2000 Chevrolet S10 complaints

MY 2000 CHEVROLET STARTED TO ACTIVATE THE ABS WHEN STOPPING, BUT ONLY WITHIN THE LAST 5 MPH BEFORE STOPPING, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE IS CURRENTLY A TSB, 020525006, OPEN FOR THE ISSUE. IS FOLLOWED THE TSB AS I AM MECHANICALLY INCLINED, TEST DROVE THE TRUCK AND NEARLY RAN INTO THE WALL ON THE BACK SIDE OF MY GARAGE. I PULLED THE FUSE TO THE ABS MODULE AND THE TRUCK STOPS WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND A RECALL FOR ALL OF THE CHEVROLET FULL SIZE TRUCKS, MODEL YEAR 1999-2002. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE IS THE EXACT SAME AS THE ISSUE I AM DEALING WITH. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE CONFIGURATION IS THE SAME AS THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS. THERE ARE S10'S WITH A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION, BUT MINE IS THE SAME AS THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH THE ABS DISCONNECTED. TO GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, I AM GOING TO PUT IT BACK IN SO THAT I CAN GET THE TRUCK INSPECTED AS I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO GET IT FIXED. THE FIX FOR THIS I BELIEVE IS TO HAVE THE HUB REPLACED AS THAT IS WHERE THE CORROSION EXISTS. *TR

THE HANDLES THAT RECLINE THE BACK PORTION OF THE SEAT SNAPPED OFF ON BOTH SIDES WITHIN A MONTH OF EACH OTHER WITH LITTLE USE. THE GEARED PORTION REMAINED INSIDE THE PLASTIC HANDLE. *TR

BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY TRUCK FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN OCT. 2005. IT HAD APPROX. 92,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER 3 TIMES. WITH ONLY APPROX. 35,000 MILES BEING PUT ON TRUCK. IN LATE MAY OF 2008 WE WERE TOLD THAT FLYWHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO BECAUSE IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEM. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER STARTER IS BAD AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT MIGHT BE A BAD CAM SENSOR. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT A SERVICE MEMO HAS GONE OUT TO MECHANICS. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS AND MY LOSS TIME OF WORK ? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. [XXX] *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

GM SPECIAL POLICY 06020 TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE REPLACEMENT. I OWN A VEHICLE IN THE YEARS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. GO CHEVROLET IN DENVER COLORADO REFUSED TO FIX THIS AS THEY STATED I DID NOT QUALIFY. IN SHORT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING AND IS GOING TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE UNDER THE RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GO CHEVROLET MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE NOT TRAINED OR NOT WILLING TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART AS THEY ARE WORRIED THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. SINCERELY, PAT *TR

ON 11/08/06 I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES FROM SEARS AT THE REGENCY MALL IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. ON 7/17/07 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO SEARS AGAIN WHEN I CHANGED LANES AND HAD A BLOWOUT. AT MOST I RAN OVER ONE OF THE REFLECTORS ON THE ROAD LINES, BUT THE BLOWOUT WAS SO BIG I WOULD HAVE HAD TO RUN OVER SOMETHING MUCH LARGER AND SHARPER. I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT. I WENT BACK TO SEARS AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY INSISTED THAT I RAN OVER SOMETHING I KNEW I DID NOT. I EVEN WENT BACK AND CHECKED THE ROAD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I DEVELOPED AN UNDETECTABLE AIR LEAK ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE STORE. THE WORKER TOLD ME THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE, THOUGH STORE MANAGEMENT WOULD NOT BACK HIS STATEMENT IN WRITING. TIME HAS PASSED LONG ENOUGH THAT IF THOSE TIRES WERE TRULY DEFECTIVE THEIR WOULD BE A TRACK RECORD OF THIS PARTICULAR BRAND OF TIRE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ONE TIRE, THAT HAD THE BIG BLOWOUT AND THE OTHER TIRE , THE REPAIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO FIX. I PUT SOME OF THE LIQUID FIX IT IN IT AND THAT SEEMED TO MEND IT. I THINK THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: BRAND: FALKEN ZIREX TUBELESS DOT V4KU-3MTR2606 PR-181-235/60R16 ZE512 100H M+S U5061 *TR

MY 2000 S10 WOULD NOT START LAST WEEK. HAD IT TOWED TO GARAGE. FIGURED IT WAS FUEL PUMP. IT WAS, BUT UPON INSPECTION, THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED OUT ALONG WITH THE BANDS HOLDING THE TANK ON. PAID $1,000.74 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

PARKING BRAKE NO LONGER LATCHES. *TR

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. CABLE WAS RUSTED. *TR

3RD DOOR LATCH HANDLE BROKE. MADE OF WEAK PLASTIC. *TR

NO ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE BUT THE TRANSMISSION IN TWO SEPARATE 2000 MODEL S-10 AND AN S-10 BLAZER HAVE GONE OUT IN THE SAME EXACT MANNER WITHIN 3,000 MILES OF EACH OTHER AND BOTH VEHICLES WERE PRIMARILY DRIVEN IN TWO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE SLIPPING OF THESE TRANNYS IS SO SUDDEN THAT IT ACTUALLY ALMOST BECAME A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I APOLOGIZE IF THIS IS BEING SENT TO THE WRONG DEPT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF CHEVY HAS HAD ANY RECALLS ON THESE MODELS AS WELL. THANKS! *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE 4 CLN. MOTOR. IT FIRST STARTED GOING DEAD WHILE DRIVING UP THE ROAD. I WOULD PULL OVER, TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART IT WITHOUT A PROBLEM. AFTER GIVING IT A TUNE UP IT STOPPED GOING DEAD BUT BEGAN STALLING WHEN TRYING TO PULL OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS TYPE OF TRUCK AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WHEELS ON THE FOUR WHEEL ABS INDEPENDENTLY LOCK AND STICK. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED AND DOES NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CALIPERS AND BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WERE FINE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,578 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,078.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OF MY 2000 S10 PICKUP DOES NOT CATCH AFTER YOU MOVE IT FORWARD TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BACK OF THE SEATS. IN ORDER TO GET CATCH, I HAVE TO PUSH AS HARD AS I CAN BACK INTO THE FULL BACK POSITION. IF THIS IS NOT DONE AND I MAKE A SUDDEN STOP THE PASSENGER AND SEAT ARE THROWN FORWARD TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THEY SAID THE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT DID FIX THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR REPORTS ON SOME WEBSITES ABOUT S10'S. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. SINCE I AM NOW AWARE OF THE PROBLEM I KNOW HOW TO AVOID IT BUT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. ON MARCH 7, 2007, THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAITED TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE IN 2002. WHEN HE CURRENTLY STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLICKERS AND THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS THE SAME AS NOTED IN TSB # 010856001. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2000. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER. INTERMITTENT OPERATION,WRONG READING,FAILED ALL TOGETHER. NOTHING. TOO EXPENSIVE. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NO FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND BLINKERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE FUSE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC RE-SPLICED THE WIRING. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,554. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR

WHILE DEER HUNTING IN MAINE IN NOV 06 I WAS TAKING THE DEER OFF THE ROOF OF MY CAP WHEN THE CABLES BOTH BROKE AND SENT ME FLYING TO THE GROUND. I WAS VERY LUCKY AND ONLY TWISTED MY BACK A LITTLE BUT IT HURT. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE CABLES THEY WERE BOTH RUSTED COMPLETELY. I HAVE OWNED 3 BLAZERS AND THEIR SYSTEM FOR THE TAILGATE WAS GREAT. NEVER A PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REPAIR THIS FOR ALL OF US S10 DRIVERS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE PARACHUTE CORD HOLDING UP MY TAILGATE. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2000 S10 CHEVROLET (FAILURE MILEAGE: 135000) AT 60 MPH ACROSS A BRIDGE, THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE TRUCK FAILED. THE TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND THEN BOUNCED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. PRESENTLY, THE CABLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JB UPDATED*JB

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND DISPLAYS CODE 1780, EVER SINCE 50 K MILES. HAD LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP MAKE THE TFB CHANGE GM RECOMMENDED AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED AFTER 15K. I AM SURE I BE TOLD THAT NOW WITH 130K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, STILL IF HAPPENED WAY BACK. ADDITIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN CHANGED EVER 15K AND IS DRIVEN IN LIGHT HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. CHECK THIS SITE TO SEE HOW MANY NUMEROUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/160.HTML JUST WONDER WHY AFTER SO LONG NO ACTION BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT KNOWN PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON WET ROADS WITH BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THERE WAS A LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 2/12/2007 - THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURRED ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND THAT THERE WAS A LOUD GROANING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

IN JUNE 2006 I WAS LOADING A SMALL TABLE AND CHAIR SET INTO THE BED OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. I WAS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, WALKED FROM THE CAB TO THE BACK AND STEPPED ONTO THE TAILGATE. I REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A SMALL, LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAIR AND BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED LETTING THE TAILGATE DROP DOWN QUITE UNEXPECTEDLY. I JUMPED BACK TO AVOID INJURY TO MYSELF. THE TAILGATE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. I'M TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HOLLER CHEVROLET IN WINTER PARK, FLORIDA THERE IS NO RECALL OR SPECIAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR MY TRUCK CONCERNING THE CABLES. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS IN THE SAME AND OTHER YEARS. IF THE CABLES ON ALL MODELS GENERAL MOTORS PICKUP TRUCKS ARE THE SAME, I BELIEVE ALL MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT HOLLER CHEVROLET DECEMBER 7, 2006 TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE AT A COST TO ME OF $75. IF OR WHEN THERE IS A RECALL, I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT DID NOT STAY IN PLACE AND WAS NOT STABLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT AND THE NEW SEAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER SEAT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NOTICED NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE DURING TURNING AND GOING OVER BUMPS FOUND CRACK IN FRAME RAIL ON BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME FRAME HAD TO BE WELDED AND A STRAP PUT IN PLACE TO ELIMINATE FURTHER CRACKING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL BECAME LOCKED BY THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED THE PEDAL TO PULSATE AS IF IT WAS SLIDING ON ICE, BUT THE ROADS WERE DRY. THE DEFECT ALSO CREATED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP CRASHING INTO GUARDRAILS WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSING THE PEDAL TO LOCK. THERE WAS A RECALL #05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

FROM A STATIONARY POSITION AT A STOP LIGHT I PROCEEDED THROUGH A MODERATE DIP INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE SPARE TIRE COMPLETELY FELL OFF OF UNDERSIDE OF 2000 CHEVY S-10 TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE CABLE SNAPPED APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH INSIDE OF THE CONNECTOR AT THE END OF THE CABLE. I RETAINED AS MANY OF THE PARTS AS I COULD FIND INCLUDING THE END WHERE THE CABLE SNAPPED (THEY WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION), CABLE AND WINCH ARE STILL ATTACHED TO CAR, AND SPARE TIRE REMAINS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. CAR TURNING BEHIND ME LUCKILY WAS NOT FOLLOWING CLOSELY AND WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AROUND THE TIRE ROLLING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *JB

SOON AFTER PURCHASE (SOMETIME IN 2001), CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED AS WATER IN AIR PUMP AND CHECK VALVE CORRODED OPEN. BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE REPAIRED WITH ONLY THE LAST SERVICE SUCCESSFUL. FORWARD TO PRESENT. AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPUTER SCANNED, SAME DIAGNOSIS. EVEN AFTER PREVIOUS FAILURES WITH AIR PUMP AND CHECK VALVE, NO LONGER WARRANTED. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY S-10 IN JULY 2002. IMMEDIATELY, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WOULD COME ON DURING DRIVES OF MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. WE HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE IN THE FALL. BY DECEMBER 2002, ON A 4-HOUR TRIP HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. WE PUT IN A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION ON, BUT THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCUR. IF WE DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MINUTES, THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND WE WILL HAVE HARD SHIFTS. PARKING THE TRUCK AND LETTING IT COOL FIXES THE HARD SHIFT. BUT FOR 4 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED A TRUCK THAT WE CANNOT DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE TRANSMISSION, ITSELF. *JB

TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. *JB

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON R/S AND CABLE IS READY TO BREAK ON THE L/S. I JUST PURCHASED NEW ONES AFTER I WAS TOLD BY A PARTS MAN AT FAULKNER CHEVROLET BETHLEHEM PA THAT THE S-10'S ARE NOT ON A RECALL TO HAVE THESE CABLES/LATCHES REPLACED. MY COST FOR THE PARTS WAS $98.83. *NM

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THE PAST A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE SMOG PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH EVERY 2000 CHEVROLET PICK UP TRUCK AND THAT GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I A WRITING TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR GETTING A RECALL STARTED. THANK YOU. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE WERE RUSTED AND WEAKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING STRUCTURE: BODY: TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS HOWEVER THE RECALL APPLIES TO THE SILVERADO. 08/04/06. UPDATED. *TT

WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHENEVER I AM COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 10 MPH, MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I HAVE GONE INTO A NUMBER OF INTERSECTION AND PASS STOP SIGNS. THIS HAPPENS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAVE REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. NOW MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON BUT THE VEHICLE STOPS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSY'S ARE LOOSE BUT THE LONGTIME REPAIR SHOP I ALWAYS GO TO CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BEARING ASSY'S. I THINK THERE IS RUST AND CORROSION ON THE BRAKE SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE AND HAVE A COPY OF A TSB TO GIVE TO MY GARAGE TO HOPEFULLY TRY AND CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *NM

