2000 Chevrolet S-10 engine and engine cooling problems

“TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. ON MARCH 7, 2007, THE ENGINE FAILED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH. THE CONTACT WAITED TEN MINUTES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ONCE BEFORE IN 2002. WHEN HE CURRENTLY STARTS THE VEHICLE, THE SECURITY LIGHT FLICKERS AND THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE IS THE SAME AS NOTED IN TSB # 010856001. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2000. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 125,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.”

“SOON AFTER PURCHASE (SOMETIME IN 2001), CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DIAGNOSED AS WATER IN AIR PUMP AND CHECK VALVE CORRODED OPEN. BROUGHT TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES TO HAVE REPAIRED WITH ONLY THE LAST SERVICE SUCCESSFUL. FORWARD TO PRESENT. AGAIN, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. COMPUTER SCANNED, SAME DIAGNOSIS. EVEN AFTER PREVIOUS FAILURES WITH AIR PUMP AND CHECK VALVE, NO LONGER WARRANTED. *JB”

“I OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICK UP TRUCK. I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THE PAST A COUPLE OF TIMES AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE SMOG PUMP NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH EVERY 2000 CHEVROLET PICK UP TRUCK AND THAT GM NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I A WRITING TO KNOW WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR GETTING A RECALL STARTED. THANK YOU. *JB”

“I PURCHASED MY 2000 CHEVY MALIBU WITH 8,000 MILES AND STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS VERY HAPPY WITH IT UNTIL RECENTLY. EVEN THOUGH I FAITHFULLY CHANGE THE OIL EVERY 3,000 MILES I AM NOW EXPERIENCING MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH 65,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WHICH I AM STILL PAYING OFF. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THAT GMC HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ENGINE THAT IS IN MY VEHICLE. IT NOW HAS AN INTAKE VALUE FAILURE AND PISTON PROBLEMS. I HAVE OWNED MANY OTHER VECHILES AND AS LONG AS I MAINTAINED THEM THEY RAN GREAT UNTIL 100,000 PLUS MILES. WHAT IS THE PROBLEM AND WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THIS ENGINE? NOT IMPRESSED. I THOUGHT GOING GMC WOULD GIVE ME A RELIABLE VEHICLE. I NOW HAVE TO PUT IN OVER $1,000 OR REPLACE THE ENGINE FOR $3,000 TO $4,000. WHEN I GO TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHILE I WILL KEEP THIS IN MIND!!!!!”

“BRAKE LINE FAILED AT AN INTERSECTION, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. CHEVROLET NOTIFIED, DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM, PART TOOK A WEEK TO ARRIVE, AND WE JUST FIXED IT AT HOME OUT OF EXASPIRATION FOR THE DEALER, CHEVY WAS GREAT THOUGH, LINE FOUND WORN RIGHT THROUGH. MANY FAILURES WITH THIS VEHICLE. WENT THROUGH 3 BATTERIES AND 2 ALTERNATORS. UPPER BALL JOINT FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY, PARTS DEPARTMENT TRIED TO SAY BECAUSE IT WASNT GREASED, BUT I KEEP IT GREASED, THE BALL BROKE RIGHT OUT THE SIDE, ALL BALL JOINTS REPLACED. IDLER ARM FOUND BROKEN WHEN VEHICLE TAKEN FOR RE-ALIGNMENT BEFORE THAT. VARIOUS ELECTRICAL FAILURES (SUSPECTED SHORT SOMEWHERE AS BATTERY SPARKS WHEN RECONNECTED). FUEL PUMP FAILURE AT 65,000 MILES, PRECEEDING FUEL GUAGE MALFUNCTION ABOUT 6 MO'S BEFORE, REPLACED FUEL PUMP. HEATING FAILURE SUSPECTED DUE TO DEX-COOL COOLANT (COOLANT SOLIDIFIES AND JAMS HEATER CORE, ECT...), VEHICLE REVERSE FLUSHED, AND NEW THERMOSTAT INSTALLED, NOT MUCH IMPROVEMENT, BLOWS HARDER BUT STILL COLD. TRANSMISSION SLIPS ON OCCASION. CURRENTLY LEAKS STEERING FLUID, THIS HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED AS I BOUGHT A NEW TRUCK, AND HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO FIX THE S10. WATER COMING IN…”

“WHILE DRIVING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. THEN, VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO SLUDGE INSIDE OF THE ENGINE. *AK”