Occasionally about 5 or 6 times and counting when initially applying the brake at either 45mph or 10 MPH my 1997 chevy s10 vehicle starts to accelerate with my foot off the gas and cruise control off at what appeared to be full speed/throttle. My first reaction was to brake even harder, but then the antilock brakes kicked in and seemed to reduce the stopping force by not letting the wheels lock. The vehicle continued to accelerate until I placed the car in neutral and then the vehicle stopped and also stopped accelerating.
Chevrolet S10 adaptive cruise problems
34 of the 5,662 owner complaints about the Chevrolet S10 describe adaptive cruise control problems, most of them for the 1994 model year.
- owner complaints
- 34
- worst model year
- 1994
- typical mileage
- 48,362
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
By model year
Often reported together
Wipers 5Transmission failure 2Slipping 2Brake failure 2Sudden acceleration 1Stalling 1Loss of power 1Hesitation 1
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 chevrolet s10. The contact stated while driving approximately 65 MPH with the cruise control activated, the engine stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but the failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the electric fuel pump was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000. Updated 11/20/14*lj..updated 11/24/14 *bf updated 05/4/02015 *js updated 08/30/2017
I was driving on freeway at 60mph and set the cruise control on, but the truck continued to accelerate, even after stepping on brake pedal, I was able to control the speed by holding the brake pedal, downuntil I got to my destination, turned the truck off/on and checked to see the acceleration had stopped, the truck stayed on high idle. It seems the gas pedal is stuck.
Tl* - the contact stated that while driving her 1991 chevrolet s10 blazer with the cruise control engaged the vehicle decelerates. Then the accelerator pedal went to the floor while she still had her foot on the brake pedal. The contact stated that she doesn't use the cruise control any more, she's afraid that this may happen again. The contact hasn't taken the vehicle to dealership to have the vehicle diagnosed.
2003 chevrolet s-10 zr2's four wheel drive automatically engaged causing accidents. *kb the vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to find a problem. The transmission slipped. The engine would also miss. The vehicle also exhibited problem with the driver's side window, headlights, taillights, windshield wipers, cruise control and trim. The vehicle cruise control activated once while driving. The tailgate had to be adjusted.
Dt: 2001 chevrolet s10. The consumer stated the throttle posted open while driving and the vehicle accelerated. This happened twice within a five minute period. The first time he thought the cruise control was stuck and pressed the accelerator. Then turned the vehicle off. The second time he did the same thing. The consumer stated there was a loose restrictive plate in the carburetor, he took the plate off. Since the plate was removed, and the problem has not occurred again. He had not taken the vehicle to the dealership, because he did not agree with dealer's pricing. He called gm to see if they would pay for the repairs.
Cruise control accelerating and can not be shut off. *bf the consumer had four separate incidents with his vehicle in which cuise control starts accelorating and con not be shut off unless the consumer turns off vehicle.
Cruise control was set to 55 MPH when vehicle started accelerating at a rapid speed.*mr the consumer turn the cruise control off and applied the brake but that did not stop the vehicle from accelerating. The consumer had to turn the ignition off and coast to the shoulder.
1. While driving the truck at aproximately 65 MPH with the cruise control and air conditioner on, but no radio the truck just died while I was in the outer lane of the highway. No noise, it just lost power and died. I manged to get the truck into the other lane and off the highway as it slowed down luckely with out injury to myself, my passanger or anyone else on the highway. 2. On a truck with no more then 48,362 miles I experienced transmission failure. According to the mechanic the transmission pump exploded with no apparent cause. All parts on the truck appear to be in new condition even though the vehical is 5 years old. Several of the original stickers from the factory are still visable with no sign of ware. I have all maintaince records on the truck available to show it has been properly maintained. The transmission flued and filter where not scheduled for maintaince until 50,000 miles. 3. The transmission had to be replaced on the truck and I have saved the old parts for examination. The mechanic noted that the original part was reordered but had been changed by the manufacture to a new part # due to problems with the old. Transmission parts where replaced with new general motors parts.
Poor engine performance, hesitation from a stop when trying to accelerate, transmission slips or shifts eradically, 4 wheel drive does not engage or disengages after engageing, cruise control does not operate correctly.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the Chevrolet S10 adaptive cruise
Which Chevrolet S10 years have adaptive cruise control problems problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1994 (8 complaints), 1997 (6 complaints) and 2000 (6 complaints).
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