1989 Chevrolet S10 Owner Complaints

I HAD A TIE FAILURE ON A GOODRICH P225/70-R14 M&S TIRE. THE SIDEWALL SPLIT ON THE TIRE WITHOUT WARNING. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO EXAMINED IT AND SAID THAT THE SIDEWALL FAILURE WAS DUE TO SOME SORT OF MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WHEN THE OTHER TIRES WERE EXAMINED, ONE OF THEM WAS FOUND TO HAVE A SIDEWALL CRACK THAT HAD NOT YET GOTTEN ALL THE WAY THRU THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRE THAT FAILED DID SO AT LOW SPEED SO THERE WAS NO WRECK, BUT A SIDEWALL FAILURE AT ROAD SPEED COULD HAVE LED TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JB

NHTSA ID

10102758

Incident

Dec 9, 2004

Mileage

58,000 mi

PAINT PEELING ON HOOD AND TOP. CONTACTED GM 5 YEARS AND 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WOULD BE DONE AS IT WASN'T THEIR PROBLEM. ALSO, THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING TO WORK WITH ME!! CONTACTED AGAIN AFTER I READ ABOUT CLASS ACTION SUIT AND WAS TREATED WITH NO RESPECT!!! THE LADY I SPOKE WITH SAID GO AHEAD ANY SUE AND SEE WHERE IT GETS YOU. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO ACCIDENTS DUE TO PAINT PEELS FLYING OFF MY HOOD AND HITTING THE WINDSHIED. VERY DISTRACTING TO SAY THE LEAST. P.S. I HAVE 234,000 MILES NOW ON THIS VEHICLE. SHOULD HAVE BEEN A GOOD ADVERTISMENT FOR GM.

NHTSA ID

10071102

Incident

Aug 15, 1994

Mileage

78,500 mi

STEERING WHEEL TURNED 180 WITHOUT WARNING AND LOCKED UP. WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING COLUMN TURNED 180 DEGREES WITHOUT WARNING AND LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE. THE DEALER REINSTALLED THEM WITH THREAD LOCKERS. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10038522

Incident

May 9, 2003

Mileage

209,410 mi

WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH REAR PASSENGER FIRESTONE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE THREE WEEKS PRIOR TO THE BLOW OUT. *AK *PH *NLM

NHTSA ID

10026361

Incident

Jun 30, 2003

Mileage

20,000 mi

POSSIBLE DOOR LATCH/HANDLE AND SEAT BELT FAILURES. *TT *JB

NHTSA ID

10009045

WHEN PURCHASING THE VEHICLE I ASKED A SALESMAN WHY THERE WAS RUST SHOWING ON THE UNDERNEATH OF THE NEW VEHICLE I WAS PURCHASING. HE COMMENTED THAT ALL THE NEW VEHICLES HAD THAT. I WALKED THE LINE AND FOUND THAT ALL THE IN CHEAPER VEHICLES HAD RUST BUT THE MORE EXPENSIVE VEHICLES DIN'T. THAT MADE ME WONDER IF CHEVROLET WAS MANUFACTURING SUBSTANDARD VEHICLES. MY EXPERIENCE SINCE HAS REINFORCED THAST IMPRESSION. BOTH NEW VEHICLE I BOUGHT HAD EXTENSIVE PAINT PROBLEMS. THE MAJOR FRAME COMPONENETS BEGAN TO RUST VIGOROUSLY. I APPPLIED RUST INHIBITORS TO NO AVAIL. NOW THE CALIPER AND BBRAKE COMPONENETS ON THE LEFT SIDE HAVE BEEN REPLACED/ THE BRAKELINE BURST WHILE IN A GAS STATION DUE TO RUST . WHEN I GOT TOTHE PARTS HOUSE I WAS GIVEN STORY AFTER STORY ABOUT S-10S BLOWING THEIR BRAKE LINES WHILE IN TRAFFIC. NOW I HAVE THE PROBLEM OF GAS SPRAYING ONTO THE GAS TANK AND FRAME FROM THE SAME PROBLEM, THE FUEL LINE IS RUSTED THRU. THE ENTIRE DR4IVERS SIDE OF THE TRUCK IS RUSTING DOWN AND 50% OF THE S-10 IN THIS AGE CLASS ARE IN SIMILAR SHAPE. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BRFORE WE HAVE MORE DEATHS ON THE HIGHWAY. PUTTING A SPLASH GUARD ON THE REAR WHEEL 'S FENDER WOULD ELIMINATE MOST OF THE SPLASHED AAREA, WHICH I'VE BEEN TOLD IS BEING DONE ON NEWER VEHICLES. YOU HELP ON THIS MATTER WOULD BE APPRECIATED. *AK

