1998 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS, MY VEHICLES WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING WHILE IN OPERATION OR THEY SIMPLY WILL NOT START AT ALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WITH THE LOSE OF VISIBILITY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE(1998 S10 BLAZER) TO THE DEALER AND HE REPLACED A BAD CIRCUIT BOARD MODULE TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND HAVE PAID THE DEALER FOR THE FIX. I HAVE FOUND THAT GM ALREADY HAS A RECALL FOR THIS VEHICLE FOR THE 1997 MODEL BUT MY YEARS MODEL IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE NHTSA ID # IS 03V159000. GM SHOULD COVER THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ON THE 1998 MODEL AS IT VERY OBVIOUS THAT THIS MODEL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE 1997'S. *NM

1998 CHEVY BLAZER, BRAKES ARE SLIPPING WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, OR MOVING UNDER 10 MPH. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR GM SUV'S ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000) AND BELIEVE BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE THE CHEVY BLAZER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM

THE STEEL CABLE THAT SUPPORTED MY SPARE TIRE UNDER MY TRUCK'S BODY BROKE (IT WAS RUSTED OUT) WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE ALL PARTS (TIRE, CABLE TOGGLE AND TIRE RETAINER), AND NO OTHER CARS WERE DAMAGED SINCE THEY SWERVED TO AVOID THE DEBRIS. THE RUSTED TOGGLE SHOWS THAT ONLY THREE STRANDS OF CABLE WERE UNRUSTED WHEN IT BROKE, WITH MORE THAN 90% OF THE REMAINING CABLE RUSTED AWAY. IF SOMEONE WANTS TO LOOK AT THE TOGGLE I WILL MAIL IT, LET ME KNOW. IN MY OPINION, STAINLESS STEEL SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED, SINCE THIS CABLE IS EXPOSED TO ALL ROADWAY SPASHING. *NM

WARNING SYSTEMS ON VEHICLE ARE INOPERATIVE RESULTING IN ENGINE DAMAGE.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED*** *MR *SC

DT: THE CALLER RECEIVED A RECALL CONCERNING CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE DEALER WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE HE DROVE MORE THAN 12,0000 MILES. DEALER WILL NOT FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE. MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED THREE TIMES AND THEY ALSO SAID VEHICLE HAD TOO MANY MILES. VEHICLE BROKE DOWN AND HAD TO BE TOWED. *AK

WIPERS STOPPED DURING THUNDERSTORM ON INTERSTATE! THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES! THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY. BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN. MECHANIC SAYS THIS IS COMMON IN THIS TRUCK. PARTS AND LABOR AROUND 200.00 . I SEE A POTENTIALLY FATAL SITUATION THAT WILL HAPPEN OR PERHAPS ALREADY HAS. WHY IS CHEVROLET IGNORING THIS SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT COULD RESULT IN DEATH? *NM

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONSUMER STATES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT WORK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN LOOKED AT. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON PREVIOUS YEARS. THIS STARTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO, THEY WOULD WORK WHEN THEY WANTED TO, NOW THEY DO NOT WORK. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING WHILE RAINING. HAS DONE THIS FOR THE LAST 2 1/2 YEARS. THANKFULLY I HAVE NOT WRECKED. EVERYONE I HAVE TALKED TO HAS SAID THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR 1996 AND 1997 MODELS BUT NOT FOR 1998'S. WELL THERE NEEDS TO BE. NOTHING HAS BEEN TO CORRECT THE FAILURE BE CAUSE CHEVEROLET SAYS THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS YEAR MODEL. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPLACE EVERY PART AND SEE BY TRIAL AND ERROR. I'VE READ THAT IT MIGHT BE A CIRCUIT BOARD. I GUESS ITS GOING TO TAKE SOMEONE GETTING KILLED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE, WIPERS HAVE FAILED MANY TIMES OVER THE 3 YEARS THAT WE HAVE OWNED THIS TRUCK. WE HAVE WENT TO SEVERAL MECHANICS FOR HELP AND NO SOLUTIONS HAVE WORKED. AN AUTO TECH. INSTRUCTOR TOLD MY SON THAT THE S10 HAS A WEAK SYSTEM AND THAT NEW ENDS COULD NOT BE ORDERED FOR CONNECTIONS. SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE S10'S HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS MY TEENAGE SONS TRUCK AND I FILL THAT CHEVORLET SHOULD RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *NM

I OWN AN 1998 CHEVY S10 PICK-UP TRUCK. SOME TIME LAST YEAR I STARTED TO GET A P1870 TROUBLE CODE. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT MY TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $2,300. AT THE TIME THE TRANSMISSION ONLY HAD 61,000 MILES ON IT. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. *JB