1998 Chevrolet S10 complaints

FRONT CRASH , NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED AT 48 MPH, $ 8900 DAMAGE. 2 WEEKS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT AIRBAG SENSORS WERE REPLACED. *AK

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP BADLY WITH NO WARNING. *AK

WAS DRIVING 40MP SWERVED TO MISS A DEER/LOST CONTROL, AND WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. HIT A TREE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. DRIVER SUFFERED INJURIES TO HIS BACK AND KNEES. EMERGENCY ROOM TREATMENT. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH AND WHEN PASSING A FROZEN SPOT ON ROAD, AND CRASHING INTO BRIDGE, NONE OF FRONTAL AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER HAD CONTACTED MANUFACTURER ABOUT THE SITUATION. *AK

REVERSE DOES NOT ALWAYS ENGAGE WHEN IT IS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE. *AK

ANY SHARP TURN AT LOW SPEEDS ACTIVATES THE ABS. I.E TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE OLD. THE TIRE STORE SAYS THE TIRES ARE FINE. I HAVE READ ON THE WEB ABOUT OTHERS HAVING THIS PROBLEM TOO. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. NO WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. WHEN BRAKE PEDAL IS PRESSED HARD, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WELL AND A LOUD NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE LMASTER CYLINDER AREA. *YH

ABS CAUSES VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT AND TO THE RIGHT BADLY. *SLC

WE HAD A FLAT TIRE DUE TO A NAIL AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. HE SAID HE WOULD NOT PATCH THE HOLE BECAUSE BOTH REAR TIRES WHERE SHOWING TREAD SEPARATION AND HE DID NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE TIRE FAILED. I WENT TO A UNIROYAL DEALER AND THEY WOULD ONLY CREDIT ME 40% OF THE COST OF NEW TIRES. THEY ARE DEFECTIVE TIRES AND I DO NOT FEEL RESPONSIBLE TO PAY TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT REPLACED. WE OBVIOUSLY NEED THESE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY AS WE ARE TRAVELING TO FLORIDA WITH A TRAILER THIS SUNDAY AND I AM NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. AM I ENTITLED TO HAVE THESE REPLACED FREE OR NOT. THE TIRE TREAD IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND SHOULD NOT NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THIS TIME. (TIRESIZE: P20575R15)( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P20575R15 )

PASSENGER'S SEAT HANDLE ADJUSTER BROKE. DEALER HAS REPLACED HANDLE ADJUSTER PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON SIDE STREET AND SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING RIGHT, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A POLE. SHE HAS DUAL AIRBAGS, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS HURT.*AK

CABLE FROM THE ACCLERATOR PEDAL DISCONNECTED. FOR REMEDY DEALER HAS REPLACED THE CABLE, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

WITH THE AIR CONDITONER THE RELAYS AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A AIR CONDITONING PLACE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE. WITH THE ABS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN SNOW. I USED THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCKS CAME ON AND ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. HAD TO STOP AND RESTART VEHICLE. WITH THE ELCTRICAL PROBLEM I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL MY GAUGES JUMPED THEN WENT TO NORMAL. WITH THE TRANNSMISSION IT HAS CONSTATLY SLAMMED INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT TO THTE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. IT WAS WORKED ON ONCE. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS ON THE TRANSMISSION. UPON DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN.

WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER, THE RELAYS AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A AIR CONDITIONING PLACE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE. WITH THE ABS, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN SNOW, I USED THE BRAKES AND THE ANTI LOCKS CAME ON AND ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. HAD TO STOP AND RESTART VEHICLE. WITH THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM, I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL NY GAUGES JUMPED THEN WENT TO NORMAL. WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT HAS CONSTANTLY SLAMMED INTO SECOND GEAR AND THIRD GEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMED. IT WAS WORKED ON ONCE, THEY SAID THEY REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS ON THE TRANSMISSION. UPON DRIVING IT DOWN THE ROAD, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. *JB **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS****734327

FAULTY SPARK PLUG AND WIRES CAUSED THE SES LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE TO RUN ROUGH, CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT SINCE VEHICLE HAD SPECIAL WARRANTY COVERAGE/RECALL (00V-220) WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE. NLM

DRIVING HOME WEATHER CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS DUE TO RAIN AND FOG EQUIPTMENT FAILURE OF WINDSHIELD WIPERS TOTALLY UNEXPECTED. VEHICLE HAS 44,000 MILES UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY 100.00 DEDUCTIBLE CAN NOT GET VEHICLE TO DEALER TILL NEXT WEEK SO WILL NOT BE DRIVING IT. *AK

PICKUP STILL HAS STEERING PROBLEMS/WANDERS ON UNEVEN ROADS/FREEWAYS. SHOULD FEEL TIGHTER AND MORE CONTROLLABLE FOR A TRUCK THIS NEW. I HAVE NOT BEEN OFF ROAD 4X4 OR HAD AN ACCIDENT WITH THIS VECHICLE. THE STEERING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT

THROTTLE DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE WHEN RELEASED. *SLC

I HAVE HAD ANOTHER SEAT RECLINER HANDLE FAIL. THE HANDLE ON THE DRIVER'S SEAT HAS BROKEN OFF AGAIN AT 34,000 MILES. THIS IS THE THIRD HANDLE FAILURE. THE RECLINER MECHANISM, INTERNAL TO THE SEAT, MUST BE REPLACED. THE SEAT BACK CANNOT BE ADJUSTED WITH A BROKEN MECHANISM AND MUST BE LEFT IN WHATEVER POSITION IT WAS IN. THIS IS HAZARDOUS IF A PERSON IS DRIVING. THEIR IS A PATTERN OF FAILURE IN THE FACTORY DESIGN.

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER IS INSPECTING THE VEHICLE . *AK

ENGINE EXHIBITED COMPLETE FAILURE. CONNECTING ROD THROWN THROUGH ENGINE BLOCK. ENGINE EXPERIENCED ERRATIC OIL PRESSURE READINGS FROM 20PSI TO 60PSI PRIOR TO FAILURE. *AK

WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM FIRST CAME UP THE SUV WAS I THOUGHT OVER HEATING A BIT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT AS THAT WAS NORNAL FOR THEM IN HOT WEATHER.THE SUV BROKE DOWN IN SPRINGFILD MO , WE MANGED TO PULL INTO A SHOP ,THEY SAID THE DAMAGE WAS TO GREAT TO REPAIR WITHOUT COSTING AT LEAST 2000.00, AND EVEN THEN THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT DAMGE WAS DONE TO THE SUV.THEY DID HOWEVER GIVE ME A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH LISTED MY PROBLEM. IT SEEMS GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEART 4 YEARS. YET WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIPS WITH THIS VERY (I LEARNED LATER) COMMON PROBLEM NOONE WANTED TO ADMIT THEY HAD EVEN HEARD OF IT. EVEN AFTER I READ THE NUMBER TO THEM THEY STILL ACTED AS IF THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND IN FACT DIDNOT KNOW WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.THEY DID AFTER SEVEAL PHONE CALLED AND AGREE TO FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THEY ALSO ADMIT THAT THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT TYPE OF DAMAGE IF ANY WAS DONE TO ENGINE TRANMISSION OR HEATING AND COOLING SYTEMS.

CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE PARKED OUTSIDE OF HER HOME AND SHE WAS HEARING A NOISE. SHE HAD HER HUSBAND LISTEN TO IT. THEY TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC TOOK WHEELS OFF AND NOTICED THAT RIVIT GROVES WORE INTO THE STATOR. WHEN THEY HAD TO REPLACE BRAKES PADS AND SHOES, THEY HAD TO REMACHINE THE STATOR TO REMOVE THE GROVES. *AK THE DESTRUCTION OF THE FRONT DISK BRAKE PADS GROVED THE FRONT WHEEL STATOR CAUSING THE FRONT WHEEL TO PULL TO THE RIGHT. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED COULD SMELL FUEL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ODOR SOMETIMES COULD BE SO STRONG THAT IT WAS BURNING THE EYES. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN SAID THAT PROBLEM WITH FUEL PRESSURE HOSE HAD RUBBED AGAINST TRANSMISSION, AND RUBBED A HOLE THROUGH THE LINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE , DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE HAD 2ND GENERATION AIR BAG REAR ENDED CAUSING A SECOND FRONT END COLLISION. *AK

NO SUMMARY

DELCO BATTERY HAD RAN DOWN AFTER ONLY 10 MONTHS. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD IT REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING FAULTY. *AK

MANUFACTURER INFORMED ME ON 08/11/2000 THAT THEY HAD NO COMPLAINTS.

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH HAD A DIRECT IMPACT WITH AN EMBANKMENT/ POLE AND A TREE DURING WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION WIRING WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RADIATOR FAILED - OIL IN COOLANT. REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT COOLER HOSE IN RADIATOR BURST. REPLACED RADIATOR, FLUSHED SYSTEM FOUR TIMES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANOTHER 1000 MILES, AGAIN FLUSHED SYSTEM AND REPLACED ALL HOSES. COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. OIL STILL IN COOLANT.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH COLLISION RUNNING THROUGH A GUARDRAIL IN WHICH VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

THIS COULD HAE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I DRIVE 200 MILES/DAY AND 140 OF THOSE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE IN SUMMARY. *AK

CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE UNDER FRAME HAS FAILED TWICE. ONCE ON 1-19-2000 AND AGAIN ON 07092000. CABLE BREAKS AND TIRE FALLS TO GROUND INTO TRAFFIC. BOTH FAILURES AT LOW SPEED WITH OUT DAMAGE. DEALER REPAIRED BOTH TIMES AT THEIR COST. CONCERN SHOULD IT FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *AK

I WAS TRAINED BY THE WY STATE PATROL, AS A FORMER TRAFFIC COUNTER. THEY ADVISED AT NIGHT WHEN EVER I RUNNING INTO WILDLIFE ON THE ROAD, SHUT OFF HEADLIGHTS, PUT CAR IN N, LET OFF THE GAS AND HOLD VEHICLE STEADY WHILE COAST THROUGH THE WILDLIFE. BY SHUTTING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, WILDLIFE [DEER, ANTELOPE, ELK, MOOSE, ETC]., ARE NOT BLINDED AND CAN SEE. WITH CONTINUES DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS, THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE OCCASIONS, AT 75-80 MILES PER HOUR, I HAVE HAD TO TIP MY 1998 S10 PICKUP, ONTO 2 WHEELS AND WEAVE MY WAY THROUGH 100 OR MORE MULE TALE DEER ON HIGHWAY 85, NORTH OF LINGLE, NEAR MY RANCH. SOMETIMES ON BLACK ICE. DO I HAVE TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE TO HAVE THESE [XXX] DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DISCONTINUED? ALL THEY ARE USED FOR ARE TO INFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT WHOSE RUNNING ILLEGAL DRUGS OR ALIENS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NOTICED THAT THE NEW TIRES WERE WEARING TOO QUICKLY. HAD A LITTLE VIBRATION WHEN TURNING OR THE WHEEL DIDN'T WANT TO RETURN. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED DEALER. ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML

REPLACE PAD AND ROTORS, ROTORS PITTED AND RUSTED AT 13647 MILES

WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 15MPH HE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE AND WENT INTO A TREE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT GMC. *AK *ML

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

SEAT RECLINER HANDLE BREAKS OFF. WEAK DESIGN. THE SEAT CAN BE LEFT IN AN UNUSABLE POSITION. BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEAT RECLINER HANDLES HAVE FAILED. THE DRIVER SIDE FAILED AT ABOUT 20,000 MILES AND THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED AT 30,000 MILES. I BELIEVE THE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE IS ABOUT TO FAIL AGAIN AS IT IS BECOMING LOOSE. *AK

TAILGATE INTERMITTENTLY COMES OPEN WHENEVER A LOAD IS CARRIED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN DEALER'S SHOP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM IS REOCCURRING.*AK

VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REARENDED AND THE DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT DID NOT PROTECT CONSUMER. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER INCURRED INJURIES. MANUFACTURER ASSURED CONSUMER THAT THE SEATBELT HAD BEEN FIXED. HOWEVER, VEHICLE WAS AGAIN REARENDED AT A STOP LIGHT, AND THE SEATBELT DID NOT RETRACT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES AGAIN. *AK

RF SEAT FAILS TO LATCH AFTER USING CONVENIENCE FEATURE, SEAT TRACKS REPLACED TWICE. *AK

WHILE SLOWING TO TURN BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED. NLM

REAR END SPRING COIL WENT BAD, CAUSING THE REAR END TO HUM AND MAKE LOUD NOISE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED, THE VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND IS HARD TO CONTROL. YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THIS HAD HAPPENED AT DIFFERENT TIMES. *AK