1 complaints2003: 3 complaints
Sonoma visibility & wipers complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

I HAVE ENCOUNTERED TROUBLE WITH MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THEY GO ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I AM ASSUMING THE PROBLEM IS THE PULSE WIPER RELAY, AND WAS WONDERING IF THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PRODUCT. I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN THIS OCCURRED, AND THERE WAS NEARLY A COLLISION. PLEASE LET ME KNOW…

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Visibility & Wipers · October 15, 2008

Common questions

How many visibility & wipers complaints does the 1997 GMC Sonoma have?

NHTSA has 31 complaints about the 1997 GMC Sonoma visibility & wipers — 19% 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.