Owner-reported complaints naming the engine system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2000 Chevrolet S10 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 34 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 34, in the owner's own words
AT ANY SPEED TRUCK STOPS RUNNING. PULL OVER AND RESTARTS THEN GOES FOR A WHILE AND DOSE IT AGAIN. START TRUCK AND KEY STAYS ON HAVE TO TURN IT BACK BY HAND. REPLACED STARTER ONCE ALREADY IN THREE MONTHS. *TR
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
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
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. ON MARCH 7, 2007, THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAITED TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE IN 2002. WHEN HE CURRENTLY STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLICKERS AND THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS THE SAME AS NOTED IN TSB # 010856001. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2000. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
SOON AFTER PURCHASE (SOMETIME IN 2001), CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED AS WATER IN AIR PUMP AND CHECK VALVE CORRODED OPEN. BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE REPAIRED WITH ONLY THE LAST SERVICE SUCCESSFUL. FORWARD TO PRESENT. AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPUTER SCANNED, SAME DIAGNOSIS. EVEN AFTER PREVIOUS FAILURES WITH AIR PUMP AND CHECK VALVE, NO LONGER WARRANTED. *JB
I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THE PAST A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE SMOG PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH EVERY 2000 CHEVROLET PICK UP TRUCK AND THAT GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I A WRITING TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR GETTING A RECALL STARTED. THANK YOU. *JB
BROKEN TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES RUSTED THROUGH RECALL ON OTHER MODELS BESIDES THE S-10
BRAKE LINE FAILED AT AN INTERSECTION, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. CHEVROLET NOTIFIED, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, PART TOOK A WEEK TO ARRIVE, AND WE JUST FIXED IT AT HOME OUT OF EXASPIRATION FOR THE DEALER, CHEVY WAS GREAT THOUGH, LINE FOUND WORN RIGHT THROUGH. MANY FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. WENT THROUGH 3 BATTERIES AND 2 ALTERNATORS. UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, PARTS DEPARTMENT TRIED TO SAY BECAUSE IT WASNT GREASED, BUT I KEEP IT GREASED, THE BALL BROKE RIGHT OUT THE SIDE, ALL BALL JOINTS REPLACED. IDLER ARM FOUND BROKEN WHEN VEHICLE TAKEN FOR RE-ALIGNMENT BEFORE THAT. VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES (SUSPECTED SHORT SOMEWHERE AS BATTERY SPARKS WHEN RECONNECTED). FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES, PRECEEDING FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTION ABOUT 6 MO'S BEFORE, REPLACED FUEL PUMP. HEATING FAILURE SUSPECTED DUE TO DEX-COOL COOLANT (COOLANT SOLIDIFIES AND JAMS HEATER CORE, ECT...), VEHICLE REVERSE FLUSHED, AND NEW THERMOSTAT INSTALLED, NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT, BLOWS HARDER BUT STILL COLD. TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON OCCASION. CURRENTLY LEAKS STEERING FLUID, THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS I BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK, AND HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO FIX THE S10. WATER COMING IN FROM SOMEWHERE, CARPET CONSISTENTLY SOAKED. VERY UNHAPPY WITH VEHICLE WITH SO MANY REPAIRS, TRUCK ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES, COMPONENTS FAILED FAR BEFORE THEIR TIME, MORE MINOR THINGS WRONG BUT REPAIRED. WE ARE LUCKY TO HAVE A GARAGE AND A WHOLE LOT OF TOOLS FOR THIS VEHICLE. *AK
WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. *AK
2000 S-10 VORTEC V-6 ENGINE HAVING MANY PROBLEMS WITH COOLING SYSTEM SLUDGE .*AK
I BOUGHT THE CHEVY WITH ONLY 30,000 MILES ON IT. BUT EVER SINCE THE BEGINNING THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT HAS NEVER WORKED AND I ALWAYS REPLACE THE FUSES AND THE LITTLE LIGHT BULBS. ALSO HAVE HAD TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND HAVE HAD IT REBUILT AND THE RADIATOR TWICE. I JUST HAVE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH PROBLEMS WITH THE TRUCK I REGRET BUYING THIS TRUCK. *JB
WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH OR STOPPING AT A LIGHT VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THIS OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN A HALF HOUR DRIVE. *AK
WHILE TRAVELING CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND DETERMINED THAT ENGINE HAD DROPPED DOWN, LEAKING AN UNKNOWN FLUID. *AK
2000 CHEVROLET S-10 ENGINE BLEW OUT.*MR THE ENGINE BLEW, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE AND THE VALVES WERE BENT. THE DEALER REFUSED ANY LIABILITY. (SISTER LINDA TRAIL-BOCA ON BEHALF OF BROTHER BILLY TRAIL) *NLM *JB
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AN DWITHOUT PRIOR WARNING VEHICLE START LEAKING OIL. *AK
OIL LINE TO FILTER LEAKING-LEAKING TRANSMISSION LINES.
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK
DRIVING DOWN HILL AT APPROXIMATELY. 10 MPH IN FIRST GEAR, USING ENGINE COMPRESSION TO HELP HOLD SPEED DOWN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOLLOWED IN SEVERAL SECONDS BY LOUD EXPLOSION AND BLACK SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ENGINE DIED, AND POWER ASSIST FOR BRAKES AND STEERING FAILED. MANAGED TO GET TRUCK OFF STREET AND STOPPED. INTAKE MANIFOLD HAD EXPLODED, DAMAGING MOST OF ENGINE COMPARTMENT CONTENTS ON RIGHT SIDE OF MOTOR, AS WELL AS MOST OF WIRING AND TUBING ON RIGHT SIDE OF MOTOR. *JB
THE INSIDE MOTOR WITHIN THE RADIATOR SPLIT APART AND BURST ALLOWING TRANSMISSION FLUID AND COOLANT TO MIX. WHICH CAUSED A CHOCOLATE CORROSIVE MIXTURE THAT DISINTEGRATED THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION AND IMMEDIATELY OVERHEATED THE RADIATOR WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THE DEALER/MANUFACTURER TO PROPERLY REPAIR THE VEHICLE. MR SCC *JB
ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON, DEALER STATED THAT FUEL CAP WAS LOOSE AND REPAIRED IT. NEXT DAY THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.*JB. *AK
OIL LEAK DEALER CAN'T LOCATE SOURCE OF LEAK. DT
VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE AT DEALER. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER STATED THE LEFT MIRROR WOULD NOT STAY ADJUSTED.*JB
CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HE HERD BIG THUMP BEFORE HE LOST STEERING, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY, COULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WITH THE BRAKES, VEHICLE RAN INTO A TREE, CONSUMER STATED THE PULLY SHEARED OFF FROM ENGINE. *YD
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN WITHOUT WARNING, CAUSING STEERING WHEEL TO LOCK UP, RESULTING IN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER CAN NOT IDENTIFY CAUSE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
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