2000 Chevrolet S10 door lock problems

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

3RD DOOR LATCH HANDLE BROKE. MADE OF WEAK PLASTIC.

NHTSA complaint #10216291 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

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.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

THE HANDLES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE SEAT BROKE VERY SHORTLY AFTER WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. ALSO THE THIRD DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN REPLACED BY US ALREADY AND IS BROKEN AGAIN, ALSO THE THIRD DOOR BRACKET AT THE TOP MY HUSBAND HAD TO WELD BECAUSE WE COULD NOT FIND ONE THIS BRACKET BROKE AND THE DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE HE WAS DRIVING. THE SPRING IN THE HINGE DOOR BROKE OFF AND NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR IS NOT OPENING PROPERLY. WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS EVER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT.

NHTSA complaint #10154030 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2000 CHEVY S10 HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKEN. I HAVE PURCHASED NEW CABLES, BUT THE REPAIR REQUIRES REPLACING THE ENTIRE LATCH. EVEN THE PARTS PEOPLE AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE DISGUSTED BY THIS. ALTHOUGH THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME OF THE FULL SIZED GM TRUCKS, THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT SEEM CONCERNED ABOUT THEIR SMALLER TRUCK CUSTOMERS. FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN ON THE INTERNET, THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE AN ISOLATED CASE.

NHTSA complaint #10120316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK

I HAVE A 2000 S-10 PICKUP . THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE FIRST ON THE DRIVER SIDE. BEFORE IT WAS REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE SNAPPED WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS STEPPED ON WHILE LOADING/UNLOADING. LUCKILY WITHOUT CAUSING ANY PERSONAL INJURY.

NHTSA complaint #10106046 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A TAILGATE PROBLEM. THE CABLES THAT HOLD THE TAILGATE IN THE DOWN POSITION SNAPPED. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THIS DEFECT. ALSO, CONSUMER PROVIDED THE VIN FOR CONFIRMATION, BUT AGAIN WAS TOLD THAT IT DID NOT APPLY TO THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION.

NHTSA complaint #10106672 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH

I OWN A 2000 S-10 CHEVROLET PICKUP WITH AROUND 39,000 MILES. BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS SNAPPED SIMULTANEOUSLY AS I CROSSED A FIELD WITH THE TAILGATE IN THE OPEN POSITION. THIS IS NOT A COMPANY VEHICLE WHERE THE TAILGATE IS OPERATED EVERYDAY. I DO NOT ALLOW HEAVY LOADS ON THE TAILGATE ITSELF LIKE LOADING OR UNLOADING AN ATV. IT APPEARS TO ME THAT THERE IS A DEFINITE DESIGN FLAW IN THIS CABLING. WHEN THE TAILGATE IS CLOSED, THE COATED, STRANDED COPPER WIRE THAT MAKES UP THE CABLE IS FOLDED BACK AGAINST ITSELF. ANY OPENING AND CLOSING CAUSES NORMAL, BENDING METAL FATIGUE. IN LOOKING AT MY FAILED CABLES, IT IS APPARENT THAT ALL OF THE STRANDS EXCEPT FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN, HAD FAILED PRIOR TO THE FINAL CABLE FAILURE. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS INJURED ON MY TRUCK'S CABLE FAILURE; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT UNCOMMON FOR PEOPLE TO CARRY OTHERS WORKING AFIELD ON THE TAILGATE. ALSO, TRUCKS ARE USED QUITE OFTEN FOR LOADING MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT THAT APPLIES SOME LOAD TO THIS AREA. EITHER OF THESE COULD RESULT IN SOMEONE'S DEATH OR INJURY AND I HAVE FOUND INSTANCES OF BOTH ON-LINE. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL ON SOME OF GM'S LARGER TRUCKS, BUT NOT ALL. ADDITIONALLY, I HAVE TALKED WITH MY DEALERSHIP AND A GM REPRESENTATIVE AND HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN EXTENDED TO CHEVY'S SMALLER TRUCKS. THIS ITEM NEEDS SOME ATTENTION BEFORE SOMEONE ELSE IS INJURED OR KILLED!!

NHTSA complaint #10104223 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

THIS VEHICLE HAS LIGHT METAL LATCHES ON THE SEAT BACKS AND EXTENDED CAB DOOR. THESE LATCHES BROKE, CAUSING THE THIRD DOOR TO SWING OPEN AND THE SEATS TO WOBBLE. THE BACK OF THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SEATS COULD NOT BE ADJUSTED WITHOUT THESE LATCHES. THE DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE VEHICLE THREE TIMES, ATTEMPTING TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE ONLY HAD AN EXTENDED CAB DOOR BEHIND THE DRIVER'S SEAT. *AK THE DEALER REPAIRED THE DRIVERS SEAT. THE PASSENGER SEAT ADJUSTMENT HAD BROKEN WITHIN THE FIRST WEEK OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REPAIR. *SC

NHTSA complaint #10068679 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING THE INSIDE THIRD DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED AND WOULD RATTLE AFTER HITTING A MINOR BUMP IN THE ROAD. CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINE. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *NLM

NHTSA complaint #10040181 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

CHEVROLET S10- #1 BOTH SEAT RECLINING LATCHES HAVE BROKEN OFF (CHEAP POT METAL USED IN LATCH). DEALER LAUGHED SAYING THAT HE HAS HAD MANY REPORTS ABOUT THIS BUT IT IS NOT A "MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT", BUT IT WILL COST US $70 FOR EACH MECHANISM PLUS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS IN LABOR COST. I HAVE NOTED MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE REGARDING THIS. #2 THIRD DOOR LATCH BROKEN, ALSO NOTED OTHER COMPLAINTS ON YOUR WEBSITE ABOUT THIS.

NHTSA complaint #10028494 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANGS WHEN OPENED, AS A RESULT OF THE 2 BOTTOM PINS THAT HOLD THE HINGE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOOR IS DESIGNED POORLY. CONSUMER HAS RETROFITTED WITH E-CLIPS THAT DOES A MUCH SAFER JOB. ALSO, THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FALLS APART. *SCC

NHTSA complaint #8016215 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.