2000 CHEVROLET S10 Power Train Problems

NO ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE BUT THE TRANSMISSION IN TWO SEPARATE 2000 MODEL S-10 AND AN S-10 BLAZER HAVE GONE OUT IN THE SAME EXACT MANNER WITHIN 3,000 MILES OF EACH OTHER AND BOTH VEHICLES WERE PRIMARILY DRIVEN IN TWO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE SLIPPING OF THESE TRANNYS IS SO SUDDEN THAT IT ACTUALLY ALMOST BECAME A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I APOLOGIZE IF THIS IS BEING SENT TO THE WRONG DEPT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF CHEVY HAS HAD ANY RECALLS ON THESE MODELS AS WELL. THANKS! *TR

Mileage: 83,000

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND DISPLAYS CODE 1780, EVER SINCE 50 K MILES. HAD LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP MAKE THE TFB CHANGE GM RECOMMENDED AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED AFTER 15K. I AM SURE I BE TOLD THAT NOW WITH 130K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, STILL IF HAPPENED WAY BACK. ADDITIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN CHANGED EVER 15K AND IS DRIVEN IN LIGHT HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. CHECK THIS SITE TO SEE HOW MANY NUMEROUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/160.HTML JUST WONDER WHY AFTER SO LONG NO ACTION BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT KNOWN PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

WE PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY S-10 IN JULY 2002. IMMEDIATELY, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WOULD COME ON DURING DRIVES OF MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. WE HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE IN THE FALL. BY DECEMBER 2002, ON A 4-HOUR TRIP HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. WE PUT IN A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION ON, BUT THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCUR. IF WE DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MINUTES, THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND WE WILL HAVE HARD SHIFTS. PARKING THE TRUCK AND LETTING IT COOL FIXES THE HARD SHIFT. BUT FOR 4 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED A TRUCK THAT WE CANNOT DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE TRANSMISSION, ITSELF. *JB

Mileage: 30,000

DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DROPPED OUT OF OVERDRIVE INTO 3RD GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LURCH VIOLENTLY. VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO TRANSMISSION SHOP IN 3RD GEAR FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHICH LED TO $1,806 REPAIR BILL, APPARENTLY DUE TO A KNOWN VALVE BODY ISSUE. *JB

Mileage: 109,000

ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, THE 4WD HAS ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK SOUNDED AS IF THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING IN 4 WD WHILE ON BARE ROADS. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL WEATHER AND DRIVING CONDITIONS--ONCE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH GETTING OFF AN INTERSTATE RAMP AND THE OTHER AT 55 MPH ON A MAIN ROAD. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO 4WD, THEN INTO 2WD AND BACKING UP, THE 4WD DISENGAGED AND RAN NORMALLY. GM HAS RECOMMENDED TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP. *JB

Mileage: 76,260

SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT, TRANSMISSION FAILURE, TANSMISSION SLIPPING, TORQUE CONVERTER BURNED UP, ONLY 67,000 MILES ON TRUCK DRIVEN EASY, NO LOADS/TOWING CODE P1870, TRUCK TRANSMISSION BEING REBUILT, VERY COSTLY THIS IS BS

Mileage: 66,990

WE OWN A 2000 S-10 ZR2. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION HAD 42,000 MILES (6000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY) WHEN IT FAILED. THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILED 1 YEAR LATER AS IT ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE NOW SPENDING $2600.00 ON A 3RD TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN PROBLEM. GM/CHEVROLET REFUSED TO HELP US WHEN WE CALLED IN MAY OF 2004. THEY CLAIM SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULDN'T HELP. WE DIDN'T BOTHER CALLING THEM AGAIN....PLEASE HELP US RE-COUP.

MY 2000 CHEVY S10 4X4 (PURCHASED FROM COURTESY CHEVROLET, PHOENIX, AZ) BROKE DOWN ON 8/12/03 DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE BETWEEN REVERSE & PARK WHEN I STOPPED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER (GATEWAY CHEVROLET IN AVONDALE, AZ) APPROX. 65 MILES AWAY. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED OUT THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND THAT IT SHIFTED INTO ALL GEARS AND RAN NORMAL. (NOTE: THERE WERE 82,278 MILES ON THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME AND I HAD THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY). ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS BEFORE AND AFTER THIS EVENT, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN REVVING UP OF THE ENGINE, WHICH STOPPED AFTER SEVERAL RAPID DEPRESSIONS OF THE ACCELERATOR. ON 4/11/05, WHILE ON VACATION IN CALIFORNIA, THE EXACT PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN, EXCEPT THIS TIME, AFTER BEING TOWED AGAIN TO THE NEAREST DEALER (COALINGA MOTORS, INC., COALINGA, CA), IT WAS FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS THE SHIFT FORKS IN THE TRANSFER CASE.

