1994 Chevrolet S10 complaints

I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES HARD WHEN THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME SUDDENLY STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY. MY BRAKE PEDAL RATCHETED A FEW TIMES BEFORE GOING TO THE FLOOR. ONCE THE PEDAL COULD NOT TRAVEL ANY FURTHER, MY VEHICLE ROLLED INTO THE ONE IN FRONT OF ME.*AK

CONSUMER STATED THE TIRE CERTIFICATION LABEL IS FADED OUT COMPLETELY ON DOOR OF VEHICLE, CAN'T GET ANY INFORMATION OFF STICKER. CONTACT DEALER AND DEALER STATED CAN'T GET LABEL FOR VEHICLE.*JB

SINCE ABS CAMPAIGN #C99046 VEHICLE RECALL SERVICE JULY 7, 2000 TO REPLACE ABS PART # 8880026 MODULE KIT 4.720 I HAVE HAD THREE LOSS OF BRAKES IN EMERGENCY STOP/ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE SITUATION RESULTING IN DAMAGES TO FRONTAL AREA OF MY VEHICLE ALL 3 TIME. AND THE LAST TWO TIMES REAR ENDING OTHER PERSON'S VEHICLES. EVER SINCE THIS RECALLED MODULE WAS CHANGED IN LOW SPEED SUDD STOP OR ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS WHILE HITTING THE BRAKE PEDAL THE ABS UNIT COMES ON WITH A PEDAL PUMPING PULSATION BUT NEVER SLOWS OR STOPS THE TRUCK. I HAVE ALSO HAD BOTH FRONT SEAT TRACKS BROKEN BY THE IMPACT TO IMPAIRING REAR SEAT PASSENGER ENTRY AND EXIT. I HAVE HAD THE BRAKES REDONE CONTINOUSLY AND FILED CLAIM WITH G.M. LAST TIME REQUESTING ENGINEERING INVESTIGATION TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS MODEL ABS REAR BRAKES ARE NOT AUTO ADJUSTING AFTER TWO PRIOR ACCIDENTS TRYING TO GET TH BRAKES WORKING CORRECTLY. I HAD HAD NO FOLLOWUP BY NHTSA REGARDING MY LAST COMPLAINT BY MADE BY A TTY/RELAY CALL AS I AM DEAF. MY INSURANC HAS GONE OUT OF SIGHT BECAUSE OF ACCIDENT CLAIM FILINGS TO FIX THIS TRUCK AND NEVER ONCE DID THE INSURANCE COMPANIES INCLUDE TH BRAKE REPAIRS IN THEIR REPORTS. THE TRUCK BRAKES FINE UNDER ALL NOPRMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS INCLUDING HIGH SPEED THRUWAY ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE STOPS. ITS JUST THE LOW SPEED ON DRY ROADS WITH VERY WARM NEAR 90 DEGREE TEMPERATURE DAYS ON ASPHALT THIS HAPPENS AND THERE IS NEVER A BRAKING SKID MARK OR WHEEL LOCK UP AT ANY ACCIDENT SITE. I WAS ADVISED THAT THE RE

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED AND WHEN DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL IT TRAVELS TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DRIVER HEARD SOMETHING HIT THE GROUND. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT FAN HAD FALLEN OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. VISIBILITY IS REDUCED, AND THIS POSES AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO SAFETY WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL CAMPAIGN 98V150000 DUE TO VIN. *AK *YH

THE PROBLEM IS THE FUEL INJECTOR (REGULATOR) THE ONE THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE,LASTED. *AK

I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP SIGN ON LEVEL GROUND DURING HEAVY EARLY MORNING FOG. I WAS GOING ABOUT 35 MPH. I PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO BRAKES AT ALL. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES BEFORE WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP SIGN AT THE TOP OF A HILL NEAR MY HOME. I RAN THE STOP SIGN AND HIT A LIGHT POLE. THIS ACCIDENT BENT MY BUMPER IN HALF AND PUSHED IT INTO THE RADIATOR AND THE FAN. THIS CAUSED RADIATOR DAMAGE. IT BROKE THE RIGHT SIDE BUMPER SUPPORT AND BUSTED MY HEADLIGHTS AND FOG LIGHTS. *AK

RECAL 99I006000. THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL QUIT WORKING, IF I WIGGLE THE WIRE CONNECTOR GOING INTO THE MOTOR THEY WILL START WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS A RECALL OF THESE WIPER MOTORS BUT WHEN I CONTACTED G.M. THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL AND I WAS NOT GOING TO BE HELPED .

