1998 Chevrolet S10 complaints

MY WIPERS QUIT WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT, ESPECIALLY IN A POURING RAIN, OR THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL! THERE IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH THEM NOT GOING OFF WHEN TURNED OFF. I HIT A DEER BECAUSE THE WIPERS WOULD NOT TURN OFF AFTER USING THE WINDOW WASHER TO CLEAN MY WINDOW IN MY GARAGE. AFTER MANY ATTEMPTS TO TURN THEM OFF, I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE 20 MILES TO MY JOB SITE. ON THE WAY, I HIT A DEER. IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, THE ONCOMING PICKUP COULD HAVE BEEN WHAT I HIT. PLEASE, THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION! AFTER READING 21 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME THING, I WOULD THINK THAT SOMEONE WOULD TAKE THIS AS A SERIOUS SUBJECT.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE SOLDER JOINT AS DESCRIBED IN THE WINDSHIELD WIPER RECALL 03V159000, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

1998 CHEVROLET BLAZER WINDHSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK ON A CONSISTANT BASIS. THE WORST SCENERIO WAS WHEN MY SON BROKE HIS ARM AND WE WERE LEAVING THE EMERGENCY ROOM. MINUTES AFTER GETTING IN THE CAR A TERRIBLE RAIN STORM HIT AND MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE. WE PULLED OVER AND SAT FOR ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS - WHEN WE SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT THE PHARMACY GETTING HIS PAIN PILLS. TO ME, THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THERE HAVE BEEN TOO MANY TIMES TO EVEN RECALL AS TO WHEN THE WIPERS HAVE NOT WORKED. THE RECALL NEEDS TO INCLUDE 1998 BLAZERS!!! DLS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILED. A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

DURING A RAIN STORM WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. AFTER A NEAR ACCIDENT, THE TRUCK WAS PULLED OVER AND STOPPED AT AN UNSAFE LOCATION ON THE SHOULDER OF THE FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENED JUST SATURDAY, AUG. 21, 2004 TO MY DAUGHTER WHO WAS DRIVING I-40 FROM RALEIGH TO OUR HOME IN CHAPEL HILL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP FOR NO REASON,THEN START AGAIN LATER,OR YOU MAY HAVE THEM SET ON INTERMITTENT, AND THEY MAY ALL OF A SUDDEN STOP ORSTART TO GO FULL SPEED. *AK

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVY S10 DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. THEY WIL NOT TURN ON, TURN OFF, OR RETURN TO THEIR FULL OFF POSITION CONSISTENTLY. ON THE MIST SETTING THEY DON'T STOP AFTER A FEW SWIPES NOR DO THEY WORK CONSISTENTLY ON THE INTERMITTENT SETTING.*AK

PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS.*MR THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WOULD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD WHILE BEING OPERATED IN THE RAIN. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 2 YEARS. *NM

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WHILE IN OPERATION OR WILL NOT OPERATE AT ALL DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR THE VEHICLE THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATED POORLY. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SEVERAL PLACES FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT NO ONE COULD FIND ANYTHING WRONG. CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT CHEVROLET HAD A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK, AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T WORK. ONCE THEY STOP THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BEGIN TO WORK AGAIN. *AK

DURING A RETURN TRIP FROM CANADA IT STARTED TO RAIN. MY WIPERS WERE WORKING FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN THEY STOPPED ABRUPTLY. I HAD TO STOP BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURED. I HAD TO MANUALLY MOVE THEM AND THEY STARTED BACK UP. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE( EVERY TIME IT HAS BEEN DROVE IN THE RAIN). THE WIPERS STOP AT RANDOM TIMES AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT SHUT OFF FOR UP TO 5 MINUTES AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH OFF. I HAVE PARKED THIS VEHICLE UNTIL I CAN GET THIS SAFETY ISSUE RESOLVED. I DO NOT WANT TO REPLACE THIS PART UNLESS I KNOW IF THIS SAME ISSUE WILL OCCUR WITH THE REPLACEMENT PART OR NOT.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE OCCASIONALLY STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. I RECIEVED A BULLETIN FROM CHEVROLET STATING THAT SOME VEHICLES WERE BEING RECALLED BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I TOOK MY S10 PICKUP TO A DEALERSHIP FOR THE REPAIRS AND THEY REFUSED BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS A 1998 MODEL AND THEY SAID THE RECALL WAS FOR 1997 MODELS. SOMEONE I SPOKE WITH SAID THAT CLEANING THE CONTACTS ON THE CURCUIT BOARD WOULD REMEDY THIS SITUATION. I DID THIS AND IT SEEMED TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER IT HAPPENED AGAIN RECENTLY. I READ THAT THE NTHSA HAD BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS MATTER, BUT I CANT FIND ANY INFORMATION. *AK

DRIVING IN FREEWAY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC (40-45MPH), FAN CAME LOOSE FROM ITS MOUNT, STRUCK AND DAMAGED RADIATOR. SURFACE WHERE BELT CONTACTS FAN IS GOUGED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED/MACHINED TO AVOID DAMAGE TO BELT. SERPENTINE BELT AND PART OF FAN MOUNT LOST. REPLACING RADIATOR AND CURRENTLY TRYING TO TRACK DOWN PARTS TO REPLACE FAN. *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT IN THE MIDDLE OF A STORM OR SOMETIMES DON'T WORK AT ALL. I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS SITE OR I WOULD HAVE SUBMITTED MY COMPLAINT TWO YEARS AGO. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TAILGATE CABLE CORRODED AND SNAPPED. THERE WAS A RECALL DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM BUT DID NOT INCLUDE S10 MODEL. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH IN A RAIN STORM THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. AS A RESULT, DRIVER'S VISIBLITY WAS IMPAIRED. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WORK INTERMITTENTLY. IT SOMETIMES WILL NOT WORK AT ALL, SOMETIMES WILL STOP IN MID-CYCLE, SOMETIMES WILL CYCLE REPEATEDLY WHEN USING THE MIST FEATURE. GM HAS ADMITTED THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH 96 AND 97 S-10'S BUT SAYING THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH 98 AND NEWER. AFTER A VERY LENGTHY DISCUSSION WITH A CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. AT GM, THEY DECIDED TO GIVE ME 50% CREDIT IF I TAKE MY TRUCK TO A GM DEALER AND HAVE IT PROPERLY DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED THERE, BUT WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY AT ALL FOR A DEFECT IN THEIR PRODUCT!!!!! THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 01/04, MAKES ME THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER GM PRODUCT. *LA

TRANSMISSION FRONT SEAL BLEW OUT AT SPEED ON FREE-WAY. DUMPING FLUID. TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT WITH ONLY 59000 MILES ON IT. *LA

WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *SC *JB

TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS FAILED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *NM

1998 CHEVROLET S-10E PICK-UP. WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, IGNITION KEY HAS REMAINED STUCK IN START MODE, CAUSING OPERATOR NOT TO BE ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE OR RETRACT THE KEY. ONLY RECOURSE FOR TURNING OFF THE VEHICLE IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY OR (FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS) POPPING THE CLUTCH. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION TRUCKS ONLY RECOURSE IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY WHILE THE STARTER CONTINUOUSLY GRINDS INTO THE FLYWHEEL. THIS INCIDENT OF THE IGNITION AND KEY BEING STUCK IN START MODE HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A TWO MONTH PERIOD. PREVIOUS OCCURENCE WAS THE DATE OF APRIL 02, 2004. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THIS MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK

REAR BRAKE LIGHT BURNED OUT. REPLACED AND NEW BULB BURNED OUT WITHIN 36 HRS. REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BULB, AGAIN BURNED OUT WITHIN 36 HRS. *LA

WIPER PULSE BOARD INTERRUPTION, FAILURE. NO REPLACEMENT HAS BEEN FOUND. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT RECALL OF 1994-1997 CHEVROLET S 10 PICKUPS, BUT OCCURS IN LATER MODEL YEARS, PARTICULARLY 1998.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MALFUNCTION. THE WIPERS FAIL MOST OF THE TIME. WHEN THEY DO WORK, THEY RUN ERRACTICALLY. I USE RAIN-X ON THE WINDSHIELD FOR INCREASED VISIBILITY. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILED, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. THEY DO WORK SOMETIMES BUT MOSTLY THEY DO NOT. THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM FOR MY OTHER CAR BUT NOT FOR THIS TRUCK. I THINK IT SHOULD BE

I OWN A '98 CHEVY S-10. GM HAS RECALLED S-10'S THRU '97 FOR FAULTY WIPER CIRCUIT BOARDS. MY WIPERS FAILED IN A RAIN STORM AND NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THEY REFUSE TO WORK WITH ME ON GETTING THE SITUATION RESOLVED. IT CAN'T BE AN ISOLATED TO MY VEHICLE SINCE THERE IS DOCUMENTED HISTORY OF TROUBLE WITH GM'S WIPERS.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS OR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE BULLITIN NO: 03023. *AK

