1996 Chevrolet S10

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO, I HAD IT FIXED UNDER WARRANTY, AND NOW IT IS LEAKING FLUID AGAIN. I AM IN THE MILITARY IN GERMANY, AND THE GERAMAN OPEL DEALARSHIP SAID THE TRANSMISSION HAD A ONE YEAR WARRANTY, SO NOW I HAVE PAY FOR IT MYSELF. THE TRUCK HAS VERY LOW MILES FOR 4 YEARS, AND IT'S ALREADY HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS GO ON IT. I'M NOT VERY HAPPY WITH THE WAY THIS HAS ALL TURNED OUT, BECAUSE I REALLY DO LIKE THE TRUCK, BUT NOW I WILL NEVER BUY A CHEVROLET AGAIN, AND I HAVE WARNED ALL MY FRIENDS NOT TO AS WELL. *AK

IN AUGUST OF 1996 I PURCHASED A 1996 S-10 PICKUP FROM RELIABLE CHEVROLET IN ALBUQUERQUE. IT WAS SOLD AS A VEHICLE WITH 26 MILES ON IT INSTEAD OF THE ACTUAL 7064 MILES IT REALLY HAD. I HAD NEVER BOUGHT A NEW CAR AND THEY SAW ME COMING. THE LEGAL PART OF THAT CONTRACT IS BEING REVIEWED BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL OF NEW MEXICO AND SENATOR DOMENICI. I NOTIFIED CHEVROLET IN MICHIGAN IMMEDIATELY, TELLING THEM ABOUT THE FRAUDULENT CONTRACT AND THE SLIPPAGE IN THE TRANSMISSION. I RARELY DROVE OTHER THAN TO MY TWO JOBS. ON THE FIRST EXTENDED TRIP OUTSIDE CITY LIMITS, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY REFUSED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR WHILE I WAS PASSING. IT BLEW A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID OUT THE VENT TUBE ON THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE SPENT OVER $300.00 AND A GREAT DEAL OF TIME AND MISSED WORK TRYING TO GET RELIABLE FIX THE PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT RECENTLY THAT CHEVROLET INSTALLED A DEFECTIVE PUMP IN THE TRANSMISSON THAT CANNOT HANDLE THE PRESSURE, FORCING IT OUT THE VENT TUBE AND OVERHEATING THE SYSTEM WHILE CAUSING SHIFT FAILURE. DO YOU CONSIDER LOSING POWER SUDDENLY WHEN ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 75 DANGEROUS? I HAVE NEARLY LOST MY LIFE THREE TIMES NOW BECAUSE OF MY INABILITY TO GO FASTER THAN 44 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS LIKE THIS. ONLY MY SKILL AS A DRIVER HAS PREVENTED YOU FROM SEEING ME IN THE FATALITY SECTION. CHEVROLET SENT ME 5 LETTERS CONCERNING THEIR FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPERS, BUT NO NOTICE ABOUT A REALLY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE CONDITION THEY WILLINGLY KEEP QUIET ABOUT. I AM UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE MORE THAN 25 MILES IN ANY DIRECTION BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION STOPS SHIFTING PROPERLY AND STARTS SPEWING FLUID OUT THE VENT TUBE. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT, IT ALMOST COST ME MY LIFE 3 TIMES NOW. AT LEAST 7 DRIVERS HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID ME AS THE TRUCK LOST POWER SUDDENLY. FOR EVERY RAISED MIDDLE FINGER I GOT, I HATE CHEVROLET AND THEIR VULGAR DECEIT EVEN MORE. MY TRUCK HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES NOW AND THE PROBLEM ONLY GETS WORSE. NO SAFET

