1999 Chevrolet S10

CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN HE PUT ON AIR CONDITIONER IT BLEW OUT A SMELLY FUMES, LIKE CLEANING FLUID. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND DEALER TOLD CONSUMER THAT THESE FUMES WERE COMING FROM A BURNT OUT HEATING COIL. CONSUMER WENT TO A DOCTOR AFTER SMELLING THESE FUMES, AND WAS TOLD THAT HE HAD DEVELOPED A VIRAL BLOOD CONDITION AFTER COMING IN CONTACT WITH SOME TYPE OF TOXIC FUMES. *AK

THE STOCK RADIO/CASSETTE STOPPED PRODUCING SOUND OUT OF MY RIGHT SPEAKERS. THE REPAIR WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. CURRENTLY THE CASSETTE PLAYER WANTS TO PLAY ALL OF MY CASSETTES BACKWARDS. IT CAN EVENTUALLY BE COAXED TO PLAY THEM CORRECTLY, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO HAVE DEVICES WORK AS THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO. TRUCK IS OUT OF WARRANTY & I WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THE SAME CRAPPY PIECE OF EQUIPMENT INSTALLED AGAIN. WILL GO AFTERMARKET. *NLM

THIS IS THE 2ND S-10 SERIES CHEVROLET TRUCK I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST 4 YEARS AND THE SAME PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE STILL PRESENT WITH MY NEWER ONE. THE MOST PARTICULAR ONE IS THE LEAKING ENGINE OIL LINES, WHICH IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THE GM S-10 FAMILY (3 WEEK BACK LOG JUST TO GET THE PARTS). I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF A MAILING LIST ASSOCIATED WITH THE S-10 SERIES TRUCKS BY GM AND IT CONTAINS WELL OVER 200 MEMBERS MOST OF WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/ MODEL. I'M NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM DISSATISFIED WITH THE DEALER HERE IN VIRGINIA THAT HAS PERFORMED ANY OF MY REPAIRS AND I'M ALSO NOT DISSATISFIED WITH THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM WHEN NEW. PER THE ON-LINE NHTSA HOME PAGE IT STATES THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO RECEIVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON A VEHICLE TO HAVE THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE. HOWEVER, IF ACTION IS NOT TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF GM'S S-SERIES LINE UP I FEAR OTHER HARD WORKING CITIZENS WHO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE SUBJECTED TO THE WELL KNOWN (BUT NOT DOCUMENTED?) PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IF NECESSARY I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL THE REPAIRS I HAVE BEEN UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO ENCOUNTER. I CAN ALSO ENCOURAGE OTHERS ON THE MAILING LIST TO FILE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE UNTIL THE NECESSARY PEOPLE NEEDING TO BE INVOLVE FORCE THE MANUFACTURE TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ONGOING DESIGN FLAW. THIS DESIGN FLAW HAS COST MANY OF US OUT POCKET EXPENSES AND TIME ON WHAT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDER A NORMAL PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON A VEHICLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND COOPERATION ON THIS AND HOPE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO EXPEDITE A SOLID SOLUTION THAT WOULD RE-ESTABLISH THE CONSUMER'S FAITH IN THE GM PRODUCT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ANY FURTHER DETAILS IN REGARDS TO MY COMPLAINT. BEST REGARDS, JERRY KOCHER EMAIL: JERRYKOCHER@HOME.COM

THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE TO THE UNDERBODY NEAR THE REAR OF THE TRUCK BOX BROKE. FORTUNATELY, THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND I FOUND THE SPARE TIRE ON THE FLOOR UNDER THE TRUCK. IF THE CABLE HOLDING THE SPARE TIRE HAD BROKEN WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARE TIRE WOULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS HAZARD TO TRAFFIC FOLLOWING ME. I HAVE NEVER USED THE SPARE TIRE HOIST ASSEMBLY. THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE BROKE FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *AK

CONSUMER HAS HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. A/C WIRES BURNED OUT THE CLUTCH FAN. DEALER CLAIMED WIRES WEREN'T WHERE THEY WERE SUPPOSE TO BE. COOLING FAN WENT THROUGH THE HOOD. DEALER SAID IT WAS A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. A MONTH AGO WHEN THE A/C WIRES BURNED OUT, THEY DETECTED IT. DEALER DIDN'T OFFER A LONER VEHICLE. *AK

8/9/00 A/C FROZE-UP CAUSING SERPENTINE BELT TO CATCH ON FIRE UNDER HOOD. 8/20/00 SPEED CONTROL SET AT 63MPH, WITHIN 2 MILES SPEED WAS 85MPH DOWN CURVED HILL. UNABLE TO DISABLE SPEED CONTROL WITH BRAKE PEDAL. DID NOT WANT TO TURN OFF IGNITION AS STEERING WAS NEEDED. USED BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE UNTIL STRAIGHT UPHILL AREA WHICH HEATED UP ROTORS EXTENSIVELY. BELIEVE IT WAS CAUSED BY FIRE OF SERPENTINE BELT @ A/C.