2002 Chevrolet S10 complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET S10. THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE DEALER REPAIRED THE BRAKES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 16,973 MILES AND REOCCURRED AT 38,000 MILES. A TIRE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE AXLE THAT HOLDS THE WHEEL TOGETHER WAS CUTTING THROUGH THE BRAKES AND RUBBING THE WHEELS. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE THE CONTACT THAT THE DEALERS INVOICE INDICATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE ROTORS; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY RESURFACED THE ROTORS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,555. UPDATED 05/21/08 *BF THE BRAKE LINES ALSO FAILED. UPDATED 05/21/08

STARTED WITH ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYING ON THE FUEL GAUGE SAYS LOW FUEL AND FUEL GAUGE READS EMPTY AND THE INDICATOR THAT TELLS WHAT GEAR THE VEHICLE IS IN NO LONGER VISIBLE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN NEW FORM FROM GALLUCCI CHEVROLET IN MEDINA, OH. WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE USED TO OPEN THE REAR THIRD DOOR BROKE APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES. WHILE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, I TOOK IT IN THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT REPAIRED ON EACH OCCASION. WHEN THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF WARRANTY, THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE AGAIN BROKE, AND TO DATE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO COST. THIS INCIDENT APPARENTLY IS WIDELY KNOWN TO BE A PROBLEM WITH CHEVY, AS THE MECHANICS TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON IN MY VEHICLE, AND UPON SPEAKING WITH OTHERS WITH THE SAME VEHICLE, NEARLY EVERY ONE HAS HAD THE DOOR HANDLE BREAK. THIS PROHIBITS A THIRD PASSENGER FROM ENTERING OR EXITING THE VEHICLE OR FOR ME TO OPEN THE BACK SEAT FOR GROCERIES, ETC. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET S10. THE VEHICLE HAS FOUR COOPER SIGMA REGENT TIRES. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DRIVE DIFFERENTLY. HE WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, BUT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE WAS ALREADY FLAT. THE TIRE FAILED TWICE PREVIOUSLY. THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AND THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE FLATTENED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER AND THEY REPAIRED THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRE SIZE AND DOT NUMBER WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 49,174.

WINDOW POP AFTER ROLLED UP SCARING THE !@#$% OUT OF YOU COULD BE 1/2 HOUR LATER OR RIGHT AWAY OR DRIVING OVER A BUMP. NOISE SO BAD MY WIFE DROPPED HER CIGARETTE IT MADE HER SCREAM TOO. READ ARTICLE THAT THESE GM WINDOW CAN SHATTER. I'M AFRAID MINE WILL TOO. NEEDS RECALL TO FIX. *TR

I HAVE THE SAME TAILGATE CABLE PROBLEM THAT EVERY OTHER S10 OWNER HAS. THE PROBLEM IS WELL DESCRIBED IN THE "GM SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT 06020". *TR THE DEALER SAYS MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OR "SPECIAL POLICY ADJUSTMENT" AND REFUSES TO FIX IT. ONE CABLE IS ALREADY BROKE INSIDE AND JUST CONNECTED BY THE OUTER PLASTIC. THE OTHER IS STILL HOLDING FOR NOW.

MY 3RD DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED AGAIN!!! THIS IS THE 2ND TIME. THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT MY TRUCK FROM TOLD ME THEY KEEP A BOX LOAD OF THESE LATCHES IN STOCK BECAUSE THEY BREAK SO OFTEN. BAD DESIGN!!!! CHEVY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND PROVIDE A RELIABLE REPLACEMENT. IF MY SON WAS BACK THERE AND THERE WAS AN EMERGENCY I WOULD BE UNABLE TO OPEN THE 3RD DOOR. *TR

