1997 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

NHTSA RECALL 98V150001 CONCERNING WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR ON 1996 FOR SAME DEFECT ON 1996 CHEV S10. *AK

SPEEDOMETER STICKS COMING DOWN FROM HIGHWAY SPEED TO LOCAL ROADWAY SPEED, AND GAS GAUGE READS INCORRECTLY. *AK

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN ICY CONDITIONS ABS KICKS IN AND THE VEHICLE DOESN'T STOP. THERE IS A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE, AND THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHES UP (SEVERLY). THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURS IN PANIC STOP CONDITIONS ON WET AND DRY PAVEMENT. *AK

FUEL GUAGE DOESN'T READ ACCURATELY, WHEN BELOW 'E' THERE IS STILL APPX 4 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK. THE SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE, BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS COMING BACK. *AK

WHILE STOPPING AT A RED LIGHT DRIVER STEPPED ON ACCELERATOR, AND VEHICLE LOST POWER ,THEN STALLED WITHOUT A WARNING. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN SERIOUS FRONT-END COLLISION AT 40 MPH; VEHICLE TOTALED, BUT AIRBAG NEVER DEPLOYED.

THE VEHICLES ANTI LOCK BRAKES SEEM TO (AT RANDOM) ENGAGE FAR TO EARLY UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES AND NEAR MISSES. SEVERAL TIMES WHEN APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH AND THE LIGHTS CHANGE, WHEN APPLYING NORMAL BRAKING PRESSURE TO STOP THE TRUCK THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL DROP TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS BRAKES KICK IN EXTENDING THE STOPPING DISTANCE TO DANGEROUS DISTANCES AS A RESULT. IF THE BRAKES HAD REMAINED NORMAL AND THE ABS NOT ENGAGED THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE STOPPED IN THE NORMAL AMOUNT OF DISTANCE FOR THAT SPEED. IN SHORT I CAN STOP MY 69 CADILLAC FASTER AT TIMES THAN I CAN THIS PICKUP TRUCK. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES NOW FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. HOWEVER I DID RECENTLY NOTICE THAT UP TO THE 1996 MODEL YEAR FOR THE S-10 THE TRUCKS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR A ABS PROBLEM.....I THINK THAT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE 97 MODEL YEAR AS WELL.*AK

WHEN APPLYING ABS BRAKES PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH NEARLY RESULTED IN A COLLISION. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER, COMPUTER SHOWS NO PROBLEMS. *AK *ML

FUEL TANK SENOR MALFUNCTIONED. VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL WHILE NEEDLE REGISTERED A HALF TANK FULL. ALSO, A PROBLEM WITH A EXHAUST LEAKS AT MANIFOLD. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THE PEDAL BECOMES MUSHY, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES. *AK