1998 Chevrolet S10 complaints

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULD ORIGINALLY NOT TURN OFF WHEN ACTIVATED ON INTERMITTENT, OR FULL ON. NOW IT SHUTS OFF BY ITSELF WHEN ACTIVATED. IT DID THIS THE OTHER DAY DURING A SEVERE RAINSTORM. OTHER OWNERS OF S-10'S THAT I KNOW ARE REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD TO HAVE YOUR WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT ON YOU , IN TRAFFIC OR NOT, DURING A RAINSTORM. *TR

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEED BEFORE COMING TO A NORNAL STOP. CALLED CHEVY SINCE I NOTICED A RECALL FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THEY STATED MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. *TR

WIPER PROBLEM ON 98 S10 EXACTLY LIKE LISTED IN YOUR RECALL 03V159000. *TR

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING VERY HARD INTO SECOND GEAR. NOW TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND AT ALL AND THERE IS NO REVERSE. APPARENTLY THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 4L60E TRANSMISSION IS VERY COMMON. *TR

THROUGH NORMAL USE OF THE SEAT RECLINE MECHANISM, BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SEAT RECLINE HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF AT AN INTERNAL FRICTION BAR. NEITHER SEAT RECLINES NOW AND IS STUCK IN THE LAST POSITION USED. CHEVY, OR GM, HAVE DONE NOTHING ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I HAVE LOOKED INTO FIXING THE PROBLEM MY SELF, HOWEVER THE ENTIRE SEAT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND IS TO COST IN-EFFICIENT FOR MY NEEDS. I HAVE RETAINED THE FAULTY HANDLES, DREAMING THAT POSSIBLY GM WILL OWN UP TO DEFECTIVE, POOR DESIGN AND REMEDY THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS WORKING ON MY 1998 CHEVY S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING AND HAS MADE IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE SAFELY DURING A RAIN STORM. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHARGING GAUGE WAS LOW AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT CHARGED AT THE PROPER LEVEL. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE GAUGES AND INTERIOR LIGHTING WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER STATED THAT PART OF THE WIRING HARNESS HAD MELTED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 97V208001 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD). THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 68,000.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVY S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS EXHIBIT THE EXACT BEHAVIOR DESCRIBED IN NHTSA SAFTETY RECALL BULLETIN #03023--THE WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS HERE IN RAINY WASHINGON STATE. IT IS MY STRONG BELIEF THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHICH NOW ONLY COVERS 1995-1997. I WOULD GUESS IT IS HIGHLY LIKELY THIS '98 HAS THE SAME WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD INSTALLED AS THE PREVIOUS YEARS HAD.

MY 1998 CHEVROLET S-10 HAS A FAILED CATALYTIC CONVERTER, AND IT ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES. IT IS MY SUSPICION THAT THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS COOKED BY A DEFECT IN THE WORKMANSHIP OF THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE CAR. LESS THAN ONE YEAR BEFORE FAILURE THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WAS SEPARATED FROM THE REST OF THE SYSTEM, CAUSING THE O2 SENSOR TO REACT AND ENACT A FUEL/AIR MIXTURE THAT COOKED THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. CHEVROLET DEALER SAYS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN OVER 8 YEARS. *AK

I DRIVE A 1998 CHEVY S-10. EVERYTIME IT RAINS, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING. I INSTANTLY GO BLIND, AND PULL OFF THE ROAD/HIGHWAY AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. THE 1995-1997 CHEVY S-10 HAS A RECALL ON THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM DUE TO A FAULTY WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD. THE DESCRIPTION FITS MY PROBLEM EXACTLY. THIS DEFECT HAS A NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V159000. MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 1997. WHEN I CALLED UP CHEVY, AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM, THEY SAID THAT IT SHOULDN'T BE DOING WHAT IT IS DOING. THE CHEVY REP. SAID THAT MY TRUCK, MANUFACTURED IN NOVEMBER 1997 WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. IT SHOULD BECAUSE MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS FREEZE AT THE SLIGHTEST BIT OF RAIN. I HAVE NOT GOTTEN THIS PROBLEM FIXED YET. *TR

