1997 CHEVROLET S10 Problems & Recalls
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A FLAT TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RELEASE THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE SPARE TIRE HOIST ASSEMBLY RETAINER HAD MALFUNCTIONED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT ...
Mileage: 130,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED IN RAINY WEATHER, WHICH CAUSED A REDUCTION IN VISIBILITY. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V159000 (VISIBILITY). THE VEHICLE WAS N...
Mileage: 53,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE SPORADICALLY WHEN TURNED ON. SOME TIMES WHEN YOU TURN THEM ON, THEY WILL OPERATE NORMALLY AND OTHER TIMES THEY WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL. THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL WERE INCLUDED IN A RECALL BUT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE PROBLEM CAN OCCUR WHEN THE VEHI...
Mileage: 90,000
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO ENTER THE GARAGE, THE ENGINE ACCELERATES WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES. LETTING OFF OF THE BRAKES AND REAPPLYING THEM AND PUSHING HARDER HAS EASED THE ISSUE SOMEWHAT. IT DOES THIS VERY FREQUENTLY. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES AND COUNTING WHEN INITIALLY APPLYING THE BRAKE AT EITHER 45MPH OR 10 MPH MY 1997 CHEVY S10 VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND CRUISE CONTROL OFF AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE FULL SPEED/THROTTLE. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO BRAKE EVEN HARDER, BUT THEN THE...
Mileage: 150,000
OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES AND COUNTING WHEN INITIALLY APPLYING THE BRAKE AT EITHER 45MPH OR 10 MPH MY 1997 CHEVY S10 VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND CRUISE CONTROL OFF AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE FULL SPEED/THROTTLE. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO BRAKE EVEN HARDER, BUT THEN THE...
Mileage: 150,000
OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES AND COUNTING WHEN INITIALLY APPLYING THE BRAKE AT EITHER 45MPH OR 10 MPH MY 1997 CHEVY S10 VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND CRUISE CONTROL OFF AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE FULL SPEED/THROTTLE. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO BRAKE EVEN HARDER, BUT THEN THE...
Mileage: 150,000
SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES, LINES BLEW. NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ACROSS MFRS. . WELL MAINTAINED CARS WITH SEVERELY CORRODED FUEL AND BRAKE LINES. I BET IT CAN BE TRACED TO A CHEAP SUPPLIER THAT SUPPLIED THE BIG 3 FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS. NO CORROSION RESISTANCE ON THE STEEL. C...
Mileage: 187,000
SEVERELY CORRODED BRAKE LINES, LINES BLEW. NEAR MISS ACCIDENT. THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT ACROSS MFRS. . WELL MAINTAINED CARS WITH SEVERELY CORRODED FUEL AND BRAKE LINES. I BET IT CAN BE TRACED TO A CHEAP SUPPLIER THAT SUPPLIED THE BIG 3 FOR A PERIOD OF YEARS. NO CORROSION RESISTANCE ON THE STEEL. C...
Mileage: 187,000
VEHICAL PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME I HIT HIM RUNNING 55 MPH MY SAFETY BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY RESULTING IN SEVERE SEATBELT AND STERRING WHEEL DAMAGE TO MY BODY AND TERIBLE NECK PAIN AND BACK PAIN RESULTING FROM LACK OF AIR BAGNEGLECT
Mileage: 220,000
WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS START OR STOP WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED ON/OFF. INTERMITTENT SETTING DOES NOT WORK, WIPERS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK AS IF TURNED ON AND NOT IN INTERMITTENT MODE. WIPER BLADE WILL STOP AT DIFFERENT INTERVALS ON WINDSHIELD. *TR
I HAVE READ OF A SAFTEY RECALL ON THIS VEHICAL WITH THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, I SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO STOP, IT'S ONLY A SMALL PICK UP, I KNOW FOR CERTIAN I HAVE A FULLY LOADED WORK TRUCK A FORD 3/4 TON ECONOLINE VAN AND I KNOW I COULD HAVE STOPPED THAT VEHICLE IN ...
Mileage: 85,000
I HAVE READ OF A SAFTEY RECALL ON THIS VEHICAL WITH THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME, I SHOULD HAVE HAD PLENTY OF DISTANCE TO STOP, IT'S ONLY A SMALL PICK UP, I KNOW FOR CERTIAN I HAVE A FULLY LOADED WORK TRUCK A FORD 3/4 TON ECONOLINE VAN AND I KNOW I COULD HAVE STOPPED THAT VEHICLE IN ...
Mileage: 85,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WAS NOT FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS A MECHANIC, WHO INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE CIRCUIT BOARD. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V...
Mileage: 170,000
PASSENGER SEAT RECLINE HANDLE BROKE OFF WITH THE SEAT IN THE RECLINED POSITION. *TR
Mileage: 136,753
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ACTIVATED. SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND EVENTUALLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO ...
Mileage: 105,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITION WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BEGAN TO FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THERE WAS...
Mileage: 60,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED ALL DIFFERENT SETTING BUT WIPER DID NOT WORK SO I PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED AND THEY HAD STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE (03V159000) WHILE RESEARCHING...
Mileage: 140,000
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN A HEAVY RAIN STORM. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TRIED ALL DIFFERENT SETTING BUT WIPER DID NOT WORK SO I PARKED THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT DAY I CHECKED AND THEY HAD STARTED WORKING AGAIN. I FOUND A RECALL NOTICE (03V159000) WHILE RESEARCHING...
Mileage: 140,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP SIGN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE BRAKE FLUID ABNORMALLY LEAKED FROM THE VEHICLE. HE WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE AND THEN TO A LOCAL INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC FOU...
Mileage: 93,000
THERE ARE 8 SAFETY RECALLS ON THE CHEVY S10.1997.THE COMPANYS STATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF THESE RECALLS.BUT MY VEHICLES HAS ALL OF THESE DEFECTS.AND IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THESE ISSUES.IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY.BUT PEOPLES LUCK ALWAYS RUNS OUT.I CANT AFFOR...
Mileage: 82,000
THERE ARE 8 SAFETY RECALLS ON THE CHEVY S10.1997.THE COMPANYS STATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF THESE RECALLS.BUT MY VEHICLES HAS ALL OF THESE DEFECTS.AND IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THESE ISSUES.IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY.BUT PEOPLES LUCK ALWAYS RUNS OUT.I CANT AFFOR...
Mileage: 82,000
THERE ARE 8 SAFETY RECALLS ON THE CHEVY S10.1997.THE COMPANYS STATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF THESE RECALLS.BUT MY VEHICLES HAS ALL OF THESE DEFECTS.AND IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THESE ISSUES.IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY.BUT PEOPLES LUCK ALWAYS RUNS OUT.I CANT AFFOR...
Mileage: 82,000
THERE ARE 8 SAFETY RECALLS ON THE CHEVY S10.1997.THE COMPANYS STATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF THESE RECALLS.BUT MY VEHICLES HAS ALL OF THESE DEFECTS.AND IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THESE ISSUES.IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY.BUT PEOPLES LUCK ALWAYS RUNS OUT.I CANT AFFOR...
Mileage: 82,000
THERE ARE 8 SAFETY RECALLS ON THE CHEVY S10.1997.THE COMPANYS STATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF THESE RECALLS.BUT MY VEHICLES HAS ALL OF THESE DEFECTS.AND IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THESE ISSUES.IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY.BUT PEOPLES LUCK ALWAYS RUNS OUT.I CANT AFFOR...
Mileage: 82,000
THERE ARE 8 SAFETY RECALLS ON THE CHEVY S10.1997.THE COMPANYS STATE MY VEHICLE IS NOT ON THE LIST OF THESE RECALLS.BUT MY VEHICLES HAS ALL OF THESE DEFECTS.AND IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY I HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT YET DUE TO THESE ISSUES.IVE BEEN VERY LUCKY.BUT PEOPLES LUCK ALWAYS RUNS OUT.I CANT AFFOR...
Mileage: 82,000
THE BRAKE LINE ON MY 1997 CHEVY S-10 BURST LEADING TO TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY ...LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT ... AN EMERGENCY REPAIR AT A NEARBY STATION COST ME $800 ... THEY REPLACED ONLY ONE SIDE OF BRAKING SYSTEM (THE SIDE THAT BURST) ... I TRIED TO CONTACT CHEVY TO GET THEM TO REPAIR ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING HOME HE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD. HE CONTINUED DRIVING, AND THEN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE FIRE FIGHTERS COULD NOT IDENTIFY THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AN...
Mileage: 200,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. HE CALLED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL # (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). HE WAS ADVISED THAT BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL, HE WAS INELI...
Mileage: 126,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V159000, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE EXISTING RECALL AND TH...
Mileage: 70,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V159000, WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE VIN WAS NOT A PART OF THE EXISTING RECALL AND TH...
Mileage: 70,400
ON THE 1997 CHEVY S-10 THE HEADLIGHT WIRING IS NOT HEAVY ENOUGH TO CARRY ENOUGH CURRENT TO THE HEADLIGHTS MAKING THEM DIM AND VERY POOR VISIBILITY. PLEASE RECALL AND FIX TO MAKE BETTER VISIBILITY. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAILGATE STRAPS (CABLES) CONSTANTLY FAIL. THE CONTACT MADE THE REPAIRS AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITH PARTS PURCHASED FROM THE CHEVROLET DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT VE...
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP AND START AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE MOTOR IS RUNNING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE COU...
Mileage: 71,100
A MONTH AGO MY VEHICLE HAD A DASH BOARD LIGHT COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. IT IS THE AIR BAG LIGHT. DURING THIS PERIOD I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, HE PLACED IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC AND FOUND NOTHING WRONG AT A COST OF JUST UNDER $100. THE LIGHT HAS CONTINUED TO COME ON AND THE VEHICLE HAS STALLED ...
Mileage: 117,451
I AM FILING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. OWNER NAME IS [XXX]. I AM A PRIVATE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICE PERSON, AND HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO SOFTWARE DEFECTS IN THE BATTERY PACK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USED IN THE 1997-1998 MODEL CHEVROLET S-10EV ELECTRIC TRUCK. THE VEHICLE NOTED IN THIS COMPLAIN...
Mileage: 15,000
I AM FILING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. OWNER NAME IS [XXX]. I AM A PRIVATE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICE PERSON, AND HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO SOFTWARE DEFECTS IN THE BATTERY PACK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USED IN THE 1997-1998 MODEL CHEVROLET S-10EV ELECTRIC TRUCK. THE VEHICLE NOTED IN THIS COMPLAIN...
Mileage: 18,000
TIRES FAILED NYS INSPECTION, BULGING SIDEWALL GOODYEAR VIVA 2 BOUGHT AT WALMART. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER INFORMED HIM THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD ...
Mileage: 140,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHUT OFF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, THEY FAILED TO RETURN TO THE CORRECT POSITION ON THE WINDSHIELD. SHORTLY AFTER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AGAIN AND WOULD SPORADICALLY CHANGE SPEED. THE NEXT TIME THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO USE THE WIPER...
Mileage: 14,000
THIS IS IN REGARDS TO A 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP. IT'S A 4 CYLINDER, 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THE LEFT TAILGATE STRAP BROKE. THE STRAP IS CLEARLY RUSTED THROUGHOUT WHICH CAUSED IT TO SNAP. I NOTICED THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS TYPE OF STRAP ON A GMC TRUCK. THIS IS NOT A PART FOR THE AVERAGE PERSON T...
Mileage: 77,000
SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I CANNOT GET THE CORRECT FUEL AMOUNT TO SHOW ON THE GAUGE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WAITING FOR A RECALL WITH NO LUCK. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE GAUGE SAYS I HAVE FUEL. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A D...
