2000 Chevrolet S10 complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT BUCKLE, ALSO PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND SLIDES ALL THE WAY FOWARD UPON SUDDEN STOPS.*YD

CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN, SAW VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND QUICKLY TURNED BACK AROUND LOSING CONTROL, VEHICLE ROLLED AND SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE THEN WENT AIRBORNE AND ROLLED 4 TO 6 MORE TIMES, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INJURED WITH MANY BROKEN BONES AND OTHER EXTENSIVE INJURIES, CONSUMER IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. *SLC

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT TRACKS ARE FAULTY, FAILURE OF THE DRIVERS SEAT TO STAY SECURED IN POSITION CAUSED THE SEAT TO JERK BACKWARDS WHILE DRIVING REMOVING THE DRIVERS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE SLOWING AT AN INTERSECTION, THE PASSENGERS SEAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE DRIVER SEAT MALFUNCTION WITH MORE FREQUENCY OF FAILURE. NLM

THE GAS PEDAL STICKS INTERMITTENTLY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THAT IS, WHILE DRIVING NORMALLY, AND I PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, THE GAS PEDAL WILL NOT RELEASE AFTER I HAVE TAKEN MY FOOT OFF THE PEDAL. THE DEPRESSED PEDAL WILL REMAIN IN THIS POSITION UNTIL I HAVE PUMPED IT SEVERAL TIMES. ONLY AFTER I HAVE REPEATEDLY PUMPED THE GAS PEDAL WILL IT BE RELEASED AND RETURNED TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. WHILE PUMPING THE PEDAL, I MUST SIMULTANEOUSLY APPLY THE BRAKE TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 65MPH ON HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE SHUT OFF. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM. BUT WHEN VEHICLE WAS ON THE LIFT, PROBLEM COULDN'T BE DUBLICATED. *AK

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT AN INCLINE, IN FIRST GEAR AND PARK BRAKE SET. VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, ROLLED DOWN, AND HIT AN IRON FENCE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED, NO INJURIES. *AK *SLC

THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT PROPERLY LOCK TO THE SEAT TRACK,AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES IT WAS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LOST ALL STEERING CAPABILITY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT AND HIT A CURB, AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES (RIGHT SIDE) AND TWO BROKEN RIMS, WHILE DRIVING THE CHEVROLET METRO (RENTAL CAR SINCE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIR) THIS VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE AS THE TRUCK EXCEPT THIS TIME THE VEHICLE SPUN AROUD 180 DEGREES BEFORE IT HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. NLM

WAS DRIVING ON DIRT WASHBOARD ROAD. HAD PUT ON BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. THEN, BRAKES LOCKED UP. PROBLEM SEEMED TO HAPPEN ONLY ON DIRT ROADS. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP. INFORMED THAT IT WAS HOW ABS BRAKES ON WERE MADE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY FRAME SHOP THAT MANUFACTURER'S WELDS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH AS THEY SHOULD BE. THIS HAS DESTROYED FRAME. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH, AND VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

RUBBER BOOT COVER BROKE AND CAUSED LOSS OF LUBRICANT AROUND RIGHT SIDE CV JOINTS, WHICH HAVE BROKEN AND DISCONNECTED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK A HOLE WAS POKED IN THE CV DRIVER AXLE BOOT. THIS CAUSED IT TO LOSE GREASE AND BIND THE WHEEL. THIS INCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF POOR DESIGN AND VERY DANGEROUS FLAW. *YH

WHEN DRIVING ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

THIS REPORT IS BEING SUBMITTED BY SGT J PASSIGLIA OF THE INDEPENDNECE, MO POLICE TRAFFIC SAFETY UNIT. THIS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VEHICULAR ACCIDENT . THE DRIVER REPORTED THAT AS HE PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING HIM TO LOSE CONTROL. HE APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT THE TRUCK WOULD NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE STRUCK A PEDESTRIAN. HIS INJURIES ARE VERY SERIOUS. POSSIBLE FATALITY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT IMPAIRED. THE PHYSICAL EVIDENCE WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE DRIVER'S STATEMENT. WE HAVE IMPOUNDED THE TRUCK AND WILL HAVE IT INSPECTED. YOU CAN REACH ME AT (816)325-7292 OR EMAIL [email protected]. *AK

