1995 Chevrolet S10 complaints

OWNER IS HAVING MAJOR HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE, CAUSING A COLLISION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE FROZE, BECAME LOADED WITH ICE WHICH DEFLECTED CABLE, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN BRAKES AND AXLE SEALS SMOKING AND OVERHEATING. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, EXPERIENCED HARD OR SOFT PEDAL, PEDAL SOMETIMES GOES TO FLOOR, SQUEAKING NOISE, PULLS TO RIGHT OR LEFT, EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE; DEALER REPRODUCED PROBLEM, REPLACED ABS BOX, MASTER CYLINDER, SPEED SENSOR AND BRAKE PADS. *AK

EXPERIENCES EXCESSIVE WEAR OF PADS, REPLACED 3 TIMES, AS RESULT OF PADS RUBBING AGAINST ROTORS, TURNED AND REPLACED ROTORS. FRONT BRAKES DO 99% OF BRAKING, PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED EVERY 13,000 MILES, REAR DRUMS HAVE NEVER BEEN REPLACED, PROBLEM PERSISTS. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE LOCKING UP, BUT NOT STOPPING THE VEHICLE QUICKLY ENOUGH . VEHICLE RIDES FOR 3 SECONDS AFTER APPLYING BRAKES ON WATER/ BUMPS/ ROCKS AND PUDDLES WHENEVER ABS ARE APPLIED. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, CAUSING ACCIDENTS/INJURY.

OWNER HAS ABS BRAKES, HE STATES WHEN BRAKES ARE USED NOTHING HAPPENS, ALSO NOTES THAT DEALERS CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OWNER HAS BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THE PEDAL WILL FADE/GET SPONGY, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHEN BRAKING FORCEFULLY WHILE DRIVING, THE FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP AND SKID WHILE REAR WHEELS DO NOT BRAKE AT ALL. *AK

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT.

WHEN VEHICLE HITS A BUMP IT DISENGAGES THE ABS AND THE CAR ROLES FORWARD. *AK

WHEN IT RAINS AND THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED ALL THE WHEELS ON THE TRUCK LOCK UP AND THE TRUCK GOES INTO A SLIDE/ LOSS OF CONTROL. THE TRUCK HAS ABS. *AK

DURING EXCESSIVE STOPPING AUTOMATIC SEAT BELTS DO NOT LOCK. ALSO, THE SEATBACK DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AFTER OPENING AND CLOSING. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE BRAKES FAIL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAILED TWICE, ONCE CAUSING ACCIDENT, ALSO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT WAS VIOLENT, CAUSING BURNED ARMS AND KNEES AND A GASHED FOOT.

THE DRIVESHAFT CAME APART FROM THE U JOINT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, THE U JOINT IS ATTACHED TO THE POWER TRAIN. CONSUMER HAS YET TO HAVE THE PARTS REPLACED.

HEADREST FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE SUPPORT IN ACCIDENT.

ANTILOCK BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES.

WHILE DRIVING, THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS UNDER UNSTABLE ROAD CONDITIONS, SUCH AS SNOW/ICE/WET/RAIN,AND GRAVEL THE PEDAL'S 1ST APLLICATION GOES TO FLOOR THEN 2ND APPLICATION HAS TO BE A GENTLE TAP TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *AK

THROTTLE STICKS, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

PREMATURE WEAR OF BRAKE PADS/BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR; ALSO DISCOVERED A STRANGE FILM IN THE BRAKE FLUID RESEMBLING VASOLINE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE , FIRE ORIGINATED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. *AK

ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE: WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE WITHOUT WARNING; INSURANCE CO REPORT INCONCLUSIVE; VEHICLE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION. REPORTED BY STATE FARM INSURANCE CO.; CAROLYN; CLAIM #24-1073-095; PHONE #770-879-2191. *AK

DRIVER/PASSENGER SEATBACKS DO NOT LOCK WHEN SOMEONE IN JUMP SEAT W/SHOULDERS AGAINST BACK OF SEAT, WHEN SLAMMING ON BRAKES THE BACK OF SEAT WOULD MOVE, ONLY SHOULDER BELT WOULD HOLD, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM, HAVE SPOKEN TO MFG. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER ALSO CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, MANUFACTURER IS UNSURE WHY THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT NORMAL SPEED APPLIED THE ABS BRAKES AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE WILL STOP 500 TO 700 FEET AFTER THE BRAKES ARE ON. PLEASE DESCRBIE IN DETAIL. *AK

WHEN APPYLING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE GIVE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TIE RODS REPLACED.

REAR LEAF SPRINGS FAILED TO HOLD UP REAR OF VEHICLE.

WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES IN A SUDDEN STOP SITUATION, THE BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING A CRASH. *AK

ABS BRAKES FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED HAD EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, VEHICLE WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION AFTER BRAKES APPLIED, COMPLETE LOSS OF EFFECTIVENESS , PEDAL BECOME VERY HARD AND BRAKES MADE A LOUD NOISE, NO SKID MARKS. *AK

EXPERIENCED ABS PROBLEMS, WHILE PULLING TRUCK UNDER CARPORT GOING ABOUT (20) MPH PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL (3) TIMES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR . VEHIICLE WOULD NOT STOP AND RAN INTO THE PORCH. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS WORE COMPLETELY DOWN WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF WEAR UNTIL THE ROTORS BECAME DAMAGED. THE DESIGN OF THE BRAKE PAD WARNING SYSTEM HAS BEEN CHANGED TO INCLUDE THE INSIDE AS WELL AS THE OUTSIDE PADS.

WHEN APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, ONCE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, VEHICLE NEARLY CAUSED A COLLISION WITH CHILD RIDING A BIKE, NO WARNING, INTERMITTENT ABS BRAKE PROBLEM. *AK

BRAKE PADS WORN OUT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE ROTORS.

CONSUMER STATES THAT THERE IS A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT SOUNDS LIKE IT GOING TO BLOW UP WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, AFTER REACHING OPERATING TEMPERATURES ENGINE STILL KNOCKS, TAKEN TO THE DEARLERSHIP MANY TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *AK

VEHICLE'S ABS BRAKING SYSTEM INTERMITTENTLY FAILS WITH NO WARNING WITH PEDAL GOING TO FLOOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCED POOR BRAKE PERFORMANCE, UPON ATTEMPTING TO SLOW/STOP, BRAKES SEEMED INEFFECTIVE, PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR, RESULTING IN REARENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT AT 25MPH. *AK

UPON REARENDING VEHICLE IN FRONT EXPERIENCED AIRBAG FAILURE, AT APPROX. 25MPH, 10:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.

LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT AN EMBANKMENT HEAD ON AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SLC

FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.

DRIVING NORTH, DEER APPEARED, TRIED TO SWERVE TO MISS DEER, SPUN AROUND, HIT TREE HEADON, DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION, CAUSING INJURY.

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN APPLIED BRAKE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, DLR CAN'T RECREATE FAILURE. *AK

ABS BRAKE FAILURE, WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, LOCK UP , BRAKES FADE, ALSO VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END. *AK

FAILURE ON THE SPEEDOMETER, WHEN DRIVING THE SPEEDOMETER READING IS INCORRECT. PLEASE DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAILS. *AK