Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1995 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 84 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
The 25 most recent of 84, in the owner's own words
WHILE DRIVING, FAN CAME OFF IN 1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER AND DAMAGE THE RADIATOR. THIS IS SIMILAR TO CAMPAIGN 95V-180. IF HOOD WOULD HAVE BEEN OPEN, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A HAZARD. *TR
FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT, THERE IS A CARBON BUILD UP IN THE ENGINE, AND WHEN SOME OF THIS CARBON FLAKES OFF IT CAUSES THE EGR VALVE TO STICK OPEN SLIGHTLY. THIS IN TURN CAUSES THE ENGINE IDLE VERY ERRATICALLY AND MOST OF THE TIME CAUSES THE ENGIE TO STALL. THIS ALWAYS OCCURS WHEN SLWOING DOWN AND STOPPING WHICH IS QUITE THE SAFETY HAZARD AS WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO LOSE POWER AND STALL ALL THE POWER OPTIONS SUCH AS STEERING AND BRAKES ARE ALSO LOST. THIS HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO REAR END PEOPLE NUMEROUS TIMES ESPECIALLY IN SITUATIONS WHEN I HAVE HAD TO STOP QUICKLY. I WAS INFORMED BY MY MECHANIC THAT THIS ACTUALLY A RECALL AND WHENI CONTACTED CHEVROLET THEY SAID IT WAS NOT AN OFFICIAL RECALL BUT IF MY VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON IT I COULD HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED. OF COURSE I HAD MORE THAN 75,000 MILES AND SO THEY REFUSED TO DO ANYTHING. OTHER THAN THIS MY TRUCK RUNS GREAT AND I LIKE IT BUT IT WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $700-$1000 TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND IN ALL HONESTY IT IS NOT MY FAULT THAT MY TRUCK DID NOT BREAK UNTIL AFTER THE 75,000 MARK. INSTEAD I AM BEING FORCED TO GET A NEW VEHICLE AND SPEND MONEY I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BECAUSE THE TRUCK IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THE REAPIRS ARE TO EXPENSIVE IN COMPARISON TO THE ACTUAL VALUE OF THE TRUCK.
THE VEHICLE HAS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE OIL COOLANT LINE FAILING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THIS FAILURE RESULTS IN THE VEHICLE STALLING, BUT IT WILL RESTART WITHIN MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE COOLANT LINE HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THE FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 30,000 THEN 60,000 AND NOW AT 120,000. IT SEEMS TO BE OCCURRING EVERY 30,000 MILES. *JB THE INTAKE WAS LEAKING OIL. *SC
1995 CHEVROLET S10 DEVELOPED A PROBLEM WITH THE EGR VALVE CLOGGING AS WELL AS PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE MANUFACTURER FIXED THIS PROBLEM ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO BUT IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME IT HAS FAILED. *NM
HAVING MAJOR HEAD GASKET PROBLEMS. ITS THE SEC. TIME HEAD GASKET HAS GONE OUT ON MY 2.2L S-10
I OWN A 1995 S10 (4X4) PICK UP. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 1994. I HAD TO REPLACED THE REMOTE OIL FILTER LINES 3 TIMES!!! MY THIRD SET IS CURRENTLY LEAKING. THE REMOTE OIL FILTER LINES FAIL WHERE THE RUBBER HOSE IS CRIMPED TO THE ALUMINUM TUBING. THIS IS A VERY POOR DESIGN. APPARENTLY, CHEVY DOESN'T ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM.
DEX-COOL FAILURE IN MY CHEVROLET VORTEC V6 ENGINE.
