1997 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- POMONA, CA
AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND RAN IT THROUGH DIAGNOSTIC. INFORMED CONSUMER THAT SENSOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT, AND IT WOULD BE AT CONSUMER'S COST. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DEATILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- MARYVILLE, TN
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON HIGHWAY AND THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE SITTING ON THE ROAD. THERE WAS A BLIND SPOT, AND CONSUMER DIDN'T SEE OTHER VEHICLE AND VEERED INTO IT. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AT ALL.*AK
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- DINUPA, CA
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL INTERMITTENTLY FAIL WHEN IT RAINS. AS SOON AS IT DRIES UP, WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL START. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- OK, OK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT APPROX 40MPH WHEN VEHICLE WAS HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT HAD PULLED IN FRONTBY DRUCK DRIVER, DUAL AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE ,TOTALLY INOPERATIVE CAUSING LEG, ARM , SHOULDER INJUIRES TO PASSENGER.SEATBELT WAS WORN DURING THE ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO INDICTATION OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. $4500.00 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE FRONTEND.
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- CROSS LANES, WV
THE PRETENSIONER ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT TIGHTENS UP AND DOES NOT RELEASE WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO.I GAVE UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP.*AK
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- TEHACHAPI, CA
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION\. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, RESULTING IN MAJOR INJURIES. RIGHT AIRBAG SENSOR WAS SHATTERED. VEHICLE WAS TOTALLED.*AK THE DRIVER'S NOSE HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN OUT OF THE SEAT DURING THE ACCIDENT. *YH
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- SPRING HILL, FL
INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL ACCELERATE TO 50 MPH AND STAY AT 50 MPH WITHOUT PRESSING THE PEDAL, WHICH CANNOT SLOWDOWN VEHICLE UNLESS MAKING A COMPLETE STOP. THIS MAY CAUSE A CRASH. BEEN TO DEALER 5 TIMES, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE. *AK ENGINE STALL WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART DUE TO COIL WIRE FAILURE. *YH
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- SWISTON, AR
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- CROSTON, KY
WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY, CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK
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1997 CHEVROLET S10- CARROLLTON, GA
DRIVER WAS DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH AND INTO A DITCH, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD HE DIDN'T HIT HARD ENOUGH OR AT THE RIGHT ANGLE, DURING FRONT END COLLISION THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, THE PASSENGER SHOULDER HARNESS FAILED AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER TO BE THROWN THOURGHOUT THE VEHICLE CAUSING 3 HERNIATED DISC. NLM
Source: CONSUMER LETTER