1997 Chevrolet S10 complaints

VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATING. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER & COOLANT WAS CONTAMINATED & FLUSHED. CONSUMER FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T FULLY STAND BY.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 25MPH BATTERY LIGHT COMES ON & VEHICLE CUTS OFF. AT TIMES WHEN THE A/C IS, ON IT FEELS LIKE IT'S DRAINING THE ALTERNATOR. DEALER SAYS THE ALTERNATOR IS GONE BAD, NO EXPLANATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WITHOUT WARNING CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK THE FUEL PUMP INSIDE THE GAS TANK FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE PART. *YH

WHILE TRAVELING AND AS A RESULT OF CONSUMER FALLING A SLEEP VEHICLE HIT A WALL HEAD-ON, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

WHILE LUBRICATING THE FRONT STEERING MECHANISM, I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE, FRONT HYDRAULIC LINE HAS BEEN DAMAGED (I.E., PINCHED) BY THE STEERING AND/OR SUSPENSION SYSTEM. ALTHOUGH THE LINE HAS NOT FAILED AT THIS POINT, I BELIEVE OTHER OWNERS SHOULD BE AWARE OF POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO HYDRAULIC LINES CAUSED BY STEERING/SUSPENSION COMPONENTS ON THE 1997 2.2L CHEVROLET S10.

OUR TRANSMISSION REPAIR MAN SAID THAT '97, '98, '99 CHEVY S10 HAVE A COMMON PROBLEM OF THE TRANSMISSION TEARING UP AT 60K MILES. WE WOULD LIKE A RECALL ON THIS. WE DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT, ALTHOUGH THIS COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*AK

FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT TIRE(P235 75 R15) EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION, CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *SLC

VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP IN RAIN OR SNOW OR WHILE DRIVING ON ROUGH PAVEMENT. *AK

WAS DRIVING & HAD STARTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES. BRAKE PEDAL WOULD LEAVE THE FOOT AFTER BEING PRESSED. ABS ACTS AS IF ITS WORKING ON THE RIGHT FRONT SIDE. BRAKES WOULD GO OUT WHEN THE ROADS ARE EITHER WET OR SNOWY. CURRENTLY, DOING IT ON DRY PAVEMENT. HAVING PROBLEMS STOPPING VEHICLE DUE TO LACK OF BRAKES. TAKEN TO DEALER & MECHANIC INDICATED BRAKES WERE FINE.*AK

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CONSUMER OPENED THE TAILGATE AND WENT TO APPLY HIS KNEE AND JUST BEFORE HIS FOOT TOUCHED TAILGATE RAIL. TAILGATE COLLAPSED IN FRONT OF HIM ONTO THE GROUND. CONSUMER NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, AND HE TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

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INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL H AS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

FLOOR BEHIND BENCH SEAT IS SPLITTING. IF THE FLOOR SPLITS ALL THE WAY , SEAT WILL COME DOWN ON THE BREAK LINE. DEALER IS TRYING TO LOOK INTO THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER IS IN THE PROCESS OF CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER. *AK

MY WIFE AND I WERE COMING HOME FROM DINNER WHEN WE ENCOUNTERD A STORM WITH HAEVY RAINS. IT SEEMS AS IF THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS DON'T WANT TO WORK WHEN ITS DAMP OR RAINING HEAVY. I CALLED DETROIT AND THEY ADVISED ME TO GO TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK FROM.AS THEY HAD ALREADY LIED TO ME , I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEFORE I GOT IT OUT OF MY MOUTH REAL GOOD. HE SAID IT WAS A DEFECTIVE WIPER MOTOR AND THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE A COUPLE A WEEK. DETROIT SAID THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. THE COMPANY THAT MY EXTERMINATER WORKS FOR HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THE NURSE THAT TAKES CARE OF MY MOM-IN-LAW HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. ALL VEHICLES ARE GM PRODUCTS. WILL SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM. BELIEVE ME ITS NOT FUN DRIVING HOME IN THE RAIN AT NIGHT.E. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON RIGHT FRONT VENDOR, PUSHING WHOLE FRONT END OF TRUCK. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. AIR BAG ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY AT 60,0000 AND THEN REPLACED AGAIN 240 MILES LATER. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND BALL JOINTS BROKE OFF, CAUSING WHEELS TO COLLAPSE. CONSUMER VEERED OFF THE ROAD ONTO THE SHOULDER. ANOTHER INCIDENT HAPPENED IN MID MAY WHEN THE BALLJOINTS BROKE ON THE OPPOSITE WHEELS. *AK *ML

