While driving 65 MPH vehicle suddenly accelerated with driver's both feet on the brake pedal. Vehicle continued to accelerate, hit a guard rail, and rolled into an embankment. Upon impact, both frontal airbags did not deploy. An ambulance was called but driver refused to go with the anbulance. Vehicle was totaled by the insurance company.
1996 Chevrolet S10: sudden unintended acceleration
6 of the 665 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet S10 describe sudden unintended acceleration.
- owner complaints
- 6
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Sudden unintended acceleration by model year
What owners say
Problems with sudden acceleration with the chevrolet s-10. *mr the consumer started to accelerate up a hill and suddenly shot up the hill as the tachometer had gone erratic. The consumer then slammed on the brakes, then slid. The consumer started the vehicle and squalled the tires backwards, then shut the vehicle off again. (this repeated again on the driveway, immediately after the previous occurrence) the problem was determined to be due to a broken throttle cable. The consumer requested to be reimbursed. *scc
While starting vehicle it would suddenly accelerate. Brakes did slowdown vehicle, but it took time which could result in a crash. Dealer had to replace throttle body unit. Common problem. *ak previously ABS was on recall.
Engine speed will increase from idle to 2400 RPM without throttle input. This condition has occurred both when the vehicle is in motion and when the vehicle is stopped. When in motion, this condition creates a sudden acceleration problem. The only way for the driver to get engine control back from the computer (?) is to shut off engine and restart. This is an ongoing problem - for a year now - and occurs several times a week. I have taken the vehicle to the local chevrolet dealership, but was told that they were unable to diagnose the problem because the engine check light light hadn't come on. I have also e-mailed chevrolet about this problem several months ago, but have received no reply or acknowledgement. Aside from being an inconvieniance, this problem with the engine speed control is contributing to excessive brake and clutch wear, and has the possibility of putting the vehicle out of control with possible associated loss of life. Please help. I have read of similar problems with other 1996 s-10's that seem to be related to a bad computer program in the PCM computer. Chevy don't seem too interested in helping out, so you're my last hope in getting this problem addressed. Thank-you.
Engine races between 1200 and 2000 rmps intermittently, particularly when the air conditioner is running. Problem occurs while stopped or at highway speeds. Vehicle will suddenly accelerate with no pressure applied to the pedal. Very dangerous and wear intensive on the brakes.
Sudden acceleration.(1st vehicle on 601860)
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet S10 sudden acceleration
Is sudden unintended acceleration a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet S10?
6 of 665 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet S10 (1%) mention sudden unintended acceleration. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1996 Chevrolet S10?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
Other symptoms on the 1996 Chevrolet S10
Wipers 88ABS 86Brake failure 60No deployment 49Stalling 19Headlights 12Transmission failure 12Ball joint 10Check engine light 9Fire or smoke 8Grinding brakes 7Jerking 7Pulling 7Won't start 7Engine failure 5
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