FOLLOWING IS THE CORRESPONDENCE I HAVE HAD THROUGH EMAIL WITH GM. AFTER 5 MONTHS I HAVE MY TRUCK BACK AND HAVE SPENT OVER $800 FOR SOMETHING I HAVE FOUND OUT THEY HAD A MAJOR RECALL FOR FAILED BRAKES. I HAD A RECALL AND TOOK IT TO THIS DEALERSHIP. THE RECALL WAS FOR A19 94 BLAZER AND HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SWITCH ON THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. ABOUT A WEEK AFTER I GOT IT BACK THE BRAKE LIGHTS CAME ON AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THEY STAYED ON FOR ABOUT 5 MILES UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. WHEN I STARTED IT BACK UP THEY WERE OFF. THE NEXT WEEK I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND BRAKED SHARPLY AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I HAD NO BRAKES. I PUMPED AND THEY STOPPED ME JUST IN TIME. LIGHTS WENT OFF. I TOOK IT MAKE TO THE SHOP AND THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY CALLED THE HOTLINE AND SAID THEY COULD NOT HELP. THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO MAKE IT HAPPEN AND SAID IT WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER AND BRAKE BOOSTER. I TOOK IT TO MY BROTHER WHO HAS ALWAYS WORKED ON MY CAR. HE SAID I DIDN'T NEED THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BUT PUT ON A NEW MASTER CYLINDER. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY GOING DOWN A HILL IN TRAFFIC, I BRAKED AND THE LIGHTS CAME ON AND I HAD NO BRAKES FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS. I TOOK IT BACK TO MY BROTHER, HE CALLED A DEALERSHIP IN VERSAILLES, KY AND THEY CALLED THE HOTLINE. THEY TOLD HIM THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND OFFERED NO HELP. MY BROTHER THOUGHT IT COULD BE A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER AND PUT ON ANOTHER ONE. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT HAS

FRONTAL COLLISION OF 50-55 MPH WITH A FULL SIZE PICK UP TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY AND FAILED WHEN THEY WERE NEEDED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES, DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY RECALL 98V150000. *AK CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE BULLETIN ONLY COVERED VEHICLES BUILT IN SHREVEPORT, THIS VEHICLE HAS A UAW STICKER ON THE DOOR COLUMN. *SLC

LEFT REAR BRIDGESTONE TIRE SIZE: 30X9.5R15, DOT: 7BBBPD8287 ON 1994, CHEVROLET, S10 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. MILEAGE ON TIRES IS UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC

OIL COOLER LINE WAS LEAKING, REPLACED AT DEALER 3 TIMES. CURRENTLY, ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CONSTANT LEAK.*AK

MY SON COULD NOT STOP AND HIT ANOTHER CAR. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. *AK

SIDEWALL SHEARED AWAY FROM TREAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MDM3WAJR TIRESIZE: P215/70/15)

PROPER OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITTENT. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 98V150000, AND HAS NOT MADE A DETERMINATION AS TO THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTIFICATION (C99041) REGARDING THE ABS, HOWEVER WITHIN DAYS OF HAVING RECALL WORK PERFORMED, CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE PHANTOM WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, AND THEN REMAINED ILLUMINATED, ALSO THE ENGINE BEGAN TO RUN ERRACTICALLY, AND THERE WAS DIFFICULTY IN BRAKING, CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THE ABS LIGHT FAILURE FIVE TIMES, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT EGR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE EBCM WHICH WAS REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES, IT WAS FINALLY DETERMINED THAT THE EHCU VALVE WHICH IS APART OF THE ABS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT WAS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL.*JB

