2001 Chevrolet S10 Electrical Problems

TRUCK HAS ABS LIGHTS ON WHEN DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS AS SOON AS THE FLUIDS ARE NOT COLD THE CHECK GUSHES LIGHT COMES ON AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE NEEDLE DROPS UNTIL THE THROTTLE IS AGAIN DEPRESSED... ALSO ABS IN REAR SHAKES WHOLE TRUCK WHEN GOING BELOW 50MPH AND THEN CONTINUES UP TO 80MPH BEFORE SUBSIDING. THE TRUCK HAS SERIOUS STEERING ISSUES CONSTANT LEAKS CAUSED I'M SURE MY RACK AND PINION ARE WORN DOWN AS WELL AS NOW MY TIRES AND SUPENSION I HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS LIKE THE INTERIOR IS CRUMBLING TO PIECES THE BODY HAS GIANT HOLES FROM IMPROPER PAINTING OPTIONS ON THIS MODEL I HAVE OVER SIZED TIRE WELLS THAT ARE RUSTED COMPLETELY OUT IT MAKE YOUR COMPANY LOOK SILLY FOR NOT MAKING THESE VEHICLES BETTER WHEN THEY LAST PEOPLE KEEP BUYING THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN! SEEMS LIKE YOU PROBABLY USE PARTS FOR MANY YEARS ON MANY MODELS FUNNY HOW EVERY YEAR INCLUDING THE YEAR IT WAS MANUFACTURERED THERE WERE RECALLS EXCEPT FOR MINE IS THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S OLDER

NHTSA ID

11403686

Incident

Mar 18, 2021

Mileage

187,933 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY A POLICE OFFICER AND INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS AND SIGNAL LIGHTS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED NO WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. UPON INVESTIGATION THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V364000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). ED BOZARTH CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 2001 S HAVANA ST, AURORA, CO 80014, WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 330,000.

NHTSA ID

11308532

Incident

Dec 15, 2019

Mileage

330,000 mi

GAS GAUGE NOT WORKING PROPERLY WHEN GAS TANK IS FULL OF GAS THE GAUGE WILL SHOW EMPTY, HALF FULL OR FULL. THE DEFECTIVE GAS GAUGE FAULTY READING HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM ON NUMEROUS MODELS OF GMC AUTOMOBILES. HAVE A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN BEEN ISSUED TO THE CONCERN DEALERSHIP. THE PRICE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM RANGE FROM $250.00 DOLLARS TO $500.00 DOLLARS. DRIVING WITH A FAULTY GAS GAUGE CAN BE QUITE AN EXPERIENCE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID

10713485

Incident

Apr 24, 2015

Mileage

65,000 mi

I WAS RETURNING TO EL PASO FROM KERRVILLE AT NIGHT WHEN THE HEADLAMPS DIMMED AND THE TRUCK LOST POWER MOST TRAFFIC WAS GOING 80 -85. IT WAS SCARY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10701463

Incident

May 17, 2013

Mileage

119,340 mi

WHILE TRAVELING ON I85 AT 70 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE PASSING A CAR I HIT THE RUMBLE STRIPS ON THE SHOULDER AND THE TRUCK LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. THINKING I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR TO MY SURPRISE THE CAR STARTED BACK AND I TOOK OFF. I FORGOT ABOUT THIS UNTIL I RECENTLY HEARD OF RECENT RECALLS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10607309

Incident

Jul 30, 2013

Mileage

55,034 mi

S10 CANNOT PASS EMISSIONS TEST IN MA. DUE TO A LATENT DEFECT THAT ALLOWS WATER,MUD. AND SLUDGE TO GET INTO THE AIR COMPRESSOR, EFFECTING THE ENTIRE EMISSIONS SYSTEM. A TECH ALERT HAS BEEN ISSUED. DEALERSHIPS BOTH WERE I BOUGHT IT AND NEAREST TO ADDERS ARE A JOKE. I HAVE SPENT OVER $1200 FOR NEW O2 SENSORS IN TAILPIPE AND MAIN ENGINE INTAKE, NOW IT IS A NEW AIR PUMP AND MORE DEFECTIVE SENSORS. AT AN ESTIMATE OF OVER $1100. THE TRUCK OTHERWISE RUNS FINE. IF IT WERE NOT FOR EMISSIONS TESTS I WOULD NOT BE COMPLAINING. THIS IS A GM DESIGN PROBLEM. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR EVER. WHO ELSE CAN I CONTACT?PLEASE , I CANNOT AFFORD TO DRIVE TO WORK W/O BEING IN VIOLATION OF THE LAW. I AM OUTRAGED BY GM'S TOTAL LACK OF SUPPORT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10269622

