1996 Chevrolet S10 Engine Problems

FOR YEARS MY CHEVY S-10 1996 2WD TRUCK WOULD SUDDENLY SHUT OFF ON THE ROAD OFTEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CHEVY LOOKED AT THE TRUCK MANY TIMES AND ALWAYS SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ONE TIME THEY TALKED ME INTO A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AT 36100 MILES. THEY DIDN'T HONOR THE WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS THE SHUTOFF PROBLEM AND HAPPENED BEFORE THE 36K WARRANTY LIMIT. THAT COST ME NEARLY 4000 DOLLARS. THEY TRUCK CONTINUED TO SHUT ITSELF OFF WHILE DRIVING FOR YEARS. IT WASN'T TILL A MECHANIC NOT AFFILIATED WITH GM TOLD ME TO STOP USING MORE THAN ONE KEY ON MY KEYCHAIN. THIS GM IGNITION RECALL GOES WAY BEYOND 2005 AND COBALTS. IT GOES BACK TO EARLY 90'S S-10 TRUCKS. NOW WE SHOULD KNOW WHY GM NEVER ACCEPTED RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY TRUCK AND DROPPED THE S-10 IN THE MID 2000'S. *TR

NHTSA ID

10573297

Incident

Aug 1, 1997

Mileage

3,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE RADIATOR OVERHEATED, AND THE TEMPERATE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE RED LINE. THERE WAS YELLOW FLUID THAT OVERFLOWED FROM THE RESERVOIR AND HAD RUSTED THE RADIATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER WHO REFUSED TO FLUSH THE RADIATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT ALERTED.

NHTSA ID

10172745

Incident

May 30, 2002

Mileage

86,000 mi

DT: ONE OF THE CIRCUIT BOARD SHORTED OUT, AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START. EVERYTIME STARTING THE VEHICLE SMOKE COMES OUT OF THE VEHICLE, AND ONE CAN SMELL BURNING PLASTIC. SATURDAY GOT THE OIL CHANGED AND DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PROBLEMS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10125329

Incident

Jun 15, 2005

Mileage

172,813 mi

WHILE DRIVING, I NOTICE WHITE SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. CHECKED ALL MY GAUGES, WHICH WERE ALL FINE, AND THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING LIKE NORMAL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WHEN I GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED, BLACK SMOKE STARTED ENTERING THE DRIVER'S COMPARTMENT. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND GOT OUT. I OPENED THE HOOD TO FIND THAT MY ENGINE WAS ON FIRE. AS OF THIS TIME, I DO NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. *LA

NHTSA ID

10047383

Incident

Nov 21, 2003

ENGINE HEAD GASKET PROBLEM. CONSUMER WILL PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10025010

Incident

Jun 26, 2003

CONSUMER HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ON THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING. DEALER WOULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. *AK THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE OXYGEN SENSOR WAS BAD, THE RADIATOR LEAKED, THE HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN AND THE WATER PUMP LEAKED. *PH *NLM

NHTSA ID

10024971

Incident

Jun 25, 2003

Mileage

79,000 mi

THE FAN ATTACHED UNDERNEATH THE HOOD FELL OFF WHILE DRIVING. *NLM

NHTSA ID

10018102

Incident

May 2, 2003

VEHICLE WAS FIX TWICE FOR BLOWN HEAD GASKET. PH

NHTSA ID

10006753

Incident

Jan 7, 2001

Mileage

70,000 mi

RIGHT REAR HEAD GASKET (PASSENGER SIDE) LEAKING COOLANT ONTO EXHAUST MANIFOLD. STARTED LEAKING AT APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES. *TT *NLM

NHTSA ID

10001572

Mileage

60,000 mi

CONSUMER STATES OF HAVING PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM. MR

NHTSA ID

8021385

VEHICLE WILL LOSE ALL POWER WILL IN OPERATION. ENGINE WILL TURN OFF, LIGHTS OFF, EVERY THING WILL TURN OFF. HAD VEHICLE CHECKED, HAD COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC COMPLETED. NO PROBLEMS FOUND. VEHICLE WILL STILL LOSE ALL POWER. FOR EXAMPLE, DRIVING DOWN PAVED CITY STREET. LOSE ALL POWER. START TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE STARTS UP AGAIN ON OWN. BACK OUT OF PARKING STALL, VEHICLE LOSE ALL POWER. PUSH VEHICLE BACK IN PARKING STALL. VEHICLE STARTS UP. DRIVING DOWN ROAD, NIGHT TIME, VEHICLE LOSE ALL POWER, EVERYTHING GOES OUT. PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, CALL TOW TRUCK. TOW TRUCK DRIVER ARRIVES, VEHICLE STARTS. TAKE TO MECHANIC, NO PROBLEM FOUND ON SYSTEM. TAKE VEHICLE HOME PARK IT. TRY TO GO SOME PLACE ELSE THE NEXT DAY. VEHICLE WILL NOT START, TRY IN 20 MIM. VEHICLE STARTS. CHECKED BATTERY, GOOD. CHECKED GROUND WIRE, GOOD. COMPUTER CHECK GOOD. DON'T KNOW, CAN YOU HELP? THIS IS THE SECOND COMPUTER IN VEHICLE. THE ORIGNAL COMPUTER WOULD NOT LET THE ABS WORK. CHEVROLET CHANGED COMPUTER AT 60-65000 MILES. AT A LOSE, IN GILROY.*AK