WHEN CENTRAL PORT FUEL INJECTOR IS SHUT OFF VEHICLE WOULD LEAK RAW FUEL INTO THE PLANTIUM. THIS CAUSES THE FUEL PUMP TO LOSE POWER. TAKES AWHILE BEFORE RESTARTING. ALSO, ALLOWS FUMES TO ENTER VEHICLE WHILE STILL RUNNING. OWNER FEELS FUEL IS STILL LEAKING. HAD REPLACED CENTRAL PORT FUEL INJECTOR ONCE UNDER WARRANTY. MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPLACE 2ND TIME.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE INTERMITENT AND DON'T WORK AT ALL TIMES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD NOT BEEN WORKING ON OCCASION. I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT OTHER CHEVROLET TRUCKS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS SAME THING, BUT MY TRUCK DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT VIN NUMBER TO GET IT REPLACED. THEY WANTED SOMETHING LIKE $250 FOR THE SAME THING THAT WAS BROKEN ON ALL THE OTHER CHEVROLET S10. A WIRE IS LOCATED BADLY AND IT BREAKS OR SHORTS OUT OR SOMETHING. I CAN NOT AFFORD THAT. THEN ONE DAY GOING 60 MPH IN A POURING RAIN STORM THEY COMPLETLY SHUT OFF. WE COULD NOT SEE A THING. WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT SEE ANYTHING! PER THE SEAT BELTS. THEY LOCK AND WITH EVERY MOVE, OR BREATH THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENS AND CHOKES AND SQUEEZES THE PASSAGER UNTIL YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OFF, HAND FEED THE SEAT BELT BACK INTO THE HOLDER AND THEN TRY TO REBUCKLE YOUR SELF. THIS IS DANGEROUS WHEN YOU ARE ON THE HIGH WAY OR ANYWHERE FOR THAT MATTER. YOU SHOULD NOT BE CUT INHALF JUST BREATHING IN A SEATBELT. THANK YOU.

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS COASTING AND LOST POWER IN BRAKES USAGE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. CONSUMER WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, AND MOVE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BY HAND TO RETURN TO NORMAL USE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURHTER INFORMATION.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS IS ARE WORKING INTERMITTENTLY AS IN RECALL #98V150000, BUT TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN MARCH 1994 AND APPEARS TO BE EXEMPT. *AK

I TOOK MY 1994 CHEVROLET S-10 IN TO THE DEALER BACK IN DECEMBER FOR THE ABS RECALL, AND IVE STILL BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY BRAKES, ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE THE SAME. THIS PROBLEM IS MUCH SCARIER THEN THE FIRST, AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. THE ABS SEEMS TO BE OVERLY SENSITIVE, KICKS IN WHEN DOING A STANDARD BRAKE AND CAUSES YOU TO LOSE CONTROL AND SLIDE PAST YOUR STOPPING POINT. I HAVE NOTICED THIS UNDER RAINY/WET CONDITIONS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD, AND SOMETHING MUST BE DONE TO GET CHEVY TO COME UP WITH A REAL FIX TO THIS BRAKING PROBLEM BEFORE IT LEADS TO ACCIDENTS RESULTING IN INJURY/DEATH.

CONSUMER STATES EGR VALVE WILL HANG OPEN CAUSING LOSS OF MANIFOLD PRESSURE, LOSS OF PRESSURE RESULTS IN LOSS OF VACUUM FOR POWER BRAKES, AND AS A RESULT VEHICLE GOES TO MANUAL BRAKES CAUSING ELONGATED BRAKING DISTANCE THAT HAS CAUSED CONSUMER TO ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER STATES THE COMPUTER PROM HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST, CONSUMER HAS EXPERIENCED FIVE MORE FAILURES SINCE PART HAS BEEN REPLACED, CONSUMER STATES MANUFACTURER IS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST.*JB

CONSUMER HAS NOTICED A SMALL ODOR INSIDE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IN VEHICLE, CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND NOTICED FUEL LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. CONSUMER NOTED THAT CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS RUST. *AK *SLC

HEAD GASKET FAILED. ALSO, THROW OUT REPLACED, , AND NOW IM GOING ON MY SECOND ONE AT 86000 MILES. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONE MINUTE OR ONE DAY AND NOT THE NEXT. I SEE WHERE 1995 S10S HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM. MY TRUCK WAS MADE LATE IN THE MODEL YEAR--MAYBE IT HAS A 1995 WIPER MODULE? MY LOCAL DEALER IS GOING TO REPLACE THE WIPER MODULE, BUT OF COURSE I'LL HAVE TO PAY FOR IT BECAUSE IT HASN'T BEEN RECALLED. *AK

HEATER CORE HAS FAILED 6 TIMES, ORIGINAL PART LASTED 20,000 MILES, BUT OTHER REPLACEMENTS HAS LASTED LESS THAN 20,000 MILES DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. *AK *JB

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, AND HAD TWO COLLISIONS AFTER BEEN REPAIRED FOR RECALL # 99 I 006 000. *AK

