ABS BRAKES FAILED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. ALSO, PREMATURE WEAR OF FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS/PADS AND ROTORS.
1995 Chevrolet S10 complaints
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ANY TIME THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED ON THERE IS A DELAY, SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGTION OF THE WIPER MOTOR AT THIS TIME. INVEST. #EA-97-022. *AK
HAD STARTED VEHICLE & WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON. APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES & NOTHING HAPPENED. ABS BRAKES WENT OUT COMPLETELY. *AK
HEADREST CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED DUE TO DESIGN, NO SUPPORT TO THE HEAD, TOO LOW.
MUFFLER FAILED.
THE CABLE UNDER VEHICLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
EA97-022; WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE; THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK FINE FOR AWHILE THEN THEY WILL QUIT. SOMETIMES WHEN MOVING THE WIPERS MANUALLY THEY WILL START AGAIN. SOMETIMES THE TRUCK HAS TO SIT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS BEFORE THEY WILL WORK AGAIN. DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE PROLBEM HAS NOT BEEN CORRRECTED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE IN RAINY WEATHER THE WIPER MOTOR STOPPED WORKING, LEAVING CONSUMER WHITHOUT WIPERS FOR LONG TIM UNTIL THE WIPERS WORK AGAIN. *AK
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL TRAVEL TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS BRAKES FAILED.
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING THE TRUCK NOT TO STOP. ALSO THE ABS LIGHTS STAY ON. *AK
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED. OWNER HAS REPLACED THE MOTOR ON THE WIPERS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH FAILED.
POWER STEERING FAILURE.
WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S HEADRESTS ARE TOO LOW TO PROVIDE ANY TYPE OF HEAD AND NECK PROTECTION IN A REAR-END IMPACT COLLISION.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENTLY FAILS, AFFECTING VISIBILITY.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
RECALL WORK PERFORMED ON INSTALLATION OF A PLASTIC PROTECTOR COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM, HOWEVER PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY AND DAMAGES SEAT.
WINDSHIELD WIPER: WHEN DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WIPERS WILL SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY. TURNED WIPERS TO HIGH SPEED THEY STARTED WORKING AGAIN. LOW SPEED OR DELAY, THEY WILL STOP WORKING AGAIN. *AK
#EA977 022; WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP & START AT DIFFERENT TIMES. WOULD CAUSE A LOSS OF VISIBILITY DURING RAINY OR SNOWY WEATHER. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY CUT OFF. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, EXCESSIVE BOUNCING FROM REAR OVER ROUGH SURFACES/REPLACED REAR SHOCKS. *AK
WHEN HITTING A BUMP WHILE USING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WOULD COME ON AND OFF. THE WIPER MOTOR WAS REPLACED BY THE OWNER. *AK
DELAY BETWEEN ACTIVATION OF BRAKES.
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING FOR ANY REASON. WOULD CAUSE A SUDDEN LOSS OF VISIBILITY. (#EA 97 022). *AK
WIPER MOTOR FAILS. BELIEVES PROBLEM IS AT A CONNECTING POINT OF THE HARNESS TO THE MOTOR AND WHEN MOIST, GROUNDS OUT A CERTAIN PART OF THE OPERATING ELECTRONICS IN THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT.
WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED.
ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, TOO OFTEN AND IN ANY SITUATION (SMALL BUMPS, MANHOLE COVERS, WET GROUND.)
ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, TOO OFTEN AND IN ANY SITUATION (SMALL BUMPS, MANHOLE COVERS, WET GROUND.)
ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE, TOO OFTEN AND IN ANY SITUATION (SMALL BUMPS, MANHOLE COVERS, WET GROUND.)
INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
FRONT PASSENGER SEAT FOLDS FORWARD TO ALLOW PASSENGERS ACCES TI THE BACK SEAT. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO LEVER TO PULL OR BUTTON TO LATCH THE SEATBACK. IN HARD BARAKING SITUATIONS THE SEATBACK FLOPS FORWARD AND THE SEAT SLIDES INTO THE WINDSHIELD.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION.
INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
WINDSHIEL WIPERS PERIODICALLY WILL SHUT OFF DURING NORMAL OPERATION, SOMETIMES STAYING OFF FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING TWO VEHICLE COLLISIONS.
BRAKE LINE (RUBBER HOSE) RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTOR CAUSING FAILURE.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL WITHOUT WARNING.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, MAKING DRIVING DANGEROUS IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. *AK
EA94-038, THE BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING "POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE BRAKES" TOOK TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEMS. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN A RAIN STORMS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED FOR NOT APPARENT REASON. *AK
ABS FAILURE. PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN USED UNDER NORMAL DIVING CONDITIONS.
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY/UNEXPECTEDLY.
HEATER BLOWS OUT COLD AIR.
}DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ABS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR. LOSS OF BRAKES. ALSO, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERATIVE. ,DEALER HAS REPLACED COMPUTER CHIP. ONLY ABS DEFECT IS STILL OCCURRING, *AK
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS REFUSED TO WORK FOR NO REASON. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE VISIBILITY SUDDENLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPER FLUID SQUIZZER ALSO DOES NOT WORK. (EA97 022). *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
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