2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, THE CABLES BROKE. *JB BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THE CABLES WERE MANUFACTURED. THERE WAS A HOLE AT THE TOP OF THE CABLES THAT ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN INTO THE CENTER OF THE CABLE, TRAPPING THE WATER AND RUSTING OUT THE CABLE. *SC

THE DRIVER WAS ROLLING THE MOTORCYCLE OFF OF THE TRUCK BED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CABLES COLLAPSED. THE DRIVER PLACED THE CABLES INSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAS TO RENDERED PAYMENT FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, THE TAILGATE FELL ONTO THE BUMPER. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK *SC

WHEN THE CONSUMER LOWERED THE TAILGATE, THE RIGHT CABLE SNAPPED ALLOWING THE TAILGATE TO FALL. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE LEFT CABLE BROKE. THIS MODEL WAS NOT ONE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS RECALLING . PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *JB

WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY S-10 PICKUP, THE LEFT SUPPORTING CABLE BROKE. THE CABLE ON THE OTHER SIDE HELD SO THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DAMAGE. MY INSPECTION OF THE BREAKAGE REVEALED THE MULTISTRANDED STEEL CABLE HAD BECOME HEAVILY RUSTED AND THEREBY WEAKENED. THE CABLE IS COVERED BY PLASTIC TUBING WHICH CAN BE EASILY ABRADED BY REPEATED OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE TAILGATE. MOREOVER THE CABLE IS OBVIOUSLY MADE FROM UNPROTECTED METAL IE. ZINC-DICHROMATE AT BEST, RATHER THAN GANVANIZED OR STAINLESS. (ZINC-DICHROMATE SACRIFICES ITSELF TO MOISTURE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME). I WENT THE AREA DEALER WHO, AFTER CHECKING TO SEE IT WAS ON THE RECALL LIST, QUOTED OVER $100.00 TO REPLACE BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT CABLES. I LEARNED SOME LARGER TRUCK MODELS ALREADY HAD RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND AFTER A DAY WAS TOLD THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COSTS WITH ME WHICH I TOLD THEM WAS UNACCEPTABLE AS I CONSIDERED THE PROBLEM TO OF A SAFTEY RELATED NATURE STEMMING FROM POOR DESIGN WHICH ESSENTIALLY MADE THE PRODUCT UNFIT FOR IT'S INTENDED USE. IT REMAINS UNREPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK

WHILE APPYING BRAKES AT 40 MPH BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO MOVE, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. *AK

CRUISE CONTROL ACCELERATING AND CAN NOT BE SHUT OFF. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD FOUR SEPARATE INCIDENTS WITH HIS VEHICLE IN WHICH CUISE CONTROL STARTS ACCELORATING AND CON NOT BE SHUT OFF UNLESS THE CONSUMER TURNS OFF VEHICLE.

SEAT LEVERS ON BOTH SEATS HAVE BROKEN OFF COMPLETELY. DEALER STATED THAT IT WOULD COST $200+ EACH TO REPLACE THEM, DEALER MENTIONED THAT THIS WAS A FREQUENT OCCURRENCE FOR THE VEHICLE

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT TOO FREQUENTLY FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE TO WEAK TO STOP THE LARGE VEHICLE. AT 61,000 MILES THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 2WD WHEN THE 4WD ACTIVATION FAILED CAUSING 900.00 IN DAMAGE. *TC

TRUCK WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, AND EVENTUALLY WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT. IT WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC AND READOUT INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES FOR EVALUATION WHEN FINAL DETERMINATION WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN; AND A WEEK LATER, THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. TRUCK IS STILL AT MECHANICS BEING EVALUATED.*AK