1996 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

WHENEVER VEHICLE RUNS OVER A MANHOLE COVER IN A DOWN INCLINE IT CAUSES BRAKE FAILURE, VEHICLE WOULD CONTINUE ON INTO THE INTERSECTION BEFORE STOPPING. THIS CONDITION COULD LEAD TO A VEHICLE COLLISION IF NOT CORRECTED. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE ANTI-BRAKE STYSTEM WILL GRAB / LOCK-UP CAUSING FAILURE. THE ABS WARNING LIGHT IS COMING ON. DEALER SAYS THE VEHICLE IS ALRIGHT WITHOUT ABS. *AK

ENGINE SPEED WILL INCREASE FROM IDLE TO 2400 RPM WITHOUT THROTTLE INPUT. THIS CONDITION HAS OCCURRED BOTH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STOPPED. WHEN IN MOTION, THIS CONDITION CREATES A SUDDEN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. THE ONLY WAY FOR THE DRIVER TO GET ENGINE CONTROL BACK FROM THE COMPUTER (?) IS TO SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTART. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM - FOR A YEAR NOW - AND OCCURS SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP, BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT LIGHT HADN'T COME ON. I HAVE ALSO E-MAILED CHEVROLET ABOUT THIS PROBLEM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO REPLY OR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ASIDE FROM BEING AN INCONVIENIANCE, THIS PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE SPEED CONTROL IS CONTRIBUTING TO EXCESSIVE BRAKE AND CLUTCH WEAR, AND HAS THE POSSIBILITY OF PUTTING THE VEHICLE OUT OF CONTROL WITH POSSIBLE ASSOCIATED LOSS OF LIFE. PLEASE HELP. I HAVE READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH OTHER 1996 S-10'S THAT SEEM TO BE RELATED TO A BAD COMPUTER PROGRAM IN THE PCM COMPUTER. CHEVY DON'T SEEM TOO INTERESTED IN HELPING OUT, SO YOU'RE MY LAST HOPE IN GETTING THIS PROBLEM ADDRESSED. THANK-YOU. *AK

ABS BRAKES REECEIVED LETTER FROM GMC ABOUT THIS PROBLEM.AFTER GOING TO THE DEALER THEY RAN MY VIN NUMBER AND SAID THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS TRUCK EVEN THOU I HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *AK

WHEN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE NEEDED THE WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR ARE INOPERATIVE, REDUCING DRIVER VISIBILITY. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL NUMBER 98V150001/MFR C98043 INVOLVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM, DOES NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK

WHILE DRIVING WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT EVEN TURN ON. SOMETIMES WHILE DRIVING WHILE RAINING WINDSHIEL WIPERS WILL JUST STOP. THIS MAKES VISIBILITY VERY HARD. *AK

ABOUT 1 MONTH AGO I BROUGHT OUR 1996 CHEVROLET S10 PICK UP IN TO ROUNDTREE CHEVROLET FOR WHAT I THOUGHT WAS AN EXHAUST LEAK. IT TURNS OUT THAT IT NEEDS A WHOLE NEW ENGINE. THE MECHANIC SAID THAT A LOT OF 2.2 LITRE ENGINES (AS WELL AS SOME BIG BLOCKS)WERE DOING THE SAME THING BECAUSE THE FACTORY MADE THE PISTONS TAPERED WHICH WEARS OUT THE SKIRTING. THEIS PROBLEM SEEMS CLEAR CUT ENOUGH (A FACTORY DEFECT), BUT AS SOON AS ROUNDTREE SAW THAT WE HAD AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE THEY IMMEDIATELY TURNED TO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY. THEY WANT OUR SERVICE RECORDS BEFORE THEY AUTHORIZE ROUNDTREE TO CONTINUE. WAL-MART SUPPOSEDLY KEEPS YOUR OIL CHANGE RECORDS SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO. WELL, WE TOOK THE TRUCK THERE EVERY 3000 MILES, BUT THEY CAN'T LOCATE ANY! THEY HAVE GIVEN ROUNDTREE A VERBAL CONFIRMATION, BUT APPARENTLY THAT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH. WE DON'T FEEL WE SHOULD MAKE PAYMENTS WHEN THERE IS NO END IN SIGHT, AND WE TOLD G.M.A.C. THAT THEY COULD JUST KEEP IT! NOW WHAT DO WE DO? *AK

THE FRAME WELDS ARE FAILING. A MILITARY CERTIFIED WELDING SHOP EXAMINED THE WELDS AND SAID THE WELDS WERE NOT DONE CORRECTLY WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS BUILT. HE SAID THE THE FAILURE OF THE RIGHT SIDE WELDS IS BEGINNING ALSO. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO GM AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR THEM TO EXAMINE. GM SAYS THEY WILL NOT FIX IT.

THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO SLIDE. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK *YC

WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, IT FELT MUSHY AND SOFT LIKE MUD. THE BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ROLLING INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE (SCRATCHES). VEHICLE WAS STOPPED DUE TO THE CRASH. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACED. *AK