1996 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

THERE IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE SES INDICATOR ON MY DASH AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING THAT CAUSES THE LIGHT TO COME ON DURING INTERSTATE DRIVING. WHEN EXITING THE INTERSTATE ONTO LOCAL ROADS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTEMELY HARD JOLTING THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING THIS WAY FOR A WHILE THE HARD SHIFT STOPS BUT THE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I CAN GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY GROUND FOR A SHORT TIME AND RECONNECTING. THIS RESETS THE CAR COMPUTER. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TWICE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DRAW A CODE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. I WAS CHARGED FOR BOTH ATTEMPTS. I WAS TOLD TO JUST DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEN BRING IT BACK IN. THIS IS LUDICROUS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE CHEVROLET HEADQUARTERS. I ALSO TOOK MY CAR TO A VERY REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE A CODE 1870 WAS PULLED. THERE WERE FIVE OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS THERE WITH THE SAME CODE PROBLEM. MY TRANSMISSION MAN DOES SOME TRANSMISSION WORK FOR THE CHEVY DEALER ACROSS THE STREET AND WHEN HE MENTIONED THE CODE TO THEIR SERVICE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AS THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM, A PRODUCTION DEFECT, THAT THEY WISH WOULD GO AWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN SO FAR THAT YOU CANNOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN OR IF THE TRANSMISSION WILL WORK WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. A REAL POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT EXISTS, YET MUMS THE WORD FROM CHEVROLET. THEY WOULD RATHER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND LET THE CONSUMER PAY FOR IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT THE PROBLEM BUT THE SENSOR IS, SINCE IT CONTROLS THE SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY PROBLEM CONTINUES EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES A HIGH SPEEDS. SO FAR I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM CHEVROLET. I GUESS THEY WOULD RATHER PAY LATER.

UPON APPLYING FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL GOES PARTIALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD, RESULITNG IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

THE ANTI-LOCK INDICATOR COMES ON UPON START UP OF VEHICLE AND STAYS ON. PERIODICALLY THE ANIT-LOCK INDICATOR WILL GO OFF FOR ANYWHERE FROM 1-30 MINUTES AND COME BACK ON. IT CONTINUALLY SWITCHES DURING VEHICLE OPERATION. DURING THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THE TWO STATES THE (RED) BRAKE INDICATOR COMES ON MOMENTARILY, DURING WITCH NO BRAKING IS AVAILABLE.

HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FROM THE BEGINNING. I WOULD BE DRIVING IN POURING-DOWN RAIN AND THE WIPERS WOULD GO OUT CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER. RIGHT NOW THEY DO NOT WORK AT ALL. I HAD TO WORK ON MY BRAKES THE FIRST YEAR AND A COUPLE OF TIMES THEREAFTER. I RECENTLY HAD TO HAVE MY AIR-CONDITIONER DONE. THE LATEST WAS MY WATER PUMP THAT I FIXED MYSELF. THE WORSE WAS MY MOTOR. I HAD BEEN STALLED A NUMBER OF TIMES TILL FINALLY IT WOULDN'T GO AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED TO MICHAEL HOLLEY CHEVROLET IN LAKELAND (THE TOWN I WORKED IN). THEY REFUSED TO HONOR MY SMARTCARE SAYING I HAD NOT CHANGED THE OIL. THAT WAS NOT TRUE SINCE I HAD CHANGED IT MYSELF AND HAD IT CHANGED ALSO. THEY WANTED OVER 3000 FOR A NEW MOTOR. I AM AND WAS STILL PAYING ON MY TRUCK AND DID NOT HAVE THAT MUCH CASH. I HAD TO TOW IT AT MY MOTHERS AND PARK IT. I WAS ABLE TO CHANGE THE OIL AND NOTICED THAT THE CHEVROLET DEALERS HAD REMOVED THE ALTERNATOR BELT AND HAD LEFT IT LOOSE. THAT DID NOT GIVE ME ANY CONFIDENCE IN THEM. 4 MONTHS LATER MY MOTHER'S CAR WAS TOTALLED AND SHE PAID FOR ME TO GET A MOTOR FROM AN AMOCO DEALER. IN SEPTEMBER OF 1999 MY MOTHER WAS SURFING THE NET AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE ALMOST FROM THE FIRST AND I HAVE NEVER BEEN NOTIFIED AT ALL. I WROTE TO THE HOME OFFICE IN EARLY SEPTEMBER BUT RECEIVED NO ANSWER. I STILL OWE 2 YEARS PAYMENTS. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY MOTOR WENT OUT ON ME SOMETHING BAD COULD HAVE VERY WELL HAPPENED. I FEEL SURE THAT I WILL NEVER TRUST IN CHEVY'S PRODUCTS AGAIN.

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT WHICH WAS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL AND CUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. *AK

REAR AXLE FELL OFF WHILE MOVING. LUCKILY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC THERFORE TRUCK DID NOT TURN OVER. COULD HAVE CAUSED FATAL ACCIDENT. MECHANIC SAID INFERIOR PLASTIC PARTS USED. FURTHERMORE, ANTI- LOCK BREAKS MALFUNCTION WHEN THE GROUND IS WET/DAMP. THE FLY WHEEL IS GONE. THE AIRCONDITIONER IS BROKEN. THE CLUTCH IS GOING OUT. THE TAIL GATE IS BOKEN. NOT TO MENTION 7 RECALLS ALREADY.

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED STARTER ENGAGING ITSELF WITHOUT ANYONE IN VEHICLE OR KEY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, ONE INCIDENT RESULTED IN CRASHING INTO GARAGE DOOR DUE TO FAILURE OF THE STARTER RELAY WHICH WAS SHORTING OUT. MJS

WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WILL SPONTANEOUSLY CUT OFF AND STAY OFF FOF A COUPLE OF SECONDS TO A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WHEN LIGHT SWITCH GETS WARM CONTACT IS OPEN AND LIGHTS FAIL UNTIL SWITCH COOLS SLIGHTY. *AK

I HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM OFF AND ON FOR THE LAST 40000 MILES, THE DEALER CLAIMS NOT TO BE ABLE TO LOCATE ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE.

TRAVELING AT 40+ MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, THE DRIVER EITHER BECAME UNCONSIUS FOR UNKNOWN REASONS AND WENT OFF THE ROAD. I WENT OVER AN ENBANKMENT AND INTO A DITCH HEAD ON TOTALING THE CAR. THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY BUT THE CAR WAS TOTALED. THE COLLISION WAS A FRONT IMPACT INTO A HARD DITCH DUE TO THE DROUGHT STATUS AT THE TIME. THE FRONT END WAS WRECKED BEYOND REPAIR AND THE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. I FEEL THAT IT MALFUNCTIIONED AND WANT IT REPORTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. I HAVE REPORTED TO THE INSURANCE CO AND TO GM.