NHTSA Complaint #740647 — 1999 CHEVROLET S10

THIS IS THE 2ND S-10 SERIES CHEVROLET TRUCK I HAVE OWNED IN THE PAST 4 YEARS AND THE SAME PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL ARE STILL PRESENT WITH MY NEWER ONE. THE MOST PARTICULAR ONE IS THE LEAKING ENGINE OIL LINES, WHICH IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THE GM S-10 FAMILY (3 WEEK BACK LOG JUST TO GET THE PARTS). I'M ALSO A MEMBER OF A MAILING LIST ASSOCIATED WITH THE S-10 SERIES TRUCKS BY GM AND IT CONTAINS WELL OVER 200 MEMBERS MOST OF WHICH HAVE EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR MAKE/ MODEL. I'M NOT IN ANY WAY, SHAPE OR FORM DISSATISFIED WITH THE DEALER HERE IN VIRGINIA THAT HAS PERFORMED ANY OF MY REPAIRS AND I'M ALSO NOT DISSATISFIED WITH THE DEALER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM WHEN NEW. PER THE ON-LINE NHTSA HOME PAGE IT STATES THAT IT IS NOT NECESSARY TO RECEIVE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON A VEHICLE TO HAVE THE NHTSA INVESTIGATE. HOWEVER, IF ACTION IS NOT TAKEN TO RESOLVE THIS OBVIOUS FLAW IN THE DESIGN OF GM'S S-SERIES LINE UP I FEAR OTHER HARD WORKING CITIZENS WHO PURCHASE THIS VEHICLE WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE SUBJECTED TO THE WELL KNOWN (BUT NOT DOCUMENTED?) PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH IT. IF NECESSARY I CAN PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION FOR ALL THE REPAIRS I HAVE BEEN UNLUCKY ENOUGH TO ENCOUNTER. I CAN ALSO ENCOURAGE OTHERS ON THE MAILING LIST TO FILE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS HERE UNTIL THE NECESSARY PEOPLE NEEDING TO BE INVOLVE FORCE THE MANUFACTURE TO ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS ONGOING DESIGN FLAW. THIS DESIGN FLAW HAS COST MANY OF US OUT POCKET EXPENSES AND TIME ON WHAT SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDER A NORMAL PART OF REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON A VEHICLE. I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME AND COOPERATION ON THIS AND HOPE WE CAN WORK TOGETHER TO EXPEDITE A SOLID SOLUTION THAT WOULD RE-ESTABLISH THE CONSUMER'S FAITH IN THE GM PRODUCT. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME FOR ANY FURTHER DETAILS IN REGARDS TO MY COMPLAINT. BEST REGARDS, JERRY KOCHER EMAIL: [email protected]