1998 CHEVROLET S10 Power Train Problems

I WAS PULLING INTO A MCDONALD'S DRIVE-THROUGH LANE AND THE SILICONE ISOLATION MOUNT WHERE THE TOP PART OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER MEETS THE BOTTOM PART COMING UP FROM THE TRANSMISSION BROKE LOOSE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SHIFT WITH THE TOP LEVER NOW. IT IS POSSIBLE TO SHIFT USING THE SHORT BOTTOM PIECE COMING UP FROM THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT IS NOT EASY TO DO SO. *TR

Mileage: 165,000

HI I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVROLET S10 USED PRIVATE PARTY AND NOTICED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND MY BROTHER SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED BY MY BROTHER IT HAD BEEN REBUILT LITERALLY 2 MONTHS BEFORE PURCHASED AND WAS SHOWN PROOF WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT SHIFTED INTO 3RD BY ITSELF AND WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 25 MILES DOING 50 TOOK IT TO GM AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A PRESSURE PROBLEM AND WAS "RECOMMENDED" A TRANNY REBUILD AND THEN THEY CALLED THE CAR A PIECE OF @#$%^ AND WASN'T WORTH IT I PERSONALLY LOVE THE TRUCK AND THEN THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 2500 DOLLARS. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY LOCK ME OUT OF IT, ALSO WHEN HOT IT SOUNDS LITERALLY LIKE A TRACTOR ON EXCEL AND STEADY SPEED IF ANY ONE HAS ANY ANSWERS PLEASE EMAIL. *TR

MY TRANNY OIL LINES ARE RUBBING ON THE SWAY BAR ON MY 1998 S- 10 P.U. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING VERY HARD INTO SECOND GEAR. NOW TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND AT ALL AND THERE IS NO REVERSE. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 4L60E TRANSMISSION IS VERY COMMON. *TR

Mileage: 110,000

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR APPROX 1 HOUR, THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO HIGH GEAR AND WILL NOT COME OUT UNTIL IT COOL DOWN. IT THROWS A CEL LAMP. WHEN YOU STOP WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARM, IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO SECOND. *JB

Mileage: 136,000

I OWN AN 1998 CHEVY S10 PICK-UP TRUCK. SOME TIME LAST YEAR I STARTED TO GET A P1870 TROUBLE CODE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,300. AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION ONLY HAD 61,000 MILES ON IT. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *JB

Mileage: 62,000

TRANSMISSION FRONT SEAL BLEW OUT AT SPEED ON FREE-WAY. DUMPING FLUID. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT WITH ONLY 59000 MILES ON IT. *LA

Mileage: 59,722

1998 CHEVY S10 4 CYL. 74,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS CODE 1870. SHOP SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RAN ACROSS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET.

Mileage: 75,000

I BELIEVE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE DRIVESHAFT HAS CAUSED IT TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES OVER 125,000 MILES

Mileage: 125,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH OUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BADLY. *JB

THE CONSUMER HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE SPARK WIRES CORRODED, THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN SHIFTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH ALSO THE RADIATOR ERUPTED BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND THE COOLER OF THE RADIATOR. *SC *JB

Mileage: 52,000

VEHICLE STARTS TO VIBRATE AS SPEED INCREASES.*AK

Mileage: 85,000

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

THE SLAVE CYLINDER FAILS AND THE CLUTCH WILL NO LONGER DISENGAGE (BUT IT IS INTERMITENT AT FIRST). THIS CAN OCCUR WHILE IN GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF OR YANKED OUT OF GEAR TO STOP. THIS HAPPEND TO ME WHILE I WAS BACKING UP AND I WOUND UP GOING RIGHT OVER A CURB JUST MISSING THE CAR PARKED BEHIND ME.

Mileage: 55,000

COSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE "SLAVE" CYLINDER IN THE BELL HOUSING WOULD NOT MOVE. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS AND VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY. TS MECHANIC REPLACED SLAVE CYLINDER AND BLEED THE SYSTEM. *TT

Mileage: 21,374

WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. HARD PARTS IN TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HARD SHIFT ONLY OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MORE THAN 1 HOUR WHEN TRANSMISSION IS HOT. DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, HOWEVER PROBLEM CAME BACK 2 DAYS LATER, DEALER THEN REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. *SLC

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 1ST GEAR THERE IS A SUDDEN "BANG" IN TRANSMISSION WHICH INTERRUPTS ACCELERATION. TRUCK HAS BEEN IN FOR SAME REPAIRS 3 TIMES WITH NO CHANGE IN CONDITION AFTER MINIMUM MILEAGE ACCUMULATED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A PRESSURE PLATE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

I HAVE BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO SEWELL CADILAC TO HAVE IT CHECK "SEVERAL TIME" AND I KEEP GETTING THE SAME RUIN AROUND. I TOLD THEM THAT I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE LIKE "METAL TO METAL" AND I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH PLATE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW, AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAID THEY DON'T HEAR ANY NOISE, AND THEY AREN'T GOING TO GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION TO CHECK IT OUT. I HAVE HAD BOTH SEAT HANDLES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAVE JUST SHEARED OFF AT THE METAL, AND THEY ARE BOTH STARTING TO GET DIFFICULT TO USE AGAIN. I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE MUCH LONGER BEFORE THEY BREAK AGAIN. *AK

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY S-10 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE 1999 AND BOUGHT NEW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH 1.050 PART NUMBER 15723124 TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE CLUTCH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE METAL ROD THAT THE PLASTIC HANDLE SCREWS INTO BREAKS. I DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THIS HANDLE...THE METAL THAT IS USED IN THE CONNECTING ROD LOOKS TO HAVE AIR BUBBLES IN IT AND IS CHEAPLY FORGED. I HAVE HAD TO PAY $129 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED THE LAST TIME(2ND TIME), THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL BE HAVING TO PAY ANOTHER $129 TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE CLUTCH REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A PIECE THAT IS AT COST WORTH $5.00.*AK

RECLINING HANDLE ON SEAT ARE VERY HARD TO PULL UP, PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF LEAVING SEAT STUCK IN ONE POSITION. PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES INTO DASH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THROTTLE STICKS AT TROTTLE BODY AND TRANSMISION COOLER LINE LEAKS.

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BADLY WITH NO WARNING. *AK

REVERSE DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE WHEN IT IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *AK

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.

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

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 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

MANUAL TRANSMISSION LEAK.

REVERSE GEAR DOES NOT. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS. *AK

WHEN TURNING THE LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD NOT TRANSFER TO THE OUTSIDE WHEEL 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOCKS UP/DIFFERENTIAL LOCKS UP, AND GEAR LOCKS UP. VEHICLE WAS MAKING POPPING SOUNDS. REAR END HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. GM CLAIMS THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL *AK

WHEN TURNING THE LOCKING MECHANISM WOULD NOT TRANSFER TO THE OUTSIDE WHEEL 4-WHEEL DRIVE LOCKS UP/DIFFERENTIAL LOCKS UP, AND GEAR LOCKS UP. VEHICLE WAS MAKING POPPING SOUNDS. REAR END HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM PERSISTS. GM CLAIMS THIS PROBLEM IS NORMAL *AK

VEHICLE JERKS AND SHIFTS INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE DEALER IS REPARING VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUMPING CONTENTS ONTO HIGHWAY. BELL HOUSING WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. DEALER DECLINED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED DUMPING CONTENTS ONTO HIGHWAY. BELL HOUSING WAS COMPLETELY DAMAGED. DEALER DECLINED TO COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY BELIEVED IT WAS A ROAD HAZARD.

VECHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE SAME THING. LEANING DOWN 1-3/4INCH ON LEFT SIDE OF TRUCK.

BAD REAR DIFFERENTIAL GREASE SEAL CAUSED REAR END TO LEAK. YH

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION O-RING IS LEAKING. YH

CLUTCH FAILED. YH

TRANSMISSION LINE FAILED DUMPING CONTENTS ON HIGHWAY AND UNDERSIDE OF TRUCK, WET CONDITIONS PREVENTED A FIRE. NO INDICATOR OF ANY KIND SHOWED A PROBLEM TIL THE VEHICLE QUIT MOVING.

REPLACED WINSHIELD SEAL/LEFT SEAT HANDLE AND TRANSMISSION. ALSO ENGINE HEAD GASKET LEAKED PRIOR TO RECALL. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LEAKS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND SHIFT.