1997 Chevrolet S10 complaints

BRAKES: THE FRONT BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AT SLOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IF THE VEHICLE HAS SET IDLE FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES ENGAGE, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE, WITH NO MEANS OF STOPPING. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCKBRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VI AND THE YEAR, AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK

I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GM STATING THERE WAS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. THE LETTER STATED THIS WAS NOT A RECALL AND THAT THE PART SHOULD BE REPLACED ONCE THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. I STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM AFTER THE EXPIRATION DATE ON THE LETTER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD HELP ME. I WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT. THEY ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CONTACT GM. I CALLED GM ON MONDAY OCT 24, 2005 AND SPOKE TO JEFF KENLY AND WILL BLECHEL, BOTH OF WHICH WERE VERY RUDE AND UNCOOPERATIVE WITH ME. I ASKED ABOUT THE EXPIRATION DATE ON THE LETTER, AND HOW THAT DATE WAS CHOSEN AND WILL TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A DECISION MADE BY GM AND THAT HE DID NOT HAVE TO REVEAL THAT INFORMATION TO ME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW A DATE CAN BE PUT ON A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE. MONDAY MORNING, I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC WHEN MY WIPERS DECIDED TO STOP WORKING. THE RAIN WAS COMING DOWN PRETTY HARD AND IT WAS STILL DARK OUT. ALL OF A SUDDEN I COULDN'T SEE, I SLAMMED ON THE BREAKS AND TRIED TO GET OFF THE ROAD, I CAME VERY CLOSE TO CAUSING AN ACCIDENT WHICH COULD HAVE INJURED ME OR SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET AND LET ME JUST SAY; IT WAS NOT DIFFICULT AT ALL TO FIND ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I FOUND DOCUMENTS FROM OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLES. SOME HAVE HAD RECALLS WHILE OTHERS HAVE NOT. I DON''T UNDERSTAND

DT: 1997 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK SOMETIMES, AND SOMETIMES DO NOT WORK. ALSO, THEY A WILL STICK. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS HAPPENED SINCE PURCHASE OF VEHICLE ON MARCH 23, 2005. THE CONTACT THOUGHT IT WOULD GET BETTER SO THEY LET IT GO. THE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THEY DID NOT FEEL THEY SHOULD PAY TO FIX IT.*AK

DT: 1997 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONSUMER STATED THE UPPER BALL JOINT SEPARATED ON THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE STATION, AND THEY STATED IT WAS A COMMON THING. THEY HAD A LOT OF VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER HAS NOT CONTACTED CHEVROLET. THIS HAPPENED ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2005. THIS HAPPENED LATE AT NIGHT AND NO ONE WAS AROUND, THEREFORE, THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT.*AK

I HAD A P0300 CODE WHICH IS A RANDOM MISFIRE CODE AFTER REPLACING ALL THE PARTS THAT I WAS TOLD THAT GIVE THIS CODE I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME IN DEPTH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT GM HAD PURCHASED DEFECTIVE DISTRIBUTOR DRIVE GEARS THAT WERE NOT HARDENED PROPERLY CAUSING THEM TO WEAR OUT. THE KNOCK SENSOR WOULD PICK UP THIS WEAR AND THE COMPUTER WOULD RETARD THE TIMING AND CAUSE CROSSFIRE OR A SPARK JUMP THAT CAUSED THE DISTRIBUTOR CAP TO PREMATURELY BURN OUT. GM NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND NEVER DID A RECALL ON THIS. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY ON PARTS I DIDN'T NEED IF I WOULD HAVE KNOWN WHAT THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS THIS. INFORMATION NEEDS TO GET OUT TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE CHASING THIS P0300 CODE ON GM VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE IS A 97 S10 4.3 VORTEC. WHEN THE COMPUTER KICKS THIS CODE OUT THE ENGINE SKIPS OFF IDLE AND THE VEHICLE SHAKES AND STUMBLES. AFTER REPLACING THE DISTRIBUTOR THAT HAD A NEW DRIVE GEAR THE VEHICLE RUNS LIKE NEW AGAIN AND NO CODES ARE SET. *JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. ON ONE OCCASION THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT SHUT OFF UNTIL I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE TRUCK. ON 3 OTHER OCCASIONS THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN ON AND STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE TRUCK DID NOT IMMEDIATELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MOST OF THE TIME THE WIPERS FUNCTION NORMALLY. *JB

