1998 CHEVROLET S10 Electrical System Problems

MY PICKUP WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF MY HOME WHEN IT WOULDN'T START. I RAISED THE HOOD AND A RAT WAS UNDER THE HOOD WITH DEBRIS WITH PIECES OF HOSES AND INSULATION FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER REMOVING THE DEBRIS I COULD SEE THE WIREING COATINGS AND THE HOSES WERE ALL CHEWED AND MISSING WITH PART OF IT IN THE DEBRIS. I HAD DISCOVERED THE SAME TYPE OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR THAT DAY BUT WITH A SQUIRREL UNDER THE HOOD! I'VE LIVED HERE MANY YEARS NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES. AFRAID THIS COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF IT DOESN'T SHOW UP TILL ON THE ROAD. HAVE NOT HAD IT REPAIRED YET DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF DAMAGE & COST. WHY ARE THE RODENTS EATING THE WIRING COVER AND HOSES IN VEHICLES?

Mileage: 134,000

THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL POWER IS LOST. ALL LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL COME ON AS IF THE TRUCK WERE JUST STARTED. "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT COMES ON. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK RESTARTS AND CONTINUES WORKING AND OTHER TIMES IT STALLS COMPLETELY AS IF THE KEY WAS TURNED OFF. THIS HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIMES AND IN RANDOM SITUATIONS. WE MAY BE ACCELERATING AGGRESSIVELY (MERGING INTO TRAFFIC) OR DRIVING SMOOTHLY AT SLOWER SPEEDS. IT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH ROAD CONDITIONS, TEMPERATURE OR WHETHER WE ARE DRIVING UP OR DOWNS A HILL, ON THE FLATS, GOING STRAIGHT OR AROUND CURVES. IT MAY HAPPEN TWICE WITHIN A MILE THEN NOT AGAIN THAT DAY. ONCE IT HAS STALED COMPLETELY, STARTING THE ENGINE CAN BE DIFFICULT, LIKE IT IS NOT GETTING FUEL OR ELECTRICAL CURRENT TO THE ENGINE. FUEL FILTER HAS BEEN CHANGED WITH NO CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS. PROBLEM CODES THAT COME UP WHEN DIAGNOSED ARE AS FOLLOWS... P1632 P0341 P0335 THIS PROBLEM HAS JUST BEGUN TO SHOW ITSELF IN THE PAST 6 WEEKS, MAYBE STARTING IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, 2015. THIS IS VERY DISCONCERTING AS THIS IS MY WIFE'S COMMUTER CAR AND SHE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE IN IT AT THIS POINT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. UPDATED 01/09/15*LJ UPDATED 06/2/2015 *JS

Mileage: 76,000

SAME AS OTHER COMPLAINTS. WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM. HAVE CHANGED THE MOTOR TWICE AND RECENTLY STARTED DOING THE SAME THING. ALSO BOTH CABLES IN THE LID CORRODED AND BROKE. USING SOME CHAINS TO HOLD UNTIL ABLE TO FIND AND BUY THE CABLES. WILL GET THE VIN NUMBER TO SEE IF IT WAS EVER PART OF A RECALL I WASN'T AWARE OF. *TR

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVY S10 PICK UP TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE RELIEVING THE KEY RING OF ADDED WEIGHT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. UPDATED 06/04/2014 *JS

