2001 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

CONSUMER STATED THE SEATS FAILED TO LOCK INTO POSITION ALONG SEAT TRACKS, AND WILL MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY DURING NORMAL OPERATION, DEALERSHIP HAS EXAMINED VEHICLE AND WAS UNABLE TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM.*AK CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE CENTER CONSOLE LID WAS CRACKED, FAN WAS INOPERATIVE.*SLC

I NOTICED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO WHAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED. WITHOUT WARNING, OVER A COUPLE OF SMALL BUMPS OR AREA OF ROUGH ROAD, ALL BRAKING IS LOST. IT IS A SCARY FEELING ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS TRAFFIC OR A TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE IN FRONT OF YOU. I DID NOTICE THAT THIS HAPPENS LESS WITH WEIGHT IN THE PICKUP BOX. *AK

THERE IS A SWITCH IN VEHICLE ON DASHBOARD THAT WHEN PRESSED FOUR TIMES WILL TURN OFF DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHTS, BUT WHEN PRESSING SWITCH JUST TWICE ALL THE LIGHTS IN AND OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WILL SHUT OFF. THIS HAPPENED WHILE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT. HAS NOT CONTACTED DEALER YET. THE DEALER INFORMED CONSUMER THAT IS THE DESIGN OF ALL THE NEW TRUCKS.*SLC

GAS GAUGE IN MY TRUCK HAS BEEN ERRATIC SINCE DAY 1. I HAVE BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS AMOUNTS OF TIME. I THOUGHT IT WAS LACK OF KNOWLEDGEMENT FROM THE DEALERSHIP SO I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER GM SERVICE GARAGE AND THEY TOLD ME BECASURE OF THE DESIGN OF THE GAS TANK THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RUN OUT OF GAS TWICE AND ALMOST HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT ONCE. THE NEEDLE READS FINE U7NTIL IT REACHES 1/4 OF A TANK AND THEN IT DROPS TO EMPTY AND THEN YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE NEEDLE REACHES 1/4 OF A TANK THE NEEDLE DOESN'T MOVE UNTIL YOU COME TO A STOP AND THEN IT DROPS TO EMPTY AND THE GAS GAUGE DOESN'T COME ON TO LET YOU KNOW THAT YOU ARE LOW ON GAS. I HAVE HAD IT WITH THIS TRUCK AND THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE HELP !!! I LET THE 1ST DEALERSHIP TAKE MY TRUCK AND DRIVIE IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE SAME PROBLEM THEY PUT 400 MILES ON MY TRUCK AND SAID THAT THE GAS GAUGE DIDN'T DO WHAT I WAS SAYING. I DROVE IT OUT OF THEIR YARD AND WENT 15 MILES AND THE TRUCK DID WHAT I WAS SAYING IT WAS DOING. I THINK THAT I HAVE BEEN MORE THAN PATIENT WITH THIS GARAGE.

VEHICLE RUNNING OUT OF FUEL WITH A 1/4 TANK SHOWING ON FUEL GAUGE. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. *AK

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATES INTERMITTENTLY ON REGUALR BASIS. THREE TRIPS TO DEALER HAS FAILED TO RESOLVE PROBLEM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER CANNOT DIAGNOSE PROBLEM.*AK

SEE ODI 755882. I OWN 2 2001 CHEV S10 LS 2 WHEEL DRIVE EXTENDED CABS. BOTH HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A. THE MOLDING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS ON THE DOORS IS LOOSE AND COMES OFF EASILY. ONE OF THE TRUCKS HAS ALREADY THE MOLDINGS REPLACED. THE WINDOWS SOMETIMES GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND TILT OUT. B. THE REAR END CLUNKS/CLANKS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND YET. C. THE TAILGATE ON BOTH TRUCKS WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ONE TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE TRUCK WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED IN A BODY SHOP. THE FRAME AND BODY COMPONENTS OF THE BOX WOULD NEED TO BE STRAIGHTENED IN ORDER FOR THE TAILGATE TO LATCH PROPERLY. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON EITHER TRUCK YET. D. THE MOST DISTURBING PROBLEM IS THE STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF THE BRAKES. BOTH TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN A QUICK STOP OR EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS FIRM YET NO BRAKING POWER IS FELT AND THE TRUCK SURGES FORWARD WITHOUT SLOWING. BOTH TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP (THE ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE). ONE TRUCK HAD ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 500 MILES. THIS CORRECTED THE LOUD RUMBLING SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS FROM THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT IMPROVE THE ABS. THE OTHER TRUCK NOW WITH 22,000 MILES SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE SERIOUSLY UNBALANCED OR THE ROTORS ARE BADLY WARPED. HOWEVER, THE ROTORS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN SPEC AND THE WHEELS WERE BALANCED. STILL THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND IS INTENSIFYING DAILY. THE SHOP WHICH CHECKED PROBLEM CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD A "PULSE" IS NORMAL IN ALL VEHICLES WITH 4 WHEEL ABS SYSTEMS. I DRIVE OVER 1000 MILES A WEEK. I THINK I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABS BRAKES ENGAGING AND WHEELS ABOUT TO FLY OFF. I HAVE SPOKE WITH SEVERAL OTHER 2001 GM TRUCK OWNERS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO ARE ALL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKES.