STEEL CABLES ON TAILGATE SNAPPED WHILE IN STORED (NO LOAD APPLIED) CONDITION. *AK

DRIVER SIDE SEAT SEAT RECLINER FAILED. FIRST TIME THE CASTING INSIDE THE HANDLE FAILED. THE SECOND TIME THE FAILURE WAS IN THE TRANSFER ROD THAT THE HANDLE IS CONNECTED TO. FIRST FAILURE WAS WHILE IN USE, SECOND FAILURE IT "JUST FELL OFF." WHEN IT WORKED, AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO ACTIVATE. SINGLE OWNER OPERATOR - FAILURE OCCURED WITH LITTLE USE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, CAUSING CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO REAR END THE OTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHEN ENGAGED . CONSUMER HAD TO HIT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FOR THEM TO START WORKING. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MODULE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND OFF OWN THEIR OWN. THIS CAUSED THE DRIVER TO HAVE POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING. *AK

WHILE DRIVING DURING RAINY WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED. *AK

1998 CHEVY S10 4 CYL. 74,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS CODE 1870. SHOP SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RAN ACROSS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET.

WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE ENGAGED THEY WILL GO FROM THE SPEED SETTING INTO THE HIGHEST SPEED SETTING BY THEMSELVES, THEN QUIT WORKING. ALSO, WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE TURNED OFF THEY STAY IN THEIR CURRENT LOCATION. *AK

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVROLET S10 PICK-UP THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR PERIODICALLY STOPS. THIS CAN OCCUR AT ANY TIME WHEN THE WIPERS ARE ON. I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL BY CHEVROLET ON OTHER MODELS RELATED TO THIS FAILURE. THE WIPER MOTOR COMPONENTS USED IN THE S-10 SERIES RESEMBLE THE SAME AS WHAT WAS USED IN OTHER MODELS THAT WERE UNDER THE RECALL NOTIFICATION. COULD THESE BE RELATED? HOW CAN I FIND OUT IF OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS? THE LAST DATE OF THE FAILURE WAS 3/1/04. THIS SUDDEN STOPPAGE OF THE WIPER MOTOR COULD POTENTIALLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS BY OBSCURING THE VISION OF THE DRIVER. *AK

WINSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON . I STOP THE TRUCK PULL ON WIPERS TO START THEM AGAIN. DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. INTERMITENT PROBLEM. *AK

WINDSHEILD WIPERS DO NOT START. SEEMS TO BE SOME KIND OF SHORT.

I BELIEVE A DESIGN FLAW IN THE DRIVESHAFT HAS CAUSED IT TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES OVER 125,000 MILES

1998 CHEVROLET S10 PICK UP 2 WHEEL DRIVE. THE ABS BRAKES RELEASE COMPLETELY AND DO NOT REENGAGE FOR 10-15 FEET. THE TRUCK WILL NOT STOP DURING THE RELEASE PERIOD.

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. *SC *JB

THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO TEMPORALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MECHANIC TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM TWICE, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM WAS RESOLVED THE PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WITH OUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED BADLY. *JB

WHILE DRIVING DURING RAINY WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED. THE MOTOR WAS REPLACED. *AK *JB *NM

BRAKE PEDAL JUMPS BACK WHEN ANY SNOW IS ON GROUND AND I SLIDE THROPUGH INTERSECTIONS. DEALER SAID THIS IS ABS AND IS NORMAL AND COULD NOT BE FIXED. DEALER IS ASHLAND MOTORS, ASHLAND, WI

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER WINDSHIELD WIPERS COME ON AND OFF ON THEIR OWN. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY FAILED TO OPERATE DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. DEALER REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CONTROL MODULE. *AK THE WIPER CONTROL MODULE DEVELOPED CRACKS. THE CONSUMERS CONCERN IS THAT THE SAME CONTROL MODULE WAS USED IN THE 1998 VEHICLE BUT THE RECALL STOPPED AT THE 1997 MODEL/YEAR AND THE RECALL SHOULD INCLUDE ALL MODEL YEARS THAT DEVELOP THIS PROBLEM. *SC *JB

THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BROKE AND LODGED INTO THE DASH DURING A WRECK. NONE WAS IN THE SEAT AT THE TIME BUT IF THERE HAD BEEN THAT PERSON WOULD HAVE VERY SERIOUS INJURIES. *LA