Mileage: 42,000
SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE, I CANNOT GET THE CORRECT FUEL AMOUNT TO SHOW ON THE GAUGE. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES WAITING FOR A RECALL WITH NO LUCK. I HAVE RAN OUT OF GAS SEVERAL TIMES WHEN THE GAUGE SAYS I HAVE FUEL. ONCE ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS FORCED OFF THE ROAD AND INTO A D...
Mileage: 42,000
FLUID LEAKS FROM CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR
Mileage: 145,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THE WIPER SWITCH WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CURRENT ...
Mileage: 260,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE DEALER HAS NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.
Mileage: 150,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2003. T...
Mileage: 139,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS NEEDING THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE REPLACED IN MARCH OF 2003. T...
Mileage: 139,000
CLEAR COAT ON PAINT COMING OFF. *NM
Mileage: 102,000
BRAKES TOTALLY FAILED, CAR STARTED TO ROLL DOWN HILL, ONLY WAY TO STOP WAS TO ENGAGE THE PARKIG BRAKE. CAUSE WAS BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. *NM
Mileage: 98,500
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LOWERING THE TAILGATE, IT WAS NOTICED THE PASSENGER SIDE CABLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SEEN BY A MECHANIC. *AK
Mileage: 72,000
WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH HIGHBEAMS TURN ON, LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING FROM HIGHBEAM TO DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS. TO TEMPORARILY STOP THE PROBLEM WAS TO SWITCH FROM HIGHBEAM TO LOWBEAM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT CAN LEAD TO FATAL ACCIDENTS!!! *NM
Mileage: 167,171
WIPERS FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE DURING HEAVY DOWNPOUR. MANAGED TO NAVIGATE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF ROAD WITH SEVERAL NEAR MISSES. DISCOVERED ON YOUR WEB SITE THAT A PROBLEM WITH WIPER CONTROL BOARD WAS IDENTIFIED IN 1997 S10'S. GM STATES THAT MY VIN FALLS OUTS...
Mileage: 93,120
TAILGATE CABLES FAILED DUE TO INTERNAL RUSTING. FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, I SUFFERED SKIN ABRASIONS, BRUISES AND A SPRAINED ANKLE. TAILGATE SUFFERED SUPERFICIAL PAINT DAMAGE AND BOWING IN THE MIDDLE. PARTS MUST BE REPLACED, REPLACEMENT CABLES CANNOT BE OBTAINED WITHOU...
Mileage: 93,685
HIT BUMP AT BELOW 15 MPH WHILE TURNING RIGHT AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION DURING RUSH HOUR AND SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. CIRCUMSTANCES WERE FORTUNATE IN THAT IT HAPPENED THE WAY IT DID BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY HIGH SPEED TAILGATERS. *JB
Mileage: 125,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT IS LOOSE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DETERMINED WHILE REPLACING THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V200000, REGARDING THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
Mileage: 102,699
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL 03V159000, CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER ONLINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTA...
Mileage: 134,000
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND DETERMINED THE NHTSA RECALL # 03V159000 CONCERNING THE VISIBILITY WINDSH...
Mileage: 109,198
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT TAILGATE CABLE FRACTURED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 5/2/200...
Mileage: 30,000
I OWN A 1997 CHEVY S10 AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE TO FIND OUT IF MY TRUCK FELL UNDER THE RECALL YOU HAVE ON YOUR SITE REGARDING THIS TRUCK AND THEY SAID NO. IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON YOUR SITE BUT ACCORDING TO THEM ONLY A FEW OF...
Mileage: 103,300
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON,#5 FUSE BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY IN FUSE BLOCK, RUNNING LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSTICS RAN EVERYTHING OK ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON,#5 FUSE BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY IN FUSE BLOCK, RUNNING LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSTICS RAN EVERYTHING OK ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. *NM
Mileage: 80,000
WHILE LOADING A VANITY BASE AND SINK INTO REAR OF 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK UP, BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES SNAPPED IN HALF. MY SELF AND A FRIEND WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE BASE WITH OUT ANY DAMAGE TO BASE OR INJURY TO EITHER OF US. BOTH CABLES HAD RUSTED AND THE WEIGHT, APPROX. 150 POUNDS SNAPPED BOTH. GATE WI...
Mileage: 39,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN MY CHEVROLET S-10 [XXX] ARE DEFECTIVE AND CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX THEM. THEY SAY NO ACTIVE RECALL IS IN EFFECT. DRIVING WITH NO WIPERS IS DANGEROUS AND CHEVROLET SAYS IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THEM. BEING A CHEVROLET OWNER FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS MAKES ME THINK T...
Mileage: 44,000
BRAKES: THE FRONT BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AT SLOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IF THE VEHICLE HAS SET IDLE FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES ENGAGE, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE, WITH NO MEANS OF STOPPING. *NM
Mileage: 45,000
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCKBRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VI AND THE YEAR, AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK
I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. THE LETTER STATED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL AND THAT THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED ONCE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE ON THE L...
DT: 1997 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. ALSO, THEY A WILL STICK. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS HAPPENED SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE ON MARCH 23, 2005. THE CONTACT THOUGHT IT WOU...
Mileage: 67,000
DT: 1997 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A COMMON THING. THEY HAD A LOT OF VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT ...
I HAD A P0300 CODE WHICH IS A RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AFTER REPLACING ALL THE PARTS THAT I WAS TOLD THAT GIVE THIS CODE I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME IN DEPTH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT GM HAD PURCHASED DEFECTIVE DISTRIBUTOR DRIVE GEARS THAT WERE NOT HARDENED PROPERLY CAUSING THEM TO WEAR OUT. TH...
Mileage: 98,000
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. ON ONE OCCASION THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK. ON 3 OTHER OCCASIONS THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON AND STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE TRUCK DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MOST OF THE TIME THE WIPERS ...
Mileage: 72,000
THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUALLY READS PAST FULL NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THIS BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MI. WHEN I RAN OUT OF FUEL THINKING THE GAUGE TO BE CORRECT. *NM
Mileage: 50,000
BRAKING FOR DEER AT NIGHT EXPERIENCING TOTAL MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE, IE, BRAKE PETAL GOING DOWN TO FLOOR BOARD AFTER INITIAL SMALL RESISTANCE. AFTER AVOIDING DEER THE BRAKE PETAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. NO BRAKE FLUID LOSS. RESERVOIR FULL
Mileage: 100,000
MY S10 STALLS CONTANTLY. GOING 60 OR GOING 15, DOESNT MATTER. ALL GAUGES SLAM TO ZERO AND SOMETIMES IT RESTARTS, SOMETIMES IT DOESNT. I LOSE STEERING AND ITS REALLY DANGEROUS. HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, I HAVE TO THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART, SOMETIMES IT DOES, OTHER TIMES IT DOESNT. INCIDENT DATE...
Mileage: 80,000
TAILGATE CABLE HAS BROKEN AND TAILGATE WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY WEIGHT.
1. DOOR SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING. STILL DO NOT WORK. 2. BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (FUSE KEEPS BLOWING). UNKNOWN CAUSE, POSSIBLY LIVING ON A ROUGH DIRT ROAD. STILL DO NOT WORK.
1. DOOR SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING. STILL DO NOT WORK. 2. BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (FUSE KEEPS BLOWING). UNKNOWN CAUSE, POSSIBLY LIVING ON A ROUGH DIRT ROAD. STILL DO NOT WORK.
DT: THE VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT WHERE IT HIT TREES. ON A RAINY DAY IN FEBRUARY AS VEHICLE WAS GOING ALONG AT OR BELOW 55 MPH. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND DID NOT WORK. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL. CALLER UN...
Mileage: 83,500
THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 1997 S-10 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK DOES NOT WORK. THE NEEDLE REMAINS ON THE FULL POSITION. I NOTICED THE GAUGE WAS ERRATIC PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING, BUT I FORGOT IT, SO UNFORTUNATELY NO RECORDED COMPLAINT WAS AVAILALE WHEN IT CEASED TO OPERATE. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBL...
Mileage: 28,000
1997 CHEVROLET S10 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER'S WIPERS FAILED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE WIPER REPAIRED BUT AFTER WAITING THE CONSUMER LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A SECON...
AROUND THE END OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD, MY TRUCK STARTED SHIFTING INTO "SECOND" GEAR HARD AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOWARD THE END OF A 200 MILE TRIP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NO LONGER HAS A "SECOND" GEAR. THE TRUCK HAD 48,023 MILES ON IT. I CANNOT DETERMINE FOR SURE IF THE OVERDRIVE FU...
Mileage: 48,023
.WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN A VERY HEAVY DOWN POUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CONSUMER TRIED TO GET TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN, KOST CONTROL, AND HAD ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A ROAD WITH NO YELLOW LINE. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS ROAD INTO A YARD AND BACKWARDS ROUGH A CAR PORT INTO A CAR. CONSUMER WAS CITED A STHE ...
Mileage: 13,500
HOOD LATCH AND SAFETY CATCH FAILED ALLOWING HOOD TO BLOW BACK AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING.*AK
Mileage: 87,900
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
CHEVROLET BALL JOINT RECALLS CAMPAIGNS 01I8000 / 01V20000 SENT IN ALL REQUIRED QUALIFING INFORMATION TO CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE / GM DENIES MY REFUND FOR BALL JOINT REPAIR .....KNOWING MY INFORMATION IS CORRECT .... I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET MY REFUND DOES CHEVEROLET HAVE TO BE FORCED BY T...
Mileage: 97,000
FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER GM VEHICLES HE OWNED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.*AK
Mileage: 40,000
P1870 CODE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPAIR BEFORE IT NEEDS IT. FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD.*AK
Mileage: 89,000
WINSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNTIONED AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE IS A RECALL WHERE GM BULLETIN # 03023 DATED MAY 2003 LISTS ALL 1997 S10 PICKUPS INVOLVED, YET WHEN I CALLED , THEY SAID MY VIN # [XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND KEEP THE RECORDS IN CASE I...
Mileage: 85,000
CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
Mileage: 70,800
THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. THIS WAS DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V159000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ONCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WHEN KNEELING ON THE TAILGATE BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Mileage: 92,000
RIVETS HOLDING TWO PIECE THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY TOGETHER FAILIED CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO JAM OPEN.*AK
Mileage: 90,000
CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ONE YEAR AGO FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE LETTER STATED NOT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN UNLESS THE PROBLEM EXISTED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND REPAIRS WERE DENIED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THEY STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER INCLUDED...
Mileage: 105,000
ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 S10 PICKUP BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION (THERE HAVE BEEN 4 INSTANCES OF THIS SO FAR). IN MY ENSUING INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM, I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ON 9-8-2004 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTHVIEW CHEVROLET IN...
Mileage: 75,500
WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL, BUT THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON REC...
VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS DON'T WORK AT ALL. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD MORE THAN 70,000MI THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST THE OWNER.ACCORDING TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #03023 THIS DEFECT SHOUL...
Mileage: 97,000
THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY WIPER SYSTEM WHICH WAS RECALLED. *NM RECALL#03V159000. *JB
FUEL GAUGE IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT READING CORRECTLY. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
MY 1997 S-10 WAS MADE IN 1996. I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION REGARDING A RECALL 98V150001. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK.*AK I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR WIPE THE WINDSHIELD MY SELF. WHAT CAN I D...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 1997 S-10 CHEV. TRUCK. AT A PARTY A FRIEND AND I WERE SITTING ON THE TAIL-GATE OF THE TRUCK. SURPRISINGLY THE CABLES SUPPORTING THE GATE HAD BROKEN. I CALLED ON LOCAL CHEV. DEALER AND ASK IF THEY FELT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THEY ASK ME IF I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING TAILGATE PROBLEMS. ...
Mileage: 42,000
DRIVER-SIDE SEATBELT BECOMES UNLATCHED FROM THE RECEIVER AT RANDOM TIMES DURING DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW DOZEN TIMES.