Mileage: 113,145

MY 2000 CHEVY S10 4X4 (PURCHASED FROM COURTESY CHEVROLET, PHOENIX, AZ) BROKE DOWN ON 8/12/03 DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE BETWEEN REVERSE & PARK WHEN I STOPPED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER (GATEWAY CHEVROLET IN AVONDALE, AZ) APPROX. 65 MILES AWAY. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED OUT THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND THAT IT SHIFTED INTO ALL GEARS AND RAN NORMAL. (NOTE: THERE WERE 82,278 MILES ON THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME AND I HAD THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY). ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS BEFORE AND AFTER THIS EVENT, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN REVVING UP OF THE ENGINE, WHICH STOPPED AFTER SEVERAL RAPID DEPRESSIONS OF THE ACCELERATOR. ON 4/11/05, WHILE ON VACATION IN CALIFORNIA, THE EXACT PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN, EXCEPT THIS TIME, AFTER BEING TOWED AGAIN TO THE NEAREST DEALER (COALINGA MOTORS, INC., COALINGA, CA), IT WAS FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS THE SHIFT FORKS IN THE TRANSFER CASE.

Mileage: 113,145

VEHICLE: 2000 CHEVROLET S10 EXT. CAB WITH 4WD, ZR2 PACKAGE. VEHICLE HAS 85000 MILES. AT APPROXIIMATELY 65-70000 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT VIBRATIONS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE BECOME MORE EXTREME TO THE POINT THAT THE SHUDDERING/VIBRATIONS OCCUR FROM ALMOST START-UP TO ANY SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION AS OF YET.*AK

Mileage: 70,000

FRONT HUBS (ABS) ON S-10 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP. *AK

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT TOO FREQUENTLY FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE TO WEAK TO STOP THE LARGE VEHICLE. AT 61,000 MILES THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 2WD WHEN THE 4WD ACTIVATION FAILED CAUSING 900.00 IN DAMAGE. *TC

Mileage: 30,000

TRUCK WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, AND EVENTUALLY WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT. IT WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC AND READOUT INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES FOR EVALUATION WHEN FINAL DETERMINATION WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN; AND A WEEK LATER, THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. TRUCK IS STILL AT MECHANICS BEING EVALUATED.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

TRUCK WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, AND EVENTUALLY WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT. IT WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC AND READOUT INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES FOR EVALUATION WHEN FINAL DETERMINATION WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN; AND A WEEK LATER, THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. TRUCK IS STILL AT MECHANICS BEING EVALUATED.*AK

Mileage: 50,000

CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE AND TOOK 2 STEPS, THEN HEARD A SERIES OF CLICKING NOISES, LOOKED AROUND AND VEHICLE WAS ROLLING DOWN THE HILL. VEHICLE HIT HIS FRIEND'S VEHICLE. CONSUMER CALLED CHEVROLET, AND THEY SENT A REPRESENTATIVE TO HIS HOME, HOOKED VEHICLE UP TO A COMPUTER, AND TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO REPRODUCE THE CLICKING AND ROLLING. THE CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVE PARKED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE HILL AND STILL IT DID NOT DO IT AGAIN. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 CHEVROLET S10 ZR2 MADE A LOUD SCREECHING NOISE. RPMS WERE WAY OF IN COMPARISON TO SPEED. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. VEHICLE HAS NO REVERSE, ACTS LIKE NEUTRAL, DRIVE WIL GO FORWARD, 1ST WILL GO FORWARD, 2ND WILL GO FORWARD AND 3RD WILL GO FROWARD.*AK

Mileage: 63,800

I BOUGHT THE CHEVY WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. BUT EVER SINCE THE BEGINNING THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAS NEVER WORKED AND I ALWAYS REPLACE THE FUSES AND THE LITTLE LIGHT BULBS. ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND HAVE HAD IT REBUILT AND THE RADIATOR TWICE. I JUST HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK I REGRET BUYING THIS TRUCK. *JB

TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IN OVERDRIVE. I CAN TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THE PROBLEM STOPS FOR A WHILE. I WAS WANTING TO KNOW IF THIS MIGHT BE A FACTORY DEFECT.