NHTSA ID

763900

Incident

Jun 20, 2002

FRONT BUCKET SEAT LATCH DOES NOT WORK ANYMORE. LATCHES DOES NOT WORK AND WILL NOT HOLD.*AK

NHTSA ID

8006337

STEERING WHEEL IS COMING LOOSE. *AK

NHTSA ID

886495

Incident

Apr 15, 2001

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OVER, A FEW MINUTES LATER THE CONSUMER SAW A FLAME AND EXITED THE VEHICLE WHICH BECAME COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE CAUSING FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *SLC

NHTSA ID

557963

Incident

Oct 10, 2000

BOUGHT NEW WITH ABOUT 10,000 MILES, TIRE SIZE P20575R14. DRIVER'S REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF WHICH CAUSED A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. *AK LEFT REAR TIRE TREAD CAME OFF AND TIRE BLEW OUT DAMAGING LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. TIRE WAS SHIPPED TO CONTINENTAL GENERAL TIRE CORPORATION. *YH

NHTSA ID

872208

Incident

Sep 21, 2000

WE PURCHASE 4 OF THESE TIRE AND WITHIN 1 YEAR WE HAVE HAD TWO BLOWOUTS, ONE BLOWOUT, CAUSING A WRECK AND THE OTHER BLOWOUT DID NOT RESULT IN A WRECK.*AK (DOT NUMBER: VNHK RAD TIRESIZE: LT235/R15)

NHTSA ID

732859

Incident

Sep 20, 2000

WHEN THE TURN SIGINAL IS ENGUAGED THE WIND SHIELD WIPERS WILL AUTOMATICALLY ENGUAGE.THE DOOR HANDLES BROKE UNDER 100000 MILE ON THE 1985 AND THE 1989 S10 BLAZER.R

NHTSA ID

729235

Incident

Jan 30, 1992

1989 S-10 BLAZER PURCHASED "NEW" IN FEBRUARY 1989 SUPPLIED WITH FIRESTONE "ATX" TIRES. WITHIN TWO YEARS THE "ORIGINAL TIRES BEGAN TO DEVELOP MAJOR CRACKS IN THE TREAD AREA. THEY WERE REPLACED BY FIRESTONE "AT NO/CHARGE" IN 1992 WITH ANOTHER SET OF "ATX" TIRES. THE REPLACEMENT SET ALSO BEGAN TO DEVELOP MAJOR CRACKING IN THE TREAD AREA WITHIN THE NEXT TWO TO THREE YEARS. IN 1995 THE REPLACEMENT TIRES WERE REPLACED WITH ANOTHER SET OF "ATX" TIRES. HOWEVER, AT THAT TIME THEY (FIRESTONE) PRO-RATED THE TIRE AT ABOUT 50% TREADWEAR AND I HAD TO PAY ABOUT $160. AGAIN, FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE REPLACEMENT "ATX" TIRES BEGAN TO DEVELOP MAJOR CRACKS IN THE TREAD AREA. LAST MONTH (JULY 2000) I HAD THE TIRES REPLACED AGAIN FOR THE SAME CRACKING PROBLEM. THEY WERE AGAIN PRO-RATED WITH ABOUT 45% TEARD WEAR. THE REPLACEMENT TIRES COST ME $220 AND THIS TIME WERE FIRESTONE "WILDERNESS". ON AUGUST 10, 2000 I HAD THE FIRESTONE "WILDERNESS" TIRES REMOVED AND PURCHASED A SET OF "GOODYEAR WRANGLERS". I RETURNED THE FIRESTONE "WILDERNESS" TIRES ON AUGUST 12, 2000 FOR A REFUND OF MY $220. IT IS MY FEELING THAT FIRESTONE SHOULD REFUND THE $160 THAT I SPENT IN 1995 AND ALSO THE $445 THAT I JUST SPENT FOR THE REPLACEMENT "GOODYEAR WRANGLER" TIRES. THAT'S A TOTAL REFUND OF $605. PLEASE NOTE: I HAVE THE ORIGINAL COPIES OF ALL TIRE INVOICES. THANK YOU! SINCERELY FRANK A CANNA 08/12/00( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P225 75 15 )

