2001 Chevrolet S10 complaints

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE IN HALF ON DRIVERS SIDE. 2001 CHEVY S-10 CREW CAB. NO EVENTS LEADING UP TO FAILURE. POTENTIAL HAZARD IF HAULING A LOAD OF LUMBER WITH TAILGATE DOWN OR IF A PERSON WERE SITTING ON THE TAILGATE AS IT SNAPPED. POTENTIAL INJURY COULD OCCUR IN EITHER SITUATION. RECALL ALREADY EXSISTS FOR FULL SIZE CHEVEROLET PICKUPS USING THE SAME CABLE. CORRECTING THE FAILURE WOULD INVOLVE THE CABLE ITSELF, AS WELL AS THE LATCH ON THE TAILGATE THAT THE CABLE IS CONNECTED TO. *AK

HAULING MY 1935 CHEVROLET ENGINE BLOCK AND UNLOADING IT FROM MY 2001 S-10 PICKUP. THE TAILGATE CABLES ON BOTH SIDE SEPARATED DROPPING THE GATE TO THE REAR BMPER AND IN THE PROCESS TIPPED THE ENGINE BLOCK INTO MY LAP BRUISING BOTH OF MY LEGS BADLY. MY CHEVROLET DEALER WOULDNOT REPLACE THEM WITHOUT FULL CHARGE FOR LABOR & PARTS IN SPITE OF THE SAME (OR SIMILAR) CABLES ON THE BIG TRUCKS. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THEM AS OF YET AS I STILL THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.*AK

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS BROKEN. THE IS THE SECOND FAILURE, THE FIRST WAS REPAIRED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. *AK

ONE OF THE TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2001 S-10 HAS FAILED, AND THE OTHER IS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE S-10 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FULL SIZE TRUCK TAILGATE CABLE RECALL. *JB

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT 65 MPH WITH NO WARNING, WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC CONCLUDED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED POSSIBLY DUE TO PREMATURE BREAK DOWN OF MANIFOLD GASKET. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT AS OF YET, IT BEING CHRISTMAS AND ALL, CAN'T AFFORD $500+ FOR NEW ONE. MECHANIC SUGGESTING NOT TO USE DEXCOOL IN FUTURE HAS SEEN PROBLEM BEFORE. WANT SITUATION REMEDIED. *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT HIS TAILGATE CABLE WAS BROKEN. HE WAS AWARE OF A TAILGATE RECALL BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

THE HANDLE THAT OPENS THE DOOR, WHICH WAS ORCHASED BRAND NEW, BROKE. THERE WAS NO INNER HANDLE FROM THE DOOR. THIS HANDLE BROKE AT LEAST TWO TIMES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HANDLE WAS MADE OF LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC. *TC

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. *AK

THE CABLE SUPPORTING THE TAILGATE OF MY 2001 CHEVROLET S10 BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK

ON MY 2001 S10, ONE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE WHEN LOWERING THE TAILGATE. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL ON THESE CABLES ON THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS, BUT NOT THE S SERIES TRUCKS, YET THE CABLES ARE THE SAME CONSTRUCTION AND SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME WIDESPREAD BREAKAGE PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO WARRANT THESE CABLES OR INCLUDE THEM IN THE RECALL.*AK

LATCH ON THE 3RD DOOR BREAKS AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THIS IS A VERY WEAK COMPONENT.*AK

I HAVE 2 GM TRUCKS IN MY FAMILY. BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL THE DOOR HINGES - THE HINGE PINS LOCK UP AND THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE WITHOUT DEFORMING THE BODY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD (WHEN I WENT IN FOR REPAIR AT A DEALERSHIP) THAT THIS IS A STANDARD REPAIR FOR ALL GM TRUCKS. THE RISK TO THE PASSENGER IS THAT THE SHEETMETAL WEAKENS AND THE HINGE RIPS FROM THE BODY OF THE TRUCK.*AK

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE. REPLACED WITH PARTS FROM A SALVAGE YARD.*AK

BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR 60% OF DRIVING. I HAVE HAD MY PICKUP IN TWO DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP GARAGES NUMEROUS TIMES, BUT MY BRAKES STILL GO TO THE FLOOR! *AK

THE BRAKE LIGHT LENSE COVER MELTED. THE OWNER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD THE OWNER THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE CONSUMER MAY BE KEEPING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE TOO LONG. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE LIGHT FIXTURE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TC

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CABLE BROKE ON THE TAILGATE. RECALL 04V129000 WAS ISSUED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, NOTHING WAS DONE. *AK *SC

WITH A HARD APPLICATION OF BRAKES, ESPECIALLY OVER ANY ROUGH SURFACE, IT APPEARS THAT THE ANTILOCK/SKID FEATURE FAILS AND ALL BRAKING CEASES. *AK

