1991 Chevrolet S10 Owner Complaints

(1) WHILE SITTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT IN THE CITY. I HAVE A HABIT OF NOT STOPPING CLOSE TO VEHICLES AT STOP LIGHTS. WHILE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BEHIND A NEW LOOKING EXPLORER OF SOME KIND MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING BY ITSELF WITH MY FEET ON THE BRAKES. IF I HAD STOPPED CLOSER TO THE VAN I WOULD HAVE HIT IT VERY HARD. I READ NO ONE CAN STAND IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING BECAUSE OF THIS. (2) STARTED MY TRUCK IN MY YARD. IT QUICKLY IDLE VERY FAST AND WOULD NOT IDLE DOWN. PUT IN GEAR AND IT TOOK OFF VERY FAST AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE SWITCH BEFORE THE VEHICLE GOT IN THE HIGHWAY STILL TRYING TO STOP WITH THE HARD BRAKES. MY TRUCK NEVER DID THIS BEFORE. I LIVE IN THE CITY WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN PLAY IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. WHY DO MY TRUCK DO THESE THINGS? I WENT INTO THE COMPUTER LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND FOUND A LOT OF S10 OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN A CURVE, ON THE INTERSTATE OR JUST SOME ONE CROSSING THE STREET IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. I THANK GOD FOR LETTING ME BE AT HOME AND NO ONE WAS HURT JUST SCARED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627974

Incident

Aug 19, 2014

TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 1991 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE DECELERATES. THEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE SHE STILL HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOESN'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE, SHE'S AFRAID THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CONTACT HASN'T TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. *JB

NHTSA ID

10179073

Incident

Jul 14, 2006

THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY ABLE TO USE THE SEAT IN THE RECLINE POSITION. *PH (MODEL NAME AND NUMBER OF CAR SEAT: 02524AAR) *SC

NHTSA ID

10059386

4/4 WILL NOT INGAGE

NHTSA ID

10069467

Incident

Aug 15, 2001

Mileage

132,000 mi

BODY RUST AND PAINT CHIPPING AND PEELING DIGITAL DASHBOARD IS DEAD EXCEPT FOR SPEEDOMETER AND TRIP METER SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK UP WHEN YOU SLAM THE BRAKES ON FRONT SUSPENSION IS VERY SQUIKY

NHTSA ID

10068891

Incident

Jun 15, 2003

MADE A PANIC STOP AND ABS DIDN'T WORK, WHEELS LOCKED UP AND ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT. (THIS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE) ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF FROM THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10021055

Incident

May 9, 2003

THE FUEL TANK LEAKED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10012019

Incident

Mar 18, 2003

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UP ON A HILL BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE ROLL BACK THE HILL. TS

NHTSA ID

8021806

WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD STREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

NHTSA ID

8020410

Incident

Oct 1, 2002

PASSENGERS SEAT WILL NOT LATCH WHEN ADJUSTING. HAD REPAIRED 6 OR 7 TIMES. WHEN A SUDDEN STOP OCCURS, THE SEAT WILL MOVE FORWARD. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR LOCK IS HARD TO OPERATE WITH THE KEY. *JB

NHTSA ID

8009590

Incident

Aug 3, 2001

VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED 3-4 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL TO STOP ACCELERATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8006152

Incident

Feb 15, 2002

VEHICLES MANIFOLD BURNED THROUGH ON ENGINE BLOCK SIDE CAUSING EXHAUST GASES TO BLOW AGAINST ENGINE BURNING UP THE O2 SENSORS. *JG

NHTSA ID

564424

EXHUAST MANIFOLD HAS A HOLE IN IT AND BLOWS EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. OWNER HAD EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURSRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8001615

Incident

Jan 5, 2001

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS AS STED IN RECALL 99V193000 FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. ALSO, DIDN'T APPLY TO TWO WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. CONSUMER HAS A TWO WHEEL DRIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

NHTSA ID

8000631

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE OVER NIGHT AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WIRING FOR CIGAR LIGHTER, RADIO, AND DEFROSTER FAN SPEED WERE MELTED/BURNED. *AK

NHTSA ID

754871

Incident

Sep 16, 1999

SKID PAD COVER IS HOLDING WATER AGAINST FUEL TANK AND CAUSING CORROSION WHICH LEADS TO FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL TANK. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

898397

Incident

Oct 29, 2001

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTAE I85.I HEADR A VERY LOAD BANG ....MY LEFT REAR TIRE SEEMINGLY BLEW OUT..MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY HARD TO HANDLE SLIDE.THE TRUCK WENT VERY OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT...I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE INTERSTAE..AND NOTICED THE TIRE DIDN'T FEEL FLAT....THE TIRE TREAD COMPLETLY SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. AND THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED..WHICH IS WHAT MADE THE TRUCK SO OUT OFF CONTROL..WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE GILLETTE TIRE BEFORE SEEING I HAVE THREE MORE ON THE TRUCK...THANKS TIMOTHY KUNKEL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/14)

NHTSA ID

750957

Incident

Aug 20, 2001

DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT LATCHES DO NOT REMAIN LOCKED IN BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

NHTSA ID

894500

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CONSUMER AFTER BEING EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN BELIEVES HE SUFFERED MAJOR INJURY. *YH

NHTSA ID

886068

Incident

Apr 6, 2001

SWITCH THAT SIGNALS ABS SYSTEM WHETHER VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHELL DRIVE HAS MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. RECALL 99V19300 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

NHTSA ID

880134

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN ICY CONDITIONS, "ANTILOCK BRAKE" AND "BRAKE" LIGHTS CAME ON AS I SKIDDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. SINCE THEN ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE (PUMP DOESN'T CYCLE W/ IGNITION ON) TIRES LOCK UP AND SKID ON ICY ROADS AND LIGHTS STILL ON!*AK

NHTSA ID

739862

Incident

Dec 19, 1999

PROBLEMS WITH EVENFLO INFANT/TODDLER CHILD SAFTY SEAT. ADJUSTMENT BAR LOCKS KEEP BREAKING. WE ARE ON OUR 3RD SEAT IN 3 YRS.

NHTSA ID

731781

THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, THE REGULAR BRAKING ABILITIES ARE NOT AFFECTED, BUT THE ANTILOCKING CAPABILITIES ARE GONE. THE DIGITAL DASH GUAGES DO NOT WORK, THE ONLY LIGHTED ITEMS THAT WORK ARE THE ODOMETER & THE SPEEDOMETER ( NO FUEL GUAGE, NO ENGINE TEMP, NO OIL PRESSURE, NO TACH, NO AMP METER).

NHTSA ID

730927

Incident

Oct 1, 1996

ONE OF THREE THE TIRES INSTALLED EXPERIENCED SEVERE TREAD SEPERATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED PRIOR TO TOTAL FAILURE. ARE YOU CURRRENTLY LOOKING INTO OTHER SIZES OF THE ATX RAIDALS OTHER THAN THE 15" TIRES? I HAD TO CHANGE OUT ALL FOUR TIRES BUT HAVE KEPT THE OLD TIRES AND TAKEN PICTURES OF THE SEPERATION.( DOT NUMBER: VDK6AXC TIRE SIZE: 27X8.50R14 )

NHTSA ID

729350

Incident

Jul 15, 2000

PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A CHEVROLET S10 PICK UP 1991, P19575R14 DOTA3KABYC. THERE WAS VIBRATION ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED A CHUNK OF TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND WAS LOOSE, CONSUMER DROVE HOME SLOWLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SLC

NHTSA ID

868100

Incident

Apr 4, 2000