1996 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST RECENTLY STARTED NOT TO WORK. THEY INTERMITTENTLY WORK. CONSUMER WAS IN A RAIN STORM AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST QUIT WORKING. WHEN VEHICLE WAS TURNED TO ACCESSORY TO LISTEN TO RADIO WIPERS STARTED BACK WORKING. CONSUMER WAS GOING TO DEALER TO HAVE VEHICLE INSPECTED.*AIK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED ABS LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND REMAIN. BRAKES WOULD TOTALLY NON-EXIST. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC REPLACED ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM. *AK

GETTING ON THE FREEWAY FRONT END WOBBLE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT BUT THE FRONT BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN TIRE ENDED UP SIDEWAYS HAD TO GET IT TOWED

WHILE DRIVING SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED, AND TIRE FLEW OUT ON HIGHWAY WHERE RIM WAS DAMAGED . MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN THE MAIL REGARDING ABS SYSTEM, CONSUMER DROPPED VEHICLE OFF AT DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE VCM WAS REPROGRAMMED, AFTER PROCEEDING TO TAKE THE VEHCILE HOME THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO FIX PROBLEM CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE VCM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED AND THE CONSUMER WOULD BE RESPONSIBILE FOR THE CAHRGES, AFTER SOME DELIBERATION ON BOTH SIDES GM CUSTOMER SERVICE DECIDED TO APPLY GOODWILL TO CONSUMER'S CLAIM AND COVER THE REPAIRS, CONSUMER WAS ASSURED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE VCM WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER THE ABS LIGHT CAME BACK ON, CONSUMER TOK VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BEING THE EBCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WAS ADVISED THEY NEEDED TO GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP THAT PERFORMED THE ORIGINAL RECALL REPAIR, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED AGAIN THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBILE FOR REPAIRS AND AGAIN IT WAS BEING DISPUTED, FINALLY THE APPROVAL FOR REPAIRS WERE GIVEN AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONSUMER, HOWEVER THE ABS LIGHT DID CONTINUE TO COME ON AFTER THE REPAIRS, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT A SHORTED PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE ABS UNIT WAS REPLACED AGAIN, AFTER ALL THE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO TRY AND REMEDY PROBLEM THE ABS LIGHT STILL CONTINUES TO COME ON. *JB

HAD TURNED ON WIPERS WHILE IT WAS RAINING & THE WIPERS STAYED ON FOR 2-3 MINUTES & THEN STOPPED. HAD STOPPED VEHICLE TO SQUEEZE WIRE CONNECTOR TO GET WIPERS WORKING AGAIN. SOMETIMES THIS WOULD WORK & SOMETIMES IT WOULDN'T.

WHEN DRIVING IN DAMP WEATHER TRUCK WILL JUST STOP RUNNING, ENGINE WILL NOT RUN IT WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START, IF VEHICLE IS LEFT FOR A FEW HOURS IT MAY START, AFTER RESTART MOTOR WILL RACE, SPEEDOMETER WILL GO FROM 0 TO 80 MPH HEATER MOTOR WILL RACE UP AND DOWN , VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO HAVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED OUT, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POSSIBILY ENGINE RELATED. *JB

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED IN APRIL. *AK

RECALL 99 V 193 000. AFTER VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE IN MOTION. DEALER STATED THAT SENSOR AND MODULE WERE BAD.*AK THIS ABS LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL KIT WAS INSTALLED. *YH

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO DRIVE BELT SLIPPAGE, TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE ONTO THE CONNECTION TO RADIATOR RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR. *MJS