1998 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED COULD SMELL FUEL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ODOR SOMETIMES COULD BE SO STRONG THAT IT WAS BURNING THE EYES. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN SAID THAT PROBLEM WITH FUEL PRESSURE HOSE HAD RUBBED AGAINST TRANSMISSION, AND RUBBED A HOLE THROUGH THE LINE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE , DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE HAD 2ND GENERATION AIR BAG REAR ENDED CAUSING A SECOND FRONT END COLLISION. *AK

DELCO BATTERY HAD RAN DOWN AFTER ONLY 10 MONTHS. TOOK TO DEALER & HAD IT REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS DUE TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BEING FAULTY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH HAD A DIRECT IMPACT WITH AN EMBANKMENT/ POLE AND A TREE DURING WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, AND DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THE CRASH. ALSO PROBLEMS WITH IGNITION WIRING WHICH CAUSED VEHICLE TO STALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

RADIATOR FAILED - OIL IN COOLANT. REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT COOLER HOSE IN RADIATOR BURST. REPLACED RADIATOR, FLUSHED SYSTEM FOUR TIMES. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ANOTHER 1000 MILES, AGAIN FLUSHED SYSTEM AND REPLACED ALL HOSES. COST APPROXIMATELY $800.00. OIL STILL IN COOLANT.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 55 MPH COLLISION RUNNING THROUGH A GUARDRAIL IN WHICH VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER, DAMAGING THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK

THIS COULD HAE BEEN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I DRIVE 200 MILES/DAY AND 140 OF THOSE AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONE IN SUMMARY. *AK

CABLE HOLDING SPARE TIRE UNDER FRAME HAS FAILED TWICE. ONCE ON 1-19-2000 AND AGAIN ON 07092000. CABLE BREAKS AND TIRE FALLS TO GROUND INTO TRAFFIC. BOTH FAILURES AT LOW SPEED WITH OUT DAMAGE. DEALER REPAIRED BOTH TIMES AT THEIR COST. CONCERN SHOULD IT FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *AK

I WAS TRAINED BY THE WY STATE PATROL, AS A FORMER TRAFFIC COUNTER. THEY ADVISED AT NIGHT WHEN EVER I RUNNING INTO WILDLIFE ON THE ROAD, SHUT OFF HEADLIGHTS, PUT CAR IN N, LET OFF THE GAS AND HOLD VEHICLE STEADY WHILE COAST THROUGH THE WILDLIFE. BY SHUTTING THE HEADLIGHTS OFF, WILDLIFE [DEER, ANTELOPE, ELK, MOOSE, ETC]., ARE NOT BLINDED AND CAN SEE. WITH CONTINUES DAYTIME HEADLIGHTS, THERE HAVE BEEN FIVE OCCASIONS, AT 75-80 MILES PER HOUR, I HAVE HAD TO TIP MY 1998 S10 PICKUP, ONTO 2 WHEELS AND WEAVE MY WAY THROUGH 100 OR MORE MULE TALE DEER ON HIGHWAY 85, NORTH OF LINGLE, NEAR MY RANCH. SOMETIMES ON BLACK ICE. DO I HAVE TO FILE A CLASS ACTION LAW SUITE TO HAVE THESE [XXX] DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS DISCONTINUED? ALL THEY ARE USED FOR ARE TO INFORM LAW ENFORCEMENT WHOSE RUNNING ILLEGAL DRUGS OR ALIENS.*AK INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NOTICED THAT THE NEW TIRES WERE WEARING TOO QUICKLY. HAD A LITTLE VIBRATION WHEN TURNING OR THE WHEEL DIDN'T WANT TO RETURN. HAD THE VEHICLE SERVICED, THE BALL JOINTS WERE WORN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. CONTACTED DEALER. ALL 4 TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *ML