THE FUEL GAUGE CONTINUALLY READS PAST FULL NO MATTER THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE TANK. THIS BEGAN AT APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MI. WHEN I RAN OUT OF FUEL THINKING THE GAUGE TO BE CORRECT. *NM

BRAKING FOR DEER AT NIGHT EXPERIENCING TOTAL MASTER CYLINDER FAILURE, IE, BRAKE PETAL GOING DOWN TO FLOOR BOARD AFTER INITIAL SMALL RESISTANCE. AFTER AVOIDING DEER THE BRAKE PETAL WOULD GO TO FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE. NO BRAKE FLUID LOSS. RESERVOIR FULL

MY S10 STALLS CONTANTLY. GOING 60 OR GOING 15, DOESNT MATTER. ALL GAUGES SLAM TO ZERO AND SOMETIMES IT RESTARTS, SOMETIMES IT DOESNT. I LOSE STEERING AND ITS REALLY DANGEROUS. HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY, I HAVE TO THROW IT INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART, SOMETIMES IT DOES, OTHER TIMES IT DOESNT. INCIDENT DATE STARTING 6/25/04 AND STILL CURRENTLY HAPPENS. STARTED OUT ONCE IN A WHILE. NOW ITS A FEW TIMES A DAY. SEEMS TO HAPPEN A LOT MORE IN COLDER/MOIST WEATHER

TAILGATE CABLE HAS BROKEN AND TAILGATE WILL NOT SUPPORT ANY WEIGHT.

1. DOOR SPEAKERS STOPPED WORKING. STILL DO NOT WORK. 2. BRAKE LIGHTS STOPPED WORKING (FUSE KEEPS BLOWING). UNKNOWN CAUSE, POSSIBLY LIVING ON A ROUGH DIRT ROAD. STILL DO NOT WORK.

DT: THE VEHICLE WAS IN ACCIDENT WHERE IT HIT TREES. ON A RAINY DAY IN FEBRUARY AS VEHICLE WAS GOING ALONG AT OR BELOW 55 MPH. WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED AND DID NOT WORK. DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE VEHICLE. DRIVER SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, VEHICLE HYDRO PLANED, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL. CALLER UNSURE IF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAD FAILED BEFORE. VEHICLE WAS REGULARLY MAINTAINED. UPON LEAVING THE ROAD AND UPON IMPACT DRIVER SUSTAINED FEET INJURIES. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE ON MY 1997 S-10 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK DOES NOT WORK. THE NEEDLE REMAINS ON THE FULL POSITION. I NOTICED THE GAUGE WAS ERRATIC PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRING, BUT I FORGOT IT, SO UNFORTUNATELY NO RECORDED COMPLAINT WAS AVAILALE WHEN IT CEASED TO OPERATE. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM ON OTHER S-10 VEHICLES. IN FACT I OWNED A 1983 SILVERADO AND THE FUEL GAUGE ON IT DID NOT WORK. I DETERMINE WHEN TO REFUEL BY USE OF THE ODOMETER.*AK

1997 CHEVROLET S10 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER'S WIPERS FAILED PRIOR TO RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE WIPER REPAIRED BUT AFTER WAITING THE CONSUMER LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK A SECOND TIME BUT THE WAIT WAS STILL LONG. THE CONSUMER REQUEST THAT THE PART BE SHIPPED TO HIM TO REPLACED OR HAVE THE DEALER REPLACE IT IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. *NM

