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Chevy S10/GMC S15-Sonoma: Problems & Solutions
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Any ideas why?
Here are my previous posts:
My 1999 S10 has been a perfect angel for all of its 201,000+ miles.
Monday, I stopped for a soda on my way to work.
When I got back to my truck, it wouldn't start.
"Clickity clickity clickity" is all I heard.
Dead Battery...right?
Right...so I got a jump from another car.
Both Starter & Engine would turn over, but it will not start.
I had it towed home.
There, I noticed the Fuel Pump wasn't priming at start-up.
How can I tell if the Fuel Pump Relay is bad?
The initial problem was a dead battery...is the Alternator causing the shut down?
When I turn over the engine...the volt meter only reads 9
Think an OBDII code reader point out the trouble?
The OBD II Code Reader did NOT find any trouble codes.
A smart suggestion from a co-worker (ex-GM Tech)
was to take one of the Fuel Pump relays and switch it around with another relay.
So, I tried that...nothings changed.
thanks
lisa
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thanks
lisa
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Nick
Nick
Anyone else have similar problems, ideas?
Thanks for any help offered...
Chip
I am having the same problems but with my electrical. The wipers come on by them self, the headlights are dim and when you put turn signals on the lights go dimmer, the dash lights come on by them self. I keep thinking it has something to do with brakes?
Any luck yet?
Ron
The water pump went out on my truck and it ran hot on the way home. I made it home and turned it off and let it cooled down so we could change out the water pump. And after we did, we tried to start it and it wouldn't start. So we replaced the Plugs and crank shaft sensor assuming that it was that. Well it still didn't start.And i have done everything i could possibly do to get it to start and NO luck.
It ran fine on the way home and i just can't figure out as to why it wont start now. If you have any ideas please help. I have a chevy s-10 pickup. 2.2 liter. I had the timing checked and it's ok. The coil packs are ok and the module is ok. I am clueless as to what else it could be. Please help. I miss my truck
thank you
Lisa
I picked this tip on another forum and its worked for lots radio and CD problems.
First how hot, into the red and did it steam and boil out coolant. If that's the case I would check cylinder compression, it may have taken the temper out of the rings.
thanks
The statement that I got it home did not sound good. I don’t know your situation at the time but when you could see the gauge nearing the red, stop the engine, after it cools add water even from a brook or large puddle if need be. Looks like you have major engine work.
My brakes intermittently get very hard, with no stopping power. Sometimes I can push through this, but other times I have to let it up completely and try again. Usually the second or third time after I let it up, it depresses fully and normally.
The problem only occurs after I have been driving for awhile. The first 15 minutes each time I drive it are usually fine, but then the problem gets worse the longer I go. Eventually the ABS and brake warning lights will come on, but that takes a long time, and I've only had that happen once or twice.
Other symptoms include a low and soft grinding noise when it happens, and hot front rims after I've been driving.
Front calipers and pads are new, and the rear drums are new.
I've been doing okay going back and forth from work, but I have to drive half-way across the country in a couple weeks. Any insight would be greatly appreciated.
I just put my front end up and noticed that the driver's side front wheel doesn't spin as freely as the passenger's side front. I get at least a full revolution when I spin the passenger's side wheel, and at most 1/8th of a revolution on the driver's side.
Long time listener, first time caller...j/k. :0)
I got this truck used, its basically a work truck. A few things wrong with it, relatively minor.
1. The horn doesn't work (Fuse has been replaced) the horn itself actually works(Hooked it up to the battery) missing foam/insulator maybe?
2. Parking break doesn't work. Clicks down nice and strong, but no stopping action
3. Am in the process of trying to install a cd deck (Sony) no wiring harness to speak of. Hooked up ground to the body, power and ACC...it takes the cd in when I turn it to acc. but the face plate doesn't light up...
Any suggestions, pointers, tips, advice, would go a long way. Thank you!
http://www.troublecodes.net/GM/
Count the flashes on the light, post the codes, and we'll go from there.
http://www.troublecodes.net/articles/brkfld.shtml
http://www.autozone.com/images/cds/gif/large/0900823d8012b295.gif
i have a 1999 s10 and i have the same problem. after driving an hour plus, the transmission will not shift into the high gear. if i let it cool for about 20 minutes, it is okay again. it also sometimes seems to be slipping or searching for gears when i am driving over 60 miles an hour. it definitely does seem to related to the operating temperature, i.e., once the transmission is really warm, it has the problem. very frustrating, cause even the chevy dealer couldn't tell me what was wrong. they test drove it 21 miles, and of course it didn't have the problem. please keep us posted if you are able to find anything. do you think possibly the transmission fluid was overfilled and when it gets really hot and expands it causes a problem?? a website i read said before condemning the transmission, have the fluid and filter changed (not flushed) and be sure to use the right fluid when refilling. have either of you tried this? thanks.