1998 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

SERPENTINE BELT HAS WORN THROUGH 6 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE. WAS REPLACED FIRST TIME 2 DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE OF BELT HAVING TO BE REPLACED SO FREQUENTLY. *AK

I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW IN 98/I DON'T DRIVE MUCH AN IT ONLY HAS 17,100MILES ON IT,AN THE BRAKES MAKES AN AWFUL NOISE IN THE FRONT,UNTIL THE I HIT THE BRAKES THEN IT QUITS IT ONLY DOES IT WHEN ITS MOVING.THE WARRENTIE RAN OUT SEPT.1ST,BUT I THINK THE BRAKES AS WELL AS THE TRUCK SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 17,100 MILES.THIS WILL BE MY LAST CHEVY.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL STOP AT INTERMEDIATE TIMES AND THEN START BACK WORKING, SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL NOT TURN ON AT ALL . I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AS WELL AS THE MANUFACTURE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A CONCENSUS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS IN OTHER GENERAL MOTOR AUTOMOBILES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED BUT THEY TOLD ME THAT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT AFFECTED BUY ANY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM.*AK

HANDLE ON PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE WHICH WORKS THE REAR ENTRY TO BACKSEAT AND RECLINING MECHANISM. METAL BROKE AT HANDLE CONNECTION WHEN TRYING TO MAKE SEAT COME TO UPRIGHT POSITION. CONTACTED GMC, AND WAS GIVEN A FILE #.*AK

THIS IS THE FIFTH TIME FOR THE GAS GAUGE TO QUIT, NOW THE INST. CLUSTER IS INOPERABLE. *AK

VEHICLE INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION OF 40 MPH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

ON 08/05/01 I NOTICED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE ROTOR WAS GROOVED FROM METAL TO METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE ROTOR AND PAD. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD ABOUT 32900 ORIGINAL MILES. I DO NOT TOW OR HAUL ANYTHING. I DRIVE ABOUT 20 MILES A DAY. ON 08/17/01 I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A BRAKE SHOP TO HAVE THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES REPAIRED. I KNEW THAT IT WAS ABNORMAL TO HAVE METAL TO METAL CONTACT ON A VEHICLE WITH THIS LOW MILEAGE. THE MECHANIC DISCOVERED THAT THE RIGHT FRONT CALIPER HAD FAILED, OR "HUNG UP" CAUSING UNEVEN WEAR BETWEEN THE LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SYSTEMS. THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL. THE LEFT FRONT CALIPER HAD ALSO FAILED. THE OUTSIDE PAD HAD ABOUT 80% PAD THICKNESS. THE LEFT INSIDE PAD WAS WEARING UNEVENLY. THE REAR OF THE PAD WAS ALMOST METAL TO METAL WHILE THE FRONT WAS ABOUT 60% THICK. I AM A POLICE OFFICER AND A TRAINED TECHNICAL ACCIDENT INVESTIGATOR. COMMON SENSE, AND MY TRAINING TELLS ME THAT THESE DEFECTIVE CALIPERS, AND THEIR PREMATURE FAILURE, CAUSE A CONSIDERABLE DECREASE IN BRAKING EFFICIENCY. AS A SIDE NOTE, THE MECHANIC WHO WORKED ON MY VEHICLE MENTIONED TO ME THAT HE HAD A CHEVY S10 IN THE DAY BEFORE WITH ABOUT 36000 MILES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES WOULD RELEASE SOME BUT DRAG ,CAUSING ROTORS TO OVERHEAT. BRAKES RUSTED INTO THE GLIDE PLATE. PARTS WERE REPLACED, AND THERE WERE NO SIGNS OF LUBRICATION. CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED THE BRAKE INSPECTION NOTICE GMC SENT OUT.*AK THE BRAKE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY THE STAINLESS CLIPS THAT SNAP INTO THE GUIDE PLATES ON THE REAR BRAKES. *YH

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FELL OFF. DEALER REPAIREDIT. ON 7 AUG 2001, PEDAL FELL OFF AGAIN.*AK

CALIPER ARE CONNECTING TO THE BRAKE PADS. VEHICLE WILL PULL TO ONESIDE, RIGHT, IF IT LOCKS, AND IT RIPS TO SIDE/ IT'S PULLING. BRAKES HIGH NOISE AS A WARNING THAT'S IT'S GOING BAD. CONSUMER HAD BRAKE PADS DONE BY A MECHANIC. RIGHT SIDE CALIPERS WERE CRACKED. DEALER JUST TURNED ROTOR, AND PACKED THE BEARINGS. CURRENTLY, THERE ARE NO BRAKES, AND SQUEAL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO GO OUT. CONSUMER FOUND OUT THROUGH A MECHANIC THE BRAKES SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. *AK