1991 CHEVROLET S10 Electrical System Problems

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 1991 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE DECELERATES. THEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE SHE STILL HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOESN'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE, SHE'S AFRAID THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CONTACT HASN'T TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. *JB

DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE OVER NIGHT AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WIRING FOR CIGAR LIGHTER, RADIO, AND DEFROSTER FAN SPEED WERE MELTED/BURNED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH CONSUMER HEARD SOME TYPE OF POPPING SOUND AND PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE, AND SAW SOME SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. ALTERNATOR CAUGHT ON FIRE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME OUT AND PUT OUT THE FIRE. *AK

IGNITION FAILED.

UNDER THE HOOD COMPARTMENT FIRE CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, WHILE DRIVING HEARD A HIGH PITCH NOISE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, DIGITAL READOUT ELECTRONIC DASHBOARD BLACKED OUT, CAUSING NO LIGHTS/SPEEDOMETER/ODOMETER/ENGINE TEMPERATURE/FUEL GAUGES AND RMP READOUT DUE TO VIBRATION WHICH IS UNIQUE IN TRUCKS. *AK

AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE WIRING, CAUSED THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SMOKE. *AK *JB

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE: AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ALTERNATOR, RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE EA94-029. *AK

DRIVING TO WORK INTERIOR FILLED WITH SMOKE. TURNED OFF IGNITION, RESTARTED VEHICLE THE ELECTRONIC DASH BECAME INOPERATIVE. *AK

ELECTRICAL FUSE MISSING PRONG, CAUSING FUSES TO FALL OUT.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE, THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FIRE, THE ALTERNATOR CAUGHT FIRE WHILE DRIVING. *AK

APPROXIMATELY EVERY 1,000 MILES VEHICLE STARTS TO IDLE ROUGH; WHEN COMING TO STOP AND MAKING TURNS ENGINE DIES; LOST POWER STEERING; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT

WHILE DRIVING FREEWAY, ONE OF ALTERNATOR BEARINGS WENT OUT, CAUSED UNDERHOOD FIRE. TT

REPLACED IGNITION MODULE.

VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE PARKED WITH THE IGNITION OFF.(EA94-029). TT

HEARD A SMALL NOISE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE INCREASED SMOKE COMING FROM HOOD. RESULTING IN THE ALTERNATOR CATCHING ON FIRE. TT