1997 Chevrolet S10 complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WENT INTERMITTENTLY, AND THEN CEASED WORKING. DEALER STATES NOT COVERED BY RECALL(ONLY 1996 S-10S COVERED). CHARGED OVER $400.00 FOR DEALER TO FIX.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN NEEDED (DRIVING IN THE RAIN). FIRST NOTICED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND WIPERS FAIL TO WORK MORE OFTEN RECENTLY. WHEN WIPERS FAIL TO WORK I HAVE TO ATTEMPT TO PULL OVER AND ASSIST THE WIPERS TO GET THEM GOING. SOMETIMES THIS INVOLVES OPENING THE HOOD AND TAPPING ON THE WIPER MOTOR, OTHER TIMES I GENTLY ASSIST THE WIPER ARM. WHEN APPROACHING SUDDEN DOWN POURS THIS PROBLEM COULD INCREASE THE CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT DUE TO POOR VISIBILITY. I NOTICED THAT THEIR IS A RECALL FOR EARLIER MODELS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 98V150001) WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS I AM SEEING. PLEASE ADVISE.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. POSSIBLY SAME DEFECT AS CAMPAIGN NO: 98V150001. *AK

WE TOOK TRUCK TO DEALER AT FIRST SIGN OF PROBLEM AND COST WAS $826. I'VE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH CHEVROLETS AND THEIR HAVE BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS. I CAN'T GET HELP FROM CHEV. OR GM IN RECOUPING MY MONEY. I'VE A FRIEND WHO HAS BLAZER AND HAD SAME PROBLEM LAST WEEK AND HE HAD TO PURCHASE NEW RADIATOR. THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE MADE AWARE AND THE MFG. SHOULD USE DIFFERENT COOLANT.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK, CONSUMER SOMETIMES HAS TO PULL ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER TO GET THEM TO START WORKING AGAIN. *SLC

SEEMS AS IF WHEN I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE BAKES LOCK UP OR DO NOT CATCH. CAR-X SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE THE MALFUNCTION IS. THIS PROBLEM ALMOST COST ME TO CRASH A COUPLE OF TIMES WHEN PARKING IN A PARKING LOT AND MY BRAKES DO WORK CORRECTLY. ANY HELP ON THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECTIATED. THANKS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT WARNING WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE.REFERRED CONSUMER TO DEALER.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT COME ON SOMETIMES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN, WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT.*AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR STOP DURING OPERATION.*AK THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT, 98V150. *JG

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN USE OR WILL NOT TURN ON. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE MOTOR RUNS WHEN THE WIPERS TURN ON BUT THE WIPERS DO NOT MOVE DUE TO WIPER DELAY MODULE FAILURE. *YH

WINDSHIELD WIPERS RARELY WORK. WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO WORK, THEY STOP RANDOMLY AND MOST OF THE TIME DON'T START WORKING AGAIN.*AKI

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AKWINDSHIELD WIPERS GOES OFF (STOP WORKING) AT VARIOUS TIMES, THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS AFTER THE TRUCK HAS BEEN RUNNING FOR A WHILE. *MJ

DUE TO THE HUGE NUMBER OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS, CLEARLY A PROBLEM EXISTS, THAT THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. UPON IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUFFERED TORN LIGAMENTS TO HIS LEFT SHOULDER. *JG

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY, PART WAS REPLACED BY CONSUMER. AT THIS TIME PART IS FAILING AGAIN.*AK

VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP EVERY TIME IF ROLLING SLOW. SAY IN TRAFFIC. *AK

I NOTICED A RECALL FOR SAME VEHICLE YEAR 1994-1996, THIS IS A 1997 WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *TS ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS***761021

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

FRAYED WIRE BUNDLE CAUSED BY CLUTCH ARM RUBBING AGAINST WIRES.*AK

BOUGHT TRUCK IN OCTOBER AND HAVE RECENTLY BEEN EXPERIENCING EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THIS IS ALSO ACCOMPANIED BY THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT. I SPOKE WITH A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST ABOUT THIS AND HE SAID IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE GM TRANSMISSIONS, HE SUGGESTED REPLACING THE VALVE BODY WHICH HE SAID IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE FROM THE FACTORY IN MY OPINION GM SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *TS *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****760962

IN ORDER TO MAKE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK CONSUMER MUST LIFT HOOD AND TAP ON MOTOR.*AK CONSUMER EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH GAS GAUGE. *TT

