2001 Chevrolet S10 complaints

I SIMPLY TRIED TO OPEN THE THIRD DOOR TO MY CHEVY S-10 EXTENDED CAB AND THE PLASTIC DOOR HANDLE COMPLETELY BROKE OFF. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO OPEN MY DOOR SINCE THEN. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED AND KEPT SLIDING BACK. PASSENGERS HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR LEG INJURIES DUE TO THE FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SMOG HOSE KEPT CATCHING FIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE WIRE HARNESS TO BECOME HEATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 90 MPH. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,400.

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THATTHE 2001 CHEVROLET S10 SHOULD BE ABLE TO USE FLEXIBLE FUEL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY ADVISED CONTACT NOT TO USE E85 FUEL. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO INFORM THE CONTACT OF THE CONSEQUENCES OF USING E85 FUEL. THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED CONTACT IF E85 FUEL WERE USED THEY WOULD REFUSE TO REPAIR VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAD 100000 MILES. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURES TO DATE.*AK

2001 CHEVY S-10 FOUR CYLINDER AUTOMATIC APPEARED TO BE DEAD. WHEN KEY INSERTED AND TURNED OVER THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON DASH. AFTER IT SAT A FEW SECONDS I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES APPEARED TO COME ON. THE RADIO WAS RESET TO 1:00 AS IF ALL SYSTEMS HAD WENT DEAD. THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE COMING THROUGH INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS SEEMED TO FLICKER. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR DAYS. ALL INSTANCES ARE FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS AND THEN EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE OKAY ON THE RESTART EXCEPT THAT THE CLOCK HAS ALWAYS RESET TO 1:00. THE LAST INSTANCE TODAY OCCURRED AS I STARTED THE TRUCK AND LEFT A PARKING SPACE. I GOT ABOUT 50 FEET AND THE VEHICLE DIED AND COASTED TO A STOP WITH ALL DASH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. WHEN I TURNED KEY OFF FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AGAIN EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AND THE CLOCK WAS RESET TO 1:00. *JB

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WHILE SITTING ON THE TAILGATE (PARKED). *NM

I HAVE AN 2001 S-10 EXTENDED CAB 4X4 TRUCK. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THIS TRUCK TOWED 4 TIMES & 4 OR 5 FUEL PUMPS PUT IN ALSO A WIRE THAT GOES TO FUEL PUMP & A NEW GAS CAP ALSO. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN JUNE OF 06 & DROVE IT 3 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRST BREAK DOWN. IT WAS DOWN FOR 2 MONTHS. THE PLACE OF PURCHASE LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT THE TRUCK WAS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO PROBLEMS OR ANY WRECKS. WHEN THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR IT COST OVER 500$ JUST IN LABOR ALONE NOT TO MENTION THE COST OF THE FUEL PUMPS & FULL DIAGNOSTICS. I AM STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE GAS TANK. WHEN I FILL THE TRUCK UP IT RUNS OUT THE TOP OF THE TANK ITSELF UNDER THE BED OF MY TRUCK . ISN'T THIS A DANGER TO MY SAFETY ? THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP DOESN'T WANT TO STAND BY THEIR WORK NOW SO I'M STUCK WITH A DEADLY VEHICLE. I PLAN TO FILE ANY COMPLAINT I CAN & IF POSSIBLE I WILL GET IT ON THE NEWS AS WELL. WITHIN A FEW HOURS OF MY BUYING THIS JUNK THE AUTO DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT SOLD MY CONTRACT TO A FINANCE COMPANY SO NOW THE DEALER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE THINGS THAT WERE & ARE BAD. THE TRUCK BED ONLY HAD 1 BOLT HOLDING THE WHOLE BED ON & THE GAS TANK ONLY HAD 1 STRAP ON 1 SIDE HOLDING THE GAS TANK UP... THE FINANCE COMPANY WON'T HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM EITHER. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS TYPE OF TRUCK & HAVE FOUND THAT WAY TO MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS AS I DO WHEN IT COMES TO THE GAS TANK & FUEL PUMP. SHOULDN'T SOMEONE BE HELD LIABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM ? WOULD THE MAKERS OF THE

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, SMOKE WAS NOTICED INSIDE THE VEHICLE CABIN. NO WARNING LIGHTS ALERTED THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO DETERMINED THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE SAME PROBLEM RECURRED, AND REQUIRED A SECOND REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THE GASKET A THIRD TIME. THE PROBLEM WAS VERY SENSITIVE BECAUSE THE SMOKE ENTERED THROUGH THE VENTILATION TO THE CABIN AT LOW SPEEDS AND WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IMMOBILE AT STOP SIGN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INDICATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, AND PROVIDED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE.

