1998 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

MY 1998 S-10 PICKUP WIPERS WILL FAIL WITHOUT NOTICE AT ANY SETTING OF THE INTERMITTANT SWITCH. I REPLACED THE SWITCH ASSEMBLY BUT THAT DID NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. SOMWETIMES THEY WILL RESTART BY WIGGLING THE WIRES GOING TO THE WIPER MOTOR. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN IT FAILS IN A DOWNPOUR YOU CAN NOT SEE HOW TO GET OFF THE ROAD. THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTIED THE LAST 3 YEARS. *NM

MY S-10 PICKUP WILL SPORADICALLY HAVE THE SECURITY LIGHT ILLUMINATE AND FLASH WHEN I *TRY* TO START MY VEHICLE. THE TRUCK WILL THEN NOT START EVEN THOUGH IT CRANKS OVER PERFECTLY FINE. THE SECURITY FEATURE IS NOT A HELP, BUT A HINDRANCE. I AM USING AN OFFICIAL GM KEY IN MY IGNITION WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IF I WAIT AT LEAST AN HOUR THEN THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THE TRUCK WILL THEN START AS IF NOTHING WERE WRONG AND THE SECURITY LIGHT GOES OUT. THIS HAS BEEN LOOKED AT BY A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HE STATES THAT IT IS SOMETHING FAULTY IN THE "IDIOTIC SECURITY SYSTEM" THAT WAS STANDARD EQUIPMENT ON THIS VEHICLE. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY ROUGHLY $500 TO GET A FAULTY "SECURITY" SYSTEM THAT REALLY IS A USELESS NON-NECESSARY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT FIXED SO THAT I CAN SIMPLY START MY CAR WITH AN OFFICIAL KEY! IT IS OUTRAGEOUS. I BELIEVE THAT ONE OF THE FOLLOWING TWO REMEDIES SHOULD BE FORCED UPON GM: 1) THEY SHOULD FIX THIS IDIOTIC PROBLEM IN MY "SECURITY" SYSTEM, OR 2) THEY SHOULD BYPASS THE "SECURITY" SYSTEM THAT I DO NOT WANT, HAVE NO NEED IN MY VEHICLE, AND FIND A REAL PAIN IN THE POSTERIOR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IN A YEAR THAT I HAVE GOTTEN STRANDED BECAUSE OF THAT [XXX] "SECURITY" LIGHT WHEN THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY TRUCK. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE EMERGENCY RELEASE FOR THE TAILGATE HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE OPENING FAILED TO OPERATE. HE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP, THEY WANTED TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. ALSO, HE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER; THEY SUGGESTED THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK BE DONE. *AK

DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL AT RANDOM POSITIONS. THE LAST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON TO. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE THE DRIVERS VISIBILITY WAS SEVERELY RESTRICTED TO ON COMING TRAFFIC. THIS FAILURE WAS ON A RECALL STATUS FOR THE 1996 AND 1997 CHEVROLET S10 MODELS BUT NOT INCLUDED IN THE 1998 MODELS. FAILURE OF THE WIPER CIRCUIT BOARD. THE PROBLEM IS KNOWN TO EXIST BUT GM WILL NOT HONOR FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE PART BECAUSE OF A STATED AGE DATE EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 37,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR INTERMITTENT FAILURE. THIS IS A RECALL ITEM ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODEL CHEVY S-10S, (I KNOW AS I ALSO OWN A 1997 MODEL) BUT AS OF NOV 15, 2005, NOT FOR 1998. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE SPARE TIRE FELL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS ON THE TIRE SHEARED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP, HE FOUND THERE WERE NO RECALLS. HE REPAIRED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF. HE PURCHASED CABLE CLAMPS AND USED THE EXISTING CABLE TO INSTALL THE CLAMPS TO HOLD THE TIRE ON. *AK

DT: 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE BROKE. THIS HAPPENED ON OCTOBER 5, 2005. THE CONTACT WAS PULLING OFF THE ROAD WHEN IT FELL OUT. HE NOTICED THE TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROA.D, HE DID NOT SEE IT FALL OFF. THE CONTACT HAS THE METAL PIECE THAT HOLDS THE TIRE ON. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TO A DEALERSHIP TO BE INSPECTED OR FIXED. *AK

I OWN A 1998 CHEVY S-10. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE STOPPED WORKING AFTER MONTHS OF VERY SPORADIC BEHAVIOR. THIS BEHAVIOR BEGAN AFTER ONLY 19,000 MILES. THE CONSEQUENCES OF WIPERS NOT WORKING ARE OBVIOUSLY GRAVE. FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD HAS TO BE REPLACED (THE SAME BOARD INVOLVED IN THE 1997 RECALL). I HAVE HEARD AND READ OF MANY, MANY OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *NM

WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR STOPS WORKING SOMETIMES. YOU CAN TAP ON THE MOTOR ITSELF SOMETIMES AND IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE. *JB

PROBLEM STARTED IN 1999 WITH ERRATIC OPERATION OF THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND CONTINUED UNTIL FAILURE. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN EXTENSION OF NHTSA #03V159000 CAMPAIGN. THE PART REPLACED WAS MANUFACTURED BY ITT AUTOMOTIVE PART #PCB 24006727 REV. C DEALER FP-NUMBER 12463090 DESCRIPTION MODULE 16.O67. *NM