2000 Chevrolet S10 complaints

CHEVROLET S10- #1 BOTH SEAT RECLINING LATCHES HAVE BROKEN OFF (CHEAP POT METAL USED IN LATCH). DEALER LAUGHED SAYING THAT HE HAS HAD MANY REPORTS ABOUT THIS BUT IT IS NOT A "MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT", BUT IT WILL COST US $70 FOR EACH MECHANISM PLUS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN LABOR COST. I HAVE NOTED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE REGARDING THIS. #2 THIRD DOOR LATCH BROKEN, ALSO NOTED OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE ABOUT THIS.*AK

THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AS WELL AS ROTORS AND PADS ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED.(SEE E-MAI).*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AN DWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE START LEAKING OIL. *AK

ROTORS WARP PREMATURELY WHICH CAUSES THE BRAKE PADS TO CRACK. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WITHOUT WARNING THE SEAT COLLAPSED AND THE SIDE HANDLE BROKE. *AK *CB *NLM

WHILE STOPPED THE ACCELERATOR CABLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING AND AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. *AK *CB *NLM

THE REAR BRAKES WORE PREMATURELY. IT WAS LATER DISCOVERED THE THERE WAS NO LUBRICATION ON THE CALIPER PINS OF THE REAR BRAKES. THE PINS FROZE AND AS A RESULT, THE CALIPERS COULD NOT SLIDE. THIS CAUSED PREMATURE WEAR OF THE INSIDE BRAKE PADS AND ROTOR SURFACES. *AK *CB *NLM THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO LUBRICATE THE PINS. THE PINS WERE FROZEN INTO THE CALIPER BRACKETS AND COULD NOT BE LOOSENED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *SCC *JB

LOWER RIGHT BALL JOINT FAILING UNEVEN TIRE WEAR,34000 MILES. *AK

OIL LINE TO FILTER LEAKING-LEAKING TRANSMISSION LINES.

CONSUMER'S FRIEND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE HAD AN ACCIDENT AND NEITHER OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT WHEEL SHIFTED THE AXLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO U BOLTS FALLING OFF. *AK

WHILE DRIVING SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

LOWER BALL JOINT, LOWER CONTROL ARM, ONE SIDE (B) HAD TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH TIRE (OTHER FRONT TIRE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED FOR IRREGULAR WEAR); PROBLEM FOUND UPON YEARLY STATE INSPECTION. *JB

LEFT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILURE, CAUSED BRAKE FAILURE (DUE TO FRAYING OF BRAKE SENSOR). MECHANIC WARNS THIS WILL BE A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. RECENTLY ALSO HAD TO REPLACE LOWER BALL JOINT IN SAME VEHICLE. *JB

FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. IN PAST THREE MONTHS HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE LEFT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY AND LOWER BALL JOINT, AS WELL AS EFFECTED TIRE. HAVE SPENT OVER $750 IN PARTS AND LABOR ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THESE FAILURE IN PAST 90 DAYS. MECHANIC SAYS TO EXPECT PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS TO CONTINUE IN FUTURE. *JB

WHEN EVER VEHICLE IS BRAKING OVER BUMPS, RAILROAD CROSSINGS THE BREAK PEDDLE GIVES AWAY AND VEHICLE ANTI LOCK BREAK SYSTEM PREVENTS STOPPING. *NLM

THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS IN MY 2000 S-10 4X4 KEEP GOING OUT. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE RIGHT AND LEFT BEARINGS BEFORE THE WARRANTY RAN OUT AND I'VE REPLACED THE RIGHT TWICE AND THE LEFT ONCE MYSELF. *NLM

THE INSIDE MOTOR WITHIN THE RADIATOR SPLIT APART AND BURST ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT TO MIX. WHICH CAUSED A CHOCOLATE CORROSIVE MIXTURE THAT DISINTEGRATED THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IMMEDIATELY OVERHEATED THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER TO PROPERLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. MR SCC *JB

