Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. 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. 26 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 26, in the owner's own words
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
I HAVE THREE FRIENDS THAT ALSO HAVE LATE MODEL S-10 VEHICLES, ALL OF WHICH HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BALL JOINTS. I GREASE MY TRUCK MYSELF(SO I KNOW IT GETS DONE) EVERY 1500 MILES. I WAS INFORMED BY GATEWAY CHEVY, THAT ALL 4 BALL JOINTS ARE BAD. AFTER ONLY 48000 MILES, I WAS INFORMED THAT IT JUST WEAK PARTS AND THEY WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. WELL HERE WE ARE THREE DAYS LATER AND A FRIEND OF MINE, DOUG KUZNIA, ALSO OF FARGO, HIS 1996 S-10 HAD IT'S UPPER BALL JOINT FAIL AND THE FRONT WHEEL BUCKLED OVER WHILE DRIVING. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEY SHOULD INSTALL BETTER PARTS. I FEEL THAT 48000 MILES IS NOT A HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MY WHEELS FALLING OFF BECAUSE GENERAL MOTORS DOESN'T WANT TO INSTALL QUALITY PARTS. IF THIS HAS BEEN AY HELP AT ALL, PLEASE CONTACT ME BECAUSE ALL OF MY FRIENDS WOULD ALSO LIKE TO RESPOND WITH COMPLAINTS. THANK YOU COLLIN GNOINSKY
BRAKES CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE FAILURES DUE TO A POSSIBLE DESIGN FLAW OF THE SYSTEM, ABS AND BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATE DUE TO FAILURE. YH
BRAKE PADS FAILED, ROTOR CRACKED.
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH RIGHTSIDE BALL JOINT SNAPPED OFF, CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *AK
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PANIC STOP, THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND BRAKES FAIL TO STOP VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, EXCESSIVE BOUNCING FROM REAR OVER ROUGH SURFACES/REPLACED REAR SHOCKS. *AK
FRONT WHEEL COULD BE MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE BY HAND. OWNER REPLACED THE IDLER ARM AND TIGHTEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.
FRONT END STRUT MAKING A CREEKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS.
FRONT END MAKING A CREEKING NOISE WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS. POSSIBLE LEFT FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM PROBLEM.
BRAKES MAKE NOISE. DRUMS WERE RESURFACED AND DEGLAZED.
DRIVER COULD SEE THE BED MOVING AROUND WHEN GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. DEALER TIGHTEN THE BED RETAINING BOLTS.
FRONT WHEEL COULD BE MOVED FROM SIDE TO SIDE BY HAND. OWNER REPLACED THE IDLER ARM AND TIGHTEN THE LOWER CONTROL ARM.
BOTH REAR SHOCKS WERE FOUND LEAKING.
HAD VEHICLE INSPECTED. A PROBLEM WAS FOUND W/BALL JOINTS WORN OUT ON WHEELS. TOOK TO DEALER & INFORMED NOTHING CAN BE DONE DUE TO FACT THEY WERE NOT NOTIFIED BALL JOINTS WERE WORN OUT. *AK
DEPENDING ON THE ROAD CONDITIONS, REAR OF THE VAN IS UNCONTROLLABLE.
FRONT SUSPENSION CONTROL ARM KEEPS LOOSENING, OCCURRED FOUR TIMES. *AK
TIE RODS REPLACED.
REAR LEAF SPRINGS FAILED TO HOLD UP REAR OF VEHICLE.
THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBER FAILED.
FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE AFTER SEVERAL REPAIR ATTEMPTS.
REAR SUSPENSION RIDES LOW, BOTTOMS OUT, CAUSING RUBBER TO BE TORN FROM THE TIRES. *DH
TRUCK WANDERS LEFT AND RIGHT, ALL OVER THE ROAD AND WEARS OUT THE TIRES. DEALER SAID THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
FRONT END MISALIGNED. *AK
VEHICLE SHAKES/SHIMMIES WHEN REAR WINDOWS ARE DOWN. *AW
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