The consumer stated that the upper ball joints failed. The dealer was notified. *ak the upper and lower ball joints (left & right), upper control arms (left & right) and the sway bars links were replaced. The manufacturer indicated that the vehicle was not included in recall # 01i018000 due to VIN. *scc
1996 Chevrolet S10: ball joint or control arm failure
10 of the 665 complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet S10 describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
Turn signals malfunctioned. The A/C stopped working due to a faulty evaporator. The stabilizer bar broke on right side which caused drift/pull. Engine coolant/antifreeze leaked. The ball joint for the right-front tire gave out. The alternator had to be fixed and replaced the battery. Speedometer seemed to be off by 5 MPH. The windshield wipers would not work properly and stopped in the middle of a down-pour. The device to lower the spare tire had to be replaced.
Getting on the freeway front end wobble thought it was a flat but the front ball joint had broken tire ended up sideways had to get it towed
While driving at approximately 30 to 35 MPH heard a bang from front of vehicle which caused steering wheel to jerk. Consumer was able to bring vehicle to a stop at side of road. A private mechanic inspected vehicle, and stated that front control arm broke. Please provide any additional information/attachments.
Drivers side upper ball joint broke (housing ), this allowed the wheel to tilt in towards the engine compartment. Thank goodness this happened at a low speed while I was backing out of my drive way. The ball joint did not fail due to a lack of lubrication. This could have been disastorous. There was minor damage to the aluminum wheel on the inside.
While driving 30 MPH front passenger's side tire nearly came off due to a broken ball joint. Please give any further details.
New front upper and lower ball joints and a pitman arm is needed.
Ball joints broke which may have caused a loss of vehicle control. Dealer replaced ball joints 2 years ago. Dealer cannot determine the cause of the problem. Please provide further information.
Upper and lower ball joint broke while driving.
The tie rod broke causing an accident. Plus air bag didn't deploy. Please describe. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1996 Chevrolet S10 ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1996 Chevrolet S10?
10 of 665 owner complaints about the 1996 Chevrolet S10 (2%) mention ball joint or control arm failure. The model year with the most reports is 2000.
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 12Check engine light 9Fire or smoke 8Grinding brakes 7Jerking 7Pulling 7Won't start 7Sudden acceleration 6Engine failure 5
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