Owners filed 10 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the structure › body › tailgate › hinge and attachments. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Structure › Body › Tailgate › Hinge and Attachments | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tires › Tread/Belt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Structure › Body › Tailgate | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Power Train › Automatic Transmission | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Fuel System, Other › Delivery › Fuel Pump | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Electrical System › Ignition | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
I TURNED OFF MY 2000 CHEVY S10 TRUCK AND TOOK OUT THE KEY AND IT STARTED DINGING, LIKE THE KEY IS IN AND THE DOOR IS OPEN. THEN IT STARTED TRYING TO START ITSELF WITH NO KEY IN THE IGNITION AND PROCEEDED TO DO THIS FOR A FEW MINUTES, EVENTUALLY STOPPING. UNDER THE HOOD, THE WIRING HARNESS WAS ON FIRE. *TR
2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK-UP TAILGATE CABLE FAILED, W VEHICLE ABOUT 4 YEARS OLD, ONE SIDE ONLY, BROKE IN HALF, NO INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE PARTS, I REPLACED $40 CABLE AND LATCH ASSEMBLY. *NM
IN LATE SPRING OF THIS YEAR, I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE OF MY LEFT TAILGATE CABLE DURING THE LOADING OF A MODERATE LOAD OF ABOUT 300 LBS. THANK GOD NOBODY WAS HURT. I WENT TO A COUPLE DEALERS AROUND TO FIND OUT ABOUT A REPLACEMENT. I'M AWARE OF THE RECALL FOR THE C/K TAILGATE CABLE SO INQUIRED ABOUT THAT FOR MY VEHICLE. WAS TOLD THERE WAS NONE AND PROBABLY WON'T BE DUE TO LOW COMPLAINT VOLUME. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS FAILURE IS NORMAL IN SUCH A SHORT TIME DUE TO SALT USE ON THE ROADS HERE. I DON'T BUY THAT; I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER. GM'S EXPLANATION OF WHY THEY AREN'T RECALLED (LOWER TAILGATE WEIGHT,ETC) DOESN'T JIVE CONSIDERING THE LOW LOAD THAT BROKE THIS CABLE THOUGH THEY ADMIT THE MATERIAL IS DEFECTIVE (SAME AS C/K MATERIAL). I'M EXPECTING THE OTHER ONE TO GO ANY TIME. THE PART IS AVAILABLE BUT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO GET THE LATCH TOO, WHICH IS FINE ON MINE.*JB
TAILGATE FAILURE ON 2000 CHEVROLET, S10. THEY BROKE A YEAR AGO. *AK
TAILGATE STRAPS SIMULTANEOUSLY BROKE ON 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 / 4WD. THIS HAPPENED APPROX. 2 1/2 YEARS AGO. I WAS HAND-LOADING A PUSH MOWER INTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK, WITH ONE KNEE ON THE TAILGATE SO THAT I COULD SHOVE THE MOWER FARTHER UP INTO THE BED. THE STRAPS BROKE AND DROPPED ME A FEW INCHES, AND CAUSING MY KNEE AND LEG TO SLIP OFF THE GATE. I ALMOST SMACKED MY FACE INTO THE BED, BUT CAUGHT MYSELF IN TIME.*AK
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT JUST CAME ON AT 57,000 MILES AND SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY NEW TRANSMISSION IS THAT WHAT THIS WILL TAKE? I AM SURE AFTER DOING AN INTERNET SUCH AND FINDING THOUSANDS OF THE SAME ISSUES CHEVY KNOWS ABOUT THIS BUT IS NOT DOING ANYTHING TO MY KNOWLEDGE. ERROR CODES. P0785, P1860, AND P0740. FEEL FREE TO CALL ANYTIME WITH ANY NEWS...1-260-402-8594 THANKS, JASON LINSTROMBERG. *JB
WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING THE RIGHT REAR TIRE BLEWOUT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND CHECK THE TIRE AND NOTICED THAT THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK-UP TRUCK [XXX]. IN SEPTEMBER 2003, WHILE LOADING THE BED PREPARING TO TRAVEL FROM WEST VIRGINIA TO WISCONSIN, I NOTICED ONE OF THE CABLES HOLDING THE OPENED TAILGATE TO THE TRUCK BED HAD SEPARATED. I DECIDED TO REPLACE THE BROKEN CABLE UPON MY ARRIVAL IN WISCONSIN. WHEN I OPENED THE TAILGATE IN WISCONSIN, APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES AND 24 HOURS LATER, I OBSERVED THAT THE OTHER TAILGATE RETAINING CABLE HAD SNAPPED. THE TAILGATE HAD REMAINED CLOSED THROUGHOUT THE TRIP AND THE CABLE WAS UNDER NO STRESS DURING THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE IS OFF WARRANTY, AND I DID NOT CONSIDER THE SNAPPED CABLES TO CONSTITUTE A SAFETY HAZARD, SO I DID NOT NOTIFY THE NHTSA AT THAT TIME. I DID, HOWEVER, PURCHASE TWO REPLACEMENT CABLES FROM A DUBUQUE, IOWA CHEVROLET DEALER AND REPLACE THE FAULTY TAILGATE CABLES. ON FEBRUARY 24 I READ IN THE WASHINGTON POST THAT A RECALL IS BEING CONSIDERED DUE TO THE LARGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS.*AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY S-10 PU. THE FUEL PUMP FAILED AT ABOUT 49,000 MILES. MY MECHANIC SAYS THAT THIS PART IS FAILING AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. A CAR WITH THAT MILEAGE SHOULD NOT FAILED. IN ADDITION SINCE THE FUEL PUMP IS INSIDE THE TANK IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. *LA
THE CABLE ON THE TAIL GATE DOOR GATE BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE CABLE END IS SOLDER IN AND NOT EASILY REPLACED. *LA
10 of 10 complaints, reproduced as filed.
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.