WINDOW LATCH FAILURE. *AW
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 →
PROBLEM WITH GLOVE COMPARTMENT DOOR. *AW
THE TRUCK WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AND WHEN TRYING TO DISENGAGE THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AND GOT STUCK. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
INTERMITTENT BRAKE FAILURE. (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) (FIRST VEHICLE ON 601405) *DSH
BRAKES FAILED, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES. (SECOND VEHICLE ON 490867) (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT) *DSH
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
ELECTRIC WINDOW MOTOR SWITCH FAILURE. *AK
ABS BRAKES LOCKED UP WHEN APPLIED IN ZERO DEGREE WEATHER. OWNER STATES USED EXCESSIVE EFFORT W/NO ACTIVATION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
LOSS OF ABS BRAKE CAUSED CONSUMER TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. TT
DURING 25-35MPH IMPACT DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
FRONT SEATS DESIGNED WITH INERTIA HOOKS THAT ONLY WORK IN PANIC STOPS. *DSH
# EA94-038 ABS GRABING AND MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISE AND BRAKE PEDAL FADES AWAY. IN SHOP 3 TIMES FOR BRAKING SYSTEM STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PLEASE DESCRIBE.
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING WHILE TRAVELLING AT 40 MPH, VEHICLE EQUIPPED WITH ABS SYSTEM. TT
ENGINE FAILS TO IDLE DOWN FORCING DRIVER TO USE NEUTRAL TO CONTROL SPEED. CAUSE UNDETERMINED BY MOLLE CHEVROLET. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE VEHICLE SURGES WHEN TRYING TO STOP THE AT A STOP LIGHT OR SIGN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
HEADREST DESIGN WILL NOT PROTECT TALLER DRIVERS FROM NECK INJURY WHEN HIT FORM THE REAR. *DSH
THROTTLE PEDAL STUCK, CAUSING SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *DH
VEHICLE ENGINE NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, DEALER SAID IT WAS NORMAL OPERATING NOISE. TT
AT IRREGULAR INTERVALS THE FUSE FOR THE BRAKE LIGHT, TURN SIGNALS AND BACK UP LIGHTS BLOW. *SD
ABS BRAKING PROBLEM. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY, THE SEAT BACK CAME FORWARD . TT
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY . TT THREE INJURIES IN ACCIDENT. *SLC
THE CONSUMER IS HAVING ENGINE PROBLEMS. THE TRUCK PICKS UP SPEED WHEN GOING THRU THE CITY LIMITS AND THE RPM ARE RACING AND ITS HARD TO STOP. WIPERS WERE FAULTY AND WERE REPLACED. *SLC
FRONT BRAKE CALIPERS MAKE CLUNKING SOUND. *DSH
CONSUMER SON WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD . PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
THE TRUCK ABS BRAKES. DURING A PANIC STOP THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP.TT CONSUMER STATES WHEN YOU HAVE A PANIC STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL GETS HARD WITH NO PULSATION AND THE VEHICLE GLIDES.*JB
FAILURE ON THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. TT
TIRE RUBBING AGAINST WHEEL WELL. *SD
WENT FORWARD WHILE THE GEARS INDICATED PARK AND HIT A TREE. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS: WHEN APPLIED, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO FLOOR CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING; NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT; FELT VIBRATION IN PEDAL. TT
ABS: ON A PANIC STOP, VEHICLE SKIDS, TIRES SQUEALS, AFTER 20 OR 25 FEET, DRIVER HEARD ANTI LOCK BRAKES CLICKING; ONE OCCASSION, PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. TT
ABS: WHEN MAKING QUICK STOP HIT POT HOLE OR BUMP MAKES BURPING SOUND; LOST PRESSURE ON BRAKE PEDAL; EXTENDED STOPPING. TT
NO BUMPER TO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE. ROLL PAN IS IN PLACE OF BUMPER. NO IMPACT TO THE REAR OF VEHICLE. TT THE DRIVER STOPED AND TICKETED BY IN STATE TROPPER FOR NO IMPACT RESISTENCE ON THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. *YH
ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDAL ARE DESIGNED TOO CLOSE, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, CAUSES TO ACCELERATOR IMPACT 6:00 POSITION. TT
AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT
AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT
AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT
AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT
EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH ABS, ATTEMPTED TO STOP BRAKES MADE NOISE BUT DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. TT
DURING NORMAL STOPPING BRAKES FADE TO THE FLOOR, EXPERIENCING LONG STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. TT
ABS: FRONT BRAKE PADS ARE WEARING PREMATURELY, ALL PRESSURE IS ON ONE SIDE OF CALIPER; BRAKES WEAR OUT EXTREMELY FAST. TT
BRAKE PEDAL IS TOO CLOSE TO GAS PEDAL. WHEN STEPPING ON BRAKE, GAS PEDAL IS ALSO DEPRESSED. *TT
BRAKE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, BRAKE DID NOT RESPOND TO STOPPING, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT
THE VEHICLE HAS ABS BRAKES. BETWEEN 20-30 MPH IT WOULD ACTIVATE AND CAUSED A SURGE AND THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
FUEL INJECTOR LEAKING GAS INTO AIR FILTER/BREATHER PAN. *SD
TRANSMISSION STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. *AK
WINDSHIELD WASHER FLUID RESERVOIR FAILED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS IMPACT 6:00 POSITION VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, HIT BY TRACTOR TRAILER TRUCK, IMPACT AGAIN 12:00, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. TT
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