Mileage: 80,000
AT 45,000 MILES THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME UNSTABLE ON MY 1997 S-10 PICKUP. THE GAUGE INDICATES MORE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE THAN IS IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING A RAINSTORM AND ONCE AGAIN WHILE IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. INQUIRIES INDICATE THAT THIS IS A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM FOR MANY GM V...
Mileage: 45,000
THE VEHICLE WAS LETTING OFF EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH PUT THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER TO SLEEP. THE DRIVER WAS AWAKENED BY A POLICE SIREN. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE BRAKES FAILED TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SU...
THE VEHICLE WAS LETTING OFF EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH PUT THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER TO SLEEP. THE DRIVER WAS AWAKENED BY A POLICE SIREN. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE BRAKES FAILED TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SU...
CONSUMER STATED THAT ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, SHE HAD A THROW BEARING PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, WAS HAVING THAT SAME PROBLEM. WHEN PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AS IF THERE WAS METAL TO METAL GRINDING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING OIL LINE CAME APART AND DUMPED OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE OIL LINE WAS REPLACED. THEN, TRANSMISSION LINE CAME APART AND DUMPED TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. TRANSMISSION LINE WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE BOTH LINES COMING APART WAS UNDETERMINED. *...
Mileage: 10,000
WHILE DRIVING OIL LINE CAME APART AND DUMPED OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE OIL LINE WAS REPLACED. THEN, TRANSMISSION LINE CAME APART AND DUMPED TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. TRANSMISSION LINE WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE BOTH LINES COMING APART WAS UNDETERMINED. *...
Mileage: 10,000
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER COULD HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *JB
Mileage: 117,900
ONE OF THE FUEL LINES UNDER THE CAB RUSTED THROUGH AND IS ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK ABOVE ELECTRIDAL CONTACTS TO AIR BAG SENSOR. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE SENSOR IS ALSO CORRODED. THE FUEL LINES ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM ROAD SALT AND DEBRIS. *AK
Mileage: 105,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS WHEN HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK *NM
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS WHEN HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK *NM
Mileage: 90,000
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THEN, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH GARAGE DOOR. FINALLY, VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER SUBMERGING IN A SWIMMING POOL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SUGGESTED HE PAY FOR THE REPAIR UP FRONT. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND IS NOW WAITING TO BE REIMBURSED. *NM
Mileage: 139,373
GAS GAUGE READS FULL WITH LESS THAN 1/2 TANK. I ALSO OWN 2000 BLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER AFTER FILL-UP WITH BOTH OF THEM. *LA
RE: WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 BLAZER. I WAS INFORMED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED LAST YEAR ON S-10S FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILURE, THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD 72,000 MILES, THEREFORE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. SINCE THAT TIME I ...
WHILE DRIVING UNDER RAINY ROAD CONDITIONS DRIVER CUT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND THERE WAS NO REACTION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL. *AK *JB
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, ENGINE STALLED, AND THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. IT WAS AN A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Mileage: 62,000
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, ENGINE STALLED, AND THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. IT WAS AN A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Mileage: 62,000
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, ENGINE STALLED, AND THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. IT WAS AN A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Mileage: 62,000
AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, ENGINE STALLED, AND THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. IT WAS AN A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *NM
Mileage: 62,000
WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, TIRE WAS THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK
Mileage: 48,000
SUNSHELL IN TRANSMISSION BROKEN TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS, REPAIR SHOP STATES HEAVY DUTY SUNSHELL HAS BEEN RELEASED TO REPLACE THE INFERIOR SUNSHELL THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR THE 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP. REPAIR SHOP STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. REPAIRS EACH TIME TOTALLING IN EXCESS OF $2,000.00. PURCH...
Mileage: 10,000
WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES ON NORMAL CONDITIONS. VEHICLE WILL TAKE LONGER TO STOP, MAKING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK AT FIRST THEY WOULD STOP OPERATING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THEN THEY STARTED NOT TO OPERATE AT ALL. CONSUME...
Mileage: 98,000
FUEL GAUGE GOES TO FULL WHEN DRIVING REGARDLESS OF FUEL LEVEL. ORIGINAL OWNER RAN OUT OF FUEL ONCE BEFORE THEY KNEW THE GAUGE WASN'T CORRECT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND/OR FATALITY. IT ALSO MAY HAVE SHORTENED THE LIFE OF THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP.*AK
Mileage: 40,000
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SPECIAL POLICY THAT RECOGNIZED THIS DEFECT. *AK
Mileage: 83,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, AND SOMETIMES WOULD RESTART ON ITS OWN. ALSO, SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE NOT TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, AND SOMETIMES WOULD RESTART ON ITS OWN. ALSO, SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE NOT TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED, AND SOMETIMES WOULD RESTART ON ITS OWN. ALSO, SENDING UNIT MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE FUEL GAUGE NOT TO REGISTER THE CORRECT AMOUNT OF GASOLINE IN THE TANK. *AK
Mileage: 60,000
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR: THE '97 CHEVY S10 I OWN RECENTLY EXPERIENCED VERY ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WITH INDICATING THE LEVEL OF FUEL CURRENTLY IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE DEPENDING UPON THE GAUGE I RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWED JUST UNDER 1/2 TANK. THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT SO I THOU...
Mileage: 41,050
FAULTY FUEL GAUGE/SENSOR: THE '97 CHEVY S10 I OWN RECENTLY EXPERIENCED VERY ERRATIC BEHAVIOR WITH INDICATING THE LEVEL OF FUEL CURRENTLY IN THE VEHICLE. WHILE DEPENDING UPON THE GAUGE I RAN OUT OF FUEL WHEN THE GAUGE SHOWED JUST UNDER 1/2 TANK. THIS VEHICLE HAS JUST OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT SO I THOU...
Mileage: 41,050
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE MADE A CHOKING NOISE LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL THEN, IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE GASKET, SEALS, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, AT 49,773 REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING BECAUSE OF A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE MOTOR. *AK
Mileage: 49,773
WHILE DRIVING ENGINE MADE A CHOKING NOISE LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL THEN, IT STOPPED ACCELERATING. DEALERSHIP REPLACED ENGINE GASKET, SEALS, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD BECAUSE THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. ALSO, AT 49,773 REAR WINDSHIELD WIPER QUIT WORKING BECAUSE OF A ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE MOTOR. *AK
Mileage: 49,773
THE PAINT HAS A DEFECT IN IT ON THE HOOD AND THE ROOF THAT LOOKS LIKE IT IS PEELING DOWN TO A GRAY SURFACE AND I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AND HE TOLD ME I AM OUT OF LUCK OF GETTING MY CAR PAINTED. IT IS CLEAR THAT IT IS A DEFECT IN THE PAINT SO WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF MY POCKET.
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION LEAKED FLUID, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK
Mileage: 38,000
I AM AN AUTOMOTIVE FORENSIC INVESTIGATOR. I HAVE INSPECTED THIS VEHICLE, WHICH WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER INCIDENT, AND FOUND THE SAME "ENERGY MANAGEMENT LOOP" AS WAS RECALLED IN NHTSA RECALL #03V117000. THE DRIVER OF THIS VEHICLE WAS A 29 YEAR OLD GENTLEMAN, 6 FOOT TALL AND 200 POUNDS. HE WAS FULL...
Mileage: 71,274
GOT THE TRUCK AT 48,400 MILES. AT 48,800 AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CONTINUOULY FOR ABOUT 25 MINUTES, MY TRUCK SHIFTED VERY HARD BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE PROBLEM COULD BE DUPLICATED LIKE CLOCKWORK. TALKED TO BOTH THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER AND CHEVROLET AND NEITHER WOULD BUDGE ON AS...
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER, AFTER VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP, FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED WITH NO PROBLEM IN COLD WEATHER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT RESOLVED.*AK
Mileage: 90,000
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONSUMER HEARD A POPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT WHEELS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED. *AK *SC *JB
Mileage: 83,213
AFTER OIL INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET WAS REPLACED, GRINDING NOISE W/ VIBRATION CAME FROM DASHBOARD. HAPPENS MOSTLY WHEN ACCELERATING AND WHEN IDLING ON COLD DAYS. VIBRATION CAN BE FELT IN GAS PEDAL. REPEATED TRIPS TO THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM, NOISE CONTINUES. *AK
Mileage: 27,500
FUEL GAUGE READS FULL WHEN TANK IS ONLY 1/4 FULL OR LESS.*AK
Mileage: 45,800
GAS GAUGE BEGAN READING "FULL" WHEN ONLY 1/4 TANK OR LESS. NOW GAUGE IS "ALL OVER THE PLACE" REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN TANK. I RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER EACH TIME I FILL UP SO I KNOW APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH FUEL I HAVE.*AK
Mileage: 45,800
WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE THE STRAPS BROKE AND CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO COLLAPSE COMPLETELY TO THE GROUND. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL. *AK
Mileage: 90,000
TOOK MY 1997 S10 PICKUP TO A MECHANIC AND REQUESTED HE CHECK THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL FAULTS WHEN CONTINUEING TO APPLY PRESSURE AND BEGINS TO MAKE A BOUNCING TYPE OF FEELING AND THE DISTANCE TO STOP (ESPECIALLY ON WET ROADS) CANNOT BE DETERMINED. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC STATE...
Mileage: 73,166
WHEN DRIVING UNDER RAINING CONDITIONS IF WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ENGAGED WIPERS WON'T COME ON ,AND SOMETIMES THEY DO. CAUSE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
Mileage: 114,000
PER DEALERSHIP "THERE IS AN OIL GALLERY BLOCK IN THE CAMPSHAFT THAT CAUSES AN OIL LEAKAGE". THIS RESULTS IN ENGINE MOTOR FAILURE.*AK
Mileage: 67,000
FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. NHTSA HAS A RECALL ON THIS OR A SIMILAR PROBLEM. JOHN L. SULLIVAN, A CHEVROLET DEALER, STATES THAT THE RECALL DOES NOT COVER THIS ITEM ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. I PAID THEM TO GET IT FIXED, SINCE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND I WOUL...
THE TIMING BELT BROKE TWICE. THE LAST TIME IT BROKE WAS ON 2/27/2003. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER AND IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PEP BOYS, THEY STATED THE TIMING BELT BROKE AND THE VEHICLE DID HAVE ANY AIR COMPRESSION. *AK PH *JB
CONSUMER STATES THAT VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR BAGS NOT DEPLOYING. THIS WASTHE SECOND TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAS HAD A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE AND OBSTRUCTED THE DRIVERS VIEW. *NLM
WHILE DRIVING 20 - 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *JB
WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED. *JB
Mileage: 95,000
I BOUGHT A CHEVY TRUCK BACK IN NOVEMBER OF 2002 FROM THE J.D. BYRIDER STORE IN ST. PETERSBURG, FL AND HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK. THE RADIATOR WAS ALWAYS RUNNING HOT AND FOUND THAT THE WATER WAS SO RUSTY THAT THE WHOLE RADIATOR WAS IN NEED OF REPAIR AS WELL AS THE WATER PUMP. I ...
THE BALL JOINT BROKE, WHICH CAUSED THE WHEEL TO FALL OFF. *JB
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY *JB
DEX-COOL COOLANT EATING AWAY AT GASKETS. PH
Mileage: 149,026
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.*JB
THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED AND THEN HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY.*JB
HINGE ON DRIVER SIDE DOOR WEARING CAUSING DOOR TO SWAG AND CLOSE PROPERLY
THE CARRIER AND PINION BEARINGS IN THE DIFFERENTIAL UNIT WAS REPLACED.*JB
Mileage: 13,465
1997, S-10 CHEVROLET PICKUP VIN [XXX]. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND CHEVY DOES NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT, DESPITE A VEHICLE RECALL FOR THE IN CANADA, FOR THE SAME DEFECT. ALSO THE FUEL SENDING UNIT HAS FAILED (A KNOWN FAILURE ITEM) AND AGAIN CHEVY DENIES THE DEFECT. SEE T...
Mileage: 45,000
ABS LOCKED UP CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND NEITHER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. PH
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TO HAVE THE DIFFERENTIAL CHECKED. THERE WERE BITS OF METAL FOUND IN THE OIL, AND THE ORIGINAL SEAL HAD NOT BEEN BROKEN. *JG *JB
Mileage: 13,465
CONSUMER STATED THE BUILT-IN WEAR INDICATORS NEVER MADE A HIGH-PITCHED WARNING SOUND TO INDICATE BRAKE FAILURE. HOWEVER, THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE LEFT FRONT TIRE AND WAS ALSO HEARD WHEN COMING TO A STOP. ROTORS, DISC, WHEEL CYLINDER AND BRAKE PADS HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT ...
Mileage: 63,800
LEAKING OF THE INTAKE MANIFOLD
Mileage: 73,000
THE OIL IN THE DIFFERENTIAL BECAME TOO OLD WHICH CAUSED THE BEARINGS AND BEARING RING TO CHIP NOTE: THIS LETTER IS BEING ANSWERED BY ANAMARI ALONSO UNDER #10006063 FOLLOW-UP LETTER BY SAME CONSUMER,AAJ. GM INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE PROBLEM HAPPENED BECAUSE HE DID NOT PUT ENOUGH MILES ON THE VEHIC...
Mileage: 13,465
CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE BROKE, SPARE TIRE BOUNCED FROM UNDER THE CAR AND STRUCK ANOTHER CAR. *****DIMS 11 IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****769309. *AK *JB
Mileage: 35,780
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND NO WARNING THE FRONT BALL JOINT ARE WORN AND THE CONSUMER CAN HEAR A LOUD POPPING NOISE, THE CONSUMER IS EXPERIENCING THE SYMPTOMS OF RECALLS 01I-018 AND 01V-200 BUT WAS TOLD BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT QUALIFY DUE TO VIN. THE DE...
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT OPERATE ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. I KNOW THAT THE CHEVY S-10 IN MODEL YEARS 1995 AND 1996 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE "DELAY BOARD" REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE. SINCE I HAD THE PART REPLACED IN...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES STAY ON AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON. WHEN THEY STAY ON THEY INTERMITTENTLY WORK. MR
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHEILD WHIPER SHUT OFF WHILE IN USE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. CONTACTED DEALER. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. *AK *YH
WIPERS WORK FOR A LITTLE WHILE THEN STOP. WHEN ITS RAINING, THEY DONT WANT TO GO ON. IF THEY DO GO ON THEY USUSALLY STOP HALFWAY THROUGH CYCLE. NLM
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND WILL DISENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IN OPERATION. *AK THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR COMPUTER BOARD WAS REPLACED. *SCC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEN CEASED WORKING. DEALER STATES NOT COVERED BY RECALL(ONLY 1996 S-10S COVERED). CHARGED OVER $400.00 FOR DEALER TO FIX.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN NEEDED (DRIVING IN THE RAIN). FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WIPERS FAIL TO WORK MORE OFTEN RECENTLY. WHEN WIPERS FAIL TO WORK I HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER AND ASSIST THE WIPERS TO GET THEM GOING. SOMETIMES THIS INVOLVES OPENING THE HOOD AND TAP...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. POSSIBLY SAME DEFECT AS CAMPAIGN NO: 98V150001. *AK
WE TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AT FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEM AND COST WAS $826. I'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS AND THEIR HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. I CAN'T GET HELP FROM CHEV. OR GM IN RECOUPING MY MONEY. I'VE A FRIEND WHO HAS BLAZER AND HAD SAME PROBLEM LAST WEEK AND HE HAD TO PU...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK, CONSUMER SOMETIMES HAS TO PULL ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO GET THEM TO START WORKING AGAIN. *SLC
SEEMS AS IF WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BAKES LOCK UP OR DO NOT CATCH. CAR-X SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MALFUNCTION IS. THIS PROBLEM ALMOST COST ME TO CRASH A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN PARKING IN A PARKING LOT AND MY BRAKES ...
WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE.REFERRED CONSUMER TO DEALER.*AK
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON SOMETIMES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP DURING OPERATION.*AK THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT, 98V150. *JG
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE OR WILL NOT TURN ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE MOTOR RUNS WHEN THE WIPERS TURN ON BUT THE WIPERS DO NOT MOVE DUE TO WIPER DELAY MODULE FAILURE. *YH
WINDSHIELD WIPERS RARELY WORK. WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO WORK, THEY STOP RANDOMLY AND MOST OF THE TIME DON'T START WORKING AGAIN.*AKI
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AKWINDSHIELD WIPERS GOES OFF (STOP WORKING) AT VARIOUS TIMES, THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. *MJ
DUE TO THE HUGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS, CLEARLY A PROBLEM EXISTS, THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED TORN LIGAMENTS TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. *JG
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, PART WAS REPLACED BY CONSUMER. AT THIS TIME PART IS FAILING AGAIN.*AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP EVERY TIME IF ROLLING SLOW. SAY IN TRAFFIC. *AK
I NOTICED A RECALL FOR SAME VEHICLE YEAR 1994-1996, THIS IS A 1997 WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761021
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
FRAYED WIRE BUNDLE CAUSED BY CLUTCH ARM RUBBING AGAINST WIRES.*AK
BOUGHT TRUCK IN OCTOBER AND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. I SPOKE WITH A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE GM TRANSMISSIONS, HE SUGG...
Mileage: 92,000
IN ORDER TO MAKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK CONSUMER MUST LIFT HOOD AND TAP ON MOTOR.*AK CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH GAS GAUGE. *TT
IN ORDER TO MAKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK CONSUMER MUST LIFT HOOD AND TAP ON MOTOR.*AK CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH GAS GAUGE. *TT
FRAME IS CRACKED, TWO BODY SHOPS STATED IT IS A FATIGUE CRACK DUE TO DEFECTIVE METAL USED DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE. GMC HAS STATED THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING AS THE VEHICLE IS OVER THE WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND NEVER BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
CONSUMER STATES THE NON-DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER STICKS INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER HAS REPAIRED SPEEDOMETER 3 TIMES, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK. CONSUMER STATES THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS BY STICKING AT ONE SPEED, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CORRECT SPEED IS NOT KNOWN, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOW THE 4TH T...
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXHIBITED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK, CONSUMER COULD ALSO SMELL A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM CLUTCH, MECHANIC FOUND WELD BROKE IN CARBURETOR, DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 25,000 MILES. *TT
CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES AT 25,000 MILES. *TT
THIS PROBLEM IS MAGNIFIED WITH WINTER DRIVING ON ICY ROADS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GENERAL MOTORS CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE MOTOR IS ON AND VEHICLE IS PARK, NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH WOULD NEED TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND SHIFT GEARS, AND THEN RESTART VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN CHANGING WINDSHIELD WIPER SPEED BY SWITCH WIPERS DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AIK
WINDOW CRANK MADE FROM DEFECTIVE METAL. HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE CRANKING WINDOW CLOSED EXPOSING SHARP EDGES CUTTING MY HAND WHILE DRIVING..
WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IT WILL TAKE VEHICLE A FEW MINTUES BEFORE IT WILL PUT ITSELF INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE - WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WORK FOR AWHILE AND THEN STOP FOR A FEW MINTUES AND THEN THEY START WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE SOME CLOSE CALLS ON THE HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE.*AK
I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SINCE I HAD THE TRUCK FOR A MONTH THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO I JUST HOPE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHEN I NEED THEM. BUT I FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE WIRES TO GET THEM TO WORK. I FOUND THAT OUT ONE DAY WITH MY KIDS. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DONT WORK WHEN IT'S RAINING. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WAS FAULTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE, AND JIGGLED WIRES AND WIPERS CAME BACK ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CIRCUIT BOARD GOING TO WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE DURING A SUDDEN THUNDERSTORM RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILTY TO THE POINT IT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. WIPERS LATER FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, APPREARS THAT DAMPNESS MAY HAVE AFFECTED THEIR OPERATION. THIS SITUATION CREATES AN EXTREMELY HAZARDO...
WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UNDER VEHICLE BROKE. CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED APPROX. $1000.00 TO REPAIR . ALTERNATOR WENT OUT APPROX. $175.00 TO REPLACE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK 25% OF THE TIME.. MANY TIMES WHEN IT IS RAINING. NOT REPAIRED. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. NOT REPAIRED. BACKUP LIGHTS(BULBS AND FUSES GOOD) NOT WORKING. NOT REPAI...
TRANSMISSION FAILED APPROX. $1000.00 TO REPAIR . ALTERNATOR WENT OUT APPROX. $175.00 TO REPLACE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK 25% OF THE TIME.. MANY TIMES WHEN IT IS RAINING. NOT REPAIRED. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. NOT REPAIRED. BACKUP LIGHTS(BULBS AND FUSES GOOD) NOT WORKING. NOT REPAI...
TRANSMISSION FAILED APPROX. $1000.00 TO REPAIR . ALTERNATOR WENT OUT APPROX. $175.00 TO REPLACE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK 25% OF THE TIME.. MANY TIMES WHEN IT IS RAINING. NOT REPAIRED. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. NOT REPAIRED. BACKUP LIGHTS(BULBS AND FUSES GOOD) NOT WORKING. NOT REPAI...
TRANSMISSION FAILED APPROX. $1000.00 TO REPAIR . ALTERNATOR WENT OUT APPROX. $175.00 TO REPLACE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK 25% OF THE TIME.. MANY TIMES WHEN IT IS RAINING. NOT REPAIRED. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. NOT REPAIRED. BACKUP LIGHTS(BULBS AND FUSES GOOD) NOT WORKING. NOT REPAI...
AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS AND LESS THAN 77,000 MILES, THIS P/U EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS, BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN, HOWEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST CHEVY. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST, OUT OF SEVEN(7) TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF...
REAR BRACKET OF BENCH SEAT HAS FALLEN OFF, ANCHOR HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD.*AK
ORIGINAL AND 3 ADDITIONAL IGNITION COILS, CAPS, AND HARNESSES CORRODED IN A 4 YR TIME SPAN. ORIGINAL AND TWO REPLACEMENT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MOST RECENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS SO BADLY MELTED, TWISTED & DAMAGED THE MECHANIC STATED THAT I WAS "LUCKY" NOT TO HAVE THE EN...
ORIGINAL AND 3 ADDITIONAL IGNITION COILS, CAPS, AND HARNESSES CORRODED IN A 4 YR TIME SPAN. ORIGINAL AND TWO REPLACEMENT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MOST RECENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS SO BADLY MELTED, TWISTED & DAMAGED THE MECHANIC STATED THAT I WAS "LUCKY" NOT TO HAVE THE EN...
ORIGINAL AND 3 ADDITIONAL IGNITION COILS, CAPS, AND HARNESSES CORRODED IN A 4 YR TIME SPAN. ORIGINAL AND TWO REPLACEMENT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MOST RECENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS SO BADLY MELTED, TWISTED & DAMAGED THE MECHANIC STATED THAT I WAS "LUCKY" NOT TO HAVE THE EN...
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*...
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE STARTED JERKING, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN, ENGINE STALLED. WHEN CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. A FEW FEET AWAY COULD SEE FIRE WICH WAS EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN ,THEN FUEL WAS DRIPPING UNDER. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE STARTED JERKING, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN, ENGINE STALLED. WHEN CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. A FEW FEET AWAY COULD SEE FIRE WICH WAS EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN ,THEN FUEL WAS DRIPPING UNDER. *AK
WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB
THE NUMBER OF FAILURES IS AN APPROXIMATE NUMBER BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAVE GIVEN ME PROBLEMS FROM THE DAY AFTER I BROUGHT THE TRUCK HOME UNTIL THE DAY MY HUSBAND WRECKED. THE APPROXIMATE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED, HOWEVER BOTH VEHICLES IN THE ACCIDENT WILL PROBABLY BE TOTALED. I H...