THIS IS THE 2ND TIME THE HEAD GASKET GOES OUT ON MY TRUCK. DT
OIL COOLING LINES WERE REPLACED DUE TO DEFECTS PRIOR TO THIS BLOWOUT. DEFECTIVE PRODUCTS = NEXT PURCHASE TO BE A TOYOTA.*JB
MY TRUCK WAS UNDER WARRANTY WHEN I FIRST TOOK IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS, THEY DID NOT DIAGNOSE IT AT THAT TIME. REPAIR WAS DONE AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED, DEALER DID NOT PAY. A RECALL WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE SAME ENGINE AND YEAR, BUT ONLY COVERED CARS, NOT PICKUP TRUCKS. BLOWN CYLINDER HEAD GASKET . NLM
ENGINE HEAD GASKET WAS REPLACED TWICE DUE TO HEAD BEING CRACKED. COOLANT WAS ALSO LEAKING INTO ENGINE, CAUSING MORE DAMAGES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO AN AUTO SHOP NOT TO DEALER. MANUFACTURER WILL BE CONTACTED. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH. PLEASE ADD FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO SHOP TO GET A MAINTENANCE CHECK AND VEHICLE WAS NOT RUNNING PROPERLY. VEHICLE HAD A CRACKED ENGINE WHICH WAS TOP PART OF ENGINE AROUND SPARK PLUGS. CONTACTED CHEVROLET, AND THEY STATED IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM.*AK
HEAD GASKET FAILED, DUE TO ANTIFREEZE LEAKING ON ENGINE.*JB
RECEIVED A LETTER FROM GMC SEVERAL YEARS AGO, BUT DUE TO MILEAGE THEY WON'T REPAIR WITHOUT COST TO ME. I HAVE ALREADY REPAIRED THIS EGR VALVE 4 TIMES AND I'M NOT EVEN DONE PAYING FOR THE VEHICLE YET. COMPUTER WAS ADJUSTED TO OPEN THE VALVE FURTHER SO THE PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. WELL, DIDN'T WORK IT'S STILL HAPPENING AND I CAN'T SEE SINKING THE MONEY INTO THIS AGAIN. GM KNOWS THE PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP. *AK
WHEN CARBON FORMS IN INTAKE MANIFOLD ENGINE MAY RUN START TO RUN ROUGH AND BRAKES FAIL TO WORK.. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A MECHANIC SEVERAL TIMES BUT CLEANING OUT THE INTAKE ONLY CURES THE PROBLEM FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. THEN WITHOUT WARNING NO BRAKES AGAIN.*AK
TRYING TO FIND INFO/TECHNICAL BULLETIN SOMETHING THAT WILL EXPLAIN WHY MY 1995 S10 IS NOT GETTING GAS. WE HAVE CHANGED THE EGR VALVE THE FUEL INJECTORS AND 3 DEALERSHIPS HAVE PLACED IT ON A DIAGNOSTIC AND NO ONE CAN LOCATE THE PROBLEM PLEASE ADVISE SO I CAN GET IT REPAIRED
HAVE HAD THIS FIXED AT MY EXPENSE 3 TIMES. GM WILL NOT REIMBURSE FOR ANY REPAIRS EVEN THOUGHT THEY ACKNOWLEDGE THERE IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM. NO SAFETY DEFECT MENTIONED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER NOTICED THE SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT COME ON, CONSUMER PROCEEDED TO SLOW DOWN AND PULLED OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE, JUST AS CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP AND WAS ABOUT TO SHUT OFF THE ENGINE SHE HEARD A CLUNK, CONSUMER TURNED OFF ENGINE AND CALLED DEALERSHIP VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND AFTER INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN OIL COOLER LINE HAD BLOWN AND ALL THE ENGINE OIL WAS LOST, THIS IN TURN CAUSED THE ENGINE TO SIEZE UP, DEALERSHIP ADVISED CONSUMER THAT A NEW ENGINE WAS NEEDED AND VARIOUS OTHER REPAIRS. *JB
POWER ASSIST BRAKES HAS FAILED 4 TIMES WHEN APPLIED. CARBON SEEMS TO BUILD UP IN EGR VALVE. MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT NEEDS TO BE CLEAN IT OUT OR BY JUST DRIVING VEHICLE WOULD DO IT.*AK
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED FROM 50 MPH TO 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONSUMER OPENED THE HOOD THE SEE THAT THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE ENGINE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NO GOOD AND UNREPAIRABLE. NLM
LOWER ENGINE OIL COOLER LINE, WHICH CONNECTS RADIATOR TO OIL FILTER UNIT, IS LEAKING INTERMITTINGLY. LEAK ORIGINATES AT THE FITTING BETWEEN THE RUBBER & STEEL COUPLINGS. FLAWED DESIGN SUSPECTED.
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 30MPH DRIVER HEARD A NOISE AND VEHICLE STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEAELR WHO DISCOVERED THAT CRANKSHAFT BROKE. *AK
GMC HAS RECALLED 1996 VEHICLES WITH SAME ENGINE NOT 1995 WHAT GIVES. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED IN SUMMARY. *AK
SAME PROBLEM ON PONTIAC OF SAME YEAR & ENGINE MODEL- THAT WAS RECALLED, BUT NOT CHEVROLET. THE ENGINES WERE MADE IN THE SAME PLANT THE SAME YEAR. PONTIAC SENT A LETTER TO OWNERS DESCRIBING THE COOLANT LEAK AND TO BRING IT TO GM REPAIR SHOP FOR HEAD GASKET REPLACEMENT. SAME SYMPTOMS ON MY CHEVY EXIST.*AK
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