1998 Chevrolet S10 complaints

CANNOT CONNECT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT INTO CONNECTOR - HAVE TO USE THE IGNITION KEY TO INSERT INTO THE LATCH ASSEMBLY TO RESET THE CONNECTOR, DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS SAFE. *AK

AIR BAG FAILURE / 2 SEPARATE AIR BAG COMPONENTS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY, SEPARATE EVENTS.*AK

LOWER BALL JOINTS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON BOTH SIDES OR VHEICLE, WOULD NOT HAVE PASSD INSPECTION. THREE DIFFERENT STATE INSPECTION STATIONS CONFIRMED IT. CONSUMER STATED GMC WAS CONTACTED, BUT REPEATIVELY FOUND NO PROBLEM, AND PASSED VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT WHILE DRIVING 30-35 MPH, VEHICLE TAKEN TO REPAIR SHOP, AND INFORMED OF A PRESSURE PLATE FAILURE. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ENGINE STOPPED IN HIGH VOLUME TRAFFIC AND WOULD NOT RESTART...HAD TO BE TOWED.*AK

OIL HAS BEEN LEAKING ONTO SKID PLATES. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT RUBBER OIL LINES FROM ENGINE TO FILTER ARE LEAKING WHILE DRIVING, THIS OIL BLOWS ALL OVER THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CONSUMER QUESTIONED SEVERAL DEALERS AND THEY SAY ALL S10 TRUCKS HAVE SAME PROBLEM. *YD

RIVETS ON A THOTTLE BODY COMPONENT CAME LOOSE, ALLOWING THE COMPONENT TO JAM THE THROTTLE WIDE OPEN.*AK

SEAT BACK RECLINER LEVER HAS BROKEN ON THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT SEAT. WHEN I FOLD MY SEAT FORWARD TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BACK SEATS AND THEN RETURN THE DRIVER SEAT TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION, THE SEAT BACK IS TOO FAR FORWARD. I CAN NOT RECLINE THE SEAT BACK TO A SAFE DRIVING POSITION. I FEEL LIKE I AM LEANING FORWARD TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD.

WHILE PARKED, BOTH SEAT ADJUSTMENT LATCHES FAILED AT THE SAME TIME. DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED BACK, CAUSING DRIVER TO STRIKE HEAD ON REAR WINDOW. PROPERTY DAMAGE IS COST TO REPAIR SEATS.*AK

WHILE DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES DID NOT GRAB, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. TECHNICIAN STATED THAT BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CHEAP HANDLES,BREAK WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST, PUTS PERSON IN UNSAFE POSITIONS WERE IT LOCKS WHEN IT BREAKS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE NUT HOLDING THE TRAILER HITCH BALL CAME OFF, ALLOWING THE U-HAUL TRAILER TO MOVE FORWARD AND CAUSE MINOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER AND TAILGATE OF THE TRUCK, CONSUMER HAD PURCHASED THE BALL FROM U-HAUL AND THEY INSTALLED IT. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ABS BRAKES THIS IS MY SECOND TIME IN FOR THE BRAKES,MY TRUCK HAS 17,200 MILES ON IT,AN I TOOK IT IN THE FIRST TIME WHILE UNDER WARRENTY AN THEY SAID TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG,NOW THAT THE WARRENTY HAS RAN OUT,THERES SOMETHING WRONG AN I THINK BRAKES SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 17,200 MILES ,THIS WILL BE MY CHEVY ,THIS TRUCK IS JUNK.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO HAVE A FRONT END ALIGNMENT DONE, AND MECHANIC STATED THAT FRAME WAS CRACKED. CONSUMER CALLED GMC, AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. DEALER STATED VEHICLE WAS ABUSED AND AGGRESSIVELY TREATED. *AK

WINSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, CAUSING DECREASED VISIBILITY IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY DUE TO CRASH. THIS CONDITION IS REMARKABLY SIMILAR TO THE CONDITION DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 98V150001, BUT IT ONLY APPLIES TO 1996 AND 1997 MODELS OF THE SAME VEHICLE. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO GMC, BUT THEIR BASIC RESPONSE WAS THERE IS NO RECALL, SO APPARENTLY THERE IS NO PROBLEM. IN FACT, THE SAME PART DESCRIBED IN THE PREVIOUSLY-REFERENCED RECALL WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK

SERPENTINE BELT HAS WORN THROUGH 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. WAS REPLACED FIRST TIME 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF BELT HAVING TO BE REPLACED SO FREQUENTLY. *AK

