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2001 Chevrolet S10 complaints

Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2001 record →

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jul 26, 2002MI

WHILE DRIVING AT 35MPH BRAKES WENT OUT, AND IT WAS HARD TO STOP VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Doors › Latch
Filed Jul 10, 2002CA

LATCH ON THIRD DOOR BREAKS. *AK JLG

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components › Disc
Filed Jul 1, 2002CT

WHEN TRYING TO MOVE FROM A COMPLETE STOP THERE IS A VERY BAD VIBRATION COMING FROM BACK END OF VEHICLE. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER STATED THAT BRAKE PADS WERE GETTING STUCK TO ROTOR.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 24, 2002VA

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BRAKES ROUTINELY FAIL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER ANY KIND OF BUMPS. BRAKES EVENTUALLY COME BACK ON AS LONG AS I CONTINUE TO APPLY PRESSURE TO THE PEDAL. INITIALLY THOUGHT MY FOOT HAD SLIPPED OFF OF THE PEDAL SLIGHTLY AND DEPLOYED ANTI-LOCK BRAKES, HOWEVER, AFTER 5 TIMES THIS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE THE CASE. I HAVE READ THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS SECTION OF THIS SITE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON S-10 TRUCKS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 30, 2002NY

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLYED THEY DO NOT HOLD, HAD ABS SENOR REPLACED PROBLEM REOCCURED.*JB

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 29, 2002NY

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP. ALSO, VEHICLE MAKES A GRINDING NOISE, AND PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 28, 2002NY

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY DON'T HOLD, VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed May 22, 2002MD

BRAKES FAILED TO STOP MY TRUCK ON EXIT RAMP IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES TO STOP TRUCK .DIDNT THINK MUCH ABOUT IT UNTIL TRUCK STARTED PULSATING DURING NORMAL BRAKING; 13000 MILES ON TRUCK . ONLY WHEN ANTIFREEZE WAS LEAKING FROM ENGINE COULD I LEAVE IT WITH A DEALER. I TOLD THEM THE BRAKES FAILED ONCE AND THEY ;BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY . THIS TRUCK HAS 5 YEAR 100,000 MILE EXSTENDED WARANTY THAT I PAYED FOR. IAM NOT A MECH, BUT I HAVE WORKED ON CARS FOR TWENTY YEARS . THE DEALER SAID UNDER NORMAL WEAR THE TRUCK NEEDS A BRAKE JOB ON FRONT 250 DOLLARS ,15000MILES HIGHWAY DRIVING. I DONT CARE ABOUT THE BRAKES ,BECAUSE I CAN REPAIR THEM MY SELF .IAM ONLY CONCERNED ABOUT BRAKES FAILING AGAIN .*AK

Structure
Filed May 16, 2002AR

WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STARTS TO MAKE A WIND SOUND, CONSUMER HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED AS OF YET. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed May 14, 2002PA

PARK BRAKE WILL NOT HOLD VEHICLE UNLESS IN PARK, IF VEHICLE IS IN NEUTRAL IT WILL ROLL. DEALER STATED THAT WAS HOW VEHICLE WAS DESIGNED.*AK. CONSUMER STATED THE PARKING BRAKE WORKED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST PURCHASED.*JB

Electrical System › Wiring › Fuses and Circuit Breakers
Filed May 13, 2002CA

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR VEHICLE CRASH.*AK

Suspension › Front
Filed May 9, 2002NC

STEERING ALIGNMENT CONSTANTLY NEEDS ADJUSTMENT. ALIGNMENTS PROVE FUTILE. STEERING WHEEL PULLS TO RIGHT DURING ALL DRIVING CONDITIONS.

Fuel System, Other › Storage › Fuel Gauge System
Filed Apr 17, 2002IA

CONSUMER STATES HIS AUTO HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 4 TIMES, AND EACH TIME HE WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A PROGRAMMING ISSUE, AND THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT AT THE PRESENT. CONSUMER STATES WHEN HIS GAUGES REACHES 1/4 OF A TANK THE GAUGE DROPS TO EMPTY. NLM

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer
Filed Apr 13, 2002NC

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD STOP IN CENTER OF WINDSHIELD WITH DEALER UNABLE TO REMEDY. WINDSHIELD WIPERS THEN FAILED COMPLETELY. TRANSMISSION FOUND TO BE DAMAGED AND REPLACED. HOWEVER,WINDSHIELD WIPERS CONTINUE TO STOP IN CENTER OF WINDSHIELD.*AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 27, 2002NC

