1997 Chevrolet S10 complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NOT WORKING AT ALL. *AK

WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT DRIVER STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER ,THEN STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

THE VEHICLES ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO (AT RANDOM) ENGAGE FAR TO EARLY UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND NEAR MISSES. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH AND THE LIGHTS CHANGE, WHEN APPLYING NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO STOP THE TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL DROP TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS BRAKES KICK IN EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO DANGEROUS DISTANCES AS A RESULT. IF THE BRAKES HAD REMAINED NORMAL AND THE ABS NOT ENGAGED THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE STOPPED IN THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF DISTANCE FOR THAT SPEED. IN SHORT I CAN STOP MY 69 CADILLAC FASTER AT TIMES THAN I CAN THIS PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES NOW FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. HOWEVER I DID RECENTLY NOTICE THAT UP TO THE 1996 MODEL YEAR FOR THE S-10 THE TRUCKS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A ABS PROBLEM.....I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE 97 MODEL YEAR AS WELL.*AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS FRONT-END COLLISION AT 40 MPH; VEHICLE TOTALED, BUT AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED.

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, COMPUTER SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. *AK *ML

WHEN HE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHEN IN TRAFFIC. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES MUSHY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK

FUAL TANK PUMP GAUGE/EXHAUST LINE SEPARATED FROM MANIFOLD. *AK

FUEL TANK SENOR MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE NEEDLE REGISTERED A HALF TANK FULL. ALSO, A PROBLEM WITH A EXHAUST LEAKS AT MANIFOLD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

EA 94 038/ABS BRAKING SYSTEM: VEHICLE EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH ABS SYSTEM. WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON ROUGH SURFACE OR BUMPS WHEELS LOCKUP. VEHICLE HAD BEEN INSPECTED BY DEALER ON TWO OCCASIONS, AND INFORMED CONSUMERTHAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ALSO, WHEN BACKING UP, MAKES NOISE, SPRONG, SPRONG, AND SPRONG AS PLUNKING ON A BANJO, LIKE A SPRING LETTING GO. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES NOT STOPPING VEHICLE WHILE IN 2 WHEEL DRIVE, SLIDS 20 FEET THROUGH INTERSECTION WHILE GOING 25 MPH, NO ACCIDENT, NO FATALITIES, NO BRAKES EITHER. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG WHEN CONSUMER HIT A HORSE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ALOT OF PAIN AND WITH BRUISING. NLM

WHILE IN USE WINDSHIELD WIPERS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING VISUAL DIFFICULTIES WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT GAVE WAY, ALLOWING THE BUCKLE END OF THE SEATBELT TO COME OUT ABOUT ANOTHER FOOT, WHICH THREW THE DRIVER FROM THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN A CRASH. *AK

THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION TO FAIL IN THIS TRUCK(FACT REBUILT TO REPLACE ORIGINAL THAT FAILED AT 70,000 MILES. AT THIS TIME DEALER DOES NOT KNOW WHY, NOR CAN THEY REPAIR BECAUSE TRUCKS COMPUTER CENTER WAS CLEARED ON TEST TO FIND DEFECT, AND COMPUTER HAS NOT RELOGGED PROBLEM. THE FIRST TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN 70,000 MILES AND THE SECOND SHOULD DEFINATELY LASTED LONGER THAN 10,000. *AK

FUEL TANK CAP SEPARATED THREE TIMES, FUMES LEAKED AND ENGINE LOST POWER. DEALER REPLACED FIRST TWO, WARRANTY IS UP, NOW WHAT?

THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE UP HAS SNAPPED TWICE NOW. THE FIRST TIME NO DAMAGE OCCURED HOWEVER THE SECOND TIME MY TRUCK HAS SUFFERD DAMAGE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM OF THE INADEQUATE SPARE TIRE HOIST.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE HAS NO ADJUSTABLE HEAD RESTRAINTS.DRIVER WAS INVOLVED IN A REAREND ACCIDENT. DRIVER'S HEAD HIT BACK GLASS WINDOW, RESULTING IN HEAD AND NECK INJURIES.

ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED-DEALER CLAIMS BATTERY ACID WAS THE CAUSE. WHAT IS AVOIDING FUTURE FAILURES? I WOULD LIKE MORE INFOMATION SO THAT I MIGHT MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION ABOUT DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THE FUTURE. WHAT DO CAR MANUFACTURERS DO WHEN THIS TYPE OF FAILURE HAPPENS, THEY SEEMED KIND OF MATTER-OF-FACT ABOUT THE WHOLE THING. I HOPE THIS INFORMATION IS HELPFUL. PLEASE CALL IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS

WHILE DRIVING IN SNOW/ICE/ IN COLD WEATHER & HAD APPLIED (ABS) BRAKES, VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. NEARLY HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH FIRE TRUCK. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER. MECHANIC INFORMED OWNER NO PROBLEM WITH ABS BRAKES AFTER BEING TOLD TOW TRUCK DRIVER. *AK

WHEN APPYLING THE ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ENGINE ACCELERATES ON IT'S OWN, 1100 TO 2200 RPM, MUST SHUT OFF TO CORRECT

HORN CONTACT AND/ OR CANCELLING CAM WAS REPLACED TWICE. WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL CERTAIN PLACES HAVE A DEAD SPOT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER'S SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE, IT ROCKS. WHEN PULLING SEAT BELT ACROSS CONSUMER, AND LEANING FORWARD TO ADJUST THE RADIO, SEAT BELT LOCKS UP. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 20MPH IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD VEHICLE JUST DIES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST THE BATTERY. HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED, AND STILL THE SAME PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALER AND MANUFACTURER. *AK

WINDSHELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER DUE TO A MALFUNCTION WITHIN THE PULSE BOARD. *AK

THE FUEL GAUGE INACCURATELY READS THE AMOUNT OF FUEL IN THE VEHICLE . DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS. DEALERS REPLACED THE PULSE BOARD. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER LINE FAILURE ON TWO OCCASIONS DUE TO VIBRATION WEAR AT A QUICK DISCONNECT FITTING IN TRANSMISSION, FAILURES CAUSED OIL LEAKAGE ON HOT COMPONENTS CAUSING SMOKE AND POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD.- MJS

THE BRAKES 'GRAB' (LOCK UP) ON OCCASION (IN DAMP OR WET WEATHER), AND ONE TIME ALMOST FAILED COMPLETELY (I WAS TURNING A CORNER OR THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT).

I HAVE REPLACED THE LEAF SPRINGS AND THE REAR SHOCKS AND THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TRUCK MEASURES 9 3/4 AND THE LEFT IS 8 3/4 FROM THE TOP OF THE WHEEL WELL TO THE TIRE, THE DEALER AGREES THAT IT IS OFF BUT THEY SAY IT IS WITHIN GM SPECS, THEY HAVE YET TO SHOW ME THIS BOOK WITH THE SPECS IN IT. I CALLED THE GM CONSUMER HOTLINE AND THEY JUST TOLD ME THE SAME THING AS THE DEALER. SO I E-MAILED CLARK HOWARD AND NOW YOU, THIS IS COUSING UNDUE WEAR ON MY TIRES AND I HAVE A WIFE AND A LITTLE BOY TO THINK OF, I WANT TO KNOW IF THEY ARE BEING TRUTHFULL? THANK YOU.

WHILE MAKING A STOP, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WOULD COME ON, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE TO TRAVEL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *YC

BRAKES HAVE INCONSISTENTLY PULLED VEHICLE TO THE LEFT DURING ABRUPT STOPPING--BRAKE LININGS SUBSEQUENTLY PRMATURELY FAILED ON LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE, WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING METAL TO METAL CONTACT AND THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ROTOR. VERY POOR ENGINEERING ON THE PART OF CHEVROLET IS PRODUCING INFERIOR QUALITY BRAKES.

THE SPARE TIRE SEPARATED FROM VEHICLE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

ONGOING ERRATIC OPERATION OF BRAKE SYSTEM; FRONT BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ALSO, FRONT LEFT BRAKE ROTORS WERE REPLACED ONCE WITHIN 10,000-11,000 MILES OF WEAR. SEEKING HELP FROM NHTSA IN THIS MATTER. *AK

FUEL IS LEAKING ABOUT 15 GALLONS OF FUEL FROM THE SEAL OF FUEL TANK, CAUSING A SERIOUS FIRE HAZARD. *AK

WHEN I REALLY NEED MY BRAKES AS IN A PANIC STOP SITUATION THEY ARE NOT THERE. THE OTHER DAY A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT THE BRAKES HARD AND THE ABS LIKE SHUT MY BRAKES OFF. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE OFF THE ROAD AND NO DAMAGE WAS DONE. ALSO ON SNOW OR ICE I HATE DRIVING THIS TRUCK BECAUSE THE SLIGHTEST PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL RENDER THE BRAKES USELESS. I DON'T DRIVE FAST AND AM AWARE OF STOP SIGNS ON THE WAY HOME. I SLOW DOWN WAY BEFORE THE SIGN AND STILL GO RIGHT THROUGH IT AS IF I HAVE NO BRAKES. THIS IS A GREAT TRUCK EXCEPT FOR THE FEAR I HAVE OF NOT HAVING ANY BRAKES WHEN I NEED THEM. I JUST KNOW THAT SOONER OR LATER AN ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN.

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE BRAKE PAD WORN PREMATURELY DAMAGED ROTOR AND WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. DELEAR REPAIRED AT OWNER COST. BRAKES STILL FEEL "SOFT" BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS TO FLOOR.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED DURING A SEVERE HARD RAIN. *AK

DELAYED ACTION IN BREAKING, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VEER OFF ROAD

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY LOCK UP, VEHICLE MPVES FORWARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

BRAKES FAIL ON LEFT TURNS. LEFT TURNS INTO PARKING SPACES. LEFT TURN WHILE BRAKING. BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS EXTENDED. THIS HAPPENS MORE OFTEN IF THE GROUND IS WET OR SMOOTH SURFACE. THIS ALSO HAPPEND WHEN TRYING TO AVOID HEAD-ON TC WITH PERSON WHO RAN RED LIGHT. THIS WAS ALSO A MOVE TO THE LEFT. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CANNOT RE-CREATE THE PROBLEM. IT OCCURS WHEN YOU DON'T EXPECT IT. VERY DANGEROUS.

I HAVE TAKEN TO CHEV.2-3 TIMES AND TOLD NOTHING IS WRONG.A FRIEND TOOK HIS TO A BRAKE PLACE AND THE MECHANIC TOLD HIM WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE HE LOOKED AT IT BECAUSE HE ALSO OWNED AN S10 AND DESCRIBED THE SAME PROBLEM / WHAT I AM WANTING TO KNOW IS ARE THERE SIMULAR PROBLEMS BEEN DOCUMENTED BECAUSE I HAVEN'T FOUND ANY ,IF SO WHAT IS THE CURE

REAR LEFT SPRING IS SAGGING. NLM

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL NEARLY GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH. ALSO, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

DURING A PANIC STOP AT 5-10 MPH BRAKES FAILED TO STOP. TWICE THE PICKUP WAS TAKEN TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR AND NOTHING WAS FOUND. THIS ONLY OCCURS DURING A PANIC STOP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 - 50 MPH, HAD AN IMPACT IN WHICH THIS VEHICLE REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE ENGINE FAILS TO RETURN TO IDLE WHEN THROTTLE IS RELEASED. OCCURS WHEN HUMIDITY IS HIGH AND TEMPERATURE IS AT LEAST MODERATE. MORE PRONE TO OCCUR WHILE AIR CONDITIONING IS IN USE. ENGINE RPM HAS HUNG AT UP TO 2000 RPM. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TRAVEL AT 35 MPH FOR 1/2 MILE OR MORE WITHOUT DEPRESSING THE THROTTLE. THIS OCCURRED ON LEVEL ROADS AND THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT ENGAGED OR EVEN ON. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL, VIA THE WEB, WHO HAD THE SAME YEAR/MODEL TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. IF THIS OCCURRED WHEN THE ROADS WERE SLIPPERY AND ACCIDENT WOULD BE LIKELY. THE DEALER WAS WORTHLESS. WHEN I CONTACTED GM'S WEBSITE, I GOT A CALL BACK, BUT I'M CONVINCED THAT THE ONLY PURPOSE OF THE WEBSITE IS TO DEADEND SUCH COMPLAINTS. *AK

THE TWO FRONT SEAT BOLTS TO THE FLOOR RUSTED, COULD BREAK AND CAUSE AN UNEXPECTED SEAT MOVEMENT, WHICH MAY CAUSE A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR FAILED CAUSING NOISE. MJS