Mileage: 65,000

MY SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING. I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE BUT I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE ONE FOR SAFETY AND ANOTHER FOR THE ECONOMIC STRESS THAT IT PUTS ON GM VEHICLE OWNERS FROM1997-2004 MAYBE EVEN NEWER THAN THAT.THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER EITHER FLUCTUATES OR STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY AND THE ODOMETER STOPS WORKING AT THE SAME TIME, THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO THE CONSUMER. THE SAFETY ISSUE TO IS THAT IF I CAN NOT DETERMINE MY SPEED THEN I PUT ME AND MANY OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD IN DANGER. THINK ABOUT IT IF I AM GOING TO SLOW THEN A VEHICHLE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON ANY ROAD COULD POSSIBLY HAVE TO STEER CLEAR OF ME AND OR HIT ME. WE ALL KNOW THE SAFETY RISK OF SPEEDING OF COURSE YOU COULD LOOK UP THE STATISTICS ON INJURY-RELATED CRASHES WHEN A DRIVER IS DOING 5-10MPH OVER THE LIMIT. THIS CONCERNS ME, BECAUSE I HAVE WORKED AT A GM DEALERSHIP AND GM CHARGES 500-700 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE MOST OF WHICH IS LABOR RELATED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED THROUGHLY BECAUSE I PUT FAITH IN GM MOTORS BY BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS AND WORKING FOR THEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED LONG AGO IN JUST MY EXPIERENCE I HAVE WORKED ON THIS 7 YEAR SPAN OF DIFERENT MODELS OF GM, AND OVER THAT MANY YEARS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN EARLIER THAN MY TIMELINE OR LATER THIS IS JUST FROM MY EXPIERENCE. YOU CAN CHECK THE OFFICAL GM TSB DATABASE UNDER MANY MODELS AND FIND THIS BULLITEN, ALSO MANY OTHER TSB IDENTIFACATION COMPANIES LIKE ALLDATA AND FIND THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON MANY DIFFERENT MODELS IT ALSO EFFECTS THE ODOMETER SO THIS PRETTY MUCH DENIES YOU QUALITY RESALE BECAUSE DEALERSHIPS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO TELLING HOW LONG IT WENT ON THAT WAY, SO THEY DEEM IT PAST IT'S MECHANICAL LIMITS WHETHER IT READS 7,500 MILES OR 150,000 MILES AND TO ME THIS IS UNFAIR TO US. *TR

Mileage: 135,000

THE ECM WENT OUT. ALSO HAD A PROBLEM EARLIER ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO. THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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 COMPLAINT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY A FIRE THAT BEGAN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS CHARGING AT A PUBLIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION. I BELIEVE THE FIRE WAS A RESULT OF ONE OF THE TWO KNOWN SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEFECTS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THESE SUSPICIONS, AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY AS TO WHETHER THEY HAVE INTEREST IN INVESTIGATING THE FIRE, AND IF THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEFECTS WILL BE RESOLVED. THIS IS THE THIRD OF THREE VEHICLE FIRES OCCURRING DURING CHARGING WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 9,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHARGING GAUGE WAS LOW AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CHARGED AT THE PROPER LEVEL. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE GAUGES AND INTERIOR LIGHTING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 97V208001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

MY S-10 PICKUP WILL SPORADICALLY HAVE THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND FLASH WHEN I *TRY* TO START MY VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WILL THEN NOT START EVEN THOUGH IT CRANKS OVER PERFECTLY FINE. THE SECURITY FEATURE IS NOT A HELP, BUT A HINDRANCE. I AM USING AN OFFICIAL GM KEY IN MY IGNITION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IF I WAIT AT LEAST AN HOUR THEN THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE TRUCK WILL THEN START AS IF NOTHING WERE WRONG AND THE SECURITY LIGHT GOES OUT. THIS HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE STATES THAT IT IS SOMETHING FAULTY IN THE "IDIOTIC SECURITY SYSTEM" THAT WAS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ROUGHLY $500 TO GET A FAULTY "SECURITY" SYSTEM THAT REALLY IS A USELESS NON-NECESSARY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FIXED SO THAT I CAN SIMPLY START MY CAR WITH AN OFFICIAL KEY! IT IS OUTRAGEOUS. I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO REMEDIES SHOULD BE FORCED UPON GM: 1) THEY SHOULD FIX THIS IDIOTIC PROBLEM IN MY "SECURITY" SYSTEM, OR 2) THEY SHOULD BYPASS THE "SECURITY" SYSTEM THAT I DO NOT WANT, HAVE NO NEED IN MY VEHICLE, AND FIND A REAL PAIN IN THE POSTERIOR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN A YEAR THAT I HAVE GOTTEN STRANDED BECAUSE OF THAT [XXX] "SECURITY" LIGHT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 69,015

2 COMPLAINTS ON THIS VECHILE 1> NEEDS WIPER MODULE RECALLED, LIKE PREVIOUS MODEL YEARS (HAD TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE) 2> BOTH OF MY TAILGATE STRAPS ARE BROKEN..HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE VECHILES WITH SAME PROBLEMS. HAD TO REPLACE WIPER MODULE AND TAILGATE STRAPS

