2002 CHEVROLET S10 Complaints

WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE ON MY TRUCK BOTH CABLES BROKE IN THE MIDDLE DUE TO CORROSION. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM GM HAS ON THEIR LARGER TRUCKS WHICH HAVE BEEN RECALLED. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.

MY CHEVY 2002 S10 PICKUP TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WITHIN 1 YEAR AND MY AIR CONDITIONER WENT OUT IN JUNE 2003....I'LL NEVER BUY ANOTHER CHEVY!! THE TAILGATE HIT MY FOOT AND BRUISED IT GOOD. *NM

FRONT BEARING HUBS HAVE GONE BAD. THIS HAS HAPPEN ONLY 3,000 AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AT 100,000. I HAD LOUD GRINDING AND VIBRATION IN FRONT AFTER I TOOK OFF WINTER AGGRESSIVE SNOW TIRES. THE SNOW TIRES HAVE MASKED THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERVICED IF HEARD. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIND PROBLEM. COMES BACK WITH BOTH HUBS NEED REPLACED AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WITH A TOTAL OF 1710.00 IN SERVICE. I FELT THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. I CALLED GM AND DECLINED EVEN AFTER CONSULTING WITH DEALER. I FEEL THESE PARTS HAVE FAILED PRIOR TO WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED. *JB

DRIVERS DOOR LATCH HAS FAILED. NO LONGER CAN LATCH, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A ISSUE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF DOOR COMING OPEN OR ROUNDING A CURVE. ON 9-13-04 MY 3RD DOOR LATCH WAS ALSO REPLACED DUE TO BREAKAGE OF HANDLE .NOW TO THIS DATE I HAVE TO REPLACE THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH WITH THE SAME FAILURE OF DRIVERS DOOR. THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM IS NOT GREAT AND PLASTIC LATCHES. SOME TYPE OF SPRING FAILURE FROM DIRT AND WATER INTRUSION. *JB

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE DEFROSTER THAT BEGAN AT UNDER 20,000 MILES. THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIRS TWICE UNDER WARRANTY. AS I AM ONCE AGAIN HAVING THE PROBLEM, AND OFF OF THE WARRANTY, I BEGAN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR INFORMATION. IT TURNS OUT THAT THE TRANSFER CASE VACUUM SWITCH GOES BAD AND ALLOWS THE FLUID IN THE TRANSFER CASE TO BE DRAWN UP INTO THE HVAC SYSTEM. THIS CAUSES, AMONG OTHER PROBLEMS, THE DEFROSTER TO NOT OPERATE. THIS IS A VERY DIFFICULT AND EXPENSIVE PROBLEM TO CORRECT AS THE ENTIRE HVAC SYSTEM MUST BE FLUSHED OUT AND ANY BAD PARTS REPLACED. THIS SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON AND YET GM WILL DO NOTHING OFF WARRANTY, AND IN MY CASE DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE A RECALL IS IN ORDER. *JB

I READ WITH PERSONAL INTEREST ABOUT THE GM RECALL FOR FULL SIZE PICKUP TAILGATE CABLE FAILURES. WHILE I OWN A 2002 CHEVY S10 PICKUP AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILED CABLE DUE TO RUST, MY TRUCK IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. WHY? AS IT IS NOW THE TAILGATE IS NOT USABLE UNTIL THEY ARE REPLACED, WALKING OVER THE TAILGATE IS SURE TO LEAD TO FAILURE OF THE SECOND CABLE AND A FALL TO THE GROUND. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, THE DRIVER SIDE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING MINOR INJURIES. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE CABLE IS BREAKING. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

HAVING READ ABOUT THE GM RECALL FOR THE FULL SIZE PICKUP TAILGATE CABLES ONE OF TWO CABLES FAILED ON MY 2002 S10 CREW CAB P/U. I REPLACED ONLY ONE BECAUSE OF THE COST. THE CABLE FAILED AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED, APPROXIMATELY THREE AND HALF YEARS. THIS WAS WITH NORMAL USAGE, NO HEAVY WEIGHTS, THE CABLE JUST CORRODED THROUGH. THE S10 USES A SIMILAR IF NOT HE SAME CABLE AS THE FULL SIZE. *NM

MY SON-IN-LAW SAT DOWN ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2002 CHEVROLET S-10 AND BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. HE FELL TO THE GROUND BUT ONLY SUFFERED MINOR SCRAPES AND A SPRAINED ANKLE AND BACK. I HAD THE CABLES REPLACED AT THE DEALER WHERE I HAD BOUGHT THE TRUCK. THERE WERE RECALLS IN FORCE FOR OTHER GMC TRUCKS WHOSE TAILGATE CABLES HAD SUDDENLY BROKEN, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT MY PARTICULAR YEAR WAS NOT AMONG THEM. I FEEL, IN LIGHT OF THE RECENT RECALLS, MINE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN, THAT RECALL,OR AT LEAST THIS RECALL, AND MY DEDUCTION FOR THE REPAIRS COVERED BY GMC. I AM CERTAIN THAT ALL THE TRUCKS USING THE SAME CABLES WILL, OR HAVE BEEN AFFECTED BY THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF SAID CABLES. *NM