1997 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN A HEAVY RAINSTORM VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND HIT A GUARDRAIL, AND DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL NOT MOVE ACROSS THE WINDSHIELD, BUT MOTOR CONTINUES TO BUZZ. SOMETIMES WINDSHIELD WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN THE MIDDLE OF OPERATION. *AK *ML

ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON & OFF. CODE READS: P1870-MEANS TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. GOT VEHICLE AT 36000 MILES--DEALER MAY HAVE KNOWN OF PROBLEM-MAY NEED REPLACEMENT. SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR ALL THE COMPLAINTS I'VE SEEN SO FAR.*AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING CAUSING POOR VISIBILITY. *MJS

THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILURE STARTED APPROX.FEB/MARCH IN 1999 AND WAS REPORTED TO DEALERSHIP WITHOUT HELP OF RESOLUTION. THE BRAKES HAVE ACTED UP NUMEROUS TIMES BUT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A COLLISION TO DATE. THE ARE STILL NOT FIXED BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST APPROX. $500-700 DEPENDING ON THE PROBLEM. AT THE TIME THE FIRST NEWS REPORT OF A RECALL ON THE S-10 VEHICLES WERE MADE, MY VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. NOW IT IS 32,000 BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING 40,000 MILES A YEAR TO WORK AND HOME. ALSO, THE NEWS REPORTS DID SAY MY MODEL YEAR OF 1997 IN ONE OF THE REPORTS. I NEED HELP. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. THE TRANSMISSION OR CLUTCH FAILURE HAPPENED YESTERDAY. IT'S IN THE SHOP FOR DETERMINATION AND REPAIR. IS THERE A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS ALSO? I CARE FOR MY VEHICLES WITH REGULAR MAINTENANCE THROUGH DEWEY'S AUTO CENTER, A GOODYEARD DEALER IN FENTON, MICHIGAN 810/629-2278. PLEASE ADVISE ASAP. THANK YOU. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE, OBSTRUCTING THE VIEW OF THE DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON SIMILAR MAKES/MODELS. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED, DEALER FIXED THE PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *AK *ML

SEVERAL TIME WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE FAILED TO OPERATE OR STOPPED OPERATING DURING RAIN STORMS. REPOSITIONING THE CABLE GOING TO THE WIPER MOTOR HAS SOLVED THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE DEALER NEVER ADMITTED THERE WAS A PROBLEM. *AK

PIECES OF THOTTLE BODY BROKE OFF AND WENT INTO ENGINE, RUINING CYLINDER/PISTON #5. DEALER CLAIMS THAT SOMEONE BROKE IT OFF. MY MACHANIC STATES THAT THERE IS NO EVIDENCE OTHER THAN IT SNAPPING OFF. *AK

ABS BOOSTER PUMP FAILED WHILE DRIVING APPROX 70MPH ON FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC CAUSING LOSS OF APPROX 99% OF BRAKING EFFECIENCY. AM ORIGINAL OWNER OF VEHICLE AND IS NOT USED BY ANY OTHER INDIVIDUAL. BRAKING SYSTEM HAS NOT BEEN ABUSED. I FEEL THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND IS EXTREMELY CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. GM SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE NHTSA WITH INFO REGARDING NUMBER OF FAILURES OF THIS PART.

TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH, AND THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG. TRUCK WAS TOTALLED. *AK *ML