1998 GMC Sonoma seats problems

29 complaints (19% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 67,000.

owner complaints: 29
of this car's complaints: 19%
typical mileage: 67,000
crashes: 0
recalls: 0

Which part fails

Front assembly: recliner
19
Mid/rear assembly
1

At what mileage

Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.

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200k+

GMC Sonoma seats problems in other years

Related recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

What 1998 GMC Sonoma owners say

Most recent owner complaints, unedited.

Filed Jun 2, 2013 · Airbags, Lights · 178,000 miles · MI

Passenger seat does not lock into place. Passengers seat slide forward and backward , and air bag light stayed on , left turn signal light and brake don't come on.

Filed Jul 22, 2007 · Body, Seats · NC

Driver and passenger seat reclining levers broken. Third door handle broken. Third door handle has been replaced twice. Seat levers have been replaced but didn't last. Can't something be done to correct these problems permanently?

Filed Jul 30, 2006 · Seats, Visibility · 116,000 miles · IN

On our 1998 gmc sonoma we have replaced the windshield wiper motor and board. The wipers still have a ghost in them and delay does not work most of the time and high speed when on low speed, erratic behavior on wipers. Won't turn on or off on occasion. Was there a recall on also on the passenger seat? The lever broke right off the first time we used it. Cheaply built handles. Please send me a list of recalls on this vehicle please for our own safety as this vehicle is driven daily on open highways.

Filed Jun 11, 2006 · Body, Seats · 50,000 miles · CA

Interior components break easily: driver's recliner handle sheared off, driver's visor hinge snapped, windshield defrost grille fractured.

Filed Apr 27, 2005 · Body, Lights · CA

1998 gmc sonoma experiencing problems with the brake lights and the windshield wipers. *mr the brake lights would not go off, the windshield wipers failed in rainy weather, the power windows failed, the recliner handle had broken off, and the handle to the side door had broken as well. *sc

Filed Sep 23, 2004 · Seats · 90,000 miles · GA

The front driver and passenger seat recliner levers broke completely off without any excessive force being applied.

Filed Apr 3, 2004 · Body, Seats · 32,000 miles · IN

1998 gmc sonoma highrider 4x4. The handle on the bucket seats that lets the seats decline are broke off they are made out of cheap metal. My mom owns a 1998 chevy blazer same thing,also on the third door the handle that opens it breaks easily.

Filed Jan 6, 2004 · Seats · IN

Handle to change seat position broke. With so many documented reports of this happening to other consumers why is this not recalled?

Filed Sep 18, 2003 · Seats · 67,000 miles · TX

The driver's seat recliner handle broke off inside the joint; had to drive in a very uncomfortable position until it was replaced! Very expensive to replace; $300.00 at the dealership. The metal seemed to be soft and fairly easy to break; I do not change the seat position often. 8jb

Filed Sep 15, 2003 · Seats · 70,000 miles · NJ

Seat reclining lever broke off. Metal snapped inside mechanism.

Questions about the 1998 GMC Sonoma seats

Does the 1998 GMC Sonoma have seats problems?

Owners have filed 29 complaints about the seats of the 1998 GMC Sonoma, 19% of all its complaints.

At what mileage do 1998 GMC Sonoma seats problems start?

The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 67,000 miles.

Was there a recall on the 1998 GMC Sonoma seats?

There is no recall for this problem on this model year.

What year does the GMC Sonoma have bad seats?

The GMC Sonoma model years with the most seats complaints are 1998 (29 complaints) and 2000 (11 complaints).