THIRD DOOR HANDLE/LATCH KEEPS BREAKING MAKING THIS DOOR UNUSABLE. THIS HANDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES AND IS NOW BROKEN AGAIN. ANYONE USING THE JUMPSEAT WOULD BE TRAPPED IN THE VEHICLE AND/OR HAVE A VERY DIFFICULT TIME EXITING THE VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HANDLE ON THE THIRD DOOR IS MADE OF PLASTIC. THE PLASTIC IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH AND HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES. HE NOTIFIED THE DEALER ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS TO HAVE THE HANDLE REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THIS WILL BE THE LAST TIME THEY REPLACE THE HANDLE FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD BECAUSE ONE WOULD BE UNABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE VULNERABILITY OF THE HANDLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 27,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I OWN A 2002 CHEVROLET S-10 WITH 72,000 MILES. SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR HINGE PIN BUSHINGS HAVE FAILED, RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE DOORS FALLING OUT OF ALIGHMENT AND OPENING WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALERSHIP, AND GM, WHILE ACKNOWLEDGEING THE DESIGN FLAW HAVE FAILED TO DO ANYTHING. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND HAVE FOUND IN TO BE A WIDE SPEAD SITUATION WITH ALL GM MEDIUM DUTY DOOR HINGES. THIS PROBLEM STARTED WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE WELDED DOOR HINGES RATHER THAT THE BOLT ON TYPE. THIS SEEM TO BE A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN TO ME, AND I CANNOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM IS NOT WILLING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM.

2002 CHEVROLET S-10 TAILGATE CABLE WAS DEFECTIVE. ONE OF THEM BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. UPON INSPECTION THE OTHER CABLE WAS FAULTY AND LIKELY TO BREAK ALSO. *AK SINCE I WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE AT THE TIME, I WAS LUCKY TO AVOID INJURY WHEN THE CABLE BROKE.

THE TRUCK WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A LARGE TREE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS HIT IN CENTER OF BUMPER WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO PUSH ENGINE INTO BULKHEAD AND DISTORTING DASHBOARD AND INTERIOR. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MY FATHER WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. POLICE REPORTED HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. OUR CONCERN WAS WHY WASN'T THE AIR BAD DEPLOYED DURING CRASH. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY BEFORE THE CRASH. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVROLET S10 ZR2. IT HAS HAD MANY PROBLEMS IN THE FRONT END, IT WAS EVENTUALLY DISCOVERED TO HAVE NUMEROUS CRACKS AND BROKEN WELDS, MOSTLY ON THE RIGHT SIDE. AT THIS POINT GM HAS OFFERED A 70/30 SPLIT ON REPAIRS, WHICH WE RELUCTANTLY AGREED TO BECAUSE WE NEEDED THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. NOW THAT THE FRAME HAS BEEN HAPHAZARDLY REPAIRED BY A DIFFERENT DEALER, BECAUSE THE DEALER THAT WE PURCHASED IT FROM REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT, WE FEEL THAT IT IS STILL A SAFETY HAZARD AND WE ARE TRYING TO GET IT REPAIRED CORRECTLY. WE WANT PROPER REPAIRS FOR OUR VEHICLE, BUT ,TO ALSO ALERT OTHERS THAT THERE MAY BE PROBLEMS WITH THE ZR2 FRAMES. THE ORIGINAL FRAME IS STILL IN THE POSSESSION OF TURNPIKE CHEVROLET IN NITRO, WV. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET S-10 WITH A CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE OF 22,000 . ON FEBRUARY 13, 2007 H THE CONTACT WAS SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A DRY DAY WHEN A VEHICLE GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH HIT HIM IN THE REAR , CAUSING THE CONTACTS VEHICLE TO COLLIDE INTO THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. UPON IMPACT, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO STATE FARM INSURANCE COMPANY, AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NO REASON WAS GIVEN FOR WHY THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THE DRIVERS SEAT BROKE. UPDATED 05/08/07. *JB

THIRD DOOR ON MY 2002 CHEVY S10 PICKUP WILL NOT OPEN, IT WAS BEEN FIXED TWICE, AND ONCE AGAIN I AM NOT ABLE TO OPEN THIS DOOR WITHOUT EXTREME DIFFICULTY. SHOULD I NEED EASY ACCESS IT WOULD NEXT TO IMPOSSIBLE TO GAIN ACCESS QUICKLY. *JB