EVERY THREE THOUSAND MILES THE VEHICLE BURNS 2 1/2 QUARTS OF OIL. TOOK TO DEALER TO HAVE OIL CONSUMPTION TEST, FRONT END MAKES POPPING NOISE, SENSOR CHANGED LESS THAN 1000 MILES AND TRANSMISSION SLIPS. NLM *YD

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Mar 5, 2002WV

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE STARTED TO DOWN SHIFT AND THE DRIVER CAME TO A STOP, ONCE GOING UP A HILL THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER, DRIVER PRESSED GAS PEDAL, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE, THEN SUDDENLY VEHICLE TOOK OFF. *AK. CONSUMER STATED WHEN SHE STOPPED TO MAKE A TURN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE UP THE HILL, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS TO THE FLOOR, ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO LOW GEAR IT MOVED.*JB

Parking Brake › Conventional
Filed Feb 15, 2002RI

WHILE PARKING FORWARD UP A HILL PLACING VEHICLE IN GEAR, AND USING EMERGENCY PARK BRAKE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS. *AK

Seats
Filed Jan 30, 2002DE

CONSUMER STATED THE SEATS FAILED TO LOCK INTO POSITION ALONG SEAT TRACKS, AND WILL MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CENTER CONSOLE LID WAS CRACKED, FAN WAS INOPERATIVE.*SLC

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jan 30, 2002NY

ENGINE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP/ OXYGEN SENSOR, AND IGNITION SWITCH. ALL REPAIRS HAVE FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jan 30, 2002NY

I NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. WITHOUT WARNING, OVER A COUPLE OF SMALL BUMPS OR AREA OF ROUGH ROAD, ALL BRAKING IS LOST. IT IS A SCARY FEELING ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS TRAFFIC OR A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE IN FRONT OF YOU. I DID NOTICE THAT THIS HAPPENS LESS WITH WEIGHT IN THE PICKUP BOX. *AK

Exterior Lighting › Turn Signal › Switch
Filed Jan 24, 2002PA

THERE IS A SWITCH IN VEHICLE ON DASHBOARD THAT WHEN PRESSED FOUR TIMES WILL TURN OFF DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS, BUT WHEN PRESSING SWITCH JUST TWICE ALL THE LIGHTS IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IS THE DESIGN OF ALL THE NEW TRUCKS.*SLC

Fuel System, Other
Filed Jan 10, 2002NH

GAS GAUGE IN MY TRUCK HAS BEEN ERRATIC SINCE DAY 1. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF TIME. I THOUGHT IT WAS LACK OF KNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER GM SERVICE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME BECASURE OF THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE AND ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ONCE. THE NEEDLE READS FINE U7NTIL IT REACHES 1/4 OF A TANK AND THEN IT DROPS TO EMPTY AND THEN YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE NEEDLE REACHES 1/4 OF A TANK THE NEEDLE DOESN'T MOVE UNTIL YOU COME TO A STOP AND THEN IT DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T COME ON TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOW ON GAS. I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE HELP !!! I LET THE 1ST DEALERSHIP TAKE MY TRUCK AND DRIVIE IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM THEY PUT 400 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND SAID THAT THE GAS GAUGE DIDN'T DO WHAT I WAS SAYING. I DROVE IT OUT OF THEIR YARD AND WENT 15 MILES AND THE TRUCK DID WHAT I WAS SAYING IT WAS DOING. I THINK THAT I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN PATIENT WITH THIS GARAGE.

Fuel System, Gasoline › Storage › Tank Assembly
Filed Jan 2, 2002SC

VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITH A 1/4 TANK SHOWING ON FUEL GAUGE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

Air Bags
Filed Jan 2, 2002OH

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY ON REGUALR BASIS. THREE TRIPS TO DEALER HAS FAILED TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Dec 20, 2001CA

ELECTRICAL/ AT TIMES IT WILL NOT START,ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT NO FIRE, FUEL,ECT.30MIN LATER IT STARTS. ENGINE/ BURNING 1QT. OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES, DEALER KNOWS, AT THIS TIME NOTHING DONE,DEALER STATES DEFECTIVE OIL PASSEGES

