1998 Chevrolet S10

WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A BUS AND SHOVED INTO THE POLE THAT PROTECTS THE GAS PUMP, SO THE ACTUAL GAS STATION DID NOT EXPLODE. MY HEAD HIT EITHER THE WINDSHIELD OR THE DASHBOARD; I DON'T REMEMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. I AM STILL GOING THROUGH PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR INJURIES TO MY NECK; CHRONIC NECK AND BACK PAIN. I SUFFER FROM TMJ PAIN DAILY. I HAVE DAILY CLUSTER HEADACHES, INSOMNIA, AND NIGHTMARES. THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

MY SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING. I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE BUT I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM FOR FREE ONE FOR SAFETY AND ANOTHER FOR THE ECONOMIC STRESS THAT IT PUTS ON GM VEHICLE OWNERS FROM1997-2004 MAYBE EVEN NEWER THAN THAT.THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE SPEEDOMETER EITHER FLUCTUATES OR STOPS WORKING COMPLETELY AND THE ODOMETER STOPS WORKING AT THE SAME TIME, THE ONLY REPAIR IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, WHICH IS NOT COST EFFECTIVE TO THE CONSUMER. THE SAFETY ISSUE TO IS THAT IF I CAN NOT DETERMINE MY SPEED THEN I PUT ME AND MANY OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD IN DANGER. THINK ABOUT IT IF I AM GOING TO SLOW THEN A VEHICHLE DRIVING THE SPEED LIMIT ON ANY ROAD COULD POSSIBLY HAVE TO STEER CLEAR OF ME AND OR HIT ME. WE ALL KNOW THE SAFETY RISK OF SPEEDING OF COURSE YOU COULD LOOK UP THE STATISTICS ON INJURY-RELATED CRASHES WHEN A DRIVER IS DOING 5-10MPH OVER THE LIMIT. THIS CONCERNS ME, BECAUSE I HAVE WORKED AT A GM DEALERSHIP AND GM CHARGES 500-700 DOLLARS TO REPAIR THIS ISSUE MOST OF WHICH IS LABOR RELATED. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED THROUGHLY BECAUSE I PUT FAITH IN GM MOTORS BY BUYING THEIR PRODUCTS AND WORKING FOR THEM. I FEEL THAT THIS IS JUST SOMETHING THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN CORRECTED LONG AGO IN JUST MY EXPIERENCE I HAVE WORKED ON THIS 7 YEAR SPAN OF DIFERENT MODELS OF GM, AND OVER THAT MANY YEARS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED. THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE BEEN EARLIER THAN MY TIMELINE OR LATER THIS IS JUST FROM MY EXPIERENCE. YOU CAN CHECK THE OFFICAL GM TSB DATABASE UNDER MANY MODELS AND FIND THIS BULLITEN, ALSO MANY OTHER TSB IDENTIFACATION COMPANIES LIKE ALLDATA AND FIND THE SAME COMPLAINTS ON MANY DIFFERENT MODELS IT ALSO EFFECTS THE ODOMETER SO THIS PRETTY MUCH DENIES YOU QUALITY RESALE BECAUSE DEALERSHIPS KNOW OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE IS NO TELLING HOW LONG IT WENT ON THAT WAY, SO THEY DEEM IT PAST IT'S MECHANICAL LIMITS WHETHER IT READS 7,500 MILES OR 150,000 MILES AND TO ME THIS IS UNFAIR TO US. *TR

HI I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVROLET S10 USED PRIVATE PARTY AND NOTICED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND MY BROTHER SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED BY MY BROTHER IT HAD BEEN REBUILT LITERALLY 2 MONTHS BEFORE PURCHASED AND WAS SHOWN PROOF WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT SHIFTED INTO 3RD BY ITSELF AND WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 25 MILES DOING 50 TOOK IT TO GM AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A PRESSURE PROBLEM AND WAS "RECOMMENDED" A TRANNY REBUILD AND THEN THEY CALLED THE CAR A PIECE OF @#$%^ AND WASN'T WORTH IT I PERSONALLY LOVE THE TRUCK AND THEN THEY SAID IT WOULD BE 2500 DOLLARS. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY LOCK ME OUT OF IT, ALSO WHEN HOT IT SOUNDS LITERALLY LIKE A TRACTOR ON EXCEL AND STEADY SPEED IF ANY ONE HAS ANY ANSWERS PLEASE EMAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORKED INTERMITTENTLY, WHICH REDUCED VISIBILITY IN INCLIMATE WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HIS MODEL YEAR WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD FOR FREE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 S-10 WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. WILL REMAIN OFF FOR AN INDETERMINATE TIME AND WILL SOMETIMES CHANGE OPERATION EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT TOUCHED THE OPERATING KNOB. 1995-1997 S-10 PICKUPS WERE RECALLED FOR THE VERY SAME PROBLEM. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING DURING ALMOST EVERY RAIN STORM FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS. *TR

I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY S10 PICK UP TRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY OFF OR GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND COMES BACK ON WHEN NOT NEEDED. THERE IS SURLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THIS SET UP AND POSSIBLY REUSED OLD PARTS FROM PREVIOUS YEAR MAKES AND MODELS THERE ARE LOTS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND I WAS WONDERING IF IT HAS BEEN LOOKED INTO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAINFRAME WAS RUSTED VERY BADLY. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $100 FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER THAT HIS MECHANIC ALREADY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AND WILL NOT PAY FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 03/09/09. *LJ UPDATED 3/5/09 *CN UPDATED 03/12/09. *JB

I AM FILING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. OWNER NAME IS [XXX]. I AM A PRIVATE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICE PERSON, AND HAVE IDENTIFIED TWO SOFTWARE DEFECTS IN THE BATTERY PACK MANAGEMENT SYSTEM USED IN THE 1997-1998 MODEL CHEVROLET S-10EV ELECTRIC TRUCK. THE VEHICLE NOTED IN THIS COMPLAINT HAD BEEN COMPLETELY DESTROYED BY A FIRE THAT BEGAN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS CHARGING AT A PUBLIC VEHICLE CHARGING STATION. I BELIEVE THE FIRE WAS A RESULT OF ONE OF THE TWO KNOWN SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEFECTS. I HAD PREVIOUSLY CONTACTED GENERAL MOTORS REGARDING THESE SUSPICIONS, AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED A REPLY AS TO WHETHER THEY HAVE INTEREST IN INVESTIGATING THE FIRE, AND IF THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM DEFECTS WILL BE RESOLVED. THIS IS THE THIRD OF THREE VEHICLE FIRES OCCURRING DURING CHARGING WITHIN A SIX MONTH PERIOD. *TR INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR