2001 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

HAULING MY 1935 CHEVROLET ENGINE BLOCK AND UNLOADING IT FROM MY 2001 S-10 PICKUP. THE TAILGATE CABLES ON BOTH SIDE SEPARATED DROPPING THE GATE TO THE REAR BMPER AND IN THE PROCESS TIPPED THE ENGINE BLOCK INTO MY LAP BRUISING BOTH OF MY LEGS BADLY. MY CHEVROLET DEALER WOULDNOT REPLACE THEM WITHOUT FULL CHARGE FOR LABOR & PARTS IN SPITE OF THE SAME (OR SIMILAR) CABLES ON THE BIG TRUCKS. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THEM AS OF YET AS I STILL THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.*AK

BRAKE LIGHT FAILURE. THE BRAKE LIGHT SWITCH IS BROKEN. THE IS THE SECOND FAILURE, THE FIRST WAS REPAIRED BY A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. *AK

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN AT 65 MPH WITH NO WARNING, WOULD NOT RESTART AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED. MECHANIC CONCLUDED THE INTAKE MANIFOLD FAILED POSSIBLY DUE TO PREMATURE BREAK DOWN OF MANIFOLD GASKET. NOTHING DONE TO CORRECT AS OF YET, IT BEING CHRISTMAS AND ALL, CAN'T AFFORD $500+ FOR NEW ONE. MECHANIC SUGGESTING NOT TO USE DEXCOOL IN FUTURE HAS SEEN PROBLEM BEFORE. WANT SITUATION REMEDIED. *JB

ONE OF THE TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2001 S-10 HAS FAILED, AND THE OTHER IS ABOUT TO FAIL. THE S-10 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE FULL SIZE TRUCK TAILGATE CABLE RECALL. *JB

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT HIS TAILGATE CABLE WAS BROKEN. HE WAS AWARE OF A TAILGATE RECALL BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

THE HANDLE THAT OPENS THE DOOR, WHICH WAS ORCHASED BRAND NEW, BROKE. THERE WAS NO INNER HANDLE FROM THE DOOR. THIS HANDLE BROKE AT LEAST TWO TIMES. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE HANDLE WAS MADE OF LIGHTWEIGHT PLASTIC. *TC

THE CABLE SUPPORTING THE TAILGATE OF MY 2001 CHEVROLET S10 BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON.*AK

ON MY 2001 S10, ONE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE WHEN LOWERING THE TAILGATE. I HAVE SEEN A RECALL ON THESE CABLES ON THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS, BUT NOT THE S SERIES TRUCKS, YET THE CABLES ARE THE SAME CONSTRUCTION AND SEEM TO HAVE THE SAME WIDESPREAD BREAKAGE PROBLEM. GM REFUSES TO WARRANT THESE CABLES OR INCLUDE THEM IN THE RECALL.*AK

LATCH ON THE 3RD DOOR BREAKS AND THE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. THIS IS A VERY WEAK COMPONENT.*AK

I HAVE 2 GM TRUCKS IN MY FAMILY. BOTH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ALL THE DOOR HINGES - THE HINGE PINS LOCK UP AND THE DOORS WILL NOT OPEN OR CLOSE WITHOUT DEFORMING THE BODY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD (WHEN I WENT IN FOR REPAIR AT A DEALERSHIP) THAT THIS IS A STANDARD REPAIR FOR ALL GM TRUCKS. THE RISK TO THE PASSENGER IS THAT THE SHEETMETAL WEAKENS AND THE HINGE RIPS FROM THE BODY OF THE TRUCK.*AK