2000 Chevrolet S10 brakes problems

Filed May 16, 2024 · Brakes, Suspension · OK

My dad purchased my truck from the church secretary where he attended in March of 2015. At the time of purchase it only had 66,000 miles on it. The secretary’s father owned it and used it from new until 6 months before we purchased it and only used it to help feed his cows. 1. Window washer motor circuit 2. Seatbelt need’s stitched 3. The overload sticker is wrong Came in after we purchased the truck but my dad was sick and he passed away 3/8/2016 Coated brake rotor & hub assembly (86757CR)x2 Tie rod end (NCD 2693017)x2 Ball joint front lower (NCD 2601130)x2 Tie rod end control arm front left (NCD 2605330) Tie rod end control arm and ball joint front right upper (NCP 2605329) Tie rod adjusting sleeve front (NCD 2691109)x2 Idler arm assembly (NCD 2683654) Tie rod End outer (NCD 2683267)x2 Steering center link (NCD 2721591) TOO MUCH NOISE AND WHEN MAKING A PARKING LOT TURN IT FELT AND SOUNDED LIKE I WAS GONNA LOSE MY WHOLE FRONT END ON THE GROUND.

Filed Oct 29, 2019 · Airbags, Brakes · 230,000 miles · MO · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet s10. While driving 26 MPH around an s curve, the brakes pedal was applied, but seized. The contact lost control of the vehicle and crashed into an embankment and creek. The air bags did not deploy. The driver was not wearing a seat belt and sustained neck, nose, and eye injuries that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The manufacturer and dealer were not contacted. The cause of the failures was not determined. The failure mileage was 230,000.

Filed Mar 10, 2017 · Brakes · 131,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet s10. While driving various speeds, the brake warning indicator illuminated. Also, the vehicle failed to stop when the brake pedal was depressed to the floorboard. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was oil leaking between the brake hose and front passenger wheel. The technician replaced the washer for the brake hose, but the failure recurred. The VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 99v220000 (service brakes, hydraulic). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 131,000.

Filed Feb 20, 2017 · Brakes · 90,000 miles · NC

Parking brake mechanism failed under normal use, will no longer engage parking brake. Pedal can be pushed down but will spring back and not engage. Unknown cause.

Filed Feb 20, 2017 · Brakes · 107,500 miles · NC

The brake lines burst while driving down the road under normal driving conditions and the brakes failed resulting in no braking power. Inspection by a mechanic determined that the brake lines had suddenly failed during braking and the fluid had drained out resulting in an immediate loss of braking power during my braking. Was driving at about 30 MPH on a city street when I started to brake and they failed, was able to stop without injury due to manual transmission engine braking and a very bad parking brake.

Filed Apr 23, 2015 · Brakes · 46,000 miles · WI

Driving normally, pressed the brake pedal and it went to the floor; fortunately, I was close to home and no traffic that I managed to roll slowly home. Rusty brake lines causing brake fluid to leak by driver side door. Tried brakes again- totally not functional. Ironically read article about gm's problem with rusty break lines in their older model trucks. Making it a point to notify the federal safety agency that this problem affects s-10s as well as the bigger models. Conversations with friends indicate to me that this effects a lot of drivers. All gm truck owners should be alerted to problem. Under different conditions with higher speeds or traffic or pedestrians, this could have turned into a catastrophe.

Filed Nov 25, 2014 · Brakes · IL

2000 chevrolet s-10 while driving the brakes just grabbed and stopped the vehicle while engine was running. *mw the consumer does not like ABS. The dealer stated it was a safety feature.

Filed Oct 29, 2014 · Brakes · 70,000 miles · CT

Applied brakes 200+ feet from stop sign. Road surface was bumpy. Abs malfunctioned and gave no braking. Stopped vehicle with hand brake with slight overshoot of stop line. Removed fuse from ABS unit and have driven since with manual braking ignoring dash warning lights indicating that ABS wasn't working. This was a problem noticed prior to this incident and occurred only when brakes were applied on bumpy surfaces.

Filed Aug 6, 2014 · Body, Brakes · 96,873 miles · PA

Engine failure - had to be rebuilt at app. 75000 miles - both sides of cab bottom rear rusted out - first time brake failure 2013 - put brake on to put the truck in drive no brakes front right - aug 2014 brake failure - put brake on to put in drive no brakes.

Filed Jul 17, 2014 · Brakes, Engine · 165,000 miles · MO

My ABS and emergency brake lights have been on ever sense I have bought the truck (mid 2014) and I can't seem to figure out why. I have read several places that say that some of the solder points in the ABS module have probably cracked and need to be repaired if it throws a certain code (and mine does). Haven't had the time or money to fix the problem as my truck is my daily driver. Have noticed some slight pulsing in the brakes when stopping, but not enough to annoy you. The lights on the dash will annoy you though. I have also been chasing several vacuum leaks. One was by the brake master cylinder and another (from inside the cab) sounds like it's right above the transmission housing at the back of the engine (where you can't see). It's so bad that when I first start the engine and start to drive at 1/2 throttle, it has absolutely no power, but then picks back up again after about a 1/4 mile with no power. Because of the vacuum leak, I'm guessing, it sounds like I have a turbo on the truck from inside the cab. If you turn the radio off, you can definitely hear it.