5.5

fairly significant
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
16,613 miles

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problem #2

Jun 232003

Sonoma 4-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 33,226 miles
The steal cable holding the spare tire under the vehicle became frayed and started to break one steel strand at a time until there was a complete failure. This caused the spare tire to fall from under vehicle while in motion. This presents a "serious safety hazard" for any vehicles following at the time of a failure.

- Yorktown, VA, USA

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problem #1

Jun 162003

Sonoma

  • miles
Spare tire cable broke while driving, causing tire to fall onto roadway, almost causing a collision.

- Minooka, IL, USA

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