2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

THE SPARE TIRE WHICH WAS MOUNTED ONTO THE VEHICLE BY A CABLE UNEXPECTEDLY BROKE AND CAUSED THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL TO THE GROUND WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED. *JB THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR INJURIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS INCIDENT. *CB *JB

WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT, THE CONSUMER WOULD HEAR NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE ADD ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED, TOUGH COOKIES AND SINCE THEY WERE GMC AND NOT CHEVEROLET THEY WOULDN'T DO ANYTHING. GMC WAS GOING TO CHARGE $488. FOR PARTS PLUS LABOR. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE PART HIMSELF. *PH

FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SEATBELT, IT LOCKS UP BUT WILL NOT UNLOCK UNLESS YOU UNBUCKLE IT. IT HAS TO BE UNLOCKED AND BROUGHT ALL THE WAY BACK BEFORE IT WILL UNLOCK. I HAVE HAD IT REPLACED AT LEAST THREE TIMES AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK CORRECTLY.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A USED 2000 CHEVY S-10 WITH 48,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE IS EXTRA CLEAN AND THERE WERE NO APPARENT PROBLEMS. I HAD TO MAKE A TRIP FROM ATLANTA, GA TO CHICAGO, IL. COMING BACK ON THE INTERSTATE (TRAVELING 75-80 MILES AN HOUR), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK DOWNSHIFTED FROM OVERDRIVE INTO THIRD. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED BY TWO 18-WHEELERS WHILE I TRIED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE SO THAT THE RPM'S WERE NOT IN THE CRITICAL ZONE. I STOPPED AT THE FIRST AUTO REPAIR SHOP I COULD FIND, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REBUILT. APPARENTLY, THE BANDS WERE SLIPPING AND CAUSED THE FLUID TO OVERHEAT AND TURN EXTREMELY DARK. THE TRUCK NOW HAS 58,000 MILES, AND NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS IS THE THIRD GM CAR THAT I HAVE HAD THAT I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MAJOR TRANSMISSION WORK DONE. THE LAST ONE WAS A BUICK AND HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT. *LA

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY S10 PICKUP WITH 15,000 MILES ON IT. THESE VEHICLES ARE MADE TO RUN ON GAS OR ETHANOL. CHEVY PUT AN EXPERIMENTAL LINING INTO THE GAS TANK TO PREVENT CORROSION BY THE ETHANOL. THIS LINING FLAKES OFF INTO THE GAS, CAUSING STAGGERING AND STALLING WHILE DRIVING. REQUESTS FOR A NEW GAS TANK HAVE BEEN REFUSED BY GMC, ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS NOW IN FOR WHAT WILL PROBABLY BE THE THIRD TANK AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. IT TOOK A LETTER FROM THE CT STATE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO GET AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO BE ON THE ROAD WITH THIS GAS TANK ON IT, AND SINCE THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT TOWED IT IN LAST NIGHT COULD ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITHOUT DRIVING IT, I SHOULD THINK THAT THERE ARE A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF UNSAFE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. I FEEL IT IS ONLY PRESSURE FROM YOUR OFFICE THAT WILL FORCE GMC TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES FOR GAS TANK REPLACEMENT BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED WHEN THEIR VEHICLE DIES AS THEY ARE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I DO NOT KNOW HOW MANY YEARS IF VEHICLES RECEIVED THESE GAS TANKS, BUT IF EVER A PROBLEM WARRANTED YOUR ATTENTION, I THINK THIS ONE DOES. *LA

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY ZR2. BOTH SEAT LATCHES USED TO RECLINE SEATS HAVE BROKEN OFF. I COMPLAINED TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE COST FOR THE REPAIR WAS QUOTED AS $250 PER SEAT. THIS IS THE THIRD S-10 I HAVE OWNED AND AM DISAPPOINTED IN THE CHEAT METAL USED AND THE REPAIR COST. THE PLASTIC THIRD DOOR HANDLE ALSO BROKE WHICH WAS A $75.00 REPAIR. MY SEATS WILL HAVE TO STAY BROKEN.

THE SEAT RECLINER HANDLES FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS HAVE BROKEN OFF. CLEAN BREAKS. GOT VERY LITTLE USE ON DRIVER'S SIDE.

THE SEAT RECLINER HANDLE AND CONNECTING BAR FOR BOTH FRONT SEATS OF MY 2000 S-10 BLAZER BROKE OFF WITH A MONTH OF EACH OTHER.

TIRE SEPARATION OF PASSENGER REAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET. BUSINESS WHERE TIRES PURCHASED NO LONGER IN BUSINESS; CALLED AROUND TOWN, NO ONE HAS MY PARTICULAR BRAND OF TIRE. DID INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND VARIOUS ARTICLES CONCERNING PREMATURE TIRE SEPARATION OF CERTAIN MODELS OF KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRES/GOODYEAR. CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY DENIED ANY RECALLS FOR KELLY SAFARI AWRS. REFERRED ME TO A LOCAL BUSINESS: OWNER STATED THAT TIRE IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT GIVEN WITH PRO-RATED CHARGE. TIRES ARE: KELLY SAFARI AWR 32X11.50R15LT. DOT: PJYK KTKV 467. SINCE WHEN DOES A CONSUMER PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS?

BEARINGS IN REAR END BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 BRAND NEW AND IT HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT.*JB