2003 Chevrolet S10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE PARKING BRAKE, IT FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR OR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90000. UPDATED 11/15/13*CN

MY WIFE WAS PICKING UP OUR 2 YEAR OLD AND 6 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTERS FROM THEIR HOME AND BRINGING THEM TO OUR HOUSE TO BABYSIT THEM. TRAVELING AT 35-45 MPH SHE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP AND THE PEDAL SLOWLY WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. SHE FINALLY MADE IT HOME AND SHE TOLD ME ABOUT IT. I LOOKED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED SOMETHING LEAKING FROM THE UNDER CARRIAGE. I JACKED THE VEHICLE UP AND INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND ONE HAD CRACKED. I AM A RETIRED VEHICLE TECHNICIAN WITH OVER 50 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE ON ALL TYPES OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR. I HAVE NEVER SEEN THIS MUCH RUST ON A VEHICLE (2003 CHEVROLET S10 WITH ONLY 55,000 MILES) IN ALL MY YEARS OF SERVICE. WE INHERITED THIS TRUCK FROM MY FATHER-IN-LAW WHO PASSED AWAY. HE LIVED IN KENTUCKY, SO IT WAS SUBJECT TO UNPAVED ROADS, SNOW, SALT, ETC. WE LIVE IN FLORIDA, AND DECIDED TO KEEP THE TRUCK FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS. I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM, BRAKE PADS ,ROTORS CALIPERS, BACKING PLATES, ABS SENSORS, AND NOW A BRAKE LINE. I UNDERCOATED THE VEHICLE AND GOT AS MUCH RUST OFF THE FRAME AS I POSSIBLY COULD. THE FRONT WHEEL HUBS PROBABLY ARE NEXT BECAUSE THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. I SPENT A LOT OF TIME AND MONEY ON THIS VEHICLE. GM SHOULD BE MADE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS HURT OR KILLED. IN MY OPINION IT IS A PRIORITY SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION AND GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IT.

PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, AN A METALLIC CLANK WAS AUDIBLE. LOOKING BACK THE SPARE TIRE LAY ON THE ROAD. RETURNING TO THE SPARE TIRE, IT THE KEEPER AND THE END OF CABLE WERE RECOVERED. THE CABLE HAD BROKEN AT THE CABLE STOP RESULTING IN A SINGLE PART FAILURE INCIDENT. HAD THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY BEFORE THIS AS I DROVE TO THIS LOCATION ON THE FREEWAY, SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITIES WERE PROBABLE. THIS TIRE HOIST MECHANISM WAS ONLY RAISED INTO PLACE WITH BY QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. *TR

UPON PERSONAL INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE I DISCOVERED MY SPARE TIRE WAS MISSING AND THE CABLE HAD SNAPPED DUE TO CABLE FRAYING OR CORROSION. THE EXACT TIME AND SPEED OF THIS FAILURE IS UNKNOWN BUT THE DANGER COULD BE POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS A: THE TIRE COULD POSE A HAZARD TO TRAFFIC BEHIND THE VEHICLE. B: THE TIRE COULD ROLL INTO LANES OF TRAFFIC OR PEDESTRIANS. C: THE TIRE COULD FALL AT SUCH AN ANGLE TO LIFT AND DEFLECT THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING DAMAGE AND UNEXPECTED LOSS OF CONTROL. D: THE OPERATOR COULD FIND THEMSELVES STRANDED WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH FAILED AND COLLAPSED INTO THE LATCH PANEL DUE TO DEFECTIVE MATERIAL. AS A RESULT, THE LATCH WAS NOT ABLE TO ENTER INTO THE SECURE COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.