First incident of third door handle assembly failure. Plastic assembly handle shattered during opening and door could not be opened. Second incident of failure was in February 2012. Same inferior plastic handle assembly cracked and shattered upon attemping to open third door and had to be replaced.

- Berkley, MI, USA

18 month old vehicle, paint peeling off in sheets down to bare metal on lower fenders and under doors on 2002 extended cab S-10, rusting in those areas. Tried to get correction for a year and a half. Dealer and GM contacted, refused to fix, stated was normal wear and tear, my experience leads me to believe the metal was not properly cleaned before painting. Never in my 70 years have I owned or seen a vehicle's finish peel off in sheets. I finally gave up and had rhino truck bed finish sprayed on fender edges, rocker panels and lower doors to stop the rusting. I will never buy another GM product because of the lack of service for this and other defects (broken latches and tailgate cables) on my S-10.

- Germfask, MI, USA

The consumer states that on his 2002 Chevrolet S-10 spare tire broke loose from the cable that it was attached underneath the vehicle. This happened while driving at 20-25 mph. The consumer heard the noise when the tire fell off. Then, the tire fell out in the middle of the street and almost caused another vehicle to crash into it. The cable snapped in half. The thin steel cable was not able to handle the weight. After the cable broke there was a little of the cable left. The consumer contacted Chevrolet and filed a complaint with the dealership.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

I noticed one of the tailgate cables on my 2002 cheverolet S-10 pickup (45,000 miles) appeared to be streached. Upon closer inspection I found the cable was separating under the coating. The opposite side was found to be in the same condition. I took the vehicle to my dealer and was told GM had not issued a service bulletin on the S-10, only the Silverado. Since my vehicle was out of warranty the dealer rep. Told me if I wanted to replace the cables I would have to purchase them. Within a couple of weeks both cables broke when my 3 year old granddaughter attempted to climb up on the tailgate. The tailgate fell open to the bumper but there were no injuries. I have since purchased and replaced the broken cables. The old parts are available.

- Independence, MO, USA

ZR2 S-10 4X4 ext.cab pickup (2002). No mention of component failures.

- Mt. Washington, KY, USA