Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1996 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 18 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
THE ACCIDENT WAS ALMOST HEAD ON MAINLY ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE IMPACT WAS HARD THE AIR BAGS WENT OFF IN THE OTHER CAR BUT NEITHER ONE OF OURS WENT OFF. FOR ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THE TRUCK WOULD STALL AT RANDOM TIMES. *TR
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
UPPER MOUNTING BOLTS FOR STEERING GEAR BOX COMPLETELY BACKED OUT, AND TWO LOWER MONTING BOLTS HAD LOOSENED UP. CONSUMER HAD A PROBLEM STEERING AT ABOUT 25 MPH. *AK THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES EXCESSIVE PLAY BECAUSE THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS NOT ANCHORED TO THE LEFT FRAME RAIL. AFTER THE BOLTS WERE REINSTALLED, THE STEERING BECAME FINE. *YH
BOLT WHICH HOLDS THE STEERING SHAFT TO ANOTHER SHAFT IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS IMPROPERLY ROUTED, CAUSING A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. PROBLEM REPAIRED AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. *AK *ML
THE BOLT ON THE STEERING SHAFT SEPARATED FROM ONE OF THE MEMBERS, RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED. MJS
BRAKES PULL WHEN APPLYING, SEVERE ON OCCASIONS WITH INTERMITTENT FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.
SPEEDOMETER STICKS, ALMOST EVERY TRIP AFTER A SHORT DURATION (5-10 MIN). ALSO, TACHOMETER OCCASIONALLY STICKS DURING EXTENDED DRIVES 3HRS OR MORE. IN ADDITION, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AFTER FIRST FAILURE. SPEEDOMETER UP TO 15 MPH OFF. FORCEFULL TAPPING ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER WILL CAUSE SPEEDOMETER/TACHOMETER NEEDLES TO INDICATE CURRENT SPEED/RPM. PROBLEM IS INDEPENDENT OF CLIMATE CONTROL TEMPERATURE. *AK
HORN WOULD STICK IF TURNING STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER STATES WELDS WITHIN THE STEERING WHEEL HAD CRACKED AND STEERING WHEEL WAS REPLACED, DEALER REPAIRED THE PROBLEM. *AK
REPLACED NOISY ENGINE. ALSO, REPLACED LEAKING TRANSMISSION/MASTER CYLINDER/POWER STEERING PUMP. IN ADITION, FRONT STRUT FAILED AND WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT OPERATE PROPERLY. *AK
ANTI LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY.
BATTERY FAILED.
WHILE DRIVING ON SLICK ROADS, VEHICLE LOST CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH. *AK
WHILE DRIVING EXPERIENCES VIBRATION AND SHIMMY IN FRONT AND REAR SUSPENSION, CAUSING MALFUNCTIONING OF IDLER/ARM PITMAN AND REAR AXEL, UPON BRAKING VEHICLE PULLS TO EXTREME RIGHT, ALSO JERKS TO RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. *AK
2 HOURS AFTER PURCHASING VEHICLE WITH 110 MILES ON ODOMETER, UPON PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, EXPERIENCED POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH AND THEN POWER STEERING FLUID POURING OUT.*AK
THE STEERING IS MISALIGNED, CAUSING THE REAR END TO PULL TO THE SIDE . PLEASE DESCRIBE .*AK
BRAKE PROBLEMS. *SD
THE TIE ROD BROKE CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. PLUS AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. PLEASE DESCRIBE. 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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