2002 Chevrolet S10 Transmission Problems

I HAVE A 2002 CHEVY S10 EXT. CAB PICKUP TRUCK WITH A VORTEX 4.3 LITRE ENG. WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHILE BAKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY I NOTICED I HAD NO REVERSE GEAR, IT IS ALSO SLIPPING IN ALL OTHER GEARS. THIS TRUCK HAS NEVER HAULED ANYTHING HEAVY AND ONLY HAS 49,500 MILES ON IT . I GOT DOWN TO THE STOP SIGN AND TRIED TO PROCEED AND THE FORWARD GEARS STARTED TO SLIP AND I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ALMOST GOT HIT BY AN ONCOMING CAR. I HAVE HEARD AND TALKED TO MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO OWN THESE VEHICLES WITH THE 4L60E/4O65E TRANSMISSIONS. I FEEL THESE COULD BE DANGEROUS. THEY SEEM TO ALL HAVE THE SAME SUN SHELL AND SUN GEAR PROBLEMS. I FEEL GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD RE-CALL THEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10247982

Incident

Nov 5, 2008

Mileage

49,500 mi

IN 2003 WITH 17600 MILES THE REACTION SUN SHELL BROKE IN MY 2002 CHEVY S10 PICKUP. IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. ON JANUARY 27 2007 WITH 56000 MILES THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED. THE TRUCK HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AND THE PART IS STILL IN THE TRUCK. *NM

NHTSA ID

10180933

Incident

Jan 27, 2007

Mileage

17,461 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACK UP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA ID

10158316

Incident

May 19, 2006

Mileage

57,150 mi

THIS 2002 CHEVY S-10 CREW CAB 4X4 IS EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTRONIC IN DASH BUTTONS FOR 2 WHEEL HIGH, 4 WHEEL HIGH AND 4 WHEEL LOW. A VACUUM (RUBBER) HOSE CONNECTS THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TO THE VACUUM SOLENOID AND ENGAGES THE FRONT TRANS AXLE TO ENGAGED INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND BACK TO REAR WHEEL DRIVE. THIS VACUUM TUBE IS MOUNTED TOO CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST PIPE AND HAS DRYROTTED IN TWO YEARS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO NOT GO INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THIS HOSE EITHER NEEDS TO BE SHIELDED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPE HEAT OR SHOULD BE MADE OF A MATERIAL THAT WHEN EXPOSED TO THE HEAT WILL NOT DETERIORATE. THE MAIN PROBLEM IS THAT THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH INDICATE YOU ARE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE WHEN YOU ARE NOT AND SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED IF THEY BELIEVE THEY ARE IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE AND HIT SOME ICE OR SNOW, LOSE CONTROL AND COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE OR CAREEN OFF A MOUNTAIN. THIS ELECTRONIC DEVICE IS A MANUFACTURING AND ENGINEERING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE OF A MAJOR CONCERN TO THE SAFETY OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE TO CORRECT THE VACUUM HOSE AND ABOVE ALL REPLACE THE INDICATOR LIGHT!*

NHTSA ID

10108500

Incident

Dec 27, 2004

Mileage

52,000 mi

POWERTRAUN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. COULD SHIFT TO "R" BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO CERTIFIED TRANSMISSION, LINCOLN, NE. WILL BE REPAIRED. THIS RETAIL BUSINESS, IS AVERAGING 10 REPAIRS A MONTH ON THIS MAKE AND MODEL AND FAILURE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10081057

Incident

Jul 13, 2004

Mileage

50,312 mi

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR CAUSING VEHICLE TO STOP COMPLETELY. *AK

NHTSA ID

10042714

Incident

Oct 9, 2003

2002 CHEVROLET S-10 LS X-CAB PICKUP MANUAL TRANSMISSION: LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMMING FROM TRANSMISSION AND SHIFTING THROUGH GEARS IS ROUGH. WHEN CLUTCH PEDAL IS PRESSED NOISE DISAPPEARS BUT, WHEN PEDAL IS RELEASED A LOUD BANG IS HEARD FROM TRANSMISSION AND KNOCKING NOISE RETURNS. THE ROUGH SHIFTING OCCURS MOSTLY GOING INTO 3RD GEAR BUT ALSO OCCASIONALLY IN ALL OTHER GEARS. BROUGHT TO DEALER TO REPAIR FOR THE FIRST TIME ON JUN 2, 2003. TECHNICIAN SAID NOISE IS " NORMAL " FOR THIS TYPE OF VECH. DUE TO A HEAVIER DUTY TRANSMISSION. CLUTCH SLAVE UNIT WAS FOUND LEAKING, CAUSING THE ROUGH SHIFTING...DEALER REPLACED SLAVE UNIT. ON AUG. 4, 2003 TRUCK WAS ONCE AGAIN BROUGHT IN TO DEALER TO INQUIRE ABOUT KNOCKING NOISE FROM TRANS AND SHIFTING PROBLEMS (THIS TIME TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ALLOW SHIFTER TO GO INTO 1ST GEAR AND SHIFTING WAS ROUGH AGAIN) AFTER GETTING SECOND AND THIRD OPINIONS FROM VARIOUS SHOPS, AND ALL STATING THAT KNOCKING NOISE DOES NOT SOUND "NORMAL" AND A PROBLEM WITH SHIFTING. ONCE AGAIN SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER STATED THAT KNOCKING NOISE IS NORMAL AND FOUND NO PROBLEMS WITH SHIFTING BUT MAY HAVE FIXED A PROBLEM, BECAUSE AFTER LEAVING SERVICE DEPT, SHIFTING WENT BACK TO NORMAL BUT KNOCKING IS STILL THERE.*AK

NHTSA ID

10030787

Incident

Aug 4, 2003

THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS.*JB. CONSUMER WAS INJURED WHEN HE TRIED TO GET BACK IN THE VEHICLE TO STOP IT.*JB *NLM

NHTSA ID

10008943

Incident

Dec 7, 2002

Mileage

5,960 mi

AT 90 DEGREES OR ABOVE THE VEHICLE WILL , AT TIMES, LOSE POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION MAKING ENTERING TRAFFIC A SAFETY HAZARD. ENGINE RPM'S ARE ADEQUATE BUT VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS AND ACCELERATE. DANGEROUS CONDITION WHEN ENTERING HEAFY TRAFFIC. MANUFACTURER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE CANNOT ASSIST DEALER IN FIXING THE PROBLEM. DEALER EXPERIANCED THIS PROBLEM IN A TEST DRIVE BUT COULD NOT REPAIR AT THIS TIME.*AK

NHTSA ID

764401

Incident

Jun 25, 2002

VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR 2 AND GEAR 4 WHILE DRIVING, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT. DEALER CUT RUBBER BOOT AROUND FLOORSHIFT DOWN TO CORRECT THE DEFECT; BUT, IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

8005755

Incident

Mar 6, 2002