STEPPED UNTO THE TAILGATE OF MY CHEVROLET S-10 WHICH IMMEDIATELY DROPPED BECAUSE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BOTH GAVEWAY. THIS OCCURRENCE CAUSED A FALL WHICH RESULTED IN A BACK INJURY. I HAVE SINCE THAT TIME REPLACED THE STRAPS, WHILE RETAINING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME INOPERATIVE. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 45 VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HADIT TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE WAS INOPERATIVE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT FOUR TIMES. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

WAS UNLOADING A PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FOR THE TRUCK BED. THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE - SENDING THE EQUIPMENT TO THE GROUND.HE TAILGATE WAS ALSO DAMAGED.HE CABLES HAD BEEN RUSTED / CORRODED THROUGH.*AK

MADE TURN ON SECONDARY WHILE WAS RAINING, ANOTHER AUTO WAS IN FRONT PASSED AND SLID ON WET ROAD. VEHICLE HIT A UTILITY POLE HEAD ON , AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AUTO WAS SMASHED BADLY IN FRONT. (MAY BE TOTALED). *AK

THE TAILGATE STRAPS RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE ON BOTH MY CHEV S10 YEAR MODEL 1997 AND 2001. THE REPLACEMENT COST IS HIGHER THAN THE COST OF THE STRAPS., BECAUSE THEY HAVE INCREASED THE PRICE WITH A MODIFICATION THAT COSTS 6 TIMES MORE THAN THE REPLACEMENT STRAP. *AK

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT DOES NOT LOCK IN PLACE. AS A RESULT WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES SUDDENLY THE SEAT WILL FLY FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

WHEN TURNING THE FRONT MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE. CONSUMER FELT THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVETRAIN, AND COULD RESULT IN THE DRIVETRAIN BREAKING AT ANY TIME. DEALERSHIP WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE BRAKE HOSE PINCHED BETWEEN THE WHEELS AND THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT BRAKE FLUID BEGAN TO LEAK AND THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE COLLIDED HEAD ON INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TAILGATE CABLE PROBLEM. BOTH CABLES SNAPPED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE. THE CONSUMER WEIGHED LESS THAN 160 LBS. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CURRENTLY, THESE VEHICLES ARE ON RECALL. HOWEVER, THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *AK *SC *JB

METAL SEAT RELEASE LEVER CUT CONSUMER'S RIGHT LEG WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUEMR HAD TO GET STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE VIBRATED. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. HOWEVER, MECHANIC COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

THE TRUCK HAS POWER, THE DASH LIGHTS AND HEAD LIGHTS COME ON, BUT THE TRUCK WONT START NO CRANK OR ANYTHING. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED: WIRING AND/OR CONNECTOR CHARGING/ STARING/BATTERY, MOTRO ASSEMBLEY. STARTER, BLOCK ASSEMBLEY WIRING HARNESS JUNCTION ENGINE, SWITCH IGNITION/ KEY WARNING. NOW THE TRUCK IS SITTING AT THE DEALER FOR THE 6TH TIME WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE HELP. *AK

2001 CHEVROLET S10 ZR2 PACKAGE .BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK, FUSES BLOWN FOR DOOR LOCKS AND MIRRORS, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE FIREWALL. TOOK TO SHOP TO HAVE THEM CHECK WIRES. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH WIRES. DRIVING LIGHTS TURN ON BY THEMSELF WHILE CAR IS NOT RUNNING, CANNOT SHUT OFF HEADLIGHTS, HAD TO DISCONNECT HEADLIGHTS. TOOK TO ANOTHER SHOP. HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND THEY SAID OUR WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. SOME KIND OF WHITE LUBRICANT OR SILICONE IS INSIDE OF HARNESS? WE HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE IT. AND WE WILL GET A REPORT FROM THE MECHANIC SHOP. I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER. PLEASE HELP! *AK

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO ASSIST IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE STEERING WIRING CABLE WAS GROUNDED TO A LOCATION WHERE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THIS RESULTED IN THE WIRING BEING EXPOSED AND RUBBED, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND DROVE IT HOME. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER, AND SERVICE MANAGER TOLD CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION IN TWO BUSINESS DAYS. *AK

FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 3 YEARS AND 32000 MILES. *NM

I HAVE JUST READ THAT GM HAS A RECALL ON PU TRUCKS BECAUSE OF DEFECTS TO THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES. THE RECALL ONLY INDICATES "LARGE" PU TRUCKS ARE INCLUDED. I HAVE A 2001 S-10 CHEVROLET "SMALL" PICK UP AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPEN TO MY VEHICLE. BOTH CABLES HAVE RUSTED THROUGH. I WENT TO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP RECENTLY AND THEY INDICATED THAT THE PARTS ALONE WOULD COST NEARLY $ 200. IF MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE. THANK YOU. *JB

MY 2001 S10 DIED, AND WOULD NOT START, WHEN I CHECKED THE BATTERY, THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE FELL OFF, ALONG WITH PART OF THE BATTERY. CORROSION ON THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE, ALSO CAUSED THE END OF THE CABLE TO FALL OFF EASILY. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. NEW BATTERY, AND AFTERMARKET BATTERY CABLE TREMINAL SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. TRUCK ONLY HAD 41000 MILES ON IT, AND ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE, THE TAILGATE ASSEMBLY HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. *AK PREVIOUSLY STATEMENT AMENDED BY BOWMAN AFTER PHONE CALL TO OWNER 4-5-04

