Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. 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. 24 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL DOES NOT LINE UP WITH FRONT WHEEL. PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL IS INWARD APPROXIMATELY 1 TO 2 INCHES. DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL LINE UP PERFECTLY WITH THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL LOOKING FROM FRONT TO BACK AND VICE VERSA. I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD BE CORRECTED BY INSTALLING AN ADJUSTABLE PANHARD BAR IF I COULD FIND ONE TO FIT.
WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED CABLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE UNDERNEATH VEHICLE SNAPPED, AND SPARE TIRE CAME OFF. NO INJURIES.*AK
SPARE TIRE WHICH MOUNTS UNDERNEATH VEHICLE , CABLE BROKE AND SPARE TIRE FELL TO HIGHWAY. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING SPARE TIRE UNLATCHED FROM CABLE, CAUSING SPARE TIRE FALL ON THE ROAD.*AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN SPARE TIRE UNDER VEHICLE CAME LOOSE, AND TIRE FLEW OUT FROM UNDERNEATH TRUCK, AND FLEW OVER VEHICLE BEHIND HIM. SPARE TIRE CAME LOOSE DUE TO RETAINER CLIP THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
THE CABLE OF THE SPARE TIRE HOIST PARTED AND THE SPARE TIRE FELL FROM THE VEHICLE. OTHER VEHICLES FOLLOWING ME HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID THE SPARE ROLLING DOWN THE STREET.
SPARE TIRE CARRIER STEEL CABLE HOLDING TIRE UNDER TRUCK BROKE. ALLOWING TIRE TO DROP ONTO THE PAVEMENT. I HAD A KEEPER WIRE THROUGH THE TIRE AND ATTACHED TO THE FRAME OF VEHICULE. POTENTIAL FOR SERIOUS ACCIDENT IS THERE FOR ANYONE THAT DOES NOT HAVE WHAT I HAD.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 55MPH CABLE UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BROKE AND THE SPARE TIRE WENT FLYING. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. *AK *ML
THE SPARE TIRE IS MOUNTED UNDERNEATH THE BOTTOM REAR END OF THE VEHICLE AND IS HELD BY A CABLE THAT POPPED OFF, CAUSING THE TIRE TO RELEASE WHILE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF AN PARKING SPACE. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE END OF THE CABLE THAT SECURES THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE BROKE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO FALL OFF. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
SPARE TIRE FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. CABLE SNAPPED. *AK
WHILE TURNING A CORNER THE SUPPORT BRACKET CABLE FOR THE SPARE TIRE BROKE & THE TIRE CAME LOOSE. THE SUPPORT BRACKET THEN JAMMED INTO THE GROUND, CAUSING VEHICLE TO FLIP OVER. SUPPORT BRACKET WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE TIRE. DRIVER WAS INJURED. *AK *SLC
WHILE DRIVING THE TIRE CABLE BROKE, RELEASING SPARE TIRE FROM THE VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
#PE99004; SPARE TIRE DOES NOT STAY CRANKED UP UNDERNEATH THE BED, IT WILL VIBRATE DOWN, CAUSING THE CABLE TO SHEAR OFF. *AK
SPARE TIRE FELL OFF BECAUSE THE CABLE HOLDING IT BROKE.DEALER HAS SEEN. *AK
CABLE THAT HELD SPARE TIRE IN PLACE IS EXTREMELY FRAYED AND CORRODED, TIRE NEVER FOUND. *AK
WE CAN'T REMEMBER THE SPECIFICS OF WHEN THE SPARE TIRE FELL OFF. IT HAPPENED LAST SUMMER (1998) WITH ABOUT 85,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. WE ARE REPORTING IT NOW IN RESPONSE TO A NEWS REPORT THAT THE NHTSA IS CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT.
THE CABLE CARRIER ON THE SPARE TIRE CUTS ITSELF IN HALF WHICH ALLOWS THE TIRE TO FALL OFF ON THE ROADWAY. THE DEALER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK
WHILE DRIVING THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE, CAUSING TIRE TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE DETAILS. *AK
REAR HATCH SWITCH BROKE CAUSING BATTERY TO DRAIN.
THE CABLE UNDER VEHICLE THAT HOLDS SPARE TIRE IN PLACE BROKE, CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE TO FALL OUT FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY DETAILS. *AK
WHEEL FELL OFF VEHICLE DUE TO THE WHEEL STUDS BREAKING OFF, VEHICLE DAMAGED AS A RESULT.
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE APPROX. 55-60 MPH WHEN SPARE TIRE CARRIER CABLE BROKE. THE TIRE WAS RELEASED AND BOUNCED 10-15 FEET IN THE AIR. *AK
SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE TRUCK, DUE TO THE CABLE BREAKING. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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