DRIVING DOWN HILL AT APPROXIMATELY. 10 MPH IN FIRST GEAR, USING ENGINE COMPRESSION TO HELP HOLD SPEED DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED IN SEVERAL SECONDS BY LOUD EXPLOSION AND BLACK SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE DIED, AND POWER ASSIST FOR BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED. MANAGED TO GET TRUCK OFF STREET AND STOPPED. INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED, DAMAGING MOST OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT CONTENTS ON RIGHT SIDE OF MOTOR, AS WELL AS MOST OF WIRING AND TUBING ON RIGHT SIDE OF MOTOR. *JB

THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START WHEN THE FUEL LEVEL WAS BELOW 3/8 OF A TANK (RELATED TO INVESTIGATION PE 02-066). *NLM

WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND I HAD TO GO FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. *NLM

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT START EASILY, IT TAKES A COUPLE OF TRIES AFTER IT HAS BEEN SITTING. *NLM

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME DEFECT AS STATED IN RECALL 00 V 005 000, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

3RD BRAKE LIGHT MOUNTED ON TOP/BACK OF CAB DOES NOT WORK. CHECKED BULBS (2) BOTH WORK. WIRING PROBLEM.

RECLINER HANDLES HAVE BROKEN, NOT THE PLASTIC HANDLES, BUT THE METAL ROD HAS SHEERED OFF IN PLASTIC HANDLE, HAS OCCERED TWICE ON DRIVERS SIDE AND ONCE ON PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER DEALER FIXED FIRST TIME HANDLES WERE STIFF AND HAD TO RELEASE TENSION ON SEAT TO OPERATE(I.E. SIT FORWARD TO OPERATE). DRIVER SIDE BROKE AGAIN NOT FIXED BECAUSE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, BUT SHOWS DESIGN OR MATERIALS FLAW.

DOOR PANEL MOLDED PLASTIC MOUNTING CLIPS HAVE BROKEN. 2 SCREWS BEHIND THE DOOR HANDLE ARE THE STRESS POINTS FOR CLOSING DOORS. THE PLASTIC CLIPS USED BY THESE SCREWS HAVE BROKEN OFF FRON THE DOOR PANEL. EVERYTIME I CLOSE THE DOOR, PANEL PULLS AWAY FROM DOOR. OTHER THAN PANELS CLIPS THIS IS THE ONLY WAY IT SECURES TO THE DOOR. PANEL CLIPS ARE NOT DESIGNED TO UNDERGO THE STRESS OF CLOSING THE DOOR. HAVING THE CLIPS OUT OF PLASTIC WITH NO METAL REINFORCEMENT THEY BREAK CAUSING THE PANEL TO COME LOOSE. MATERIALS NEED A METAL REINFORCEMENT TO WITH STAND THE EVERY DAY STRESS OF CLOSING DOORS. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER HAVE IDENTICAL FLAWS. MIDDLE CONSOLE HAS SAME MOUNTING CLIPS AND HAS ALSO BROKEN IN INDENTICAL FASHION. PLASTIC IS NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR SUCH AREAS OF HIGH STRESS.

FRONT PASSENGER SEAT ON 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 DOES NOT LOCK IN POSITION, I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND KNOW OF SEVERAL OTHER S-10 OWNERS WITH SAME PROBLEM, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. *NLM

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT RECLINER LEVER PASSENGER AND BROKEN OFF AT RECLINER HANDLE WITH NO EXCESSIVE FORCE APPLIED TO HANDLE. *NLM

THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*JB

DRIVESHAFT CARRIER BEARING GONE BAD ON MY 2000 S10 XTREME. NEED THE ENTIRE DRIVESHAFT REPLACED. ONLY 46000 MILES ON MY CAR. A DRIVESHAFT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT.*JB

THE SECURITY FEATURE KEEPS COMING ON AND I CAN'T START MY TRUCK. *JB

WATER LEAKS INTO THE PASSENGER'S FLOORBOARD. TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN IN FOR REPAIR 5 TIMES AND IT STILL LEAKS WATER INTO THE FLOOR.

