WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION, BRAKES FAILED, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND REARENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *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 WIPER MOTOR FAILED.
WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES IN NORMAL CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE WILL PROCEED TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHICH NEARLY CAUSED AN COLLISION DEALER CHECKED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM, BUT CANNOT IDENTIFY ANY PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
IN DAMP/RAINY WEATHER THE BRAKES TEND TO UN EXPECTEDLY TO LOCK UP WHEN THE SLIGHTTEST AMOUNT OF PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *AK
BRAKES FAIL ON GRAVEL, SNOW AND ICE.
SEAT BELTS WOULD LOCK UP IN RETRACTOR ON PASSENGER'S SIDE. HAVE TO RELEASE LOCKING MECHANISM TO RETRACT BELT BACK OUT AGAIN. HAD IT REPLACED TWICE AT THE DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IN FRONTAL COLLISION AT ABOUT 30 TO 35MPH AND THE VEHICLES AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. HAS NOT GONE TO DEALER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER PRESENTLY HAS THE VEHICLE. *AK THERE WERE TWO INJURIES DUE TO ACCIDENT, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS THE SECOND ACCIDENT THAT THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *SLC
THE PASSENGER'S SEAT SLIDES FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WHIPPERS WOULD STOP. *AK
INTERMITTENT OPERATION OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SOMETIMES THEY STOP RUNNING ALTOGETHER; OTHER TIMES RUN SPORADICALLY WHEN SWITCHED OFF. *AK
WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE STEERING WHEEL DIDN'T NOT TURN BACK TO IT'S NORMAL POSITION, HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE'S STEERING WAS VERY HARD STEER.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION AND THE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF, AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD THE DRIVER IN THE SEAT. THE DRIVER WAS HURT, AND THE VEHICLE WAS HIT IN FRONT. OWNER SAID THAT THE AIR BAG SHOULD HAVE GONE OFF BECAUSE THE SENSOR WAS NOT WORKING RIGHT. *AK
IN RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERATIVE AND SYSTEM WILL RESPOND LATER UNEXPECTEDLY, CAUSING POOR VISIABILITY. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK WHEN RAINING.
WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY THE WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON WHEN FIRST TURNING ON THE SWITCH. THE WIPERS HAVE TO BE TOUCHED IN ORDER TO GET THEM TO WORK. *AK *SLC
ENGINE STALLS.
ANTILOCK SYSTEM FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED, CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF VISIBILITY. *AK
BRAKE FAILED ON SLIPPERY WET PAVEMENT CAUSING DRIVER TO CRASH.
WHILE DRIVING 25-30 MPH, HAD A DIRECT FRONTAL COLLISION WITH A 1984 LINCOLN AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 55-60 MPH WHEN SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE BROKE. THE TIRE WAS RELEASED AND BOUNCED 10-15 FEET IN THE AIR. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED.
PREMATURE FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPER SYSTEM. RESPONSE IS INTERMITTENT AND EVENTUALLY RETURNS TO THE RESUMED POSITION. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED.
WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY IN A FRONTAL IMPACT AT 30 TO 35MPH. *AK
WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
TIRES HIT WHEEL WELLS, MAKING CONTACT WITH METAL AND BURNING RUBBER, COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE A BLOWOUT. *AK
PE97028. WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. INTERMITTENTLY THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FREEZE UP AND STOP WORKING COMPLETELY. THE WIPERS HAVE TO BE MOVED BY HAND TO BEGIN WORKING AGAIN. *AK
FUEL FLOW PROBLEM, LEAKED FUEL WHEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH, ALSO HAD A FIRE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND MAKING A LEFT TURN THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND DROVE DIRECTLY INTO A DITCH WHICH DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DELOY. *AK
DRIVING VEHICLE 40 MPH; WENT TO APPLY BRAKES (ABS), VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. KEPT APPLYING PRESSURE ON BRAKES, WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN. TOOK TO DEALER & COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER PUTTIHG ON COMPUTER & TOOK FOR TEST DRIVE. *AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS MOTOR IS PERFORMING ERRATICALLY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. WITH ANY TYPE OF MOVEMENT/BRAKING OR ROUGH ROAD SURAFCE THE WIPERS TURN OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED SPORADIC AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONING WHEN WARNING LIGHT APPEARS, FLICKERING/FLASHING AND STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY, DEALER MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. FINALLY CONTACTED TECHNICAL DIVISION, DLR WAS DIRECTED TO REPLACE COMPUTER MODULE AND CHECK WIRING, PROBLEM.
DRIVING VEHICLE ABOUT 35MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKES AND BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH PROPERLY. WOULD HAVE TO STAND ON PEDAL & NOTHING HAPPENS, ABS WILL NOT KICK IN. TOOK TO DEALER & THEY COULD NOT LOCATE PROBLEM IN ORDER TO REPAIR IT. *AK
APPLIED THE ABS AND THE BRAKES DID NOT TAKE, CAUSING FRONT END CRASH AT 30 MPH AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
POWER ASSISTED BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK
DURING FRONTAL IMPACT AT SPEEDS OF 20MPH, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK. *AK
FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM KEEPS LOOSENING, OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT LOCKS UP AND WON'T RELEASE.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT (55) MPH HEARD A METAL CRACKING SOUND AND VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND COASTED TO A STOP DUE TO THE BREAKING OF THE FLYWHEEL. THE FLYWHEEL WAS REPAIRED (3) OTHER TIMES ON 12/28/95 AT 17,980 MILES, ON 6/18/96 AT 30,754 MILES AND ON 1/20/97 AT 44, 433 MILES. *AK
BRAKES: PREMATURE WEAR OF THE OUTSIDE DISC BRAKE PADS. WEAR INDICATOR INSTALLED ON INSIDE PADS; BUT OUTSIDE WORE OUT BEFORE INSTALLING WEAR INDICATORS. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS NORMAL. *AK
DURING HARD BRAKING (NON-PANIC) AT APPROX. 60MPH, EXPERIENCED PULLING TO EXTREME RIGHT DUE TO LEFT FRONT CALIPER STICKING. DEALER LUBIRCATED CALIPER SLIDE POINTS TO CORRECT PROBLEM. ALSO, ON WET PAVEMENT EXPERIENCED CALIPER STICKING AT APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, DURINGNORMAL STOPPING, ABS KICKED IN, TOOK LONGER TO STOP, ABS LIGHT APPEARED, BRAKE ACTION SEEMED INADEQUATE TO EFFECTIVELY STOP IN STRAIGHT LINE IN A TIMELY MANNER. *AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN 35 TO 40 MPH COLLISION AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK
EXCESSIVE WEAR OF RIGHT PASSENGER'S SIDE BRAKE CALIPERS/SHOES AND PADS, CONSUMER ALSO NOTICED EXCESSIVE DUST ON THE RIMS OF THE WHEELS. EA94-038. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH A SMALL ROCK IN THE ROAD HIT THE AIR BAG SENSOR, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG TO DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES; BRAKE PADS WEAR DOWN EXCESSIVELY AND THERE MAYBE A PROBLEM , OWNER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *AK
AT 28,000 MILES THE ENGINE GASKET BROKE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK
THE FRONT DISC BRAKE ROTORS ARE RUSTED AND THE VEHICLE HAS NO BRAKING POWER. *AK
CONSUMER NEEDS TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SHOES AND PADS ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE RIGHT BRAKE PAD IS WORN MORE THEN THE LEFT SIDE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL OPERATION. *AK
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