1993 Chevrolet S10 complaints

THROTTLE STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHCIEL TO ACCELERATE, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

AFTER SMELLING A STRONG FUEL ODOR AND COLLECTING A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF FUEL LEAKING FROM THE TRUCK, THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. OWNER HAD TRUCK TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THE FUEL TANK WAS FOUND TO BE CORRODED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35-55 MPH AND TRYING TO APPLY BRAKES VEHICLE WOULD STOP. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES, AND STEPPED ON PEDAL WHICH WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR.DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND AGREED TO FIX VEHICLE AT OWNERS EXPENSE. ALSO DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. *AK

VEHICLE WAS A PARK ON MY DRIVEWAY, I PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE TO BACK UP AND FELT A SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITHOUT HAVING MY FOOT ON GAS PEDAL. I APPLIED BRAKES AND LEFT A 15 INCH TIRE SKID MARK ON DRIVEWAY. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN DURING THE SHORT USE OF VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF THE BRAKES HAD FAILED.

ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT FAILED AND HAS BEEN ON FOR TEN MONTHS AND WON'T GO OFF.*AK *YC

WHEN DRIVING OR AT A STOP CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE KEPT GOING UNTIL THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AGAIN. ALSO, TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF GEAR. *AK

I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON 1-5 ENTERING THE VANCOUVER-PORTLAND DRAW BRIDGE. WHEN A CAR STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME IN THE LEFT HAND LANE. I DYNAMITED MY BRAKES AND MY BLAZER DID NOT STOP IN THE APPROPRIATE AMOUNT OF TIME. IT FELT LIKE I HAD A 4,000 POUND TRAILER PUSHING ME. I FEEL THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM SHOULD HAVE STOPPED ME SOONER THAN IT DID. IT TOOK 6 TO 10 SECONDS WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN PLEANTY OF TIME. ON JULY 22, 1999 THE EUGENE REG. GUARD PRINTED AN ARTICLE TITLED GM TO FIX MORE THAN 3.5 MILLION VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN TO A LOCAL GM DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL BUT ONLY AN INVESTIGATION. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE BODY IS BEING DONE ON THE BLAZER BUT THE DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY RECEIVE AN OFFICIAL RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURER. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I CAN TRUST MY BREAKES AT THIS TIME. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT AVENUES I CAN TAKE TO VERIFY THAT MY BREAKES ARE IN WORKING ORDER AND LET ME KNOW IF MY VEHICLE IS ONE THOSE LISTED BY THE NHTSA . A REPLY WOULD CERTAINLY BE APPRECIATED. JOE POIRIER

REAR BRAKES FROZE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE & THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. THE DRIVER HIT HEAD ON THE EXTENDED CAB SECTION. WENT TO MEDICAL CLINIC FOR WHIPLASH & CERVICAL RESTRICTION. *AK

I READ IN THE NEWS THAT NHTSA WAS INVESTIGATING GM S SERIES PICKUPS FOR THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER FAILING. THIS UNIT FAILED WHILE BACKING OUT OF A DRIVE WAY. THE ONLY DAMAGE IS TO THE SPARE TIRE CARRIER ITSELF. IF EVERYONE WITH A FAILURE WILL NOTIFY YOU, IT WILL GIVE MORE WEIGHT TO YOUR CASE. IF THIS HAD FAILED ON THE EXPRESSWAY, IT COULD HAVE HAD DISASTEROUS RESULTS.

THE AC / HEATER BLOWER REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS. *YC

VEHICLE ROLLED INTO INTERSECTION ABS BRAKES BEING APPLIED -- IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALER (SMITH CHV, TURLOCK) -- HE REPLACED SHOES AND SAID HYDRAULICS AND SENSORS WERE FINE. SHOES STILL HAD SOME LIFE ON THEM. VEHICLE STOPPED BETTER, BUT STILL ACTED AS IF BRAKING WAS INTERMITTENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO AMERICAN CHV (MODESTO) -- FOUND FAULTY FRONT LEFT ABS COMPONENT AND REPLACED. I WANT TO NOTE THE FIRST DEALER WAS ADAMENT THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, MAKING ME BELIEVE THAT AN ABS FAILURE IS VERY HARD TO DETECT.

SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE (PARTICULARLY GOING DOWN HILL) UNTIL WELL PAST THE STOP SIGN.

INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELDWIPER SWITCH SHORT CIRCUITED; WINDSHIELD WASHER SWITCH BROKEN; PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CABLE SNAPPED! *AK

WHEN VEHICLE IS IN DRIVE OR ANY OTHER GEAR AT ANY RATE OF SPEED OR IN A STOPPED POSITION, VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY STIFF AND BRAKE FLUID WILL NOT COME THROUGH. ABS LIGHT COMES ON. OWNER HAS TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. DEALER HAS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW FOR THE 4TH TIME. *AK

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS FAILING TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION AND ALSO UNDE R NORMAL CONDITIONS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE ARE NO REPORTED PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. *AK

IN SNOWY OR RAINY CONDITIONS ALL FOUR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING DEFECT. *AK

WHEN STARTING VEHICLE AND PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE OR DRIVE GEAR, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY ACCELERATE AT FULL POWER. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER MUST TURN THE KEY OFF BECAUSE BRAKES WILL NOT HOLD. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK

ALL 4 BALL JOINTS & LEFT TORSION BAR MOUNT REPLACED, LEFT TORSION BAR MOUNT & UPPER BALL JOINT REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE LOUD TICK AT IDLE, THE VALVE SEALS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 30,000 (NOT DONE YET), A FUEL INJECTOR LEAKS (RUN ON AND PRESSURE LOSS)

I FEEL WITH ALL THE PARTS YOU HAVE TO BUY TO KEEP A CAR RUNNING A DASH BOARD SHOULD NOT BE ONE OF THEM.

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND MY BIG COMPLAINT HAS BEEN THE ABS BREAKS JUST ARN'T SUFFICENT, THEY HAVE BEEN KEPT UP TO SPECK AND JUST SEEM TO FADE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS JUST ENTIRELY TOO LONG, AND I HATE TO LET SOME ONE DRIVE IT AS THEY CAN NOT GET USED TO THE STOPPING DISTANCE

FUEL PUMP FAILED TO OPERATE. LEARNED OF A TECHNICAL BULLETIN CONTAINING INFORMATION ON DEFECTIVE FUEL PUMP. INFORMED DEALER WHO REFUSED TO REPAIR BECAUSE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *AK

HEATER COIL IS CAUSING ANTI-FREEZE TO BLOW THROUGH DEFROSTER VENTS, AND CAUSING POOL OF ANTI-FREEZE FLUID ONTO THE FLOOR. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

FRONT BRAKES WEAR UNEVENLY CAUSING THEM TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY.

WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THERE WAS PRESSURE, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY, IT STOPPED WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK

ABS SYSTEM FAILED.

TRAVELING AT 45 MPH, DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO STOP VEHICLE BY APPLYING FULL BRAKE PRESSURE FOR APPROXIMATELY 250 FEET. VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND CRASHED AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH. VERY POOR ANTILOCK DESIGN.

THE COVER UNDERNEATH THE GAS TANK HAS MORE THAN AN INCH OF SPACE WHICH CAUSES ROCKS AND PEBBLES TO GET INTO THE GAS, RESULTING IN A GAS LEAK, MAY CAUSE A FIRE. PLEASE PROVDIE DETAILS. *AK

ABS PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILURE.

WE HAVE A KNOCK, PULSATION, POWER LOSS, ETC. AND THE ABS IS SHAKY, AND THE TRANS MAKES NOISE IN OVERDRIVE, AND THE CAR OVERHEATS PULLING A SMALL TRAILOR, BLAZER HAS OIL COOLER, ELECTRIC FAN, TRANS COOLER.

UNSPECIFIED.

SUDDEN ACCELERATION EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL.

WHENEVER ABS BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY WOULD GIVE OUT. THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. TOOK TO DEALER & SERVICE MECHANIC CANNOT LOCATE PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. OWNER HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR ON OCCASION.

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL WHEN ROAD SURFACES ARE NOT DRY, RESULTING IN A VEHICLE COLLISION.

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, VEHICLE STALLED LEAVING DRIVER WITH VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF VEHICLE.

ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *AK

APPARENTLY SAND WAS TRAPPED AROUND THE AREA OF THE TANK SHIELD FROM DRIVING ON OFF ROAD CONDITION, REUSULTING IN RUSTING OUT THE TANK.

ABS FAILS WHEN COMING TO A STOP.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ANTI LOCK BRAKE FAILURE

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES HAVE NEVER WORKED. THE BRAKES GRAB AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXCESSIVE.

HEATER CORE FAILED CAUSING FLUID TO MIST THROUGH DEFROST VENTS.

ABS FAILURE.

OWNER COMPLAINED THAT BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING APPROPRIATELY, BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THEN VEHICLE NEED TO BE STOPPED ABRUPTLY, DRIVER SLAMMED ON BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, FAILING TO STOP VEHICLE.

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY BECOME SLUGGISH, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE . THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKE FAILURE.