THEY SAY MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT ONE THAT SEIZES BUT IT IS LOCKING UP AND BUCKING FOR SOME REASON. I HAVE TO DISENGAGE, THEN SPEED UP TO GET IT TO STOP BUCKING. ANY IDEAS? THIS HAS OCCURRED SINCE I BOUGHT IT USED W/LIMITED WARRANTY. I CAN'T AFFORD $65. EVERYTIME I NEED AN ESTIMATE (DOWN TIME) AND THIS MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE RECALL. HOW CAN THEY TELL WHICH ONES (NOT JUST VIN) REGARDING SPECIAL TORQUE TOOL.. ALSO, WHAT IS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY FROM MANUFACTURER ON THE REAR OXYGEN SENSORS? I HAD A CRACKED CYLINDER HEAD TWO MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING. THEY SAY IT WAS A DEFECT IN THE WATER-COOLING SYSTEM. IT SUCKED ALL MY COOLANT THRU ENGINE, BLEW OUT BACK. MY SENSOR IN REAR WAS CLOGGED...DIRECT RESULT...THEY SAY IT COULDN'T HAVE GOTTEN PAST CAT. CONVERTOR, ALTHOUGH BLUE WAS BLOWING OUT MY TAILPIPE... THEY WON'T FIX. I AM JUST CURIOUS AS TO HOW I CAN KEEP FROM THEM BLOWING SMOKE UP MY SKIRT. THANKS, I'M SINGLE, FEMALE AND THEY SAW ME COMING.*AK

THERE IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE SES INDICATOR ON MY DASH AND TRANSMISSION SHIFTING THAT CAUSES THE LIGHT TO COME ON DURING INTERSTATE DRIVING. WHEN EXITING THE INTERSTATE ONTO LOCAL ROADS THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTEMELY HARD JOLTING THE CAR. AFTER DRIVING THIS WAY FOR A WHILE THE HARD SHIFT STOPS BUT THE LIGHT REMAINS ON. I CAN GET THE LIGHT TO GO OFF BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY GROUND FOR A SHORT TIME AND RECONNECTING. THIS RESETS THE CAR COMPUTER. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TWICE TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DRAW A CODE FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. I WAS CHARGED FOR BOTH ATTEMPTS. I WAS TOLD TO JUST DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND THEN BRING IT BACK IN. THIS IS LUDICROUS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO THE CHEVROLET HEADQUARTERS. I ALSO TOOK MY CAR TO A VERY REPUTABLE TRANSMISSION SHOP WHERE A CODE 1870 WAS PULLED. THERE WERE FIVE OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS THERE WITH THE SAME CODE PROBLEM. MY TRANSMISSION MAN DOES SOME TRANSMISSION WORK FOR THE CHEVY DEALER ACROSS THE STREET AND WHEN HE MENTIONED THE CODE TO THEIR SERVICE DEALER, HE WAS TOLD THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AS THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM, A PRODUCTION DEFECT, THAT THEY WISH WOULD GO AWAY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN SO FAR THAT YOU CANNOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN OR IF THE TRANSMISSION WILL WORK WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN. A REAL POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT EXISTS, YET MUMS THE WORD FROM CHEVROLET. THEY WOULD RATHER REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND LET THE CONSUMER PAY FOR IT. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT THE PROBLEM BUT THE SENSOR IS, SINCE IT CONTROLS THE SHIFTING OF THE TRANSMISSION. MY PROBLEM CONTINUES EVERY TIME I DRIVE FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES A HIGH SPEEDS. SO FAR I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM CHEVROLET. I GUESS THEY WOULD RATHER PAY LATER.

REAR AXLE FELL OFF WHILE MOVING. LUCKILY IN BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC THERFORE TRUCK DID NOT TURN OVER. COULD HAVE CAUSED FATAL ACCIDENT. MECHANIC SAID INFERIOR PLASTIC PARTS USED. FURTHERMORE, ANTI- LOCK BREAKS MALFUNCTION WHEN THE GROUND IS WET/DAMP. THE FLY WHEEL IS GONE. THE AIRCONDITIONER IS BROKEN. THE CLUTCH IS GOING OUT. THE TAIL GATE IS BOKEN. NOT TO MENTION 7 RECALLS ALREADY.