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES FOR 2001 CHEVY S10 BROKE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, THE PASSENGER SIDE CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB

HAD 2 LARGE (5 GAL) PAINT CANS SETTING ON TAILGATE (WHICH WAS DOWN). WALKED INTO BED AND PICKED UP ANOTHER ITEM. WHEN STEPPING ON THE TAILGATE THE CABLES SUPPORTING THE TAILGATE SNAPPED AND I WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. *NM

(1) FACTORY INSTALLED NON STAINLESS STEEL TAILGATE CABLES. (2) TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED INTO AND SNAPPED CAUSING TAILGATE TO SUDDENLY DROP. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V055000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CORRODED AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TAILGATE CABLES. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL # 06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE WHEN OPENING TAILGATE CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAILGATE WHEN IT HIT BUMPER ALSO DRIVE SIDE RECLINER LEVER BROKE AND THIRD DOOR LATCH BROKE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CORRODED AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

WHILE UNLOADING PIECES OF A CAST IRON TUB, AS I SLID THE TUB ONTO THE TAIL GATE OF MY 2000 S10, ONE OF THE TAIL GATE CABLES FAILED. THE TAIL GATE MOVED SLIGHTLY BUT THE OTHER CABLE WAS ABLE TO TAKE UP THE REST OF THE WEIGHT. THE CABLE APPEARED TO BE VERY RUSTY INSIDE. THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO AN ISSUE REMEDIED ON THE LARGER TRUCKS BUT NOT DEALT WITH ON THE SMALLER SIZE TRUCKS. (THE DAY LISTED BELOW IS AN ESTIMATE.) *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LOWERING THE TAILGATE, IT WAS NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE CABLE WAS BROKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000 REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 5/3/2006 - *NM

THE HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SEAT BROKE VERY SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY US ALREADY AND IS BROKEN AGAIN, ALSO THE THIRD DOOR BRACKET AT THE TOP MY HUSBAND HAD TO WELD BECAUSE WE COULD NOT FIND ONE THIS BRACKET BROKE AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE SPRING IN THE HINGE DOOR BROKE OFF AND NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS NOT OPENING PROPERLY. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT. *NM

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT LOW SPEED THEY DID NOT WORK. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING . THE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED BY MEDVED CHEVROLET AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPEN ONCE . THE INCIDENT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SILVERADO RECALL 05V379000. I ALSO OWN A SILVERADO. *JB

PIN AND BUSHINGS IN DOOR HINGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAIL CAUSING DOOR TO CLOSE POORLY AND RISK DAMAGE TO THE HINGE. TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TOLD ME THE DOOR WAS BUILT TOO HEAVY FOR THE HINGE. COST TO REPAIR THE PIN - $250.00. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS NOT USED OFTEN, WHILE STANDING IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. THE CONTACT IS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE STRAPS BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT STRAPS MAY ALSO BREAK.

TAILGATE CABLE CORRODED AND BROKE. *JB

THE RIGHT SIDE TAILGATE CABLE ON MY TRUCK BROKE WHILE LOADING A WOOD LOG. THANKFULLY THE OTHER CABLE DID NOT BREAK OR THE LOG WOULD HAVE FALLEN ON MY LEG CAUSING INJURY. I HAVE INSPECTED THE LEFT CABLE AND IT HAS SIGNS OF CORROSION UNDER THE PLASTIC COVERING AS WELL. I HAVE A 1983 S10 P/U THAT USES STEEL BARS THAT HAVE A PIVOT POINT SO THEY CAN HINGE WHEN YOU CLOSE THE TAILGATE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THAT DESIGN, AND THEY STILL WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALLS FOR THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. IT LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE S10 FAMILY AS WELL. *NM

ON 9-18-2004 FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER I WAS LEFT STUCK IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE NIGHT BEFORE. ON 9-23-2005 FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AFTER COMPLAINED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE BOUNCES UP AND DOWN. THEY THEN REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP BUT I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR BECAUSE I WAS 6 DAYS BEYOND WARRANTY. ON 3-1-06 WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP IN VA THE CAR WOULD NOT START YET AGAIN DUE TO THE FUEL PUMP AND I HAD TO FIND YET ANOTHER WAY HOME. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION, IT WOULD NOT RELEASE TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION. THIS CAUSED THE STARTER TO GRIND AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND FUEL PUMP AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION CYLINDER. THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND THE IGNITION CYLINDER WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. UPDATED 03/09/06. *JB