1995 Chevrolet S10 Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 07/28/16*LJ

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

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH IN THE RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS COMPLETELY STOPPED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V150001 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER). THE CONTACT HAS TO PURCHASE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND PULSE MODULE AND REPAIRED IT HIMSELF. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000. UPDATED 10/28/08 *BF UPDATED 10/29/08. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE CONNECTION TO THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER MOTOR FUNCTIONED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE SERVICE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. UPDATED 09/11/06. *JB

TAKATA INFLATORS--AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON EVEN AFTER I HAD ALREADY HAD IT RESET,THE DOME LIGHT BLOWS FUSES MORE THAN IT SHOULD SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES A MONTH,THE BLINKERS ACT FUNNY SOMETIMES AND THE SEAT BELTS HANG UP AND U HAVE TO PULL ON THEM A FEW TIMES TO GET THEM TO RELEASE SO YOU CAN BUCKLE THEM,THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO REVERSE,THE CLUTCH FAN CAME APART AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AND MOST OF THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS SITTING STILL I HAVE THE RECALL#'S(N970033--N980043/NHTSA#98V150

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. UPDATED 07/28/16*LJ

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.

WHILE DRIVING, GASOLINE FUMES CAN BE SMELLED. WE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE A 1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER S10. I KNOW THAT THERE ARE SEVERAL RECALLS FOR THE FUEL SYSTEM/TANK. TRUCK TURNS OFF OCCASIONALLY. BEFORE REALIZING THE RECALLS, I HAVE SENT ALOT OF TIME AND MONEY HAVING MECHANICS LOOK AT IT. SEVERAL BELIEVE IT TO BE A FUEL ISSUE AND THE GAS ODOR IS SAFETY RISK. *TR

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE DRIVER NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. IT WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE FOR INSPECTION, AND THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY MOISTURE COLLECTING IN THE PROTECTIVE SHROUD UNDER THE FUEL TANK. *SC *JB

THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION REPAIR FACILITY, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD WATER IN IT, WHICH CORRODED ALL OF THE PARTS. THE SOURCE OF WATER IN THE SYSTEM WAS THE COOLING SYSTEM FOR THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH RUNS THROUGH THE RADIATOR. THE LINE HAD A HOLE, AND PRESSURE IN THE RADIATOR FORCED WATER INTO THE LINE CAUSING THE FAILURE. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT AND AN EXTERNAL COOLING SYSTEM INSTALLED. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS WAS APPROXIMATELY $1500. AT THE TIME, THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD, AND DID NOT HAVE ESPECIALLY HIGH MILEAGE, YET THE TRANSMISSION REPAIR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TAKATA INFLATORS--AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON EVEN AFTER I HAD ALREADY HAD IT RESET,THE DOME LIGHT BLOWS FUSES MORE THAN IT SHOULD SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES A MONTH,THE BLINKERS ACT FUNNY SOMETIMES AND THE SEAT BELTS HANG UP AND U HAVE TO PULL ON THEM A FEW TIMES TO GET THEM TO RELEASE SO YOU CAN BUCKLE THEM,THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO REVERSE,THE CLUTCH FAN CAME APART AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AND MOST OF THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS SITTING STILL I HAVE THE RECALL#'S(N970033--N980043/NHTSA#98V150

DURING A FRONTAL CRASH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILD TO LOCK. PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD IN FULLY EXTENDED SEATBELT. PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES FROM HITTING THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER ALSO INJURED. AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON DRIVER, AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WORKED PROPERLY.*AK

I KNOW THREE PEOPLE THAT HAD THIS HAPPEN TO THEM. THE LEVER ON THE SEAT BROKE. *AK

WHILE SITTING IN PARK CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY SOMEONE ELSE DOING ABOUT 40 MPH. VEHICLE HIT CONSUMER, AND KNOCKED HIM INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT WENT BACK SO HARD THAT IT CAUSED CONSUMER TO BREAK BACK WINDOW WITH HEAD. *AK

TRUCK ACCELERATES WHEN MAKING A LEFT "BANK" WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL AT A SPEED UPWARDS OF 50 MPH. PH

ACCELERATOR CABLE WOULD BECOME STUCK WHEN PEDAL WAS PRESSED. PEDAL WOULD STAY TO FLOOR. COULD NOT GET PEDAL BACK TO ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER ACCELERATION. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER WHO INDICATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS, *AK *SLC

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.

CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH THE FRONT END OF VEHICLE DROPPED ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC, MECHANIC STATES THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*JB

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

VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE, FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A WIRE IN THE WIRING HARNESS, CLAIM 35-W700-085. *SLC

BATTERY IS LEAKING ACID ONTO THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, CAUSING A FIRE HAZARD. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, AND BATTERY WAS REPLACED. *AK

WHEN PULLING OUT FROM INTERSECTION, RIGHT FRONT INNER AND OUTER TIE RODS AND SLEEVE BROKE. *AK

CONSUMER IS NOT SATISFIED WITH VEHICLE DUE TO THE NUMBER (4) OF RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUE.ET.

THE FRAME RAIL ON OUR 1995 CHEVROLET BLAZER S-10 RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE AT THE REAR SUSPENSION FORWARD SPRING SHACKLE, WHICH WAS WELDED ONTO THE FRAME AT THE FACTORY. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE ENTIRE FRAME, AND THE CROSS MEMBERS RUSTED TO NEAR NOTHING, AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS NO RUST ON THE BODY, SIDES OR UNDER SIDE. THIS CAR HAD 90,000 MILES ON IT, AND WAS SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES FROM BEING MECHANICALLY SPENT. $4500 ESTIMATE OF REPAIRS. *AK

CONSUMER NOTICED THAT FLOOR BEHIND DRIVER'S SEAT WAS STARTING TO FATIGUE. CONSUMER WILL BE CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

STUCK IN 4X4 HIGH CAN'T CHANGE BACK TO 2X4 OR 4X4 LOW. *NM

THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE UNDER THE VEHICLE SNAPPED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE THAT RAN OVER THE WHEEL.*AK

TWO DRIVE SHAFT FAILURES OF OEM DRIVE SHAFTS. WOULD START AS VIBRATION THEN THE U-JOINTS WOULD LOCK. COULD HAVE RESULTED IN POWER TRAIN FAILURE AND A DANGEROUS CONDITION. DT

GM CALL THIS A CONSTANT VELOCITY PROP SHAFT (DRIVE SHAFT) THE DESIGN USES 5 U-JOINTS. I HAD TO HAVE THE DRIVE SHAFT REBUILT AFTER 45000 MILES. I CONTACTED SEVERAL SHOPS IN THE DETROIT / ANN ARBOR AREA THAT SPECIALIZE IN DRIVE SHAFT REPAIR. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY HAVE SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE SHAFTS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NONE OF THEM HAS SEEN A SHAFT LAST BEYOND 50,000 MILES. I HAVE A CONTACT AT AMERICAN AXLE (OEM FOR SHAFT) WHO HELPED IN THE DESIGN FOR THAT SHAFT AND WAS TOLD IT WAS DESIGNED TO LAST FOR 100,000 MILES (THATS WHY THERE ARE NO GREASE ZERKS(FITTINGS) ON THE U-JOINTS). THE FIRST REPAIR COST ME $250, AND THE SHOP DID A LOUSY JOB BECAUSE THIS SHAFT (WHICH IS IN TWO PARTS) IS VERY DIFFICULT TO BALANCE. NOW I MUST HAVE IT REPAIRED AGAIN. (I'LL NEVER BUY A GM PRODUCT AGAIN!!!!!)

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

COMPRESSOR LEAKED REFRIGERANT AT MAIN COMPRESSOR SHAFT-WILL NOT HOLD RECHARGE-NO REBUILD KIT AVAILABLE-MUST REPLACE ENTIRE A/C COMPRESSOR

TAKATA INFLATORS--AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON EVEN AFTER I HAD ALREADY HAD IT RESET,THE DOME LIGHT BLOWS FUSES MORE THAN IT SHOULD SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES A MONTH,THE BLINKERS ACT FUNNY SOMETIMES AND THE SEAT BELTS HANG UP AND U HAVE TO PULL ON THEM A FEW TIMES TO GET THEM TO RELEASE SO YOU CAN BUCKLE THEM,THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO REVERSE,THE CLUTCH FAN CAME APART AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AND MOST OF THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS SITTING STILL I HAVE THE RECALL#'S(N970033--N980043/NHTSA#98V150

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK