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 1996 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 22 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 CONSUMER STATED THAT THE UPPER BALL JOINTS FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *AK THE UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS (LEFT & RIGHT), UPPER CONTROL ARMS (LEFT & RIGHT) AND THE SWAY BARS LINKS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL # 01I018000 DUE TO VIN. *SCC *NLM
TURN SIGNALS MALFUNCTIONED. THE A/C STOPPED WORKING DUE TO A FAULTY EVAPORATOR. THE STABILIZER BAR BROKE ON RIGHT SIDE WHICH CAUSED DRIFT/PULL. ENGINE COOLANT/ANTIFREEZE LEAKED. THE BALL JOINT FOR THE RIGHT-FRONT TIRE GAVE OUT. THE ALTERNATOR HAD TO BE FIXED AND REPLACED THE BATTERY. SPEEDOMETER SEEMED TO BE OFF BY 5 MPH. THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD NOT WORK PROPERLY AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A DOWN-POUR. THE DEVICE TO LOWER THE SPARE TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT
BALLJOINT BROKE THUR AFAME WHEN GOING THUR ACCIDENT AREA. THOUGHT I GOT A FLAT BUT TIRE WAS LAYING ON ITS SIDE.*AK
GETTING ON THE FREEWAY FRONT END WOBBLE THOUGHT IT WAS A FLAT BUT THE FRONT BALL JOINT HAD BROKEN TIRE ENDED UP SIDEWAYS HAD TO GET IT TOWED
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 TO 35 MPH HEARD A BANG FROM FRONT OF VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED STEERING WHEEL TO JERK. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO BRING VEHICLE TO A STOP AT SIDE OF ROAD. A PRIVATE MECHANIC INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND STATED THAT FRONT CONTROL ARM BROKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION/ATTACHMENTS.*AK
DRIVERS SIDE UPPER BALL JOINT BROKE (HOUSING ), THIS ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO TILT IN TOWARDS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THANK GOODNESS THIS HAPPENED AT A LOW SPEED WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY. THE BALL JOINT DID NOT FAIL DUE TO A LACK OF LUBRICATION. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTOROUS. THERE WAS MINOR DAMAGE TO THE ALUMINUM WHEEL ON THE INSIDE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE NEARLY CAME OFF DUE TO A BROKEN BALL JOINT. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
FRONT WHEEL BEARING LEAKED FLUID CAUSING PREMATURE WEAR OF THE BRAKE PADS. *MJS
LEFT FRONT AXLE SEAL LEAKING, CALLED CHEV.CUST.ASST. ON 8/24/00 TOLD THEM THERE IS ONLY 35000MILES ON VECHICLE (WARRANTY EXPIRED) TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT ASSIT ME AT THIS TIME AND GAVE ME A FILE # C01366417 I FEEL CHEVROLET SHOULD FIX PROBLEM AT THERE EXPENCE SINCE IT ONLY HAS 35000MILES ON IT.
NEW FRONT UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS AND A PITMAN ARM IS NEEDED.
BALL JOINTS BROKE WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. DEALER REPLACED BALL JOINTS 2 YEARS AGO. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
ALTERNATOR FAILED. MJS
REAR AXLE FELL OFF WHILE MOVING. LUCKILY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC THERFORE TRUCK DID NOT TURN OVER. COULD HAVE CAUSED FATAL ACCIDENT. MECHANIC SAID INFERIOR PLASTIC PARTS USED. FURTHERMORE, ANTI- LOCK BREAKS MALFUNCTION WHEN THE GROUND IS WET/DAMP. THE FLY WHEEL IS GONE. THE AIRCONDITIONER IS BROKEN. THE CLUTCH IS GOING OUT. THE TAIL GATE IS BOKEN. NOT TO MENTION 7 RECALLS ALREADY.
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
DRIVING THE TRUCK DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE DRIVESHAFT FELL OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING,. THE BACK OF THE TRUCK DROPPED VERY LOW TO THE GROUND, AND THE BRAKE CABLE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE TRUCK TO LOOSE BRAKE POWER. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED.
MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.
UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE WHILE DRIVING.
WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY, CONSUMER STATED FOR APPARENT REASON, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A ROLLOVER WHICH LEFT SKID MARKS WITHOUT BRAKING AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE VIBRATES UP AND DOWN ON NEWLY POURED CONCRETE FREEWAYS BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH.
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
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
SHORT IN DIRECTIONAL LAMPS. *AK
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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