2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

FUEL GAUGE FAILED TO REGISTER. INTERMITTENT OPERATION,WRONG READING,FAILED ALL TOGETHER. NOTHING. TOO EXPENSIVE. *AK

WHILE DEER HUNTING IN MAINE IN NOV 06 I WAS TAKING THE DEER OFF THE ROOF OF MY CAP WHEN THE CABLES BOTH BROKE AND SENT ME FLYING TO THE GROUND. I WAS VERY LUCKY AND ONLY TWISTED MY BACK A LITTLE BUT IT HURT. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE CABLES THEY WERE BOTH RUSTED COMPLETELY. I HAVE OWNED 3 BLAZERS AND THEIR SYSTEM FOR THE TAILGATE WAS GREAT. NEVER A PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REPAIR THIS FOR ALL OF US S10 DRIVERS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE PARACHUTE CORD HOLDING UP MY TAILGATE. *JB

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2000 S10 CHEVROLET (FAILURE MILEAGE: 135000) AT 60 MPH ACROSS A BRIDGE, THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE TRUCK FAILED. THE TIRE FELL TO THE GROUND THEN BOUNCED INTO ON COMING TRAFFIC. PRESENTLY, THE CABLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *JB UPDATED*JB

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND DISPLAYS CODE 1780, EVER SINCE 50 K MILES. HAD LOCAL TRANSMISSION SHOP MAKE THE TFB CHANGE GM RECOMMENDED AND PROBLEM REAPPEARED AFTER 15K. I AM SURE I BE TOLD THAT NOW WITH 130K MILES OUT OF WARRANTY, STILL IF HAPPENED WAY BACK. ADDITIONALLY THE TRANSMISSION FLUID HAS BEEN CHANGED EVER 15K AND IS DRIVEN IN LIGHT HIGHWAY CONDITIONS. CHECK THIS SITE TO SEE HOW MANY NUMEROUS REPORTS HAVE BEEN MADE. HTTP://WWW.CARTRACKERS.COM/FORUMS/LIVE/YOURLEMON/160.HTML JUST WONDER WHY AFTER SO LONG NO ACTION BEEN TAKEN TO CORRECT KNOWN PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON WET ROADS WITH BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THERE WAS A LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 2/12/2007 - THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURRED ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND THAT THERE WAS A LOUD GROANING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

IN JUNE 2006 I WAS LOADING A SMALL TABLE AND CHAIR SET INTO THE BED OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. I WAS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, WALKED FROM THE CAB TO THE BACK AND STEPPED ONTO THE TAILGATE. I REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A SMALL, LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAIR AND BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED LETTING THE TAILGATE DROP DOWN QUITE UNEXPECTEDLY. I JUMPED BACK TO AVOID INJURY TO MYSELF. THE TAILGATE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. I'M TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HOLLER CHEVROLET IN WINTER PARK, FLORIDA THERE IS NO RECALL OR SPECIAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR MY TRUCK CONCERNING THE CABLES. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS IN THE SAME AND OTHER YEARS. IF THE CABLES ON ALL MODELS GENERAL MOTORS PICKUP TRUCKS ARE THE SAME, I BELIEVE ALL MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT HOLLER CHEVROLET DECEMBER 7, 2006 TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE AT A COST TO ME OF $75. IF OR WHEN THERE IS A RECALL, I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SEAT DID NOT STAY IN PLACE AND WAS NOT STABLE. THE SERVICE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT AND THE NEW SEAT HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN BACK TO THE SERVICE DEALER TO ATTEMPT ANOTHER SEAT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED, BUT STALLED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO DETERMINED THE FUEL INJECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

NOTICED NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE DURING TURNING AND GOING OVER BUMPS FOUND CRACK IN FRAME RAIL ON BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME FRAME HAD TO BE WELDED AND A STRAP PUT IN PLACE TO ELIMINATE FURTHER CRACKING. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL BECAME LOCKED BY THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED THE PEDAL TO PULSATE AS IF IT WAS SLIDING ON ICE, BUT THE ROADS WERE DRY. THE DEFECT ALSO CREATED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP CRASHING INTO GUARDRAILS WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSING THE PEDAL TO LOCK. THERE WAS A RECALL #05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.