REF: 2001 CHEVY S-10, EXTENDED CAB, 4X2 THE DRIVER SEAT WAS ADJUSTED FORWARD (CLOSER TO THE STEERING WHEEL), AND WHILE DRIVING MY DAUGHTER'S (5' 2") SEAT MOVED ALL THE WAY BACK WHERE SHE COULD NO LONGER MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I TESTED THE SEAT, WHILE IT WAS PARK AND I CAN ADJUST THE SEAT CLOSER TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND I CAN PUSH THE SEAT BACK EVERYTIME WITHOUT USING THE BAR THAT LOCKS THE SEAT IN PLACE. *JB

MY FUEL PUMP WENT OUT WITHOUT WARNING. THE HIGH COST WAS UNEXPECTED. AFTER MAKING COMMENTS TO SEVERAL PEOPLE, I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT ABOUT 50% OF THE PEOPLE THAT I HAVE TALKED TO HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GM LINE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, IT WOULD NOT START. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, THE POSITIVE POST OF THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE POST BACK INTO THE BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - WHEN THE BATTERY CONNECTION FAILED THE GREEN LIGHT, INDICATING A GOOD BATTERY, WAS ON. THE GAUGE WAS READING 14, THE SAME AS WITHTHE NEW BATTERY. *NM

1) TAIL GATE CABLE BROKE ON MY '01 S-10 PICK UP HAVE NOT REPLACED THE PART YET,THE OTHER SIDE IS SUPPORTING BY ITSELF CURRENTLY 2) AT 80000 MILES IN JAN. OF THIS YEAR THE MOTOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000. IT WAS A USED MOTOR. IT WAS KNOCKING, MISSING AND RUNNING ROUGH. PIECES OF BEARING WERE IN THE ENGINE OIL. *JB

2001 CHEVY S-10 EXT. CAB 4X4 P/U TRUCK. CABLE HOLDING UP TAILGATE RUSTED THROUGH, LEADING TO AN UNSAFE TAILGATE ON MY PICK-UP TRUCK. NOTHING WAS DONE TO CORRECT IT. *JB

NO SPECIAL EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. AT APPROXIMATELY 30000 MILES, THE 4X4 SHIFT ACTUATOR FAILED DURING EXTREME SNOW CONDITIONS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO BECOME STRANDED ON HIGHWAY. SHIFT ACTUATOR REPLACED WITH GENUINE GM PART AT DEALERSHIP. NOTE: PER DEALER, SHIFT ACTUATOR IS NOT COVERED BY EITHER GM WARRANTY OR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ON DRIVETRAIN AND AXLE. IT WAS CALLED A "NORMAL WEAR" ITEM. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT RESPONDED TO EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. *NM

GM AND/OR CHEVROLET HAS NEVER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ME OR DELIVER NOTICES OF RECALLS OR ANY OF THE 84 SERVICE BULLETINS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM AND THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWER OR RESPONSE AT ALL. *NM

NO SPECIAL EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE. LOWER BALL JOINTS DETERIORATED BEYOND USE AT 40000 MILES RESULTING IN SOME TIRE DAMAGE DUE TO MISALIGNMENT. DEALER RESPONSE WAS "NORMAL WEAR ITEM* , NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THESE FACTORY BALL JOINTS ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH GREASE FITTINGS, THUS CANNOT BE LUBRICATED. BALL JOINTS REPLACED WITH AFTERMARKET PRODUCT. PIECES OF ORIGINAL BALL JOINTS NO LONGER AVAILABLE. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT RESPONDED TO ANY EMAILS OR PHONE CALLS REGARDING THIS VEHICLE. *NM

