1994 Chevrolet S10 complaints

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *NLM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING REDUCED VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ALL FOUR POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND IN THE RAIN THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED. *MR THE WIPER PULSE BOAR WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. *SCC

WINSHIELD WIPER MODULE/ INTERMITTENT FAILURE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED. STARTED OFF BY WORKING INTERMITTENTLY BY CURRENTLY DO NOT WORK AT ALL!! I SAW THE RECALL ON THE NEWS WHICH STATED GM IS RECALLING 1994-1997 TRUCKS, SUV'S AND VANS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO I BOUGHT THE CAR FROM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY TRUCK WAS NOT COVERED EVEN THOUGH IT IS OBVIOUS THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED. IT IS RIDICULOUS THAT AN AMERICAN COMPANY WON'T LOOK OUT FOR THE PEOPLE BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS. *NLM

DEFECTIVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT WORK WHEN IT RAINED AND DID WORK WHEN IT DIDN'T. GM ADMITTED THAT THE WIPERS WERE FAULTY BUT REFUSED TO RECALL OR FIX THE PROBLEM. *SCC

MY 1994 CHEVROLET S-10 WIND SHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHEN THEY WANT AND GO OFF WHEN THEY WANT. THEY COULD CAUSE A SEVERE HAZARD WHILE DRIVING IN ADVERSE CONDITIONS. CHEVROLET HAS A RECALL ON THE SAME PROBLEM FOR 1995 AND ABOVE AND THEY WON'T FIX OUR PROBLEM. THE PROBLEMS ARE THE SAME AND CHEVROLET SAID, "THEY ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE"! ASSISTANCE WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANKS, STEVE HALLMAN [email protected]. *NLM

I HAVE A 1994 CHEVY S10 AND MY WIPER BLADES DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THEY CAN EVEN STOP DURING HEAVY RAIN WHICH IS DANGEROUS. ALSO THEY WILL NOT CUT OFF AT TIMES WHEN YOU TURN THEM OFF. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DID NOT FUNCTION AT VARIOUS TIMES. *JB

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO WORK. *JB

I NOTICE GM HAS RECALL SOME S10 FROM 1995 & 1996 FOR FAULTY WINDOW WIPER BROAD- WE HAVE A S10 1994 WE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM I CHECK THE RECALL BACK IN 1998 IT WAS JUST FOR 1995 1996- AND CURRENT RECALL IS 1996 AND LATER WHY NOT 1994"S. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER ON 1994 CHEVROLET S-10 HAS FREQUENT INTERMITTENT PROBLEMS WHERE IT DOES NOT SWITCH ON OR TURN OFF WHEN IT DOES COME ON. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT WITH IT'S WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING AS STATED IN RECALL 98 V 150 000. THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *NLM

WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. *JB....THE FIST NOTICE OF IMPENDING FAILURE WAS VERY SLOWLY SINKING BRAKE PEDAL WHILE STOPPING IN TRAFFIC. AS MORE STOPS WERE MADE THE RATE OF THE PEDAL SINKING BECAME FASTER. CUPS IN THE MASTE CYLINDER WERE LETTING BRAKE FLUID LEAK BY THEM. NEW MASTER CYLINDERS DID NOT SOLVE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PEDAL IS DOWN TO FLOOR FOR BRAKING. BRAKE SHOES ARE NEW. NO AIR IN LINE. *NLM

THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE WHILE I WAS GETTING ON TO THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY I HAD A CHAIN AND LOCK ON IT TO PREVENT THEFT AND IT ALSO PREVENTED DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AND THE CAR FOLLOWING ME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM AND YOUR LAST INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED IN 1999 WITH NO RECALL. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE GM RECALLS THIS PROBLEM OR WILL THEY CONTINUE MAKING MONEY SELLING THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR ALMOST $70 AND NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN?*JB

EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS ATTACHED TO VEHICLE WITH INSUFFICIENTLY STRONG MATERIALS THAT TEND TO BREAK DURING TEMPERATURE SWINGS OR THROUGH APPLICATION OF LIGHT FORCE. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR BROKE IN AUGUST OF 2001 OF UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR BROKE ON MARCH 1 2003 DURING A CAR WASH. INSPECTION OF MIRROR AND DOOR SHOWED PLASTIC HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND BOLTS WERE SHORN OFF. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND ONLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEY USUALLY STOP WORKING WHEN MOST NEEDED, USUALLY DURING PERIODS OF RAIN.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR MODULE. WAS TOLD BY AN AUTO PARTS STORE, THE LOCAL DEALER'S PARTS DEPARTMENT, AND A DEALER TECHNICIAN THAT THE ORIGINAL CIRCUIT BOARD WAS DEFECTIVE ON THE S-10, AND THE FULL-SIZE PICKUP, FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 98V150001. I ACCIDENTALLY CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND THIS CAMPAIGN NOTICE FOR 1995 CHEVROLET S-10 MODEL PICK UPS AND NEWER. I OWN A 1994 S-10 AND AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. DID NHTSA LOOK AT THE 1994 MODELS SINCE THEY ARE THE SAME BODY STYLES? I'M SURE OTHER 1994 OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. THANKS

OIL LINES BLEW TO THE REMOTE OIL FILTER AND I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITHIN 15 SECONDS AND THE ENGINE STILL SEIZED.

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER SMELT AN AWFUL SMELL COMING FROM THE AIR VENTS. CONSUMER PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, AND HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE SMELL, WAS DUE TO THE AIR COOLER LINE COMING DETACHED, WHICH CAUSED THE OIL TO LEAK OUT, AND DESTROY THE ENGINE. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE DETAILS. TS

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY AND WITHOUT WARNING MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE CONSUMER TO SEE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. *TS *NLM

MY MAJOR CONCERN IS THAT A BURNED PLUG WAS FOUND INSIDE THE FUEL TANK WHERE THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP PLUGS IN. IF THIS WIRE WERE TO ARC INSIDE THE FUEL TANK COULD THIS NOT CAUSE A FIRE OR EXPLOSION, AND HAVE YOU HAD ANYMORE OF THESE INCIDENTS REPORTED. *JB *****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS *****769333

NHTSA RECALL 98 V 150 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 98043 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS. CONSUMER STATED THE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR WOULD STOP DURING OPERATION. NLM THE ELECTRONIC BOARD WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER AFTER SEVERAL YEARS, THE PROBLEM IS REOCCURRED. *TT *JB. *AK

FUEL LINE LEAK FROM PIN HOLE IN STEEL LINES RUBBING TOGETHER. MR

FUEL LINE LEAK FROM PIN HOLE IN STEEL LINES RUBBING TOGETHER. *PH *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768042

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENLY WORK, CONTACTED DEALER SEVERAL TIMES OF THE PAST FIVE YEARS AND THEY HAVE NOT DONE ANYTHING FOR THE CONSUMER. NLM

WHEN VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR STATE INSPECTION BRAKE ROTORS WERE PITTED AND BADLY RUSTED. OWNER HAD TWO FRONT TWO ROTORS REPLACED. ALSO OWNER INDICATED THAT HE HAD A 1994 CHEVROLET TRUCK, S10 THAT HAD THE SAME FAILURE. *AK CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNES THIS VEHICLE.JLG

THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM RESPONDS TO A BUMP IN THE ROAD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. THE BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PUMPED SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL A FIRM PEDAL IS ACHIEVED. THIS OCCURS ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, SO IS DIFFICULT TO TROUBLESHOOT. THE 'RECALL' WORK FOR THE ABS WAS PERFORMED YEARS AGO. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED BOTH BEFORE AND AFTER THE ABS WORK WAS PERFORMED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 80MPH IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, CAUSING ZERO VISIBILTY.*AK

WHEN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IT TURNS FARTHER THAN OR BEFORE WHEELS TURN.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR IS INTERMITTENT. FUNCTIONS NORMALLY, OR WILL NOT START, OR WILL NOT STOP. UNABLE TO PREDICT FUNCTION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND WILL CAUSE CONSUMER TO HAVE VISIBILITY PROBLEMS IN RAINY WEATHER. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 45MPH IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT OFF.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THERE IS RECALL 98V150000, BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING APPROX 30MPH AND BEGAN BRAKING. ONCE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 10MPH, BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER HAD TO CONTINOUSLY PUMP BRAKES FOR BRAKING ABILITY TO RETURN. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. ON 7/19/01 INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. VEHICLE CHECKED BY DEALER, WHO COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE. *AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING 40MPH VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER STATED UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY, THE BRAKES HAD TO BE PUMPED IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER BELIVES THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS.*JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH HAD A SHORT IN WIRING THAT WOULD CAUSE WIPERS TO STOP RUNNING IN THE MIDDLE OF RAINSTORMS, OR THEY WOULD NOT OPERATE AT ALL. SMOKE WOULD COME UP FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AS A RESULT. ALSO AFFECTED THE TURN SIGNALS AT TIMES.*AK

