1998 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

WIPERS FAIL TO WORK WHEN TURNED ON, INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. STARTED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE OF VEHICLE WHEN NEW. *JB

ABS BREAKS MALFUNCTION. ABS BREAKS ENGAGE WHEN NOT REQUIRED. REDUCING STOPPING ABILITY. 1998 CHEVY S10 ZR2 4X4. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE: I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WEST ON I-10 WHEN IT STARTED RAINING. I TURNED THE WIPERS ON, AND THE WIPERS WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE BEFORE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. I'VE TALK TO OTHER OWNERS OF S-10, SUBURBAN, AND SILVERADO'S WHICH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED A COUPLE OF WEB SITES CONCERNING AUTO COMPLAINTS, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON CHEVY'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS!!!!!!!!!! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT. LIKE DO YOUR JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER FAILURE: I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH WEST ON I-10 WHEN IT STARTED RAINING. I TURNED THE WIPERS ON, AND THE WIPERS WORKED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE MILE BEFORE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. I'VE TALK TO OTHER OWNERS OF S-10, SUBURBAN, AND SILVERADOS WHICH HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I'VE CHECKED A COUPLE OF WEB SITES CONCERNING AUTO COMPLAINTS, AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL ON CHEVY'S WINDSHIELD WIPERS!!!!!!!!!! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE YOU GET OFF YOUR BUTT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT. LIKE SO YOUR JOB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!*JB

THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM AS OTHERS HAVE LISTED. I TURN ON THE WIPERS AND THEY SOMETIMES TURN ON, SOMETIMES DON'T, OTHER TIMES THEY GO AT SIMILAR SPEEDS, OTHER TIMES THEY WILL NOT SHUT OFF. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS THE 97 S-10 RECALL, THIS NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED. MY DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $800 TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE ELECTED TO TAKE MY CHANCES. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED DURING ROUTINE INSPECTION OF THE SPARE TIRE, THE CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE FRACTURED AND RELEASED THE TIRE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT NOTICED UNTIL RECENTLY. THE CONTACT FOUND A SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT OTHER S10 TRUCKS. UPDATED 06/07/2006. *AK *TS

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. RECALLS WERE MADE FOR THIS DEFECT FOR 1997 CHEVROLET S10 P/UPS BUT NOT FOR 1998 S10 PICK UPS.REFERENCE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 03V159000. *JB

WHEN YOU DRIVE THE TRUCK FOR APPROX 1 HOUR, THE TRANSMISSION GOES INTO HIGH GEAR AND WILL NOT COME OUT UNTIL IT COOL DOWN. IT THROWS A CEL LAMP. WHEN YOU STOP WITH THE TRANSMISSION WARM, IT SHIFTS VERY HARD FROM 1ST TO SECOND. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY WHEN SWITCH IS TURNED TO A CONSTANTLY ON POSITION. THEY ALSO OPERATE UNPREDICTABLY RANDOM OR NOT AT ALL WHEN SWITCH IS PLACED ON ONE OF THE VARIOUS INTERMITTENT POSITIONS. THIS FAILURE CAUSES PROBLEMS WITH VISIBILITY, INCREASING RISK OF CRASH. THERE IS A RECALL ON 1995 S-10S (NHTSA ID #98V150001) FOR A SIMILAR PROBLEM INVOLVING DETERIORATION OF SOLDERING JOINTS ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS CIRCUIT. NO KNOWN RECALL FOR 1998. *JB

THE UPPER HINGE ON THE DRIVERS DOOR IS SO WORN AWAY THAT IT HAS CAUSED A DOOR SEAL LEAK AND RAIN GETS IN. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT IT YET. *JB