THE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TAIL GATE IN POSITION BROKE THAT HOLD THE TAILGATE IN A LEVEL POSITION. ONE BROKE FIRST AND I CALLED GM TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRUCK AND WAS INFORMED NO THEY WERE THINKING ABOUT EXTENDING IT. MY SON WAS ALMOST HURT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *JB

IN MAY OF 2004 MY IDLER ARM WAS LOOSE, AND I HAD IT REPLACED. I STARTED TO NOTICE EXCESSIVE AND UNEVEN WEAR ON MY FRONT TIRES BY OCTOBER 2004. AROUND THANKSGIVING I WAS DRIVING UP MY STREET, AND LOST CONTROL OF MY TRUCK AS I DROVE AROUND A CURVE AND ALMOST HIT ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I DID NOT CRASH, BUT I HAD THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND THE IDLER ARM REPLACED AGAIN, AND THEN NEW TIRES PUT ON THE TRUCK. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED A POPPING SOUND IN THE FRONT END, AND UNEVEN WEAR ON THE FRONT TIRES AGAIN. THE STEERING IS LOOSE, AND AROUND CURVES IT SEEMS TO SLIP, AND I FEEL AS THOUGH I AM ABOUT TO LOOSE CONTROL. *JB

1. NO SPECIAL EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE 2. BOTH TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED, BROKE IN HALF WHILE LOWERING GATE, MINOR BRUISING TO DRIVER AND SCRATCHES ON TAILGATE FINISH. 3. CABLES APPARENTLY CANNOT BE REPLACED, ATTACHMENT TO TAILGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO BE PERMANENT. *NM

WE WERE LOADING A COUCH ONTO THE BED OF THE TRUCK WHEN BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE CAUSING MY TAILGATE TO REST ON THE REAR BUMPER. CAUSED A SLIGHT CREASE / MARK ON THE TAILGATE. BOTH CABLES APPEAR TO BE RUSTED AND BROKE IN THE SAME LOCATION. *JB

FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY DURING AN AUTO ACCIDENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE HOIST THAT HOLDS UP THE SPARE TIRE FAILED CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OFF THE HOIST. THE SPARE TIRE WAS RELEASE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STOPPED TO RETRIEVE THE TIRE. UPON OBSERVATION, THE HOIST WAS OBSERVED TO BE RUSTED OUT WHICH CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. UPDATED 9/5/2006 - NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE YET. THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR THE MANUFACTURER TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS. *NM

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2001 S10 CHEVROLET 4WD P/U FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING BEHIND A SCHOOL BUS...CHILDREN WERE LET OFF AND AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME FROM BEHIND.. I PULLED OVER TO LET VEHICLES PASS AND PUT MYSELF IN A POSITION WHERE I HAD TO BACK UP FIRST TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD.. I PUT MY TRUCK IN REVERSE AND COULDN'T MOVE AT ALL.. I FOUND THAT I HAD 1ST AND THIRD GEAR BUT NO 2ND FOURTH OR REVERSE..THE TRANSMISSION HAD NO PRIOR SYMPTOMS OF ANYTHING BEING WRONG.. WHEN I TOOK THIS VEHICLE TO A DEALER...I EXPLAINED THE SITUATION AND THE MECHANIC KNEW EXACTLY WHAT HAD HAPPENED.. HE STATED THAT SUN SHELL HAD BROKE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION..HE THEN SHOWED MY SEVERAL OTHER BROKEN SUN SHELLS HE HAD TO REPLACE IN OTHER VEHICLES AND HOW POORLY THEY WERE MANUFACTURED AND THAT GM HAD REPLACEMENT PARTS MADE OF A HIGHER STANDARD THAT WAS SUITABLE FOR THE APPLICATION...HE ESTIMATED THE REPAIR BILL TO BE APPROXIMATELY 1600 DOLLARS!!!HOPING THAT THERE WASN'T ANY OTHER DAMAGE TO DRIVING FURTHER WITH THIS BROKEN PART...MY QUESTION IS THIS...IF GM KNOWS THESE PARTS A FAULTY AND NOTIFIED THEIR MECHANICS TO REPLACE THEM WITH A PART THAT THEY KNOW WILL HOLD UP TO THE TASK, WHY SHOULD THE CONSUMER BE SUBJECT TO A 1600 DOLLAR OR BETTER REPAIR BILL, AND WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON THIS??..THE MECHANIC STATED THAT HE WAS SURPRISED MINE LASTED AS LONG AS IT DID SAYING HE SAW THIS TRANSMISSION PART FAIL WITH AS LITTLE AS 35000 MIL

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE FIRST ONE EXPLODED AND LEAKED ACID INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH AN AC DELCO BATTERY; THE SAME BRAND OF BATTERY THAT WAS SOLD WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS BATTERY FAILED IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THE THIRD BATTERY ALSO FAILED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TESTED THE BATTERY AND FOUND THAT ALL OF THE CELLS WERE DEAD.