Mileage: 65,000

1998 CHEVROLET S-10E PICK-UP. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, IGNITION KEY HAS REMAINED STUCK IN START MODE, CAUSING OPERATOR NOT TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE OR RETRACT THE KEY. ONLY RECOURSE FOR TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR (FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS) POPPING THE CLUTCH. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRUCKS ONLY RECOURSE IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHILE THE STARTER CONTINUOUSLY GRINDS INTO THE FLYWHEEL. THIS INCIDENT OF THE IGNITION AND KEY BEING STUCK IN START MODE HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A TWO MONTH PERIOD. PREVIOUS OCCURENCE WAS THE DATE OF APRIL 02, 2004. *AK

Mileage: 58,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND CONTAMINATED OTHER COMPONENTS WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS MADE DRIVING AND GEAR CHANGING DIFFICULT. DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE ALL CONTAMINATED COMPONENTS. *AK THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED AT 550 MILES AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT LUNGED FORWARD ALMOST KNOCKING HIM TO THE DRIVEWAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THE RADIATOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE. *PH THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD SHORTED OUT. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER BROKE WHILE DRIVING AND CONTAMINATED OTHER COMPONENTS WITHIN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS MADE DRIVING AND GEAR CHANGING DIFFICULT. DEALERSHIP WILL REPLACE ALL CONTAMINATED COMPONENTS. *AK THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT ILLUMINATED SO THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE CONSUMER HAD THE RADIATOR FLUSHED AT 550 MILES AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN ROUGH. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONSUMER STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT LUNGED FORWARD ALMOST KNOCKING HIM TO THE DRIVEWAY. THE SERVICE MANAGER AGREED THAT THE RADIATOR MAY BE DEFECTIVE. *PH THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD SHORTED OUT. *JB

Mileage: 52,000

1998 CHEVROLET S-10 ETENDED CAB PICKUP HORN INTERMITENTLY WILL GO OFF AND THE LAST TIME IN APRIL. 2003 STAYED ON UNTIL I PULLED THE FUSE UNDER THE HOOD. I NOW HAVE NO HORN FOR USE.*AK

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TAIL LIGHT BLEW OUT. *TT

Mileage: 72,000

GO TO START TRUCK WOULD NOT START, ALSO TAIL LIGHTS, STOP LIGHTS BACKUP LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK REPLACE FUESES AND THEY BLOW EVEY TIME, I HAVE ONE BRAKE LIGHT FOR NOW WENT FOR 6 MONTHS WITH NO LIGHTS IN BACK AT ALL, SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE AT TIMES, SCREWS FALL OUT OF SEAT HANDLE, LIGHTS INSIDE TRUCK GO OUT AT TIMES AND BOB HOOK CHEV. SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE 1998 BOUGHT TRUCK OFF LOT NEW.*JB

Mileage: 14

TRANSFER CASE CONTROL MODULE QUITS WORKING

Mileage: 52,000

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK, IT SHUTS DOWN DURING ODD TIMES. IT DOESNT SHUT DOWN WHEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN ALONG TIME. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND HOT. WHEN I MEAN SHUT DOWN IM REFERRING TO THE WHOLE TRUCK TURNING OFF. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN SHUT DOWN OCCURS. I HAD THIS VEHICLE TO A CHEV DEALER, THE SAID IT WAS A IGNITION MODULE, I HAD IT REPLACED. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. I HAD IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE, THEY SAID IT WAS A CRACK SENSOR, I HAD IT REPLACED, ITS STILL HAPPENING. I HAD IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE, THEY SAID IT WAS A IGNITION COIL, I HAD IT REPLACED, YOU GUESSED IT, STILL SHUTTING DOWN. I SANKED 300 HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE SO CALLED PROFESSIONALS FROM CHEVROLET. IM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE DUMPING PARTS IN MY TRUCK AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND IT STILL HAS LOW MILES ON IT. THERE HAS TO BE A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM.*AK

WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK, IT SHUTS DOWN DURING ODD TIMES. IT DOESNT SHUT DOWN WHEN THE TRUCK HAS BEEN DRIVEN ALONG TIME. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD AND HOT. WHEN I MEAN SHUT DOWN IM REFERRING TO THE WHOLE TRUCK TURNING OFF. THE BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON WHEN SHUT DOWN OCCURS. I HAD THIS VEHICLE TO A CHEV DEALER, THE SAID IT WAS A IGNITION MODULE, I HAD IT REPLACED. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED. I HAD IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE, THEY SAID IT WAS A CRACK SENSOR, I HAD IT REPLACED, ITS STILL HAPPENING. I HAD IT TO ANOTHER GARAGE, THEY SAID IT WAS A IGNITION COIL, I HAD IT REPLACED, YOU GUESSED IT, STILL SHUTTING DOWN. I SANKED 300 HUNDRED DOLLARS ON THE SO CALLED PROFESSIONALS FROM CHEVROLET. IM STILL HAVING THE PROBLEM. THEY ARE DUMPING PARTS IN MY TRUCK AND HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT IS. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED AND IT STILL HAS LOW MILES ON IT. THERE HAS TO BE A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEM.*AK

