93 of the 559 complaints about the 2000 Chevrolet S10 are about the body and structure — 17% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 68,000 miles.
93
Complaints
3
Crashes
1
Fires
11
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE TOP HINGE OF THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR IS WORN ALLOWING AIR AND RAIN TO ENTER THE CABIN. THE SMALL PLASTIC SLEEVE IN THE TOP HINGE APPEARS TO BE BROKEN OR WORN EXCESSIVELY.
NHTSA complaint #11164133 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS CRACKED AND DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT MAY FRACTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE FRAME AND THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS NOT WELDED TO THE FRAME PROPERLY. THE CRACKING PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE FRAME WAS ALSO DETERIORATING ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME SHOULD HAVE BEEN WELDED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS ONLY WELDED AT THE TOP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT FRAMING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
NHTSA complaint #10690667 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
CABLE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TAILGATE HORIZONTAL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE TAILGATE IS IN THE DOWN POSITION HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE TAILGATE IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS IN APPROXIMATELY JUNE OF 2006. I RECEIVED A CARD IN THE MAIL, TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. I KIND OF GAVE UP, UNTIL I DISCOVERED THE PART FAILURE EARLIER THIS YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE MISPLACED MY CARD THAT THEY SENT IN THE MAIL. UPON FAILURE OF THIS PART, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THEY KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL, SO RAN MY VIN # AND SAID MY VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. PERHAPS GENERAL MOTORS DIDN'T RECALL ENOUGH OF THE VIN#S TO FIND ALL OF THE PART FAILURES.
NHTSA complaint #10643652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
ENGINE FAILURE - HAD TO BE REBUILT AT APP. 75000 MILES - BOTH SIDES OF CAB BOTTOM REAR RUSTED OUT - FIRST TIME BRAKE FAILURE 2013 - PUT BRAKE ON TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE NO BRAKES FRONT RIGHT - AUG 2014 BRAKE FAILURE - PUT BRAKE ON TO PUT IN DRIVE NO BRAKES.
NHTSA complaint #10619222 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
I HAVE PROBLEM WITH MY (ABS) AND MY TAILGATE.
NHTSA complaint #10447227 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT WAS AT THE AUTO BODY SHOP WAITING FOR THE NEW FRAME TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
NHTSA complaint #10374657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY S10 BOTH CABLES PED AT ONCE I CALLED AND THEY SAID.
NHTSA complaint #10284652 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
IN A SLOW MOVING SURFACE STREET ACCIDENT, THE FRAME OF THE 2000 S10 COLLAPSED TOWARD THE DRIVER, AND THE DASHBOARD BROKE THE DRIVER'S FEMUR.
NHTSA complaint #10284388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
GM SPECIAL POLICY 06020 TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE REPLACEMENT. I OWN A VEHICLE IN THE YEARS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. GO CHEVROLET IN DENVER COLORADO REFUSED TO FIX THIS AS THEY STATED I DID NOT QUALIFY. IN SHORT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING AND IS GOING TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE UNDER THE RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GO CHEVROLET MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE NOT TRAINED OR NOT WILLING TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART AS THEY ARE WORRIED THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. SINCERELY, PAT
NHTSA complaint #10237051 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. CABLE WAS RUSTED.
NHTSA complaint #10216290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
3RD DOOR LATCH HANDLE BROKE. MADE OF WEAK PLASTIC.
NHTSA complaint #10216291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE DEER HUNTING IN MAINE IN NOV 06 I WAS TAKING THE DEER OFF THE ROOF OF MY CAP WHEN THE CABLES BOTH BROKE AND SENT ME FLYING TO THE GROUND. I WAS VERY LUCKY AND ONLY TWISTED MY BACK A LITTLE BUT IT HURT. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE CABLES THEY WERE BOTH RUSTED COMPLETELY. I HAVE OWNED 3 BLAZERS AND THEIR SYSTEM FOR THE TAILGATE WAS GREAT. NEVER A PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REPAIR THIS FOR ALL OF US S10 DRIVERS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE PARACHUTE CORD HOLDING UP MY TAILGATE.
NHTSA complaint #10182024 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
IN JUNE 2006 I WAS LOADING A SMALL TABLE AND CHAIR SET INTO THE BED OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. I WAS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, WALKED FROM THE CAB TO THE BACK AND STEPPED ONTO THE TAILGATE. I REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A SMALL, LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAIR AND BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED LETTING THE TAILGATE DROP DOWN QUITE UNEXPECTEDLY. I JUMPED BACK TO AVOID INJURY TO MYSELF. THE TAILGATE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. I'M TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HOLLER CHEVROLET IN WINTER PARK, FLORIDA THERE IS NO RECALL OR SPECIAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR MY TRUCK CONCERNING THE CABLES. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS IN THE SAME AND OTHER YEARS. IF THE CABLES ON ALL MODELS GENERAL MOTORS PICKUP TRUCKS ARE THE SAME, I BELIEVE ALL MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT HOLLER CHEVROLET DECEMBER 7, 2006 TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE AT A COST TO ME OF $75. IF OR WHEN THERE IS A RECALL, I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY.
NHTSA complaint #10174925 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
NOTICED NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE DURING TURNING AND GOING OVER BUMPS FOUND CRACK IN FRAME RAIL ON BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME FRAME HAD TO BE WELDED AND A STRAP PUT IN PLACE TO ELIMINATE FURTHER CRACKING.
NHTSA complaint #10171245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE CABLES BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #10164199 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON R/S AND CABLE IS READY TO BREAK ON THE L/S. I JUST PURCHASED NEW ONES AFTER I WAS TOLD BY A PARTS MAN AT FAULKNER CHEVROLET BETHLEHEM PA THAT THE S-10'S ARE NOT ON A RECALL TO HAVE THESE CABLES/LATCHES REPLACED. MY COST FOR THE PARTS WAS $98.83.
NHTSA complaint #10164016 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE WERE RUSTED AND WEAKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING STRUCTURE: BODY: TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS HOWEVER THE RECALL APPLIES TO THE SILVERADO. 08/04/06. UPDATED.
NHTSA complaint #10162073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
BOTH TAILGATE CABLES FOR 2001 CHEVY S10 BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #10159733 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, THE PASSENGER SIDE CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/03/06.
NHTSA complaint #10159229 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
HAD 2 LARGE (5 GAL) PAINT CANS SETTING ON TAILGATE (WHICH WAS DOWN). WALKED INTO BED AND PICKED UP ANOTHER ITEM. WHEN STEPPING ON THE TAILGATE THE CABLES SUPPORTING THE TAILGATE SNAPPED AND I WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND.
NHTSA complaint #10158882 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
(1) FACTORY INSTALLED NON STAINLESS STEEL TAILGATE CABLES. (2) TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED INTO AND SNAPPED CAUSING TAILGATE TO SUDDENLY DROP. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10158635 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V055000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CORRODED AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TAILGATE CABLES. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL # 06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10157780 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE WHEN OPENING TAILGATE CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAILGATE WHEN IT HIT BUMPER ALSO DRIVE SIDE RECLINER LEVER BROKE AND THIRD DOOR LATCH BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #10157519 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CORRODED AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.
NHTSA complaint #10156073 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WHILE UNLOADING PIECES OF A CAST IRON TUB, AS I SLID THE TUB ONTO THE TAIL GATE OF MY 2000 S10, ONE OF THE TAIL GATE CABLES FAILED. THE TAIL GATE MOVED SLIGHTLY BUT THE OTHER CABLE WAS ABLE TO TAKE UP THE REST OF THE WEIGHT. THE CABLE APPEARED TO BE VERY RUSTY INSIDE. THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO AN ISSUE REMEDIED ON THE LARGER TRUCKS BUT NOT DEALT WITH ON THE SMALLER SIZE TRUCKS. (THE DAY LISTED BELOW IS AN ESTIMATE.)
NHTSA complaint #10155703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LOWERING THE TAILGATE, IT WAS NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE CABLE WAS BROKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000 REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 5/3/2006 -
NHTSA complaint #10154424 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
PIN AND BUSHINGS IN DOOR HINGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAIL CAUSING DOOR TO CLOSE POORLY AND RISK DAMAGE TO THE HINGE. TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TOLD ME THE DOOR WAS BUILT TOO HEAVY FOR THE HINGE. COST TO REPAIR THE PIN - $250.00.
NHTSA complaint #10153279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS NOT USED OFTEN, WHILE STANDING IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. THE CONTACT IS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE STRAPS BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT STRAPS MAY ALSO BREAK.
NHTSA complaint #10153054 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
TAILGATE CABLE CORRODED AND BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #10152604 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE RIGHT SIDE TAILGATE CABLE ON MY TRUCK BROKE WHILE LOADING A WOOD LOG. THANKFULLY THE OTHER CABLE DID NOT BREAK OR THE LOG WOULD HAVE FALLEN ON MY LEG CAUSING INJURY. I HAVE INSPECTED THE LEFT CABLE AND IT HAS SIGNS OF CORROSION UNDER THE PLASTIC COVERING AS WELL. I HAVE A 1983 S10 P/U THAT USES STEEL BARS THAT HAVE A PIVOT POINT SO THEY CAN HINGE WHEN YOU CLOSE THE TAILGATE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THAT DESIGN, AND THEY STILL WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALLS FOR THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. IT LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE S10 FAMILY AS WELL.
NHTSA complaint #10152420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.