Owner-reported complaints naming the tire or wheel system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system. 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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 EQUIPPED WITH THE MICHELIN X RADIAL TIRE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES CRACKED ONE YEAR AFTER PURCHASE HOWEVER, THE TIRES WERE STILL THREADED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 127,000.
SPARE TIRE RACK CABLE FAILED ALLOWING SPARE TIRE TO DEPART FROM UNDER SIDE OF TRUCK. *TR
ON 11/08/06 I BOUGHT 4 NEW TIRES FROM SEARS AT THE REGENCY MALL IN JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA. ON 7/17/07 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO SEARS AGAIN WHEN I CHANGED LANES AND HAD A BLOWOUT. AT MOST I RAN OVER ONE OF THE REFLECTORS ON THE ROAD LINES, BUT THE BLOWOUT WAS SO BIG I WOULD HAVE HAD TO RUN OVER SOMETHING MUCH LARGER AND SHARPER. I WOULD HAVE SEEN IT. I WENT BACK TO SEARS AND EXPLAINED WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY INSISTED THAT I RAN OVER SOMETHING I KNEW I DID NOT. I EVEN WENT BACK AND CHECKED THE ROAD. SHORTLY THEREAFTER I DEVELOPED AN UNDETECTABLE AIR LEAK ON THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. I TOOK THE TIRE TO A TIRE STORE. THE WORKER TOLD ME THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE, THOUGH STORE MANAGEMENT WOULD NOT BACK HIS STATEMENT IN WRITING. TIME HAS PASSED LONG ENOUGH THAT IF THOSE TIRES WERE TRULY DEFECTIVE THEIR WOULD BE A TRACK RECORD OF THIS PARTICULAR BRAND OF TIRE. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ONE TIRE, THAT HAD THE BIG BLOWOUT AND THE OTHER TIRE , THE REPAIRMAN WAS UNABLE TO FIX. I PUT SOME OF THE LIQUID FIX IT IN IT AND THAT SEEMED TO MEND IT. I THINK THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRE INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS: BRAND: FALKEN ZIREX TUBELESS DOT V4KU-3MTR2606 PR-181-235/60R16 ZE512 100H M+S U5061 *TR
ON 2 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS WITHIN THE PAST MONTH, THE 4WD HAS ENGAGED WHILE DRIVING. THE TRUCK SOUNDED AS IF THE TRUCK WAS RUNNING IN 4 WD WHILE ON BARE ROADS. THIS OCCURRED DURING NORMAL WEATHER AND DRIVING CONDITIONS--ONCE WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 30 MPH GETTING OFF AN INTERSTATE RAMP AND THE OTHER AT 55 MPH ON A MAIN ROAD. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUTTING THE TRUCK INTO 4WD, THEN INTO 2WD AND BACKING UP, THE 4WD DISENGAGED AND RAN NORMALLY. GM HAS RECOMMENDED TAKING IT TO A DEALERSHIP. *JB
MY 2000 CHEVY S10 4X4 (PURCHASED FROM COURTESY CHEVROLET, PHOENIX, AZ) BROKE DOWN ON 8/12/03 DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND MAKING A GRINDING NOISE BETWEEN REVERSE & PARK WHEN I STOPPED. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, AND I HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER (GATEWAY CHEVROLET IN AVONDALE, AZ) APPROX. 65 MILES AWAY. AFTER THE TRUCK WAS CHECKED OUT THE NEXT DAY, THE SERVICE ADVISOR CALLED TO SAY THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRUCK AND THAT IT SHIFTED INTO ALL GEARS AND RAN NORMAL. (NOTE: THERE WERE 82,278 MILES ON THE TRUCK AT THAT TIME AND I HAD THE 100,000 MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY). ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS BEFORE AND AFTER THIS EVENT, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN REVVING UP OF THE ENGINE, WHICH STOPPED AFTER SEVERAL RAPID DEPRESSIONS OF THE ACCELERATOR. ON 4/11/05, WHILE ON VACATION IN CALIFORNIA, THE EXACT PROBLEM OCCURED AGAIN, EXCEPT THIS TIME, AFTER BEING TOWED AGAIN TO THE NEAREST DEALER (COALINGA MOTORS, INC., COALINGA, CA), IT WAS FOUND THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS THE SHIFT FORKS IN THE TRANSFER CASE.
WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED THERE WAS EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE BRAKES WERE WEARING OUT TOO FREQUENTLY FOR THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKES ARE TO WEAK TO STOP THE LARGE VEHICLE. AT 61,000 MILES THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE 2WD WHEN THE 4WD ACTIVATION FAILED CAUSING 900.00 IN DAMAGE. *TC
I HAVE A 2000 S-10 ZR2 AND MY 4WD HI DONT WORK, MODULE ON TRANSFER CASE BROKE, ALSO COMPUTER BEHIND DASH THAT CONTROLS 4WD DOESNT WORK CORRECTLY. 100'S OF DOLLARS TO FIX. HONESTLY PUSH BUTTON 4WD WAS A MISTAKE IN THE FIRST PLACE. THERE WAS NEVER ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE OLD 4WD SHIFTER ON THE FLOOR. MNUFACTURERS SHOULD THINK MORE OF QUALITY NOT CONVENIENCE. NOW ITS THE MIDDLE OF WINTER AND I GOT A TRUCK WITH ONLY 4WD LO. HOW LOVELY
TIRE SEPARATION OF PASSENGER REAR WHILE DRIVING DOWN STREET. BUSINESS WHERE TIRES PURCHASED NO LONGER IN BUSINESS; CALLED AROUND TOWN, NO ONE HAS MY PARTICULAR BRAND OF TIRE. DID INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND VARIOUS ARTICLES CONCERNING PREMATURE TIRE SEPARATION OF CERTAIN MODELS OF KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRES/GOODYEAR. CALLED GOODYEAR AND THEY DENIED ANY RECALLS FOR KELLY SAFARI AWRS. REFERRED ME TO A LOCAL BUSINESS: OWNER STATED THAT TIRE IS DEFECTIVE. REPLACEMENT GIVEN WITH PRO-RATED CHARGE. TIRES ARE: KELLY SAFARI AWR 32X11.50R15LT. DOT: PJYK KTKV 467. SINCE WHEN DOES A CONSUMER PAY FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS?
WHILE DRIVING SPARE TIRE FELL FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
FAILURE OF RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING. IN PAST THREE MONTHS HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE LEFT WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY AND LOWER BALL JOINT, AS WELL AS EFFECTED TIRE. HAVE SPENT OVER $750 IN PARTS AND LABOR ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THESE FAILURE IN PAST 90 DAYS. MECHANIC SAYS TO EXPECT PROBLEMS WITH WHEEL BEARINGS TO CONTINUE IN FUTURE. *JB
DISMISSED AS ROAD HAZARD, THE PUNCTURE'S LOCATION--JUST BELOW THE CROWN--INDICATES TO ME A STRUCTURAL WEAKNESS IN THE TIREWALL. ON ANOTHER VEHICLE WITH UNIROYALS, THE RUBBER ON THE CROWN WAS EATEN AWAY BY BROKEN GLASS (BOTTLE) AS IF CHEWED BY A DOG. NEW TIRES SHOULD NOT BE SO SOFT, SO INCAPABALE OF HANDLING ORDINARY AND COMMON ROAD HAZARDS. I RECEIVED NO SATISFACTION FROM THE DEALER OR THE TIRE'S REP. I WAS ON MY OWN AND MAKE THIS REPORT TO WARN OTHERS THAT TIRES WHICH COST IN EXCESS OF $100 EACH SHOULD PERFORM TO A HIGHER AND SAFER STANDARD. AND NOT UNLIKE THE CURRENT FIRESTONE CONTROVERSY, TIRES ARE MADE TO RIDE SOFTER SO TO COMPENSATE FOR THE STIFF RIDES SO TYPICAL WITH THE NEW MUSCLE TRUCKS AND SUV'S. SIMPLY, THIS SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. THE TIRE'S RUBBER CHEMISTRY AND CONSTRUCTION COULD HAVE ENDANGERED MY FAMILY'S HEALTH AND WELL BEING.GNER. *AK (DOT NUMBER: APULJLUU35 TIRESIZE: P205/75R15)
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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