PICKUP TRUCK TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE FAILURE. 1/4 INCH CABLE SUPPORTS TAILGATE WHEN LOWERED. CABLE COLLECTS WATER UNDER THE VINYL COATING AND RUSTS THROUGH, RESULTING IN TAILGATE TO FALL. RUST IS NOT DETECTABLE UNDER PLASTIC COATING. CABLE RUST THROUGH IS AT THE CENTER PORTION, THE LOWEST PART WHEN THE GATE IS UP. *NM

WHEN MY SON WENT TO OPEN THE REAR TAILGATE OF MY 2001 S-10 CREWCAB, BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. WE WERE FORTUNATE THAT HE WASN'T ON THE TAILGATE AS HE COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INJURED AND DAMAGE COULD HAVE OCCURRED TO THE TAILGATE. I DIDN'T REALIZE THIS MIGHT BE A PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER MINE BROKE AND I STARTED TO DO A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. IT APPEARS THIS IS HAPPENING TO A LOT OF S-10 PICKUP OWNERS. I AM CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING PARTS TO REPLACE THE CABLES. *NM

BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES BROKE AT APPROXIMATELY SAME DATE. NO EXCESSIVE WEIGHT WAS PLACED ON TAILGATE. THE CABLES BROKE WHEN TAILGATE WAS LOWERED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE RIGHT SIDE SAFETY STRAPS ON THE TAILGATE HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST. DUE TO CORROSION AND BREAKAGE, THE VEHICLE IS NOW HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE TAIL GATE. THE STRAPS NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000 CONCERNING THE TAILGATE: HINGE: ATTACHMENTS. HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MAKE AND MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 03/28/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CABLES BROKE WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE TAILGATE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE.

FOR 2 WEEKS THE TRUCK FELT LIKE IT WAS HESITATING SOMEWHAT WHEN ACCELERATING. THEN WHEN DRIVING HOME ON DRY PAVEMENT ONE NIGHT, A POP SOUND WAS HEARD & SECOND GEAR WAS GONE. FROM A DEAD STOP, RPM'S GO UP TO 4000 OR 4500 BEFORE IT DOWN SHIFTS INTO 3RD GEAR. THERE IS ALSO NO REVERSE GEAR. CHEVY SAYS IT IS THE "SUN GEAR" THAT BLEW. TRUCK HAS 78000 MILES ON IT. YOU EITHER REBUILD IT FOR $1600 WITH A NEW SUN GEAR, OR REPLACE THE TRANNY FOR $2600.

FILLED MY S-10 TRUCK UP WITH GAS IN THE EVENING AND THE NEXT MORNING THE FUEL PUMP FAILED. THIS IS THE SECOND VEHICLE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST ONE WAS MY 1997 CHEVORLET LUMINA. *JB

I AM SMELLING A STRONG ODOR AND SMOKE OF OIL BURNING ON THE EXHAUST OF MY 2001 CHEVY S-10. IT IS COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT I WENT TO THE AUTO HOBBY SHOP AT THE US NAVAL BASE AND PUT THE VEHICLE ON A LIFT TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE HOBBY SHOP HAS AN S-10 ALSO. HIS WAS DOING THE SAME THING. HIS WAS COMING FROM A LEAKY VALVE COVER GASKET THAT WOULD DRIP OIL DOWN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE ON TO THE EXHAUST. I COULD NOT GET A CLEAR LOOK. I DID SEE OIL COLLECTING ON A BRACE ON THE FRAME NEAR THE EXHAUST. I AN AFRAID THAT THE OIL WILL CATCH FIRE. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE I NOTICED THE PROBLEM. I AM SCHEDULING AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. *JB

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK AND BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AFTER IMPACT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. ALTHOUGH THE POLICE RESPONDED NO REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE IT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED. *JB

I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2001 CHEVY S10 ZR2 WHEN BOTH THE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED AT THE SAME TIME, SENDING ME FALLING TO THE GROUND. THERE WAS NO LOAD ON THE TAILGATE OTHER THAN MY 195 LBS. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS TO HAVE HAPPENED ON A TRUCK OF THIS YEAR. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS PERSONA INJURY FOR SOMEONE WITH A LOAD ON THE TAILGATE. *NM

INACCURATE FUEL GAUGE READING AT 1/4 TANK OR LESS. SINCE JUNE 2001 (3,000 MI.)HAVE COMPLAINED TO CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. ITEMS REPLACED INCLUDE SENDER/PUMP ASSEMBLY. GAUGES, FUEL LEVEL SENSOR, J3630 MODULE. IN MAY 2002 SERVICE MANAGER INFORMED ME THIS WAS A "SELF INFLICTED" PROBLEM, THAT I KEPT THROWING IT IN NEUTRAL, AND THEY WERE DONE WITH IT. EMBARRASSED, I DID NOT FOLLOW UP ON ANY MORE COMPLAINTS. AS OF THIS DATE, STILL HAVE PROBLEM, VEHICLE HAS OVER 50,000 MI. NOTICED THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM, TOO. *JB

TAILGATE CABLES HAVE BROKEN. TAILGATE CABLES SECURE THE TAILGATE IN POSITION WHEN TAILGATE IS LOWERED, HOWEVER, THESE HAVE DETERIORATED AND BROKE, ALLOWING THE TAILGATE TO FALL ONTO THE BUMPER. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V129000 REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLE. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE MODEL OF THE VEHICLE. *AK UPDATED 1/25/2006. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO CLAIMED THAT THE TAILGATE CABLE IN HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT THE SAME AS THE ONES THAT WERE RECALLED. *NM

DT: CONTACT STATED ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND WERE INACCURATE. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 100 MPH. THE TACHOMETER SHOWED A READOUT OF ZERO. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANK. *AK

THE PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY. IT HAS BEEN TO THE SHOP ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BOTH UNDER WARRANTY AND RECENTLY HAVING TO PAY OUT OF POCKET AND IT STILL DOES NOT LATCH PROPERLY IF YOU BRAKE THE SEAT SLIDES FORWARD, CAUSING A POSSIBLE INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT, POSSIBLY THROWING THEM THROUGH THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. ADJUSTMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE, AND BOTH OF THE SEAT RAILS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. ALSO, THERE IS THE LOSE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT IS IN THE SHOP. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS POSSIBLY A DEFECT WITH ALL 2001 CHEVY S-10 PICK UP TRUCKS. *NM

DURING 41,000 SERVICE OBSERVED REAR PINION SEAL LEAKING, AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO GET THE CORRECT SEAL, FINALLY FOUND THE CORRECT ONE. PARTS STORES ONLY SHOW 3 DIFFERENT SEALS FOR A 2001 S-10 PICKUP W/ 4.3L ENGINE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. HAD TO GO TO 2003 S-10 PICKUP TO FIND THE CORRECT SEAL. *NM

DURING 41,000 MILE SERVICE, FRONT SHOCKS WERE LEAKING, REPLACED. *NM

BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES ON 2001 CHEVY S-10 SNAPPED, DROPPING TAILGATE ONTO BUMBER. *JB

ON JULY 22, 2005, I PAID THE DEALER $615.74 TO REPLACE A SHORTED AIR PUMP. I BROUGHT IT IN SINCE THE LIGHT GAUGES WERE TURNING ON. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTED ON AND OFF. ONE WEEK LATER, THE A/C STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $105.19 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. ON AUG. 10, I PAID ANOTHER SHOP $852.08 TO REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR. ON AUG. 30, MY S-10 STALLED AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE THEN. A MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED (ANOTHER $3000 +) DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE RADIATOR. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING OR HEATING EXCEPT WHEN THE LIGHT GAUGES WERE TURNING ON IN JULY. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2000 AND HAVE SPENT OVER $7000 IN REPAIRS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE THEN. THE BATTERY ACID HAS LEAKED. BRAKE PADS KEEP WEARING OUT. SEVERAL AIR INJECTION MALFUNCTIONS AND PUMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I'VE PURCHASED AT LEAST 2 SETS OF TIRES. IT HAS LESS THAN 72,000 MILES. *JB