Latches/Locks/Linkages › Tailgate › Latch
Filed Dec 20, 2001CA

I OWN TWO 2001 CHEVROLET S10 LS 2 WHEEL DRIVE EXTENDED CABS. BOTH HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A. THE MOLDING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS ON THE DOORS IS LOOSE AND COMES OFF EASILY. ONE OF THE TRUCKS HAS ALREADY THE MOLDINGS REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM ON THAT TRUCK. B. THE REAR END CLUNKS/CLANKS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND YET. C. THE TAILGATE ON BOTH TRUCKS WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ONE TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE TRUCK WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED IN A BODY SHOP. THE FRAME AND BODY COMPONENTS OF THE BOX WOULD NEED TO BE STRAIGHTENED IN ORDER FOR THE TAILGATE TO LATCH PROPERLY. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON EITHER TRUCK YET. D. THE MOST DISTURBING PROBLEM IS THE STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF THE BRAKES. BOTH TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN A QUICK STOP OR EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS FIRM YET NO BRAKING POWER IS FELT AND THE TRUCK SURGES FORWARD WITHOUT SLOWING. BOTH TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP (THE ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE). ONE TRUCK HAD ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 500 MILES. THIS CORRECTED THE LOUD RUMBLING SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS FROM THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT IMPROVE THE ABS. THE OTHER TRUCK NOW WITH 22,000 MILES SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE SERIOUSLY UNBALANCED OR THE ROTORS ARE BADLY WARPED. HOWEVER, THE ROTORS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Dec 20, 2001CA

SEE ODI 755882. I OWN 2 2001 CHEV S10 LS 2 WHEEL DRIVE EXTENDED CABS. BOTH HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A. THE MOLDING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS ON THE DOORS IS LOOSE AND COMES OFF EASILY. ONE OF THE TRUCKS HAS ALREADY THE MOLDINGS REPLACED. THE WINDOWS SOMETIMES GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND TILT OUT. B. THE REAR END CLUNKS/CLANKS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND YET. C. THE TAILGATE ON BOTH TRUCKS WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ONE TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE TRUCK WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED IN A BODY SHOP. THE FRAME AND BODY COMPONENTS OF THE BOX WOULD NEED TO BE STRAIGHTENED IN ORDER FOR THE TAILGATE TO LATCH PROPERLY. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON EITHER TRUCK YET. D. THE MOST DISTURBING PROBLEM IS THE STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF THE BRAKES. BOTH TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN A QUICK STOP OR EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS FIRM YET NO BRAKING POWER IS FELT AND THE TRUCK SURGES FORWARD WITHOUT SLOWING. BOTH TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP (THE ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE). ONE TRUCK HAD ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 500 MILES. THIS CORRECTED THE LOUD RUMBLING SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS FROM THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT IMPROVE THE ABS. THE OTHER TRUCK NOW WITH 22,000 MILES SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE SERIOUSLY UNBALANCED OR THE ROTORS ARE BADLY WARPED. HOWEVER, THE ROTORS WERE CHECKED A

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Oct 23, 2001MI

I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE DEALER THREE OR 4 TIMES. WHEN THEY DRIVE IT AROUND THE PARKING LOT IT DOESN'T DO IT. THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. THE BRAKES HAVE GOTTON BETTER ON REGULAR DRIVING NOW. WHEN YOU GO OVER A FEW LITTLE BUMPS THAT THE PEDEL DISAPPEARS. I WENT RIGHT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AFTER HITTING A FEW BUMPS. IF A ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN COMING I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. THE CAR STOPS , BUT NOT WHEN IT SHOULD . MY SON DROVE THE CAR AND SAID IT DID THE SAME FOR HIM ALSO. I TOLD THEM AT THE DEALER TO GO OVER SOME BUMPS AND SEE WHAT IT DOES, BUT THEY DID NOT. THIS IS THE DEALER FRANK BECK IN HILLSDALE MI. AND THE DEALER ROYAL CHEVROLET IN COLDWATER , MI. BOTH DEALERS SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DIDN'T PUT ON HOIST . I CAN'T BELIEVE MY TRUCK IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID I WILL HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT , MAYBE KILL SOMEONE WITH THIS BRAKE PROBLEM, OR GET KILLED MYSELF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ABOUT THIS OR WHO ELSE TO GO TO FOR HELP. I WILL BE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM SOME ONE SOON . SINCERELY YOURS, [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

SeatsCrash
Filed Oct 19, 2001TX

VEHICLE WAS HIT FROM REAR AT 30 MPH AND DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARDS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILLS. *AK

Seat Belts › Front › Buckle Assembly
Filed Oct 16, 2001NC

CLIPS IN THE SEAT BELT DESIGNED TO KEEP THE METAL LATCH IN PLACE FELL OUT, RESULTING IN UNRAVELING. DEALER NOTIFIED AND REPLACED SEAT BELT. BOTH FRONT SEAT BELTS ALSO DO NOT RETRACT PROPERLY; ON OCCASION, THE SEAT BELTS WILL NOT PULL FROM THEIR HOUSINGS AT ALL. *AK

Wheels
Filed Oct 2, 2001LA

WHEEL IS CRACKING FROM VALVE STEM TO WHERE IT BOLTS TO AXLE. CRACK IS INCREASING IN SIZE. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE ADD VIN. *AK

Fuel System, Other
Filed Oct 2, 2001MI

FUEL GAUGE DOES NOT ACCURATELY REFLECT FUEL IN THE SYSTEM(READS EMPTY AT ANY GIVEN TIME WITH OR WITHOUT FUEL). DEALER ADVISES THAT I AM AT FAULT BECAUSE I FAILED TO KEEP THE FUEL TANK MORE THAN HALF FULL. DEALER WILL NOT FIX FAULT. MY WIFE NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE THE TRUCK BECAUSE SHE NEVER KNOWS IF IT OUT OF GAS OR NOT. *AK

Seats › Front Assembly › Head Restraint
Filed Sep 28, 2001NJ

WHEN LOOKING THROUGH REAR VIEW MIRROR LOWER RIGHT HALF WAS OBSTRUCTED BY PASSENGER'S HEAD RESTRAINT THAT SAT TOO HIGH, CAUSING LACK OF VISIBILITY. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

Fuel System, Other
Filed Sep 7, 2001WY

FUEL MONITORING SYSTEM DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY, GAUGE DOES NOT GIVE PROPER READING ON HOW MUCH FUEL IS IN THE TANK, CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER MADE 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIX VEHICLE, DEALER REPLACED GAS SENDING UNIT AND MODULE CLUSTER, BUT STILL HAS NOT CORRECTED PROBLEM, ALSO DEALER FOUND OUT ALL 2001 CREW CAB, S10 HAVE SAME PROBLEM, DEALER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT VEHICLES HAD A PROGRAM PROBLEM IN THE ELECTRONIC MODULE. *AK *SLC

Seats
Filed Sep 6, 2001IA

THE PASENGER SEAT WOULD NOT SECURELY LATCH IN PLACE. WHEN I WOULD BRAKE THE VEHICLE, IF THE SEAT WAS NOT IN THE FARTHEST BACK POSITION, IT WOULD IMMEDIATELY SLIDE ALL THE WAY TO THE FORWARD POSITION. AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT, INCLUDING REPLACING BOTH SEAT RAILS, GM ADVISED MY DEALERS SERVICE DEPT. THAT UNLESS THE CARPET BELOW THE RAILS WAS CUT AWAY THE RAILS WOULD NOT BOLT DOWN SQUARE TO THE FLOOR. THIS KEPT THE LATCHING MECHANISM FROM SECURING THE SEAT IN PLACE. APPARENTLY GM WAS AWARE OF THIS, BUT I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED. ANY PASSENGER IN MY PICKUP COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERLY INJURED IF I HAD BEEN REQUIRED TO MAKE A HARD STOP. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD NOTIFY OWENERS OF SUCH A DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY. HAVE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE POTENTIAL DANGER?*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Aug 30, 2001OH

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED. BRAKES WERE REPLACED BUT PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED.*AK

Electrical System › Ignition
Filed Aug 20, 2001AL

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER SAID THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE WIRING HARNESS, HAD BLOWN 2 FUSES.*AK DEALER REROUTED THE WIRING HARNESS SO THAT IT WOULD NOT GET AS HOT, STATING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT LIKELY STALL AGAIN. *SLC