THE ACCELERATOR SPEEDS UP AND STICKS AND THE BRAKES WON'T WORK.ITS ALMOST LIKE HAVING CRUISE CONTROL EXCEPT THAT I DONT HAVE IT.THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME 5 TIMES NOW AND I'VE HAD THE TRUCK IN TO THE CHEVY DEALER TWICE AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.I NEED TO KNOW IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON A PROBLEM LIKE THIS AND WHAT IT MIGHT BE SO I CAN GET IT FIXED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE, POLICE AND FIRE REPORTS STATE FIRE STARTED FROM FUSE BOX, CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FROM MANUFACTURER. *JB

WE HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY, 4X4 COMPONENTS, DOOR HINGE, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF AT 70 MPH., AT THIS TIME WE HAVE TO STOP AND WATER DOWN THE FRONT BRAKE AREA WHEN DRIVING OVER 20 MILES AT A TIME PLEASE CAN YOU HELP WITH INFO ON THIS VEHICLE???

VEHICLE IS BLOWING OUT SMOKE, DOESN'T WANT TO START, HESITATES AT STOPS AND STALLS. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE, AND TOLD CONSUMER CFI ( CENTRAL FUEL INJECTORS WERE BAD). CONSUMER WAS GIVEN INFORMATION THAT ALL 1993-1995 BLAZERS WERE BAD.*AK

WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT BRAKES MADE A KLUTTERING SOUND AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. IT TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL UNTIL VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURED THREE TIMES, FIRST HYDROLIC FLUID PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THEN, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BUT STILL THE BRAKES SINK TO THE FLOOR. *YH

THE PLASTIC COVER AROUND THE GAS TANK TRAPPED DIRT AROUND THE GAS TANK AND RUSTED A HOLE IN THE TANK RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. NLM

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER HE DISCOVERED THE GAS TANK HAD A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM AS WELL AS THE TOP OF THE TANK AND WAS LEAKING FUEL WHICH CAUSED A FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. NLM

SEAT BELT FAILED. *SLC

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERANBLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK IN MY VIN. NO WIPERS WORK FOR 5 MIN. THEN STOP JUST LIKE THE ONES ON RECALL. VERY UNSAFE GM SHOULD BE RESONABLE. *YH

CONSUMER HAS OWNED OTHER VEHICLE WITH ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM. APPLYING BRAKES GRADUALLY ON WET/SLIPPERY OR ROUGH SURFACES WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND CAN LOSE CONTROL. GMC IS NOT LOOKING TO CHANGE DESIGN. *AK

CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR 99041 PERFORMED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR THE 4WD DOES NOT WORK, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHO SAID THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED, BUT CONSUMER WOULD BE CHARGED FOR REPAIR, CONSUMER STATES THE CHARGES SHOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE EVERYTHING WORKED PRIOR TO IT. *SLC

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V150001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. *AK

RECALL # 99I006000 CONCERNING ABS BRAKES. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR PROBLEM WITH HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THEY TOLD CONSUMER ABOUT RECALL. DEALER DID RECALL REPAIRS. CURRENTLY, HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MOTOR AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. *AK THE DEALER DISCONNECTED THE 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHILE TRYING TO FIX ABS RECALL, AND REFUSED TO FIX IT WITHOUT CHARGING THE CUSTOMER. *YH

FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SHIFT MOTOR (ENGAGES/DISENGAGES 4WD) FAILED, ADVISOR SAID PART WAS CURRENTLY ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND HAS BECOME VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD HAS BAD SOLDER JOINTS ON THE TERMINALS CAUSING THE WIPERS TO FAIL WHILE DRIVING, THIS HAS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. *MJS

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE PLUG CAME OFF, CAUSING OIL TO DRAIN OUT WITHOUT A PRIOR WARNING. *AK

FITTING FOR SPARE TIRE DISCONNECTED AT CABLE & TIRE FELL ONTO THE GROUND. DEALER & MANUFACTURER WEREN'T DOING ANYTHING TO HELP CONSUMER.*AK

EGR VALVE GETS JAMMED UP WITH CARBON, WHICH CAUSES VEHICLE TO SURGE/ BACKFIRE AND COMPLETELY STOP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE DECEMBER OF 1998. DEALERSHIP IS NOT ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLLETIN # 96067(A) THAT REFERENCES THIS PROBLEM. *AK DURING THE LAST FAILURE, THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE HIGHWAY. *YH