1996 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

THIS BATTERY HAS FAILED TWICE IN 2 YRS. THE BATTERY TERMINALS PULL OUT LEAKING ACID ON CABLES AND SURROUNDING COMPONENTS AND HAS ALSO CAUSED THE ALTERNATOR TO FAIL. I SAW A NEWS BRIEF IN AN AUTO PUBLICATION THAT YOU HAD BEGAN LOOKING INTO THE PROBLEM ON SUBURBANS AND TAHOES. I HAVE TALKED TO OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER GM CARS. I PERSONALLY SEEN THIS HAPPEN ON MANY GM CARS WITH AC-DELCO BATTERIES, I WAS AN EMPLOYEE IN A GM DEALER FOR 21 YEARS. I HAVE CONTACTED GM BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY ASSISTANCE AND THIS HAD HAPPENED OVER 2 MONTHS AGO

THE SPARE TIRE CABLE SNAPPED WHILE DRIVING CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE. *MJS

CHECKED WITH MY DEALER AFTER MY WIPERS BEGAN WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND I READ ABOUT THE RECALL BUT WAS TOLD MY VIN # WAS NOT ONE OF THE AFFECTED UNITS. PURCHASED A NEW MODULE FROM THE DEALER ON 9/10/00 AND REPLACED THE MODULE MYSELF AND WIPERS HAVE WORKED FINE SINCE. NOTICEABLE WEAR ON THE ELECTRICAL CONTACTS ON THE OLD MODULE. *AK

GAS GAUGE WILL NOT READ ACCURATELY. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT IT WAS ABOUT A QUARTER OFF, CAUSING VEHICLE TO RUN OUT OF GAS, AND LEFT STRANDED. A MECHANIC STATES THAT IT WAS DUE TO THE DESIGN OF THE INTERIOR OF GAS TANK. *AK

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES DURING WET ROAD CONDITIONS THE VEHICLE TAKES LONGER TO STOP THAN WHEN IT IS DRY. THE BRAKE SYSTEM MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR. IT HAS BEEN CHECKED OUT AT THE DEALER AND THEY CANNOT SEEM TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THE TIRES ARE ON A DIFFERENT VEHICLE BUT 1 TIRE THE TREAD CAME OFF DURING HIGHWAY OPERATION. DURING INSPECTION WE FOUND 2 OTHER TIRES WITH LOOSE TREAD AND READY TO PEEL OFF. WE HAD THEM REPLACED. THE TIRES HAD SLIGHTLY LESS THAN 10,000 MILES ON THEM WITH A GREAT AMOUNT OF TREAD LEFT

CABLE THAT SUPPORTS TAILGATE SNAPPED & FELL DOWN. CONSUMER & CHILD WERE SIITING IN THE REAR WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT MANUFACTURER. *AK

FRONT WHEEL BEARING LEAKED FLUID CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS. *MJS

HAD TAKEN VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOR SMOG. INFORMED BY MECHANIC INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS CRACKED & NEEDED REPAIRING. MANIFOLD PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED 2 YEARS AGO FOR SAME CRACK. *AK

UPPER MOUNTING BOLTS FOR STEERING GEAR BOX COMPLETELY BACKED OUT, AND TWO LOWER MONTING BOLTS HAD LOOSENED UP. CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM STEERING AT ABOUT 25 MPH. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES EXCESSIVE PLAY BECAUSE THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS NOT ANCHORED TO THE LEFT FRAME RAIL. AFTER THE BOLTS WERE REINSTALLED, THE STEERING BECAME FINE. *YH

SLOWED BY NORMAL BRAKING TO 15 MPH, ADDITIONAL BRAKING REQUIRED MORE FOOT PRESSURE WHICH RESULTED IN ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. DRY ROAD CONDITIONS. OCCURS 2 TO 3 TIMES A YEAR. SOFTWARE FIX INSTALLED PER RECALL.