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WITH A HARD JOLT. 4-WD DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE/DISENGAGE BUT A WHIRRING SOUND PRESENT FROM LOCATION 20-40MPH. *AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WITH A HARD JOLT. 4-WD DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE/DISENGAGE BUT A WHIRRING SOUND PRESENT FROM LOCATION 20-40MPH. *AK
WHENEVER WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE IN USE THEY WOULD STOP ON THEIR OWN. SOMETIMES COME BACK ON BY THEMSELVES. WOULD NEED TO STOP VEHICLE AND GET OUT AND JIGGLE WIRES/ WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR OR BLADES THEMSELVES TO GET THEM GOING AGAIN. THIS WOULD CAUSE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR ROAD VISIBILITY IN RAIN....
EACH FAILURE REQUIRED VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT.HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR & FALLS OUT OF OVERDRIVE.DEALER CLAIMS THEY KNOW ABOUT PROBLEMS, BUT REFUSES TO HELP PAY FOR REPAIR. MANY OTHER REPORTS OF IDENTICAL PROBLEM HAVE BEEN REPORTED, NO ACTION TO DATE BY GMC. *AK
DRIVING AT 35MPH THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL FELL FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE/WHEEL ROLLED ACROSS THE ROAD. NO TRAFFIC.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, HAD TO PUSH REALLY HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP, THERE WAS A SQUISHY NOISE, AND EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE.*AK BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING NOISE, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, HAD TO PUSH REALLY HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP, THERE WAS A SQUISHY NOISE, AND EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE.*AK BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING NOISE, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC
CLUTCH FAN KEEPS FLYING OFF INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER REPLACED FAN ONCE, AND CURRENTLY WELDS ON CLUTCH FAN ARE BROKEN AGAIN. CONSUMER FEELS SOMETHING IS CAUSING FANS TO BREAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHEN BRAKING QUICKLY OR A COMPLETE STOP ANT LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T KICK IN. PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS NO BRAKING. BRAKES GRAB A LITTLE WITH PULSATING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE MORE INTERMITTENT THAN THEY SHOULD BE. MOST OF THE TIME DON'T WORK AT ALL, HOWEVER IF YOU KEEP TRYING TO TURN THEM ON, MAYBE THEY'LL WORK 7 MAYBE THEY WON'T. CAN'T DEPEND ON THE WIPER OPERATION. CHECKED DEALER FOR RECALL AND NONE FOR THIS MODEL. WHY NOT?*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION HAS HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR, DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW VALVE BODY AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
TRANSMISSION HAS HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR, DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW VALVE BODY AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATESHE CONTACTED THREE DEALERS FOR THE PART, TWO OF THEM STATED THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ODER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT BECUASE HIS VEHICLE WAS BILT AT A CERTAIN PLANT, THERE IS NO RECALL, HOWEVE...
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE DROPPED OFF THE PAVEMENT INTO THE GRAVELS CAUSING VEHICLE TO TURN SIDEWAYS BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT AND HITTING AN ENBANKMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE ONTO THE HIGHWAY IN WHICH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
INTAKE GASKET BURNED OUT AND ALLOWED ANTI-FREEZE IN ENGINE OIL. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. MECHANIC PUT IN SAME TYPE OF INTAKE GASKET BACK INTO VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR ENGINE TO BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. *AK
INTAKE GASKET BURNED OUT AND ALLOWED ANTI-FREEZE IN ENGINE OIL. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. MECHANIC PUT IN SAME TYPE OF INTAKE GASKET BACK INTO VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR ENGINE TO BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INOPERABLE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
WHEN 4- WHEEL DRIVE IS NEEDED TRANSFER CASE DOES NOT KICK FRONT END INTO GEAR DUE TO ACTUATOR VACUUM FAILING. CONSUMER NOTED THAT ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BEFORE, AND CURRENTLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN BRAKES WERE PRESSED VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY TURNED LEFT. DEALER HAD ADVISED CONSUMERTHAT PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A RUST PROBLEM WHICH WERE NATURAL CAUSES, AND WOULD DISAPPEAR IN A COUPLE OF DAYS. DEFECT WAS STILL PRESISTED, AND CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE FULL C...
TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEARS. ALSO, ENGINE SERVICE AND CHECK LIGHTS WOULD COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT TRANSMISSION BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR SECOND TIME. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BOTH DRIVE LINES REPLACED, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THREE DIFFERENT IDLER ARMS, THREE SETS OF TIRES AND TWO ALIGNMENTS, THE REAR END HAS BEEN REBUILT DUE TO WORN OUT PINION BEARING, TWO PULLEYS ARE SQUEELING, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD AND AB...
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BOTH DRIVE LINES REPLACED, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THREE DIFFERENT IDLER ARMS, THREE SETS OF TIRES AND TWO ALIGNMENTS, THE REAR END HAS BEEN REBUILT DUE TO WORN OUT PINION BEARING, TWO PULLEYS ARE SQUEELING, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD AND AB...
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BOTH DRIVE LINES REPLACED, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THREE DIFFERENT IDLER ARMS, THREE SETS OF TIRES AND TWO ALIGNMENTS, THE REAR END HAS BEEN REBUILT DUE TO WORN OUT PINION BEARING, TWO PULLEYS ARE SQUEELING, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD AND AB...
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD BOTH DRIVE LINES REPLACED, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE, THE TORQUE CONVERTER, THREE DIFFERENT IDLER ARMS, THREE SETS OF TIRES AND TWO ALIGNMENTS, THE REAR END HAS BEEN REBUILT DUE TO WORN OUT PINION BEARING, TWO PULLEYS ARE SQUEELING, THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE PRESSED EXTREMELY HARD AND AB...
AT 54,190 MILES A REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND ROGERS REPLACED IT. AT 105,000 THE REAR END WAS REPLACED AGAIN! THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT HELPFUL AND WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THE WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM.
AT 54,190 MILES A REAR DIFFERENTIAL LEAK CAUSED A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND ROGERS REPLACED IT. AT 105,000 THE REAR END WAS REPLACED AGAIN! THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT HELPFUL AND WOULD NOT HELP ME WITH THE WIPER MOTOR PROBLEM.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. THIS RESULTS IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, AND A REDUCTION IN DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL DUE TO VIN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON T...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STARTED AND STOPPED AT WILL. PRESENTLY STUCK IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING OUTISIDE OF DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS SNOW ON GROUND, WENT TO APPLY BRAKES, AND BRAKES DIDN'T HOLD. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY. VEHICLE OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK BUT WAS NOT OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN FIRST HAPPENS. *YH
CONTACTED JOHN THORNTON CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND RECEIVED NO SATISFACTORY RESPONSE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
APPROX 5MIN OF DRIVING AT RESIDENTIAL SPEEDS ENGINE WOULD CUT IN AND OUT AS IF RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED OBOUT 1/3RD FULL. FIRST TRIP TO THE DEALER FOUND TWO TROUBLE CODES: SP0440 & P0171. WAS TOLD TO TIGHTEN GAS CAP AND RETURN IF PROBLE PERSISTS. WITH FULL TANK OF GAS AND AT H...
APPROX 5MIN OF DRIVING AT RESIDENTIAL SPEEDS ENGINE WOULD CUT IN AND OUT AS IF RUNNING OUT OF GAS. THE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERED OBOUT 1/3RD FULL. FIRST TRIP TO THE DEALER FOUND TWO TROUBLE CODES: SP0440 & P0171. WAS TOLD TO TIGHTEN GAS CAP AND RETURN IF PROBLE PERSISTS. WITH FULL TANK OF GAS AND AT H...
I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THESE WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS HAVE NOT BEEN RECALLED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM. AS MANY COMPLAINTS AS THERE ARE IT IS UNBELIEVABLE THAT CHEVROLET IS IGNORING THIS VERY SERIOUS AND COSTLY DEFECT.*AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH INTERMITTENT STALLING WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN TDEALER FOR REPAIRS. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO BURNING WIRING NOTICED ON FUEL PUMP. *AK
AFTER A LONG CONTINUOUS DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE AND ENTERING LOCAL TRAFFIC AFTER STOPPING AT A LIGHT AND THEN GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND, THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR FROM FIRST TO SECOND, IT WILL STOP AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. *MJS
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
A CRACK HAS DEVELOPED IN THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CHECROLET S-10 PICKUPS. AT TIMES EXHAUST FUMES WILL BUILD UP AND ENTER THE VEHICLE. THIS COULD BE A HAZARD IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MODULE SUBJECT TO RECALLS FOR EARLIER MODEL YEARS. REPLACED WIPER MOTOR MODULE AT OWN EXPENSE. *AK
AT 40824AMILES THE CAR COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON CAME ON. I CALLED THE AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN AND THAT I COULD DRIVE IT UNTIL THE LIGHT FLASHED. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD IT REPAIRED (WHICH I HAVE FOUGHT FOR THE 200.00 DEDUCTABLE) AT THE TIME I QUESTION...
AT 40824AMILES THE CAR COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEER AND THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON CAME ON. I CALLED THE AUTO SHOP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN AND THAT I COULD DRIVE IT UNTIL THE LIGHT FLASHED. I TOOK IT IN AND HAD IT REPAIRED (WHICH I HAVE FOUGHT FOR THE 200.00 DEDUCTABLE) AT THE TIME I QUESTION...
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE SITTING ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS A BLIND SPOT, AND CONSUMER DIDN'T SEE OTHER VEHICLE AND VEERED INTO IT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL.*AK
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND RAN IT THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND IT WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DEATILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN IT RAINS. AS SOON AS IT DRIES UP, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT APPROX 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED IN FRONTBY DRUCK DRIVER, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE ,TOTALLY INOPERATIVE CAUSING LEG, ARM , SHOULDER INJUIRES TO PASSENGER.SEATBELT WAS WORN DURING THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICTATION O...
THE PRETENSIONER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT TIGHTENS UP AND DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO.I GAVE UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION\. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. RIGHT AIRBAG SENSOR WAS SHATTERED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK THE DRIVER'S NOSE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN OUT OF THE SEAT DURI...
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION\. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. RIGHT AIRBAG SENSOR WAS SHATTERED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK THE DRIVER'S NOSE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN OUT OF THE SEAT DURI...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK (DOT NUMBER: N/A TIRESIZE: N/A)
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO 50 MPH AND STAY AT 50 MPH WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL, WHICH CANNOT SLOWDOWN VEHICLE UNLESS MAKING A COMPLETE STOP. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING AND THE V...
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO 50 MPH AND STAY AT 50 MPH WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL, WHICH CANNOT SLOWDOWN VEHICLE UNLESS MAKING A COMPLETE STOP. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING AND THE V...
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTH...
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DRIVER WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH AND INTO A DITCH, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD HE DIDN'T HIT HARD ENOUGH OR AT THE RIGHT ANGLE, DURING FRONT END COLLISION THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE PASSENGER SHOU...
DRIVER WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH AND INTO A DITCH, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD HE DIDN'T HIT HARD ENOUGH OR AT THE RIGHT ANGLE, DURING FRONT END COLLISION THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE PASSENGER SHOU...
