2003 Chevrolet S-10 ZR2 from North America - Comments

I have a 2001 ZR2.. bought it a few yrs ago, it had 42k on it, I have 113 on it.. not many problems at all.. fuel pump once, and the 3rd door handle which I replaced with a metal one, tail gait cables just replaced, and of course seat recliner which I have ordered and will replace this week.. Other than that great truck.. I have abused it with lots of off roading and lots of highway miles, I live in Washington State, many many trips to Idaho, a couple to S. Ca and several to Colorado.. pulls about 15MPG in town and 19-20 on the road.. It has been a very good truck.. NOT the caliber of my 77 Cheyenne, but for a little truck it has been good.

2003 S-10 ZR2, 60,500 miles. A/C compressor is dead, ball joints are popping, and intake manifold is leaking. Oh and the third door handle is broken for the fourth time. I just ordered the metal replacement. What's it cost to replace the ball joints?

Bought a 2003 S-10 ZR2 a couple of months ago from an auction dealer. It's a beautiful truck, has 31" tires and the 3" factory lift. After the 30 day warranty ran out, I started getting an intermittent ABS light at low speeds. Read the ABS computer codes pointed to the front two wheel speed sensors. A shop replaced the BCM for $ 515.00, which didn't fix the problem. I did some research and found that the WSS on these S-10's are an integral part of the hubs, which means to change the WSS, you have to replace the entire front hub. A Chevrolet mechanic told me that the S-10 4x4's are notoriously hard on the front suspensions and often wear components out faster than other 4x4's. I'm ready to do the hubs any day, if that fixes the ABS problem then it's going to be worth the work!

I just bought an 04 S-10 ZR2 about 2 months ago, and it was great for the first 30 days, till I noticed when I had the air conditioner on the engine seemed to rev loud, but the tachometer didn't go up in rpms... and just today I was sitting at a red light with the air on, and the air conditioner seized up and causes the engine to shut off every time. No more air conditioning for me in 110 degree weather... also noticed a knocking noise whenever I turned a corner from the front end... sounds like everyone is having the same problems with this truck: ball joints and air problems.

My 2000 ZR2 Extended Cab short box now has 115,000 miles on it. I got it at 65,000. No major problems until recently with third door opening operation breaking inside somewhere (won't open, so I'm just going to leave it shut). The third door jiggles and makes noise too. Passenger sliding seat handle just broke off and will be replaced. A front hub assembly went bad and was just replaced. But, on occasion, I pull a pop-up camping trailer and most recently took it 600 miles. So I can't complain too much. Oh yeah, the heater/AC fan makes some noise like others have said. But, overall, a nice truck that is holding up well. Nice looking and I get a lot of nice compliments from folks who see it.