2000 Chevrolet S10 complaints

PLASTIC FUEL TANK WAS PUNCTURED WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 70 MPH. DEALER NOTIFIED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER. *AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON AT HIGH SPEEDS, WON'T GO OFF UNTIL SHUTTING OFF CAR.*AK

CONSUMER STATES EXHAUST FUMES AND SMOG COMES THROUGH VENTILATION SYSTEM, THERE IS NO WAY TO CLOSE VENTS OR TO STOP FUMES FROM COMING INSIDE, CONSUMER ALSO STATES THE SMELLS CAUSE BAD HEADACHES AND NAUSEA. *SLC

THE PASSENGER SEAT CANNOT BE LATCHED IN POSITION UNTIL IT IS MOVED TO THE FULL REARWARD POSITION. AS THIS IS AN EXTENDED CAB TRUCK THERE MAY BE A BOX OR SOMETHING SIMILAR BEHIND THE SEAT. IN THIS CASE THE PASSENGER CANNOT LATCH THE SEAT RESULTING IN THE PASSENGER SLIDING TOWARDS THE DASH IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. ABOUT THE ONLY WAY TO DISCOVER THIS IS WHEN IT HAPPENS THE FIRST TIME AND YOUR PASSENGER IS ONLY STOPPED BY THE SEATBELT. IF THEY WERE NOT WEARING THEIR SEATBELT THEN THEY WOULD PROBABLY HIT THE DASH. NO VEHICLE I HAVE EVER OWNED HAS HAD SUCH A SYSTEM.

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN APPLYING BRAKES REAR BRAKES LOCK UP, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED AND ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES . *AK AN AUTO EXPERT POINTED OUT THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY WRECKED DAMAGING FRONT END ALIGNMENT AND FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION AS WELL AS BRAKE SENSORS. *YH

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER TOOK CAR IN FOR INSPECTION. WHEN DRIVING HOME HEADLIGHTS WENT COMPLETELY OUT. TOOK TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD SWITCH. *AK THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE INOPERATIVE DUE TO FLASH BOARD SWITCH FAILURE. FINAL DIAGNOSIS RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF GROUND RELAY MODULE FAILURE. *YH

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTONED. HORN WOULD GO OFF BY ITSELF, AND DEALER CHANGED FUSE. ALSO, WIRING HARNESS CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED. HEADLIGHTS WENT DIM & FLICKERED ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLLY. MILEAGE WAS ELECTRICAL & CHANGES DRAMATICALLY. DEALER ADMITTED THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A NEW CHEVROLET S10 PICK UP MY COUSIN WAS SITTING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP HE SLID FORWARD, HIS BODY PRESSING AGAINST THE DASH. WHAT HE TOLD ME WAS THAT THE SEAT WOULD NOT LOCK IN PLACE. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALER FIVE TIMES IN THE SPAN OF THREE MONTHS FOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS SEAT. THEY DID THE FOLLOWING "FOURTH TIME IN, FLOOR BENT CAUSING SEAT TRACKS TO BIND [BEND] REMOVED RIGHT SEAT TRIM TO TORQUE BOLTS TO SPECS GIVEN BY TECH LINE - DID NOT WORK. REMOVED SEAT TO SHIM SEAT UP A CORNER AT A TIME. DID NOT WORK. BENT FLOOR UP (1') INCH. WORKED FOR A WHILE. CALLED TECH LINE. GOT METAL PLATES TO REINFORCE FLOOR. DRILLED OUT PLATES TO REINFORCE FLOOR. DRILLED OUT PLATES & INSTALLED WITH SHIMS TO ALIGN SEAT TRACKS AS PER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (TAC) RECOMMENDATIONS. ED PHELPS, DISTRICT SERVICE MANAGER, INVOLVED WITH REPAIRS." TODAY I WAS TOLD BY A MANUFACTURER REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE WAS A "BULLETIN" ISSUED CONCERNING S10 SEATS AND THAT I COULD FIND IT ON YOUR SITE. WHAT'S GOING ON. AND IS MY TRUCK SAFE FOR MY PASSENGERS?*AK

WHILE APPLYING BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE, AND CAUSING A COLLISION. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY THE DEALER.*AK THE DEALER CAULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKE. *YH

DRIVER WAS GOING UP HILL ON GRAVEL ROAD AND SHIFTED INTO 3RD GEAR , DRIVER HEARD ENGINE REV HIGH. LET FOOT OFF THE ACCELRATOR AND VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. APPLIED BRAKES ,REAR WHEEL STILL SPINNING, CAUSING DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE, AND ROLL OVER 2-3 TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER SLAMMED ON BRAKES TO AVOID ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT RETRACTOR DID NOT CATCH PROPERLY.*AK THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT HELP THE CONSUMER AND THE SEAT BELT IS STILL NOT TIGHT AROUND THE WAIST WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. *YH

