NHTSA Complaint #10806220 — 2003 CHEVROLET S10

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AFTER EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OBSERVED AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO OBSERVED CORROSION AROUND THE HEATING COIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ THE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND LEAKS IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND HEAD GASKETS. AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THE GASKET WAS COMING APART AND WAS CORRODED. THE HEATER COIL WAS CORRODED AND LEAKING. UPDATED 03/03/16.*JB