1999 Chevrolet S10

IT'S A 99 S-10 V6 / 4.3LITER RARELY DRIVEN, 62,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. NO REAL EVENT LEADING TO THE PROBLEM. RIGHT NOW IT IS LEAKING RADIATOR FLUID FROM THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE BLOCK. I CANNOT SEE WHERE THE LEAK IS DIRECTLY AS IT PICKS AND CHOOSES DAYS TO LEAK AND NOT LEAK. IT HASN'T OVERHEATED OR ANYTHING YET. IT STILL HAS THE ORIGINAL RADIATOR FLUID IN IT FROM WHEN I BOUGHT IT. I KEEP TELLING MY MECHANIC WE NEED TO FLUSH OR JUST CHANGE THE FLUID. FOR OVER 6 MONTHS HE KEEPS SAYING ITS FINE. IT DRIPS ONTO THE SKID PLATE UNDER THE ENGINE AND DRIPS FROM THERE. NEVER A HUGE PUDDLE JUST ENOUGH TO MAKE A 2 FOOT DIAMETER WET SPOT. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET. MECHANIC SAYS TO PUT KARS RADIATOR STOP LEAK IN IT. I HAVE A LONG ROAD TRIP COMING UP IN 2 WEEKS AND AFRAID TO TAKE IT OUT OF TOWN. *TR

THE BUSHING ON THE TOP HINGE-PIN ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR HAS LITERALLY DISINTEGRATED, THUS CAUSING THE DOOR TO NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. IT ALSO HAS CAUSED THE HOLE FOR THE PIN TO BECOME OVAL OVER TIME. VARIOUS QUOTES FOR REPAIRS RUN FROM $180 TO $350 OR MORE, DEPENDING ON IF THE SHOP WILL WELD THE HOLE SHUT AND REDRILL A NEW HOLE. A NEW HINGE-PIN KIT WITH BUSHINGS COSTS ABOUT $6, BUT IT DOESN'T HELP ONCE THE HOLE HAS OVAL. IF THE DOOR IS NOT LIFTED TO CLOSE IT PROPERLY, THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN IN A RIGHT HAND TURN. I HAVE WITNESSED APPROXIMATELY 100R SO S-10 PICK-UPS AND BLAZERS IN MY AREA THAT ARE PRESENTLY USING ROPES OR BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED. ONE GENTLEMAN AROUND TOWN ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY HOLDS THE DOOR BY HAND WHEN DRIVING. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PRACTICE! CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO CAUSE A RECALL? WHAT IF IT HAPPENED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, AND A YOUNG CHILD WITHOUT A SEATBELT WERE TO FALL OUT, WOULD THAT BE CAUSE FOR A RECALL? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE AT ANY SPEED, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO STALL AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE STALLING WAS CAUSED BY A FUEL INJECTION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,139.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET S-10. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THICK RUST DRIPPING FROM THE ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SERVICE MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE INTAKE MANIFOLDS WERE RUSTED OUT, AS WELL AS THE WATER PUMP, RADIATOR, AND ALL OF THE HOSES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN SERVICED FOR THE FAILURES AND HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,636 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TAILGATE CABLE FAILURE ON MY 1999 CHEVROLET S-10 FOR THE SECOND TIME IN FIVE YEARS, THE TAILGATE CABLES HAVE SNAPPED ON MY 1999 S-10. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DISTRESSING, SINCE IT HAPPENS WHEN LOADING OR UNLOADING THE TRUCK, OR WHEN SOMEONE IS SITTING OR STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK OR THE PERSON ON THE TAILGATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE, THE CABLES FAILED THAT HOLD THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE TAILGATE. THE CABLES WERE RUSTED AND THE LEFT SIDE CABLES WERE REPLACED A FEW MONTHS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000. *UPDATED 12/12/07 *BF UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

SEAT RECLINER LEVER BREAKS AND FALLS OFF. THIS APPLIES TO ALL 1999 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP AND S10 BLAZERS. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS. WITNESSED THIS OCCURRENCE ON 4 DIFFERENT S10 PICKUP/BLAZERS. METAL IS MADE OF CHEAP CAST THAT BREAKS OFF EVEN WITH NO USE. LEVERS FALL OFF DURING VACUUMING/OPENING DOOR AND REGULAR USE. NO AVAILABLE REPLACEMENT PART OR REMEDY TO MY KNOWLEDGE. *TR