2000 Chevrolet S-10 LS Extreme from North America - Comments

Thumping noise when coming to a stop. Dealer tried twice to fix it, and it's still there. (I suspect its U-joints, but I'll just wait until they break and kill me).

Left me stranded on the side of the road, dealer said they found a "pinched sender fitting" that was causing the problem. Two days later after being stranded a second time, turned out that the fuel pump was bad (11k miles).

There's a noise coming from the transmission whenever the clutch is out. It's been getting progressively worse (I think it's just the throwout bearing)... but at 12k miles? Come on.

Factory ride is VERY harsh (typical of cars that are lowered improperly, ie. shorter stiffer springs instead of coilovers or drop spindles).

The 2.2 is so underpowered for this truck it's not even funny. I have trouble getting onto the highway with nothing in the truck but me (I'm not heavy at all).

The gas mileage is FAR less then the advertised amount, due to the fact that you have to be into the truck so much just to drive with traffic.

The transmission often times just doesn't like to go into gear if shifted quickly.

I think you'd be much happier with a real engine, try the 4.3.

Ashes to ashes dust to dust if it wasn't for chevy's our tools would rust.

Go buy a FORD!

I have a 2000 Xtreme 4.3 I have a thud noise when I corner, at first it was only on hard cornering... now it is whenever it wants to... same boat as you... not to happy with my 18000 investment... dealer can't find the problem, said I am racing it... I hate when people lie about me.

Did they try the strut mounts? Did They check the sway bar? Is it coming from the rear? The ONLY way they can say if you're racing is by the tire wear.

These kind of questions should come from you service advisor's mouth.

I had the 4 cyl. 2000 Extreme S-10 as well.

I heard the same thumping when I got on the brakes. I was told it was the ABS system. I still don't believe it to this day.

I also heard what you suspect is the throw-out bearing making noise when the clutch was out... only I heard it at 3000 miles and that's with it getting worse from 1200 miles. Furthermore, I only drive stick and am rather good at it.

Little things in the cabin often broke with normal use and the gas mileage is terrible.

Know how I remedied the problem? After 3 months of ownership, I took the loss on it and changed from being a lifelong Chevy man.

I am now the proud owner of a 2001 Ford Mustang and a two time member of Generation X. Once by birth, once by being an eX-Chevy man.

I feel ya... I currently have a 2000 Extreme and after a couple of weeks I noticed little things just not being right. I heard the thumping sound when I cornered, but soon (very soon) figured out that the turning radius on this puppy sucks and I was hitting the wheel well with the tires - wasn't hearing it over the music so go figure. Needless to say I try not to make u-turns if I can help it. I also get the thumping sound when I break, but I've learned to take it easy and give myself space - hope I never have to slam on them. The gas sucks and the ride is not smooth at all - every little pebble on the road feels like I ran over a small child. I've only had it since January and like so many others am planning on getting rid of it soon. It's a sweet looking truck, but it's definitely not put together like it's larger brothers. Guess you live and learn...

I am leasing a 2001 s-10. The clutch switch has been replaced, clutch master cylinder, tail gate, thrid door, thrid gear, wiring harnesses, cluster and it goes on and on. I ahve had a very hard time getting compensation for all the time it has been in the shop being fixed. They can not led me a rental because I am under 21, so this just cuts into my time.

I also Have a 2000 S-10 4Cyl. (33,000 Miles)

Interior Parts just fall off on their own.

I have the same clutch noise and braking problems as you guys.

The Horn just stopped working.

The "Check Engine Soon" Light is on 3 out of 4 weeks in a month for no apparant reason.

The bed is loose.

Mystery dings show up overnight (it seems)

I'm not sure if I'm gonna keep it; I switched over from MOPAR so maybe ford?

Not sure what you're doing, my 2.2L reg cab is great. Regular cabs just don't ride nice, it's he wheel base being short, if you find a nice riding reg cab it's not as short. When I first got my s10 I learned clutch on it, stalled it 14 times in a 5 minute span, raced the hell out of it, hauled more weight than it said it could and nothing has broken down on me, I've only changed the oil in it, everyone loves how it looks and drives. I even got it stuck so deep in a ditch a full size duramax was breakng tow straps trying to get it out, almost got stuck himself, we used a steel cable and dragged it over the rocks wih the mud up past the doors, and got it out and still been driving it with no problems and just barely changed the tires for it from the ones it came with from the factory and it's a 2001.

Sometimes you just get one that has the little quirks, just need to work them out. There's a reason ford ranger is thousands of dollars less, I've worked on them, a lot, because they're also ways in the auto shop.

I have a 2000 Extreme LS 4.3L auto. This is the only way to go-engine wise. Out of normal maintenance (I go by the book and my mech's advice) I had the water pump, oil cooler lines and block heater replaced at 65,000km. They cheated and put all this under warranty which expired at 60k. The reason these items went was likely the climate-Manitoba, where -50Celsius is common in the winter and is very heard on parts when they cool so quickly after being heated up.

Other than that, changed tires at 100,000km just as expected and front rotors too. That's a cheap fix and most places offer lifetime warranties. Nothing more important than brakes and tires.

The truck rides awesome, the engine is reliable and indestructible. It looks good, sounds good, handles OK for a mini truck and the low ride is just outright cool. If I had a nickle for every time someone offered to buy it... I would have lots of nickels. Someone offered to trade me a 99 F-150 straight up... go figure. Ford's are not for me.

A great truck, I would buy a new one if they hadn't switched to Canyon/Colorado.

All I can say is what you are saying is starting to make me reconsider the things I have dismissed in the past because of negative reviews that I have read.

I have a 2000 S-10 with the 2.2L engine. Yes, it's underpowered. Cigarettes are bad for you too. Some things are just understood.

The only problem I have had with it was a coolant leak that it had when I first got it. I had to find it because the dealer never checked it with the engine running.

I bought it used, and got a great deal. I think it was because of this "problem".

It has performed admirably for 100K. It no longer leaks coolant, and has no other problems.

When gas was a 4 dollars a gallon, and E85 was a 2 dollars, there were a few months where it almost made it's own payments.

By all means, keep giving up on trucks like this, it allows me to get great deals on them used.