181 of the
7,335 complaints filed about the Chevrolet S10
are about the seat belts —
2% of everything owners reported.
The worst model year for it is 1995.
TAKATA INFLATORS--AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND STAYS ON EVEN AFTER I HAD ALREADY HAD IT RESET,THE DOME LIGHT BLOWS FUSES MORE THAN IT SHOULD SOMETIMES 3-4 TIMES A MONTH,THE BLINKERS ACT FUNNY SOMETIMES AND THE SEAT BELTS HANG UP AND U HAVE TO PULL ON THEM A FEW TIMES TO GET THEM TO RELEASE SO YOU CAN BUCKLE THEM,THE TRANSMISSION GRINDS WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO REVERSE,THE CLUTCH FAN CAME APART AND I HAD TO REPLACE IT AND MOST OF THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS SITTING STILL I HAVE THE RECALL#'S(N970033--N980043/NHTSA#98V150
NHTSA complaint #11210231 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DRIVERS SIDE SEATBELT WOULDN'T LATCH. DRIVING AND SMELLED SMOKE. SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER DRIVERS SIDE DASH. STOPPED AND SAW MELTED WIRES. SEATBELT INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OUT.
NHTSA complaint #10873353 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
OUR ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON AND WHEN IT DOES THE ABS DON'T WORK. IT COMES ON WHENEVER IT WANTS. IT IS THE SAME ISSUES AS THE 2000 ARE HAVING AND THEY HAVE A RECALL. IT RECENTLY CAUSED THE BACK WHEEL NOT TO MOVE AT ALL. WE WERE TOLD THE SPRING INSIDE THE MODULE IS GOING OUT. IT ALSO AFFECTS THE AIR BAG FROM GOING ON. ALSO, THE IGNITION WON'T WORK THE TRUCK WON'T START. IT TAKES SEVERAL TRIES TO GET IT TO START. WE WERE JUST TOLD THAT IT'S THE STARTER. THE SEATBELT LOCKS INTERMITTENTLY AND WON'T LET ME MOVE.
NHTSA complaint #10625834 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS GOING THROUGH A GREEN LIGHT AT AN INTERSECTION,WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN THE RED LIGHT AT A HIGH SPEED. THE VEHICLE HIT THE FRONT CENTER OF MY BUMPER AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD. I WAS HEADED SOUTH,AND THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS HEADED WEST,WHEN IT HIT ME. IT TURNED ME INTO THE WESTWARD DIRECTION. WHEN I CAME TO, MY HEAD WAS HANGING OUT THE WINDOW AND MY SON(WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT )WAS ON TOP OF ME. HE WAS THROWN ACROSS THE CONSOLE,OUR SEAT BELTS DID NOT HOLD. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE ER BY AMBULANCE. IF NEED BE I HAVE PHOTOS OF THE ACCIDENT SCENE...UPDATED 09-03-14 *BF UPDATED 09/10/2014
NHTSA complaint #10606586 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELTS DID NOT SUSTAIN HER PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.
NHTSA complaint #10439378 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
THE TRUCK WAS IN A HEAD-ON COLLISION WITH A LARGE TREE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WAS HIT IN CENTER OF BUMPER WITH SUFFICIENT FORCE TO PUSH ENGINE INTO BULKHEAD AND DISTORTING DASHBOARD AND INTERIOR. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. MY FATHER WAS KILLED IN THE ACCIDENT. POLICE REPORTED HE WAS NOT WEARING A SEAT BELT. OUR CONCERN WAS WHY WASN'T THE AIR BAD DEPLOYED DURING CRASH. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED SHORTLY BEFORE THE CRASH.
NHTSA complaint #10190439 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING THE 2005 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT END COLLISION AND NEITHER THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER NOR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING AT 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE STRUCK THE CONTACTS VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MINOR INJURIES. THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23672. *AK THE CONSUMER HAS PROVIDED A POLICE REPORT FROM THE ACCIDENT AND THE INVOICES FOR THE DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. UPDATE 4/23/07
NHTSA complaint #10184860 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT 9 MONTHS AGO THE SEAT BELT FRACTURED. THE FEMALE PORTION OF THE BUCKLE WOULD NOT REMAINED LATCHED TO THE MALE PORTION OF THE BUCKLE. THIS PROBLEM WAS CONSISTENT NOT INTERMITTENT. THE PART TO FIX THE PROBLEM WAS NOT AVAILABLE AT A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THE PART WILL BE SHIPPED WITHIN 7 TO 10 DAYS TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE EXACT NAME OF THE PART REQUIRED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE IS FREE OF DIRT AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS.
NHTSA complaint #10160283 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
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 IT HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED.
