2001 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

I HAVE A 2001 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK-UP WITH 4-DOORS AND 4WD. VEHICLE HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF WITH NO DAMAGE. THE METAL DOOR POST FRAME WHERE THE DOOR LATCH IS ATTACHED IS DISINTEGRATING DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A VERY THIN METAL SECTION. IT APPEARS THAT THE DOOR MAY SOON COME OPEN DURING A RIGHT TURN DUE TO A FAILURE OF THE DORR LATCH MECHANISM. THIS MAY CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL INJURY AND VEHICLE DAMAGE.*AK

CONSUMER HEARD A SQUEAL. THEN, PARKED THE VEHICLE, AND THE WHEEL COULD BE MOVED APPROXIMATELY ONE INCH WHICH WAS NOT NORMAL PERFORMANCE. CONSUMER REPLACED THE WHEEL BEARING BY HIMSELF BECAUSE IT WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THIS IS A SAFTEY HAZARD. TAPER BEARING RETAINER WAS MADE OF PLASTIC. DEALER REFUSED TO DO 15,000 AND 30,000 BEARING REPACK. BOTH WHEELS WERE IN SAME CONDITION. *BF *NM

FUEL GUAGE STICKS IN THE FULL POSITION ALL THE TIME, THIS RESULTNG IN A STALL VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY REQUIRING OWNER TO MOVE A DISABLED VEHICLE INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE IN THE MIDDLE OF A FREEWAY. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED AWAY. *AK

FRONT BRAKE ROTORS GET HOT SPOTS AND WEAR OUT PADS. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK THREE YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE FRONT BRAKES DONE SEVEN TIMES DUE TO THESE HOT SPOTS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THREE DEALERS HERE IN TOWN AND THEY SAY "THERE IS NOTHING WRONG, BUT WE CAN DO YOUR FRONT BRAKES FOR $300", I HAVE DONE THIS THREE TIMES. WITH IN A COUPLE MONTHS IT'S BACK TO THE SAME WAY IT WAS, NOW IF I HAVE THE BRAKES DONE AGAIN, I NEED TO REPLACE THE ROTOR BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN TURNED SO MANY TIMES.

1)MOTOR MOUNT BROKE. 2) DAY AFTER PURCHASING USED VEHICLE FOR DEALERSHIP, TRUCK WAS IN GEAR AND TOP SPEED WAS ABOUT 15MPH FOR ABOUT 50 FOOT. ENGINE WOULD DIE THEN HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING. HAPPENED FOR 30 MILES. AFTER THAT, AFTER RUNNING ENGINE FOR MORE THAN 1 1/2 HOUR, THE TRUCK WOULD DIE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW SECONDS BEFORE IT WILL START AGAIN. HAPPENS NUMEROUS TIMES.*AK

THE TAILGATE STRAPS ON MY CHEVROLET S-10 GAVE WAY WHILE I WAS KNEELING ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, MY KNEES WERE HURT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. GM KNOWS THAT THEIR TAILGATE STRAPS ARE DEFECTIVE YET THEY DO NOT WARN THAT THEY MAY JUST GIVE OUT LIKE THEY DO. *AK

WITHIN 12 MONTHS GM GENUINE BALLJOINTS (LOWER) ON OUR 2001 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK FAILED WITHIN 12 MONTHS, POSSIBLY SOONER IF IT WERE'NT FOR THE STATE REQUIRED MOTOR VEHICLE INSPECTIONS POINTING IT OUT AGAIN. IMAGINE THAT THEY PROBABLY FAILED WAY BEFORE THE INSPECTION. IT LOOKS LIKE WE'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO HAS EXPIERENCED THIS PART FAILURE WITH THE CHEVROLET, S10.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE STRAP ON THE BED OF A 2001 CHEVROLET S-10 BROKE AT THE BEND.*AK

THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT CAME ON.THE DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED AN EMISSION FAILURE. ATER WAS GETTING INTO THE PUMPS,HOSES,AND VALVES DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM.WATER WAS SEIZING THE CYLANOIDS IN THE PUMPS. THE SERVICE STATION HAS SEEN OTHER CHEVROLET S10'S WITH THE SAME FAILURES.*AK

VEHICLE WAS MAKING A CLANKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS WERE TOO LOOSE, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL.*AK