A brake line failed in a parking lot as I was backing out of a parking space. The dealer said the line was corroded and spliced in a compression fitting at a cost of $222.50. Since then, there have been 2 other failures of brake lines due to corrosion. The second failure, I replaced about 10 ft of brake line myself. The 3rd brake line failure occurred while an independent mechanic was fixing a broken upper control arm that had failed due to (wow) corrosion.
1999 Chevrolet S10: ball joint or control arm failure
5 of the 231 complaints about the 1999 Chevrolet S10 describe ball joint or control arm failure.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 2%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 1 service bulletin covers this area of the car. See below
Ball joint or control arm failure by model year
What owners say
The upper control arm on the driver's side failed due to corrosion. The truck was towed to the dealer who originally said that they would not work on the truck due to liability issues if something else failed. When I went in to pay the towing charge, a different service counter representative said that they would indeed work on the truck but only if I agreed to replace the upper and lower control arms on both sides. Total cost was estimated to be greater than $2500. I had the truck towed to an independent mechanic who replaced the driver's side upper control arm for $473.77. While the mechanic was backing the truck out of the garage after the repair, a section of brake line failed due to corrosion (see separate complaint.)
While backing into the driveway suddenly and without warning the front right side of the vehicle dropped to the ground.two week later, on february 26, 2005, while backing around in the driveway the driver's side front dropped to the ground. On both separate times the vehicle was towed to a repair shop, and mechanic confirmed that both lower ball joints broke, and needed to be replaced. Manufacturer was not notified. He, in turn, informed the consumer that this vehicle was not covered under a recall.
Ball joint broke, letting wheel bend under pickup. *****dims 11 ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut-over to artemis*****770813. *ak
While driving vehicle suddenly took a hard turn into the curve and onto a parking lot. Vehicle was uncontrollable. Took vehicle to dealer, and dealer replaced a broken tie rod. Please provide any further information.
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Related recalls
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Questions about the 1999 Chevrolet S10 ball joint
Is ball joint or control arm failure a common problem on the 1999 Chevrolet S10?
5 of 231 owner complaints about the 1999 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 1999 Chevrolet S10?
There are 0 recalls and 1 service bulletin for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 1999 Chevrolet S10
ABS 11No deployment 11Door locks 7Stalling 6Fire or smoke 5Fuel pump 5Loss of power 5Transmission failure 5
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