1996 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 50MPH, ANOTHER VECHICLE MADE A U TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET, CONSUMER THOUGHT THAT VEHICLE WAS GOING TO TURN IN THE OPPOSITE OF HIS VEHICLE, AN DHE VEERED OVER TO THE SHOULDER ON WET PAVEMENT TO SLOW DOWN. THEN, VEERED ONTO THE DRY PAVEMENT, AND THE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM DIDN'T KICK IN. ALSO THE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK

COOLENT LEAK WAS ON PASSENGER SIDE, REAR OF ENGINE DUE TO FAULTY HEAD GASKET. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT LEAK COULD GO INTO AN OIL PORT AND CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE. *AK

WHEN EVER THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED SUDDENLY, THE ABS BRAKES HAD NO BRAKING ABILITY. BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO HALFWAY TO FLOOR. THIS INCREASE THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS ON DRY ROADS. CONTACTED GM & INFORMED NO RECALLS. VEHICLE IS NOT AT DEALERSHIP.

VEHICLE SOMETIMES STALLS WHILE BEING DRIVEN, AND CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. ALSO, IT MAY NOT EVEN START. DEALER HAS CHECKED VEHICLE OUT, AND CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY HAVE RUN TESTED THE VEHICLE, BUT RESULT WAS NEGATIVE. *AK

I HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET AND THEY HAVE TAKEN THE INFORMATION ON MY WINDSHIELD WIPER PROBLEM. BUT JUST SAY THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL CAMPAIGN FOR MY CAR'S PROBLEM. SO THIS IS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS SERIES ACCORDING TO THE CHEVROLET REPRESENTATIVES. *AK

WHILE DRIVING IN RAINY CONDITIONS AT ABOUT 40 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL FAIL CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. OCCASIONALLY, THE WIPER MOTOR WILL NOT OPERATE IF THE AIR TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 50 DEGREES. *AK *YC

THE PASSENGER SEAT ADJUSTER WAS REPLACED DUE TO SEAT SLIDING BACK & FORTH CAUSING SEAT TO NOT LOCK / STAY IN PLACE WHICH COULD RESULT IN INJURY IF AN ACCIDENT WAS TO OCCUR. *YC

WHILE FOLLOWING ANOTHER PICKUP TRUCK ABOUT 4-CAR LENGTHS BEHIND, TRUCK IN FRONT SWERVED RIGHT, AND CONSUMER HIT BRAKES. BUT ABS BRAKES DID NOT COME ON. CONSUMER REAR ENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT ON DRIVERS SIDE. CONSUMER TOLD DEALER ABOUT A RECALL ON ABS BRAKES. DEALER HAD KNOWLEDGE OF IT. RECALL 99V193000. *AK

DUE TO A DEFECTIVE FUSE WHICH CONTROLS THE LIGHTING IN THE VEHICLE AND THE BRAKES, POWER BECAME INOPERATIVE AND VEHICLE STALLED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REPLACED THE FUSE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR TRUCKS MADE FROM AUG 1994-MAY 1996.. MY TRUCK WAS MADE IN JULY 1996. IT HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS MY 1996 S-10 WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE ALL THE TIME OR WHEN THEY DO OPERATE THEY ARE SPORADIC. VERY ANNOYING ESPECIALLY IN BAD WEATHER. *AK