WHILE BRAKING VEHICLE VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM PERTAINED TO FRONT ROTORS THAT WORE OUT PREMATURELY. DEALERSHIP REPAIRED THE PROBLEM BEFORE, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

GAS GAUGE DOES NOT WORK (READS EMPTY AT ALL TIMES NOW). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED WHILE UNDER WARRANTY (UNDER 35K MI). THERE'S A REOCCURENCE OF THE PROBLEM. IN ONE OCASSION A CLOSE CALL COLLISSION IN A HIGHWAY WAS BARELY AVOIDED DUE TO THE INNACURATE GAS GAUGE READING. *AK

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE BRAKE VACUUM LEAKED CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE CHECK VALVE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK THE ENGINE DIED WHILE DRIVING,THEE WAS NOT ENOUGH VACUUM ON THE BRAKE SYSTEM TO STOP THE VEHICLE. GM STATED THAT THEY HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK VALVE AND BOOSTER. *SC *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER BOLT LOOSENED, AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED OPERATING. CONSUMER PUT A LOCKING NUT ON THE BOLT WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. *AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE STALLED, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COIL WIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BURN OUT.*AK

THE TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED WHEN I WAS STANDING ON IT, AFTER I UNLOADED SOME TRASH BAGS. I ALSO WORK AT A AUTO PARTS STORE AND HAVE HAD NUMEROUS OWNERS OF 2001 CHEVY TRUCKS SAY THEIR CABLES ALSO BROKE. WITH JUST THE LOWERING OF THEIR TAILGATE. *CB

THE DOOR LATCH ON THE THIRD DOOR BREAKS AWAY FROM THE INTERNAL MECHANISM. MATERIALS ARE TOO WEAK. *CB

FUEL GAUGE IS NOT CALIBRATED PROPERLY AND APPARENTLY CANT BE. THE EXTENDED CAB S-10 LS MODELS HAVE 19-GALLON GAS TANKS STANDARD. THE GAUGE READS FULL WHEN FULL BUT SEEMS TO GAUGE MY FUEL CONSUMPTION FASTER THAN I AM REALLY USING IT. IT WAS MOST CONCERNING THE FIRST TIME THE LIGHT CAME ON. I THOUGHT AT FIRST I WAS GETTING ABOUT 13 MILES PER GALLON WHEN HALF OF MY DRIVING IS HIGHWAY. WHEN THE GAUGE GETS DOWN TO THE 1/8 TANK LINE THE FUEL LIGHT COMES ON. WHEN I GO TO THE STATION THE TANK WILL GENERALLY TAKE ONLY ABOUT 13 GALLONS MEANING THERE IS 6 REMAINING IN THE TANK. IT HAS BEEN CONSISTENT SINCE I BOUGHT IT AND OVER THE ALMOST 40,000 MILES IVE DRIVEN IT. I STILL DONT TRUST IT COMPLETELY AND USE MY TRIP METER TO GAUGE ITS ACCURACY. GENERALLY I JUST MAKE IT A PRACTICE TO REFUEL WHEN THE LIGHT COMES ON. I KNOW I HAVE ABOUT 3/8 OF A TANK REMAINING WHEN THAT OCCURS. *CB

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION VEHICLE SHUT DOWN/ LOST POWER. DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY VEHICLE WOULD NOT START UNDER NORMAL PROCEDURES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO CLAIMED THAT THE NEUTRAL SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

MY 2001 S-10 PICK UP STALLS WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. ACTS SIMILAR TO INVESTIGATION PE02-066. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND EXPLAINED PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I STILL HAVE THE PROBLEM. TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN TAKEN IN HAD 44,106 MILES. SHOULDN'T THE DEALER BEEN AWARE OF YOUR INVESTIGATION AND POSSIBLY LOOKED AT THIS FILTER?. I THINK YOU SHOULD REOPEN THIS CASE, I THINK THAT THERE IS A SEVERE DEFECT IN THEIR DESIGN. TOMORROW I AM GOING TO DEALER ARMED WITH INFORMATION FROM YOUR WEBSITE AND I AM GOING TO PUT UP A STINK ABOUT THIS. PLEASE TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THIS CASE. THANK YOU. SINCERELY, ROBERT A. WRIGHT. *LA

WINDSHIELD WIPER BOARD WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. AFTER THE REPAIR WINDSHIELD WIPERS DIDN'T START TO OPERATE UNTIL 20 SECONDS AFTER TURNING THE SWITCH ON. DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS WAS HOW THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WERE SUPPOSE TO FUNCTION. *AK

THE BRAKES FAILED AT 18000 MILES. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP REPLACED THE PADS AND DRUMS. *AK *SCC *JB