1997 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT UPPER BALL JOINT IS LOOSE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WAS DETERMINED WHILE REPLACING THE DRIVER SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 01V200000, REGARDING THE UPPER BALL JOINT. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SOMETIMES STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A RAIN STORM. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS. THE CONTACT FOUND RECALL 03V159000, CONCERNING THE WINDSHIELD WIPER WASHER ONLINE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE WINDSHIELD WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED AND DETERMINED THE NHTSA RECALL # 03V159000 CONCERNING THE VISIBILITY WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER WAS EXPIRED.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE LEFT TAILGATE CABLE FRACTURED FOR THE THIRD TIME. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 5/2/2006 - *NM

I OWN A 1997 CHEVY S10 AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS JUST STOP WORKING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND CORPORATE TO FIND OUT IF MY TRUCK FELL UNDER THE RECALL YOU HAVE ON YOUR SITE REGARDING THIS TRUCK AND THEY SAID NO. IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM REPORTED ON YOUR SITE BUT ACCORDING TO THEM ONLY A FEW OF THEIR VEHICLES HAD THIS PROBLEM AND MINE IS NOT ONE OF THEM. I AM HAVING IT REPAIRED AT MY OWN EXPENSE AND THE DESCRIPTION THE DEALER GAVE ME AS TO WHAT FAILED IS WORD FOR WORD ON THE RECALL BUT THEY SAY IT IS DIFFERENT. *JB

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ON,#5 FUSE BLOWS CONTINUOUSLY IN FUSE BLOCK, RUNNING LIGHTS AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS DIM. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP, DIAGNOSTICS RAN EVERYTHING OK ACCORDING TO DEALERSHIP. *NM

WHILE LOADING A VANITY BASE AND SINK INTO REAR OF 1997 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK UP, BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES SNAPPED IN HALF. MY SELF AND A FRIEND WAS ABLE TO CATCH THE BASE WITH OUT ANY DAMAGE TO BASE OR INJURY TO EITHER OF US. BOTH CABLES HAD RUSTED AND THE WEIGHT, APPROX. 150 POUNDS SNAPPED BOTH. GATE WILL CLOSE BUT HANGES WHEN OPENED. *NM

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS IN MY CHEVROLET S-10 [XXX] ARE DEFECTIVE AND CHEVROLET REFUSES TO FIX THEM. THEY SAY NO ACTIVE RECALL IS IN EFFECT. DRIVING WITH NO WIPERS IS DANGEROUS AND CHEVROLET SAYS IT IS MY RESPONSIBILITY TO FIX THEM. BEING A CHEVROLET OWNER FOR MORE THAN TWENTY YEARS MAKES ME THINK TWICE ABOUT BUYING ANOTHER ONE, IF THIS IS HOW THEY TREAT THEIR CUSTOMERS. *JB UPDATED 07/17/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

BRAKES: THE FRONT BRAKES WILL LOCK UP AT SLOW SPEEDS, PARTICULARLY IF THE VEHICLE HAS SET IDLE FOR A FEW DAYS. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM FOR THE LAST 4 YEARS. ADDITIONALLY, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WILL SOMETIMES ENGAGE, ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE, WITH NO MEANS OF STOPPING. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 05V379000 CONCERNING ANTI LOCKBRAKES. THIS VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VI AND THE YEAR, AND MODEL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK