1997 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THEN, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH GARAGE DOOR. FINALLY, VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER SUBMERGING IN A SWIMMING POOL. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

GAS GAUGE READS FULL WITH LESS THAN 1/2 TANK. I ALSO OWN 2000 BLAZER WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER AFTER FILL-UP WITH BOTH OF THEM. *LA

RE: WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILURE ON MY 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 BLAZER. I WAS INFORMED THAT A RECALL WAS ISSUED LAST YEAR ON S-10S FOR WIPER MOTOR FAILURE, THAT YOU HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 70,000 MILES ON IT. I HAD 72,000 MILES, THEREFORE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR A RECALL. SINCE THAT TIME I HAVE BEEN HAVING MORE AND MORE TROUBLE WITH THE WIPERS QUITTING IN TIME OF RAIN AND OTHER TIMES. I THINK GM SHOULD REPLACE THEM NO MATTER WHAT THE MILEAGE IS. IT IS BECOMING VERY HAZARDOUS THESE DAYS, NOT KNOWING WHEN THEY WILL WORK OR NOT. MANY TIMES I HAVE TO GET OUT OF MY VEHICLE AND GET UNDER THE HOOD AND JIGGLE THE WIRES TO THE MOTOR, WHICH IS VERY ANNOYING. I BOUGHT MY VEHICLE NEW IN 97 AND WAS WELL PLEASED UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO HAVING ACCIDENTS IN THE RAIN WHEN THEY FAIL. THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING UNDER RAINY ROAD CONDITIONS DRIVER CUT ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH AND THERE WAS NO REACTION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, TIRE WAS THROWN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *AK

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. ALSO, ENGINE STALLED, AND THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES OR POWER STEERING. IT WAS AN A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK *NM

WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CAME ON AND WENT OFF ON THEIR OWN. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL. *AK *JB

SUNSHELL IN TRANSMISSION BROKEN TWICE WITHIN 2 YEARS, REPAIR SHOP STATES HEAVY DUTY SUNSHELL HAS BEEN RELEASED TO REPLACE THE INFERIOR SUNSHELL THAT WAS DESIGNED FOR THE 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP. REPAIR SHOP STATES THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. REPAIRS EACH TIME TOTALLING IN EXCESS OF $2,000.00. PURCHUSED VEHICLE FROM FATHER AT 13,000 MILES. HE HAD PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION AT 10,000 MILES. SERVICED BY LOVE CHEVOLET ON DEC. 1, 1998.

WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES ON NORMAL CONDITIONS. VEHICLE WILL TAKE LONGER TO STOP, MAKING UNSAFE TO DRIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *NM

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE DRIVER'S VIEW. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES AND MODELS. HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK AT FIRST THEY WOULD STOP OPERATING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THEN THEY STARTED NOT TO OPERATE AT ALL. CONSUMER HAD TO RUN OFF THE ROAD TWICE. *PH