RECLINER LEVER BROKE

THE RECLINING MECHIGNITION ON BOTH SEAT ARE MADE OF VERY CHEAP METAL, AND BOTH HAVE SNAPPED OFF AT THE SEAT ITSELF. ALSO YOU CAN BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE SEAT WILL SLIDE BACK AFTER RELEASING ITSELF FROM THE LOCKED POSITION. AND THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE IS PLASTIC AND BREAKS WHEN TRYING TO OPEN IT IN THE COLD WEATHER.

ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, DEALER STATED THAT FUEL CAP WAS LOOSE AND REPAIRED IT. NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, CONSUMER STATES THAT A DEER CAME INTO THE DRIVERS PATH, DRIVER SWERVED LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND HIT A TREE. CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PUMP HAD FAILED. TS

CONSUMER STATES: WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY (TRANSMISSION PUMP IS THE PROBLEM) DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.. TS

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND NO WARNING THE STABILIZER BAR SNAP CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO LOSE STEERING CONTROL AND WAS FORCE TO PULL OVER. DEALER NOTIFIED TS

OIL LEAK DEALER CAN'T LOCATE SOURCE OF LEAK. DT

REVERSE LOCKOUT MECHANISM IS NON-FUNCTIONAL. DEALER INDICATED IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT AND IS NOT REPAIRABLE. SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE TRANSMISSION CAN ACCIDENTLY BE PUT INTO REVERSE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS (70 MPH ) CAUSING COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. REVERSE IS ON SAME LEG AS 5TH GEAR OVERDRIVE. EMERGENCY PASSING REQUIRES RAPID DOWN SHIFTING TO 4TH GEAR OR 3RD GEAR. I HAVE USED A 5TH TO 3RD GEAR EMERGENCY PASSING METHOD SINCE DISCOVERING THE DEFECT. THE PROBLEM WITH 5TH TO 3RD IS THAT 1ST GEAR CAN ACCIDENTLY BE SELECTED. THAT WILL CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE OR LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. I WOULD HAVE PRESSED THIS ISSUE WITH CHEVROLET FURTHER BUT HAVE NOT BECAUSE IT IS A LEASED VEHICLE AND IS SCHEDULED TO BE RETURNED JAN 2003. I STILL DO CONSIDER IT A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AND OWNERS SHOULD BE MADE AWARE OF THE RESULTING DANGERS OF THIS DESIGN DEFECT. DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. CONTACTED DEALER. MRAFTER THREE FAILURES THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. *JG

CONSUMER STATES THE TRACK ON THE RECLINING FRONT SEAT HAS BROKEN CAUSING THE SEAT TO GIVE NO SUPPORT.*JB

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHILE GOING UP A OFF RAM. NLM

STEEL CHECK VALVE IN ALUMINUM SEAT CAUSES TRANSMISSION TO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY CAUSING LOSS OF FORWARD SPEED CREATING HAZZARD ON ROADWAY. *AK

I WAS PARKING MY TRUCK IN MY APT PARKING STRUCTURE AFTER WORK ON 9/14/02, UPON FINDING A PARKING SPACE I MADE A 3 POINT TURN TO GET INTO THE PARKING SPACE. I REVERSED THEN STOPPED AND PLACED THE TRUCK IN DRIVE AS I WAS ABOUT TO PULL FORWARD INTO THE PARKING SPACE. AT THAT POINT I BARELY TOUCH THE GAS EXPECTING TO COAST INTO THE SPACE AND THEN SUDDELY THE MOTOR JUST STARTED REVVING UP. I DIDN'T THINK TWICE AND JUST JUMPED ON THE BRAKE WITH BOTH FEET BUT THE TRUCK WOULDN'T STOP. WE ENDED UP JUMPING THE CEMENT PARKING STOPPER ON THE GROUND, WHICH LIFTED THE FRONT END INTO THE AIR ABOUT 2-3 FEET, AND SENT US SMASHING INTO THE BLOCK WALL DIRECTLY INFRONT OF US. I NOW HAVE $2,200 WORTH OF FRONT END DAMAGE, AND AM REALLY WORRIED ABOUT DRIVING THAT TRUCK AGAIN.*AK

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LOWER BALL JOINT WAS REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES. CURRENTLY, PROBLEM HAS REOCCURRED. DEALER NOTIFED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO EXCESSIVE WEARS. DEALER CONTACTED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK