2000 Chevrolet S10 Brakes Problems

My dad purchased my truck from the church secretary where he attended in March of 2015. At the time of purchase it only had 66,000 miles on it. The secretary’s father owned it and used it from new until 6 months before we purchased it and only used it to help feed his cows. 1. Window washer motor circuit 2. Seatbelt need’s stitched 3. The overload sticker is wrong Came in after we purchased the truck but my dad was sick and he passed away 3/8/2016 Coated brake rotor & hub assembly (86757CR)x2 Tie rod end (NCD 2693017)x2 Ball joint front lower (NCD 2601130)x2 Tie rod end control arm front left (NCD 2605330) Tie rod end control arm and ball joint front right upper (NCP 2605329) Tie rod adjusting sleeve front (NCD 2691109)x2 Idler arm assembly (NCD 2683654) Tie rod End outer (NCD 2683267)x2 Steering center link (NCD 2721591) TOO MUCH NOISE AND WHEN MAKING A PARKING LOT TURN IT FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE I WAS GONNA LOSE MY WHOLE FRONT END ON THE GROUND.

NHTSA ID

11589037

Incident

Oct 18, 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 26 MPH AROUND AN S CURVE, THE BRAKES PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT SEIZED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND CREEK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT AND SUSTAINED NECK, NOSE, AND EYE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 230,000.

NHTSA ID

11271790

Incident

Oct 15, 2019

Mileage

230,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ALSO, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING BETWEEN THE BRAKE HOSE AND FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE WASHER FOR THE BRAKE HOSE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 99V220000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.

NHTSA ID

10960063

Incident

Mar 6, 2017

Mileage

131,000 mi

PARKING BRAKE MECHANISM FAILED UNDER NORMAL USE, WILL NO LONGER ENGAGE PARKING BRAKE. PEDAL CAN BE PUSHED DOWN BUT WILL SPRING BACK AND NOT ENGAGE. UNKNOWN CAUSE.

NHTSA ID

10955627

Incident

Feb 26, 2014

Mileage

90,000 mi

THE BRAKE LINES BURST WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND THE BRAKES FAILED RESULTING IN NO BRAKING POWER. INSPECTION BY A MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BRAKE LINES HAD SUDDENLY FAILED DURING BRAKING AND THE FLUID HAD DRAINED OUT RESULTING IN AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF BRAKING POWER DURING MY BRAKING. WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH ON A CITY STREET WHEN I STARTED TO BRAKE AND THEY FAILED, WAS ABLE TO STOP WITHOUT INJURY DUE TO MANUAL TRANSMISSION ENGINE BRAKING AND A VERY BAD PARKING BRAKE.

NHTSA ID

10955617

Incident

Feb 15, 2017

Mileage

107,500 mi

DRIVING NORMALLY, PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR; FORTUNATELY, I WAS CLOSE TO HOME AND NO TRAFFIC THAT I MANAGED TO ROLL SLOWLY HOME. RUSTY BRAKE LINES CAUSING BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK BY DRIVER SIDE DOOR. TRIED BRAKES AGAIN- TOTALLY NOT FUNCTIONAL. IRONICALLY READ ARTICLE ABOUT GM'S PROBLEM WITH RUSTY BREAK LINES IN THEIR OLDER MODEL TRUCKS. MAKING IT A POINT TO NOTIFY NHTSA THAT THIS PROBLEM AFFECTS S-10S AS WELL AS THE BIGGER MODELS. CONVERSATIONS WITH FRIENDS INDICATE TO ME THAT THIS EFFECTS A LOT OF DRIVERS. ALL GM TRUCK OWNERS SHOULD BE ALERTED TO PROBLEM. UNDER DIFFERENT CONDITIONS WITH HIGHER SPEEDS OR TRAFFIC OR PEDESTRIANS, THIS COULD HAVE TURNED INTO A CATASTROPHE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712464

Incident

Apr 1, 2015

Mileage

46,000 mi

2000 CHEVROLET S-10 WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES JUST GRABBED AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE WHILE ENGINE WAS RUNNING. *MW THE CONSUMER DOES NOT LIKE ABS. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS A SAFETY FEATURE. *JB

NHTSA ID

10653339

Incident

Nov 3, 2014

APPLIED BRAKES 200+ FEET FROM STOP SIGN. ROAD SURFACE WAS BUMPY. ABS MALFUNCTIONED AND GAVE NO BRAKING. STOPPED VEHICLE WITH HAND BRAKE WITH SLIGHT OVERSHOOT OF STOP LINE. REMOVED FUSE FROM ABS UNIT AND HAVE DRIVEN SINCE WITH MANUAL BRAKING IGNORING DASH WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING THAT ABS WASN'T WORKING. THIS WAS A PROBLEM NOTICED PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT AND OCCURRED ONLY WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED ON BUMPY SURFACES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10651032

Incident

Aug 20, 2008

Mileage

70,000 mi

ENGINE FAILURE - HAD TO BE REBUILT AT APP. 75000 MILES - BOTH SIDES OF CAB BOTTOM REAR RUSTED OUT - FIRST TIME BRAKE FAILURE 2013 - PUT BRAKE ON TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE NO BRAKES FRONT RIGHT - AUG 2014 BRAKE FAILURE - PUT BRAKE ON TO PUT IN DRIVE NO BRAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10619222

Incident

Jun 25, 2013

Mileage

96,873 mi

MY ABS AND EMERGENCY BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN ON EVER SENSE I HAVE BOUGHT THE TRUCK (MID 2014) AND I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT WHY. I HAVE READ SEVERAL PLACES THAT SAY THAT SOME OF THE SOLDER POINTS IN THE ABS MODULE HAVE PROBABLY CRACKED AND NEED TO BE REPAIRED IF IT THROWS A CERTAIN CODE (AND MINE DOES). HAVEN'T HAD THE TIME OR MONEY TO FIX THE PROBLEM AS MY TRUCK IS MY DAILY DRIVER. HAVE NOTICED SOME SLIGHT PULSING IN THE BRAKES WHEN STOPPING, BUT NOT ENOUGH TO ANNOY YOU. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WILL ANNOY YOU THOUGH. I HAVE ALSO BEEN CHASING SEVERAL VACUUM LEAKS. ONE WAS BY THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND ANOTHER (FROM INSIDE THE CAB) SOUNDS LIKE IT'S RIGHT ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION HOUSING AT THE BACK OF THE ENGINE (WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE). IT'S SO BAD THAT WHEN I FIRST START THE ENGINE AND START TO DRIVE AT 1/2 THROTTLE, IT HAS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER, BUT THEN PICKS BACK UP AGAIN AFTER ABOUT A 1/4 MILE WITH NO POWER. BECAUSE OF THE VACUUM LEAK, I'M GUESSING, IT SOUNDS LIKE I HAVE A TURBO ON THE TRUCK FROM INSIDE THE CAB. IF YOU TURN THE RADIO OFF, YOU CAN DEFINITELY HEAR IT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10611156

Incident

Jun 25, 2014

Mileage

165,000 mi

2000 CHEVROLET S-10. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM RECALL. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE EXPERIENCED THE EXACT FAILURE, AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL, HE FOUND. HOWEVER, GM REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. *JB

NHTSA ID

10584857

Incident

May 1, 2014

WENT TO SLOWDOWN TO TURN INTO A BUSINESS AND THE BRAKES FAILED DUE TO A CENTER BRAKE LINE BLOWN THAT FEEDS THE REAR BRAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10553833

Incident

Nov 25, 2013

Mileage

146,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE BRAKES SEIZED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AS THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

NHTSA ID

10538597

Incident

Aug 30, 2013

Mileage

70,000 mi

I HAVE PROBLEM WITH MY (ABS) AND MY TAILGATE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10447227

Incident

Jan 23, 2012

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 5 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A U-TURN, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO LOOSE PRESSURE ABNORMALLY. IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, HE CONTINUED TO PUMP THE BRAKES UNTIL THEY RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THERE WERE NO CURRENT RECALLS ON THE PARTICULAR COMPONENT. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE ELECTRONIC ABS WOULD NEED REPLACING TO CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

NHTSA ID

10393129

Incident

Aug 28, 2009

Mileage

80,000 mi

APPROACHING AN ON-RAMP, ATTEMPTED TO STOP, LOSS OF BRAKE FUNCTIONALITY. RESULTED IN A CRASH. ONE PERSON WAS AMBULANCED TO HOSPITAL. THE MECHANIC LATER FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUPTURED. I RECEIVED A TICKET. I KEPT THE BRAKE LINE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10325134

