2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

MY DAUGHTER WAS LETTING MY TAILGATE DOWN ON MY 2000 CHEVY S-10 PICKUP WHEN BOTH SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED. THE TAILGATE PINCHED HER FINGERS BETWEEN THE TAILGATE AND THE BUMPER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. SHE BRUISED HER FINGERS, NO PERMANENT INJURY.*AK I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE SUPPORT CABLES, WE LOWER THE TAILGATE CAREFULLY.

1. MOVING A TELEVISION, PLACED INTO BED OF CHEVY S10 PICKUP. 2. TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES (BOTH SIDES) SNAPPED, RUSTED THROUGH APPX MIDDLE OF CABLES. PERSON RESTING ON TAILGATE FELL OFF END OF TRUCK. SLIGHT DENTING OF TAILGATE AS IT FELL PAST HORIZONTAL AND PRESSED INTO BUMPER. 3. SPOKE WITH LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY INDICATED OTHER TRUCKS ON RECALL, NOT S10. HAVE PURCHASED NEW SET OF CABLE ASSEMBLIES (LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE, CAN NOT REPLACE JUST CABLE, AS THEY ARE INTEGRATED ON THE LATCH). HAVE DIGITAL PHOTOS TO SHOW FAILED CABLES. HAVE OLD PARTS. AM TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO REMOVE LATCH BAR TO REMOVE CABLE ASSEMBLIES FROM TAILGATE AT THIS TIME (3-12-05). *AK

BRAKE LINE FAILED AT AN INTERSECTION, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. CHEVROLET NOTIFIED, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, PART TOOK A WEEK TO ARRIVE, AND WE JUST FIXED IT AT HOME OUT OF EXASPIRATION FOR THE DEALER, CHEVY WAS GREAT THOUGH, LINE FOUND WORN RIGHT THROUGH. MANY FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. WENT THROUGH 3 BATTERIES AND 2 ALTERNATORS. UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, PARTS DEPARTMENT TRIED TO SAY BECAUSE IT WASNT GREASED, BUT I KEEP IT GREASED, THE BALL BROKE RIGHT OUT THE SIDE, ALL BALL JOINTS REPLACED. IDLER ARM FOUND BROKEN WHEN VEHICLE TAKEN FOR RE-ALIGNMENT BEFORE THAT. VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES (SUSPECTED SHORT SOMEWHERE AS BATTERY SPARKS WHEN RECONNECTED). FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES, PRECEEDING FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTION ABOUT 6 MO'S BEFORE, REPLACED FUEL PUMP. HEATING FAILURE SUSPECTED DUE TO DEX-COOL COOLANT (COOLANT SOLIDIFIES AND JAMS HEATER CORE, ECT...), VEHICLE REVERSE FLUSHED, AND NEW THERMOSTAT INSTALLED, NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT, BLOWS HARDER BUT STILL COLD. TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON OCCASION. CURRENTLY LEAKS STEERING FLUID, THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS I BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK, AND HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO FIX THE S10. WATER COMING IN FROM SOMEWHERE, CARPET CONSISTENTLY SOAKED. VERY UNHAPPY WITH VEHICLE WITH SO MANY REPAIRS, TRUCK ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES, COMPONENTS FAILED FAR BEFORE THEIR TIME, MORE MINOR THINGS WRONG BUT REPAIRED. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE A GARAGE AND A WHOLE LOT OF TOOLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK

REIMBURSEMENT COMPLAINT CONCERNING GM BALL JOINTS. *BF THE FRONT WHEEL ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE COLLAPSED. THE CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE BALL JOINT. THE FRONT ALSO HAD TO BE REPLACED 4 MONTH LATER. *JB

I WAS CRAWLING INTO THE BACK OF MY 2000 SONOMA HIGHRIDER VIA THE TAILGATE WHEN THE CABLES BROKE JARING MY BACK.

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY ZR2 TRUCK. I OPENED THE TAILGATE AND THE TAILGATE STRAP BROKE. THERE WAS NO WEIGHT ON THE TAILGATE AT THAT TIME. *AK

WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THE TAILGATE CABLE HAVE RUSTED AND BROKE IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

2000 S-10 EXTREME SUDDENLY CUTS OFF AND WILL NOT START AGAIN EVEN THOUGH TANK IS FULL. 2 MECHANICS SAY IT IS FUEL SENDING UNIT INSIDE GAS TANK. GREAT EXPENSE TO REPLACE. RESEARCHING ON WEB FIND MANY, MANY OTHER S-10 OWNERS WITH EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SUPPORT CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK.......ALL CHEVROLET TRUCKS, EXCEPT S10, WERE RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES, WHICH CAME FROM THE SAME SUPPLIER. *AK