THE CLUSTER PANEL LIGHTS FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE PANEL. *YH

VEHICLE STALLS AFTER FIRST START. ALSO,SECURITY SYSTEM LIGHT COMES ON. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE BEING DRIVEN ELECTRONIC CLUSTER MODULE FAILED. TRUCK IS IN REPAIR SHOP FOR MECHANIC TO EVALUATE CONDITION. *AK *TT

WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO CHANGE LIGHT BULB FOR THE REAR MIDDLE BRAKE. THERE WERE BURNED WIRES INSIDE OF THE BRAKES BRACKET. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*JB

WHILE DRIVING/STOPPING THE VEH AND UPON TURNING IGNITION TO START VEHICLE AGAIN, IT WILL NOT START. CONSUMER HAS TO JUMP START VEHICLE TO GET IT GOING. TOOK TO DEALER. PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN REMEDIED. *AK CONSUMER NOW STATES THAT VEHICLE WILL NOT START AFTER JUMP STARTING AND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE STALLED LEAVING DRIVER STRANDED. *TT

THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME FOR THE GAS GAUGE TO QUIT, NOW THE INST. CLUSTER IS INOPERABLE. *AK

ENGINE MISSES OFTEN DURING ACCELERATION AND WHILE USING CRUISE CONTROL, CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM IS DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION SYSTEM. *SLC

WITH THE AIR CONDITONER THE RELAYS AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A AIR CONDITONING PLACE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE. WITH THE ABS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN SNOW. I USED THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCKS CAME ON AND ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. HAD TO STOP AND RESTART VEHICLE. WITH THE ELCTRICAL PROBLEM I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL MY GAUGES JUMPED THEN WENT TO NORMAL. WITH THE TRANNSMISSION IT HAS CONSTATLY SLAMMED INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT TO THTE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. IT WAS WORKED ON ONCE. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS ON THE TRANSMISSION. UPON DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN.

WITH THE AIR CONDITONER THE RELAYS AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A AIR CONDITONING PLACE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE. WITH THE ABS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN SNOW. I USED THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCKS CAME ON AND ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. HAD TO STOP AND RESTART VEHICLE. WITH THE ELCTRICAL PROBLEM I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL MY GAUGES JUMPED THEN WENT TO NORMAL. WITH THE TRANNSMISSION IT HAS CONSTATLY SLAMMED INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT TO THTE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. IT WAS WORKED ON ONCE. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS ON THE TRANSMISSION. UPON DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. *AK

WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE RELAYS AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A AIR CONDITIONING PLACE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE. WITH THE ABS, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN SNOW, I USED THE BRAKES AND THE ANTI LOCKS CAME ON AND ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. HAD TO STOP AND RESTART VEHICLE. WITH THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL NY GAUGES JUMPED THEN WENT TO NORMAL. WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS CONSTANTLY SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THIRD GEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMED. IT WAS WORKED ON ONCE, THEY SAID THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS ON THE TRANSMISSION. UPON DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****734327

Mileage: 27,000

WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM FIRST CAME UP THE SUV WAS I THOUGHT OVER HEATING A BIT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT AS THAT WAS NORNAL FOR THEM IN HOT WEATHER.THE SUV BROKE DOWN IN SPRINGFILD MO , WE MANGED TO PULL INTO A SHOP ,THEY SAID THE DAMAGE WAS TO GREAT TO REPAIR WITHOUT COSTING AT LEAST 2000.00, AND EVEN THEN THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT DAMGE WAS DONE TO THE SUV.THEY DID HOWEVER GIVE ME A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH LISTED MY PROBLEM. IT SEEMS GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEART 4 YEARS. YET WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIPS WITH THIS VERY (I LEARNED LATER) COMMON PROBLEM NOONE WANTED TO ADMIT THEY HAD EVEN HEARD OF IT. EVEN AFTER I READ THE NUMBER TO THEM THEY STILL ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND IN FACT DIDNOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.THEY DID AFTER SEVEAL PHONE CALLED AND AGREE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY ALSO ADMIT THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF DAMAGE IF ANY WAS DONE TO ENGINE TRANMISSION OR HEATING AND COOLING SYTEMS.

WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM FIRST CAME UP THE SUV WAS I THOUGHT OVER HEATING A BIT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT AS THAT WAS NORNAL FOR THEM IN HOT WEATHER.THE SUV BROKE DOWN IN SPRINGFILD MO , WE MANGED TO PULL INTO A SHOP ,THEY SAID THE DAMAGE WAS TO GREAT TO REPAIR WITHOUT COSTING AT LEAST 2000.00, AND EVEN THEN THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT DAMGE WAS DONE TO THE SUV.THEY DID HOWEVER GIVE ME A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH LISTED MY PROBLEM. IT SEEMS GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEART 4 YEARS. YET WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIPS WITH THIS VERY (I LEARNED LATER) COMMON PROBLEM NOONE WANTED TO ADMIT THEY HAD EVEN HEARD OF IT. EVEN AFTER I READ THE NUMBER TO THEM THEY STILL ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND IN FACT DIDNOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.THEY DID AFTER SEVEAL PHONE CALLED AND AGREE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY ALSO ADMIT THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF DAMAGE IF ANY WAS DONE TO ENGINE TRANMISSION OR HEATING AND COOLING SYTEMS.

DELCO BATTERY HAD RAN DOWN AFTER ONLY 10 MONTHS. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD IT REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING FAULTY. *AK

DELCO BATTERY HAD RAN DOWN AFTER ONLY 10 MONTHS. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD IT REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING FAULTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH HAD A DIRECT IMPACT WITH AN EMBANKMENT/ POLE AND A TREE DURING WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION WIRING WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP ABOUT 8 TIMES FOR ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, WITH 5 TIMES BEING DOCUMENTED. PROBLEMS STARTED ABOUT 4 MONTHS AFTER I TOOK DELIVERY OF IT. NEARLY ALL THE LIGHT SWITCHES WERE CHANGED ALONG WITH THE ELECTRONIC EYE FOR THE LIGHTS.

BATTERY POST RUPTURED AND DAMAGED THE WIRES CAUSING RUST TO OCCUR ON ALL AREA AFFECTED BATTERY CABLE AND STARTER. YH

NOTE: THIS IS A SUPPLEMENT TO MY EARLIER ODI REPORT # 713057, FILED VIA THE INTERNET TWO DAYS AGO ON 10/09/99 REGARDING A SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE EXTREME DIFFICULTY BLOWING THE HORN ON CERTAIN 1998 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCKS. THE SERVICE REP AT SULLIVAN CHEVROLET IN ROSEVILLE, CA, HAD PREVIOUSLY SUGGESTED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS UNREPAIRABLE BECAUSE OF A DESIGN DEFECT. THERE IS INDEED A SERIOUS DESIGN DEFECT. BUT AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE SAME DEALER A SECOND TIME -- AND AFTER FILING A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA TWO DAYS EARLIER -- THE DEALER'S QUALITY CONTROL EXPERT, ROBERT POTTER, WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PARTIALLY REPAIR THE PROBLEM BY REMOVING THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG AND HORN ASSEMBLY ON MY ONE-YEAR-OLD VEHICLE AND USING A CROWBAR TO BEND THE HORN ASSEMBLY AND AIR BAG MOUNTING BRACKET OUTWARD TO ALLOW MORE "PLAY" BETWEEN THE HORN RING AND THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DESIGN DEFECT TURNS OUT TO BE TOO LITTLE PLAY BETWEEN THE HORN RING AND THE STEERING WHEEL, SO THAT WHEN YOU PRESS THE HORN RING, IT BUMPS AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL INSTEAD OF MAKING CONTACT WITH THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTIONS TO THE HORN -- THUS REQUIRING AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF THUMB PRESSURE TO FORCE THE HORN RING PAST THE OBSTRUCTION TO MAKE ELECTRICAL CONTACT TO BLOW THE HORN IN A SUDDEN EMERGENCY. THE LOCAL SERVICE REP SAID THEY HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT THE 1998 CHEVY S10 HORN IS MUCH HARDER TO BLOW ON ONE SIDE OF THE STEERING WHEEL THAN THE OTHER SIDE. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL TO HAVE THE HORN ASSEMBLIES ADJUSTED TO SAFE TOLERANCE LEVELS TO PREVENT SERIOUS ACCIDENTS.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CLUTCH CABLE BROKE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, WIRE HARNEES SHORTED OUT/ BRAKES ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY/ THERE IS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, AND THE LEFT COIL SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH CLUTCH CABLE BROKE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ALSO, WIRE HARNEES SHORTED OUT/ BRAKES ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY/ THERE IS SOME TYPE OF KNOCKING NOISE WITHIN THE VEHICLE, AND THE LEFT COIL SPRING HAD TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STALLS WHILE CONSUMER RELEASES THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE HESITATES AND SOMETIMES HAS LITTLE POWER. THE CONSUMER SMELLS FUEL AND SULFER, THE DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS. THE STARTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, THE CLUTCH LOCKS UP IN REVERSE AND IS NOISY. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH. THE FAN CLUTCH WAS NOISY. *SLC