Incident

Aug 1, 2008

MY 2000 CHEVROLET STARTED TO ACTIVATE THE ABS WHEN STOPPING, BUT ONLY WITHIN THE LAST 5 MPH BEFORE STOPPING, I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE IS CURRENTLY A TSB, 020525006, OPEN FOR THE ISSUE. IS FOLLOWED THE TSB AS I AM MECHANICALLY INCLINED, TEST DROVE THE TRUCK AND NEARLY RAN INTO THE WALL ON THE BACK SIDE OF MY GARAGE. I PULLED THE FUSE TO THE ABS MODULE AND THE TRUCK STOPS WITHOUT ANY ISSUE. I ALSO FOUND A RECALL FOR ALL OF THE CHEVROLET FULL SIZE TRUCKS, MODEL YEAR 1999-2002. THE DESCRIPTION OF THE ISSUE IS THE EXACT SAME AS THE ISSUE I AM DEALING WITH. I ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THE BRAKE CONFIGURATION IS THE SAME AS THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS. THERE ARE S10'S WITH A DIFFERENT CONFIGURATION, BUT MINE IS THE SAME AS THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING WITH THE ABS DISCONNECTED. TO GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED, I AM GOING TO PUT IT BACK IN SO THAT I CAN GET THE TRUCK INSPECTED AS I DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO GET IT FIXED. THE FIX FOR THIS I BELIEVE IS TO HAVE THE HUB REPLACED AS THAT IS WHERE THE CORROSION EXISTS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10246869

Incident

May 8, 2008

Mileage

114,880 mi

PARKING BRAKE NO LONGER LATCHES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10216293

Incident

Jan 7, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH REAR WHEELS ON THE FOUR WHEEL ABS INDEPENDENTLY LOCK AND STICK. SPEED WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDS TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED AND DOES NOT RELEASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE CALIPERS AND BRAKE FLUID LEVEL WERE FINE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 00V055000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK). THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,578 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,078.

NHTSA ID

10207392

Incident

Jul 30, 2007

Mileage

81,078 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON WET ROADS WITH BRAKE PRESSURE APPLIED, THERE WAS A LONGER BRAKING DISTANCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. UPDATED 2/12/2007 - THE FAILURE ALWAYS OCCURRED ON SNOW COVERED ROADS. THE CONSUMER ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL VIBRATED AND THAT THERE WAS A LOUD GROANING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10175314

Incident

Dec 5, 2006

Mileage

36,152 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL BECAME LOCKED BY THE ABS SYSTEM. THIS CAUSED THE PEDAL TO PULSATE AS IF IT WAS SLIDING ON ICE, BUT THE ROADS WERE DRY. THE DEFECT ALSO CREATED AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP CRASHING INTO GUARDRAILS WHICH CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE FRONT SIDE OF THE TRUCK. A POLICE REPORT WAS TAKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE ABS SYSTEM CAUSING THE PEDAL TO LOCK. THERE WAS A RECALL #05V379000 REGARDING THE SERVICE BRAKES:HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN.

NHTSA ID

10169243

Incident

Sep 13, 2006

Mileage

60,635 mi

WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS WHENEVER I AM COMING TO A STOP AT SLOW SPEEDS, LESS THAN 10 MPH, MY ANTI LOCK BRAKES DO NOT ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I HAVE GONE INTO A NUMBER OF INTERSECTION AND PASS STOP SIGNS. THIS HAPPENS IN REVERSE OR DRIVE. I HAVE REMOVED THE ABS FUSE AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS. NOW MY ABS LIGHT STAYS ON BUT THE VEHICLE STOPS. THE DEALER SAID THAT THE FRONT HUB BEARING ASSY'S ARE LOOSE BUT THE LONGTIME REPAIR SHOP I ALWAYS GO TO CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BEARING ASSY'S. I THINK THERE IS RUST AND CORROSION ON THE BRAKE SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE AND HAVE A COPY OF A TSB TO GIVE TO MY GARAGE TO HOPEFULLY TRY AND CORRECT THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *NM

NHTSA ID

10161183

Incident

Jun 1, 2006

Mileage

76,550 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V055000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CORRODED AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TAILGATE CABLES. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL # 06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

10157780

Incident

May 18, 2006

Mileage

82,000 mi

WHEN BRAKES APPLIED AT LOW SPEED THEY DID NOT WORK. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO STOPPING . THE SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED BY MEDVED CHEVROLET AND NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPEN ONCE . THE INCIDENT IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE SILVERADO RECALL 05V379000. I ALSO OWN A SILVERADO. *JB

NHTSA ID

10153397

Incident

Jun 11, 2005

Mileage

90,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AFTER PURCHASING A USED VEHICLE THAT ALREADY HAD THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ABS ENGAGED AT SPEEDS OF 10MPH OR LESS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE ENTIRE ABS CONTROL MODULE WAS REPLACED. AFTERWARDS THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, BUT NO FURTHER REPAIRS WERE MADE.

NHTSA ID

10149851

Incident

Feb 9, 2006

Mileage

78,000 mi