1996 GMC Sonoma air bags problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the air bags on the 1996 GMC Sonoma — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The air bag light stays on. It turns off sometimes for about 5 minutes or fewer minutes. No repair shop can determine how to repair this issue. When the air bag light is on the air bag would not operate that's what I have read. Is there a recall on the air bag light? Or is there a fix for this…”
filed Sep 8, 2014
“1996 gmac sonoma air bag sensor rivet failure. Found drivers side sensor hanging from electrical lead, when I inspected the mounting area I found that the two rivets that secure the sensor were sheared off. I inspected the other sensor mounting and found that one of the two rivets was also sheared…”
filed Sep 12, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Air Bags problems in other Sonoma years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Sonoma | 2 | 5% |
| 2001 Sonoma | 4 | 4% |
| 2000 Sonoma | 10 | 7% |
| 1999 Sonoma | 6 | 11% |
| 1998 Sonoma | 11 | 7% |
| 1997 Sonoma | 9 | 8% |
| 1995 Sonoma | 13 | 6% |
| 1992 Sonoma | 1 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 GMC Sonoma
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.