BROKEN FUEL LINE BELOW DRIVERS SEAT. WHILE STANDING OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, I REACHED INSIDE AND STARTED THE IGNITION, AFTER WHICH I SAW AN APPROACHING FLUID COMING TOWARD MY FEET. WHILE WAITING FOR THE ENGINE TO WARM-UP, I LOADED THE VEHICLE WITH SOME PERSONAL ITEMS (LUNCH BAG, COFFEE) AND THEN GOT INSIDE, CLOSED THE DOOR AND CONTINUED TO LET THE ENGINE WARM-UP. I ASKED MY PASSENGER IF THEY TOO COULD SMELL GASOLINE. WE BOTH AGREED THAT THE SMELL WAS EXTREMELY STRONG AT WHICH TIME I OPENED THE DOOR TO CHECK THE SOURCE. I SAW THAT THE APPROACHING FLUID I HAD SEEN ON THE GROUND EARLIER WAS NOW BEING PUMPED OUT AT A GREAT RATE AND IMMEDIATELY SHUT OFF THE IGNITION AND TOLD MY PASSENGER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE DUE TO A BROKEN FUEL LINE. THERE HAS BEEN NO WORK DONE ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THIS EVENT. NOBODY HAS TOUCHED THE TRUCK AND I AM NOT AWARE OF THIS BEING AN EARLIER PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY WE CHOSE TO DRIVE ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS DEFECT!!! THANK GOD WE WEREN'T DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WILL BE LOOKING AT THIS AS SOON AS I GET HOME FROM WORK TONIGHT. * UPDATE: IN ORDER TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT, I NEEDED THE VIN NUMBER... SO I CALLED MY NEIGHBOR AND HE WENT TO GO GET IT AND SAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS STILL LEAKING GASOLINE. I WILL PROBABLY BE LEAVING WORK TO SECURE THE SITUATION. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2002 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES DUE TO CORROSION. THE ROTORS WERE FIRST REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THEY WOULD NO LONGER REPLACE THE ROTORS FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENT USE OF SALT ON THE ROADS IN THE CONTACT'S AREA, THE CORROSION WAS TO BE EXPECTED. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

IN 2003 WITH 17600 MILES THE REACTION SUN SHELL BROKE IN MY 2002 CHEVY S10 PICKUP. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ON JANUARY 27 2007 WITH 56000 MILES THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE PART IS STILL IN THE TRUCK. *NM

3 TIMES MY 3RD DOOR LATCH HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED ON MY 2002 S10 PICKUP. *JB

2002 CHEVROLET S10. 60,480 MILES. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 2WD. PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I WAS WORKING NEAR THE TRUCK AND HEARD A LOUD POP, SAME AS WHEN MANUALLY RELEASING THE BRAKE. I LOOKED UP AND THE TRUCK WAS ROLLING. I JUMPED IN A APPLIED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL IS TOTALLY WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. SOMETHING IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS BROKEN. *NM

THIRD DOOR LATCH BREAKS OCCASIONALLY, PREVENTING ACCESS, OR EGRESS TO THE REAR SEAT. LATCH MUST THEN BE REPLACED BEFORE DOOR CAN BE OPENED. A PERSON IN THAT REAR SEAT WOULD BE TRAPPED. PART: DOOR LATCH AND HANDLE REPLACED; OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS LOOSE. ONE CAN LITERALLY JIGGLE THE DOOR APPROXIMATELY HALF OF A CENTIMETER UP AND DOWN. THE AUTO DEALERSHIP IN PORTLAND, MAINE (FOREST CITY CHEVROLET - NOW CALLED QUIRK CHEVROLET) ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD FAIL MY INSPECTION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO - THAT THERE HAD BEEN REPORTS OF THIS AND WHAT THE PROGRESSION WOULD BE OF SUCH. THE DOOR DID NOT JIGGLE AT ALL DURING THAT TIME AND WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. IT DID PASS MAINE'S TOUGH INSPECTION LAW DURING SAID INITIAL NOTIFICATION BY THE DEALER (INSPECTED BY VIP AUTO, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE). *JB

