1995 Chevrolet S10

BECAUSE OF CARBON BUILTUP IN THE ENGINE TRUCK DIED WITHOUT ANY INDICATION. THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES WITHIN THE LAST MONTH OR SO. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THE PROBLEM. MANUFACTURER STATED THAT ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING. INFORMATION NOT PROVIDED IN OWNER'S MANUAL. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

THE EGR SYSTEM CONTINUALY FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. WHEN THIS FAILURE HAPPENED, THE IDLE WOULD FLUCUATE WILDLY RESULTING IN THE LOSS OF THE ENGINE VACUUM AND THE LOSS OF POWER BRAKES. THIS HAPPENED OVER 5 TIMES, THANKFULLY ON UNCROWDED STREETS. THE CAR WOULD OFTEN HAVE LITTLE TO NO STOPPING POWER WHEN BELOW 20-25 MPH. OFTEN I WOULD HAVE TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED WITH A REPLACEMENT OF THE EGR VALVE, BUT HOPEFULLY THIS HORRIBLE PROBLEM WIL NOT OCCUR AGAIN. CURRENTLY I AM IN THE PROCESS OF TRYING TO GET CHEVROLET TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT, SINCE APPARANTLY THIS IS A RESULT OF THEIR BAD FUEL INJECTORS. CHEVROLET HAS JUST ISSUED A RECALL ON THEIR FUEL INJECTORS WHICH APPARANTLY FAILED, AND LEAD TO CARBON BUILDUP ON THE EGR, WHICH CAUSES THIS TREMENDOUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THROUGH MY OWN RESEARCH ON OTHER WEBSITE, SUCH AS MSN CARPOINT, IT STATES THE THE 94-96 MODELS WITH THIS ENGINER REPORT EGR AND FUEL INJECTOR REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE CHEVROLET SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THANK YOU.

ON AND ABOUT APRIL 15TH OF 1999, I HAD MY OIL CHANGED AT MY SERVICE STATION. THEY TOLD ME THAT I WAS LOW ON COOLANT AND THEY SPOTTED A LEAK ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CYLINDER HEAD. THIS LEAK WAS VERY SMALL AND ALMOST UN-NOTICEABLE. I HAD THEM FILL THE COOLANT TANK AND CONTINUED TO MONITOR THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED MY CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRUCK HAD JUST GONE OUT OF WARRANTY. SINCE THAT TIME THE LEAKING PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIND OUT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN "MANY" REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WORK FOR A NAPA AUTO PARTS STORE AND OUR MACHINE SHOP IS A MEMBER OF A NATIONAL COMPANY THAT HAS SPECIFICATION STATS FOR ENGINES AND THEY HAVE A BULLETIN ISSUED ON MY PROBLEM WHICH STATES IT IS A CASTING PROBLEM THAT WAS CAUSED WHEN THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE MANUFACTURED. I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS AND SHOULD MAKE GOOD FOR REPAIRS. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MAINTENANCE. IT IS A FLAW IN THE CASTING OF THE HEAD!*AK

DURING A REGULAR STATE SAFETY INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY ENGINE HAD COOLANT LEAKAGE FROM THE HEAD GASKET. REPAIR WILL ENTAIL REMOVAL AND MACHINING OF THE HEAD, AT A COST OF $750.00. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2.2 LITRE CHEVROLET ENGINE AND HAS BEEN THE SUBJECT OF A TECHNICAL ADVISORY FOR THE 2.2 LITRE ENGINES INSTALLED IN CAVALIERS, BUT NOT THOSE INSTALLED IN THE S-10. SINCE THIS IS AN ENGINE DESIGN DEFECT, I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD TREAT THE S-10 PROBLEMS IN THE SAME MANNER IN WHICH IT DOES THE CAVALIER PROBLEM.