SECOND COMPLAINT FOR SAME ISSUE. DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT VEHICLE BACKING UP MY CLAIMS, SAID TO BRING IT IN WHEN VEHICLE IS ACTING UP. ALTERNATOR TYPE SOUND COMING THROUGH RADIO, ALL LIGHTS FLICKERING (DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING), TRUCK STALLED TWO TIMES LAST NIGHT. TRUCK GETS NOTHING WHEN YOU TRY TO RESTART, NO LIGHTS, NO ALARMS, NO ENGINE CLICK, NO TURN OVER...NOTHING AT ALL. HOWEVER, 20 MINUTES LATER TRUCK WILL RESTART, WITH EVERYTHING RESET AND CLOCK READING 1:00. DID THIS LAST NIGHT TWICE, ONCE LAST WEEK. CALLED DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T TEST IT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF WHEN THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. BRING IT IN WHEN IT ACTS UP AGAIN.....EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO GAURANTEE THAT I WILL MAKE IT TO THE DEALER WITHOUT THE TRUCK STALLING!!!!! THAT'S COMFORTING TO KNOW!!!!!! *NM

ALTERNATOR NOISE FEEDING THROUGH RADIO ON OCCASION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING NOISE APPEARS TO GO AWAY. FLICKING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO, STARTED OUT OF A PARKING PLACE WITH THIS HAPPENING AND THE TRUCK MOVED 5 FEET BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER. TRUCK WOULD NOT START, NO LIGHTS OR ALARMS. LEFT KEY IN THE IGNITION AFTER 20 MINUTES ALL ALARMS AND LIGHTS RETURNED TO NORMAL AND TRUCK STARTED WITH 1 TURN OF THE KEY. CAN NOT TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP UNTIL IT IS MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY WILL TELL ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE LOST POWER WHEN I WAS DOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK?*JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE VEHICLE JERKED. WHEN IT WAS EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER WHAT THE VEHICLE WAS DOING THEY STATED THE ROTORS WERE WARPED. A DIAGNOSTIC TEST HAS NOT BEEN PERFORMED TO SPECIFICALLY DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 11/16/2005 - *NM

THE TAILGATE CABLES ON MY S-10 PICKUP TRUCK SNAPPED IN TWO ATT HE SAME CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO PINCH MY HAND. UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARS THAT THE SHEATHING WAS BREACHED AND THE CABLES HAVE CORRODED THAT ARE INSIDE THE SHEATHING. *NM

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS FOUND BROKEN, WHICH BROKE AT SOME UNKNOWN TIME. THE PASSENGER SIDE FAILED WHILE I WAS SITTING ON THE TAIL GATE. I USE THIS TRUCK FOR OCCASIONAL HAULING OF MATERIALS AND THESE COULD HAVE FAILED WHILE UNDER LOAD. *NM

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IMMEDIATELY WHEN IT WAS DAMP. IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE WEEKS. THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLE HAVE BEEN CHECKED. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL PERIODICALLY COME ON, AND THE ENGINE WILL CHOKE OUT. WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND STOPPED AT A STOP-LIGHT OR A STOP SIGN THE VEHICLE WOULD SEEM TO CHOKE OUT WHEN THE CONSUMER WOULD ACCELERATE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT IF THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE VEHICLE WILL DRIVE NORMAL. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE STOPPED OR EVERY TIME THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY A SERVICE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEY TOLD THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BECAUSE THAT WOULD BE THE ONLY WAY THEY COULD DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT HAS NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER YET.*AK

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE POSTED OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE PERIOD. THE FIRST TIME HE THOUGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STUCK AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE SECOND TIME HE DID THE SAME THING. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LOOSE RESTRICTIVE PLATE IN THE CARBURETOR, HE TOOK THE PLATE OFF. SINCE THE PLATE WAS REMOVED, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE HE DID NOT AGREE WITH DEALER'S PRICING. HE CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.*AK