Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S10 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006056161 Incident Date: Jan, 09 2006
Consumer's City: PORT ORCHARD Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S10 Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCCS145X18 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 14 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 06 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 4 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: I am smelling a strong odor and smoke of oil burning on the exhaust of my 2001 chevy s-10. it is coming from the engine compartment i went to the auto hobby shop at the us naval base and put the vehicle on a lift to see where the leak was coming from. the technician at the hobby shop has an s-10 also. his was doing the same thing. his was coming from a leaky valve cover gasket that would drip oil down the back of the engine on to the exhaust. i could not get a clear look. i did see oil collecting on a brace on the frame near the exhaust. i an afraid that the oil will catch fire. i haven't driven the vehicle since i noticed the problem. i am scheduling an appointment with the local chevy dealer to have it checked out. *jb