1996 Chevrolet S10 complaints

OIL COOLER LINE: THE METAL TUBING IN THE LOWER OIL COOLED LINE REST ON TOP OF THE STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY. A HOLE WORE THROUGH THE TUBING DUE TO BEING IN DIRECT CONTACT WITH THE GEAR BOX CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE OIL WHILE DRIVING, LOSS OF BRAKING ON DRIVER SIDE (DUE TO OIL SPRAY ON BRAKE ROTOR) AND NEAR SEIZURE OF ENGINE. I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO PREVENT MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE AND POSSIBLE FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AS OF THIS WRITING I AM STILL NOT AWARE IF ANY OCCURRED (ENGINE DAMAGE).*AK

CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS BAD, THE RADIATOR LEAKED, THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THE WATER PUMP LEAKED. *PH *NLM

ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. THE A/C STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A FAULTY EVAPORATOR. THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE ON RIGHT SIDE WHICH CAUSED DRIFT/PULL. ENGINE COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE LEAKED. THE BALL JOINT FOR THE RIGHT-FRONT TIRE GAVE OUT. THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE FIXED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. SPEEDOMETER SEEMED TO BE OFF BY 5 MPH. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWN-POUR. THE DEVICE TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

I AM THE OWNER OF A 1996 CHEVROLET S10, AND READ SOME OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT SPARE TIRE SEPARATION FROM VEHICLE DUE TO STEEL CABLE RUBBING AGAINST THE SPARE TIRE. I CHECKED MY TRUCK AND 3 STRANDS OF THE CABLE HAD SEPARATED, AND IT LOOKED LIKE THE CABLE WAS NEARLY AT THE HALF WAY POINT. I CHECKED WITH THE LOCAL DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD PURCHASE A NEW ONE FOR APPROXIMATELY $50.00. THIS NEW HOIST CABLE ASSEMBLY IS A NEW DESIGN, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WHAT MAKES ME MAD IS THAT WE ARE NOT BEING NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM. WHEN I CHECKED MY OWNERS MANUAL, IT SHOWS THE NEW IMPROVED HOIST ASSEMBLY. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED, BUT IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. *NLM

WHILE DRIVING THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD PANEL. *NLM

THE FAN ATTACHED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD CLICK IN BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE RELEASE BUTTON IT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL AND JERK ON THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO GET IT UNFASTENED. *NLM

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD CLICK IN BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE RELEASE BUTTON IT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL AND JERK ON THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO GET IT UNFASTENED. *NLM

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WOULD CLICK IN BUT WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE RELEASE BUTTON IT WOULD NOT UNLATCH. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PULL AND JERK ON THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO GET IT UNFASTENED. *NLM

VEHICLE WAS FIX TWICE FOR BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PH

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.*JB

RIGHT REAR HEAD GASKET (PASSENGER SIDE) LEAKING COOLANT ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. STARTED LEAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. *TT *NLM

EVER SINCE I HAVE HAD MY TRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE BEEN VERY INCONSISTANT. SOMETIMES THEY TURN ON WHEN I WANT THEM TO, AND SOMETIMES THEY DO NOT TURN ON. EVEN WHEN THEY DO TURN ON THEY TURN OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF USE. THIS HAS BECOME A GREAT HASSLE FOR ME, BECAUSE WHEN THEY DO NOT TURN ON WHEN IT IS RAINING MY VISIBILITY IS VERY RESTRICTED. THIS HAS BEEN VERY DANGEROUS, FOR EXAMPLE, ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND IT WAS POURING DOWN RAIN AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, AND I COULD HARDLY SEE THE ROAD IN FRONT OF ME.

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM. MR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER COMES ON AND OFF INTERMITTENLY. AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

THERE IS A RECALL CAMPAIGN, 98V150, REGARDING THE FAILURE OF YHE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, HOWEVER CONSUMERS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *JG

AFTER DEALER REPLACED SWITCH FOR ABS RECALL 99 V 193 000. ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING.*AK

I HAVE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED SEVERAL YEARS AGO FOR THIS PROBLEM (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V150001). A DEALER I CALLED SAID MY VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL. CAN YOU VERIFY THAT MY PARTICULAR TRUCK IS NOT AFFECTED?*AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES WORK ON AND OFF. DEALER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

TRUCK IS EQUIPPED WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR UPON DEPRESSING PEDAL. AFTER TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION, THEY GAVE TRUCK BACK, STATING IT WAS FINE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH DRIVER LOSING CONTROL, DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED COMPLETELY. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING 70MPH WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST CUT OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VISION OF ROAD.*AK CONSUMER THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED, HOWEVER DID NOT APPLY TO VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEREIS RECALL 98 V 150 001 WHICH DEALS WITH SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY

THIS TRUCK WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V150001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS ERRATIC PERFORMANCE. THIS TRUCK NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER ADDS JIGGLING THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION ON MOTOR WIPERS WILL START AGAIN. SOMETIMES WIPERS WILL STOP WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND RESTART WHEN HITTING ANOTHER BUMP. *TT

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WENT OUT. IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS SHUT OFF AUTOMATICALLY AND DID NOT COME BACK ON.*AK

FOUR STUDS ON REAR LEFT TIRE CAME OFF, ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE.*AK

VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER WILL IN OPERATION. ENGINE WILL TURN OFF, LIGHTS OFF, EVERY THING WILL TURN OFF. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED, HAD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC COMPLETED. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. VEHICLE WILL STILL LOSE ALL POWER. FOR EXAMPLE, DRIVING DOWN PAVED CITY STREET. LOSE ALL POWER. START TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE STARTS UP AGAIN ON OWN. BACK OUT OF PARKING STALL, VEHICLE LOSE ALL POWER. PUSH VEHICLE BACK IN PARKING STALL. VEHICLE STARTS UP. DRIVING DOWN ROAD, NIGHT TIME, VEHICLE LOSE ALL POWER, EVERYTHING GOES OUT. PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, CALL TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVES, VEHICLE STARTS. TAKE TO MECHANIC, NO PROBLEM FOUND ON SYSTEM. TAKE VEHICLE HOME PARK IT. TRY TO GO SOME PLACE ELSE THE NEXT DAY. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, TRY IN 20 MIM. VEHICLE STARTS. CHECKED BATTERY, GOOD. CHECKED GROUND WIRE, GOOD. COMPUTER CHECK GOOD. DON'T KNOW, CAN YOU HELP? THIS IS THE SECOND COMPUTER IN VEHICLE. THE ORIGNAL COMPUTER WOULD NOT LET THE ABS WORK. CHEVROLET CHANGED COMPUTER AT 60-65000 MILES. AT A LOSE, IN GILROY.*AK

RECALL 98 V 150 001/WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING: WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP DURING OPERATION. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE WIPER MOTOR WAS ON RECALL, BUT THE DEALER DENIES IT. *YH

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT 61,000 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY @65 MILES PER HOUR, JUST QUIT ON THE HIGHWAY, GMC WOULDN'T STAND BEHIND IT, TRANSMISSION SHOP REBUILT IT AND FOUND A CRACK IN THE CASE DUE TO IT NOT COOLING PROPERLY, HAD TO PUT A LARGER COOLER UNIT IN THE TRUCK TO HANDLE THE TRANSMISSION FOR THIS TRUCK. TIMING BELT WENT WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY @65 MILES PER HOUR, EVERYTHING LOCKED UP ON THE TRUCK POWER STEERING, BRAKES AND JUST DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. BOTH SITUATIONS VERY DANGEROUS.*AK

WHILE ACCELERATING TRANSMISSION WILL LOCK UP, AND WILL GRAB REAR WHEEL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXHIBIT SAME PROBLEM AS MENTIONED IN RECALL 98V150000. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK *TT

INTERMITTENTLT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON THE VEHICLE MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO THE VIN.*JB

AT 61,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. AT THE TIME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD BE OVER $900. WITH NO CHOICE AT HAND, I DID THE REPAIR MYSELF. I COMPLETED THE JOB IN ABOUT 14 HOURS, PLUS THE EXPENSES OF THE PARTS. I DIDN'T SAVE MY RECEIPTS BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY REASON TO BELIEVE I WOULD NEED THEM. HOWEVER, I DID SAVE THE HEAD GASKET.SOME MONTHS LATER, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET STATING THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE WORK. I PROCEED TO CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER WHO ISSUED ME A CASE # OF 06762207. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD RECEIVE NOTHING WITHOUT A RECEIPT. ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE. NLM THERE WAS A SLIGHT RISE IN THE ROAD(1/2 INCH), THE CABLE BROKE AT THAT SPOT. *JG

ON A DRY WELL TRAVELED ROAD WITH AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION FROM THE RIGHT, I APPLIED MY BRAKE (NON PANIC) AND AT FIRST BRAKING WAS AS EXPECTED. THEN PEDAL WENT DOWN AND BRAKING ACTION WAS LOST. THE SAME PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 5 TIMES BEFORE OVER THE YEARS. MY DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA HAS ON TWO OCCASIONS ATTEMPTED TO RECREATE THE PROBLEM BUT AT A PROBLEM RATE OF ONCE A YEAR THE LIKELIHOOD OF THIS OCCURRENCE IN A 20 MINUTE PERIOD IS POOR. THE DEALERSHIP CAN NOT FIND ANY ABS MALFUNCTION. THE ABS WAS REPROGRAMMED 2 YEARS AGO PER A SERVICE BULLETIN WITHOUT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. GM HAS REFUSED TO TAKE EFFECTIVE ACTION TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. GM POINTS OUT THAT MANY CONDITIONS CAN CAUSE THE ABS MODE TO BE ACTIVATED. MY ARGUEMENT IS THAT MY S10 SHOULD NOT REQUIRE 3 TO 4 TIMES THE NORMAL STOPPING DISTANCE TO STOP.*AK

I PURCHASED TRUCK FROM SATURN DEALER A DIVISION OF GM. AS A TRUCK JUST OUTOF LEASE WITH20697MILES. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH, AND BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, WATER PUMP WENT OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH VEHICLE STALLED, LOSING POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING. DRIVER TURNED IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. DEALER SAID IT NEEDED A NEW CONTROL MODULE. *AK DEALER REPLACED VEHICLE COTNROL MODUDLE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY DEALER THAT MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF PROBLEM AND HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN (SB66-65-06) TO REPLACE THE VEHICLE CONTROL MODULE. *TT

BRAKES POWER WAS LOST WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, THERE WAS A NOISE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON A SIDE STREET WAS BLIND BY SUN. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE DID NOT STOP, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY, DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM STARTED VERY SLOWLY BACK IN NOV OF 2000, NOW THE PROBLEM OCCURS ALL THE TIME WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON.*JB

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, RESULTING IN A COLLISION. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK