2000 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

FROM A STATIONARY POSITION AT A STOP LIGHT I PROCEEDED THROUGH A MODERATE DIP INTO THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY INTERSECTION. WHILE TRAVELING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE SPARE TIRE COMPLETELY FELL OFF OF UNDERSIDE OF 2000 CHEVY S-10 TRUCK. UPON INSPECTION, I NOTICED THAT THE CABLE SNAPPED APPROXIMATELY 1/8 INCH INSIDE OF THE CONNECTOR AT THE END OF THE CABLE. I RETAINED AS MANY OF THE PARTS AS I COULD FIND INCLUDING THE END WHERE THE CABLE SNAPPED (THEY WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION), CABLE AND WINCH ARE STILL ATTACHED TO CAR, AND SPARE TIRE REMAINS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK. CAR TURNING BEHIND ME LUCKILY WAS NOT FOLLOWING CLOSELY AND WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE AROUND THE TIRE ROLLING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. *JB

SOON AFTER PURCHASE (SOMETIME IN 2001), CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED AS WATER IN AIR PUMP AND CHECK VALVE CORRODED OPEN. BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE REPAIRED WITH ONLY THE LAST SERVICE SUCCESSFUL. FORWARD TO PRESENT. AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPUTER SCANNED, SAME DIAGNOSIS. EVEN AFTER PREVIOUS FAILURES WITH AIR PUMP AND CHECK VALVE, NO LONGER WARRANTED. *JB

WE PURCHASED A 2000 CHEVY S-10 IN JULY 2002. IMMEDIATELY, THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WOULD COME ON DURING DRIVES OF MORE THAN 20 MINUTES. WE HAD TRANSMISSION WORK DONE IN THE FALL. BY DECEMBER 2002, ON A 4-HOUR TRIP HOME FOR CHRISTMAS, THE TRANSMISSION BLEW OUT. WE PUT IN A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION ON, BUT THE SAME PROBLEMS OCCUR. IF WE DRIVE MORE THAN 20 MINUTES, THE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND WE WILL HAVE HARD SHIFTS. PARKING THE TRUCK AND LETTING IT COOL FIXES THE HARD SHIFT. BUT FOR 4 YEARS WE HAVE OWNED A TRUCK THAT WE CANNOT DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 20 MILES. WE HAVE BEEN BACK TO THE TRANSMISSION SHOP, TO NO AVAIL. THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SEEM TO BE THE TRANSMISSION, ITSELF. *JB

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON R/S AND CABLE IS READY TO BREAK ON THE L/S. I JUST PURCHASED NEW ONES AFTER I WAS TOLD BY A PARTS MAN AT FAULKNER CHEVROLET BETHLEHEM PA THAT THE S-10'S ARE NOT ON A RECALL TO HAVE THESE CABLES/LATCHES REPLACED. MY COST FOR THE PARTS WAS $98.83. *NM

I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THE PAST A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE SMOG PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH EVERY 2000 CHEVROLET PICK UP TRUCK AND THAT GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I A WRITING TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR GETTING A RECALL STARTED. THANK YOU. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE WERE RUSTED AND WEAKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING STRUCTURE: BODY: TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS HOWEVER THE RECALL APPLIES TO THE SILVERADO. 08/04/06. UPDATED. *TT

WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHENEVER I AM COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 10 MPH, MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I HAVE GONE INTO A NUMBER OF INTERSECTION AND PASS STOP SIGNS. THIS HAPPENS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAVE REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. NOW MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON BUT THE VEHICLE STOPS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSY'S ARE LOOSE BUT THE LONGTIME REPAIR SHOP I ALWAYS GO TO CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BEARING ASSY'S. I THINK THERE IS RUST AND CORROSION ON THE BRAKE SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE AND HAVE A COPY OF A TSB TO GIVE TO MY GARAGE TO HOPEFULLY TRY AND CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, THE PASSENGER SIDE CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB

HAD 2 LARGE (5 GAL) PAINT CANS SETTING ON TAILGATE (WHICH WAS DOWN). WALKED INTO BED AND PICKED UP ANOTHER ITEM. WHEN STEPPING ON THE TAILGATE THE CABLES SUPPORTING THE TAILGATE SNAPPED AND I WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. *NM

(1) FACTORY INSTALLED NON STAINLESS STEEL TAILGATE CABLES. (2) TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED INTO AND SNAPPED CAUSING TAILGATE TO SUDDENLY DROP. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM