For 2 weeks the truck felt like it was hesitating somewhat when accelerating. Then when driving home on dry pavement one night, a pop sound was heard & second gear was gone. From a dead stop, RPM's go up to 4000 or 4500 before it down shifts into 3rd gear. There is also no reverse gear. Chevy says it is the "sun gear" that blew. Truck has 78000 miles on it. You either rebuild it for $1600 with a new sun gear, or replace the tranny for $2600.
Chevrolet S10 hesitation problems
10 of the 5,662 owner complaints about the Chevrolet S10 describe hesitation when accelerating, most of them for the 1995 model year.
- owner complaints
- 10
- worst model year
- 1995
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall for this area of the car. See below
By model year
- 20032
- 20011
- 20001
- 19981
- 19953
- 19941
- 19921
Often reported together
What owners say
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.
When vehicle is at a complete stop acceleration hesitates sometimes. *mr the transmission was delayed when shifting, at times when hot, the gear failed to shift to over drive. The oxygen sensor was replaced. *scc
Vehicle is blowing out smoke, doesn't want to start, hesitates at stops and stalls. Dealer checked vehicle, and told consumer cfi ( central fuel injectors were bad). Consumer was given information that all 1993-1995 blazers were bad.
Vehicle experiences hisitation/stalling which causes rough driving. Also, vehicle hesitates/stalls when foot is removed from accelerator.
The antilock brakes are not working properly. Problem started three years ago when appling brakes, pedal was hard, and the brakes hesitated, and there was a clunking noise.
The engine sometimes stalls while consumer releases the clutch, the engine hesitates and sometimes has little power. The consumer smells fuel and sulfer, the dealer can not locate any problems. The starter does not work properly. The air conditioner blows hot. The transmission is slipping, the clutch locks up in reverse and is noisy. The consumer complains that the vehicle does not stop fast enough. The fan clutch was noisy.
Engine bucks when cold, vehicle hesitates to move.
Vehicle hesitates to move upon depressing gas pedal.
Cylinders filled with liquid gas preventing truck from starting/running. Truck may stall or hesitate while in motion. Please describe details. Tt
Related recalls
Power train: manual transmission
- What is wrong
- Some of these trucks were built with transmissions containing parts which were not machined to gm's specifications.
- Risk
- These transmissions could seize and lock the rear drive wheels while the truck is being driven causing a loss of vehicle control increasing the potential for a vehicle accident.
- Remedy
- Dealers will inspect the transmission main shaft output torque using a special tool. If the output torque does not meet specifications, the transmission will be replaced.
Recall number 96V035000 · Recall details
Questions about the Chevrolet S10 hesitation
Which Chevrolet S10 years have hesitation when accelerating problems?
The model years with the most reports are 1995 (3 complaints), 2003 (2 complaints) and 1992 (1 complaints).
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