DRIVER'S POWER SEAT BROKE AND WENT INTO RECLINING POSITION. *AK

VEHICLE DIED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. IT HAS BEEN IN REPAIR SHOP 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND DEALER COULDN'T FIND CAUSE. CONSUMER FELT IT WAS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD-ON COLLISON AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING, AND SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HIS LEFT LEG. ALSO, A PASSENGER WAS INJURED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SURGES/ACCELERATES, DURING CITY DRIVING/SLOWER SPEEDS, RPMS STICK BETWEEN 3300 & 3500 RPMS, RELEASING GAS PEDAL, BRAKING, TAKING OUT OF GEAR HAS NO EFFECT, HAVE TO TURN CAR OFF OR WAIT, HAS ALMOST CAUSED CRASHES, HAVE HAD TO DEALER TWICE, CANNOT VERIFY CONDITION. CURRENTLY HAVE AUTO DATA RECORDER ON VEHICLE.*AK

RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 00V228003 IN MAIL, AND TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP. REPAIRS NOT DONE DUE TO NO APPOINTMENT. MADE AN APPOINTMENT, AND CAME BACK ON THAT DATE. WAS INFORMED BY SERVICE MANAGER THAT NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE FOR SEAT BELT BUCKLES. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, WHO INDICATED PARTS ONLY SENT IF VEHICLE REQUIRED IT AFTER BEING INSPECTED BY MECHANIC.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN DECELERATING HEADLIGHTS WILL FLASH ON AND OFF. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

THERE IS NO WAY TO PREVENT THE AIR FROM COMING OUTSIDE. AS A RESULT EXHAUST AND FUMES FROM OTHER CARS COME INTO CAB AND IN TURN I INHALE THE FUMES AND CAUSES ME TO GET HEADACHES AND STOMACH ACHES. ALSO THE BLOWER STAYS ON EVEN IF THE DIAL IS SET TO THE OFF POSITION.*AK

EMERGENCY FLASHER/BRAKE LIGHT STAY ON. RADIO LIGHTS ARE BURNING OUT. DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW MAKES POPPING SOUND WHEN PUTTING WINDOW DOWN.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 TO 50 MPH WENT TO APPLY BRAKE SYSTEM, AND THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE BEHIND THE BRAKE PEDAL, AND PEDAL WENT DIRECTLY TO FLOOR. CONSUMER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE DUE TO THIS DEFECT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 TO 50 MPH AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE.UPON IMPACT, NEITHER DRIVER OR PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. NO DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE AS TO WHY THIS EQUIPMENT DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK

WHILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC BRAKE PEDAL STUCK, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. CONSUMER HAD AN ACCIDENT. *AK

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF. CONTACTED DEALER.*AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH ON FREEWAY CONSUMER LOST CONTROL AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK *SLC

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT WOULD LET GO ON TRACK WHILE DRIVING, WOULD NOT REMAIN LOCKED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP, AND WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW MECHANISM. BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT SOLVED.*AK THE SEAT WAS FINALLY REPAIRED AT THE THIRD ATTEMPT. *YH

I THINK VEHICLE IS TO HEAVY FOR BRAKE SYSTEM (CREW CAB) CENTURION DESIGN. HEAT THAT COMES FROM ENGINE IS EXCESSIVELY HOT AND IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE SOME TIME I AM DOSING OFF BECAUSE OF THE HEAT. I HAVE TO TURN ON AIR CONDITIONER IN THE WINTER TIME IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE HEAT OFF OUT THE CABINET. DEALER HAS BEING NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES AND TELLING ME THAT THIS IS NORMAL. ASTROVAN HAVE THE SAME ENGINE AND NO HEAT COMES IN INTO THE CABINET. MY TRUCK DIALS ARE IN OFF POSITION, IN COOL INDICATOR AND HEAT COMES FROM THE VENTILATION AT 98 DEGREES. THE FEET GET RELLAY HOT AND WITHOUT REALIZING I AM DOSING OFF. I THINK THIS VERY DANGEROUS WHILE DRIVING, UNLESS YOU DRIVE WITH THE WINDOW OPEN OR HAVE YOUR AIR CONDITIONER ON IN ORDER TO COOL THIS AIR. I ALREDY ASKED THEM AS TO WHY I WAS NOT TOLD THAT THIS IS " THE WAY THEY MANUFACTURE THIS CARS (CREW CA). IF I WOULD HAVE BEING TOLD THIS, I WOULD HAVE NOT PURCHASED THIS CAR. I DO NOT LIVE IN ALASKA WERE I WOULD NEED CONSTANT HEAT AT ALL THE TIME. *AK

