1997 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

EACH FAILURE REQUIRED VALVE BODY REPLACEMENT.HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR & FALLS OUT OF OVERDRIVE.DEALER CLAIMS THEY KNOW ABOUT PROBLEMS, BUT REFUSES TO HELP PAY FOR REPAIR. MANY OTHER REPORTS OF IDENTICAL PROBLEM HAVE BEEN REPORTED, NO ACTION TO DATE BY GMC. *AK

DRIVING AT 35MPH THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL FELL FROM THE UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE/WHEEL ROLLED ACROSS THE ROAD. NO TRAFFIC.*AK

CLUTCH FAN KEEPS FLYING OFF INTO ENGINE COMPARTMENT. DEALER REPLACED FAN ONCE, AND CURRENTLY WELDS ON CLUTCH FAN ARE BROKEN AGAIN. CONSUMER FEELS SOMETHING IS CAUSING FANS TO BREAK. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH APPLIED BRAKES, HAD TO PUSH REALLY HARD TO GET VEHICLE TO STOP, THERE WAS A SQUISHY NOISE, AND EXTENDED BRAKING DISTANCE.*AK BRAKE BOOSTER CAUSING NOISE, DEALER REPLACED. *SLC

WHEN BRAKING QUICKLY OR A COMPLETE STOP ANT LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T KICK IN. PEDAL GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR, AND THERE IS NO BRAKING. BRAKES GRAB A LITTLE WITH PULSATING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE MORE INTERMITTENT THAN THEY SHOULD BE. MOST OF THE TIME DON'T WORK AT ALL, HOWEVER IF YOU KEEP TRYING TO TURN THEM ON, MAYBE THEY'LL WORK 7 MAYBE THEY WON'T. CAN'T DEPEND ON THE WIPER OPERATION. CHECKED DEALER FOR RECALL AND NONE FOR THIS MODEL. WHY NOT?*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND SECOND GEAR, DEALER SAYS IT NEEDS A NEW VALVE BODY AND NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER STATESHE CONTACTED THREE DEALERS FOR THE PART, TWO OF THEM STATED THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ODER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY MANUFACTURER THAT BECUASE HIS VEHICLE WAS BILT AT A CERTAIN PLANT, THERE IS NO RECALL, HOWEVER THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE PART BUT VEHICLE HAD TO BUILT AT A CERTAIN PLANT IN ODER FOR RECALL TO APPLY TO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE.*JB

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE DROPPED OFF THE PAVEMENT INTO THE GRAVELS CAUSING VEHICLE TO TURN SIDEWAYS BACK ONTO THE PAVEMENT AND HITTING AN ENBANKMENT ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON ITS SIDE ONTO THE HIGHWAY IN WHICH AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *JB

INTAKE GASKET BURNED OUT AND ALLOWED ANTI-FREEZE IN ENGINE OIL. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS DEFECT. MECHANIC PUT IN SAME TYPE OF INTAKE GASKET BACK INTO VEHICLE IN ORDER FOR ENGINE TO BE COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. *AK