2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

DT: CALLER SAID TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. CALLER SAID A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE BIGGER TRUCKS BUT NOT ON THIS ONE. DEALER SAID CALLER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER TOLD CALLER TO KEEP RECEIPTS. CALLER FELT MANUFACTURER SHOULD TELL PUBLIC OF PROBLEMS SO THEY CAN BE MORE INFORMED.*AK

2000 CHEVY S-10 [XXX] BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS LOWERED. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXISTING RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

DT: CONSUMER TURNED TO GO UP HILL AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STALL, BUT WANTED TO, AS IF IT DID NOT GET ENOUGH FUEL. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. CONSUMER SAYS THAT WHEN SHE APPLIED BRAKE, THE VEHICLE REVVED AND ACTED AS IF REGAINING POWER BACK THEN ACCELERATED QUICKLY. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT TWO WEEKS AGO. CONSUMER SHUT VEHICLE OFF, AND WHEN STARTED BACK IT WAS FINE. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO GET ON FREEWAY PARKWAY WEST 279 IN GREENTREE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKE, HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. THIS HAPPENED A FEW DAYS LATER. *TT

I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH MY ANTILOCK BRAKES AS OTHER GM TRUCKS ARE HAVING WITH THE EXCEPTION THAT I HAVE AN S-10 INSTEAD OF A FULLSIZE TRUCK AS MENTIONED IN THE NEWSPAPER ARTICLE FROM MAY 27 IN THE DETROIT NEWS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE IS GOING TO BE ANYONE LOOKING INTO THE S-10 OF HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE HAD THREE NEAR MISSES OF AN ACCIDENT AT SLOW SPEEDS AND EVERY TIME ITS THE SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY THINK GM NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP.

WE OWN A 2000 S-10 ZR2. THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION HAD 42,000 MILES (6000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY) WHEN IT FAILED. THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILED 1 YEAR LATER AS IT ONLY HAD 22,000 MILES ON IT. WE ARE NOW SPENDING $2600.00 ON A 3RD TRANSMISSION AND DRIVETRAIN PROBLEM. GM/CHEVROLET REFUSED TO HELP US WHEN WE CALLED IN MAY OF 2004. THEY CLAIM SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY COULDN'T HELP. WE DIDN'T BOTHER CALLING THEM AGAIN....PLEASE HELP US RE-COUP.

CHEVY S-10 P/U 2000. BRAKES CHATTER AND FAIL. IT HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE BUYING VEHICLE.

DRIVING 45 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF MY DAUGHTER (DRIVER), APPLIED BRAKE WHICH WENT TO THE FLOOR AND DID NOT STOP VEHICLE RESULTING IN COLLISION WITH VEHICLE AND EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO OUR S10 FRONT; AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.

MY 2000 CHEVY S10 4X4 (PURCHASED FROM COURTESY CHEVROLET, PHOENIX, AZ) BROKE DOWN ON 8/12/03 DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE BETWEEN REVERSE & PARK WHEN I STOPPED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER (GATEWAY CHEVROLET IN AVONDALE, AZ) APPROX. 65 MILES AWAY. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED OUT THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND THAT IT SHIFTED INTO ALL GEARS AND RAN NORMAL. (NOTE: THERE WERE 82,278 MILES ON THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME AND I HAD THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY). ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS BEFORE AND AFTER THIS EVENT, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN REVVING UP OF THE ENGINE, WHICH STOPPED AFTER SEVERAL RAPID DEPRESSIONS OF THE ACCELERATOR. ON 4/11/05, WHILE ON VACATION IN CALIFORNIA, THE EXACT PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN, EXCEPT THIS TIME, AFTER BEING TOWED AGAIN TO THE NEAREST DEALER (COALINGA MOTORS, INC., COALINGA, CA), IT WAS FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS THE SHIFT FORKS IN THE TRANSFER CASE.

HAD 3RD DOOR HANDLE REPLACED TWICE AND IT'S SINCE BROKEN AGAIN. WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE IT REPLACED AGAIN. ALL KNOBS FOR BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS HAVE BROKEN B/C THEY ARE MADE OF CHEAP PLASTIC. DEALER JOKED SAYING EVERYONE WHO HAS BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD 3RD DOOR HANDLE REPLACED. HAD DRIVER DOOR HINGES REPLACED AND THEY NEED REPLACED AGAIN, BUT WILL NOT PUT ANYMORE MONEY INTO IT. BREAK SYSTEM IS AWFUL. FINALLY HAD TO REMOVE FUSE FOR THE ABS SYSTEM B/C THE BRAKES WOULD DEPRESS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARDS AND NOT GRAB. HAVE HAD FUEL PUMP REPLACED TWICE. VERY COSTLY REPAIRS AND AS A RESULT WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT AGAIN.

TRUCK WOULDN'T START AND WOULD OFTEN STALL AFTER IT FINALLY STARTED. ACTED LIKE IT HAD NO FUEL IN TANK. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM TWICE, WHICH WAS VERY COSTLY.