NHTSA ID

727663

WHILE DRIVING AT 45 TO 50 MPH STEERING COLUMN BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING FOR A SHORT PERIOD BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THEIR IS A OLD RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM, BUT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO THIS VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

854902

LEFT FRONT WHEEL AND ASSEMBLY FELL OFF OF VEHICLE, INDICATION THAT THE STUD BOLTS SHEARED OFF CAUSING FAILURE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

NHTSA ID

550271

Incident

Nov 28, 1999

FRONT SEAT BELTS WILL NOT CATCH AND LOCK. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOTHNIG. *AK

NHTSA ID

845908

Incident

Aug 25, 1999

NEED TO KNOW IF TRUCK IF ELIGIBLE FOR NEW PAINT JOB BECAUSE OF ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE PAINT. INFORMATION REQUEST, NO SAFETY DEFECT (S) INDICATED. *AK

NHTSA ID

707260

Incident

Sep 29, 1993

ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADE BROKE WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING DAMAGES TO THE WATER PUMP AND RADIATOR. VEHICLE NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL NUMBER 93V008000. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

NHTSA ID

836392

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY,TOWING A TRAILER WITH 2 WATERCRAFT,THE SPARE TIRE HOLD CABLE BROKE;SENDING THE TIRE UNDER THE SEA-DOO TRAILER TEARING OFF THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE TRAILER. I HAVE NO IDEA IF ANYONE ELSE HIT THE TIRE,IT WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC.I PURCHASED A NEW HOLDDOWN UNIT,SPARE TIRE BUT HAVENT REPAIRED THE TRAILER OR CONTACTED GM.

NHTSA ID

703859

Incident

Aug 11, 1998

WHEN ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO A SPEED BELOW WHICH THE CRUISE CONTROL SHOULD COMPENSATE; AFTER CLEARING THE INCLINE, THE CRUISE CONTROL SLOWLY BRINGS THE VEHICLE TO ITS SET SPEED ( APPROX. 70 MPH ), AT WHICH TIME THE FRONT END BEGINS TO HUM LOUDLY AND VIBRATE; AS THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED, THE PITCH OF THE HUM DECREASES WITH SPEED, AND THE VIBRATION WORSENS; AT APPROX. 55MH, THE VIBRATION SEEMS TO BE SUFFICIENT TO "KNOCK" SOMETHING BACK INTO POSITION; A LOUD, METALLIC " CLUNK " IS HEARD ALONG WITH A FEEL BEST DESCRIBED AS RUNNING OVER A SMALL SPEED BUMP (AT 55MPH); THE VIBRATION AND HUM DISAPPEAR AFTER THE "CLUNK".

NHTSA ID

780594

NATIONAL (P235/75R15 1055) TIRE BLEW OUT.

NHTSA ID

537991

Incident

Jun 20, 1998

BRAKES ON THE VEHICLE FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND COLLIDE WITH CONCRETE DIVIDER, DRIVER SUSTAINED NO INJURIES. (NEW JERSEY ACCIDENT REPORT).

NHTSA ID

529951

Incident

Dec 15, 1997

SEAT BELTS FAILED.

NHTSA ID

605628

WIRING HARNESS: WAS DRIVING HOME AND SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE SIGNAL SWITCH. GOT THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT A FIRE. DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOP IN THE MORNING WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT WHEN THE WIRES AND SWITCH WERE PUT TOGETHER AT THE MANUFACTURER, THEY PUT GREASE ON THEM WHICH CAUSED THE WIRES TO MELT. *AK

NHTSA ID

818578

Incident

Nov 6, 1997

THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT WHEN LEANING FORWARD IN THE SEAT. *AK

NHTSA ID

804505

Incident

Sep 12, 1996