CRUISE CONTROL CANNOT BE SHUT OFF VIA BRAKE, ONLY VIA MASTER ON/OFF SWITCH. YESTERDAY, EVEN THE MASTER SWITCH WOULD NOT CUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND IT STUCK IN THE ACCELERATE POSITION CAUSING A RUN AWAY VEHICLE SITUATION. I HAD TO SMOKE THE BRAKES TO STOP AN KILL ENGINE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TOWED TO LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPENED FIRST WHEN THE TRUCK WAS ONLY 2 WEEKS OLD AND THEN AGAIN YESTERDAY TWICE. YESTERDAY WAS THE FIRST TIME FOR THE MASTER SWITCH TO FAIL ALSO. VERY DANGEROUS!!! F. *AK

THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS NOT SHUTTING OFF WITH APPLICATION OF THE BRAKE PEDAL ONLY THE MASTER ON/OFF SWITCH, HOWEVER THE ON/OFF SWITCH FAILED TO SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL RESULTING IN SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *MJS

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES ON SMALL BUMPS IN THE ROAD OR UNEVEN SURFACE, THE ABS WILL ENGAGE, CAUSING THE PEDAL TO DROP AND A DECREASE IN STOPPING ABILITY RESULTS. *AK

RECLINER LATCH HAS BROKEN TWICE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND THREE TIMES ON DRIVER'S SIDE. SEAT ALSO SLID FORWARD WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK *SLC

CABLE WHICH HELD SPARE TIRE IN PLACE UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE BROKE WHILE TRAVELING AT 40-45 MPH, TIRE FELL OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF ROAD, WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE TIRE WITHOUT AN INCIDENT; DEALER NOTIFIED, AND WILL BE SENDING A REPLACING PART. ALSO, PARTS ARE AVAILABLE FOR ANAYLSIS UPON REQUEST.*AK

FAILURE IS NOT PERMANENT. ABS CAUSES BRAKES TO SHUT OFF FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND ON ONE OR MORE WHEELS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO EITHER SUDDENLY SWERVE TO ONE SIDE, POSSIBLY ENTERING ONCOMING TRAFFIC, OR EXTENDS STOPPING DISTANCE SO VEHICLE ROLLS INTO INTERSECTION. INITIATED BY SHARP BUMPS , PARTICULARLY POTHOLES. NOT CONSISTENT, HARD TO REPRODUCE IF ATTEMPTING TO. SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS HAVE CONFIRMED TO ME THAT THEY ALSO HAVE SEEN THIS. NO ACCIDENT YET, THREE NEAR ACCIDENTS, INCLUDING SWERVE IN TO OPPOSITE TRAFFIC LANE (NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC JUST THEN). UNPREDICTABLE AND TRICKY PROBLEM, HITS WHEN YOU ARE NOT EXPECTING IT.

WHEN DRIVING DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT LOCKING MECHANISM IS NOT SECURED. CONSUMER HAD HIS VEHICLE IN DEALERSHIP MORE THAN ONCE. *AK

TRANSMISSION HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *AK

DISMISSED AS ROAD HAZARD, THE PUNCTURE'S LOCATION--JUST BELOW THE CROWN--INDICATES TO ME A STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS IN THE TIREWALL. ON ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH UNIROYALS, THE RUBBER ON THE CROWN WAS EATEN AWAY BY BROKEN GLASS (BOTTLE) AS IF CHEWED BY A DOG. NEW TIRES SHOULD NOT BE SO SOFT, SO INCAPABALE OF HANDLING ORDINARY AND COMMON ROAD HAZARDS. I RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OR THE TIRE'S REP. I WAS ON MY OWN AND MAKE THIS REPORT TO WARN OTHERS THAT TIRES WHICH COST IN EXCESS OF $100 EACH SHOULD PERFORM TO A HIGHER AND SAFER STANDARD. AND NOT UNLIKE THE CURRENT FIRESTONE CONTROVERSY, TIRES ARE MADE TO RIDE SOFTER SO TO COMPENSATE FOR THE STIFF RIDES SO TYPICAL WITH THE NEW MUSCLE TRUCKS AND SUV'S. SIMPLY, THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. THE TIRE'S RUBBER CHEMISTRY AND CONSTRUCTION COULD HAVE ENDANGERED MY FAMILY'S HEALTH AND WELL BEING.GNER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: APULJLUU35 TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)

WHILE GOING DOWN HILL AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE REAR WHEELS LOCKED UP CAUSING THE TRUCK TO FISHTAIL AND RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT, IT WAS A DRY CLEAR DAY. NLM

