223 of the 7,335 complaints filed about the Chevrolet S10 are about the throttle and cruise control — 3% of everything owners reported. The worst model year for it is 1994.
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Complaints
3%
Share of all complaints
33
Crashes
0
Fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WATER LEAK IN COWL AREA ALLOWED RAIN WATER TO COLLECT UNDETECTED UNDER CARPET MOISTURE BARRIER CAUSING ACCESSORY HANDICAPPED ACCELERATOR PEDAL ASSEMBLY TO CORRODE. CORROSION OF THE PEDAL ARM PIVOT SHAFT EVENTUALLY CAUSED PEDAL TO FREEZE IN A PART THROTTLE POSITION IN TRAFFIC. EVASIVE MANEUVER REQUIRED TO AVOID COLLISION WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION.
NHTSA complaint #10649891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
OCCASIONALLY ABOUT 5 OR 6 TIMES AND COUNTING WHEN INITIALLY APPLYING THE BRAKE AT EITHER 45MPH OR 10 MPH MY 1997 CHEVY S10 VEHICLE STARTS TO ACCELERATE WITH MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND CRUISE CONTROL OFF AT WHAT APPEARED TO BE FULL SPEED/THROTTLE. MY FIRST REACTION WAS TO BRAKE EVEN HARDER, BUT THEN THE ANTILOCK BRAKES KICKED IN AND SEEMED TO REDUCE THE STOPPING FORCE BY NOT LETTING THE WHEELS LOCK. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I PLACED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THEN THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND ALSO STOPPED ACCELERATING.
NHTSA complaint #10641808 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRIC FUEL PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. UPDATED 11/20/14*LJ..UPDATED 11/24/14 *BF UPDATED 05/4/02015 *JS UPDATED 08/30/2017
NHTSA complaint #10641245 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
(1) WHILE SITTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT IN THE CITY. I HAVE A HABIT OF NOT STOPPING CLOSE TO VEHICLES AT STOP LIGHTS. WHILE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BEHIND A NEW LOOKING EXPLORER OF SOME KIND MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING BY ITSELF WITH MY FEET ON THE BRAKES. IF I HAD STOPPED CLOSER TO THE VAN I WOULD HAVE HIT IT VERY HARD. I READ NO ONE CAN STAND IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING BECAUSE OF THIS. (2) STARTED MY TRUCK IN MY YARD. IT QUICKLY IDLE VERY FAST AND WOULD NOT IDLE DOWN. PUT IN GEAR AND IT TOOK OFF VERY FAST AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE SWITCH BEFORE THE VEHICLE GOT IN THE HIGHWAY STILL TRYING TO STOP WITH THE HARD BRAKES. MY TRUCK NEVER DID THIS BEFORE. I LIVE IN THE CITY WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN PLAY IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. WHY DO MY TRUCK DO THESE THINGS? I WENT INTO THE COMPUTER LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND FOUND A LOT OF S10 OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN A CURVE, ON THE INTERSTATE OR JUST SOME ONE CROSSING THE STREET IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. I THANK GOD FOR LETTING ME BE AT HOME AND NO ONE WAS HURT JUST SCARED.
NHTSA complaint #10627974 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
IT JUST STALLED AND THE RADIO KEEPS GOING ON AND OFF ONCE IN A WHILE, ALSO THE TIRES KEEP GOING FLAT ON ME AND I PUT FIX A FLAT IN THEM AND THEY STILL DO THE SAME. ELECTRIC PROBLEM I THINK IT MIGHT BE THE RELAY NOT SURE. BUT IT HAS ELECTRIC PROBLEMS.
NHTSA complaint #10504072 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60MPH AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, EVEN AFTER STEPPING ON BRAKE PEDAL, I WAS ABLE TO CONTROL THE SPEED BY HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL, DOWNUNTIL I GOT TO MY DESTINATION, TURNED THE TRUCK OFF/ON AND CHECKED TO SEE THE ACCELERATION HAD STOPPED, THE TRUCK STAYED ON HIGH IDLE. IT SEEMS THE GAS PEDAL IS STUCK.
NHTSA complaint #10470710 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2003 CHEVY S-10 PICKUP PURCHASED IN JUNE 2003 THAT HAS LESS THAN 35,000 MILES. IN FEBRUARY 2008 WHEN DRIVING IN LOCAL TRAFFIC AND PERFECT WEATHER CONDITIONS I SUDDENLY HEARD A ROAR THAT SOUNDED LIKE A DIESEL TRUCK AND LASTED ONLY FEW SECONDS. I HAD NEVER HEARD SUCH A NOISE FROM MY TRUCK. ABOUT ONE QUARTER OF A MILE LATER THE ROAR RETURNED AND THE ACCELERATOR SPONTANEOUSLY DEPRESSED. I HAD TO STAND ON THE BRAKE WITH ALL MY STRENGTH TO TRY TO SLOW THE TRUCK. I STOOD ON THE BRAKE FOR A DISTANCE OF ABOUT 30 FEET. I ULTIMATELY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD TO CONTINUE TO STAND ON THE BRAKE TO KEEP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD EVEN AFTER THE IMPACT. THE PERSON THAT WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WALKED BACK TO ME AND SUGGESTED THAT I TURN OFF THE ENGINE. THIS STOPPED THE ROAR (OR "REVVED UP") ENGINE. THE TRUCK WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, BUT NO PROBLEMS COULD BE DETECTED BY THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS OR THE CHEVY DEALERS MECHANIC TO EXPLAIN THE ACCELERATION.