Tires › Sidewall
Filed Jul 25, 2001MD

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN MY 2001 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP TRUCK AT 4:30 P.M. ON TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2001. I WAS IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE OF I-495 HEADING FROM WASHINGTON, DC, INTO MARYLAND. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HEARD A LOUD NOISE, MY TRUCK STARTED SWERVING, AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF TO THE SHOULDER. AS I GOT OUT OF MY TRUCK, I SMELT BURNING RUBBER AND NOTICED THREADS OF TIRE ALONGSIDE THE ROAD. I LOOKED AT MY TIRE ON THE REAR END OF THE DRIVERS SIDE AND THE TREAD HAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE, LEAVING A HOLE A BIT LARGER THAN THE SIZE OF A SOFTBALL. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND DROVE HOME, WHERE I CALLED OURISMAN CHEVROLET TO NOTIFY THEM OF THE INCIDENT.*AK (DOT NUMBER: P1096BF3 TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)

Equipment › Appliance › Air Conditioner
Filed Jul 19, 2001NY

AT 65 DEGREES CONSUMER ROLLED UP THE WINDOW AND COULD FEEL HEAT COMING FROM AIR CONDITIONER VENTS. DEALER COULD NOT DISCOVER WHERE THE HEAT WAS COMING FROM, AND COULD NOT FIX AIR CONDITIONER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

Structure › BodyFire
Filed Jul 17, 2001MD

SPONTANEOUS FIRE ENGULFED REAR UNDERCARRAIGE OF 2001 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP WITH 150 MILES OF USE. *AK

Fuel System, Gasoline › Delivery › Hoses, Lines/Piping, and Fittings
Filed Jul 11, 2001MI

VEHICLE HAD A FUEL LEAK THAT SET OFF SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT. ALSO SMELLED ODOR OF GAS. *AK

Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jun 27, 2001MO

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE CUTS OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ONCE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR MORE THAN 10,000MILES IT BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ENGINE FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO DEALER REPAIR SHOP 10TIMES. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, NO RESOLUTION AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHUR DETAILS.*AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 22, 2001NJ

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH ABS LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD, AND BRAKES WILL KICK IN WITHOUT MANUALLY APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER IS CHECKING VEHICLE.*AK

Electrical System › Wiring › Front UnderhoodFire
Filed Jun 13, 2001MD

SECOND VEHICLE RECEIVED IN OUR DEPARTMENT IN LAST THREE MONTHS THAT HAD FIRE IN SAME AREA. *AK

Air Bags › Side/Window
Filed Jun 5, 2001MI

ANOTHER DRIVER WAS SWERVING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. PASSENGER SIDE DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jun 4, 2001NV

MISSING INSULATION CAUSED VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN STOPPED WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR. *AK

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Foundation Components
Filed May 29, 2001OH

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH BRAKES FELT FUNNY. CONSUMER HEARD BEEPING NOISE, CONSUMER STOPPED, THEN HIT GAS AGAIN AND BEEPING STOPPED. ALSO, SMELLED GASSOMETIMES WHEN STOPPING. BUT, NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. *AK

Suspension › Front
Filed Apr 12, 2001NY

WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65 MPH, AND HITTING A BUMP VEHICLE WILL VEER TO LEFT OR RIGHT. HARD TO CONTROL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO LINED UP FRONT END AND ADJUSTED GEAR BOX, DID NOT REMEDY SITUATION. *AK BEFORE REPAIR WAS DONE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS RIGID, BUT AFTER THE SERVICE IT BECAME VERY LOOSE. *YH

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Apr 2, 2001KY

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY PULLS TO RIGHT OR LEFT, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK DEALER FIRST REPLACED BRAKE HOSES, HOWEVER PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, DEALER THEN FILED CALIPERS AND ALIGNED FRONT END, THIS HELPED SOME BUT STILL DID NOT CORRECT PROBLEM, CONSUMER REMOVED ABS FUSE AND VEHICLE DID NOT PULL WHEN BRAKING ANYMORE, CONSUMER TOLD DEALER ABOUT THIS, DEALER REPLACED ABS MODULE AND VALVE, REPLACED CALIPERS, AND PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. INSIDE MIRROR REPLACED, IT WOULD NOT ADJUST. 3 UNIROYAL TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND WERE REPLACED, SIZE P205/75R158, TIRES CAUSED VIBRATION AND SHAKING. *SLC

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Mar 30, 2001KY

WHEN STOPPED ON HILL BRAKE PEDAL WILL SLOWLY GO DOWN AFTER HOLDING IT TIGHT. DEALER HAS PUT VEHICLE ON COMPUTER, BUT CLAIMED THERE WAS NO DEFECT.*AK

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