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1995 Chevrolet S10 developed a problem with the egr valve clogging as well as problems with the brakes.** answer required***. the manufacturer fixed this problem about two years ago but it has failed again. This is the fourth time it has failed.
From what I have been able to find out, there is a carbon build up in the engine, and when some of this carbon flakes off it causes the egr valve to stick open slightly. This in turn causes the engine idle very erratically and most of the time causes the engie to stall. This always occurs when slwoing down and stopping which is quite the safety hazard as when the vehicle begins to lose power and stall all the power options such as steering and brakes are also lost. This has almost caused me to rear end people numerous times especially in situations when I have had to stop quickly. I was informed by my mechanic that this actually a recall and wheni contacted Chevrolet they said it was not an official recall but if my vehicle had less than 75,000 miles on it I could have the problem fixed. Of course I had more than 75,000 miles and so they refused to do anything. Other than this my truck runs great and I like it but it will cost approximately $700-$1000 to have this fixed and in all honesty it is not my fault that my truck did not break until after the 75,000 mark. Instead I am being forced to get a new vehicle and spend money I should not have to because the truck is unsafe to drive and the reapirs are to expensive in comparison to the actual value of the truck.
Received a letter from GMC several years ago, but due to mileage they won't repair without cost to me. I have already repaired this egr valve 4 times and I'm not even done paying for the vehicle yet. Computer was adjusted to open the valve further so the problem doesn't happen again. Well, didn't work it's still happening and I can't see sinking the money into this again. GM knows the problem exists, but they refuse to do anything to help.
Trying to find info/technical bulletin something that will explain why my 1995 S10 is not getting gas. We have changed the egr valve the fuel injectors and 3 dealerships have placed it on a diagnostic and no one can locate the problem please advise so I can get it repaired
Power assist brakes has failed 4 times when applied. Carbon seems to build up in egr valve. Mechanic indicated that it needs to be clean it out or by just driving vehicle would do it.
- Hamburg, NJ, USA
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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.
While driving 45 to 50 mph and applying the brakes while coming to a red light, the brake pedal was hard, and the egr valve locked uo, causing the power brakes not to work.
Failure of the e.g.R.value almost cause a wreak, because the braking system, became inorperble. Also there was no warning giving to me by any of the vehicules warning devices. Fortunally I was able to steer to the right and miss the vehicul in front of me. At no time did a warning come on to let me know that I had no brakes. Now I understand that if the e.g.R.value gets carbon inlodge in it this is what will happen. Because you have a internal vaccum leak, resulting in the lost of the ability of your braking system to properly working. This time my wife and I were lucky, I hope this will never happen again, altho there is no guarantee it won't.
Continuous problem with poor driveability and engine surges, several repairs/replacements, including replacement of egr valve and transmission, however problem is still not rectified.
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- Unknown, DC, USA