18 MONTH OLD VEHICLE, PAINT PEELING OFF IN SHEETS DOWN TO BARE METAL ON LOWER FENDERS AND UNDER DOORS ON 2002 EXTENDED CAB S-10, RUSTING IN THOSE AREAS. TRIED TO GET CORRECTION FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. DEALER AND GM CONTACTED, REFUSED TO FIX, STATED WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, MY EXPERIENCE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE METAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CLEANED BEFORE PAINTING. NEVER IN MY 70 YEARS HAVE I OWNED OR SEEN A VEHICLE'S FINISH PEEL OFF IN SHEETS. I FINALLY GAVE UP AND HAD RHINO TRUCK BED FINISH SPRAYED ON FENDER EDGES, ROCKER PANELS AND LOWER DOORS TO STOP THE RUSTING. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SERVICE FOR THIS AND OTHER DEFECTS (BROKEN LATCHES AND TAILGATE CABLES) ON MY S-10. *NM

2002 S10 SEAT RECLINING ADJUSTMENT CONTROL HANDLE BREAKS OFF WITH NO CONTROL OF POSITION OF SAFE POSITION OF SEATING FOR DRIVER. I HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1999. *JB

THE BOLT OF RIGHT SIDE IN THE GAS TANK WAS MISSING WHEN I SENT THE TRUCK TO FIX IN STOCKER CHEVROLET IN 701 BENNER PIKE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801, ON 10/19/06. MY VEHICLE IS CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP, 2002, MILEAGE 31K. *NM

FUEL PUMP FAILED AFTER 31K MILES. CHEVROLET 2002 S10 PICKUP. *NM

BATTERY LEAKED BATTERY ACID TO THE POINT THAT THE POST COMPLETELY DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE BATTERY UNIT. WHEN EXPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM VERY FREQUENTLY WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED WITH NO POWER. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY DRIVING WHEN THE CABLE DISCONNECTED IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS PROBLEMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE HAND BRAKE WAS ALSO APPLIED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGED OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS ALERTED AND ADMITTED THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO ANALYZE THE VEHICLE. *AK

THE THIRD DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED THREE TIMES ON MY 2002 S10 CHEVROLET PICKUP VIN:1GCS19W629114870 AS FOLLOWS: 1ST AT 10,842 MILES, 2ND AROUND 40,000 MILES REPAIRED ON 10,842 MILES AND THE THIRD TIME TODAY AT 57,175. I BELIEVE THIS PRESENTS A SEVER SAFETY HAZARD SHOULD THERE BE A FIRE AND SOMEONE WAS IN THE REAR SEAT BECAUSE THEY MAY NOT GET OUT AS THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THIS DOOR LATCH IS NON-METAL AND APPARENTLY PRONE TO FAILURE. *NM

I WAS UNLOADING SOME LIMBS AND BRUSH INTO A BRUSH PILE FROM THE BACK OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET S-10 TRUCK WHEN BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED AND I FELL INTO THE PILE. I WEIGH 200 POUNDS AND THE LIMBS I WAS UNLOADING WEIGHED ABOUT 20 POUNDS. I WAS NOT INJURED AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE ITSELF. I WAS LOOKING ONLINE TO ORDER NEW PARTS WHEN I FOUND ABOUT A HUNDRED SIMILAR COMPLAINTS, SOME WITH INJURIES, AND STILL NO RECALL. I BECAME ANGRY WHEN I FOUND OUT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS IGNORED THEIR CUSTOMERS' SAFETY. ALSO, THE CABLES ARE RIVETED IN WHICH MEANS YOU HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WHICH IS $60.00 FOR ONE SIDE THEREFORE TOTAL COST IS AROUND $120.00. *NM

I WAS LOADING A STORAGE TRUNK ONTO THE BED OF MY 2002 S10 WHEN BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED AND DROPPED THE TRUNK OFF OF THE REAR OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS NOT STANDING BEHIND IT. I AM AWARE OF THE RECALL ON TAILGATE STRAPS FOR FULL SIZE CHEVROLET TRUCKS, AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE RECALL EXPANDED TO MY MODEL TRUCK ALSO SO I CAN GET IT FIXED. I USE THE TRUCK FREQUENTLY TO CARRY CARGO. *JB