NHTSA ID

764095

THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME WE HAVE HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

762875

Incident

Jun 6, 2002

AT 61,000 MILES THE HEAD GASKET BLEW. AT THE TIME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS ITEM. I CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THIS REPAIR WOULD BE OVER $900. WITH NO CHOICE AT HAND, I DID THE REPAIR MYSELF. I COMPLETED THE JOB IN ABOUT 14 HOURS, PLUS THE EXPENSES OF THE PARTS. I DIDN'T SAVE MY RECEIPTS BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE ANY REASON TO BELIEVE I WOULD NEED THEM. HOWEVER, I DID SAVE THE HEAD GASKET.SOME MONTHS LATER, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET STATING THIS WAS A FACTORY DEFECT AND WOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR THE WORK. I PROCEED TO CONTACTED THE DEALER AND THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER WHO ISSUED ME A CASE # OF 06762207. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I WOULD RECEIVE NOTHING WITHOUT A RECEIPT. ANY ASSISTANCE IN THIS MATTER THAT YOU MAY BE ABLE TO PROVIDE WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *AK

NHTSA ID

761130

Incident

Mar 15, 2000

I PURCHASED TRUCK FROM SATURN DEALER A DIVISION OF GM. AS A TRUCK JUST OUTOF LEASE WITH20697MILES. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

NHTSA ID

760232

Incident

Mar 25, 2002

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN, CAUSE UNKNOWN. AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASH, AND BRAKE BOOSTER MALFUNCTIONED. ALSO, WATER PUMP WENT OUT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8005892

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65-70 MPH COOLING SYSTEM: FAN BOLTS HAVE BROKEN OFF, CAUSING FAN BLADE CAME OFF . DEALER / MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8003076

Incident

Jan 27, 2002

IN THE PAST YEAR, WINDSHIELD WIPERS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY STARTED, THEN THEY DON'T ALWAYS WORK. THE TRUCK ENGINE WILL JUST STOP WHILE YOUR DRIVING LEAVING YOU FIGHTING TO BRAKE & STEER.*AK

NHTSA ID

755820

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED AND OIL WAS CHANGED, AND FOR AWHILE THE LIGHT WENT OFF, UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 2001 THE ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON AGAIN THE VEHICLE WAS PUT ON A MACHINE AN A CODE OF 1103 APPEARED THE DEALER WAS CALLED AND STATED THERE IS NO SUCH CODE, PPOSSIBLE ENGINE PROBLEMS, BUT AS OF NOW NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THE PROBLEM IS.*JB

NHTSA ID

785698

Incident

Sep 25, 2001

WHEN DRIVING IN DAMP WEATHER TRUCK WILL JUST STOP RUNNING, ENGINE WILL NOT RUN IT WILL TURN OVER BUT WILL NOT START, IF VEHICLE IS LEFT FOR A FEW HOURS IT MAY START, AFTER RESTART MOTOR WILL RACE, SPEEDOMETER WILL GO FROM 0 TO 80 MPH HEATER MOTOR WILL RACE UP AND DOWN , VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN IN ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO HAVE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM CHECKED OUT, BUT DEALER WAS UNABLE TO FIND PROBLEM WITH ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POSSIBILY ENGINE RELATED. *JB

NHTSA ID

561018

Incident

Sep 11, 2000

TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO DRIVE BELT SLIPPAGE, TRANSMISSION LEAKAGE ONTO THE CONNECTION TO RADIATOR RESULTED IN REPLACEMENT OF THE RADIATOR. *MJS

NHTSA ID

785397

Incident

Nov 1, 2000

ENGINE QUIT ON ME GOING 65MPH, COULDN'T GET MOTOR STARTED FOR 45 MINUTES, BROUGHT INTO SHOP SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG SO I ENDED UP GETTING RID OF IT. *AK

NHTSA ID

743966

Incident

Oct 9, 2000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NHTSA ID

742988

Incident

Feb 7, 2001

ON MAY 23 2000 THE VEHICAL WAS BROUGHT IN FOR AN OVER HEATING PROBLEM. THE RADIATOR WAS DIAGNOSNED AS THE PROBLEM AND REPLACED. THEN ON OCT 17 THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A HEATING PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THE GASKET WAS REPLACED AND THE ENGINE WAS FLUSHED. THE WORK WAS DONE PER BULLETIN 99-06-012-012. I JUST DISCOVERED TODAY THAT THE ENGINE HAS A RATTLING SOUND. IT SOUNDS LIKE A BUCKET OF BOLTS.*AK

NHTSA ID

740053

Incident

Oct 19, 2000

MECHANICS EVALUATION IS THAT POSSIBLE FAILURE COULD BE FROM DEX-COOL COOLANT ERODING GASKETS. *AK

NHTSA ID

736178

Incident

Nov 7, 2000

THE BOLT ON THE DRIVERS SEATBACK SHEARED CAUSING THE BACK OF THE SEAT TO FALL TO A HORIZONTAL POSITION./COOLANT BECAME RUSTY CAUSING THE RADIATOR TO BECOME CLOGED WHICH CAUSED THE WATER PUMP TO FAIL.

NHTSA ID

733958

Incident

Feb 3, 2000