1998 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A BUMPY ROAD, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE ABNORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE OF THE REAR AXLE DAMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

GOODYEAR ALLEGRA P205 75R15 SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND CRACKING LEAD TO BLOWOUT. INNER SIDEWALL SHOWED CRACKING AND RIPPLING AS THOUGH CHORDS WERE BROKEN. ONLY 25,000 MILES AS MY DAILY DRIVER, NO HEAVY LOADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVY S10 PICK UP TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FAILURE OF THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. UPDATED 5/27/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED SINCE RELIEVING THE KEY RING OF ADDED WEIGHT THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. UPDATED 06/04/2014 *JS

I WAS PULLING INTO A MCDONALD'S DRIVE-THROUGH LANE AND THE SILICONE ISOLATION MOUNT WHERE THE TOP PART OF THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER MEETS THE BOTTOM PART COMING UP FROM THE TRANSMISSION BROKE LOOSE. IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO SHIFT WITH THE TOP LEVER NOW. IT IS POSSIBLE TO SHIFT USING THE SHORT BOTTOM PIECE COMING UP FROM THE TRANSMISSION, BUT IT IS NOT EASY TO DO SO. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FRAME, BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SIDE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO CORROSION OR IMPACT THAT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER, WHO REFUSED TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. BEGAN SLOWLY TRAVELING DOWN THE HILL THAT I LIVE ON. THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THIS OCCURING. THE ENGINE ALSO STALLED. I HAD NO WAY TO SLOW OR STOP SAFELY, AS THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WAS RUSTED AND DID NOT WORK. I MADE IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. ENDED UP DRIVING OFF OF A SMALL EMBANKMENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND OTHER EXTERNAL AREAS IN THE FRONT. THE HOOD AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR ARE NO LONGER SEALING VERY GOOD. A REPAIR SHOP HAD TO REPLACE MUCH OF THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO FAILURE CAUSED BY RUST. THE MECHANIC ALSO FOUND FUEL LINE DAMAGE DUE TO RUST AND REPLACE THEM AS WELL. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN INJURED OR DIED THAT DAY, OR HAVE CAUSED INJURY OR DEATH. WHY HAS CHEVROLET NOT BEEN REQUIRED CORRECT THESE PROBLEMS? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60MPH AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, EVEN AFTER STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED BY HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL, DOWNUNTIL I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF/ON AND CHECKED TO SEE THE ACCELERATION HAD STOPPED, THE TRUCK STAYED ON HIGH IDLE. IT SEEMS THE GAS PEDAL IS STUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO THE RIGHT ARM. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 236,000. UPDATED 04/11/12. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 148,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY BUMPY ROADS. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM RELATED TO CRACKED SOLDER JOINTS ON THE WIPER CONTROL CIRCUIT BOARD, A PROBLEM FOR WHICH TWO RECALLS HAVE ALREADY BEEN ISSUED BY CHEVROLET BUT WHICH DO NOT EXTEND TO THE 1998 MODEL YEAR. WIPERS WILL OFTEN SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN. OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND THE PREVIOUS RECALLS THAT ONLY COVER UP TO 1997 NEED TO BE EXTENDED TO COVER LATER MODEL VEHICLES WHICH SUFFER FROM THE SAME SAFETY PROBLEM. (THE INCIDENT DATE IN THIS COMPLAINT IS A RANDOM DATE SELECTED SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND AROUND THE TIME I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. THIS ISSUE IS ONGOING AND HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY SEVERE SINCE THEN.) *KB