THE PICKUP WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ABOUT SIX O CLOCK IN THE AFTERNOON. THEN ABOUT THREE O CLOCK IN THE MORNING THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE CHEIF SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY AN ELECTRICAL SPARK IN THE DASH AREA.

THERE IS MORE TO FOLLOW ON THIS TRUCK

THE VEHICLE CRANKS BUT WOULD NOT START SOME TIMES.YH

I HIT HEAD ON AT 30MPH AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. ALSO, THE ENGINE SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN OVER PROPERLY WHEN I TURN THE KEY.

THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IN AUGUST 1998. SHE PARKED THE TRUCK AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND RETURNED ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHICH TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THERE. THEY COULD NOT JUMP THE TRUCK OFF. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (PIERSON CHEVROLET). THEY KEPT THE TRUCK ABOUT 3 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK. THIS WAS SATISFACTORY TO ME. THEN IN APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER, 1998, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. SHE WAS COMING DOWN A VERY STEEP MOUNTAIN (231S.) SHE PUT HER HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT AND WHEN SHE DID THE LIGHTS WENT OUT..AT THE SAME TIME ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON (CHECK ENGINE, OIL, SEAT BELTS) JUST LIKE THE TRUCK HAD GONE DEAD. HER IMMEDIATE REFLEX WAS TO DIM THE LIGHTS. WHEN SHE DID, THEY CAME BACK ON. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO PIERSON THE NEXT MORNING. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK 4 DAYS, AND COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME TO COME AND GET THE TRUCK AND RETURN THE RENTAL CAR. I ASKED IF THEY KNEW WHY THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND THEY (BRENT ELLISON) SAID NO. ALSO, HE SAID COULD NOT GUARANTEE ME THE LIGHTS WOULD EVER GO OUT AGAIN, NOR COULD HE GUARANTEE ME THEY WOULD NOT GO OUT AGAIN. I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD PUT HIS CHILD IN THIS VEHICLE AND HE SAID YES. I CALLED HIM A LIAR AND TOLD HIM THAT WAS NOT A RISK I WAS WILLING TO TAKE. I TOLD HIM HE COULD HAVE THE TRUCK ,AND I WOULD CONTACT MY ATTORNEY. HE TOLD ME TO DO WHATEVER I FELT I HAD TO. HE NEVER TOLD ME TO CONTACT CHEVROLET. I WAS FINALLY TOLD BY GMAC TO CONTACT CHEVROLET AND FILE A COMPLAINT. I DID AND IT WAS REFUSED. WE WENT TO GET THE TRUCK TO REMOVE THE CD PLAYER. THE TRUCK WENT DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4LANE IN FRONT OF PIERSON. WOULD NOT START...HAD TO BE TOWED. I HAVE FILED A SECOND COMPLAINT. I AM OUT OF ROOM BUT THERE IS MORE TO THIS. *AK

THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IN AUGUST 1998. SHE PARKED THE TRUCK AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND RETURNED ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHICH TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THERE. THEY COULD NOT JUMP THE TRUCK OFF. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (PIERSON CHEVROLET). THEY KEPT THE TRUCK ABOUT 3 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK. THIS WAS SATISFACTORY TO ME. THEN IN APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER, 1998, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME AT NIGHT. SHE WAS COMING DOWN A VERY STEEP MOUNTAIN (231S.) SHE PUT HER HEADLIGHTS ON BRIGHT AND WHEN SHE DID THE LIGHTS WENT OUT..AT THE SAME TIME ALL OF THE DASH LIGHTS CAME ON (CHECK ENGINE, OIL, SEAT BELTS) JUST LIKE THE TRUCK HAD GONE DEAD. HER IMMEDIATE REFLEX WAS TO DIM THE LIGHTS. WHEN SHE DID, THEY CAME BACK ON. WE TOOK THE TRUCK TO PIERSON THE NEXT MORNING. THEY KEPT THE TRUCK 4 DAYS, AND COULD FIND NO REASON FOR THE LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THEY CALLED ME AND TOLD ME TO COME AND GET THE TRUCK AND RETURN THE RENTAL CAR. I ASKED IF THEY KNEW WHY THE LIGHTS WENT OUT, AND THEY (BRENT ELLISON) SAID NO. ALSO, HE SAID COULD NOT GUARANTEE ME THE LIGHTS WOULD EVER GO OUT AGAIN, NOR COULD HE GUARANTEE ME THEY WOULD NOT GO OUT AGAIN. I ASKED HIM IF HE WOULD PUT HIS CHILD IN THIS VEHICLE AND HE SAID YES. I CALLED HIM A LIAR AND TOLD HIM THAT WAS NOT A RISK I WAS WILLING TO TAKE. I TOLD HIM HE COULD HAVE THE TRUCK ,AND I WOULD CONTACT MY ATTORNEY. HE TOLD ME TO DO WHATEVER I FELT I HAD TO. HE NEVER TOLD ME TO CONTACT CHEVROLET. I WAS FINALLY TOLD BY GMAC TO CONTACT CHEVROLET AND FILE A COMPLAINT. I DID AND IT WAS REFUSED. WE WENT TO GET THE TRUCK TO REMOVE THE CD PLAYER. THE TRUCK WENT DEAD IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4LANE IN FRONT OF PIERSON. WOULD NOT START...HAD TO BE TOWED. I HAVE FILED A SECOND COMPLAINT. I AM OUT OF ROOM BUT THERE IS MORE TO THIS. *AK

ABOUT FOUR HOURS AFTER I PARKED MY CHEVY S-10 IN MY CARPORT AT 11 P.M., THE TRUCK ERUPTED INTO FLAMES. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT IS GUTTED; THE FRONT PORTION OF THE TRUCK IS DESTROYED. A CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY INVESTIGATOR HAS DETERMINED THE CAUSE WAS LIKELY THE VEHICLEOS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. HE BELIEVES THE FIRE PROBABLY STARTED IN THE FUSE BOX IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THEN SPREAD TO ENGULF THE WHOLE ENGINE. I WILL BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE YOU WITH A COPY OF HIS REPORT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE FIRE THREATENED THE ENTIRE BUILDING WHERE I LIVE, WHICH INCLUDES SEVERAL BUSINESSES AND RESIDENCES. BECAUSE OF A SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND FAST ACTION BY FIRE CREWS, THE BUILDING DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO SMOKE STAINS ON THE WALL AND CEILING. HOWEVER, THE TRUCK IS TOTALED.

BATTERY FAILED. *YC

BATTERY FAILED. YH

DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT FUSE FAILED. YH

HORN FAILED. YH

BATTERY EXPERIENCED FAILURE. *YC

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50MPH WHEN SMOKE WAS NOTICED COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD AREA. CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN FLAMES APPEARED. THE FLAMES & SMOKE WERE IN & ON DASHBOARD & FLOOR. *AK

MY TRUCK HAS NOT FAILED BUT SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE IT HAS ONCE IN A WHILE STARTED WITH WHAT SEEMS LIKE A STARTER DRAG, IT WILL NOT DO IT ALL THE TIME AND THERE IS NO SET TIME? I HAVE HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER TWICE AND BOTH TIMES THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. I HAVE TRIED IT AFTER LETTING THE VEHICLE FOR VARIOUS TIMES.....5 MINS.,ALL NIGHT ,ETC.

STARTER FAILED.

BATTERY CABLES ARE TOO SHORT, INTERFERE WITH CRANKSHAFT SENSOR. QCAW

THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT IS INOPERATIVE BECAUSE OF AN ENGINEERING DEFECT IN THE WIRING SYSTEM. THE DEALER AND THE FACTORY IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. *AK