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WITH LESS THAN 75 LBS (MY 7YR OLD DAUGHTER) SITTING ON TAILGATE. CABLES APPEARED TO BE CORRODED DUE TO A COATING ON THEM THAT ALLOWED MOISTURE TO COME IN CONTACT WITH CABLE. *JB

THE CABLE THAT RETAINS THE TAILGATE HAS BROKEN. IT IS ENCASED IN A VINYL COVERING THAT HIDES THE RUST THAT APPEARS TO HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE CABLE HAS RUSTED OUT IN THE MIDDLE CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO BE UNSTABLE WHEN LOADING/UNLOADING. WHEN UNLOADING THE TRUCK, THE UNSTABLE TAILGATE CAUSED A FALL. THE VINYL CASING PREVENTS VISUAL INSPECTION FOR RUST, AND PROBABLY LEADS TO RUST SINCE IT RETAINS MOISTURE. THE DESIGN AND INSTALLATION OF THE CABLES PREVENTS READY REPLACEMENT AS THE ENTIRE LATCH MUST BE REMOVED/REPLACED. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TAILGATE CABLE CORRODED AND FRACTURED IN HALF. THERE WAS AN NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING THE STRUCTURE: BODY: TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 08/25/06. *JB

2002 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. 37,179 MILES ON VEHICLE. TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE WITH ONE PERSON SITTING ON THE TAILGATE. PLASTIC COATING RIPPED AWAY REVEALING THAT THE STEEL CABLE WAS VERY RUSTED. *JB

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE ON MY 02 S-10 UNDER MY WEIGHT(170LBS). *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT 9 MONTHS AGO THE SEAT BELT FRACTURED. THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT REMAINED LATCHED TO THE MALE PORTION OF THE BUCKLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT NOT INTERMITTENT. THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE PART WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN 7 TO 10 DAYS TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE EXACT NAME OF THE PART REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS FREE OF DIRT AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS.

(1) I OWN AN 02 S-10 SPORTS SIDE PICKUP WHICH I RARELY USE THE TAIL GATE. (2) MY 250 LB 6'3" FATHER PUT THE TAILGATE DOWN, SAT ON IT, AND THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED. HE DIDN'T JUMP, HOP, OR SIT DOWN EXCESSIVELY HARD AND THEY BROKE. (3) UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE TAILGATE IT WASN'T CREASED SO I WAS OKAY. MY UNCLE (WHO WORKS FOR A DEALERSHIP) SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FULL SIZES AND HE WOULD CHECK FOR MINE. HE CALLS BACK NO RECALL BUT THE CABLES ARE $10 A PIECE. I'M THINKING OK NO PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY HE SAID THOSE CABLES WERE DISCONTINUED AND THE NEW ONES/ NEW ASSEMBLY COST $35 A PIECE. SO I'M GOING FROM A $20 FIX TO $70. THAT'S INSANE. WHY SHOULD THEY MAKE MORE MONEY OFF ME FROM THEIR MISTAKE? *NM

BOTH CABLES SECURING THE TAIL GATE ON MY 2002 CHEVROLET S-10 BROKE. WHILE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE THERE COULD HAVE BEEN IF MY WIFE HAD NOT BEEN ALERT AND PREVENTED THE TAILGATE FROM DROPPING. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS CURRENT A PRODUCT SAFETY MEMO FOR THE 1999-2000 CHEV SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA. *NM

WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE ON MY TRUCK BOTH CABLES BROKE IN THE MIDDLE DUE TO CORROSION. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM GM HAS ON THEIR LARGER TRUCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.

MY CHEVY 2002 S10 PICKUP TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WITHIN 1 YEAR AND MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT IN JUNE 2003....I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY!! THE TAILGATE HIT MY FOOT AND BRUISED IT GOOD. *NM

DRIVERS DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED. NO LONGER CAN LATCH, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF DOOR COMING OPEN OR ROUNDING A CURVE. ON 9-13-04 MY 3RD DOOR LATCH WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO BREAKAGE OF HANDLE .NOW TO THIS DATE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WITH THE SAME FAILURE OF DRIVERS DOOR. THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IS NOT GREAT AND PLASTIC LATCHES. SOME TYPE OF SPRING FAILURE FROM DIRT AND WATER INTRUSION. *JB

FRONT BEARING HUBS HAVE GONE BAD. THIS HAS HAPPEN ONLY 3,000 AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AT 100,000. I HAD LOUD GRINDING AND VIBRATION IN FRONT AFTER I TOOK OFF WINTER AGGRESSIVE SNOW TIRES. THE SNOW TIRES HAVE MASKED THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERVICED IF HEARD. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIND PROBLEM. COMES BACK WITH BOTH HUBS NEED REPLACED AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WITH A TOTAL OF 1710.00 IN SERVICE. I FELT THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. I CALLED GM AND DECLINED EVEN AFTER CONSULTING WITH DEALER. I FEEL THESE PARTS HAVE FAILED PRIOR TO WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED. *JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DEFROSTER THAT BEGAN AT UNDER 20,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIRS TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. AS I AM ONCE AGAIN HAVING THE PROBLEM, AND OFF OF THE WARRANTY, I BEGAN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR INFORMATION. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE TRANSFER CASE VACUUM SWITCH GOES BAD AND ALLOWS THE FLUID IN THE TRANSFER CASE TO BE DRAWN UP INTO THE HVAC SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES, AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS, THE DEFROSTER TO NOT OPERATE. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO CORRECT AS THE ENTIRE HVAC SYSTEM MUST BE FLUSHED OUT AND ANY BAD PARTS REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON AND YET GM WILL DO NOTHING OFF WARRANTY, AND IN MY CASE DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *JB

I READ WITH PERSONAL INTEREST ABOUT THE GM RECALL FOR FULL SIZE PICKUP TAILGATE CABLE FAILURES. WHILE I OWN A 2002 CHEVY S10 PICKUP AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILED CABLE DUE TO RUST, MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHY? AS IT IS NOW THE TAILGATE IS NOT USABLE UNTIL THEY ARE REPLACED, WALKING OVER THE TAILGATE IS SURE TO LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE SECOND CABLE AND A FALL TO THE GROUND. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, THE DRIVER SIDE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE CABLE IS BREAKING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

MY SON-IN-LAW SAT DOWN ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET S-10 AND BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND BUT ONLY SUFFERED MINOR SCRAPES AND A SPRAINED ANKLE AND BACK. I HAD THE CABLES REPLACED AT THE DEALER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THERE WERE RECALLS IN FORCE FOR OTHER GMC TRUCKS WHOSE TAILGATE CABLES HAD SUDDENLY BROKEN, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT MY PARTICULAR YEAR WAS NOT AMONG THEM. I FEEL, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALLS, MINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN, THAT RECALL,OR AT LEAST THIS RECALL, AND MY DEDUCTION FOR THE REPAIRS COVERED BY GMC. I AM CERTAIN THAT ALL THE TRUCKS USING THE SAME CABLES WILL, OR HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF SAID CABLES. *NM

HAVING READ ABOUT THE GM RECALL FOR THE FULL SIZE PICKUP TAILGATE CABLES ONE OF TWO CABLES FAILED ON MY 2002 S10 CREW CAB P/U. I REPLACED ONLY ONE BECAUSE OF THE COST. THE CABLE FAILED AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, APPROXIMATELY THREE AND HALF YEARS. THIS WAS WITH NORMAL USAGE, NO HEAVY WEIGHTS, THE CABLE JUST CORRODED THROUGH. THE S10 USES A SIMILAR IF NOT HE SAME CABLE AS THE FULL SIZE. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE THE CABLES ON THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE WERE BROKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING THE STRUCTURE BODY 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 MODEL AND VIN.