2001 CHEVROLET S10 Electrical System Problems

TRUCK HAS ABS LIGHTS ON WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS AS SOON AS THE FLUIDS ARE NOT COLD THE CHECK GUSHES LIGHT COMES ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEEDLE DROPS UNTIL THE THROTTLE IS AGAIN DEPRESSED... ALSO ABS IN REAR SHAKES WHOLE TRUCK WHEN GOING BELOW 50MPH AND THEN CONTINUES UP TO 80MPH BEFORE SUBSIDING. THE TRUCK HAS SERIOUS STEERING ISSUES CONSTANT LEAKS CAUSED I'M SURE MY RACK AND PINION ARE WORN DOWN AS WELL AS NOW MY TIRES AND SUPENSION I HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS LIKE THE INTERIOR IS CRUMBLING TO PIECES THE BODY HAS GIANT HOLES FROM IMPROPER PAINTING OPTIONS ON THIS MODEL I HAVE OVER SIZED TIRE WELLS THAT ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT IT MAKE YOUR COMPANY LOOK SILLY FOR NOT MAKING THESE VEHICLES BETTER WHEN THEY LAST PEOPLE KEEP BUYING THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN! SEEMS LIKE YOU PROBABLY USE PARTS FOR MANY YEARS ON MANY MODELS FUNNY HOW EVERY YEAR INCLUDING THE YEAR IT WAS MANUFACTURERED THERE WERE RECALLS EXCEPT FOR MINE IS THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S OLDER

Mileage: 187,933

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. UPON INVESTIGATION THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 2001 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80014, WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 330,000.

Mileage: 330,000

GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL OF GAS THE GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY, HALF FULL OR FULL. THE DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE FAULTY READING HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS MODELS OF GMC AUTOMOBILES. HAVE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BEEN ISSUED TO THE CONCERN DEALERSHIP. THE PRICE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM RANGE FROM $250.00 DOLLARS TO $500.00 DOLLARS. DRIVING WITH A FAULTY GAS GAUGE CAN BE QUITE AN EXPERIENCE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS RETURNING TO EL PASO FROM KERRVILLE AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLAMPS DIMMED AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER MOST TRAFFIC WAS GOING 80 -85. IT WAS SCARY. *TR

Mileage: 119,340

WHILE TRAVELING ON I85 AT 70 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE PASSING A CAR I HIT THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE SHOULDER AND THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THINKING I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR STARTED BACK AND I TOOK OFF. I FORGOT ABOUT THIS UNTIL I RECENTLY HEARD OF RECENT RECALLS. *TR

Mileage: 55,034

THE FUEL LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON WON'T SHUT OFF ON MY 2001 CHEVY S10 CREW CAB.*CN

Mileage: 87,900

2001 CHEVY S-10 FOUR CYLINDER AUTOMATIC APPEARED TO BE DEAD. WHEN KEY INSERTED AND TURNED OVER THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON DASH. AFTER IT SAT A FEW SECONDS I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES APPEARED TO COME ON. THE RADIO WAS RESET TO 1:00 AS IF ALL SYSTEMS HAD WENT DEAD. THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE COMING THROUGH INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS SEEMED TO FLICKER. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR DAYS. ALL INSTANCES ARE FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS AND THEN EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE OKAY ON THE RESTART EXCEPT THAT THE CLOCK HAS ALWAYS RESET TO 1:00. THE LAST INSTANCE TODAY OCCURRED AS I STARTED THE TRUCK AND LEFT A PARKING SPACE. I GOT ABOUT 50 FEET AND THE VEHICLE DIED AND COASTED TO A STOP WITH ALL DASH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. WHEN I TURNED KEY OFF FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AGAIN EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AND THE CLOCK WAS RESET TO 1:00. *JB

Mileage: 69,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, IT WOULD NOT START. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, THE POSITIVE POST OF THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE POST BACK INTO THE BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - WHEN THE BATTERY CONNECTION FAILED THE GREEN LIGHT, INDICATING A GOOD BATTERY, WAS ON. THE GAUGE WAS READING 14, THE SAME AS WITHTHE NEW BATTERY. *NM

Mileage: 93,000

GM AND/OR CHEVROLET HAS NEVER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ME OR DELIVER NOTICES OF RECALLS OR ANY OF THE 84 SERVICE BULLETINS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM AND THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWER OR RESPONSE AT ALL. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE FIRST ONE EXPLODED AND LEAKED ACID INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH AN AC DELCO BATTERY; THE SAME BRAND OF BATTERY THAT WAS SOLD WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS BATTERY FAILED IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THE THIRD BATTERY ALSO FAILED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TESTED THE BATTERY AND FOUND THAT ALL OF THE CELLS WERE DEAD.

