INDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL. ALSO, WIPERS WITH MULTI SPEEDS WILL STICK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, AND WILL BE SUPER FAST AT THE SLOWEST SPEED. *AK
1995 Chevrolet S10 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1995 record →
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL OCCASIONALLY.
WIPER MOTOR FAILED.
INTERMITTENT STALLING.
THE FUEL TANK HAD RUSTED ON TOP. GROUNDED OFF FUEL PUMP. FULE LINES TO ENGINE LEAKED. THE STRAPS AND CRADLE SUPPORT WAS RUSTED THROUGH. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY.
WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO FAIL.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DUE TO MOTOR FAILURE. *AK
WIPER PULSE MODULE FAILED.
BRAKES DO NOT PERFORM IN ICY/SNOWY CONDITIONS.
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A RUPTURED BRAKE HOSE, RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO OTHER BRAKE COMPONENTS.
BRAKING APPLICATION UPON SUDDEN PANIC STOP, WHEREAS NO RESPONSE RECEIVED FROM ABS, RESULTING IN REAR END COLLISION. *AK
DRIVING AT APPROX 25 MPH MAKING A NORMAL STOP IN RAINING CONDITIONS, BRAKES LOCKED UP, ENDED UP SLIDING TO THE RIGHT. DEALER SAID ONE BRAKE WAS OPERATING THAT IS WHY IT WENT TO RIGHT SIDE. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN ACCIDENT. *AK
BRAKE PROBLEMS.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL OVER.
WINDSHIELD WIPER INOPERATIVE; DOES NOT CLEAR WINDSHIELD, IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION; INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *AK *SLC
DRIVING APPROX35-40 MPH NEEDS TO MAKE AN EMERGENCY STOP, HIT BRAKE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR DOES NOT COMPLETELY STOP. TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, CONSUMER DROVE UP SON IDEWALK. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
BRAKE ROTORS FAILED.
EA97022, WINDSHIELD WIPER, DURING LIGHT RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STUTTER ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD. IF THE RADIO IS ON, IT WILL LOSE POWER AT THE SAME TIME. HAS NOT ENCOUNTERED A PROBLEM IN HEAVIER RAIN. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BE SEEN BY DEALER. *AK
WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED HEARD A NOISE AND EXPERIENCED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED . THE DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
BRAKES FAILED AND RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT.
CONSUMER STATES THAT INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, THEY DO NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE WIPPER BLADES. *AK
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPPED. THE MOTOR STOPS SPORADICALLY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE YET. *AK *SLC
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 65 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. OWNER RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK *SLC
WHEN TURNING THE POWER ON FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEY WILL NOT TURN ON. FIRST, WHEN TURNING THE WIPERS ON HIGH THEY WILL COME ON LOW, NOW THEY ARE NOT WORKING. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE FORWARD. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHEN MAKING A PANIC OR RAPID STOP BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. AT TIMES BEGINS TO PULSATE, HEARS NOISES. THIS CAN HAPPEN AT ANY RANGE OF SPEED,U SUALLY IN WET CONDITIONS. THIS IS ALSO AN INTERMITTENTPROBLEM, DEALER REPLACED CALPIERS/PADS/ROTORS. DEFECT IS STILLOCCURRING, DEALER CANNOT SOLVE PROBLEM. THIS DEFECT CAN RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT.
OWNER HAS TO PRESS THE BRAKES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR IN ORDER FOR THE BRAKES TO RESPOND. *AK *SLC
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, CONSUMER MASHED THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND THE PEDAL WAS HARD. THE TRUCK WENT STRAIGHT THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. *AK DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS OR FAILURES, CONSUMER STATES THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE ABS WAS NOT WORKING. *SLC
WIPER MOTOR FAILED, CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY.
WHEEL FELL OFF VEHICLE DUE TO THE WHEEL STUDS BREAKING OFF, VEHICLE DAMAGED AS A RESULT.
BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CONTAMINATION.
OWNER CLAIMS THAT WHEN HE APPLIES THE BRAKES THEY SLIP BEFORE STOPPING THE TRUCK FULLY. *AK
HEADLIGHT SWITCH INOPERATIVE.
STEERING WHEEL OUT OF ALIGNMENT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO PULL.
WHEN DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND STAYS ON. VEHICLE SURGES WHEN DRIVING, IT SLOWS DOWN SO BADLY THAT HAVE TO TRY AND PULL OVER TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN SHOP FIVE TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE SAY THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED
VALVE COVER GASKET LEAKING
VEHICLE IS VERY SLOW IN STOPPING. ABS BRAKES KICK IN AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. BRAKING, IS ESPECILLY, HORRIBLE IN BAD WEATHER.
QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO MAKE A SUDDEN STOP, NOTHING HAPPENED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. QUICKLY DEPRESSED THE BRAKES AGAIN, AND SOMETIMES THE BRAKES CAUGHT AND SOMETIMES THEY DID NOT. THIS HAS OCCURRED SIX TIMES. *AK *SLC
ABS BRAKES SYSTEM FAILED. CONSUMER UNHOOKED FUSE TO ABS SYSTEM AND NOW BRAKES WORK OK.
DRIVING ABOUT 20-25MPH & WOULD START TO APPLY BRAKES, LEFT FRONT WOULD LOCK UP, BUT OTHER WHEELS WOULD NOT CATCH/LOCK UP. VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A SLIDE WHEN WEATHER IS WET; DOES NOT HAPPEN WHEN DRY WEATHER. THE DEALER SAID BRAKES WORKING FINE AFTER PUTTING VEHICLE ON COMPUTER. *AK
TRANSFER CASE ASSEMBLY FAILED.
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SPORADICALLY, WHEN DRIVING IN THE RAIN, THE WIPERS WILL CUT OFF, HAS NOT SEEN DEALER. *AK *JB
WHILE TRAVELING, A PEDESTRIAN ON A BIKE RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, CONSUMER TRIED TO STOP THE VEHICAL BY PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR BOARD AND THE VEHICAL CONTINUED TO MOVE, HITTING THE PEDESTRIAN. *AK
WHIILE DRIVING THE CAR AND WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE CAR BRAKES DON'T RESPOND AT ALL. CONSUMER HAS TO WAIT FOR THE TRUCK TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG IN ACCIDENT.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES: WHEN DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THE BRAKE PEDAL FREEZES INT THE UPWARD POSITION. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE WITH NO BRAKES, NO MOVEMENT IN THE PEDAL WHILE THE VEHICLE TRAVELS 2TO 3 HUNDRED FEET WITH NO BRAKES. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHTS ON. SECOND TIME ABS LIGHT WERE ON, AND THEY STILL COULD NOT DETECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
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