IN SITUATIONS WHERE EMERGENCY STOPS ARE NEEDED ON ROAD SURFACES THAT ARE COVERED WITH GRAVEL, WET, OR OTHERWISE TRACTION CHALLENGING ENVIRONMENT, THE BRAKES ARE NOT RELIABLE. THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM OF THIS CLASS VEHICLE IS FAULTY, AND PRODUCES UNRELIABLE PREFORMANCE AT TIMES WHEN ONE WOULD EXPECT RELIABLE AND DEPENDABLE PERFORMANCE. SINCE BUYING THIS TRUCK I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN 3 REAR END COLLISIONS IN WHICH THE TRUCK DID NOT STOP UNTIL IT FOUND WHATEVER WAS IN FRONT OF ME. IN ALL 3 CASES IT HAS BEEN ANOTHER CAR PRODUCING, 2 POSSIBLY 3, WHIPLASH CLAIMS PLUS VECHICLE DAMAGE CLAIMS. UNTIL BUYING THIS VEHICLE I NEVER HAD A REAR END ACCIDENT. ON 7/7/2002, ON A WET BUT LEVEL PRAVEMENT AS I APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITH A TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS RED FOR THE DIRECTION I WAS GOING. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKE LIGHTS ON THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WENT OUT AND IT APPEAR THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD. WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME BACK ON, I HIT MY BRAKE PEDDLE HARD AND FIRM. INTIALLY THERE WAS SOME BRAKING SENSATION AN A "WHIRRRR-ING" SOUND BUT I KEPT GOING FORWARD UNTIL I HIT THE CAR IN FRONT ME. WHILE DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK WAS MINIMAL, ABOUT $900, THE REAR OF THE 2001 NISSAN ALTIMA THAT I HIT, WAS CONSIDERABLE, FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER SAYS SHE WAS NOT HURT BUT I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF A WHIPLASH CLAIM IS FILED. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO THE NEAREST CHEVROLET DEALER TO CHECK THE CONDITION OF THE BRAKES AND TO DOUBLE CHECK TH

ABS BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON PRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IT WILL NOT GO TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ALSO IT SOUNDS AS IF FLUID IN THE HOSES HAS SOME SORT OF BUILDUP. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER TRIED TO USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON A RAINY DAY AND WITHOUT WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY,.VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN EXAMINED BY DEALER.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, ALSO THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES SEEMS TO MALFUNCTION WHEN DRIVING OVER CONTINUOUS BUMPS. DEALER CONTACTED.*AK *SCC

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON, AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT TURN OFF UNTIL CAR TURNS OFF.*AK

ALL FOUR PADS WORN AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AT 26,573, 38,579, AND 48,590 MILES. BOTH ROTORS WORN AND REPLACED AT 48,590 MILES. DEALER SERVICE MGR. STATES THAT ROTORS WEAR OUT FASTER THAN IN THE PAST, WHICH IN TURN CAUSES PAD FAILURES.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, SOMETIMES THEY WORK...SOMETIMES THEY DON'T, WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN THEY MAY QUIT WORKING AT ANYTIME (SOMETIMES IN A DOWNPOUR) SOMETIMES I CAN GET THEM TO WORK AGAIN BY YANKING ON THE BLADES, SOMETIMES NOT. EXPERIENCED SAME PROBLEM 3 YEARS AGO AND HAD STAR CHEVEROLET REPLACE THE "BLACK BOX" MOTOR ($300.) AND NOW THEY'RE FAILING AGAIN.....MECHANINC AT THE TIME SAID "TOO BAD THIS TRUCK ISN'T A 95 OR 96 CAUSE THOSE MODELS WERE RECALLED.....WHEN ASKED WHY THE 94'S WERE NOT INCLUDED, HE REPLIED "PROPBABLY NOT ENOUGH COMPLAINTS" MY MAIN CONCERN IS SAFETY FOLLOWING ANOTHER REPLACEMENT OF THE WIPER MOTOR, HOW CAN I BE ASSURED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WIPERS WON'T STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME? IN ADDITION, A $300 EXPENSE EVERY COUPLE YEARS JUST TO BE ABLE TO SAFELY DRIVE IN THE RAIN SEEMS A BIT INAPROPRIATE TO EXPECT THE CONSUMER TO ENDURE THE EXPENSE AND RISK, ESPECIALLY IF OTHER MODELS HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED DUE TO KNOW PROBLEMS.*AK