AIRBAG MODULE FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS. *AK
AIRBAG MODULE FLASHED ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING VEHICLE ON. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLM WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS/WASHERS. *AK
VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER & COOLANT WAS CONTAMINATED & FLUSHED. CONSUMER FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T FULLY STAND BY.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON & VEHICLE CUTS OFF. AT TIMES WHEN THE A/C IS, ON IT FEELS LIKE IT'S DRAINING THE ALTERNATOR. DEALER SAYS THE ALTERNATOR IS GONE BAD, NO EXPLANATION.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON & VEHICLE CUTS OFF. AT TIMES WHEN THE A/C IS, ON IT FEELS LIKE IT'S DRAINING THE ALTERNATOR. DEALER SAYS THE ALTERNATOR IS GONE BAD, NO EXPLANATION.*AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON & VEHICLE CUTS OFF. AT TIMES WHEN THE A/C IS, ON IT FEELS LIKE IT'S DRAINING THE ALTERNATOR. DEALER SAYS THE ALTERNATOR IS GONE BAD, NO EXPLANATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE THE GAS TANK FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. *YH
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE THE GAS TANK FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. *YH
WHILE TRAVELING AND AS A RESULT OF CONSUMER FALLING A SLEEP VEHICLE HIT A WALL HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE LUBRICATING THE FRONT STEERING MECHANISM, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT HYDRAULIC LINE HAS BEEN DAMAGED (I.E., PINCHED) BY THE STEERING AND/OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THE LINE HAS NOT FAILED AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE OTHER OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO HYDRAULIC L...
OUR TRANSMISSION REPAIR MAN SAID THAT '97, '98, '99 CHEVY S10 HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE TRANSMISSION TEARING UP AT 60K MILES. WE WOULD LIKE A RECALL ON THIS. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK
FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE(P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC
VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN RAIN OR SNOW OR WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. *AK
VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN RAIN OR SNOW OR WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. *AK
WAS DRIVING & HAD STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD LEAVE THE FOOT AFTER BEING PRESSED. ABS ACTS AS IF ITS WORKING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. BRAKES WOULD GO OUT WHEN THE ROADS ARE EITHER WET OR SNOWY. CURRENTLY, DOING IT ON DRY PAVEMENT. HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING VEHICLE DUE TO LACK ...
NO SUMMARY
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CONSUMER OPENED THE TAILGATE AND WENT TO APPLY HIS KNEE AND JUST BEFORE HIS FOOT TOUCHED TAILGATE RAIL. TAILGATE COLLAPSED IN FRONT OF HIM ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, AND HE TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK
NO SUMMARY
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL H AS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK
FLOOR BEHIND BENCH SEAT IS SPLITTING. IF THE FLOOR SPLITS ALL THE WAY , SEAT WILL COME DOWN ON THE BREAK LINE. DEALER IS TRYING TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. *AK
MY WIFE AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM DINNER WHEN WE ENCOUNTERD A STORM WITH HAEVY RAINS. IT SEEMS AS IF THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS DON'T WANT TO WORK WHEN ITS DAMP OR RAINING HEAVY. I CALLED DETROIT AND THEY ADVISED ME TO GO TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM.AS THEY HAD ALREADY LIED TO ME , I TOOK IT...
WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON RIGHT FRONT VENDOR, PUSHING WHOLE FRONT END OF TRUCK. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. AIR BAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY AT 60,0000 AND THEN REPLACED AGAIN 240 MILES LATER. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING WHEELS TO COLLAPSE. CONSUMER VEERED OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MID MAY WHEN THE BALLJOINTS BROKE ON THE OPPOSITE WHEELS. *AK *ML
THE GAS GAUGE FAILED AT 40000, IT READS 1/4 TANK WHEN THERE IS MUCH LESS AND IT WILL NOT GO BELOW 1/4 TANK. NLM
STARTED TRUCK, PUT IT IN GEAR. NO REVERSE,LATE SHIFT INTO 2ND, NO OVERDRIVE. DEALER AND 2 TRANS. SHOPS SAY IT'S PROBABLY A BROKEN REVERSE BAND OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. WILL FIND OUT WHEN REPAIRS ARE MADE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 48,000 MILES. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAYS THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO, ...
STARTED TRUCK, PUT IT IN GEAR. NO REVERSE,LATE SHIFT INTO 2ND, NO OVERDRIVE. DEALER AND 2 TRANS. SHOPS SAY IT'S PROBABLY A BROKEN REVERSE BAND OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. WILL FIND OUT WHEN REPAIRS ARE MADE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 48,000 MILES. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAYS THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO, ...
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON EARLIER MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP. REPAIR SHOP OBSERVED PROBLEM. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND HIT A GUARDRAIL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, BUT MOTOR CONTINUES TO BUZZ. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. *AK *ML
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON & OFF. CODE READS: P1870-MEANS TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. GOT VEHICLE AT 36000 MILES--DEALER MAY HAVE KNOWN OF PROBLEM-MAY NEED REPLACEMENT. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN SO FAR.*AK
ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON & OFF. CODE READS: P1870-MEANS TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. GOT VEHICLE AT 36000 MILES--DEALER MAY HAVE KNOWN OF PROBLEM-MAY NEED REPLACEMENT. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN SO FAR.*AK
THE ABS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. YH
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *MJS
THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE STARTED APPROX.FEB/MARCH IN 1999 AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP WITHOUT HELP OF RESOLUTION. THE BRAKES HAVE ACTED UP NUMEROUS TIMES BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION TO DATE. THE ARE STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $...
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES/MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *AK *ML
PIECES OF THOTTLE BODY BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO ENGINE, RUINING CYLINDER/PISTON #5. DEALER CLAIMS THAT SOMEONE BROKE IT OFF. MY MACHANIC STATES THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OTHER THAN IT SNAPPING OFF. *AK
SEVERAL TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE OR STOPPED OPERATING DURING RAIN STORMS. REPOSITIONING THE CABLE GOING TO THE WIPER MOTOR HAS SOLVED THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER NEVER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *AK
ABS BOOSTER PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROX 70MPH ON FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSING LOSS OF APPROX 99% OF BRAKING EFFECIENCY. AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE AND IS NOT USED BY ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL. BRAKING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL TO S...
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK *ML
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
UNWILLING TO ACCEPT BLAME FOR POOR ENGINEERING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK
I AM UNSURE OF THE ENGINE QUESTION. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE IS THAT IT IS A 4.3 LITER V6. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED 3 TIMES . IT HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATLY EVERY 15000 MILES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THE TRANSMISSION LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE YET TO GET IT REPLACED THIS TIME FOR I...
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS NOT RAINING AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, CONSUMER PRESSED ON BRAKES, VEHICLE STOPPED, AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED. CONSUMER WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK
SEAT BRACE ON THE REAR OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS WENT THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD OF VEHICLE DUE TO A WEAK SPOT WELD. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES (15 MILES) AND THEN QUIT. I HAVE GOTTEN OUT AND JIGGLED WIRES AND GOT IT TO WORK AGAIN. UPON GUT INSTINCT AND SOME KNOWLEDGE OF AUTOMIBLE ENGINES, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A BAD MOTOR FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OR A BAD WIRE CONECTION. I DON'T BELIEVE ...
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 60MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HIM FROM THE REAR, AND VEHICLE VEERED OVER INTO THE SHOULDER GRASS AND FLIPPED TWICE, THE CAR WAS UPSIDE DOWN. THEN, VEHICLE WAS BACK ON THE ROAD, AND WENT INTO A CONCRETE COVER. HIT IT HEAD-ON, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T ...
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER WAS WAITING TO MAKE A TURN, THE OTHER DRIVER TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER HIT OTHER DRIVER HEAD-ON, AND WENT INTO HIGH CURVE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS DRUNK. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT ...
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION WITH HORSE, CONSUMER INJURED (CUTS, BRUISES AND BROKEN BONE IN THE HAND). YH (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)
FIRST SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND BURNING ODOR, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *ET
NHTSA RECALL 98V150001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON 1996 FOR SAME DEFECT ON 1996 CHEV S10. *AK
SPEEDOMETER STICKS COMING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO LOCAL ROADWAY SPEED, AND GAS GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. *AK
SPEEDOMETER STICKS COMING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO LOCAL ROADWAY SPEED, AND GAS GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. *AK
FUEL GUAGE DOESN'T READ ACCURATELY, WHEN BELOW 'E' THERE IS STILL APPX 4 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK. THE SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK. *AK
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN ICY CONDITIONS ABS KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. THERE IS A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES UP (SEVERLY). THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS IN PANIC STOP CONDITIONS ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. *AK
WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT DRIVER STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER ,THEN STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK
THE VEHICLES ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO (AT RANDOM) ENGAGE FAR TO EARLY UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND NEAR MISSES. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH AND THE LIGHTS CHANGE, WHEN APPLYING NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO S...
VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS FRONT-END COLLISION AT 40 MPH; VEHICLE TOTALED, BUT AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED.
WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, COMPUTER SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. *AK *ML
WHEN HE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN IN TRAFFIC. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES MUSHY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK
FUAL TANK PUMP GAUGE/EXHAUST LINE SEPARATED FROM MANIFOLD. *AK
FUAL TANK PUMP GAUGE/EXHAUST LINE SEPARATED FROM MANIFOLD. *AK
FUEL TANK SENOR MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE NEEDLE REGISTERED A HALF TANK FULL. ALSO, A PROBLEM WITH A EXHAUST LEAKS AT MANIFOLD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
FUEL TANK SENOR MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE NEEDLE REGISTERED A HALF TANK FULL. ALSO, A PROBLEM WITH A EXHAUST LEAKS AT MANIFOLD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
EA 94 038/ABS BRAKING SYSTEM: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM. WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE OR BUMPS WHEELS LOCKUP. VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ALSO, WHEN BACKING UP, MAKES NOISE, SPRONG, SPRON...
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT STOPPING VEHICLE WHILE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE, SLIDS 20 FEET THROUGH INTERSECTION WHILE GOING 25 MPH, NO ACCIDENT, NO FATALITIES, NO BRAKES EITHER. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHEN CONSUMER HIT A HORSE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ALOT OF PAIN AND WITH BRUISING. NLM
WHILE IN USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTIES WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT GAVE WAY, ALLOWING THE BUCKLE END OF THE SEATBELT TO COME OUT ABOUT ANOTHER FOOT, WHICH THREW THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN A CRASH. *AK
THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION TO FAIL IN THIS TRUCK(FACT REBUILT TO REPLACE ORIGINAL THAT FAILED AT 70,000 MILES. AT THIS TIME DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY, NOR CAN THEY REPAIR BECAUSE TRUCKS COMPUTER CENTER WAS CLEARED ON TEST TO FIND DEFECT, AND COMPUTER HAS NOT RELOGGED PROBLEM. THE FIRST TRANSMI...
FUEL TANK CAP SEPARATED THREE TIMES, FUMES LEAKED AND ENGINE LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED FIRST TWO, WARRANTY IS UP, NOW WHAT?
THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE UP HAS SNAPPED TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME NO DAMAGE OCCURED HOWEVER THE SECOND TIME MY TRUCK HAS SUFFERD DAMAGE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF THE INADEQUATE SPARE TIRE HOIST.
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE HAS NO ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS.DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND ACCIDENT. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT BACK GLASS WINDOW, RESULTING IN HEAD AND NECK INJURIES.
ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED-DEALER CLAIMS BATTERY ACID WAS THE CAUSE. WHAT IS AVOIDING FUTURE FAILURES? I WOULD LIKE MORE INFOMATION SO THAT I MIGHT MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. WHAT DO CAR MANUFACTURERS DO WHEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAPPENS, THEY SEEMED KIND OF...
WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW/ICE/ IN COLD WEATHER & HAD APPLIED (ABS) BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH FIRE TRUCK. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER NO PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES AFTER BEING TOLD TOW TRUCK DRIVER. *AK
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ENGINE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN, 1100 TO 2200 RPM, MUST SHUT OFF TO CORRECT
HORN CONTACT AND/ OR CANCELLING CAM WAS REPLACED TWICE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL CERTAIN PLACES HAVE A DEAD SPOT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE, IT ROCKS. WHEN PULLING SEAT BELT ACROSS CONSUMER, AND LEANING FORWARD TO ADJUST THE RADIO, SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ...
