When you take your foot of the accelerater to slow down or turn a corner your engine dies leaving you with no brakes. You step on the brake and it is like stepping on a rock. You cannot stop the vechicle. After talking to two gm service centers, I was told the problem was a defective egr valve. They both have had to replace them in the past. Gm has recalls and service bulletins on the v style engine, but not the z style which I own. Gm knows they have a problem and refuse to do anything about it.
1995 Chevrolet S10 engine complaints
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Vehicle fire due to possible engine failure. Mjs
Twice under warranty I had gm fix an oil leak from the oil pan gasket and the third time it was out of warranty so gm would not work on it. The oil leak has gotten worse. I feel since the problem was noticed at 12k miles and a new gasket put on and at 32k miles gm again worked on it but just torqueing the oil pan bolts tighter that they should be held accountable! They told me there would not be a problem after the warranty ran out to follow up on any further leaks! Well, after warranty it began to leak again but this time I hit a "wall" with gm! They will not work on it at their cost! This was a problem early in the vehicle's history and persisted. Oil is a vital need for an engine to perform... You would think that such a leak would be looked into rather than ignored or shrugged at. Please help me with this. My truck is now rolling into the 75k mile range and I would like it to last longer but won't with this very costly repair.
Oil line blew off the fitting, pumped all the oil out of the engine causing the engine to seize. Mjs
Fuel pump failed and replaced on six occasions. Mjs
Engine pistons malfunctioned, causing a clucking noise, and may have caused the engine to sieze. This could result in a crash. Please provide further information.
While driving at any rate of speed and without warning vehicle will completely shut down, also check engine light illuminates, indicating a malfunction. Dealer replaced the engine which did not correct the problem.
Failure of the e.g.r.value almost cause a wreak, because the braking system, became inorperble. Also there was no warning giving to me by any of the vehicules warning devices. Fortunally I was able to steer to the right and miss the vehicul in front of me. At no time did a warning come on to let me know that I had no brakes. Now I understand that if the e.g.r.value gets carbon inlodge in it this is what will happen. Because you have a internal vaccum leak, resulting in the lost of the ability of your braking system to properly working. This time my wife and I were lucky, I hope this will never happen again, altho there is no guarantee it won't.
The egr valve is sticking, causing loss of vehicle control.
During recall repair of the windshield wiper circuit board the dealership damaged the air condition unit (98v‑150), wiper motor failed prior to recall notice. Mjs
Oil lines from the oil filter houseing to the radatior have a section of rubber line. At the fittings from steel lines to rubber they leak oil just wondering if this is a common problum? Thank you.
Continuous problem with poor driveability and engine surges, several repairs/replacements, including replacement of egr valve and transmission, however problem is still not rectified.
The coolant used in the cooling system is dex-cool. Then engine overheated, so I decided to add more dex-cool. When I opened up the radiator, I noticed this rust-colored dirt-like substance packed inside the radiator. When the dealer that serviced my truck inspected the cooling system, every component had this substance packed in it (water pump, heating core, thermostat, all hoses, radiator, engine block, etc.). They could not clean this substance out of the components and had to replace the whole cooling system. Furthermore, inspection of the components of the cooling system shows that they are in perfect working condition other than the substance that can not be removed. The substance is not rust or corrosion because the components are not rusted or corroded. This substance, in my opinion, is solidification of the dex-cool coolant. I currently have all the components that were replaced, as well as the substance that still remains inside them. According to the manual of my truck, the cooling system using dex-cool requires no service for 100,000 miles. Previous to this incident, the radiator was never opened. I had only added dex-cool to the overflow container to maintain the proper coolant level. The dealer where I had my truck serviced (dudley martin chevrolet, manassas, va) had no explanation as to what has caused this. I contacted gm customer service and they have provided little help and no explanation. I previously filled out a questionnaire, describing this exact problem. I received an odi# 700836. It is now 6 months later and this exact same problem is starting to occur in the replaced components. This is a serious reoccurring problem that needs to be resolved.
When getting into vehicle consumer can smell anti-freeze. It is leaking onto the engine from the rear of the head gasket block. Sometimes it makes the engine smoke. Dealer notified, and informed consumer that it is a common problem. *ak
Due to sticking of the egr valve vehicle experiences sudden shut down of the engine. Dealer has been contacted.
Head gasket failed.
Uv joints/oxygen sensor/fuel injector/transfer case seals/windshield wiper motor/speedometer and catalytic converter failed.
The coolant used in the cooling system is dex-cool. The engine overheated, so I decided to add more dex-cool. When I opened up the radiator, I noticed this rust-colored dirt-like substance packed inside the radiator. When the dealer that serviced my truck inspected the cooling system, every component had this substance packed in it (water pump, heating core, thermostat, all hoses, radiator, the engine block, etc.). They couldn't clean this substance out of the components and had to replace the whole cooling system. Further inspection of the components of the cooling system shows that they are in perfect working condition other than the substance that can't be removed. The substance isn't rust or corrosion because the components aren't rusted or corroded. This substance, in my opinion, is solidification of the dex-cool coolant. I currently have all of the components that were replaced as well as the substance that still remains inside them. According to the manual of my truck, the cooling system using dex-cool requires no service for 100,000 miles. Previous to this incident, the radiator was never opened. I had only added more dex-cool to the overflow container to maintain the proper coolant level. The dealer where I had my truck serviced had no explanantion as to what has caused this. I contacted gm customer service and they have provided little help and no explanation.
Engine experiences intermittent failures while driving, usually going downhill resulting in temporary loss of control.
This is an intermittent problem that occurs when driver pulls onto the highway and the vehicle stalls. Contacted the dealer.
Egr valve stuck from contamination causing vaccum loss in brakes resulting in failure of brakes and near accidents due to loss of control.
Radiator cooling fan failed.
Rear hatch switch broke causing battery to drain.
Muffler failed.
Intermittent stalling.
Headlight switch inoperative.
Steering wheel out of alignment, causing vehicle to pull.
Valve cover gasket leaking
While driving on highway about (55) MPH heard a metal cracking sound and vehicle lost all power and coasted to a stop due to the breaking of the flywheel. The flywheel was repaired (3) other times on 12/28/95 at 17,980 miles, on 6/18/96 at 30,754 miles and on 1/20/97 at 44, 433 miles.
At 28,000 miles the engine gasket broke and needed to be replaced.
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