I OWN TWO 2001 CHEVROLET S10 LS 2 WHEEL DRIVE EXTENDED CABS. BOTH HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEMS. A. THE MOLDING ALONG THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDOWS ON THE DOORS IS LOOSE AND COMES OFF EASILY. ONE OF THE TRUCKS HAS ALREADY THE MOLDINGS REPLACED. THIS APPEARS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM ON THAT TRUCK. B. THE REAR END CLUNKS/CLANKS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. NO SOLUTION HAS BEEN FOUND YET. C. THE TAILGATE ON BOTH TRUCKS WILL NOT LATCH COMPLETELY ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. ONE TRUCK HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THE TRUCK WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED IN A BODY SHOP. THE FRAME AND BODY COMPONENTS OF THE BOX WOULD NEED TO BE STRAIGHTENED IN ORDER FOR THE TAILGATE TO LATCH PROPERLY. THE REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN DONE ON EITHER TRUCK YET. D. THE MOST DISTURBING PROBLEM IS THE STRANGE BEHAVIOR OF THE BRAKES. BOTH TRUCKS HAVE EXPERIENCED LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE IN A QUICK STOP OR EMERGENCY SITUATION, THE BRAKE PEDAL IS FIRM YET NO BRAKING POWER IS FELT AND THE TRUCK SURGES FORWARD WITHOUT SLOWING. BOTH TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE REAR BRAKES LOCK UP (THE ABS FAILED TO ENGAGE). ONE TRUCK HAD ALL THE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AT 500 MILES. THIS CORRECTED THE LOUD RUMBLING SOUNDS AND VIBRATIONS FROM THE BRAKES BUT DID NOT IMPROVE THE ABS. THE OTHER TRUCK NOW WITH 22,000 MILES SHAKES VIOLENTLY AT SPEEDS OVER 40 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IT FEELS LIKE THE WHEELS ARE SERIOUSLY UNBALANCED OR THE ROTORS ARE BADLY WARPED. HOWEVER, THE ROTORS WERE CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE IN SPEC AND THE WHEELS WERE BALANCED. STILL THE PROBLEM CONTINUES AND IS INTENSIFYING DAILY. THE SHOP WHICH CHECKED PROBLEM CALLED GM AND WAS TOLD A "PULSE" IS NORMAL IN ALL VEHICLES WITH 4 WHEEL ABS SYSTEMS. I DRIVE OVER 1000 MILES A WEEK. I THINK I KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ABS BRAKES ENGAGING AND WHEELS ABOUT TO FLY OFF. I HAVE SPOKE WITH SEVERAL OTHER 2001 GM TRUCK OWNERS AT THE DEALERSHIP WHO ARE ALL EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THEIR BRAKES.

ELECTRICAL/ AT TIMES IT WILL NOT START,ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT NO FIRE, FUEL,ECT.30MIN LATER IT STARTS. ENGINE/ BURNING 1QT. OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES, DEALER KNOWS, AT THIS TIME NOTHING DONE,DEALER STATES DEFECTIVE OIL PASSEGES

I HAVE TAKEN THIS TO THE DEALER THREE OR 4 TIMES. WHEN THEY DRIVE IT AROUND THE PARKING LOT IT DOESN'T DO IT. THE PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. IT DOESN'T DO IT ALL THE TIME. THE BRAKES HAVE GOTTON BETTER ON REGULAR DRIVING NOW. WHEN YOU GO OVER A FEW LITTLE BUMPS THAT THE PEDEL DISAPPEARS. I WENT RIGHT THROUGH A STOP SIGN AFTER HITTING A FEW BUMPS. IF A ANOTHER CAR HAD BEEN COMING I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. THE CAR STOPS , BUT NOT WHEN IT SHOULD . MY SON DROVE THE CAR AND SAID IT DID THE SAME FOR HIM ALSO. I TOLD THEM AT THE DEALER TO GO OVER SOME BUMPS AND SEE WHAT IT DOES, BUT THEY DID NOT. THIS IS THE DEALER FRANK BECK IN HILLSDALE MI. AND THE DEALER ROYAL CHEVROLET IN COLDWATER , MI. BOTH DEALERS SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DIDN'T PUT ON HOIST . I CAN'T BELIEVE MY TRUCK IS THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID I WILL HAVE A BAD ACCIDENT , MAYBE KILL SOMEONE WITH THIS BRAKE PROBLEM, OR GET KILLED MYSELF. I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO ABOUT THIS OR WHO ELSE TO GO TO FOR HELP. I WILL BE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM SOME ONE SOON . SINCERELY YOURS, [XXX].*AK PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).