2002 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2002 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED FOUR TIMES DUE TO CORROSION. THE ROTORS WERE FIRST REPLACED AT APPROXIMATELY 6,000 MILES. THE CONTACT HAS THE REPAIR INVOICES. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONTACT THEY WOULD NO LONGER REPLACE THE ROTORS FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE OF THE FREQUENT USE OF SALT ON THE ROADS IN THE CONTACT'S AREA, THE CORROSION WAS TO BE EXPECTED. *AK UPDATED 02/27/07. *JB

IN 2003 WITH 17600 MILES THE REACTION SUN SHELL BROKE IN MY 2002 CHEVY S10 PICKUP. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ON JANUARY 27 2007 WITH 56000 MILES THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE PART IS STILL IN THE TRUCK. *NM

2002 CHEVROLET S10. 60,480 MILES. MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 2WD. PARKING BRAKE FAILED AND TRUCK STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I WAS WORKING NEAR THE TRUCK AND HEARD A LOUD POP, SAME AS WHEN MANUALLY RELEASING THE BRAKE. I LOOKED UP AND THE TRUCK WAS ROLLING. I JUMPED IN A APPLIED THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES TO STOP THE TRUCK. PARKING BRAKE PEDAL IS TOTALLY WITHOUT ANY RESISTANCE. SOMETHING IN THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS BROKEN. *NM

THIRD DOOR LATCH BREAKS OCCASIONALLY, PREVENTING ACCESS, OR EGRESS TO THE REAR SEAT. LATCH MUST THEN BE REPLACED BEFORE DOOR CAN BE OPENED. A PERSON IN THAT REAR SEAT WOULD BE TRAPPED. PART: DOOR LATCH AND HANDLE REPLACED; OLD PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *NM

THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS LOOSE. ONE CAN LITERALLY JIGGLE THE DOOR APPROXIMATELY HALF OF A CENTIMETER UP AND DOWN. THE AUTO DEALERSHIP IN PORTLAND, MAINE (FOREST CITY CHEVROLET - NOW CALLED QUIRK CHEVROLET) ADVISED ME THAT THEY COULD FAIL MY INSPECTION A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO - THAT THERE HAD BEEN REPORTS OF THIS AND WHAT THE PROGRESSION WOULD BE OF SUCH. THE DOOR DID NOT JIGGLE AT ALL DURING THAT TIME AND WAS OPERATING PROPERLY. IT DID PASS MAINE'S TOUGH INSPECTION LAW DURING SAID INITIAL NOTIFICATION BY THE DEALER (INSPECTED BY VIP AUTO, SOUTH PORTLAND, MAINE). *JB

18 MONTH OLD VEHICLE, PAINT PEELING OFF IN SHEETS DOWN TO BARE METAL ON LOWER FENDERS AND UNDER DOORS ON 2002 EXTENDED CAB S-10, RUSTING IN THOSE AREAS. TRIED TO GET CORRECTION FOR A YEAR AND A HALF. DEALER AND GM CONTACTED, REFUSED TO FIX, STATED WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, MY EXPERIENCE LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THE METAL WAS NOT PROPERLY CLEANED BEFORE PAINTING. NEVER IN MY 70 YEARS HAVE I OWNED OR SEEN A VEHICLE'S FINISH PEEL OFF IN SHEETS. I FINALLY GAVE UP AND HAD RHINO TRUCK BED FINISH SPRAYED ON FENDER EDGES, ROCKER PANELS AND LOWER DOORS TO STOP THE RUSTING. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER GM PRODUCT BECAUSE OF THE LACK OF SERVICE FOR THIS AND OTHER DEFECTS (BROKEN LATCHES AND TAILGATE CABLES) ON MY S-10. *NM

2002 S10 SEAT RECLINING ADJUSTMENT CONTROL HANDLE BREAKS OFF WITH NO CONTROL OF POSITION OF SAFE POSITION OF SEATING FOR DRIVER. I HAD SAME PROBLEM WITH A 1999. *JB

THE BOLT OF RIGHT SIDE IN THE GAS TANK WAS MISSING WHEN I SENT THE TRUCK TO FIX IN STOCKER CHEVROLET IN 701 BENNER PIKE, STATE COLLEGE, PA 16801, ON 10/19/06. MY VEHICLE IS CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP, 2002, MILEAGE 31K. *NM

BATTERY LEAKED BATTERY ACID TO THE POINT THAT THE POST COMPLETELY DETACHED ITSELF FROM THE BATTERY UNIT. WHEN EXPLAINED TO DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT THEY SEE THIS PROBLEM VERY FREQUENTLY WITH THESE VEHICLES. THIS LEFT ME STRANDED WITH NO POWER. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ACTUALLY DRIVING WHEN THE CABLE DISCONNECTED IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS PROBLEMS. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS, AN ATTEMPT WAS MADE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE HAND BRAKE WAS ALSO APPLIED BUT FAILED TO ENGAGED OR SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNALS PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS ALERTED AND ADMITTED THAT THERE WERE OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO ANALYZE THE VEHICLE. *AK