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that has paint peeling off. My daughter bought her
first truck, and found out that the paint started
to peel off. She then found out that it was a primer problem. Is there any recourse with the manufacturer about this. Any help would be appreciated.
My reason for being skeptical about their hassle free repair is that I have had some pain in the [non-permissible content removed] minor oil leaks- oil cooler adapter to be exact. They (chev dealer) were not too happy about fixing leaks I guess, because they tried to make me pay for it- the three times it had to be fixed- telling me that "maintence items" such as that were not covered under warranty.
tattoo3- FYI- late 80's and early 90's chev trucks had [non-permissible content removed] paint jobs due to lousy primer- as you have found out. Chevy may still even repaint your truck under their recall deal- the only way to find out is to call GM itself- not the dealer.
When testing you trans try not to over rev it because there seems to be no rev limiter. Now to my problem, keeping the above in mind, sometime when going from park to first or reverse it doesn't seem to go into gear like it's slipping. When it's warmed up it works fine. Seems to be more often when it has set for awhile (overnight). Next, this is a 4-cyl with 85,000 has a lot or valve noise (lifters?) when cold (again overnight), however this problem seems more ambient temperature related (summer little or no noise winter lots of rattle) Is this normal or is the mileage catching up with it?
It got me through ice, snow, mud, and traffic.
In college I towed uhauls with heavy amounts of furniture. I moved 12 times during my 4 years of college. This has caused my rear suspension to sag. This truck has never failed me. My battery and brake pads are still the original.
Here is my breakdown
Oil change every 4000 miles
Lube cha. every 7k or 8k
Air filter every year
Changed trans fluid at 92k & Diff
Make sure to grease fitting on transmission if 5sp
Coolant at 98k
Fuel Filter at 65k
New tires at 75k
Same brakes
Same battery
Fan Belt at 100k
Plugs at 95k
Thats it. It probably is time for a new clutch.
This truck will reach 200k+. I commute 95miles per day. This truck never fails. I am sure there are trucks out there such as toyotas and nissans that people claim are better.But they lack the emotional bond that only a Chevy truck can bring. Plus I am proud my truck is American even though nobody is proud of what we produce anymore.
I also have a S10, awesome truck. I'd never go with an import because of:
A 12/07/41
B unfair trade practices (remember the taxes that were to be put on [non-permissible content removed] vehicles unless they opened their market? ie they can sell here but we cant there UNFAIR)
C price of parts, a $700 alternator? give me a break how many GM/Ford/Dodge alternators could you buy for that money?
D wimpy trucks with no power or style and I dont care how many plants they build here the bottom line is you buy japanese the money goes to japan and doesnt return
components was Saturn with Ford T-BIRD a close 82%, Majority of trucks and components are quite a
mixture of foreign made....Jeeps made in canada, many GM engines made in Hermosillo, Mexico, Many
joint ventures of GM/Japan mfrs in US, NUUMI plant in Fremont, Calif makes Toyota mini-trucks, most
of the HONDAS, NISSANS, TOYOTAS, EURO vehicles are made in US by UAW workers and sold by US salesman and dealers, I realize the overpriced imports need to be that way because most of the money goes to Japan....ie a $10,000 TUNDRA sold for $30,000...
If you want to buy STRICTLY AMERICAN, I MEAN USA
ONLY...Buy any '50s, 60's Detroit autos, many are
still around..By the way, S10 engines are made in
Hermosillo, Mexico and Brazil....ask GM
Iam
S10 diehard myself have had good ones and very horrific bad ones...best '87 S10 EXT CAB 4x4 2.8L
Tahoe...worst '91 S10 BLAZER 4X4 4DR TAHOE with
thousands of defects, a real bad LEMON, but have had beautiful luck with '88, 94, and my new 2000
Xtreme with 6500 trouble free miles...
I will only buy AMERICAN MADE.....Chevies, Fords,
Toyotas....
To reply to a previous post about why chose the S10 over the Ranger? I actually liked the way the Ranger drove better, except the S10 has more power. The S10 was just better value for the money. All of the Rangers I looked at had options I wasn't willing to pay for. The kicker was 3.9% financing from GMAC, Ford couldn't beat 8%.
All in all it's worked fine for the kind of driving I do - 100 miles per day mostly freeway, but the previous posts are right about the Tiger Paw tires. Wear like iron (fronts are still original) but poor traction. The Costco brand I bought to replace the rears are no better for traction but will probably last 80K or more. I'll definitely look at the Michelins when the fronts are worn out.
To reply to a previous post about why chose the S10 over the Ranger? I actually liked the way the Ranger drove better, except the S10 has more power. The S10 was just better value for the money. All of the Rangers I looked at had options I wasn't willing to pay for. The kicker was 3.9% financing from GMAC, Ford couldn't beat 8%.
All in all it's worked fine for the kind of driving I do - 100 miles per day mostly freeway, but the previous posts are right about the Tiger Paw tires. Wear like iron (fronts are still original) but poor traction. The Costco brand I bought to replace the rears are no better for traction but will probably last 80K or more. I'll definitely look at the Michelins when the fronts are worn out.
25% of Mazda because GEN. MacARTHUR wroto Japanese constitution that forbids US Companies from owning 100 % At least I think that is what I read..memory fading, am Babyboomer....
Kudos to the body!!
Just a thought.
A 3.1 would be a good decision for the s10. The 2.2 is too weak and the 4.3 is too much.
My friend has a 91 Isuzu with the GM 3.1. Great long lasting motor. Now has 168k I believe
schleuss I never heard of this problem....ie its not a common thing. Sounds like the dealer was on the right track but theres something wrong with the engine that causes the problem to come back. I'd go higher up, call GM and Chevy's 800 number and see if you can get a rep to handle your situation. When you start making noise they'll pay attention to you, unlike the dealer that doesnt want to do warranty work. I'm sure GM would like to keep you as a customer
Thank's for both of your help and I thought I'd bring you up to speed on my situation. I called GM customer service and they couldn't help. They told me all tech. reps go through the local service manager's at the dealership's. So I set a appointment for this friday again and explained the problem again. We shall see. Anybody else with information on this subject, your advise is needed. Just read my first letter and it will explain my engine trouble. Thx,Schleuss
red automatic. I just passed the 100k mile mark which is a first for me. Overall, I'm very happy
with the vehicle and am interested in repair issues people have had @ the 100k+ mileage mark.
Repairs;
Replaced alternator @ 100k
New battery @ 90k
New muffler @ 65k
New rear brakes @ 85k
New front brakes @50k
New tires @ 50k
A persistent problem I've had is a faulty driver
side power window. It didn't work right when I
bought the truck and still gives me occasional
trouble. I probably need to spend some money
on a tune up before summer comes. I'm hoping to
go trouble free till I get to 150k.
Happy Motoring!
Check out www.gm.com and go to contact us. You can e-mail from there or get the 800#.
Hey, is anyone looking for a Lund Racerback, black, lightly used? $100 or BO.
I'm a true blue Chevy fan that is losing his loyalty. I own a '98 S-10 6cyl with 60,000 mi that is starting to have electric problems. The left turn signal clicks way to fast and doesn't signal on the outside. My trip odometer seems to reset for no appearant reason and radio and instrument cluster flickers. The GM service rep said that his dealership has seen this several times. Anyone have ideas on a possible technical recall that could save me money since my new truck has too many highway miles to be under warrenty?
I've had a bunch of problems with this truck:
1) plastic pealing off air bag cover 10,000 mi
2) leaking shock absorber 10,000 mi
3) U-joints 30,000 mi
4) ignition coil burn out (this one stranded me) 31,000 mi
5) radio short out (had to be replaced) 32,000 mi
6) leak in cooling system 32,000 mi
7) paint on roof pealing 45,000mi
8) U-joints seem to be bad again 60,000mi
9) electrical system 60,000 mi
I like this truck but it is starting to get me down.
I've got an old Ranger, I'll be trading in for a new S10 or Ranger soon...
65 m.p.h. when the speed limit is 25 m.p.h. without hesitation due to the ZQ8 suspension. I have driven many ford rangers from 4 cyl to 6 cyl to homemade 8 cyl and have never driven a truck as nice as this one. I have beaten my buddies 5.9 Dakota more than once, which means he holds his head in shame.
The only aggravating problem the dealer can't fix is the popping noise when I'm going slow in a tight turn or when turning the wheel all the way while sitting still. This has done this since the first day I drove it off the lot. Needless to say I didn't notice it when I test drove it. It was brand new.
Has anyone else had this problem. It has been lubed and relubed and the bushings have been changed.
Any help???
The dealer says GM Tech support knows the problem is coming from the camshaft counter balance, a feature new to the 1999-00 4.3L engine but GM says it does does not have a fix.
Anyone else ever experience this or have a suggestion? It's only got 18,500 miles.
I also have a chevy 95 like yours. I also commute 98 miles per day. I have logged about 101k miles on my truck. If what you says is true about the stop lights and all that stuff you should not be having trouble with brakes. Every vehicle eventually need new brake pads. I still have the original brake pads. I checked them last week and they are still far from the wear indicator. Your brake pads should last a long time unless you stomp on the brake hard constantly.
As far as the battery goes. I sounds like the terminals were never scrubbed.
As far as the suppension. How often did you grease it.
Bad paint???? What are you talking about????
I do believe you on the AC minus the 3 times to repair it. It sounds to me like you expected too much from you S10.
Michael
Let me know if you get the cat back done.
I am assuming you have the 4 banger. I have one question for you since you have a lot of miles. I have 101K on my95 4 banger. Even though I have used several fuel injector cleaners, I just can not get it to stop knocking. Is this normal?? Did you have this problem?? I have not had the head gasket replaced and I was wondering how you knew it was time to replace it???