WHENEVER VEHICLE ROLLS OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND WHILE APPLYING BRAKES, ABS SYSTEM IS TRIGGERED AND WILL BEGIN TO PULL VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE TIRE THAT HIT THE BUMP. A CHEVROLET DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

TRUCK HAS KNOCKING IN ENGINES. *AK

I NEED THIS FIXED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

INQUIRED ABOUT SEAT TRACKS AND BRAKING PROBLEM AT DEALER, THEY STATE NO RECALLS

DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WILL NOT LOCK AND WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT WILL SLIDE BACKWARD RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP AT LIGHT AND STOP SIGNS

WHENEVER RIDING OVER BUMPS AND APPLYING BRAKES OR IN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATIONS, STOPPING DISTANCE IS DELAYED. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER (STALLS) SUDDENLY AND THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOT RESPOND. NLM

CONSUMER LOST BRAKES BECAUSE GREASE SEALS WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THEM, BUT GREASE GOT ON THE BRAKE PADS & DAMAGED THEM. ONLY THING DEALER WAS REPLACING WERE THE SEALS.*AK

DUE TO DEFECTIVE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, PEDAL PULSATED TO THE FLOOR AND CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 50MPH ON HIGHWAY AND UPON APPLYING BRAKES THEY LOCKED UP. *AK

WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR MAKING A TURN FRONT END MAKES A POPPING SOUND. DEALER SAYS THAT IT'S A STEERING GEAR. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT ANY MPH COULD STEP ON BRAKES PEDAL AND THE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR, AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. *AK THIS BRAKES PEDAL FAILURE CAUSED SHAKES, JERKS THE TRUCK TO THE LEFT AND ONE ACCIDENT. *YH

UPON ACCELERATION IN FIRST GEAR, THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD BUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTO NEUTRAL. YH

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

WHEN TRYING TO START VEHICLE A SECURITY LIGHT WILL COME ON. THEN HAS TO WAIT FOR WHILE TO START ENGINE AGAIN. *AK THERE IS PASSLOCK SYSTEM FAILURE. SHUTS DOWN FUEL PUMP FOR 10 MINUTES. *YH

THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVY S10 4X4 TRUCK I HAVE HAD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. IT IS JERKING WHEN I AM DRIVING. THAT IS WHAT THE FIRST CHEVY S10 I HAD DID. I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE CHEVY S10 TRANSMISSION THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH AND APPROACHING RED LIGHT APPLIED BRAKES, VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP, AND RAN INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. *AK

IDLING IN NEUTRAL, BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO TO THE FLOOR. WHILE DRIVING, BRAKE PEDAL WILL GO FLOOR WHEN BRAKING FROM FREEWAY SPEEDS, GOING OVER BUMPS AND POTHOLES AND QUICK STOPS. ALL PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE RELATED TO BUMPS AND POTHOLES AT TIME OF OCCURRENCE. REAR BRAKES ALSO LOCK UP UNDER MODERATE BRAKING FORCE. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. TOLD THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE S10 BRAKES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM. NHTSA CUSTOMER COMPLAINT DATA BASE SHOWS OTHERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.*AK

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE A SLOW/ FAST STOP, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO STOP. *AK

VEHICLE EXPERIENCES HISITATION/STALLING WHICH CAUSES ROUGH DRIVING. ALSO, VEHICLE HESITATES/STALLS WHEN FOOT IS REMOVED FROM ACCELERATOR. *AK

LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE VERY LOOSE CAUSING EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. YH

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY WAS FORCED OFF ROAD BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER RAN INTO A WALL, AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

PASSENGER'S SEAT KEEPS MOVING BACK AND FORTH. WILL NOT STAY LATCHED. VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN / OUT OF DEALER'S SHOP ON SIX OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK *ML

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH NOTICED SMOKE COMING INTO THE VEHICLE. PULLED VEHICLE OVER, FLAMES BROKE OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT / POLICE ARRIVED TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. REASON FOR FIRE STILL UNDETERMINED. *AK

VEHICLE WILL JUMP OUT OF FIRST GEAR WHEN PULLING OUT. IT ONLY HAPPENS IN FIRST GEAR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, BUT IS UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *AK *ML

PREVIOUSLY OWNED 1996 S10 WHICH WAS RECALLED FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK THE ABS BRAKES FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON GRAVEL DRIVEWAY AND CAUSED ACCIDENT RESULTING IN EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *YH

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING 40-45MPH AND WAS TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER & RAN OFF THE ROAD. SWIPED DRIVER'S SIDE ON ATREE & COULDN'T GAIN CONTROL OF VEHICLE & HIT A TELEPHONE POLE HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE ADJUSTERS FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SENSOR WAS DAMAGED. *AK