Incident

May 1, 2007

THE FUEL LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COMES ON WON'T SHUT OFF ON MY 2001 CHEVY S10 CREW CAB.*CN

NHTSA ID

10213584

Incident

Jan 2, 2007

Mileage

87,900 mi

2001 CHEVY S-10 FOUR CYLINDER AUTOMATIC APPEARED TO BE DEAD. WHEN KEY INSERTED AND TURNED OVER THERE WERE NO LIGHTS ON DASH. AFTER IT SAT A FEW SECONDS I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART ENGINE. ALL DASH LIGHTS AND GAUGES APPEARED TO COME ON. THE RADIO WAS RESET TO 1:00 AS IF ALL SYSTEMS HAD WENT DEAD. THERE WAS A WHINING NOISE COMING THROUGH INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK AND ALL THE DASH LIGHTS SEEMED TO FLICKER. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST FOUR DAYS. ALL INSTANCES ARE FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS AND THEN EVERYTHING APPEARS TO BE OKAY ON THE RESTART EXCEPT THAT THE CLOCK HAS ALWAYS RESET TO 1:00. THE LAST INSTANCE TODAY OCCURRED AS I STARTED THE TRUCK AND LEFT A PARKING SPACE. I GOT ABOUT 50 FEET AND THE VEHICLE DIED AND COASTED TO A STOP WITH ALL DASH LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. WHEN I TURNED KEY OFF FOR JUST A FEW SECONDS AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART AGAIN EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AND THE CLOCK WAS RESET TO 1:00. *JB

NHTSA ID

10182588

Incident

Feb 14, 2001

Mileage

69,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE ENGINE, IT WOULD NOT START. UPON INITIAL INSPECTION UNDER THE HOOD, THE POSITIVE POST OF THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED. THE CONTACT PLACED THE POST BACK INTO THE BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/25/2006 - WHEN THE BATTERY CONNECTION FAILED THE GREEN LIGHT, INDICATING A GOOD BATTERY, WAS ON. THE GAUGE WAS READING 14, THE SAME AS WITHTHE NEW BATTERY. *NM

NHTSA ID

10168726

Incident

Sep 16, 2006

Mileage

93,000 mi

GM AND/OR CHEVROLET HAS NEVER ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT ME OR DELIVER NOTICES OF RECALLS OR ANY OF THE 84 SERVICE BULLETINS WHICH ARE CURRENTLY ISSUED FOR THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM AND THE DEALERSHIP BUT HAVE RECEIVED NO ANSWER OR RESPONSE AT ALL. *NM

NHTSA ID

10165223

Incident

Dec 1, 2001

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST FIVE YEARS. THE FIRST ONE EXPLODED AND LEAKED ACID INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY WITH AN AC DELCO BATTERY; THE SAME BRAND OF BATTERY THAT WAS SOLD WITH THE VEHICLE. THIS BATTERY FAILED IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. THE THIRD BATTERY ALSO FAILED WITHIN ONE YEAR OF PURCHASE. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TESTED THE BATTERY AND FOUND THAT ALL OF THE CELLS WERE DEAD.

NHTSA ID

10157864

Incident

May 19, 2006

Mileage

18,500 mi

ON JULY 22, 2005, I PAID THE DEALER $615.74 TO REPLACE A SHORTED AIR PUMP. I BROUGHT IT IN SINCE THE LIGHT GAUGES WERE TURNING ON. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHTED ON AND OFF. ONE WEEK LATER, THE A/C STOPPED WORKING. THE DEALER CHARGED ME $105.19 FOR THE DIAGNOSIS. ON AUG. 10, I PAID ANOTHER SHOP $852.08 TO REPLACE THE A/C COMPRESSOR. ON AUG. 30, MY S-10 STALLED AND HASN'T WORKED SINCE THEN. A MECHANIC SAID THE ENGINE HAS TO BE REPLACED (ANOTHER $3000 +) DUE TO OVERHEATING OF THE RADIATOR. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT THE RADIATOR WAS LEAKING OR HEATING EXCEPT WHEN THE LIGHT GAUGES WERE TURNING ON IN JULY. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN 2000 AND HAVE SPENT OVER $7000 IN REPAIRS AND REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE THEN. THE BATTERY ACID HAS LEAKED. BRAKE PADS KEEP WEARING OUT. SEVERAL AIR INJECTION MALFUNCTIONS AND PUMPS HAVE BEEN REPLACED. I'VE PURCHASED AT LEAST 2 SETS OF TIRES. IT HAS LESS THAN 72,000 MILES. *JB

