Premature failure of transmission. Vehicle slips and stalls while driving. Vehicle has had 4 transmissions in 18 months.
1996 GMC Sonoma: engine stalls while driving
10 of the 148 complaints about the 1996 GMC Sonoma describe engine stalls while driving.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 7%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 13 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Engine stalls while driving by model year
- 20031
- 20015
- 19993
- 19982
- 19973
- 199610
- 19953
- 19942
What owners say
Vehicle will stop without prior notice. At times, vehicle will not start. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak the vehicle stall six times. The consumer would like to know if the vehicle can be declared lemon.
Transmission fails/locks/stalls due to spring that engages torque converter does not have enought tolerance for this transmission. Transmission shop repaired 4 transmissions with identical defect in the small town of lafayette just this past week. This defect must be quite widespread!
Due to defective overspeed sensor vehicle stalled unexpectedly while driving which may result in a crash. Please provide further information.
The vehicle would stall out in middle of road. Its an intermittent problem, and it happens only in cold weather. Speed does not come into it. The mechanic, at dealership, could not find cause of stalling.
Consumer says from day one computer has caused vehicle to stall at will and sometimes to shutdown while driving in traffic. Dealer has been contacted.
Vehicle continuously stalls.
Engine stalls, fails to restart, repairs have been made however vehicle continues to stalls.
Intermittent stalling.
When engine idles high, vehicle will not decellerate when gas pedal is released; also intermittent stalling.
Service bulletins that may apply
- Expanded Availability for Remanufacture and Return (R&R) Electronic Control Modules
- Engine and engine cooling
- Service engine soon light and P0300 when towing, cruising uphill or on hard acceleration
- Rattle noise in engine
- Engine coolant leak at intake gasket
- Subject regarding rust in cooling system, heater inoperative, blows cold air, engine overheats (flush...
- Some customers may comment that the heater is inoperative, blows cold air, engine may exhibit an overheat...
- Some customers may experience a failure of the cylinder head gasket leading to external coolant leaks from...
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 GMC Sonoma stalling
Is engine stalls while driving a common problem on the 1996 GMC Sonoma?
10 of 148 owner complaints about the 1996 GMC Sonoma (7%) mention engine stalls while driving. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 GMC Sonoma?
There are 0 recalls and 13 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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