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 98/I DON'T DRIVE MUCH AN IT ONLY HAS 17,100MILES ON IT,AN THE BRAKES MAKES AN AWFUL NOISE IN THE FRONT,UNTIL THE I HIT THE BRAKES THEN IT QUITS IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN ITS MOVING.THE WARRENTIE RAN OUT SEPT.1ST,BUT I THINK THE BRAKES AS WELL AS THE TRUCK SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 17,100 MILES.THIS WILL BE MY LAST CHEVY.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP AT INTERMEDIATE TIMES AND THEN START BACK WORKING, SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL . I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A CONCENSUS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS IN OTHER GENERAL MOTOR AUTOMOBILES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BUY ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

HANDLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE WHICH WORKS THE REAR ENTRY TO BACKSEAT AND RECLINING MECHANISM. METAL BROKE AT HANDLE CONNECTION WHEN TRYING TO MAKE SEAT COME TO UPRIGHT POSITION. CONTACTED GMC, AND WAS GIVEN A FILE #.*AK

THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME FOR THE GAS GAUGE TO QUIT, NOW THE INST. CLUSTER IS INOPERABLE. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40 MPH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON 08/05/01 I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WAS GROOVED FROM METAL TO METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND PAD. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 32900 ORIGINAL MILES. I DO NOT TOW OR HAUL ANYTHING. I DRIVE ABOUT 20 MILES A DAY. ON 08/17/01 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BRAKE SHOP TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES REPAIRED. I KNEW THAT IT WAS ABNORMAL TO HAVE METAL TO METAL CONTACT ON A VEHICLE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER HAD FAILED, OR "HUNG UP" CAUSING UNEVEN WEAR BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SYSTEMS. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL. THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER HAD ALSO FAILED. THE OUTSIDE PAD HAD ABOUT 80% PAD THICKNESS. THE LEFT INSIDE PAD WAS WEARING UNEVENLY. THE REAR OF THE PAD WAS ALMOST METAL TO METAL WHILE THE FRONT WAS ABOUT 60% THICK. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND A TRAINED TECHNICAL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR. COMMON SENSE, AND MY TRAINING TELLS ME THAT THESE DEFECTIVE CALIPERS, AND THEIR PREMATURE FAILURE, CAUSE A CONSIDERABLE DECREASE IN BRAKING EFFICIENCY. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON MY VEHICLE MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE HAD A CHEVY S10 IN THE DAY BEFORE WITH ABOUT 36000 MILES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES WOULD RELEASE SOME BUT DRAG ,CAUSING ROTORS TO OVERHEAT. BRAKES RUSTED INTO THE GLIDE PLATE. PARTS WERE REPLACED, AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LUBRICATION. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE BRAKE INSPECTION NOTICE GMC SENT OUT.*AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE STAINLESS CLIPS THAT SNAP INTO THE GUIDE PLATES ON THE REAR BRAKES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELL OFF. DEALER REPAIREDIT. ON 7 AUG 2001, PEDAL FELL OFF AGAIN.*AK

CALIPER ARE CONNECTING TO THE BRAKE PADS. VEHICLE WILL PULL TO ONESIDE, RIGHT, IF IT LOCKS, AND IT RIPS TO SIDE/ IT'S PULLING. BRAKES HIGH NOISE AS A WARNING THAT'S IT'S GOING BAD. CONSUMER HAD BRAKE PADS DONE BY A MECHANIC. RIGHT SIDE CALIPERS WERE CRACKED. DEALER JUST TURNED ROTOR, AND PACKED THE BEARINGS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO BRAKES, AND SQUEAL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO GO OUT. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THROUGH A MECHANIC THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK

I HAVE BROUGHT MY TRUCK INTO SEWELL CADILAC TO HAVE IT CHECK "SEVERAL TIME" AND I KEEP GETTING THE SAME RUIN AROUND. I TOLD THEM THAT I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE LIKE "METAL TO METAL" AND I HAVE BEEN CONCERNED THAT IT WAS THE CLUTCH PLATE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ALMOST TWO YEARS NOW, AND THEY TELL ME THAT THEY CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY SAID THEY DON'T HEAR ANY NOISE, AND THEY AREN'T GOING TO GO INTO THE TRANSMISSION TO CHECK IT OUT. I HAVE HAD BOTH SEAT HANDLES REPLACED BECAUSE THEY HAVE JUST SHEARED OFF AT THE METAL, AND THEY ARE BOTH STARTING TO GET DIFFICULT TO USE AGAIN. I DON'T THINK IT WILL BE MUCH LONGER BEFORE THEY BREAK AGAIN. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS.THIS IS EVIDENTUALLY A DEFECTIVE PART IF IT FAILS WITHIN 3YRS, AND IS REPLACED AT OWNER EXPENSE, SOMETIMES GOING THROUGH SEVERAL EXPENSE BEFORE CORRECTED. COMPONET "WIPER MOGULAR" FAILS CAUSING ON VISABILITY WITH RAIN, FOG-UP, ETC. WHILE VEHICLE IS MOVING, CAUSING TOTAL SUPRISE AND EMERGENCY ACTION TO AVOID COLLISION, RUN OFF ROAD, AS YOU CANNOT SEE. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE AS SOME DRIVERS CANNOT REACT SAFELY. THANKS. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 20MPH ON A SIDE STREET AND HEARD A NOISE FROM UNDERNEATH VEHICLE COMING FROM BRAKES. IT WAS METAL TO METAL NOISE. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. THERE WAS AN ACCIDENT. *AK

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY S-10 EXTENDED CAB TRUCK THAT I HAVE OWNED SINCE 1999 AND BOUGHT NEW. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE CLUTCH 1.050 PART NUMBER 15723124 TWICE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND NOW THE PASSENGER SIDE CLUTCH WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE METAL ROD THAT THE PLASTIC HANDLE SCREWS INTO BREAKS. I DO NOT USE EXCESSIVE FORCE ON THIS HANDLE...THE METAL THAT IS USED IN THE CONNECTING ROD LOOKS TO HAVE AIR BUBBLES IN IT AND IS CHEAPLY FORGED. I HAVE HAD TO PAY $129 TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED THE LAST TIME(2ND TIME), THE FIRST TIME IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WILL BE HAVING TO PAY ANOTHER $129 TO HAVE THE PASSENGER SIDE CLUTCH REPLACED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF A PIECE THAT IS AT COST WORTH $5.00.*AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. DURING CRASH, FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DID NOT REMAIN LOCKED INTO POSITION AND SLID FORWARD INTO DASHBOARD. THERE WAS NOT A PASSENGER IN SEAT WHEN IT OCCURRED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

FUEL INJECTION WENT OUT ON MY TRUCK THE FIRST TIME RIGHT AT 36,500 MILES GIVE OR TAKE A FEW AND NOW IT IS ACTING UP AGAIN AFTER I REPLACED IT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SERPENTINE BELT BROKE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING CONTROL.PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC FOR SERVICE, ENGINE CHECK LIGHT BEING ON, MECHANIC FOUND FUEL BEING PUSHED THROUGH WIRING AND INTO COMPUTER. VEHICLE HAD A 4.3 VORTEX ENGINE. MECHANIC BELIEVED PRESSURE REGULATER TO BE AT FAULT. *AK WHEN THE COMPUTER WAS UNPLAGGED GASOLINE RAN OUT OF PCM DUE TO INJECTOR ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *YH

OIL WAS LEAKING FROM FUEL LINE ONTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID SEE A COMMON PROBLEM IN MOST OF CHEVROLET, S10'S WITH REMOTE OIL FILTER. WHEREVER THERE WAS A CRIMP IN LINE STARTED A OIL LEAK. THEY HAVE CHANGED PART 3 TIMES TO FIND A REMEDY.*AK THE LEAK OCCURS IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT NEAR THE EXHAUST HEATED PIPES. *SLC

STEERING HAD EXCESSIVE PLAY, VIRING EITHER WAY, THE STEERING GREAR BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. JOHN L. SULLIVAN SOLD US THE TRUCK IN THAT CONDITION. WHEN QUESTIONED ABOUT THE PLAY IN THE STEERING, THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. HOWEVER ONCE I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK I THEN KNEW THAT THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING WRONG. SO I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO WOODARD CHEVROLET, (THE CLOEST DEALERSHIP) WERE THEY REPAIRED IT ONCE THE PART WERE AVAILABLE.