NHTSA ID

10142945

Incident

Aug 30, 2005

Mileage

71,500 mi

SECOND COMPLAINT FOR SAME ISSUE. DEALER SAYS THAT NOTHING CAN BE DONE WITHOUT VEHICLE BACKING UP MY CLAIMS, SAID TO BRING IT IN WHEN VEHICLE IS ACTING UP. ALTERNATOR TYPE SOUND COMING THROUGH RADIO, ALL LIGHTS FLICKERING (DIMMING AND BRIGHTENING), TRUCK STALLED TWO TIMES LAST NIGHT. TRUCK GETS NOTHING WHEN YOU TRY TO RESTART, NO LIGHTS, NO ALARMS, NO ENGINE CLICK, NO TURN OVER...NOTHING AT ALL. HOWEVER, 20 MINUTES LATER TRUCK WILL RESTART, WITH EVERYTHING RESET AND CLOCK READING 1:00. DID THIS LAST NIGHT TWICE, ONCE LAST WEEK. CALLED DEALER TODAY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T TEST IT BECAUSE THE COMPUTER RESET ITSELF WHEN THE TRUCK SHUT DOWN. BRING IT IN WHEN IT ACTS UP AGAIN.....EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO GAURANTEE THAT I WILL MAKE IT TO THE DEALER WITHOUT THE TRUCK STALLING!!!!! THAT'S COMFORTING TO KNOW!!!!!! *NM

NHTSA ID

10142267

Incident

Nov 8, 2005

ALTERNATOR NOISE FEEDING THROUGH RADIO ON OCCASION AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING NOISE APPEARS TO GO AWAY. FLICKING LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL AND RADIO, STARTED OUT OF A PARKING PLACE WITH THIS HAPPENING AND THE TRUCK MOVED 5 FEET BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER. TRUCK WOULD NOT START, NO LIGHTS OR ALARMS. LEFT KEY IN THE IGNITION AFTER 20 MINUTES ALL ALARMS AND LIGHTS RETURNED TO NORMAL AND TRUCK STARTED WITH 1 TURN OF THE KEY. CAN NOT TAKE THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP UNTIL IT IS MAKING THE NOISE AGAIN, BECAUSE THEY WILL TELL ME THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THE TRUCK WOULD HAVE LOST POWER WHEN I WAS DOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK?*JB

NHTSA ID

10141835

Incident

Nov 4, 2005

Mileage

59,300 mi

DT: 2001 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WILL NOT START IMMEDIATELY WHEN IT WAS DAMP. IT TOOK A LONG TIME FOR VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC, AND THEY COULD NOT FIND WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, BUT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED, NO INFORMATION WAS AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR THREE WEEKS. THE BATTERY AND BATTERY CABLE HAVE BEEN CHECKED. *AK

NHTSA ID

10139301

Incident

Sep 21, 2005

2004 TAIL GATE ASS FAILED REPLACED AFTER MARKET PARTS 2004 BACK UP LIGHTS IN/OP;004 INTERRIOR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF/ OVER RIDE BOTTON USED TO SAVE BATTERY2005 LEFT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED. 004 RIGHT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED;005 FRONT END REPLACED/PITTMAN/TIE RODS;2004 OIL FILTER LEAK / TIGHTENED 2004 REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES IN/OP 5 LEFT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED;005 RIGHT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED 2005 GAS SENDING UNIT REPLACED ERADIC BEHAVIOR 2004 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED ;004 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED;005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT 2005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 U JOINTS REPLACED;04 BATTERY REPLACED 2005 TRANSMISSION SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR;005 REAR END {3.42} LOCKER CLANGS BETWEEN 1ST AND REVVED. 004 4 TIRES 005 4 TIRES 2004 DOOR HINGES FREEZE UP LUBE;005 TAIL GATE HINGES SHOW WEAR 2005 PARTS 4 EA TIE RODS/O/RING TYPE BRAKE SHOESAND DRUMS/U JOINTS. I HAVE FOR INSPECTION.*AK

NHTSA ID

10111922

Incident

Feb 21, 2005

Mileage

92,000 mi

2001 CHEVROLET S10 ZR2 PACKAGE .BRAKE LIGHTS DONT WORK, FUSES BLOWN FOR DOOR LOCKS AND MIRRORS, SMOKE WAS COMING FROM DRIVER SIDE FIREWALL. TOOK TO SHOP TO HAVE THEM CHECK WIRES. THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH WIRES. DRIVING LIGHTS TURN ON BY THEMSELF WHILE CAR IS NOT RUNNING, CANNOT SHUT OFF HEADLIGHTS, HAD TO DISCONNECT HEADLIGHTS. TOOK TO ANOTHER SHOP. HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK NOW AND THEY SAID OUR WIRING HARNESS WAS MELTED. SOME KIND OF WHITE LUBRICANT OR SILICONE IS INSIDE OF HARNESS? WE HAVE PICTURES TO PROVE IT. AND WE WILL GET A REPORT FROM THE MECHANIC SHOP. I ONLY HAVE 45,000 MILES ON MY TRUCK. I AM A VERY UNHAPPY CUSTOMER. PLEASE HELP! *AK

NHTSA ID

10074630

Incident

May 6, 2004

Mileage

45,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE LOST BRAKE POWER. EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE ENGAGED TO ASSIST IN STOPPING THE VEHICLE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE THE STEERING WIRING CABLE WAS GROUNDED TO A LOCATION WHERE IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN. THIS RESULTED IN THE WIRING BEING EXPOSED AND RUBBED, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT. TO CORRECT THE FAILURE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WIRING HARNESS.*AK

NHTSA ID

10071461

Incident

Mar 27, 2004

Mileage

25,000 mi

MY 2001 S10 DIED, AND WOULD NOT START, WHEN I CHECKED THE BATTERY, THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE FELL OFF, ALONG WITH PART OF THE BATTERY. CORROSION ON THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE, ALSO CAUSED THE END OF THE CABLE TO FALL OFF EASILY. TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED HOME. NEW BATTERY, AND AFTERMARKET BATTERY CABLE TREMINAL SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. TRUCK ONLY HAD 41000 MILES ON IT, AND ALREADY OUT OF WARRANTY.*AK

NHTSA ID

10060226

Incident

Feb 22, 2004

Mileage

41,700 mi

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN VEHICLE STALLED, AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. CONSUMER HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT COIL WIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BURN OUT.*AK

NHTSA ID

10055620

Incident

Jan 21, 2004

BATTERY...LEAKING ACID OUT OF THE POSITIVE TERMINAL. ACROSS LEADS AND DOWN INTO THE WIRING. REPLACED BATTERY. TRUCK WOULD NOT START AND GIVEN FUNNY READINGS FROM GAUGES. *AK

NHTSA ID

10037090

Incident

Aug 18, 2003

Mileage

42,550 mi

BEGINNING DECEMBER 2002, VEHICLE WILL UNEXPECTEDLY LOSE POWER AND LACK ACCELERATOR RESPONSE. CODE P0123 ACTIVE AND PRESENT INDICATING PROBLEM IN THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR CIRCUIT. SENSOR REPLACED AND WIRING INSPECTED. PROBLEM PERSISTS.

NHTSA ID

10003154

Incident

Jan 11, 2003

Mileage

39,215 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING, ALMOST CAUSING A REAR VEHICLE CRASH.*AK

NHTSA ID

8009758

Incident

Apr 7, 2002

ENGINE HAS STALLED FOUR TIMES UNEXPECTEDLY WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED THE FOLLOWING COMPONENTS: CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ FUEL PUMP/ OXYGEN SENSOR, AND IGNITION SWITCH. ALL REPAIRS HAVE FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK

NHTSA ID

8003157

Incident

Sep 11, 2001

ELECTRICAL/ AT TIMES IT WILL NOT START,ENGINE TURNS OVER BUT NO FIRE, FUEL,ECT.30MIN LATER IT STARTS. ENGINE/ BURNING 1QT. OF OIL PER 1,000 MILES, DEALER KNOWS, AT THIS TIME NOTHING DONE,DEALER STATES DEFECTIVE OIL PASSEGES

NHTSA ID

755877

Incident

Aug 30, 2001