10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
2 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
1 / 1
Average Mileage:
35,000 miles

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problem #4

Sep 152013

Sonoma 6-cyl

  • 140,000 miles
Our son was involved in a accident on 09/15/2013 where he was traveling North bound on soldiers home road in moraine Ohio. His truck went of the right side of the road, when it did he accidentally hit the gas and not the brake. Truck then hit an electric pole as it picked up speed broke a tie rod in half. He then lost control as it flew across the street still increasing speed. At that time he hit 2 trees and a fire hydrant, then the truck spun and the rear wrapped around another tree. The airbags did not deploy either driver or passenger side. He was killed on impact and the passenger did survive.

- Dayton, OH, USA

problem #3

Jan 152003

(reported on)

Sonoma

  • miles
While traveling at 65 mph the consumers vehicle was rear ended by another driver who was also traveling at 65. Consumer stated that none of the vehicles air bags deployed.

- Tracy, CA, USA

problem #2

May 232001

(reported on)

Sonoma

  • miles
Consumer was in an accident in which he hit a tree and the air bag experienced no deployment, consumer purchased vehicle due to it being equipped with the air bag and having a doctor's excuse not to wear a seat belt for physical reasons.

- Albion, MI, USA

problem #1

Dec 052000

Sonoma

  • miles
ABS pulled when two of the tires on vehicle were not on the same type of road surface, causing vehicle to crash, during the accident, the airbags experienced no deployment, the service manager agreed that the ABS was not functioning properly however the computer showed that none of the sensors failed.

- Presque Isle, MI, USA