THE GAS GAUGE FAILED AT 40000, IT READS 1/4 TANK WHEN THERE IS MUCH LESS AND IT WILL NOT GO BELOW 1/4 TANK. NLM

STARTED TRUCK, PUT IT IN GEAR. NO REVERSE,LATE SHIFT INTO 2ND, NO OVERDRIVE. DEALER AND 2 TRANS. SHOPS SAY IT'S PROBABLY A BROKEN REVERSE BAND OR SOMETHING SIMILAR. WILL FIND OUT WHEN REPAIRS ARE MADE. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AT 48,000 MILES. GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE SAYS THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO, ME BEING 2ND OWNER AND MILEAGE BEING PAST THE 3YR.36,000 MI. WARRANTY.I BELIEVE GM SHOULD HELP ME DEFRAY AT LEAST PART OF THE COST. THIS IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. A TRANS. FAILURE SHOULDN'T HAPPEN THIS SOON UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. OWNERS MANUAL SAYS FLUID AND FILTER DON'T EVEN NEED CHANGING AT 50,000 MI. UNLESS UNDER SEVERE CONDITIONS. I AM THOROUGHLY DISGUSTED WITH THIS AND WITH GM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON EARLIER MAKES AND MODELS; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. DRIVER HAD TO PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL TO STOP. REPAIR SHOP OBSERVED PROBLEM. *AK *ML

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND HIT A GUARDRAIL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, BUT MOTOR CONTINUES TO BUZZ. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. *AK *ML

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON & OFF. CODE READS: P1870-MEANS TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. GOT VEHICLE AT 36000 MILES--DEALER MAY HAVE KNOWN OF PROBLEM-MAY NEED REPLACEMENT. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN SO FAR.*AK

THE ABS FAILED WHILE DRIVING. YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *MJS

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE STARTED APPROX.FEB/MARCH IN 1999 AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP WITHOUT HELP OF RESOLUTION. THE BRAKES HAVE ACTED UP NUMEROUS TIMES BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION TO DATE. THE ARE STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $500-700 DEPENDING ON THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME THE FIRST NEWS REPORT OF A RECALL ON THE S-10 VEHICLES WERE MADE, MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW IT IS 32,000 BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING 40,000 MILES A YEAR TO WORK AND HOME. ALSO, THE NEWS REPORTS DID SAY MY MODEL YEAR OF 1997 IN ONE OF THE REPORTS. I NEED HELP. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH FAILURE HAPPENED YESTERDAY. IT'S IN THE SHOP FOR DETERMINATION AND REPAIR. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS ALSO? I CARE FOR MY VEHICLES WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE THROUGH DEWEY'S AUTO CENTER, A GOODYEARD DEALER IN FENTON, MICHIGAN 810/629-2278. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP. THANK YOU. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES/MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *AK *ML

PIECES OF THOTTLE BODY BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO ENGINE, RUINING CYLINDER/PISTON #5. DEALER CLAIMS THAT SOMEONE BROKE IT OFF. MY MACHANIC STATES THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OTHER THAN IT SNAPPING OFF. *AK

SEVERAL TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE OR STOPPED OPERATING DURING RAIN STORMS. REPOSITIONING THE CABLE GOING TO THE WIPER MOTOR HAS SOLVED THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER NEVER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *AK