Mileage: 18,500

ON JULY 22, 2005, I PAID THE DEALER $615.74 TO REPLACE A SHORTED AIR PUMP. I BROUGHT IT IN SINCE THE LIGHT GAUGES WERE TURNING ON. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTED ON AND OFF. ONE WEEK LATER, THE A/C STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $105.19 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. ON AUG. 10, I PAID ANOTHER SHOP $852.08 TO REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR. ON AUG. 30, MY S-10 STALLED AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE THEN. A MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED (ANOTHER $3000 +) DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE RADIATOR. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING OR HEATING EXCEPT WHEN THE LIGHT GAUGES WERE TURNING ON IN JULY. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2000 AND HAVE SPENT OVER $7000 IN REPAIRS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE THEN. THE BATTERY ACID HAS LEAKED. BRAKE PADS KEEP WEARING OUT. SEVERAL AIR INJECTION MALFUNCTIONS AND PUMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I'VE PURCHASED AT LEAST 2 SETS OF TIRES. IT HAS LESS THAN 72,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 71,500

SECOND COMPLAINT FOR SAME ISSUE. DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT VEHICLE BACKING UP MY CLAIMS, SAID TO BRING IT IN WHEN VEHICLE IS ACTING UP. ALTERNATOR TYPE SOUND COMING THROUGH RADIO, ALL LIGHTS FLICKERING (DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING), TRUCK STALLED TWO TIMES LAST NIGHT. TRUCK GETS NOTHING WHEN YOU TRY TO RESTART, NO LIGHTS, NO ALARMS, NO ENGINE CLICK, NO TURN OVER...NOTHING AT ALL. HOWEVER, 20 MINUTES LATER TRUCK WILL RESTART, WITH EVERYTHING RESET AND CLOCK READING 1:00. DID THIS LAST NIGHT TWICE, ONCE LAST WEEK. CALLED DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T TEST IT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF WHEN THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. BRING IT IN WHEN IT ACTS UP AGAIN.....EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO GAURANTEE THAT I WILL MAKE IT TO THE DEALER WITHOUT THE TRUCK STALLING!!!!! THAT'S COMFORTING TO KNOW!!!!!! *NM

ALTERNATOR NOISE FEEDING THROUGH RADIO ON OCCASION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING NOISE APPEARS TO GO AWAY. FLICKING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO, STARTED OUT OF A PARKING PLACE WITH THIS HAPPENING AND THE TRUCK MOVED 5 FEET BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER. TRUCK WOULD NOT START, NO LIGHTS OR ALARMS. LEFT KEY IN THE IGNITION AFTER 20 MINUTES ALL ALARMS AND LIGHTS RETURNED TO NORMAL AND TRUCK STARTED WITH 1 TURN OF THE KEY. CAN NOT TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP UNTIL IT IS MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY WILL TELL ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE LOST POWER WHEN I WAS DOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK?*JB

Mileage: 59,300

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IMMEDIATELY WHEN IT WAS DAMP. IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE WEEKS. THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLE HAVE BEEN CHECKED. *AK

2004 TAIL GATE ASS FAILED REPLACED AFTER MARKET PARTS 2004 BACK UP LIGHTS IN/OP;004 INTERRIOR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF/ OVER RIDE BOTTON USED TO SAVE BATTERY2005 LEFT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED. 004 RIGHT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED;005 FRONT END REPLACED/PITTMAN/TIE RODS;2004 OIL FILTER LEAK / TIGHTENED 2004 REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES IN/OP 5 LEFT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED;005 RIGHT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED 2005 GAS SENDING UNIT REPLACED ERADIC BEHAVIOR 2004 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED ;004 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED;005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT 2005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 U JOINTS REPLACED;04 BATTERY REPLACED 2005 TRANSMISSION SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR;005 REAR END {3.42} LOCKER CLANGS BETWEEN 1ST AND REVVED. 004 4 TIRES 005 4 TIRES 2004 DOOR HINGES FREEZE UP LUBE;005 TAIL GATE HINGES SHOW WEAR 2005 PARTS 4 EA TIE RODS/O/RING TYPE BRAKE SHOESAND DRUMS/U JOINTS. I HAVE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

Mileage: 92,000

2004 TAIL GATE ASS FAILED REPLACED AFTER MARKET PARTS 2004 BACK UP LIGHTS IN/OP;004 INTERRIOR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF/ OVER RIDE BOTTON USED TO SAVE BATTERY2005 LEFT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED. 004 RIGHT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED;005 FRONT END REPLACED/PITTMAN/TIE RODS;2004 OIL FILTER LEAK / TIGHTENED 2004 REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES IN/OP 5 LEFT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED;005 RIGHT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED 2005 GAS SENDING UNIT REPLACED ERADIC BEHAVIOR 2004 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED ;004 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED;005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT 2005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 U JOINTS REPLACED;04 BATTERY REPLACED 2005 TRANSMISSION SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR;005 REAR END {3.42} LOCKER CLANGS BETWEEN 1ST AND REVVED. 004 4 TIRES 005 4 TIRES 2004 DOOR HINGES FREEZE UP LUBE;005 TAIL GATE HINGES SHOW WEAR 2005 PARTS 4 EA TIE RODS/O/RING TYPE BRAKE SHOESAND DRUMS/U JOINTS. I HAVE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

