Ownership Cost for 1992 GMC Sonoma (Reg. Cab Short Bed 2WD)
Estimated: $23050 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$984
$472
$413
$374
$335
$2578
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1696
$1747
$1808
$1880
$1965
$9096
Maintenance
$40
$253
$137
$225
$1038
$1693
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$4286
$4300
$4269
$4577
$5618
$23050
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 4300.0
Displacement CI: 262.40209960734
Displacement L: 4.3
Doors: 2
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine Manufacturer: CPC
Fuel Injection Type: Throttle Body Fuel Injection (TBI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: GMC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sonoma
Model Year: 1992
Other Engine Info: 90 Degree
Plant City: Moraine
Plant Company Name: NA - Truck Platform
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Series: Small Conventional Cab
Trim: 1/2 ton nominal
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
ENGINE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN AT TIMES WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. IF THE CLUTCH IS DISENGAGED DURING THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE WLL RUN AROUND 3000 RPM FOR APPROX. 15 SECONDS BEFORE IT RETURNS TO NORMAL IDLE. DEALER CLAIMS NO CODES AND ENGINE IS OPERATING TO SPECIFICATIONS. THEY TEST DROVE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEIR STATEMENT TO ME WAS " WE CAN NOT FIX IT IF WE DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO FIX". I ASKED THEM IF THEY HAD CALLED GMC TO TROUBLE SHOOT THE PROBLEM AND THEIR REPLY WAS YES AND THEY DID NOT KNOW AND HAD NO OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM. I PICKED THE TRUCK UP FROM THE DEALER ON 9/21 AND DROVE IT ON 9/22 AROUND TOWN WITH NO PROBLEM. THEN ON 9/23 AFTER A 3 STOP SHOPPING TRIP, THE TRUCK INCURED THE SAME PROBLEM AS BEFORE. MY DEALER HAS OFFERED TO KEEP THE TRUCK FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS OF TEST DRIVING BUT I AM AFFRAID THAT THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SINCE THEY DROVE IT 60 MILES THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD IT.*AK
1992
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CYLINDER HEADS RECONDITIONED, ALSO OIL FILTER ADAPTER/VALVE SEALS/VACUUM HOSE REPLACED.