2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

TAILGATE CABLES ON 2000 CHEVROLET S10 BROKE THE TAILGATE DROPPED DOWN CAUSING TWO PEOPLE TO FALL OFF. CALLED CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE CABLES FOR THE S10 AND WOULD COST $40.00 PLUS TO REPLACE THEM. WE HAVE THE BROKEN CABLES. *JB

DT: CONTACT STATED THE BRAKES ON VEHICLE WERE DEFECTIVE. THE REAR CALIPER SEAL WAS RIPPED BY RUST, AND THE FRONT BRAKE PADS WERE FROZEN IN THE CALIPER. THE FLUID RAN OUT OF THE BACK BRAKES. THE CONTACT FIRST NOTICED THIS IN THE SPRING, AND HE HAD TO PUT ON NEW BRAKE PADS. THE CONTACT WANTED TO REPORT THIS BECAUSE HE DID NOT WANT ANYONE TO GET HURT. *AK *NM

DT: WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, ABOUT 5 MPH, OWNER WENT TO A FAST FOOD LINE AND PUSHED THE BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WAS STIFF. THERE WAS A PULSATION IN THE BRAKES, AND EXTENDED STOPPING WAS REQUIRED. OWNER HAD TO PULL OUT OF LINE TO KEEP VEHICLE FROM HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT. THE OWNER THEN PUSHED THE BRAKES, AND THEY WORKED JUST FINE. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE OWNER WAS GOING AT SLOW SPEEDS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED IN ALL WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS. THE OWNER WAS AWARE THAT THERE WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSOR, AND WAS WONDERING WHEN THE RECALL WILL TAKE PLACE. *AK *NM

ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, THE 4WD HAS ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK SOUNDED AS IF THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING IN 4 WD WHILE ON BARE ROADS. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL WEATHER AND DRIVING CONDITIONS--ONCE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH GETTING OFF AN INTERSTATE RAMP AND THE OTHER AT 55 MPH ON A MAIN ROAD. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO 4WD, THEN INTO 2WD AND BACKING UP, THE 4WD DISENGAGED AND RAN NORMALLY. GM HAS RECOMMENDED TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP. *JB

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED IN HALF WHEN I SAT ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THE MULTI STRANDED CABLES HAD RUSTED IN TWO. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT MOST OF THE STRANDS IN THE CABLE HAD PREVIOUSLY RUSTED IN TWO PRIOR TO THE TOTAL FAILURE. *NM

IN NORMAL USE, ONE OF MY 2000 S 10 TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE IN TWO. A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED FOR 1/2 TON TRUCKS WITH THE SAME GALVANIZED WIRE CABLES THAT THESE S 10'S HAVE. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE UNIT I DETERMINED THAT THE CABLE WAS ROTTED. THIS JUST HAPPENED SO I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT: THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE DEALER HAS HAD IT TWICE AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THIS HAPPENED FOR ABOUT A MONTH AND WAS INTERMITTENT. IT STARTED ON AUGUST 1, 2005. NO WARNING GIVEN, IT JUST QUIT. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER AND THE FUEL PUMP.*AK

(1) DRIVING ON A DRY, SUNNY, SUMMER DAY. I WAS BRAKING FOR A STOP SIGN. (2) ABS KICKED IN UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN VEHICLE SLOWED TO SOMEWHERE BELOW 10 MPH. THIS HAD HAPPENED BEFORE, BUT THIS TIME IT NEARLY PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM COMING TO A STOP. ALMOST CAUSED ME TO ENTER A BUSY INTERSECTION WITH CROSS TRAFFIC APPROACHING. (3) ABS WAS DISABLED BY REMOVING THE APPROPRIATE FUSE. NO FURTHER ACTION TAKEN. HOWEVER I RECENTLY NOTICED THE SIMILARITY BETWEEN THIS INCIDENT AND THE SYMPTOMS DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 05V379000 FOR FULL-SIZE CHEVY TRUCKS. *NM

MY TAILGATE SUPPORTS BOTH SNAPPED AT THE SAME TIME MY SON WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND TUMBLED TO THE GROUND. ALSO SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2001 BOTH SIDES OF MY SEATS THE RECLINER KNOBS BOTH BROKE. I ALSO HAVE TRIED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN MY AIR BAGS OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEY WON'T GO OFF. *JB

WHILE MAKING A FULL STOP ON OCCASION , AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I HAVE HAD NO POWER AS IF IT IS FUEL STARVATION. HAVE REPLACED THE FUEL FILTER WHICH IS OVER PRICED FOR THE SECOND TIME. UPON INSPECTION OF THE FUEL FILTER, A BLACK SUBSTANCE SEEMS TO BE BLOCKING THE FUEL FILTER FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT MUST BE COMING FROM THE FUEL TANK OR A FUEL LINE. AFTER RECENTLY REPLACING THE FILTER AND MAKING A QUICK STOP AND BACKING RAPIDLY, I EXPERIENCE THE SAME POWER FAILURE. TURNING OFF THE TRUCK AND RESTARTING SEEMS TO HELP MOMENTARILY. *NM