Owner-reported complaints naming the powertrain system, filed with NHTSA
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Powertrain reports that are not specifically the engine or transmission — driveshafts, axles, transfer cases and differentials. 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. 11 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
VEHICLE: 2000 CHEVROLET S10 EXT. CAB WITH 4WD, ZR2 PACKAGE. VEHICLE HAS 85000 MILES. AT APPROXIIMATELY 65-70000 MILES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO EXHIBIT VIBRATIONS FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE BECOME MORE EXTREME TO THE POINT THAT THE SHUDDERING/VIBRATIONS OCCUR FROM ALMOST START-UP TO ANY SPEED ON THE FREEWAY. NO CORRECTIVE ACTION AS OF YET.*AK
FRONT HUBS (ABS) ON S-10 4 WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP. *AK
TRUCK WAS SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, AND EVENTUALLY WAS MAKING A GRINDING NOISE WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT. IT WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC AND READOUT INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. TRUCK WAS TAKEN TO MECHANIC A TOTAL OF 3 TIMES FOR EVALUATION WHEN FINAL DETERMINATION WAS A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN; AND A WEEK LATER, THE NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. TRUCK IS STILL AT MECHANICS BEING EVALUATED.*AK
TRANSMISSION SLIPS WHEN IN OVERDRIVE. I CAN TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THE PROBLEM STOPS FOR A WHILE. I WAS WANTING TO KNOW IF THIS MIGHT BE A FACTORY DEFECT.
BEARINGS IN REAR END BLEW OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON AFTER I BOUGHT MY 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 BRAND NEW AND IT HAD 60,000 MILES ON IT.*JB
WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH AND WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING LEFT WHEEL SHIFTED THE AXLE, CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO U BOLTS FALLING OFF. *AK
DRIVESHAFT CARRIER BEARING GONE BAD ON MY 2000 S10 XTREME. NEED THE ENTIRE DRIVESHAFT REPLACED. ONLY 46000 MILES ON MY CAR. A DRIVESHAFT SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN THAT.*JB
RUBBER BOOT COVER BROKE AND CAUSED LOSS OF LUBRICANT AROUND RIGHT SIDE CV JOINTS, WHICH HAVE BROKEN AND DISCONNECTED. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS. *AK A HOLE WAS POKED IN THE CV DRIVER AXLE BOOT. THIS CAUSED IT TO LOSE GREASE AND BIND THE WHEEL. THIS INCIDENT WAS A RESULT OF POOR DESIGN AND VERY DANGEROUS FLAW. *YH
CONSUMER LOST BRAKES BECAUSE GREASE SEALS WERE DEFECTIVE. THEY WERE GOING TO REPLACE THEM, BUT GREASE GOT ON THE BRAKE PADS & DAMAGED THEM. ONLY THING DEALER WAS REPLACING WERE THE SEALS.*AK
WITHIN DAYS OF MY PURCHASE OF THE 2000 S-10 PICKUP THE PROBLEM APPEARED. THE TRUCK BOUNCES LIKE IT'S GOING OVER A BUMP EVERYTIME THE VECHICLE STARTS OUT FROM A STOP, IT HAS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN THIS BACK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT BECAUSE THIS TRUCK HAS A TWO PIECE DRIVESHAFT AND THAT THIS IS HOW IT IS SUPPOSED BE. I AM 52 YEARS OLD AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING CHEVROLET SINCE I WAS 16, I'VE HAD TRUCKS WITH TWO PIECE DRIVESHAFTS BEFORE AND NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS AND FILED A COMPLAINT AND AFTER FIVE MONTHS THEY SENT A REGIONAL REP OUT HE SAID THIS IS HOW THIS VECHICLE WAS DESIGNED TO PERFORM, I DROVE ANOTHER SIMILIAR TRUCK ON THE LOT AND IT DID THE SAME THING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE OBSERVED THE DRIVE SHAFT BY LYING ON THE GROUND NEXT TO THE TRUCK AS IT STARTS OUT, YOU CAN SEE THE DRIVE SHAFT MOVING IN THE CARRIER BEARING VIOLENTLY. THIS IS OF GREAT CONCERN BECAUSE IF THE DRIVE SHAFT SHOULD BREAK TOWARDS THE FRONT IT COULD CAUSE THE BACK OF THE TRUCK TO POLE VAULT AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, WORSE AT HIGHER SPEEDS. I WILL NOT ALLOW ANYONE ELSE TO DRIVE THIS TRUCK BECAUSE I FEEL IT'S A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING BECAUSE GENERAL MOTORS WILL NOT CORRECT THIS PROBLEM ON ANY TRUCKS LET ALONE ADMIT THERE IS ONE. I'M HOPING YOU WILL INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM AND WORK GM TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE PEOPLE GET KILLED, IF IT HASN'T HAPPEND ALREADY. I FEEL THAT ANY DESIGN PROBLEM OR DEFECT WITH THE DRIVETRAIN OF ANY VECHICLE IS VERY SERIOUS, EVEN IF I TRADE THIS TRUCK OFF THIS WILL BE A PROBLEM FOR SOMEONE ELSE AND I'M GOING ON RECORD WITH YOU HOPING TO SAVE A LIFE. JUST FOR YOUR INFO I HAVE BEEN TRAINED AS A AUTO MECHANIC AND WORKED IN THIS FIELD FOR 15 YEARS, AND HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN DRAG RACING DURING THIS TIME. I HAVE BEEN TRAINED AS A FAA LICENSED AIRFRAME AND POWERPLANT MECHANIC AND HAVE WORKED IN THIS FIELD FOR OVER 20 YEARS.*AK
WHEN PULLING FROM A SITTING POSITION THERE IS BUMP IN THE DRIVE TRAIN. WHOLE VEHICLE BOUNCES WHEN THE VEHICLE PULLS OFF. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *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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