1992 CHEVROLET S10 Recalls, Complaints & Safety

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Remedy: K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.

1,921 vehicles affected

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

27,176 vehicles affected

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

61,944 vehicles affected

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.

1,125,749 vehicles affected

STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR

THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENS AT THE STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING GEAR COUPLING. WITH THIS LOOSENESS, THE YOKE PINCH BOLT CAN WEAR ON THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPLINES AND THE BOLT.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.

144,598 vehicles affected

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN

THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES BREAK AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE AND/OR VEHICLE INDUCED STRESS.

Remedy: INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED FAN ASSEMBLY.

215,052 vehicles affected

PROBLEMS WITH THE FUEL TANK. *PH (NAR) FUEL TANK LEAKED. *NM

ABS WARNING LIGHTS ON, REAR BRAKES LOCK IN DAMP / WET WEATHER / LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL / EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK *MR

GAS TANK RUSTED UNDER THE COVER. WARRANTY EXPIRED, YET FUMES WERE NOTICED WITHIN 50 FEET OF THE VEHICLE. *AK *MR

MY SON AND I BOTH OWN CHEVROLETS S10 TRUCKS. BOTH OF THEM DEVELOPED PROFUSE OIL LEAKS FROM THE OIL FILTER ADAPTER LINES. THIS CAUSED A TOTAL HEMORRHAGE OF OIL BEFORE IT COULD BE DISCOVERED AND DAMAGED THE ENGINES. WHAT A SURPRISE TO DISCOVER SEVERAL OTHER SIMILAR GENERAL MOTORS VEHICLES IN THE SAME SHOP WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE SHOP OWNERS SAID THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WITH THESE CHEVROLET AND GMC TRUCKS, AND THAT THEY HAD REPLACED LEAKING LINES ON 8 OR 10 IN JUST THE PAST MONTH. IF THIS IS HAPPENING IN ONE SMALL SHOP IN TOWN, HOW MANY IS IT HAPPENING TO ALL OVER THE COUNTRY? MOST OF THE TRUCKS SUFFERED SIGNIFICANT ENGINE DAMAGE REQUIRING A COMPLETE OVERHAUL BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW THE OIL IS LEAKING OUT UNTIL THE ENGINE BEGINS MAKING NOISE OR SEIZES. THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT BECAUSE THE OIL LINES ARE VERY NEAR THE EXHAUST PIPE AND COULD SPRAY OIL ONTO IT. SOMEONE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WOULD BE UNAWARE THIS WAS HAPPENING UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS AFIRE. IT COULD ALSO SPRAY OIL ONTO THE TIRE AND CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD BE MADE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CORRECTING BOTH THE DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND FOR REPAIRING/REPLACING DAMAGED ENGINES CAUSED BY IT. *AK

WINDSHIELD WIPERS TURN ON WHEN TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED.*MR CONSUMER FELT AS THOUGH THIS CAUSED A MINOR DISTRACTION TO THE DRIVER AND SHOULD BE CORRECTED. *PH *JB

THE LEFT REAR TIRE BLEW OUT ON THE VEHICLE. FIRESTONE TRIUMPH. *AK WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE, THE CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND DISCOVERED, THE ENTIRE TIRE WAS IN SHREDS AND THE WHOLE SIDE OF THE WHITE WALL HAD BLOWN OFF AND WAS JUST HANGING BY LITTLE PIECES. *TS *JB

THE RIGHT PASSENGER TIRE EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION. *JB SCC

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POTENTIAL HAZARD IF HOIST BREAKS ON HIGHWAY SPARE TIRE MAY CAUSE SERIOUS DAMAGE OR INJURY TO VEHICLES IN REAR. MR

RECALL 99V193 REPAIRS FOR ABS BRAKES WERE COMPLETED, HOWEVER WHEN CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, THEY DID NOT HOLD. *AK CONSUMER ADDS; WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES THEY DO NOT STOP THE VEHICLE AS QUICKLY AS OUR OTHER VEHICLES. *SCC

CONSUMER WAS GETTING INSIDE OF VEHICLE AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BROKE. MOUNT WHICH IS LOCATED INSIDE OF SEAT CAME APART. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

OUR TRANSMISSION CAUGHT FIRE THROUGH THE DIPSTICK. WE DID NOT LEARN OF THE DIPSTICK/SEAL RECALL UNTIL TODAY-OUR INSURANCE AGENT TOLD US, WE NEVER HEARD ON NEWS OR RECEIVED NOTICE. WE NEED RECALL INFORMATION PLEASE, THANKS.*AK

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RETRACTING SPRING CAME LOOSE FROM SHAFT THAT ROLLS SEAT BELT UP. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. *AK PASSENGER SIDE REAR SEAT LAP SHOULDER BELT BECAME INOPERATIVE WHEN COIL RETRACTING SPRING CAME LOOSE FROM SHAFT THAT BELT ROLLS UP ON, THIS WAS CAUSED BY THE HOLE PLUG COMING OUT OF THE PLASTIC SPRING COVER ALLOWING THE SPRING TO WORK ITS WAY OFF THE SHAFT, THE PLUG IS ALSO OUT OF THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT BUT THE SPRING HAS NOT COME OFF. *SLC

WIRING RUNS THROUGH FRONT BODY HINGE PILLAR AT A 90 DEGREE ANGLE AND WAS RUBBING UP AGAINST A METAL BRACKET, CAUSING INSTALLATION ON WIRING TO COME OFF, RESULTING IN A UNDERDASH FIRE. *AK *SLC

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MY REAR ANTI-LOCK BRAKES DO NOT WORK AT ALL WHEN I'M IN TWO-WHEEL DRIVE. I HAVE TO BE IN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE BEFORE MY REAR BRAKES WORK AT ALL. I UNDERSTAND THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT I CAN'T FIND A CHEVROLET DEALER THAT CAN HELP ME. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I HAVE HAD MANY CLOSE CALLS DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. HOPE YOU CAN HELP ME.( DOT NUMBER: )

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL BECOMES HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING. DISTANCE.*AK

PROBLEM SAME AS IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 99V193000 BUT VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF RECALL. *AK

RECALL 99V193000/ABS: WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A SUDDEN / EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT CAUSES A DELAYED IN STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER FOR REPAIRS, SIX MONTH LATER PROBLEM REOCCURRED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

ORIGNIAL EQUIPMENT ON 1992 CHEVROLET S10 PICK UP, TIRE SIZE 205/75R14. , WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL GO TO RIGHT AND WILL VIBRATE DUE TO DRIVERS F RONT TIRE BELT BREAKING. *AK MANUFUCTURERS ARE PUTTING DEFECTIVE TIRES ON MARKET AND CHARGING TOP DOLLAR. *YH

WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IT CAUGHT ON FIRE. FIRE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *AK

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WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH UP HILL IN CRUISE THROTTLE BODY STUCK WIDE OPEN. DRIVER HAD TO SHUT OFF IGNITION TO STOP TRUCK FROM ACCELERATING AT SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. DEPRESSING BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. TRUCK HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP A NUMBER OF TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED ON BACK. *AK

RECALL # 99V193000 GMC/ABS; ABS WARNING LIGHT CONTINUED TO STAY ILLUMINATED. ABS WARNING LIGHT ONLY CAME ON WHEN BRAKES WERE BEING USED. CURRENTLY, ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE LIGHT STAYED ON AT ALL TIMES. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER NFORMATION. *AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WORK INTERMITTENTLY. REAR WHEELS PULSE/LOCKUP & GRAB. CONSUMER HAS TO DISCONNECT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM TO DRIVE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE LIGHT STAYS ON. DEALER DOESN'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM. *AK

AFTER ABS LIGHT WAS COMING ON AND OFF, DEALER RESET THE ABS SYSTEM. THEN CONSUMER STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY LOCKED, REAR ENDING ANOTHER VEHICLE.*AK

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ENGINE FAILURE RESULTED IN VEHICLE FIRE (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT). *MJS

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WHILE DRIVING STEPPED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES WON'T WORK WITH MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE AS STATED IN RECALL 99V193000. FRONT BRAKES ARE OK, BUT REAR BRAKES ABS DOESN'T NOT WORK PROPERLY. REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE PROPORTIONING VALVE, SHOES, DRUMS, DISCS, PADS, AND HOSES, BUT PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

CONSUMER'S WIFE WAS TRAVELING AT 20MPH AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, SHE APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR . THERE WERE NO BRAKES. SHE WENT THROUGH A RED LIGHT, AND COASTED VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. *AK

GAS LINKAGE CABLE BROKE AND VEHICLE SELF ACCELERATED AT 30 MPH, DUE TO THIS INCIDENT TWO TIRES WERE DAMAGED AND FRONT END IS MISALIGNED. YH

BRAKES FAILED WHILE TRYING TO STOP FOR A SCHOOL BUS. STEPPED HARD DOWN ON PEDAL ON WET ROAD. ANTILOCK NEVER STARTED WORKING,WHEELS NEVER LOCKED UP.COASTED FOR 1/4 MILE BEFORE STOPPING.PEDAL PRESSURE VERY HIGH. COULD NOT DEPRESS PEDAL. *AK

WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL STOPPING BACK WHEELS LOCK UP, CAUSING VEHICLE TO COME TO A DEAD STOP. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE. *AK

THIS IS THE 3RD TIME I AM GOING TO HAVE TO REPLACE MY EXHAST MANIFOLD.. I HAVE HEARD THERE BEEN OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE GM 2.5 L ENGINE WHO ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE EXHUAST MANIFOLD NUMBEROUS TIMES. IS THERE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS PRODUCT?

WHEN THE SPARE TIRE WAS PUT ON THE FRONT AXLE, THE WHEEL WELL CUT INTO THE SPINDLE AND TIE ROD. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

CPI FUEL INJECTION UNIT FAILED ALLOWING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO ENTER ENGINE. A LARGE AMOUNT OF THIS FUEL WAS NOT BURNED IN THE ENGINE AND SENT OUT OF THE ENGINE INTO THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. THIS CONDITION POSED A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD FOR A POSSIBLE ENGINE FIRE OR EXPLOSION ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC. HE HAS SERVICE MANY OF THESE SIMILAR 4.3L CPI ENGINES WHICH HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE OF THE CPI FUEL INJECTION UNIT. I AM REPORTING THIS PROBLEM WITH MY VEHICLE IN ORDER TO PREVENT A SERIOUS INCIDENT IN A VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ENGINE.

THE ANTILOCK BRAKES ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. PROBLEM STARTED THREE YEARS AGO WHEN APPLING BRAKES, PEDAL WAS HARD, AND THE BRAKES HESITATED, AND THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE. *AK

ON WET PAVEMENT THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS DECREASED WHEN THE PEDAL IS APPLIED. THE PEDAL IS VERY SOFT, BUT IT DOES NOT GO TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

INTERMITTENTLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED PEDAL GETS HARD, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

DRIVER'S SEATBELT IS STUCK IN THE HOUSING WHICH MAKES SEATBELT INOPERATIVE, AND WON'T PROTECT THE DRIVER IN EVENT OF A CRASH. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ANTILOCK BREAK LIGHT STAYS ON (DASH)

WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECOME INOPERABLE IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

PAINT DELAMINATION.

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING BRAKES, THEY ARE GOING HALF WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD, AND THE ABS LIGHT IS ON. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 50 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE UNDER THE HOOD THAT CAUGHT THE DRIVER'S ATTENTION, WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, THE HOOD WAS LIFTED, AND THERE WAS A FIRE THAT IGNITED IN THE ALTERNATOR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO BURN UP. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED. *AK

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I HAVE RECENTLY TAKEN THIS VEHICLE INTO TWO DIFFERENT CHEVY DEALERS AND TWICE WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT.WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS UNDER 40MPH OR SO WHEN BRAKING TO STOP OR SLOW FOR A TURN, THE BRAKE PEDAL RATCHETS DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON.I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR BECAUSE OF THE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR.WHILE THE CAR WAS AT ONE DEALER,THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH ITAND THAT I COULD DISCONNECT THEM IF I WANTED,NOW IF THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WHY WOULD I DO THAT.I CALLED THE CHEVY#1-800-222-1020 AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN# WASN'T PART OF THE RECALL AND TO TAKE IT TO AN INDEPENDENT TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIX IT.ALL I WANT IS THE CAR FIXED SO ITS SAFE ,I'VE TRIED TWICE AT GM DEALERS AND WASTED MONEY.HELP!!!

ABS COMPUTER/VALVE SYSTEM DEFECTIVE. BRAKES "CHATTER" ON APPLICATION, OCCASIONALLY HAVE A WHEEL LOCKUP WHEN BRAKING. FLUSHED FLUID SYSTEM, NO MECHANICAL PROBLEM, GOOD PADS, NO FLUID LEAK, VACUUM BOOSTER OK. DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM, DOESN'T REALLY WANT TO CHANGE OUT COMPUTER/VALVE SYSTEM. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS SYSTEM?

SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY TIGHT ON CAR SEAT. MJS

ABS SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON AND WON'T GO OFF. DEALER CAN'T DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK

FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE SKIDDED ACROSS THE ROAD. *AK

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WE HAVE A 1992 S-10 BLAZER WITH A TWO WHEEL LOCKING DIFFERENTIAL-REAR AXLE. SINCE WE PURCHASED IT, WE HAVE ALWAYS FELT THAT THE BRAKES WERE TOO HARD TO APPLY AND FAILED TO STOP QUICKLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WE HAD TO STOP ON GRAVEL AND THE VEHICLE SLID INSTEAD OF COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE 1992 TWO WHEEL DRIVE BLAZERS NEED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PRESENT RECALL.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE, AND GARAGE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. WIRES IN THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE DUE TO ABS COMPUTER FAILURE. *AK

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