Mileage: 92,000

THE TRUCK HAS POWER, THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS COME ON, BUT THE TRUCK WONT START NO CRANK OR ANYTHING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED: WIRING AND/OR CONNECTOR CHARGING/ STARING/BATTERY, MOTRO ASSEMBLEY. STARTER, BLOCK ASSEMBLEY WIRING HARNESS JUNCTION ENGINE, SWITCH IGNITION/ KEY WARNING. NOW THE TRUCK IS SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR THE 6TH TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *AK

Mileage: 9,638

2001 CHEVROLET S10 ZR2 PACKAGE .BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK, FUSES BLOWN FOR DOOR LOCKS AND MIRRORS, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE FIREWALL. TOOK TO SHOP TO HAVE THEM CHECK WIRES. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH WIRES. DRIVING LIGHTS TURN ON BY THEMSELF WHILE CAR IS NOT RUNNING, CANNOT SHUT OFF HEADLIGHTS, HAD TO DISCONNECT HEADLIGHTS. TOOK TO ANOTHER SHOP. HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND THEY SAID OUR WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. SOME KIND OF WHITE LUBRICANT OR SILICONE IS INSIDE OF HARNESS? WE HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE IT. AND WE WILL GET A REPORT FROM THE MECHANIC SHOP. I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER. PLEASE HELP! *AK

Mileage: 45,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO ASSIST IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE STEERING WIRING CABLE WAS GROUNDED TO A LOCATION WHERE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THIS RESULTED IN THE WIRING BEING EXPOSED AND RUBBED, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS.*AK

Mileage: 25,000

MY 2001 S10 DIED, AND WOULD NOT START, WHEN I CHECKED THE BATTERY, THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE FELL OFF, ALONG WITH PART OF THE BATTERY. CORROSION ON THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE, ALSO CAUSED THE END OF THE CABLE TO FALL OFF EASILY. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. NEW BATTERY, AND AFTERMARKET BATTERY CABLE TREMINAL SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. TRUCK ONLY HAD 41000 MILES ON IT, AND ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

Mileage: 41,700

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE STALLED, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COIL WIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BURN OUT.*AK

BATTERY...LEAKING ACID OUT OF THE POSITIVE TERMINAL. ACROSS LEADS AND DOWN INTO THE WIRING. REPLACED BATTERY. TRUCK WOULD NOT START AND GIVEN FUNNY READINGS FROM GAUGES. *AK

Mileage: 42,550

BEGINNING DECEMBER 2002, VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE POWER AND LACK ACCELERATOR RESPONSE. CODE P0123 ACTIVE AND PRESENT INDICATING PROBLEM IN THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT. SENSOR REPLACED AND WIRING INSPECTED. PROBLEM PERSISTS.

Mileage: 39,215

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR VEHICLE CRASH.*AK

ENGINE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP/ OXYGEN SENSOR, AND IGNITION SWITCH. ALL REPAIRS HAVE FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

ELECTRICAL/ AT TIMES IT WILL NOT START,ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT NO FIRE, FUEL,ECT.30MIN LATER IT STARTS. ENGINE/ BURNING 1QT. OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES, DEALER KNOWS, AT THIS TIME NOTHING DONE,DEALER STATES DEFECTIVE OIL PASSEGES

FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, GAUGE DOES NOT GIVE PROPER READING ON HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIX VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED GAS SENDING UNIT AND MODULE CLUSTER, BUT STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM, ALSO DEALER FOUND OUT ALL 2001 CREW CAB, S10 HAVE SAME PROBLEM, DEALER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT VEHICLES HAD A PROGRAM PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, HAD BLOWN 2 FUSES.*AK DEALER REROUTED THE WIRING HARNESS SO THAT IT WOULD NOT GET AS HOT, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LIKELY STALL AGAIN. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, HAD BLOWN 2 FUSES.*AK DEALER REROUTED THE WIRING HARNESS SO THAT IT WOULD NOT GET AS HOT, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LIKELY STALL AGAIN. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, HAD BLOWN 2 FUSES.*AK DEALER REROUTED THE WIRING HARNESS SO THAT IT WOULD NOT GET AS HOT, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LIKELY STALL AGAIN. *SLC

SECOND VEHICLE RECEIVED IN OUR DEPARTMENT IN LAST THREE MONTHS THAT HAD FIRE IN SAME AREA. *AK