FRAME IS CRACKED, TWO BODY SHOPS STATED IT IS A FATIGUE CRACK DUE TO DEFECTIVE METAL USED DURING THE MANUFACTURING OF THE VEHICLE. GMC HAS STATED THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING AS THE VEHICLE IS OVER THE WARRANTY, HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY FOUR YEARS OLD AND NEVER BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. BOTH BODY SHOPS, AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND BOB MAGUIRE CHEVROLET BODY SHOP, HAVE AGREED THIS IS NOT A WEARABLE PART AND NEVER SHOULD HAVE CRACKED. EVEN WITH 500,000 MILES THE FRAME SHOULD NOT CRACK. I TAKE CARE OF MY VEHICLES, OTHERWISE I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET 179,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I HAVE A 1991 CHEVROLET SILVERADO AT HOME THAT HAS 286,000+ MILES ON IT AND STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL FRAME WITH NO CRACKS. I STILL HAVE 10 PAYMENTS LEFT ON THE S10 AND THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE BODY SHOP MANAGER AT BOB MAGUIRE HAS INFORMED ME THAT HE WOULD NOT EVEN DRIVE THE TRUCK AROUND THE CORNER, THAT IS HOW UNSAFE THIS VEHICLE IS. I BELIEVE CHEVROLET SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THE FRAME OR TRUCK, AS I INTENDED TO HAVE THIS TRUCK IN USE FOR ANOTHER FIVE PLUS YEARS, AS I HAVE DONE WITH MY 1991 THAT IS STILL ON THE ROAD. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT I NOTICED THE CRACK, AS IT WAS JUST ABOUT TO BREAK ALL THE WAY THROUGH AND I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT HAD. IF THE ENTIRE FRAME IS NOT REPLACED, HOW WOULD ONE KNOW IF THE VEHICLE WILL EVER HAVE ITS FULL INTEGRITY AGAIN, AS OTHER PARTS OF THE FRAME MIGHT HAVE ADDITIONAL DEFECTS, AS WELL. IF YOU NEED ANY A

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THE NON-DIGITAL SPEEDOMETER STICKS INTERMITTENTLY, DEALER HAS REPAIRED SPEEDOMETER 3 TIMES, BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. *AK. CONSUMER STATES THE SPEEDOMETER FAILS BY STICKING AT ONE SPEED, WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE CORRECT SPEED IS NOT KNOWN, CONSUMER STATES THIS IS NOW THE 4TH TIME AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*JB

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE EXHIBITED SUDDEN ACCELERATION AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK, CONSUMER COULD ALSO SMELL A BURNING SMELL COMING FROM CLUTCH, MECHANIC FOUND WELD BROKE IN CARBURETOR, DEALER NOTIFIED. *TT

THIS PROBLEM IS MAGNIFIED WITH WINTER DRIVING ON ICY ROADS. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE GENERAL MOTORS CORRECT THIS PROBLEM AT NO COST TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE MOTOR IS ON AND VEHICLE IS PARK, NOT ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. TO ENGAGE THE CLUTCH WOULD NEED TO TURN ENGINE OFF AND SHIFT GEARS, AND THEN RESTART VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND STALL. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHEN CHANGING WINDSHIELD WIPER SPEED BY SWITCH WIPERS DO NOT CORRESPOND WITH SPEED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AIK

WINDOW CRANK MADE FROM DEFECTIVE METAL. HANDLE BROKE OFF WHILE CRANKING WINDOW CLOSED EXPOSING SHARP EDGES CUTTING MY HAND WHILE DRIVING..

WHEN PUTTING VEHICLE INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE IT WILL TAKE VEHICLE A FEW MINTUES BEFORE IT WILL PUT ITSELF INTO FOUR WHEEL DRIVE. CONTACTED DEALER AND THE DEALER IS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE - WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THEY WORK FOR AWHILE AND THEN STOP FOR A FEW MINTUES AND THEN THEY START WORKING AGAIN. I HAVE SOME CLOSE CALLS ON THE HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATE.*AK

I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SINCE I HAD THE TRUCK FOR A MONTH THEY WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SO I JUST HOPE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON WHEN I NEED THEM. BUT I FOUND OUT THAT I HAVE TO WIGGLE THE WIRES TO GET THEM TO WORK. I FOUND THAT OUT ONE DAY WITH MY KIDS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS DONT WORK WHEN IT'S RAINING. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VISIBILITY DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE, AND FOUND THAT WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD WAS FAULTY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED. CONSUMER STOPPED VEHICLE, AND JIGGLED WIRES AND WIPERS CAME BACK ON. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE CIRCUIT BOARD GOING TO WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT OPERATE DURING A SUDDEN THUNDERSTORM RESULTING IN REDUCED VISIBILTY TO THE POINT IT WAS NECESSARY TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. WIPERS LATER FUNCTIONED NORMALLY, APPREARS THAT DAMPNESS MAY HAVE AFFECTED THEIR OPERATION. THIS SITUATION CREATES AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CONDITION. *AK

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING LOT CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UNDER VEHICLE BROKE. CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON HIGHWAY SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED APPROX. $1000.00 TO REPAIR . ALTERNATOR WENT OUT APPROX. $175.00 TO REPLACE. WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK 25% OF THE TIME.. MANY TIMES WHEN IT IS RAINING. NOT REPAIRED. CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT WORK AT ALL. NOT REPAIRED. BACKUP LIGHTS(BULBS AND FUSES GOOD) NOT WORKING. NOT REPAIRED. WE CAN ONLY AFFORD TO REPAIR THE ITEMS THAT HAVE TO BE REPAIRED.*AK

AFTER ONLY 4 YEARS AND LESS THAN 77,000 MILES, THIS P/U EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE DIAPHRAGM INSIDE THE BRAKE BOOSTER UNIT. I HAVE OWNED NUMEROUS VEHICLES FOR 10 OR MORE YEARS, BOTH DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN, HOWEVER, THIS IS THE FIRST CHEVY. IT IS ALSO THE FIRST, OUT OF SEVEN(7) TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE, PERIOD, MUCH LESS THIS EARLY. HAVE THERE BEEN OTHER REPORTS OF SIMILAR FAILURES IN THE 1997 S-10 SERIES? IF NOT, CAN A SURVEY BE RUN TO CHECK?

REAR BRACKET OF BENCH SEAT HAS FALLEN OFF, ANCHOR HAS PUSHED THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD.*AK

ORIGINAL AND 3 ADDITIONAL IGNITION COILS, CAPS, AND HARNESSES CORRODED IN A 4 YR TIME SPAN. ORIGINAL AND TWO REPLACEMENT CATALYTIC CONVERTERS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MOST RECENT CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS SO BADLY MELTED, TWISTED & DAMAGED THE MECHANIC STATED THAT I WAS "LUCKY" NOT TO HAVE THE ENTIRE ENGINE BLOWN. ALSO, HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING THIS BADLY DAMAGED IN HIS 25 YRS OF SERVICING MANY MAKES OF VEHICLES. THIS IS A 4 YR OLD VEHICLE AND IT SEEMS LIKE A TREND IS ESTABLISHED FOR REPLACING THESE SAME PARTS APPX. EVERY 17-20,000 MILES AND 10 MONTHS APART - JUST LONG ENOUGH THAT GM WILL NOT HONOR THE PARTS WARRANTIES. I DO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE LONG DISTANCES (300 MILES ONE WAY EACH WEEK TO A WORKSITE) BUT ALSO MAINTAIN IT TO THE MANUFACTURERS SPECS. I THOUGHT I BOUGHT A RELIABLE VEHICLE, BUT THE DEPENDABILITY IS QUESTIONED WHEN THE VEHICLE LOSES MOMENTUM AND STALLS ON HIGHWAY DRIVING, THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CONTINUALLY POPS ON, & I'M PAYING LARGE SUMS OF MONEY FOR TOWING & REPLACEMENT PARTS TO RESOLVE A PROBLEM GM WILL NOT ADMIT TO HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. GM HAS NOT ACKNOWLEGED THIS PROBLEM OR RESOLVED IT IN ANY WAY. A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP STATED THAT THIS IS "NORMAL" MAINTENANCE TO REPLACE THESE PARTS, AS WELL AS THE 100,000 MILE WARRANTY SPARK PLUGS (AT 73,000) WHICH WERE CORRODED DUE TO THE CORRODED IGNITION COILS. ADDITIONAL INFO AVAILABLE, AS WELL AS ALL INVOICES IF NECESSARY.

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS, HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH ENGINE STARTED JERKING, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THEN, ENGINE STALLED. WHEN CONSUMER GOT OUT OF VEHICLE SMOKE WAS COMING OUT OF THE BOTTOM OF VEHICLE. A FEW FEET AWAY COULD SEE FIRE WICH WAS EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN ,THEN FUEL WAS DRIPPING UNDER. *AK

WHILE USING WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP WORKING. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK *JB

THE NUMBER OF FAILURES IS AN APPROXIMATE NUMBER BECAUSE THE BRAKES HAVE GIVEN ME PROBLEMS FROM THE DAY AFTER I BROUGHT THE TRUCK HOME UNTIL THE DAY MY HUSBAND WRECKED. THE APPROXIMATE DOLLAR AMOUNT OF DAMAGE IS YET TO BE DETERMINED, HOWEVER BOTH VEHICLES IN THE ACCIDENT WILL PROBABLY BE TOTALED. I HAD THE TRUCK IN THE DEALERSHIP MANY TIMES AND WAS ALWAYS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY BRAKES. ONCE THEY REBUILT MY MASTER CYLINDER JUST TO SAISFY ME, ALTHOUGH IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR WITH A HARD JOLT. 4-WD DRIVE WOULD NOT ENGAGE/DISENGAGE BUT A WHIRRING SOUND PRESENT FROM LOCATION 20-40MPH. *AK