1998 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

WHEN PARKING BRAKE IS RELEASED AND ABS APPLIED OR VEHICLE TURNS RIGHT ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND BRAKES LOCK UP IN TURN. *AK

VEHICLE HAS SAME PROBLEM AS STATED IN RECALL 00V220000/ HEADLIGHTS. BUT, CHEVROLET AND DEALER INDICATED VEHICLE NOT AFFECTED BY RECALL. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE AT TIMES AND AT OTHER TIMES THEY WON'T SHUT OFF. THE LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP REPLACED A THE MULTI FUNCTION SWITCH WHICH STILL HASN'T CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE MANAGER STATED THAT THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL OF THOSE SWITCHES IN THE PAST BUT WOULD NOT COMMIT TO A NUMBER. I ALSO OWN A 1998 GMC JIMMY WHICH IS THE SAME BASIC VEHICLE. IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEMS WHICH LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I ALSO SPOKE WITH ANOTHER JIMMY OWNER WHO REPORTED WIPER PROBLEMS ALSO. I CONTACTED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE IF YOU CHECK YOU WILL FIND THAT MANY GMC AND CHEVROLET VEHCILES HAVE EXPERIENCED WIPER RELATED PROBLEMS. IN ADDITION, BOTH OF MY VEHCILES HAVE OIL LEAKS COMING FROM THE HOSES THAT GO FROM THE ENGINE TO THE REMOTE OIL FILTER ASSEMBLY. I AM TOLD BY A GM DEALERSHIP EMPLOYEE THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION IN THIS MATTER. THANK YOU! *AK

RECLINING HANDLE ON SEAT ARE VERY HARD TO PULL UP, PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF LEAVING SEAT STUCK IN ONE POSITION. PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES INTO DASH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THROTTLE STICKS AT TROTTLE BODY AND TRANSMISION COOLER LINE LEAKS.

BOLTS HOLDING EXHAUST PIPE TO EXHAUST MANIFOLD FELL OUT ON THEIR OWN. ENGINE EXHAUSTED UNDER HOOD AND INTO DRIVER COMPARTMENT INSTEAD OF OUT TAILPIPE. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED IT WAS BAD MANIFOLD COST $300, MIDAS REPLACED BOLTS THAT FELL OUT FOR FREE. NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN ON ANY VEHICLE BEFORE. USUALLY THEY RUST IN PLACE. F

ABS BRAKES ARE NOT PROPERLY WORKING WHICH HAS CAUSED 2 SEIOURS CRASHES. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

HEATING SYSTEM CONTINUOUSLY RUNS AND CANNOT BE MANUALLY TURNED OFF, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

1998 S-10 EXT CAB - REAR WINDOW- WINTER SAFETY PROBLEM. I LIVE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK AND IN THE WINTER SNOW LAYING IN THE BED OF THE PICKUP BLOWS UP ON THE REAR WINDOW AND STICKS TO IT SO THERE IS NO VISIBILITY OUT THE REAR WINDOW. I THOUGHT VEHICLES IN NEW YORK WERE REQUIRED TO HAVE REAR WINDOW DEFROSTERS! HAVING AN EXTENDED CAB TRUCK IS NO DIFFERENT FROM HAVING A CAR AND SINCE THERE ARE MORE TRUCK LIKE VEHICLES ON THE ROAD TODAY THEY SHOULDN'T BE EXEMPT. I COULD SEE IS THE TRUCK HAD A SLIDING GLASS REAR WINDOW THAT A DEFROSTER WOULDN'T BE PRATICAL BUT MY TRUCK JUST HAS A PLAIN GLASS WINDOW THE SAME AS A CAR. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE NORTHERN CLIMATES AND I ASSUMED THAT WHEN I BOUGHT THE TRUCK THAT IT WOULD BE REQUIRED TO HAVE A REAR WINDOW DEFROSTER.*AK

1998 S-10 EXT CAB WITH 3RD DOOR. SAFETY PROBLEM - DRIVER'S ONLY LATCHES ABOUT HALF THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS A DESIGN PROBLEM BECAUSE OF THE THIRD DOOR ON THE EXTENDED CAB. I WAS TOLD THAT I HAD TO SLAM THE DOOR TO MAKE IT CLOSE. I OWNED AN S-10 REGULAR CAB FOR 10 YEARS BEFORE THIS S-10 AND NEVER HAD TO SLAM THAT DOOR TO SECURE IT. I HAVE SEEN OTHER S-10 EXTENDED CABS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH THE DRIVER'S DOOR AJAR SO THIS MUST BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO SEEN OTHER REPORTS OF IT ON YOUR SITE HERE. I THINK IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE THE DRIVER'S DOOR NOT SECURELY LATCHED IN CASE OF AN ACCIDENT. THERE MUST BE A FIX FOR THIS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING DURING POURING RAIN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED RUNNING. DEALER CLAIMED NO PROBLEM. *AK