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED AND ABS APPLIED OR VEHICLE TURNS RIGHT ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES LOCK UP IN TURN. *AK

VEHICLE HAS SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 00V220000/ HEADLIGHTS. BUT, CHEVROLET AND DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE AT TIMES AND AT OTHER TIMES THEY WON'T SHUT OFF. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REPLACED A THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH STILL HASN'T CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL OF THOSE SWITCHES IN THE PAST BUT WOULD NOT COMMIT TO A NUMBER. I ALSO OWN A 1998 GMC JIMMY WHICH IS THE SAME BASIC VEHICLE. IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I ALSO SPOKE WITH ANOTHER JIMMY OWNER WHO REPORTED WIPER PROBLEMS ALSO. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IF YOU CHECK YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY GMC AND CHEVROLET VEHCILES HAVE EXPERIENCED WIPER RELATED PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, BOTH OF MY VEHCILES HAVE OIL LEAKS COMING FROM THE HOSES THAT GO FROM THE ENGINE TO THE REMOTE OIL FILTER ASSEMBLY. I AM TOLD BY A GM DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU! *AK

RECLINING HANDLE ON SEAT ARE VERY HARD TO PULL UP, PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF LEAVING SEAT STUCK IN ONE POSITION. PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES INTO DASH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THROTTLE STICKS AT TROTTLE BODY AND TRANSMISION COOLER LINE LEAKS.

BOLTS HOLDING EXHAUST PIPE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD FELL OUT ON THEIR OWN. ENGINE EXHAUSTED UNDER HOOD AND INTO DRIVER COMPARTMENT INSTEAD OF OUT TAILPIPE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS BAD MANIFOLD COST $300, MIDAS REPLACED BOLTS THAT FELL OUT FOR FREE. NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE BEFORE. USUALLY THEY RUST IN PLACE. F

ABS BRAKES ARE NOT PROPERLY WORKING WHICH HAS CAUSED 2 SEIOURS CRASHES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ENGINE DIES AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED.*AK

HEATING SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY RUNS AND CANNOT BE MANUALLY TURNED OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

1998 S-10 EXT CAB WITH 3RD DOOR. SAFETY PROBLEM - DRIVER'S ONLY LATCHES ABOUT HALF THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE THIRD DOOR ON THE EXTENDED CAB. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO SLAM THE DOOR TO MAKE IT CLOSE. I OWNED AN S-10 REGULAR CAB FOR 10 YEARS BEFORE THIS S-10 AND NEVER HAD TO SLAM THAT DOOR TO SECURE IT. I HAVE SEEN OTHER S-10 EXTENDED CABS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR SO THIS MUST BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF IT ON YOUR SITE HERE. I THINK IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S DOOR NOT SECURELY LATCHED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE MUST BE A FIX FOR THIS.*AK

1998 S-10 EXT CAB - REAR WINDOW- WINTER SAFETY PROBLEM. I LIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND IN THE WINTER SNOW LAYING IN THE BED OF THE PICKUP BLOWS UP ON THE REAR WINDOW AND STICKS TO IT SO THERE IS NO VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR WINDOW. I THOUGHT VEHICLES IN NEW YORK WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTERS! HAVING AN EXTENDED CAB TRUCK IS NO DIFFERENT FROM HAVING A CAR AND SINCE THERE ARE MORE TRUCK LIKE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD TODAY THEY SHOULDN'T BE EXEMPT. I COULD SEE IS THE TRUCK HAD A SLIDING GLASS REAR WINDOW THAT A DEFROSTER WOULDN'T BE PRATICAL BUT MY TRUCK JUST HAS A PLAIN GLASS WINDOW THE SAME AS A CAR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE NORTHERN CLIMATES AND I ASSUMED THAT WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THAT IT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING DURING POURING RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED RUNNING. DEALER CLAIMED NO PROBLEM. *AK

THE EASY ENTRY SEAT FOR EXTENDED CAB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DOES NOT LATCH CORRECTLY. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED YOU HAVE A BETTER THAN 50/50 CHANCE OF THE PASSENGER IN THIS SEAT BEING THROWN FORWARD INTO THE DASH. TIS FIRST HAPPEN THE FIRST TIME A PERSON SAT IN THE SEAT (3RD DAY OF OWNERSHIP) THE SEAT TRACK WAS THEN REPLACED AND NOW IS BEING REPLACED A SECOND TIME BY THE DEALER BECUASE IT HAS NEVER WORKED CORRECTLY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I SEE THAT IT HAS BEEN REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS SITE. HAS THERE BEEN A DESIGN CHANGE AND RECALL ON THIS?