Mileage: 68,000

I HAVE A 2000 S-10 ZR2 AND MY 4WD HI DONT WORK, MODULE ON TRANSFER CASE BROKE, ALSO COMPUTER BEHIND DASH THAT CONTROLS 4WD DOESNT WORK CORRECTLY. 100'S OF DOLLARS TO FIX. HONESTLY PUSH BUTTON 4WD WAS A MISTAKE IN THE FIRST PLACE. THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE OLD 4WD SHIFTER ON THE FLOOR. MNUFACTURERS SHOULD THINK MORE OF QUALITY NOT CONVENIENCE. NOW ITS THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AND I GOT A TRUCK WITH ONLY 4WD LO. HOW LOVELY

Mileage: 26,142

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2000 CHEVY S-10 WITH 48,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS EXTRA CLEAN AND THERE WERE NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. I HAD TO MAKE A TRIP FROM ATLANTA, GA TO CHICAGO, IL. COMING BACK ON THE INTERSTATE (TRAVELING 75-80 MILES AN HOUR), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE INTO THIRD. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY TWO 18-WHEELERS WHILE I TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE SO THAT THE RPM'S WERE NOT IN THE CRITICAL ZONE. I STOPPED AT THE FIRST AUTO REPAIR SHOP I COULD FIND, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. APPARENTLY, THE BANDS WERE SLIPPING AND CAUSED THE FLUID TO OVERHEAT AND TURN EXTREMELY DARK. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 58,000 MILES, AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE THIRD GM CAR THAT I HAVE HAD THAT I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION WORK DONE. THE LAST ONE WAS A BUICK AND HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. *LA

Mileage: 58,000

BEARINGS IN REAR END BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 BRAND NEW AND IT HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT.*JB

OIL LINE TO FILTER LEAKING-LEAKING TRANSMISSION LINES.

Mileage: 28,800

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT WHEEL SHIFTED THE AXLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO U BOLTS FALLING OFF. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT WHEEL SHIFTED THE AXLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO U BOLTS FALLING OFF. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND I HAD TO GO FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *NLM

Mileage: 43,000

DRIVESHAFT CARRIER BEARING GONE BAD ON MY 2000 S10 XTREME. NEED THE ENTIRE DRIVESHAFT REPLACED. ONLY 46000 MILES ON MY CAR. A DRIVESHAFT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT.*JB

Mileage: 3,900

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP HAD FAILED. TS

CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY (TRANSMISSION PUMP IS THE PROBLEM) DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.. TS

REVERSE LOCKOUT MECHANISM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. DEALER INDICATED IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND IS NOT REPAIRABLE. SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE TRANSMISSION CAN ACCIDENTLY BE PUT INTO REVERSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH ) CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. REVERSE IS ON SAME LEG AS 5TH GEAR OVERDRIVE. EMERGENCY PASSING REQUIRES RAPID DOWN SHIFTING TO 4TH GEAR OR 3RD GEAR. I HAVE USED A 5TH TO 3RD GEAR EMERGENCY PASSING METHOD SINCE DISCOVERING THE DEFECT. THE PROBLEM WITH 5TH TO 3RD IS THAT 1ST GEAR CAN ACCIDENTLY BE SELECTED. THAT WILL CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. I WOULD HAVE PRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET FURTHER BUT HAVE NOT BECAUSE IT IS A LEASED VEHICLE AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE RETURNED JAN 2003. I STILL DO CONSIDER IT A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE RESULTING DANGERS OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT. DT

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHILE GOING UP A OFF RAM. NLM

STEEL CHECK VALVE IN ALUMINUM SEAT CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY CAUSING LOSS OF FORWARD SPEED CREATING HAZZARD ON ROADWAY. *AK

VEHICLE GOT STUCK IN THE SNOW, COULDN'T GET OUT AS A RESULT OF 4-WHEEL DRIVE BEING INOPERATIVE. CONTACT DEALER. COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO ANY GEAR THE GEARS WILL START TO SLIP AND THEN THE VEHICLE WILL START TO REV UP AND FINALLY KICK INTO GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM.

I HAVE HAD TRUCK IN SHOP 3 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION/DEALER CANT DUPLICATE/ALSO THE THIRD DOOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE/POPPING SOUND WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN/MAIN CONCERN. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT AN INCLINE, IN FIRST GEAR AND PARK BRAKE SET. VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED DOWN, AND HIT AN IRON FENCE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES. *AK *SLC

RUBBER BOOT COVER BROKE AND CAUSED LOSS OF LUBRICANT AROUND RIGHT SIDE CV JOINTS, WHICH HAVE BROKEN AND DISCONNECTED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK A HOLE WAS POKED IN THE CV DRIVER AXLE BOOT. THIS CAUSED IT TO LOSE GREASE AND BIND THE WHEEL. THIS INCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF POOR DESIGN AND VERY DANGEROUS FLAW. *YH

ENGINE RPM'S WENT TO 5500 RPM'S, VEHICLE DID NOT GO FASTER, JUST THE MOTOR. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD WENT TO NEUTRAL, PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT HELP.*AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME UP ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION AREA. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER LOST BRAKES BECAUSE GREASE SEALS WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THEM, BUT GREASE GOT ON THE BRAKE PADS & DAMAGED THEM. ONLY THING DEALER WAS REPLACING WERE THE SEALS.*AK

UPON ACCELERATION IN FIRST GEAR, THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD BUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. YH

THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVY S10 4X4 TRUCK I HAVE HAD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IT IS JERKING WHEN I AM DRIVING. THAT IS WHAT THE FIRST CHEVY S10 I HAD DID. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY S10 TRANSMISSION THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN PULLING OUT. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN FIRST GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WITHIN DAYS OF MY PURCHASE OF THE 2000 S-10 PICKUP THE PROBLEM APPEARED. THE TRUCK BOUNCES LIKE IT'S GOING OVER A BUMP EVERYTIME THE VECHICLE STARTS OUT FROM A STOP, IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN THIS BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE THIS TRUCK HAS A TWO PIECE DRIVESHAFT AND THAT THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED BE. I AM 52 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING CHEVROLET SINCE I WAS 16, I'VE HAD TRUCKS WITH TWO PIECE DRIVESHAFTS BEFORE AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND AFTER FIVE MONTHS THEY SENT A REGIONAL REP OUT HE SAID THIS IS HOW THIS VECHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM, I DROVE ANOTHER SIMILIAR TRUCK ON THE LOT AND IT DID THE SAME THING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OBSERVED THE DRIVE SHAFT BY LYING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE TRUCK AS IT STARTS OUT, YOU CAN SEE THE DRIVE SHAFT MOVING IN THE CARRIER BEARING VIOLENTLY. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN BECAUSE IF THE DRIVE SHAFT SHOULD BREAK TOWARDS THE FRONT IT COULD CAUSE THE BACK OF THE TRUCK TO POLE VAULT AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON ANY TRUCKS LET ALONE ADMIT THERE IS ONE. I'M HOPING YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND WORK GM TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED, IF IT HASN'T HAPPEND ALREADY. I FEEL THAT ANY DESIGN PROBLEM OR DEFECT WITH THE DRIVETRAIN OF ANY VECHICLE IS VERY SERIOUS, EVEN IF I TRADE THIS TRUCK OFF THIS WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND I'M GOING ON RECORD WITH YOU HOPING TO SAVE A LIFE. JUST FOR YOUR INFO I HAVE BEEN TRAINED AS A AUTO MECHANIC AND WORKED IN THIS FIELD FOR 15 YEARS, AND HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN DRAG RACING DURING THIS TIME. I HAVE BEEN TRAINED AS A FAA LICENSED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC AND HAVE WORKED IN THIS FIELD FOR OVER 20 YEARS.*AK

JUST PURCHASED VEHICLE WHEN TRANSMISSION FLUID STARTED TO LEAK OUT. VEHICLE TOWED NEXT DAY TO DEALERSHIP. MECHANIC FOUND TRANSFER CASE WAS LEAKING & HAD IT REPLACED. THE 2ND TRANSFER CASE STARTED TO LEAK ALSO. NO INDICATION GIVEN AS TO CAUSE OF PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN PULLING FROM A SITTING POSITION THERE IS BUMP IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. WHOLE VEHICLE BOUNCES WHEN THE VEHICLE PULLS OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRANSFER CASE GETS STUCK IN 4-WD HIGH AND LOW. MODULE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. *AK

ON THE VEHICLE DESCRIBED HERE, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM IS OPERATED BY DASHBOARD BUTTONS WHICH ILLUMINATE TO INDICATE WHEN THE SYSTEM IS ENGAGED. ON TWO OCCASIONS THIS SYSTEM HAS COMPLETELY FAILED TO ENGAGE THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. THE LIGHTED INDICATOR