2002 Chevrolet S10

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

FRONT BEARING HUBS HAVE GONE BAD. THIS HAS HAPPEN ONLY 3,000 AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED AT 100,000. I HAD LOUD GRINDING AND VIBRATION IN FRONT AFTER I TOOK OFF WINTER AGGRESSIVE SNOW TIRES. THE SNOW TIRES HAVE MASKED THE PROBLEM AND THE VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN SERVICED IF HEARD. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE THEM FIND PROBLEM. COMES BACK WITH BOTH HUBS NEED REPLACED AND UPPER AND LOWER BALL JOINTS WITH A TOTAL OF 1710.00 IN SERVICE. I FELT THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE. I CALLED GM AND DECLINED EVEN AFTER CONSULTING WITH DEALER. I FEEL THESE PARTS HAVE FAILED PRIOR TO WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE ROTATORS WERE BAD, PICTURES WERE TAKEN AND THERE WAS UNUSUAL FLAKING. THE ROTORS WERE WORN SMOOTH AND NOT PITTED. THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. ALL OF THE ROTORS WERE REPLACED DUE TO THE PITTING BEING SO SEVERE THAT IT COULD NOT BE USED. THE DEALER SAID HE HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE. *AK THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AND MORNING BRAKE NOISE AS IF THE PARKING BRAKES WERE STICKING. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR NOISE IN THE DRIVE TRAIN AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE UNIT WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY BLAMED ON AGGRESSIVE TIRE TREAD. *SC

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!*

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