SPRING ON DRIVER SIDE SEAT IS TOO WEAK TO HOLD SEAT. SEAT WILL SLIDE BACK AND FORTH WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, DOOR LATCHES TO 3RD DOOR ARE MADE OF PLASTIC AND WILL BREAK.*AK

ENGINE RPM'S WENT TO 5500 RPM'S, VEHICLE DID NOT GO FASTER, JUST THE MOTOR. WHEN CRUISE CONTROL WAS TURNED OFF, THE VEHICLE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD WENT TO NEUTRAL, PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT HELP.*AK

CONSUMER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO TWO DEALERSHIPS REGARDING PASSENGER'S SEAT NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE. WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON VEHICLE PASSENGER'S SEAT FLIES FORWARD. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AT 42 MPH. THIS VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT RANDOM. BRAKE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED. WHENEVER IT RAINED, VEHICLE FILLED WITH WATER, THE CARPET WAS RUINED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. *SLC

MY AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND NOW PROBLEMS WITH CHEST /NECK/LOWER BACK/LOST TEETH. *AK

WHEN DRIVING AT 60-65 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP BY APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES KICKED IN, THEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOORBOARD, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH RESULTED IN A REAREND COLLISION. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. ACCELERATOR SUDDENLY STUCK WHEN APPLYING GAS ON AN INCLINE. THROTTLE BECAME STUCK, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STRIKE A WALL . CONSUMER TRIED TO CONTACT GMC, BUT HAD NO LUCK. *AK THERE WAS ONE PERSON INJURED IN ACCIDENT. *SLC

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 60-70 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH VEHICLE HIT A CONCRETE WALL, AND DRIVER'S/PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 37 MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN INJURY TO DRIVER. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES STEERING MECHANISM WON'T TURN. TO AVOID TIGHTENING OF B RAKES STEERING IS NOT TO BE TURNED. *AK

THE BRAKES FEEL SPONGY WHEN APPLIED, ON TWO OCCASIONS THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, IN SNOWY WEATHER THE BRAKES LOCK UP AND DO NOT UNLOCK, THE DEALER REPLACED A LEAKY MASTER CYLINDER AND POWER BRAKE BOOSTER BUT THE BRAKES CONTINUE TO FAIL. NLM

ABS BRAKING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME UP ON DASHBOARD. ALSO, THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FROM TRANSMISSION AREA. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEMS. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO WORK PROPERLY WHEN IN USE. THIS WOULD CAUSE DRIVER'S VIEW TO BECOME OBSCURE. WINDSHIELD WIPER MOVES VERY SLOWLY FOR CLEARING WINDSHIELD. MANUFACTURER AND DEALER KNOW OF PROBLEM, BUT REFUSE TO REPAIR IT. WENT TO LITIGATION AFTER HAVING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS. *AK

MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BRAKES GET VERY STIFF AND THEY RELEASE. AFTER THAT THERE ARE NO BRAKES. DEALER COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL ADD MORE INFORMATION. *AK

WHILE DRIVING A OBJECT PUNCTURED THE GAS TANK, THE TANK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND HAS NO SAFE GUARDS OR PROTECTION, CONSUMER BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY/FIRE HAZARD. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE PAYLOAD LABEL IS INCORRECT AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT CORRECT IT, THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SPECIFIC LOAD INFORMATION, NOW IF THE VEHICLE CARRIES THE LOAD THE CONSUMER NEEDS IT TO, IT'S A POSSIBILITY THAT CONSUMER WOULD LOSE CONTROL OR NOT BE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. *SLC

WHILE DRIVING, AN OBJECT PUNCTURED THE GASOLINE TANK, THE TANK IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND HAS NO SAFETY GUARD OR PROTECTION. *SLC