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILING INTERMITTENTLY. HAPPENED IN THE POURING RAIN ALMOST WRECKED. I CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. *TR

CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE BREAKS AND SPARE FALLS TO THE ROADWAY. *AK

3RD DOOR ON 1998 CHEVROLET S10 LATCH BECAME INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO OPEN. LATCH FINALLY SNAPPED OFF. 3RD DOOR NO LONGER OPENED, POTENTIALLY MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT FOR 3RD SEAT PASSENGER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT.*AK

WIPERS MAY NOT COME ON OR MAY STOP DURING USE. ALSO WIPER SPEED CONTROL DOES NOT ALWAYS WORK. *JB

RE: NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 98V50001 & 97V096001 " WINDSHIELD WIPE FAILURE DUE TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE CONTROLLER CIRCUIT BOARD. UNIT FAILED ON MY 1998 CHEV S-10 VIN 1GCCS1948WK1XXXXX. GM 1ST AGREED TO REPLACE AT NO COST. UPON DEALERSHIP CONFIRMATION OF PROBLEM, GM CHANGE TO POSITION OF NOT RESPONSIBLE. THIS IS A CONTINUING PROBLEMS WITH THE UNITS ACCORDING TO SERVICE MANAGER. GM TAKES THE POSITION THAT VEHICLE IN NOT PART OF ANY RECALL. THE PART INVOLVED IS THE SAME AS ON THE 1996 VEHICLES. I REPLACE UNIT A MY EXPENSE, DEALERSHIP DID NOT CHARGE LABOR. THE DEFECT CAME TO MY ATTENTION WHEN WIPERS FAILED AND THEN CAME TO LIFE AFTER TOUCHING CIRCUIT BOARD HOUSING. THE ABOVE NHTSA RECALLS NEED TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL GM S-10 PICKUPS AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES. *NM

GAS ODOR- UPON STATE INSPECTION FAILURE REVEALED BOTH GAS LINES WERE ABLE TO RUB TOGETHER, CAUSING A LOT OF FUEL TO LEAK ONTO THE EXHAUST CAUSING SMOKE. BOTH LINES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED TO AVOID THE TRUCK EXPLODING OR CATCHING FIRE. FUNNY HOW YOU CAN ONLY BUY THE FUEL LINES FROM CHEVROLET. WHAT IS TO KEEP THEM FROM RUBBING TOGETHER AGAIN AFTER I SPEND THE FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS TO HAVE IT FIXED? THIS IS A DEFECT. ALSO, FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS OR WIRING ALLOWS THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO JUST COMPLETELY STOP WHILE IT IS DOWNPOURING RAIN. I COULD HAVE ENDED UP IN THE LAKE! I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE REGARDING BOTH OF MY COMPLAINTS. WHY IS NOTHING BEING DONE TO MAKE GM FIX THESE KNOWN DEFECTS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES? *NM

ON MY 1998 CHEVY S-10 BOTH OF THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. THE CABLES BROKE AND THE WOOD I WAS LOADING SLID OFF AND HIT MY FOOT IT DID HURT IT, BUT LUCKILY IT WAS NOT BAD. IT ALSO DAMAGE MY TAILGATE ON MY TRUCK. I HAVE SEE ON THE INTERNET AND FROM OTHER PEOPLE ABOUT THERE TAILGATE CABLES BREAKING. I HAVE SEEN IT ON 1995, 1998 AND 2000 S-10 TRUCKS. I THINK THAT GM NEEDS TO MAKE REPLACEMENT CABLES THIS VERY DANGEROUS AND IF YOU WERE LOADING SOMETHING IT COULD SLID OFF THE TAILGATE AND HURT THEMSELVES LIKE I DID. THANK YOU, [XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

