2003 Chevrolet S10

I WAS PULLING OUT FROM AN INTERSECTION WHEN SOMETHING "JOLTED" THE VEHICLE AND MADE A NOISE LIKE SOMETHING HIT THE TRUCK. LOOKING BACK IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE SPARE TIRE WAS LYING IN THE ROAD AND THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT IT. I WENT BACK AND PICKED UP THE TIRE. AFTER RETURNING HOME MY FATHER INSPECTED THE TRUCK AND SAID THE CABLE HAD BROKEN WHERE THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT HOLDS THE TIRE UP UNDER THE TRUCK BED. THE TIRE IS CUT IN A COUPLE PLACES ON THE SIDEWALLS AND THE BRACKET THAT SHOULD BE ON THE END OF THE CABLE IS MISSING. I DIDN'T NOTICE IT LYING IN THE ROAD AS I JUST GRABBED MY TIRE IN A HURRY BECAUSE MORE TRAFFIC WAS COMING. *TR

ON AUGUST 14, 2014 THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AND FLUID WAS SPILLED ONTO THE ROAD. FORTUNATELY I WAS LEAVING MY HOME AND ONLY GOING ABOUT 10 MPH AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE S-10 HAS 65500 MILES ON IT. IT COST $700 TO REPAIR AT THE GM DEALER. *TR IN NOVEMBER 2013 THE FRONT BRAKE LINE RUSTED THROUGH AS I WAS LEAVING WORK AND HAD TO STOP AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. ONCE AGAIN I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS TRAVELING IN A SCHOOL ZONE AND ONLY GOING 15 MPH WHEN THEY GAVE OUT. IT COST $1600 FOR THE REPAIRS. IT HAS 58000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME. I CAN ONLY IMAGE THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THESE BRAKE FAILURES AS I TRAVEL IN THE NYS THRUWAY AND LONG ISLAND EXPRESSWAY REGULARLY AT SPEEDS OF 65-70 MPH. I AM FEARFUL OF THE NEXT RUST THROUGH AS THE REAR BRAKES LINES WERE REPAIRED NOT REPLACED.

I WAS PARKED IDLING WHEN THE ENGINE WENT OUT. COOLED DOWN AND STARTED. GOT ON 10 AT 60 MPH AND THE ABS BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE SPEED DROPPED INSTANTLY TO ABOUT 30 MPH. TWICE ON THE WAY HOME DID THE SAME, THEN CONKED OUT. TRIED TO DRIVE TO SHOP AND HAD TO BE TOWED. THEY REPLACED THE CAM SENSOR AND ACTS MOSTLY OKAY. BUT EVERY SO OFTEN THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON AND THE SPEED DROPS DRAMATICALLY THEN RECURS. THERE IS NOT A CODE BEING PUT IN THE SYSTEM TELLING THEM THE ISSUE WHY BUT THERE WAS A CODE ONE ABS SENSOR IS TURNING ON. IT IS LIKE THE ABS IS ENGAGING WITHOUT ME HITTING THE BRAKES AND THEN CUTTING OFF. AGAIN THIS ONLY HAPPENS SPORADICALLY WILL BE TAKING IT INTO THE DEALER ASAP. NOTE AGAIN NO INDICATOR THE CAM SENSOR WAS BAD OR ANYTHING ELSE. UPDATED 08-20-14 *BF THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS A CODE IN THE SYSTEM, FOR THE SPEED SENSOR, AND THEY WERE ABLE TO CLEAR IT. UPDATED 09/15/14 UPDATED 08/28/2017*CT

I WAS GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION,WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AT A HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE HIT THE FRONT CENTER OF MY BUMPER AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD. I WAS HEADED SOUTH,AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HEADED WEST,WHEN IT HIT ME. IT TURNED ME INTO THE WESTWARD DIRECTION. WHEN I CAME TO, MY HEAD WAS HANGING OUT THE WINDOW AND MY SON(WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT )WAS ON TOP OF ME. HE WAS THROWN ACROSS THE CONSOLE,OUR SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ER BY AMBULANCE. IF NEED BE I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE...UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF UPDATED 09/10/2014 *JS

AT 37000 MILES MY S-10 PICKUP STARTED DISPLAYING A AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASH. THE LIGHT IS NOT CONSTANT AND APPEARS MORE ON WARM DAYS. BEING CONCERNED I RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM OM THE INTERNET. I FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF GM VEHICLE. I CONTACTED GM TO SEE IF THIS WAS A WARRANTY OR RECALL ISSUE AND THEY STATED NO. WITH THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY AS LONG AS THE WARNING LIGHT IS BEING DISPLAYED. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED. ANOTHER PROBLEM GM JUST IGNORES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (LUCKILY NOT FAST AND WITHOUT TRAFFIC!!) . I FELT A SLIGHT BUMP. FIRST THOUGHT WAS I HIT A POTHOLE OR RAN OVER SOMETHING IN THE ROAD IN SPITE OF THE FACT I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING. NATURALLY, I CHECKED THE REARVIEW MIRROR AND TO MY SURPRISE, SAW A WHEEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WHICH I KNOW I DID NOT RUN OVER- NEXT THOUGHT WAS "ITS FROM MY TRUCK! THANK GOD I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY !!". UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, I FOUND THAT THE SPARE TIRE RETAINING CABLE HAD RUSTED THRU AND ALLOWED THE WHEEL TO DROP OFF FROM UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK. I CALLED CHEVY TO COMPLAIN BUT WAS MET WITH THE ANTICIPATED RESISTANCE TO WARRANTY REPAIR. I SUGGESTED TO MY WIFE THAT IT WOULD NOT BE WISE TO DRIVE BEHIND ANY CHEVY S10 TRUCKS! *TR

DRIVING BACK HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. NURSED THE TRUCK TO THE HOUSE. RESERVOIR ALMOST EMPTY. REFILLED RESERVOIR WITH BRAKE FLUID. CHECKED UNDER TRUCK AND FOUND THAT THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WAS COATED WITH BRAKE FLUID. PULLED THE REAR WHEEL TO FIND THE LEAK. BRAKE LINES COATED WITH FLUID. I HAD MY WIFE COME OUT TO PUMP THE BRAKE PEDAL WHILE I WAS UNDER THE TRUCK. LEAK FOUND IN THE HARD LINE ABOUT 2 INCHES FROM THE FLEXIBLE LINE TO THE HARD LINE CONNECTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT WAS APPROACHING A TRAFFIC STOP WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO BECOME INVOLVED IN A CRASH THAT INVOLVED FOUR ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 136,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 04/29/14*LJ