AROUND THE END OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD, MY TRUCK STARTED SHIFTING INTO "SECOND" GEAR HARD AFTER DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOWARD THE END OF A 200 MILE TRIP, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NO LONGER HAS A "SECOND" GEAR. THE TRUCK HAD 48,023 MILES ON IT. I CANNOT DETERMINE FOR SURE IF THE OVERDRIVE FUNCTION IS WORKING, EITHER. WHILE FAILURE DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR PERSONAL INJURY, THE POTENTIAL WAS SIGNIFICANT. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY BEEN USED FOR PERSONAL TRANSPORTATION, NOT COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OR HAULING HEAVY LOADS. REPAIRS WILL BE COSTLY. MY RESEARCH INDICATES REPEAT FAILURES FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. I AM THE SECOND OWNER. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM MY MOTHER AFTER MY FATHER PASSED AWAY.

.WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN A VERY HEAVY DOWN POUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. CONSUMER TRIED TO GET TRUCK TO SLOW DOWN, KOST CONTROL, AND HAD ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON A ROAD WITH NO YELLOW LINE. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS ROAD INTO A YARD AND BACKWARDS ROUGH A CAR PORT INTO A CAR. CONSUMER WAS CITED A STHE GUILTY PARTY IN THE ACCIDENT. INSURANC ECOMPANY RAISED CONSUMER'S RATE BY $35 A MONTH, AND CHEVROLET DEALER REFUSED TO HELP HIM. CONSUMER MAINTAINED ACCIDENT WAS NOT HIS FAULT. *AK

HOOD LATCH AND SAFETY CATCH FAILED ALLOWING HOOD TO BLOW BACK AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD WHILE DRIVING.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THIS CAUSED POOR VISIBILITY. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

CHEVROLET BALL JOINT RECALLS CAMPAIGNS 01I8000 / 01V20000 SENT IN ALL REQUIRED QUALIFING INFORMATION TO CHEVEROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE / GM DENIES MY REFUND FOR BALL JOINT REPAIR .....KNOWING MY INFORMATION IS CORRECT .... I WANT TO KNOW HOW TO GET MY REFUND DOES CHEVEROLET HAVE TO BE FORCED BY THE GOVERNMENT LIKE DODGE TO DO THE RIGHT THING ??. *JB

FUEL GAUGE DID NOT WORK. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER GM VEHICLES HE OWNED. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT YET BEEN DETERMINED.*AK

P1870 CODE. TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPAIR BEFORE IT NEEDS IT. FOUND OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM, I JUST WANTED TO GO ON RECORD.*AK

WINSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNTIONED AT RANDOM TIMES. THERE IS A RECALL WHERE GM BULLETIN # 03023 DATED MAY 2003 LISTS ALL 1997 S10 PICKUPS INVOLVED, YET WHEN I CALLED , THEY SAID MY VIN # [XXX] IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE BEEN TOLD TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AND KEEP THE RECORDS IN CASE IT IS RECALLED LATER.*AK UPDATED 07/24/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

CONSUMER STATED WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY. RECALL 03V159000 WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T WORK PROPERLY. THIS WAS DUE TO THE DEFECT DESCRIBED IN RECALL 03V159000. BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ONCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHEN KNEELING ON THE TAILGATE BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS BROKE. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RIVETS HOLDING TWO PIECE THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY TOGETHER FAILIED CAUSING THE THROTTLE TO JAM OPEN.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ONE YEAR AGO FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. THE LETTER STATED NOT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN UNLESS THE PROBLEM EXISTED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND REPAIRS WERE DENIED BY THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER. THEY STATED THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NEVER INCLUDED IN RECALL 03V159000. *AK

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1997 S10 PICKUP BEGAN TO INTERMITTENTLY MALFUNCTION (THERE HAVE BEEN 4 INSTANCES OF THIS SO FAR). IN MY ENSUING INVESTIGATION OF THE PROBLEM, I LEARNED THAT THERE IS A RECALL TO FIX THE PROBLEM. ON 9-8-2004 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SOUTHVIEW CHEVROLET IN INVER GROVE HEIGHTS, MN TO GET THE WIPER MODULE REPLACED. AFTER ENTERING THE VIN NUMBER INTO THEIR COMPUTER, THEY TOLD ME MY S10 WASN'T ELLIGIBLE TO HAVE THE REPAIRS DONE AT NO COST TO ME. EVEN THOUGH ONE OF THEIR DOCUMENTS STATED THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR BEGINNING OF PRODUCTION TO END OF PRODUCTION, THEY SAID THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED 2-29-2004. I THEN CALLED CHEVROLET'S 800-222-1020 NUMBER AND ASKED 2 PEOPLE WHY I WASN'T NOTIFIED OF A RECALL, AND HOW CAN A RECALL EXPIRE. I WAS ISSUED A SERVICE REQUEST # 1-257047512, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT A RECALL, BUT WAS A SPECIAL POLICY THAT HAD THE ABOVE EXPIRATION DATE. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BROUGHT ME TO YOUR WEBSITE WHERE I FOUND NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V159000 WHICH REFERS TO A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON 97 S10 CHEVROLETS AND, FUTHER, REFERS TO GM RECALL NO. 03023. CHEVY SEEMS TO BE USING SEMANTICS TO GIVE ME THE RUN-AROUND SO THEY WON'T HAVE TO REPLACE MY WIPER MODULE. I PLAN TO WRITE TO THE CHEVY CEO TO BITTERLY COMPLAIN AND TO LET HIM KNOW THAT THERE WILL BE NO MORE CHEVYS FOR ME. IF I GET NO SATISFACTION FROM HIM OR AN UNDERLING, WHAT OTHER RECOURSE DO I HAVE TO LIGHT A FIRE UNDER CHEVY? THANKS FOR REPLYING TO THE LISTED EMAIL A

WHILE DRIVING, IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT. THE DEALER WAS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL, BUT THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON RECALL. *JB THE DEALER LATER CONTACTED THE CONSUMER AND INFORMED HIM THAT IS VEHICLE WAS PART OF THE RECALL. *NM

VEHICLE IS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS DON'T WORK AT ALL. OWNER HAS CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD MORE THAN 70,000MI THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST THE OWNER.ACCORDING TO TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN #03023 THIS DEFECT SHOULD BE SERVICED DESPITE THE AGE OR MILAGE OF THE VEHICLE. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.

THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FOR FAULTY WIPER SYSTEM WHICH WAS RECALLED. *NM RECALL#03V159000. *JB

FUEL GAUGE IN INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NOT READING CORRECTLY. *AK

MY 1997 S-10 WAS MADE IN 1996. I DID NOT RECEIVE A LETTER OR ANY OTHER DOCUMENTATION REGARDING A RECALL 98V150001. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY WORK.*AK I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OR WIPE THE WINDSHIELD MY SELF. WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THE PROBLEM? I HAVE OVER 100,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK.

I HAVE A 1997 S-10 CHEV. TRUCK. AT A PARTY A FRIEND AND I WERE SITTING ON THE TAIL-GATE OF THE TRUCK. SURPRISINGLY THE CABLES SUPPORTING THE GATE HAD BROKEN. I CALLED ON LOCAL CHEV. DEALER AND ASK IF THEY FELT ANY RESPONSIBILITY. THEY ASK ME IF I HAD RECEIVED A LETTER REGARDING TAILGATE PROBLEMS. I REPORTED THAT I HAD NOT. THEY SAID THEN THEY HAD NO RESPONSILITY FOR THIS INCIDENT WHICH DAMAGED THE TAILGATE TO TUNE OF OVER $500. THE FACT THAT THEY ASK IF I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEV. THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE GATE SUPPORTS. IT IS MY CONTENTION THAT THE FAILURE OF THE GATE SUPPORTS CAUSED DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE THAT I COULD NOT HAVE PREVENTED. I FEEL CHEV. HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAILURE OF THEIR PARTS CAUSING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. *AK

DRIVER-SIDE SEATBELT BECOMES UNLATCHED FROM THE RECEIVER AT RANDOM TIMES DURING DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW DOZEN TIMES.