NHTSA complaint #10217472 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2003 CHEVROLET S-10 ZR2'S FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *KB THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE ENGINE WOULD ALSO MISS. THE VEHICLE ALSO EXHIBITED PROBLEM WITH THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW, HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, CRUISE CONTROL AND TRIM. THE VEHICLE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED ONCE WHILE DRIVING. THE TAILGATE HAD TO BE ADJUSTED.
NHTSA complaint #10167969 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: CONTACT STATED ALL OF THE GAUGES ON THE DASHBOARD SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AND WERE INACCURATE. THE SPEEDOMETER WAS STUCK AT 100 MPH. THE TACHOMETER SHOWED A READOUT OF ZERO. THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THE FUEL TANK WAS EMPTY, ALTHOUGH THERE WAS FUEL IN THE TANK.
NHTSA complaint #10145684 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT: 2001 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE POSTED OPEN WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN A FIVE MINUTE PERIOD. THE FIRST TIME HE THOUGHT THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS STUCK AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR. THEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE SECOND TIME HE DID THE SAME THING. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A LOOSE RESTRICTIVE PLATE IN THE CARBURETOR, HE TOOK THE PLATE OFF. SINCE THE PLATE WAS REMOVED, AND THE PROBLEM HAS NOT OCCURRED AGAIN. HE HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE HE DID NOT AGREE WITH DEALER'S PRICING. HE CALLED GM TO SEE IF THEY WOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIRS.
NHTSA complaint #10137184 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN I TEST DROVE THIS VEHICLE, I "PUNCHED" THE THROTTLE TO CHECK RESPONSE, ENGINE-MISFIRE, SMOKE, ETC. THE THROTTLE STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. REPEATED PUNCHING OF THE ACCELERATOR RELEASED THE THROTTLE AND I WAS ABLE TO REDUCE ENGINE SPEED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY CARPETING SNAGGING THE THROTTLE CABLE. (WRONG). THE DEALER EXAMINED THE VEHICLE, DECLARED THE PROBLEM CURED, AND I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. SINCE THAT TIME, THE THROTTLE HAS STUCK MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES. THIS IS PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, OR ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE THROTTLE STUCK ONCE WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO A DOWNTOWN PARKING LOT. IN ALL THESE CASES, HAD I NOT KNOWN WHAT TO EXPECT, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. NO PARTS HAVE EVER BEEN REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON AUGUST 21, 2004 AND ANOTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED TODAY (FEBRUARY 25, 2005).
NHTSA complaint #10112178 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK AFTER BEING DEPRESSED. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE ON ITS ON. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE BUTTER FLY LINKAGE SHEARED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THIS CAUSED THE THROTTLE PEDAL TO REMAIN OPEN. MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK THE THROTTLE BODY BUTTERFLY HAS A METAL ATTACHMENT HELD ON BY TWO RIVETS. OVERTIME THESE RIVETS BECAME LOOSE AND CAUSE METAL FATIGUE TO THE ATTACHED PIECE OF METAL ON THE BUTTERFLY. THE RIVET ON ONE SIDE BROKE THROUGH THE FATIGUE HOLE THAT WAS DRILLED FOR THE RIVET INSERT THEN CAUSING THE ATTACH PIECE TO SHIFT THUS WEDGING THE THROTTLE OPEN.
NHTSA complaint #10107118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 55 MPH WHEN VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING AT A RAPID SPEED.*MR THE CONSUMER TURN THE CRUISE CONTROL OFF AND APPLIED THE BRAKE BUT THAT DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE FROM ACCELERATING. THE CONSUMER HAD TO TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER.
NHTSA complaint #10083865 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER STATED VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK INTO DRIVE. THEN, VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH GARAGE DOOR. FINALLY, VEHICLE STOPPED AFTER SUBMERGING IN A SWIMMING POOL. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10075562 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITH DRIVER'S BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, HIT A GUARD RAIL, AND ROLLED INTO AN EMBANKMENT. UPON IMPACT, BOTH FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AN AMBULANCE WAS CALLED BUT DRIVER REFUSED TO GO WITH THE ANBULANCE. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY.
NHTSA complaint #10073543 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
WHEN ACCELERATING, THE THROTTLE BECAME STUCK. THE CONSUMER HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES TO DECELERATE THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED.
NHTSA complaint #10052171 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
CONSUMER NOTICED THAT AFTER SHIFTING VEHICLE FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE GAS PEDAL DESCENDED TO THE FLOORBOARD, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE AND RUN INTO A STORE FRONT AT FULL THROTTLE. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.
NHTSA complaint #10048256 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THROTTLE STICKS IN FULL-OPEN POSITION. MOTOR RPM BOUNCE OFF THE REV-LIMITER WHEN THIS HAPPENS. PROBLEM IS NOT IN THROTTLE CABLING OR ACCELERATOR PEDAL MECHANISM. PROBLEM IS INTERNAL TO THROTTLE BODY. FEELS LIKE A PIECE OF RUBBER IS JAMMED BETWEEN THE THROTTLE PLATE AND THROTTLE BODY HOUSING. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM.
NHTSA complaint #10046791 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
HEADLIGHTS DIM WITHOUT WARNING. ON 2 OCCASIONS THE HEADLIGHTS DIMMED AND FAILED. THIS REDUCES DRIVER'S VISIBILITY. AS A RESULT, THE CONSUMER DROVE OFF THE ROAD AND WENT INTO A DITCH. ALSO, UPON DEPRESSING ACCELERATOR PEDAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DROPPED INTO FIRST GEAR ABRUPTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10046464 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
POOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE, HESITATION FROM A STOP WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR SHIFTS ERADICALLY, 4 WHEEL DRIVE DOES NOT ENGAGE OR DISENGAGES AFTER ENGAGEING, CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY.
NHTSA complaint #10039420 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.