2001 CHEVROLET S10
404 complaints filed with NHTSA.
Complaints by Component
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | 54 |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | 31 |
| POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | 11 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP | 10 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH | 10 |
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 10 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 10 |
| STRUCTURE:BODY | 9 |
| SEATS | 9 |
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | 9 |
| FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:FUEL GAUGE SYSTEM | 8 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 7 |
| ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | 7 |
| STEERING | 6 |
| AIR BAGS | 6 |
Recalls (5)
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIA
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CERTAIN AJ MOTORSPORT COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIAT
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES
SEAT BELTS
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHI
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES
Recent Complaints
TAKATA RECALL I WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT 10-10-2016 AT 9:10AM, A VEHICLE PULLED IN FRONT OF ME CAUSING ME TO HIT THEM WITH THE FRONT OF MY TRUCK, THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY...UPDATED 10/28/16 *BF *TR
Mileage: 194,000
I WAS TURNING LEFT AND ANOTHER CAR COMING FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION MADE A RIGHT TURN IN FRONT OF ME AND I HIT MY BRAKES AND TRIED TO STOP BUT MY ABS DID NOT KICK IN AND I SLID ABOUT THIRTY FEET AND HIT THERE CAR. *TR
Mileage: 123,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE, BUT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER HIT HIS HEAD ON THE WINDSHIELD UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER RECEIVED STITCHES AND COMPLAINED THAT HIS BACK AND NECK WERE CONSTANTLY HURTING. HE ALSO SUSTAINED BRUISES AND ABRASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAG
Mileage: 180,000
BRAKE LIGHT AND ABS LIGHT COME ON AND STAY ON FOR A WHILE AND THEN GO OFF. AFTER BRAKING AND ROLLING OVER A SMALL BUMP IN ROAD AT STOP SIGN PEDAL LOSES PRESSURE AND STOPPING BECOMES HARD. I ROLLED PAST STOP SIGN AND WAS LIGHTLY STRUCK ON PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. I HAVE INVESTIGATED THIS PROBLEM AND I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE TO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. *TR
WE PURCHASED A GOODYEAR, KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRE, MOHAVE, THREE WEEKS LATER THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE RIM CAUSING CHEVY S10 TO LOSE CONTROL AND ROLL. TRUCK WAS COMPLETELY TOTALED. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET S-10. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKES MADE A SCREECHING SOUND. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS OR FRICTION IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. THE FRONT BUMPER WAS DAMAGED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED AND KEPT SLIDING BACK. PASSENGERS HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR LEG INJURIES DUE TO THE FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SMOG HOSE KEPT CATCHING FIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE WIRE HARNESS TO BECOME HEATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 90 MPH. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,400.
Mileage: 99,400
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT WOULD NOT REMAIN LATCHED AND KEPT SLIDING BACK. PASSENGERS HAVE SUSTAINED MINOR LEG INJURIES DUE TO THE FAILURE. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE SMOG HOSE KEPT CATCHING FIRE, WHICH CAUSED THE WIRE HARNESS TO BECOME HEATED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING 90 MPH. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 99,400.
Mileage: 99,400
1. NO SPECIAL EVENTS LEADING TO FAILURE 2. BOTH TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED, BROKE IN HALF WHILE LOWERING GATE, MINOR BRUISING TO DRIVER AND SCRATCHES ON TAILGATE FINISH. 3. CABLES APPARENTLY CANNOT BE REPLACED, ATTACHMENT TO TAILGATE LATCH ASSEMBLY SEEMS TO BE PERMANENT. *NM
Mileage: 52,000
FAILURE OF AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY DURING AN AUTO ACCIDENT. *JB
Mileage: 89,000
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK AND BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AFTER IMPACT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. ALTHOUGH THE POLICE RESPONDED NO REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE
Mileage: 39,000
DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CAME ACROSS THE MEDIAN AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT FAILED TO LOCK AND BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE NECK AND BACK. THERE WAS A FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA AFTER IMPACT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CUT ALL THE ELECTRICAL WIRES TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. ALTHOUGH THE POLICE RESPONDED NO REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE
Mileage: 39,000
THE TAILGATE CABLES ON MY S-10 PICKUP TRUCK SNAPPED IN TWO ATT HE SAME CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO PINCH MY HAND. UPON INSPECTION IT APPEARS THAT THE SHEATHING WAS BREACHED AND THE CABLES HAVE CORRODED THAT ARE INSIDE THE SHEATHING. *NM
AS OUR SON WAS DRIVING OUR 2001 S-10 EXT CAB PICKUP HOME, HE CAME INTO A CURVE AND THE TRUCK HAD NO BRAKING POWER. HE SAID HE HEARD A GRINDING NOISE IN THE VEHICLE AND HAD NO BRAKES. HE WENT OFF THE CURVE AND HIT A TREE. THE TRUCK WAS TOTALED. MY SON AS WELL AS HIS TWO FRIENDS WERE TAKEN TO AREA HOSPITALS LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS THEY HAD THEIR SEAT BELTS ON AND WERE GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. I WOULD HATE TO SAY WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN TRAVELING AT A F
Mileage: 40,000
DT: THE TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED AND THE CONSUMER FELL ON THE GROUND. *AK THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT CABLES BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. *SC
Mileage: 43,500
THE TAILGATE STRAPS ON MY CHEVROLET S-10 GAVE WAY WHILE I WAS KNEELING ON THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, MY KNEES WERE HURT FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. GM KNOWS THAT THEIR TAILGATE STRAPS ARE DEFECTIVE YET THEY DO NOT WARN THAT THEY MAY JUST GIVE OUT LIKE THEY DO. *AK
Mileage: 25,000
HAULING MY 1935 CHEVROLET ENGINE BLOCK AND UNLOADING IT FROM MY 2001 S-10 PICKUP. THE TAILGATE CABLES ON BOTH SIDE SEPARATED DROPPING THE GATE TO THE REAR BMPER AND IN THE PROCESS TIPPED THE ENGINE BLOCK INTO MY LAP BRUISING BOTH OF MY LEGS BADLY. MY CHEVROLET DEALER WOULDNOT REPLACE THEM WITHOUT FULL CHARGE FOR LABOR & PARTS IN SPITE OF THE SAME (OR SIMILAR) CABLES ON THE BIG TRUCKS. I HAVE NOT REPLACED THEM AS OF YET AS I STILL THINK THEY SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED.*AK
Mileage: 51,000
STEPPED UNTO THE TAILGATE OF MY CHEVROLET S-10 WHICH IMMEDIATELY DROPPED BECAUSE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BOTH GAVEWAY. THIS OCCURRENCE CAUSED A FALL WHICH RESULTED IN A BACK INJURY. I HAVE SINCE THAT TIME REPLACED THE STRAPS, WHILE RETAINING THE DEFECTIVE PARTS. *NM
Mileage: 40,900
MADE TURN ON SECONDARY WHILE WAS RAINING, ANOTHER AUTO WAS IN FRONT PASSED AND SLID ON WET ROAD. VEHICLE HIT A UTILITY POLE HEAD ON , AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AUTO WAS SMASHED BADLY IN FRONT. (MAY BE TOTALED). *AK
Mileage: 73,000
METAL SEAT RELEASE LEVER CUT CONSUMER'S RIGHT LEG WHEN HE EXITED THE VEHICLE. *MR THE CONSUEMR HAD TO GET STITCHES AT THE EMERGENCY ROOM. *NM