ABS BOOSTER PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROX 70MPH ON FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSING LOSS OF APPROX 99% OF BRAKING EFFECIENCY. AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE AND IS NOT USED BY ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL. BRAKING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE NHTSA WITH INFO REGARDING NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS PART.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK *ML

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

UNWILLING TO ACCEPT BLAME FOR POOR ENGINEERING. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

I AM UNSURE OF THE ENGINE QUESTION. THE INFORMATION THAT I HAVE IS THAT IT IS A 4.3 LITER V6. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURED 3 TIMES . IT HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATLY EVERY 15000 MILES. THE FIRST 2 TIMES THE TRANSMISSION LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. I HAVE YET TO GET IT REPLACED THIS TIME FOR I AM STILL INVESTIGATING MY WARRANTY COVERAGE AND THIS RECENT OCCURENCE. OBVIOUSLY, SOMETHING IN THE STRUCTURE OF THE VEHICLE OR THE LINE IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS ( DEALER & PRIVATE BUSINESSES), ALL SAY THAT THIS IS A PART THAT SHOULD NEVER BREAK, AND ARE SURPRISED THAT IT HAS. ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN PROVIDE WOULD BE EXTREMELY HELPFUL AND APPRECIATED. THANK YOU, T. MUIR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS NOT RAINING AND COMING TO A STOP LIGHT, CONSUMER PRESSED ON BRAKES, VEHICLE STOPPED, AND THEN BRAKE PEDAL RELEASED. CONSUMER WENT INTO AN INTERSECTION. CONSUMER FELT THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. *AK

SEAT BRACE ON THE REAR OF DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEATS WENT THROUGH THE FLOORBOARD OF VEHICLE DUE TO A WEAK SPOT WELD. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES (15 MILES) AND THEN QUIT. I HAVE GOTTEN OUT AND JIGGLED WIRES AND GOT IT TO WORK AGAIN. UPON GUT INSTINCT AND SOME KNOWLEDGE OF AUTOMIBLE ENGINES, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A BAD MOTOR FOR THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS OR A BAD WIRE CONECTION. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FAULT OF OWNER DUE TO THE FACT THAT AN OWNER CAN NOT CAUSE A WIRE SHORT AND ALSO FEEL IT IS A MANUFACTURER PROBLEM FOR LACK OF TEST OF WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 60MPH. ANOTHER VEHICLE HIT HIM FROM THE REAR, AND VEHICLE VEERED OVER INTO THE SHOULDER GRASS AND FLIPPED TWICE, THE CAR WAS UPSIDE DOWN. THEN, VEHICLE WAS BACK ON THE ROAD, AND WENT INTO A CONCRETE COVER. HIT IT HEAD-ON, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER HAD SUSTAINED HEAD INJURIES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER DRIVER WAS WAITING TO MAKE A TURN, THE OTHER DRIVER TURNED IN FRONT OF CONSUMER, CONSUMER HIT OTHER DRIVER HEAD-ON, AND WENT INTO HIGH CURVE. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS DRUNK. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATED THAT AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED AT 10 TO 14 MPH, BUT THEY DID NOT. CONSUMER WAS WILLING TO TAKE CAR TO BE INSPECTED. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING COLLISION WITH HORSE, CONSUMER INJURED (CUTS, BRUISES AND BROKEN BONE IN THE HAND). YH (ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT)

FIRST SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND BURNING ODOR, DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *ET

NHTSA RECALL 98V150001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON 1996 FOR SAME DEFECT ON 1996 CHEV S10. *AK

SPEEDOMETER STICKS COMING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO LOCAL ROADWAY SPEED, AND GAS GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. *AK

FUEL GUAGE DOESN'T READ ACCURATELY, WHEN BELOW 'E' THERE IS STILL APPX 4 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK. THE SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN ICY CONDITIONS ABS KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. THERE IS A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES UP (SEVERLY). THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS IN PANIC STOP CONDITIONS ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENT. *AK