2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE CAR WOULD SHAKE; CAR TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE BRAKES CHECKED; 2 REAR ROTORS WERE WARPED AND REPLACED; LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SAME PROBLEM STILL EXISTED. DID NOT HAVE TIME TO TAKE BACK AS I WAS LEAVING ON VACATION. IN TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAYS AND IN THE MOUNTAINS THE HOTTER THE BRAKES GOT , THE MORE THE CAR WOULD SHAKE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED, AND TODAY THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, I CONTACTED A CHEVEROLET DEALERSHIP NEARBY AND SPOKE TO THE SERVICE PERSON AND THEY REALLY DIDN'T WANT TO TOUCH THE BRAKES AND SUGGESTED THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO TAKE THE CAR TO SERVICE WHERE I BOUGHT IT. TODAY I'M TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE BRAKES TO BE CHECKED AGAIN AS THE WARRANTY IS ABOUT TO EXPIRE. I HOPE THEY TAKE IT FOR A GOOD TEST DRIVE!! I'M NOT SURE IS THIS PROBLEM IS THEY HYDRAULIC BRAKE SYSTEM. IT COULD BE THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FOR ALL I KNOW. BUT I'VE BEEN DRIVING 4-WHEEL DRIVE BLAZER FOR ABOUT 20 YEARS AND THIS PROBLEM REALLY STUMPS ME.*AK

SEVERAL TIMES BRAKES WERE APPLIED IN NORMAL CONDITION AT STOP OR RED LIGHTS, BRAKE PRESSURE WOULD RELEASE AND PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR. NOISE FROM ANTI-SKID COULD BE HEARD BUT THERE WAS NO STOPPING POWER AT ALL.

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK THE TRUCK UP, THE BACKS OF THE SEATS ARE TOO HIGH AND IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW. ONE NIGHT WHILE TRYING TO BACK MY TRUCK UP IN MY YARD, MY VIEW WAS TOO OBSTRUCTED AND I HIT A TREE. THE TAILGATE OF MY TRUCK WAS DOWN, AND WAS DAMAGED. IT IS UN-REPAIRABLE. I WAS BACKING UP AT ABOUT 5 MPH, SO THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. I HAVEN'T CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT IF YOU ADVISE ME TO DO SO, I WILL. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES JUST WENT MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND I HAD TO ALMOST PUSH THEM TO THE FLOOR TO STOP...I WAS GOING 35-40 MPH AND SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. SINCE THEN, THE BRAKES SCRUB AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE IF I DON'T STOP GRADUALLY. THE BRAKE PADS WERE LOOKED AT AND ARE OKAY. I'M NOT A MECHANIC, BUT IF IT'S NOT THE PADS, THEN WHAT IS IT??? NOONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER INCIDENT, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SEATS. I'M ALMOST 6 FEET TALL AND CAN'T SEE OVER THEM, AND BARELY SEE AROUND THEM. THAT'S DANGEROUS!...AS IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK

I HAVE HAD TRUCK IN SHOP 3 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION/DEALER CANT DUPLICATE/ALSO THE THIRD DOOR HAS BEEN REPAIRED TWICE/POPPING SOUND WHEN MAKING A SHARP TURN/MAIN CONCERN. *AK

BRAKES LOCKED UP INTERMITTENTLY ON TWENTY SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN GOING OVER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, CAUSING VEHICLE TO GO INTO A SLIDE, AND RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER HAS REPLACED ABS MODULE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. AFTER REINSPECTION OF VEHICLE DEALER DETERMINED THAT VEHICLE PERFORMED AS DESIGNED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*AK

UPON APPLYING BRAKES ON RUFF OR WET ROADS, THE BRAKE PEDAL JUMPS AND THEN GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES FAIL. DEALER SUGGESTS THAT I DRIVE ONLY ON SMOOTH ROADS THAT ARE DRY. THEY ADMITTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THAT THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. TOLD THAT IT MEETS STANDARDS. I FEEL THIS TRUCK IS DANGEROUS AND I DO NOT WANT TO DRIVE IT AND RISK MY LIFE OR ANYONE I MIGHT HIT. MY BROTHER HAS ALREADY BEEN THROWN INTO THE DASH, WHILE WEARING HIS SEAT BELT. DEALER SAID BELT DOES NOT HOLD WHEN BRAKES FAIL.*AK

DEBRIS FROM FREEWAY HIT PLASTIC FUEL TANK CAUSING SEVERE DAMAGE AS THERE IS NO FRONT SIDE PROTECTION.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT BUCKLE, ALSO PASSENGER SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE AND SLIDES ALL THE WAY FOWARD UPON SUDDEN STOPS.*YD

CONSUMER WAS MAKING A TURN, SAW VEHICLE FROM BEHIND AND QUICKLY TURNED BACK AROUND LOSING CONTROL, VEHICLE ROLLED AND SLID INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, VEHICLE THEN WENT AIRBORNE AND ROLLED 4 TO 6 MORE TIMES, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CONSUMER WAS INJURED WITH MANY BROKEN BONES AND OTHER EXTENSIVE INJURIES, CONSUMER IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL. *SLC