1997 Chevrolet S10 complaints

WHEEL SPEED SENSOR FAILED,BRAKES FAILED. MJS

HOOD LATCH FAILED TO RETAIN HOOD CAUSING IT TO BEND BACK, CRACK THE WINDSHIELD, BREAK PLASTIC COWLING AND DAMAGE HOOD. NLM

CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED 1995 S-10 TRUCKS FOR A SAFETY RELATED PROBLEM CAUSED BY FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTERS. MY 1997 S-10 HAS THE IDENTICAL CIRCUIT BOARD IN MY WIPER MOTOR AND IS ALSO OPERATING INTERMITTENTLY. WHY HASN'T THE COMPANY RECALLED 1997 TRUCKS ALSO WHEN THEY BOTH USE IDENTICAL WIPER MOTORS? ANY HELP YOU CAN PROVIDEWOULD CERTAINLY BE APPRECIATED! *AK

VEHICLE HIT A HILLSIDE HEAD-ON, AVOIDING A DEER AT ABOUT 40MPH, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN #. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

WHEN THERE IS A ROCKY ROAD LEFT WHEEL LOCKS UP AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH MAY RESULT IN A CRASH. *AK

WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END CRASH DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE TRUCK IS BEING REPAIRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON, INDICATING THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH MAY DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, AND MAY RESULT A CRASH. ALSO, IT MAY NOT DEPLOY IN EVENT OF A CRASH, AND WONT PROTECT OCCUPANT IN CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THERE WAS A HOLE WITHIN TIRE ON THE LEFT FRONT SIDE OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WENT ACROSS TWO LANES FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE DUE TO TIRE NOT BEING TIGHT. *AK

THE ISSUE WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER DURING WHILE GETTING THE PAINT REPAIRED ON THE VEHICLE DUE TO ACID RAIN. I BELIEVE I WAS JUST BLOWN OFF BY THE SERVICE PERSON. HE SADI ITS NORMAL FOR THESE TRUCKS TO DO THIS. AFTER REVIEWING THE MANY CASES IN THE DATABASE HERE IT DOES NOT SOUND "NORMAL" IN MANY CASES I CAN LEAVE MY FOOT OFF THE PEDDLE IN TRAFFIC AND THE TRUCK WILL KEEP GOING. WHEN I PULL UP TO PARK THE ENGINE WILL IDLE AT ABOUT 2000 RPMS FOR 10 SECONDS THEN RETURN TO NORMAL. AT TIMES I MUST ALSO BRAKE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE WHEN THE IDLE HANGS. ITS REALLY NOT A BIG PROBLEM TO ME BECAUSE I USED TO IT, BUT I BELIEVE IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. I DO NOT WANT TO RETURN MY VEHICLE DUE TO THE FACT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT THEY WILL TELL ME NEXT. DON'T BLAME THE DEALER BLAME CHEVY CAUSE JOHN JONES WAS GREAT TO ME. *AK

GAS INDICATOR IMPROPERLY READS THE AMOUNT OF GAS IN THE VEHICLE. *AK

ENGINE COOLING FAN FLEW OUT ONTO THE RADIATOR WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A LOSS OF CONTROL AND A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE STALLS, AND GAS GAUGE ISN'T WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT REPAIR SHOP THREE TIMES, AND THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. *AK

PE99004, SPARE TIRE THAT IS HELD BY WIRE CABLE ASSEMBLY BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF, ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. ALSO HAPPENED TO CONSUMER'S CHEVROLET TRUCK, S10, 1993 VEHICLE. *AK *ML

SOMETIME SINCE 10/98 THE LAST OIL CHANGE THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT COMPLETELY TAKING THE CABLE THAT HOLDS IT UP WITH IT.

VEHICLE MAKES A GROWLING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. ALSO CLATTERS AND CLINKS. DEALER CLAIMS CAN'T HEAR A NOISE. ALSO GAS GAUGE MALFUNCTIONS, SHOWS A FULL TANK, EVEN THOUGH TRUCK HAS ONLY 1/4 OF A TANK.

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH ON WET AND ICY PAVEMENT, VEHICLE SLID ACROSS THE ROAD, CAUSING THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE GUARDRAIL. THE OTHER PART OF VEHICLE HIT THE WALL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

I HAVE NOT BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN FOR BRAKE PROBLEMS. I DO BELIEVE THEY ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY

AIR BAG DID NOT INFLATE DURING HEAD ON COLLISION.

NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION.

TRANSMISSION WENT AT 72000 MILES .I KNOW THAT WARRANTY EXPIRED,BUT IT SEEMS A NEW TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE LASTED LONGER THAN THAT. I HAD TWO REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS PUT IN IN 60 DAYS, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT STILL COMES ON, AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE WORKED ON AGAIN. I HAVE HEARD THIS WAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH 1997 CHEVY TRUCKS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AND WHENEVER APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKES WON'T STOP VEHICLE. ALSO, BACK BRAKES WERE SKIPPING, AND BRAKES PADS AND THE FAN CLUTCH WENT OUT. *AK

ENGINE OIL LEAK. *YC

DRIVER GETS A SOUND AS IF THE THROW OUT BEARING ON THE CLUTCH IS GOING OUT, BUT THE MANUFACTORER OF THE VEHICLE SAY IT IS NORMAL. YH

ONGOING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE FUEL GAUGE REGISTERING INCORRECTLEY. DEALER NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THE REPAIRS WOULD BE DONE AT CONSUMER'S COST. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WHEN OPERATED FOR A WHILE THEN THEY RESTART. SOMETIMES DURING RAIN I HAVE TO PULL OVER UNTIL IT RESTARTS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS. CONSUMER WAS MOVING INTO LEFT TURNING LANE, APPLYING BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN FLOOR , CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN, BUT NOT TO STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. *AK *ML

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PROPERLY SHIFT INTO GEAR , IT GRABS OR SLIPS WHICH CAUSES THE REAR TIRES TO SPIN. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CANNOT IDENTIFY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

EA94038, ABS BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION, THE TRUCK SHUTTERS LIKE IT'S HITTING ICE THEN DRY PAVEMENT. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES A SECOND TIME, THE PEDAL GOES COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND A STRANGE NOISE COMES FROM THE DASH. IN THE LAST TWO WEEKS THE BRAKE BOOSTER HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE BY THE DEALERSHIP UNDER WARRANTY. *AK

CONSUMER RAN A RED LIGHT AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE AT APPROX 25 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DID NOT DEPOLY. DEALER NOTIFIED ,AND INFORMED CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 40 MPH, HAD TO APPLY BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO AIRBORNE AND LANDED IN A DITCH. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES CAME OFF. ALSO, THERE WAS AN OIL LEAKAGE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. *AK

BRAKES FAIL WHEN FIRST APPLYING PEDAL ON SECOND APPLICATION BRAKES ENGAGE.

ENGINE FAILURE.

EMERGENCY FLASHERS WILL NOT WORK IF THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED DUE TO WIRING DESIGN.

CLEAR COAT FINISH DOES NOT PROTECT PAINT.

VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVEWAY/IN GATE, VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND RUNNING. ITJUMPED INTO GEAR BY ITSELF AND RAN AWAY AND ENDED UP IN A CREEK, GM CONTACTED AND HELPED PULL THE CAR OUT. DEALER WILL BE CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

RIGHT FRONT BRAKE PAD WORE PERMATURELY.

CONSUMER STATES THAT IT FEELS LIKE THE THROTTLE STICKS BECAUSE THE AUTOMOBILE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN WHEN CHANGING GEARS OR TRYING TO BRAKE. *AK

TRUCK MAKES A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKE ACCOMPANIED BY ROUGH BRAKING.

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD A FRONTAL IMPACT ON 2 VEHICLES, AND THE DRIVER'S AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK

AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING COLLISION.

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THE CONSUMER WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN, THE VEHICLE STARTED AT THE SAME SPEED . THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. THE DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO START VEHICLE DUE TO MALFUNCTION OF FUEL PUMP. *AK *JG

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR THROTTLE STICKS. THE VEHICLE ACTS LIKE THE VEHICLE STARTS AT THE SAME SPEED WHEN LETTING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. CONTACTED DEALER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GO TO THE FLOOR AND THE VEHICLE KEEPS GOING AND PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN. *AK

DUE TO YOKE THAT WAS IMPROPERLY CASTED AND TOO NARROW, WHICH CAUSED THE UNVERSAL JOINTS TO SHEAR OFF 4 TIMES, ALMOST RESULTED IN THE DRIVESHAFT FALLING OUT. MAY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *AK

WHENEVER THE AIR CONDITIONER IS BEING USED AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE, A LOUD ROARING SOUND COMES FROM THE ENGINE AND THE TRUCK LOSES POWER. IT ACTUALLY SOUNDS LIKE THE ENGINE IS FALLING OUT OF THE TRUCK. THE DRIVER HAS TO FLOOR THE TRUCK IN ORDER TO GET IT TO MOVE. DEALER GAVE CONSUMER A LETTER FROM GM, STATING THAT THIS WAS A NORMAL CONDITION FOR THE S10 PICKUP. *AK