BOTH CABLES ON MY 1998 CHEVY S-10 PICK-UP HAVE SNAPPED. MY DOG WAS USING A RAMP THAT RESTED ON THE TAILGATE WHEN IT HAPPENED. IT CAUSED THE RAMP TO FALL A FEW INCHES LUCKILY THE DOG WAS UNINJURED HOWEVER HE IS VERY FRIGHTENED TO USE THE RAMP NOW. HE WEIGHS OVER 150S SO I CAN'T LIFT HIM. I WENT TO THE LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE TO GET NEW CABLE WHEN I WAS TOLD ABOUT THE RECALL ON OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. I HAVE PUT OFF REPAIRING THIS IN ANTICIPATION OF A RECALL. *JB

VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR. *NM

WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN TURNED ON, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. STARTED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WHEN NEW. *JB

ABS BREAKS MALFUNCTION. ABS BREAKS ENGAGE WHEN NOT REQUIRED. REDUCING STOPPING ABILITY. 1998 CHEVY S10 ZR2 4X4. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORKS THEN IT DOESN'T. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE: I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WEST ON I-10 WHEN IT STARTED RAINING. I TURNED THE WIPERS ON, AND THE WIPERS WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE BEFORE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. I'VE TALK TO OTHER OWNERS OF S-10, SUBURBAN, AND SILVERADO'S WHICH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED A COUPLE OF WEB SITES CONCERNING AUTO COMPLAINTS, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON CHEVY'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS!!!!!!!!!! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT. LIKE DO YOUR JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE: I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WEST ON I-10 WHEN IT STARTED RAINING. I TURNED THE WIPERS ON, AND THE WIPERS WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE BEFORE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. I'VE TALK TO OTHER OWNERS OF S-10, SUBURBAN, AND SILVERADOS WHICH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED A COUPLE OF WEB SITES CONCERNING AUTO COMPLAINTS, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON CHEVY'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS!!!!!!!!!! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT. LIKE SO YOUR JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*JB

THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS HAVE LISTED. I TURN ON THE WIPERS AND THEY SOMETIMES TURN ON, SOMETIMES DON'T, OTHER TIMES THEY GO AT SIMILAR SPEEDS, OTHER TIMES THEY WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS THE 97 S-10 RECALL, THIS NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED. MY DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE ELECTED TO TAKE MY CHANCES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE SPARE TIRE, THE CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE FRACTURED AND RELEASED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL RECENTLY. THE CONTACT FOUND A SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT OTHER S10 TRUCKS. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. RECALLS WERE MADE FOR THIS DEFECT FOR 1997 CHEVROLET S10 P/UPS BUT NOT FOR 1998 S10 PICK UPS.REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000. *JB

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR APPROX 1 HOUR, THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO HIGH GEAR AND WILL NOT COME OUT UNTIL IT COOL DOWN. IT THROWS A CEL LAMP. WHEN YOU STOP WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARM, IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO SECOND. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED TO A CONSTANTLY ON POSITION. THEY ALSO OPERATE UNPREDICTABLY RANDOM OR NOT AT ALL WHEN SWITCH IS PLACED ON ONE OF THE VARIOUS INTERMITTENT POSITIONS. THIS FAILURE CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY, INCREASING RISK OF CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL ON 1995 S-10S (NHTSA ID #98V150001) FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM INVOLVING DETERIORATION OF SOLDERING JOINTS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CIRCUIT. NO KNOWN RECALL FOR 1998. *JB

THE LEVERS THAT RECLINE THE SEATS BROKE OFF AT THE WELDS. IT IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT AS A RESULT OF A POOR WELDING PROCESS. THE BREAK WAS AT THE HEAT AFFECTED ZONE AND THE METAL WAS NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED. *JB

THE UPPER HINGE ON THE DRIVERS DOOR IS SO WORN AWAY THAT IT HAS CAUSED A DOOR SEAL LEAK AND RAIN GETS IN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT YET. *JB

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY S-10 AND THE LEFT TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. IT BROKE WHEN I OPENED THE TAILGATE AND SAT DOWN ON IT. I DID NOT GET HURT BUT I THINK A CABLE NEEDS TO BE ABLE TO HOLD SOME WEIGHT. I HAVE HEARD THAT THE CABLES RETAIN MOISTURE WHICH CAUSES THEM TO RUST OUT AND MINE WAS RUSTED. I LEFT THE CABLE ON AND IT DAMAGED THE TAILGATE BY PUTTING A DENT IN IT AND CRACKING THE PAINT. I CUT THE CABLE SO IT WOULD NOT DAMAGE THE TAILGATE ANY MORE. MY BROTHER TOLD ME I COULD USE HIS CABLE FROM HIS TAILGATE AND I AM. I THINK THAT IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AS THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. I HEARD THEY MIGHT RECALL THIS SO I DECIDED TO PUT MY INPUT BECAUSE SOMEONE COULD GET HURT. I ALSO BOUGHT REPLACEMENT CABLES, BUT THERE IS NO WAY TO PUT THEM ON BECAUSE GM USES A BIG RIVET. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER PEOPLE'S CABLES ON THEIR 95-2003 S-10'S. THANKS.*JB

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. NOTHING I DO HELPS BRING THEM BACK ON. SOMETIMES THROUGH THE DRIVE IT TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE TURNING BACK ON, SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T AT ALL. *NM

REAR BRAKE LIGHT BURNED OUT. REPLACED AND NEW ONE BURNED OUT WITHIN 1 WEEK. REPLACED AND AGAIN IT BURNED OUT. WENT TO DEALER, AND WAS CHARGED >$30 TO REPLACE THE BULB. THEN IT BURNED OUT AND I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY REPLACED A PART, AND DIDN'T CHARGE ME FOR THE LABOR BECAUSE OF THE $30. BULB STILL BURNED OUT. DIDN'T REPLACE FOR OVER A YEAR AND THEN I REPLACED IT AND IT BURNED OUT. JUST RECENTLY REPLACED IT AGAIN AND IT HAS BEEN WORKING FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS USED TO WORK AT VARYING SPEEDS, REGARDLESS IF THEY WERE ON OR NOT. NOW, THEY RARELY EVER WORK. THE PROBLEM BEGAN WHILE IT WAS POURING, DURING RUSH HOUR, ON THE FREEWAY, WHILE DRIVING THROUGH CONSTRUCTION. I LOST ALL VISIBILITY AND THERE WASN'T A SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. WIPERS ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *NM

ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET S-10, THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION. THIS HAPPENED TWO YEARS AGO. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I REPLACED THAT CABLE AT SIGNIFICANT COST. NOW THE SECOND TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE IS BULGING DUE TO INTERNAL CORROSION AND I EXPECT IT WILL SOON BREAK. *NM

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE ACTIVATING UNNECESSARILY . GM HAS A RECALL FOR 1999-2002 VEHICLES FOR SAME PROBLEM CAUSED BY CORROSION IN WHEEL SENSOR. SAW THE RECALL IN NEWSPAPER. I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AT AUCTION. ORIGINALLY WAS USED BY VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, APPARENTLY IT HAS THE SAME DEFECT AS THE 1999-2002 VEHICLES.*AK

I OWN A 1998 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CABLES THAT HOLD UP THE TAILGATE BROKE ON ME WHILE I WAS LOADING CARGO INTO THE BED. THE BROKEN STRAPS HAS SINCE CAUSED MY TAILGATE TO FALL OFF WHILE GOING DOWN A ROUGH ROAD. THE TAILGATE IS NOW SCRATCHED AND DENTED FROM THE INITIAL BREAKING AND FROM FALLING OFF. I HAVE NOT MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS OF YET. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ONLY WORK SOMETIMES OR NOT AT ALL. OR THEY STAY ON UNTIL I TURN TRUCK OFF. IF I OPEN HOOD AND SHAKE CONNECTION THEY COME ON. EVENTUALLY THEY STOP WORKING AGAIN. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER WORKS INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. VERY DANGEROUS DURING FOG, RAIN AND SNOW. THE 1996 AND 1997 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED ALREADY. I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE 1998 MODELS OR I HAVE RECEIVED A OLDER MODEL MOTOR IN MY VEHICLE. *JB