AT 45,000 MILES THE FUEL GAUGE BECAME UNSTABLE ON MY 1997 S-10 PICKUP. THE GAUGE INDICATES MORE FUEL IN THE VEHICLE THAN IS IN THE TANK. THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL DURING A RAINSTORM AND ONCE AGAIN WHILE IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. INQUIRIES INDICATE THAT THIS IS A LONG-STANDING PROBLEM FOR MANY GM VEHICLES. REPAIR ESTIMATE TO FIX THE GAUGE IS $500.00. THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY-RELATED ISSUE WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THE INTERSTATE. *AK

THE VEHICLE WAS LETTING OFF EXHAUST FUMES INTO THE VEHICLE, WHICH PUT THE DRIVER AND THE PASSENGER TO SLEEP. THE DRIVER WAS AWAKENED BY A POLICE SIREN. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. THE BRAKES FAILED TO PERFORM AS DESIGNED WHEN THEY WERE APPLIED. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED SHE SUFFERED MUSCLE AND NERVE DAMAGE DUE TO CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO, SHE HAD A THROW BEARING PROBLEM. CURRENTLY, WAS HAVING THAT SAME PROBLEM. WHEN PUSHING THE CLUTCH IN VEHICLE MADE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE, AS IF THERE WAS METAL TO METAL GRINDING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OIL LINE CAME APART AND DUMPED OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE. THE OIL LINE WAS REPLACED. THEN, TRANSMISSION LINE CAME APART AND DUMPED TRANSMISSION FLUID ALL OVER THE ENGINE. TRANSMISSION LINE WAS REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CAUSE OF THE BOTH LINES COMING APART WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE CONSUMER COULD HEARD A SQUEAKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END. THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS, ROTORS AND CALIPERS. *JB

ONE OF THE FUEL LINES UNDER THE CAB RUSTED THROUGH AND IS ALLOWING FUEL TO LEAK ABOVE ELECTRIDAL CONTACTS TO AIR BAG SENSOR. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE SENSOR IS ALSO CORRODED. THE FUEL LINES ARE NOT PROTECTED FROM ROAD SALT AND DEBRIS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS WHEN HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK *NM

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THEN, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH GARAGE DOOR. FINALLY, VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER SUBMERGING IN A SWIMMING POOL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. CONSUMER FOUND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL.*MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY SUGGESTED HE PAY FOR THE REPAIR UP FRONT. THE CONSUMER PAID FOR THE REPAIRS AND IS NOW WAITING TO BE REIMBURSED. *NM

GAS GAUGE READS FULL WITH LESS THAN 1/2 TANK. I ALSO OWN 2000 BLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER AFTER FILL-UP WITH BOTH OF THEM. *LA

RE: WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 BLAZER. I WAS INFORMED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED LAST YEAR ON S-10S FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILURE, THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD 72,000 MILES, THEREFORE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN HAVING MORE AND MORE TROUBLE WITH THE WIPERS QUITTING IN TIME OF RAIN AND OTHER TIMES. I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE THEM NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS. IT IS BECOMING VERY HAZARDOUS THESE DAYS, NOT KNOWING WHEN THEY WILL WORK OR NOT. MANY TIMES I HAVE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND GET UNDER THE HOOD AND JIGGLE THE WIRES TO THE MOTOR, WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE NEW IN 97 AND WAS WELL PLEASED UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HAVING ACCIDENTS IN THE RAIN WHEN THEY FAIL. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER RAINY ROAD CONDITIONS DRIVER CUT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND THERE WAS NO REACTION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL. *AK *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, ENGINE STALLED, AND THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. IT WAS AN A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *NM