HORN CONTACT AND/ OR CANCELLING CAM WAS REPLACED TWICE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL CERTAIN PLACES HAVE A DEAD SPOT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE, IT ROCKS. WHEN PULLING SEAT BELT ACROSS CONSUMER, AND LEANING FORWARD TO ADJUST THE RADIO, SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ...
HORN CONTACT AND/ OR CANCELLING CAM WAS REPLACED TWICE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL CERTAIN PLACES HAVE A DEAD SPOT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE, IT ROCKS. WHEN PULLING SEAT BELT ACROSS CONSUMER, AND LEANING FORWARD TO ADJUST THE RADIO, SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ...
HORN CONTACT AND/ OR CANCELLING CAM WAS REPLACED TWICE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL CERTAIN PLACES HAVE A DEAD SPOT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE, IT ROCKS. WHEN PULLING SEAT BELT ACROSS CONSUMER, AND LEANING FORWARD TO ADJUST THE RADIO, SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ...
HORN CONTACT AND/ OR CANCELLING CAM WAS REPLACED TWICE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL CERTAIN PLACES HAVE A DEAD SPOT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE, IT ROCKS. WHEN PULLING SEAT BELT ACROSS CONSUMER, AND LEANING FORWARD TO ADJUST THE RADIO, SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. WHILE DRIVING DOWN ...
WINDSHELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE PULSE BOARD. *AK
THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. DEALERS REPLACED THE PULSE BOARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO VIBRATION WEAR AT A QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING IN TRANSMISSION, FAILURES CAUSED OIL LEAKAGE ON HOT COMPONENTS CAUSING SMOKE AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.- MJS
THE BRAKES 'GRAB' (LOCK UP) ON OCCASION (IN DAMP OR WET WEATHER), AND ONE TIME ALMOST FAILED COMPLETELY (I WAS TURNING A CORNER OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT).
I HAVE REPLACED THE LEAF SPRINGS AND THE REAR SHOCKS AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK MEASURES 9 3/4 AND THE LEFT IS 8 3/4 FROM THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL TO THE TIRE, THE DEALER AGREES THAT IT IS OFF BUT THEY SAY IT IS WITHIN GM SPECS, THEY HAVE YET TO SHOW ME THIS BOOK WITH THE SPECS IN IT. I CALLED...
WHILE MAKING A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD COME ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *YC
BRAKES HAVE INCONSISTENTLY PULLED VEHICLE TO THE LEFT DURING ABRUPT STOPPING--BRAKE LININGS SUBSEQUENTLY PRMATURELY FAILED ON LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING METAL TO METAL CONTACT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROTOR. VERY POOR ENGINEERING ON THE PART OF CHEVROLET IS PRODUCING INFERIOR...
THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ONGOING ERRATIC OPERATION OF BRAKE SYSTEM; FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, FRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONCE WITHIN 10,000-11,000 MILES OF WEAR. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
ONGOING ERRATIC OPERATION OF BRAKE SYSTEM; FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, FRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONCE WITHIN 10,000-11,000 MILES OF WEAR. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK
FUEL IS LEAKING ABOUT 15 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE SEAL OF FUEL TANK, CAUSING A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. *AK
WHEN I REALLY NEED MY BRAKES AS IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION THEY ARE NOT THERE. THE OTHER DAY A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND THE ABS LIKE SHUT MY BRAKES OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. ALSO ON SNOW OR ICE I HATE DRIVING THIS TRUCK BECAUSE...
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE PAD WORN PREMATURELY DAMAGED ROTOR AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DELEAR REPAIRED AT OWNER COST. BRAKES STILL FEEL "SOFT" BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS TO FLOOR.
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE PAD WORN PREMATURELY DAMAGED ROTOR AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DELEAR REPAIRED AT OWNER COST. BRAKES STILL FEEL "SOFT" BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS TO FLOOR.
FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE PAD WORN PREMATURELY DAMAGED ROTOR AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DELEAR REPAIRED AT OWNER COST. BRAKES STILL FEEL "SOFT" BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS TO FLOOR.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A SEVERE HARD RAIN. *AK
DELAYED ACTION IN BREAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VEER OFF ROAD
INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LOCK UP, VEHICLE MPVES FORWARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKES FAIL ON LEFT TURNS. LEFT TURNS INTO PARKING SPACES. LEFT TURN WHILE BRAKING. BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IF THE GROUND IS WET OR SMOOTH SURFACE. THIS ALSO HAPPEND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID HEAD-ON TC WITH PERSON WHO RAN RED LIGHT. THIS WAS ...
I HAVE TAKEN TO CHEV.2-3 TIMES AND TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG.A FRIEND TOOK HIS TO A BRAKE PLACE AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE HE LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE HE ALSO OWNED AN S10 AND DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM / WHAT I AM WANTING TO KNOW IS ARE THERE SIMULAR PROBLEMS BEEN DOCUMENTED BECAUSE I ...
REAR LEFT SPRING IS SAGGING. NLM
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL NEARLY GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
DURING A PANIC STOP AT 5-10 MPH BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. TWICE THE PICKUP WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS ONLY OCCURS DURING A PANIC STOP. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 45 - 50 MPH, HAD AN IMPACT IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THE ENGINE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE WHEN THROTTLE IS RELEASED. OCCURS WHEN HUMIDITY IS HIGH AND TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST MODERATE. MORE PRONE TO OCCUR WHILE AIR CONDITIONING IS IN USE. ENGINE RPM HAS HUNG AT UP TO 2000 RPM. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL AT 35 MPH FOR 1/2 MILE OR MORE WITHOUT DEPRESSI...
THE TWO FRONT SEAT BOLTS TO THE FLOOR RUSTED, COULD BREAK AND CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED SEAT MOVEMENT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILED CAUSING NOISE. MJS
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED,BRAKES FAILED. MJS
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED,BRAKES FAILED. MJS
FUEL LEVEL SENSOR/SENDER UNIT FAILED. MJS
HOOD LATCH FAILED TO RETAIN HOOD CAUSING IT TO BEND BACK, CRACK THE WINDSHIELD, BREAK PLASTIC COWLING AND DAMAGE HOOD. NLM
CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED 1995 S-10 TRUCKS FOR A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTERS. MY 1997 S-10 HAS THE IDENTICAL CIRCUIT BOARD IN MY WIPER MOTOR AND IS ALSO OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. WHY HASN'T THE COMPANY RECALLED 1997 TRUCKS ALSO WHEN THEY BOTH U...
VEHICLE HIT A HILLSIDE HEAD-ON, AVOIDING A DEER AT ABOUT 40MPH, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN #. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN THERE IS A ROCKY ROAD LEFT WHEEL LOCKS UP AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, AND MAY RESULT A CRASH. ALSO, IT MAY NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH, AND WONT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
THERE WAS A HOLE WITHIN TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS TWO LANES FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE DUE TO TIRE NOT BEING TIGHT. *AK
THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER DURING WHILE GETTING THE PAINT REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO ACID RAIN. I BELIEVE I WAS JUST BLOWN OFF BY THE SERVICE PERSON. HE SADI ITS NORMAL FOR THESE TRUCKS TO DO THIS. AFTER REVIEWING THE MANY CASES IN THE DATABASE HERE IT DOES NOT SOUND "NORMAL" IN ...
THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER DURING WHILE GETTING THE PAINT REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO ACID RAIN. I BELIEVE I WAS JUST BLOWN OFF BY THE SERVICE PERSON. HE SADI ITS NORMAL FOR THESE TRUCKS TO DO THIS. AFTER REVIEWING THE MANY CASES IN THE DATABASE HERE IT DOES NOT SOUND "NORMAL" IN ...
GAS INDICATOR IMPROPERLY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK
ENGINE COOLING FAN FLEW OUT ONTO THE RADIATOR WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS, AND GAS GAUGE ISN'T WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS, AND GAS GAUGE ISN'T WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK
PE99004, SPARE TIRE THAT IS HELD BY WIRE CABLE ASSEMBLY BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO HAPPENED TO CONSUMER'S CHEVROLET TRUCK, S10, 1993 VEHICLE. *AK *ML
SOMETIME SINCE 10/98 THE LAST OIL CHANGE THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT COMPLETELY TAKING THE CABLE THAT HOLDS IT UP WITH IT.
VEHICLE MAKES A GROWLING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. ALSO CLATTERS AND CLINKS. DEALER CLAIMS CAN'T HEAR A NOISE. ALSO GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS, SHOWS A FULL TANK, EVEN THOUGH TRUCK HAS ONLY 1/4 OF A TANK.
VEHICLE MAKES A GROWLING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. ALSO CLATTERS AND CLINKS. DEALER CLAIMS CAN'T HEAR A NOISE. ALSO GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS, SHOWS A FULL TANK, EVEN THOUGH TRUCK HAS ONLY 1/4 OF A TANK.
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON WET AND ICY PAVEMENT, VEHICLE SLID ACROSS THE ROAD, CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL. THE OTHER PART OF VEHICLE HIT THE WALL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON WET AND ICY PAVEMENT, VEHICLE SLID ACROSS THE ROAD, CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL. THE OTHER PART OF VEHICLE HIT THE WALL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I DO BELIEVE THEY ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY
I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I DO BELIEVE THEY ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY
AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING HEAD ON COLLISION.
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.
TRANSMISSION WENT AT 72000 MILES .I KNOW THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED,BUT IT SEEMS A NEW TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN THAT. I HAD TWO REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN IN 60 DAYS, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STILL COMES ON, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD THIS WAS ...
TRANSMISSION WENT AT 72000 MILES .I KNOW THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED,BUT IT SEEMS A NEW TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN THAT. I HAD TWO REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN IN 60 DAYS, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STILL COMES ON, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD THIS WAS ...
WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES WON'T STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, BACK BRAKES WERE SKIPPING, AND BRAKES PADS AND THE FAN CLUTCH WENT OUT. *AK
WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES WON'T STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, BACK BRAKES WERE SKIPPING, AND BRAKES PADS AND THE FAN CLUTCH WENT OUT. *AK
ENGINE OIL LEAK. *YC
SEAT BELT PROTECTOR FAILED. *YC
PASSENGER SEAT LOOSE. *YC
PASSENGER SIDE VISOR LIGHT WONT STAY ON. *YC
DRIVER GETS A SOUND AS IF THE THROW OUT BEARING ON THE CLUTCH IS GOING OUT, BUT THE MANUFACTORER OF THE VEHICLE SAY IT IS NORMAL. YH
LEFT DOOR HINGE REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. YH
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERING INCORRECTLEY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WHEN OPERATED FOR A WHILE THEN THEY RESTART. SOMETIMES DURING RAIN I HAVE TO PULL OVER UNTIL IT RESTARTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. CONSUMER WAS MOVING INTO LEFT TURNING LANE, APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN FLOOR , CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD ...
TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO GEAR , IT GRABS OR SLIPS WHICH CAUSES THE REAR TIRES TO SPIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, THE TRUCK SHUTTERS LIKE IT'S HITTING ICE THEN DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME, THE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND A STRANGE NOISE COMES FROM THE DASH. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS...
EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, THE TRUCK SHUTTERS LIKE IT'S HITTING ICE THEN DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME, THE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND A STRANGE NOISE COMES FROM THE DASH. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS...
CONSUMER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPOLY. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH, HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO AIRBORNE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH, HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO AIRBORNE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES CAME OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES CAME OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK
BRAKES FAIL WHEN FIRST APPLYING PEDAL ON SECOND APPLICATION BRAKES ENGAGE.
ENGINE FAILURE.
EMERGENCY FLASHERS WILL NOT WORK IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED DUE TO WIRING DESIGN.
CLEAR COAT FINISH DOES NOT PROTECT PAINT.
VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY/IN GATE, VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING. ITJUMPED INTO GEAR BY ITSELF AND RAN AWAY AND ENDED UP IN A CREEK, GM CONTACTED AND HELPED PULL THE CAR OUT. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD WORE PERMATURELY.
CONSUMER STATES THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE THROTTLE STICKS BECAUSE THE AUTOMOBILE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN CHANGING GEARS OR TRYING TO BRAKE. *AK
TRUCK MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH BRAKING.
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT ON 2 VEHICLES, AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING COLLISION.
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE STARTED AT THE SAME SPEED . THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF FUEL PUMP. *AK *JG
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE STICKS. THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE THE VEHICLE STARTS AT THE SAME SPEED WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. CONTACTED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK
DUE TO YOKE THAT WAS IMPROPERLY CASTED AND TOO NARROW, WHICH CAUSED THE UNVERSAL JOINTS TO SHEAR OFF 4 TIMES, ALMOST RESULTED IN THE DRIVESHAFT FALLING OUT. MAY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS BEING USED AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE, A LOUD ROARING SOUND COMES FROM THE ENGINE AND THE TRUCK LOSES POWER. IT ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS FALLING OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE DRIVER HAS TO FLOOR THE TRUCK IN ORDER TO GET IT TO MOVE. DEALER GAVE CON...
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON.
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; AFTER DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS BECAUSE OF WEAR, OWNER STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, SUCH AS THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; AFTER DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES PADS BECAUSE OF WEAR, OWNER STARTED EXPERIENCING BRAKE PROBLEMS, SUCH AS THE TRUCK PULLING TO THE RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS. THE DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL TRAVELS TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN TWO FRONTAL COLLISIONS IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 35 OR 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
CONTINUOUS HIGH ENGINE IDLE. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION THE SHIFTER IS VERY NOTCHY AND TENDS TO GRIND WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND INTO 3RD GEAR.
CONTINUOUS HIGH ENGINE IDLE. ALSO, WHEN SHIFTING TRANSMISSION THE SHIFTER IS VERY NOTCHY AND TENDS TO GRIND WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND INTO 3RD GEAR.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE.
SEAT BELT DESIGN FLAW, TOO SHORT AND DIFFICULT TO FASTEN.
NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE.
FUSE TO FUEL PUMP FAILED.
SHARP EDGE OF WIPER MOTOR CUTS INTO WIRING HARNESS, CAUSING ELECTRICAL SHORT.
SPARK PLUG INSULATOR CRACKED.
STEERING COLUMN FAILED, KEY WILL NOT TURN IN SWITCH.
EXHAUST SYSTEM HANGER AND CLAMP REPLACED, CAUSING VIBRATION.
BATTERY SHORTED OUT.
IN PANIC STOPS, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL "COAST ABOUT 20 FEET" THEN THE BRAKING SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. FAULTY BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
ENGINE PISTON RINGS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING ENGNE TO RATTLE.
ENGINE EXPERIENCES A CHATTERING/TAPPING NOISE. DEALER REPLACED ENGINE VALVE GUIDE SEALS. HOWEVER, ENGINE CONTINUED TO BE NOISY.
ENGINE FAILED, PREVIOUS REPAIRS MADE, HOWEVER PROBLEM CONTINUES.
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
DESIGN FLAW CAUSED FRONT BRAKES TO PERFORM MOST OF THE BRAKING RESULTING IN PREMATURE WEAR OF OF FRONT BRAKES.
WHEN REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 40 MPH THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER HIT HIS FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE IS BEING REPAIRED AT THIS POINT. *AK
ENGINE VALVE GUIDE SEALS FAILED, CAUSING TAPPING/CHATTERING NOISE.
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING COLLISION. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. 821881 DUP OF 533599, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING COLLISION. DRIVER'S AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. 821881 DUP OF 533599, POSTED ON 03-NOV-98. *AK
AIR BAG COMPUTER FAILED.
FRONT BRAKES FAILED.
DUST CAP LEAKING OIL
O RING LEAKING CAUSING A/C NOT TO WORK.
PASSENGER INNER HANDLE LOOSE CAUSING IT TO FALL OFF.
COMPRESSOR WORN CAUSING THE A/C NOT TO COOL THE VEHICLE.
WHILE STOPPING QUICKLY, ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED CAUSING VEHICLE COLLISION.
DURING COLLISION SEAT BACK COLLAPSED, CAUSING INJURY.
1ST INSTANCE BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE ON ICY PAVEMENT. 2ND INSTANCE, IN PANIC SITUATION, PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE APPROX. 200 FEET BEFORE CRASHING.
1ST INSTANCE BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE ON ICY PAVEMENT. 2ND INSTANCE, IN PANIC SITUATION, PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE APPROX. 200 FEET BEFORE CRASHING.
MADE A U-TURN AND FELL INTO A DITCH. AFTER THE DRIVER GOT OUT OF THAT DITCH SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE BURNED COMPLETELY, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK
ENGINE MALFUNCTION.
FRONTAL COLLISIONS ON TWO OCCASIONS AND NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAGS.
WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INCREASE SPEED. OWNER THEN PLACED VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND ENGINE STARTED RACING OVER 6000 RPM. *AK
FRONT SUSPENSION FAILURE TO ABSORB SHOCK OF ROAD IRREGULARITIES MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP BY DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL, LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
ENGINE IDLES AT HIGH RPMS.
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND THE PADS ON THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CALIPERS AND THE PADS ON THE LEFT FRONT BRAKES. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IN THREE INSTANCES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE SNOW AND WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AVOIDING COLLISIONS.
ABS FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE IN THREE INSTANCES. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO STOP ON THE SNOW AND WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AVOIDING COLLISIONS.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL. DEALER CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK
DRIVER TAPPED BRAKE TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS RE-ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO OVER 75 MPH. HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND TURN ENGINE. ACCELERATION PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR.
DRIVER TAPPED THE BRAKES TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL, THEN TAPPED TAP TO RE-ENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL, VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO OVER 75 MPH. DRIVER HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND TURN ENGINE OFF TO SLOW VEHICLE. PEDAL WAS FOUND STUCK TO THE FLOOR.
OWNER CLAIMED THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP FOR A MINUTE OR TWO THEN RELEASED. *AK
REARENDED AND THE DRIVER'S SEAT RECLINED BACKWARDS, AND CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT HIS HEAD. *AK
WEAK SPRINGS USED IN THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY CAUSING NOISE AND EVENTUAL FAILURE. TRANSMISSION ALSO JUMPS OUT OF 3RD GEAR WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP OR CROSSES A RAILROAD TRACK.
TRUCK REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING THE DRIVER TO SUFFER SOME HEAD INJURY. THE TRUCK ONLY HAD A DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. THE TRUCK IS AT THE SHOP, AND THE DEALER HAS NOT DETERMINE ANYTHING YET CONCERNING THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING. *AK
THE HEAD RESTRAINT DESIGN CAUSED EXTENSIVE INJURY TO CONSUMER WHILE IN ANACCIDENT. THE DESIGN IS CURVED INWARD AT A VERY AWKWARD ANGLE.
APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP FROM CRASHING INTO A CURB AT 15 MPH THE BRAKES DID NOT PICK UP. THE END RESULT WAS CRASHING INTO A TREE. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED SEVERAL TIMES, PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR.
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE ROAD OR EVEN TURNNG A CORNER THE TRUCK JUST STALLS AND THEN DIES OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE TRUCK HAS DIED OUT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *AK
ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; WHILE DRIVING ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, DURING NORMAL BRAKING, DRIVER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP NORMALLY, DRIVER HAD TO KEEP PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET TRUCK TO STOP. DEALER NOT ABLE TO LOCATE PROBLEM WITH TRUCK. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS ON THREE OCCASIONS WHICH DID NOT REMDEY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHEN TRUCK IS IN IDLE POSITION THE VEHICLE VIBRATES.
THROTTLE STICKING AFTER LETTING UP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, NO PROBLEM FOUND.
WHEN RELEASING ACCELERATOR PEDAL VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN (PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY) DUE TO DESIGN OF THE THROTTLE LINKAGES AND CONTROL, BULLETIN REPAIRS MADE ON THE PCM, HOWEVER DID NOT RECTIFY PROBLEMS WITH IDLE UNIT. (MJS)
LEFT FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP ON SLICK SURFACES. IF SIMULATED RIGHT AND LEFT WILL EXHIBIT SAME DEFICIENCY AT 50MPH ON DRY PAVEMENT. *AK
DRIVERS WINDOW SHATTERED DUE TO LOUD NOISE OF PASSING SEMI-TRUCK.
BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, RECALL NOTICE ON BRAKE SYSTEM AFTER INCIDENT.
VEHICLE SEEMED TO SPEED UP WHILE DRIVER APPLIED BRAKES.
WHEN APPLIED BRAKES STOPPED INTERMITTENTLY, NO WARNING LIGHTS, PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR. DEALER HAS NOT DUPLICATED PROBLEM, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO DISENGAGE, VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE OUT OF CONTROL. WAS ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE BY PUTTING IT INTO NEUTRAL AND TURNING OFF KEY. *AK
NOISE IN TRANSMISSION BEARINGS DUE TO DESIGN.
SITTING AT STOP LIGHT HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND REAR WHEEL SPUN. VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND KILLED IGNITION SWITCH. ONLY HAPPENED ONCE, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND OUT PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE TILTS TO LEFT SIDE. HAS TO HOLD TIGHTLY TO STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE ON ROAD. TAKEN IT TO DEALER WHO NOTICED FRAME WAS BENT & OUT OF ALIGNMENT. ALSO TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPAGE. *AK
WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE TILTS TO LEFT SIDE. HAS TO HOLD TIGHTLY TO STEERING WHEEL TO KEEP VEHICLE ON ROAD. TAKEN IT TO DEALER WHO NOTICED FRAME WAS BENT & OUT OF ALIGNMENT. ALSO TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPAGE. *AK
OWNER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION DRIVING 50MPH. THE AIRBAG IN THE VEHICLE DID NOT DEPLOY. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED OF INCIDENT. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VAN THEY DID NOT RESPOND. *AK
BOLT ON THE PITMAN ARM CAME OFF, SEPARATING IT FROM STEERING SHAFT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL.
VEHICLE FUEL CUT OFF SWITCH CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT 90MPH. DEALER SAID NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CHEVROLET SAYS TIRES ARE MADE FOR THAT SPEED. *AK*JB
UPON IMPACT FUEL TANK RUPTURED, CAUSING AN EXPLOSION WHICH DESTROYED THE VEHICLE.
THE STEERING IS BINDING. WHEN MAKING TURNS THERE IS NO FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING WHEEL, AND THE WHEEL DOES NOT STRAIGHTEN OUT WHEN LETTING GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL, THIS CAUSES OVER STEERING TO STRAIGHTEN UP THE WHEELS. *AK
OWNER TRIED TO COME TO A QUICK STOP AND THE TRUCK HAS ABS, THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL LOCKED UP, AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. HE WENT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH AND TURNING A CORNER REAR WHEELS SLID AND VEHICLE HIT CURB DUE TO A REAR AXLE BREAKING. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE; WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP WHEN COMING TO STOP SIGN DURING LIGHT SNOW CONDITIONS, VEHICLE SLID THROUGH INTERSECTION, HIT BUMP WHILE BRAKING. *AK
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING FRONTAL IMPACT. *AK
DRIVER HIT PARKED CAR AND THE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL. *AK
VEHICLE STEERING DESIGN RESULTS IN OVER STEERING DUE TO OVER SENSITIVITY.
WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY EXPERIENCED ABS FAILURE, AT APPROX. 10 MPH ATTEMPTED TO SLOW/STOP, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, NO RESPONSE, RAN INTO MOBILE HOME, DLR COULDN'T RECREATE MALFUNCTIONED CODE IN COMPUTER TO DETERMINE CAUSE. *AK