1998 CHEVY S-10 BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES WHILE DRIVING. *TS *JB

MY 1998 S-10 PICKUP WIPERS WILL FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE AT ANY SETTING OF THE INTERMITTANT SWITCH. I REPLACED THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY BUT THAT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. SOMWETIMES THEY WILL RESTART BY WIGGLING THE WIRES GOING TO THE WIPER MOTOR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN IT FAILS IN A DOWNPOUR YOU CAN NOT SEE HOW TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTIED THE LAST 3 YEARS. *NM

MY S-10 PICKUP WILL SPORADICALLY HAVE THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND FLASH WHEN I *TRY* TO START MY VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WILL THEN NOT START EVEN THOUGH IT CRANKS OVER PERFECTLY FINE. THE SECURITY FEATURE IS NOT A HELP, BUT A HINDRANCE. I AM USING AN OFFICIAL GM KEY IN MY IGNITION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IF I WAIT AT LEAST AN HOUR THEN THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE TRUCK WILL THEN START AS IF NOTHING WERE WRONG AND THE SECURITY LIGHT GOES OUT. THIS HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE STATES THAT IT IS SOMETHING FAULTY IN THE "IDIOTIC SECURITY SYSTEM" THAT WAS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ROUGHLY $500 TO GET A FAULTY "SECURITY" SYSTEM THAT REALLY IS A USELESS NON-NECESSARY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FIXED SO THAT I CAN SIMPLY START MY CAR WITH AN OFFICIAL KEY! IT IS OUTRAGEOUS. I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO REMEDIES SHOULD BE FORCED UPON GM: 1) THEY SHOULD FIX THIS IDIOTIC PROBLEM IN MY "SECURITY" SYSTEM, OR 2) THEY SHOULD BYPASS THE "SECURITY" SYSTEM THAT I DO NOT WANT, HAVE NO NEED IN MY VEHICLE, AND FIND A REAL PAIN IN THE POSTERIOR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN A YEAR THAT I HAVE GOTTEN STRANDED BECAUSE OF THAT [XXX] "SECURITY" LIGHT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY RELEASE FOR THE TAILGATE HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE OPENING FAILED TO OPERATE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WANTED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ALSO, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER; THEY SUGGESTED THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK BE DONE. *AK

DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL AT RANDOM POSITIONS. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON TO. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY WAS SEVERELY RESTRICTED TO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THIS FAILURE WAS ON A RECALL STATUS FOR THE 1996 AND 1997 CHEVROLET S10 MODELS BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1998 MODELS. FAILURE OF THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO EXIST BUT GM WILL NOT HONOR FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART BECAUSE OF A STATED AGE DATE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 37,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL CHEVY S-10S, (I KNOW AS I ALSO OWN A 1997 MODEL) BUT AS OF NOV 15, 2005, NOT FOR 1998. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS ON THE TIRE SHEARED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, HE FOUND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. HE PURCHASED CABLE CLAMPS AND USED THE EXISTING CABLE TO INSTALL THE CLAMPS TO HOLD THE TIRE ON. *AK

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE BROKE. THIS HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT FELL OUT. HE NOTICED THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROA.D, HE DID NOT SEE IT FALL OFF. THE CONTACT HAS THE METAL PIECE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED OR FIXED. *AK

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY S-10. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AFTER MONTHS OF VERY SPORADIC BEHAVIOR. THIS BEHAVIOR BEGAN AFTER ONLY 19,000 MILES. THE CONSEQUENCES OF WIPERS NOT WORKING ARE OBVIOUSLY GRAVE. FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD HAS TO BE REPLACED (THE SAME BOARD INVOLVED IN THE 1997 RECALL). I HAVE HEARD AND READ OF MANY, MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS WORKING SOMETIMES. YOU CAN TAP ON THE MOTOR ITSELF SOMETIMES AND IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. *JB