NHTSA complaint #10148230 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS TRAVELLING AT APROXIMATELY 55 MPH. A FULL SIZED SILVERADO 4X4 PULLING A HORSE TRAILER FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND HIT HM IN THE DRIVER DOOR. MY DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WIFE WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER. SHE WAS WEARING HER SHOULDER/SEATBELT. IT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND HOLD HER BACK. SHE WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THE DASHBOARD. SHE RECEIVED BRUISED RIBS AND A BRUISE ON HER FOREHEAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD BEEN TURNED OFF DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE SOMETIMES TRANSPORT OUR GRANDCHILDREN. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CONDITIONS WERE NOT RIGHT FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR FOR THE SEATBELT TO RESTRAIN! COME ON! I THOUGHT THESE THINGS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SAFETY EQUIPMENT!!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10119410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
I WAS TRAVELLING AT APROXIMATELY 55 MPH. A FULL SIZED SILVERADO 4X4 PULLING A HORSE TRAILER FAILED TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I APPLIED MY BRAKES AND HIT HM IN THE DRIVER DOOR. MY DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WIFE WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER. SHE WAS WEARING HER SHOULDER/SEATBELT. IT DID NOT LOCK IN PLACE AND HOLD HER BACK. SHE WAS THROWN FORWARD INTO THE DASHBOARD. SHE RECEIVED BRUISED RIBS AND A BRUISE ON HER FOREHEAD. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAD BEEN TURNED OFF DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE SOMETIMES TRANSPORT OUR GRANDCHILDREN. WE HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE CONDITIONS WERE NOT RIGHT FOR AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR FOR THE SEATBELT TO RESTRAIN! COME ON! I THOUGHT THESE THINGS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE SAFETY EQUIPMENT!!!!!
NHTSA complaint #10119411 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
DURING A FRONTAL CRASH THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT FAILD TO LOCK. PASSENGER WAS THROWN FORWARD IN FULLY EXTENDED SEATBELT. PASSENGER SUSTAINED FACIAL INJURIES FROM HITTING THE DASHBOARD. DRIVER ALSO INJURED. AIRBAG DEPLOYED ON DRIVER, AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WORKED PROPERLY.
NHTSA complaint #10118491 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
A LARGE PICKUP PULLED IN FRONT OF MY CHEVROLET S10 (1999) AND I HIT IT IN THE DRIVER DOOR WITH THE FRONT OF MY S10. I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 55 MPH WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. THE DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG ON MY S10 DID NOT DEPLOY. MY WIFE WAS RIDING AS A PASSENGER. HER SHOULDER/SEATBELT DID NOT RESTRAIN HER AND SHE WAS THROWN INTO THE DASHBOARD. (PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS TURNED OFF DUE TO TRANSPORTING CHILDREN IN CARSEATS.).
NHTSA complaint #10116435 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2004 TAIL GATE ASS FAILED REPLACED AFTER MARKET PARTS 2004 BACK UP LIGHTS IN/OP;004 INTERRIOR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF/ OVER RIDE BOTTON USED TO SAVE BATTERY2005 LEFT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED. 004 RIGHT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED;005 FRONT END REPLACED/PITTMAN/TIE RODS;2004 OIL FILTER LEAK / TIGHTENED 2004 REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES IN/OP 5 LEFT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED;005 RIGHT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED 2005 GAS SENDING UNIT REPLACED ERADIC BEHAVIOR 2004 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED ;004 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED;005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT 2005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 U JOINTS REPLACED;04 BATTERY REPLACED 2005 TRANSMISSION SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR;005 REAR END {3.42} LOCKER CLANGS BETWEEN 1ST AND REVVED. 004 4 TIRES 005 4 TIRES 2004 DOOR HINGES FREEZE UP LUBE;005 TAIL GATE HINGES SHOW WEAR 2005 PARTS 4 EA TIE RODS/O/RING TYPE BRAKE SHOESAND DRUMS/U JOINTS. I HAVE FOR INSPECTION.
NHTSA complaint #10111922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
2004 TAIL GATE ASS FAILED REPLACED AFTER MARKET PARTS 2004 BACK UP LIGHTS IN/OP;004 INTERRIOR LIGHT WILL NOT TURN OFF/ OVER RIDE BOTTON USED TO SAVE BATTERY2005 LEFT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED. 004 RIGHT FRONT HUB ASS REPLACED;005 FRONT END REPLACED/PITTMAN/TIE RODS;2004 OIL FILTER LEAK / TIGHTENED 2004 REAR EMERGENCY BRAKES IN/OP 5 LEFT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED;005 RIGHT EMERGENCY BRAKE DRUM REPLACED 2005 GAS SENDING UNIT REPLACED ERADIC BEHAVIOR 2004 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED ;004 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED;005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED FRONT 2005 LEFT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 RIGHT BRAKE SHOE REPLACED REAR;005 U JOINTS REPLACED;04 BATTERY REPLACED 2005 TRANSMISSION SHOWING SIGNS OF WEAR;005 REAR END {3.42} LOCKER CLANGS BETWEEN 1ST AND REVVED. 004 4 TIRES 005 4 TIRES 2004 DOOR HINGES FREEZE UP LUBE;005 TAIL GATE HINGES SHOW WEAR 2005 PARTS 4 EA TIE RODS/O/RING TYPE BRAKE SHOESAND DRUMS/U JOINTS. I HAVE FOR INSPECTION.
NHTSA complaint #10111922 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
BODY RUST AND PAINT CHIPPING AND PEELING DIGITAL DASHBOARD IS DEAD EXCEPT FOR SPEEDOMETER AND TRIP METER SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK UP WHEN YOU SLAM THE BRAKES ON FRONT SUSPENSION IS VERY SQUIKY
NHTSA complaint #10068891 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONSUMER WAS KNOCKED UNCONSCIOUS WHEN HIS HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *AK
NHTSA complaint #10065273 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. VEHICLE WAS HIT ON THE FRONT AND THE PASSENGER SIDES. UPON IMPACT, NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT. AS A RESULT, CONSUMER HIT THE STEERING WHEEL AND SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION. VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. MANUFACTURER'S INVESTIGATOR AFTER INSPECTING THE AIR BAGS INDICATED THE REASON THAT THEY DIDN'T DEPLOY WAS BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T HIT RIGHT.
NHTSA complaint #10063373 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.