2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

BOUGHT A 2000 CHEVY TRUCK FROM A USED CAR DEALER IN OCT. 2005. IT HAD APPROX. 92,000 MILES ON IT. OVER THE LAST YEAR I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE STARTER 3 TIMES. WITH ONLY APPROX. 35,000 MILES BEING PUT ON TRUCK. IN LATE MAY OF 2008 WE WERE TOLD THAT FLYWHEEL HAD TO BE REPLACED ALSO BECAUSE IT WAS THE ADDITIONAL PROBLEM. LESS THAN 2 MONTHS LATER STARTER IS BAD AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT IT MIGHT BE A BAD CAM SENSOR. DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THAT A SERVICE MEMO HAS GONE OUT TO MECHANICS. WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS AND MY LOSS TIME OF WORK ? THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP. [XXX] *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

GM SPECIAL POLICY 06020 TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE REPLACEMENT. I OWN A VEHICLE IN THE YEARS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. GO CHEVROLET IN DENVER COLORADO REFUSED TO FIX THIS AS THEY STATED I DID NOT QUALIFY. IN SHORT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING AND IS GOING TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE UNDER THE RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GO CHEVROLET MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE NOT TRAINED OR NOT WILLING TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART AS THEY ARE WORRIED THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. SINCERELY, PAT *TR

ON 11/08/06 I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES FROM SEARS AT THE REGENCY MALL IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. ON 7/17/07 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO SEARS AGAIN WHEN I CHANGED LANES AND HAD A BLOWOUT. AT MOST I RAN OVER ONE OF THE REFLECTORS ON THE ROAD LINES, BUT THE BLOWOUT WAS SO BIG I WOULD HAVE HAD TO RUN OVER SOMETHING MUCH LARGER AND SHARPER. I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT. I WENT BACK TO SEARS AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY INSISTED THAT I RAN OVER SOMETHING I KNEW I DID NOT. I EVEN WENT BACK AND CHECKED THE ROAD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I DEVELOPED AN UNDETECTABLE AIR LEAK ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE STORE. THE WORKER TOLD ME THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE, THOUGH STORE MANAGEMENT WOULD NOT BACK HIS STATEMENT IN WRITING. TIME HAS PASSED LONG ENOUGH THAT IF THOSE TIRES WERE TRULY DEFECTIVE THEIR WOULD BE A TRACK RECORD OF THIS PARTICULAR BRAND OF TIRE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ONE TIRE, THAT HAD THE BIG BLOWOUT AND THE OTHER TIRE , THE REPAIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO FIX. I PUT SOME OF THE LIQUID FIX IT IN IT AND THAT SEEMED TO MEND IT. I THINK THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: BRAND: FALKEN ZIREX TUBELESS DOT V4KU-3MTR2606 PR-181-235/60R16 ZE512 100H M+S U5061 *TR

MY 2000 S10 WOULD NOT START LAST WEEK. HAD IT TOWED TO GARAGE. FIGURED IT WAS FUEL PUMP. IT WAS, BUT UPON INSPECTION, THE FUEL TANK WAS RUSTED OUT ALONG WITH THE BANDS HOLDING THE TANK ON. PAID $1,000.74 TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

NO ACCIDENT TOOK PLACE BUT THE TRANSMISSION IN TWO SEPARATE 2000 MODEL S-10 AND AN S-10 BLAZER HAVE GONE OUT IN THE SAME EXACT MANNER WITHIN 3,000 MILES OF EACH OTHER AND BOTH VEHICLES WERE PRIMARILY DRIVEN IN TWO DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE COUNTRY. THE SLIPPING OF THESE TRANNYS IS SO SUDDEN THAT IT ACTUALLY ALMOST BECAME A SAFETY CONCERN WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I APOLOGIZE IF THIS IS BEING SENT TO THE WRONG DEPT. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT IF CHEVY HAS HAD ANY RECALLS ON THESE MODELS AS WELL. THANKS! *TR

THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP TRUCK WITH THE 4 CLN. MOTOR. IT FIRST STARTED GOING DEAD WHILE DRIVING UP THE ROAD. I WOULD PULL OVER, TURN IT COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTART IT WITHOUT A PROBLEM. AFTER GIVING IT A TUNE UP IT STOPPED GOING DEAD BUT BEGAN STALLING WHEN TRYING TO PULL OFF FROM A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT. I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF NO ONE HAS BEEN KILLED YET BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAVE ASKED SEVERAL PEOPLE I HAVE SEEN WITH THIS TYPE OF TRUCK AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WHEELS ON THE FOUR WHEEL ABS INDEPENDENTLY LOCK AND STICK. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED AND DOES NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CALIPERS AND BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WERE FINE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,578 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,078.

THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT OF MY 2000 S10 PICKUP DOES NOT CATCH AFTER YOU MOVE IT FORWARD TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE BACK OF THE SEATS. IN ORDER TO GET CATCH, I HAVE TO PUSH AS HARD AS I CAN BACK INTO THE FULL BACK POSITION. IF THIS IS NOT DONE AND I MAKE A SUDDEN STOP THE PASSENGER AND SEAT ARE THROWN FORWARD TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THEY SAID THE COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PASSENGER SEAT BUT DID FIX THE DRIVER'S SEAT THAT WAS DOING THE SAME THING. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR REPORTS ON SOME WEBSITES ABOUT S10'S. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE VEHICLE. SINCE I AM NOW AWARE OF THE PROBLEM I KNOW HOW TO AVOID IT BUT IT IS A PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. ON MARCH 7, 2007, THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAITED TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE IN 2002. WHEN HE CURRENTLY STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLICKERS AND THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS THE SAME AS NOTED IN TSB # 010856001. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2000. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. NO FLAMES WERE VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE HEADLIGHTS, TAIL LIGHTS, AND BLINKERS FAILED TO ACTIVATE. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE FUSE BLEW WITHOUT WARNING. THE MECHANIC RE-SPLICED THE WIRING. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,554. UPDATED 07/06/07 *TR