1996 Chevrolet S10 drivetrain & axles problems

Vehicle fire due to transfer case fluid being expelled from vent hose onto the right exhaust manifold. This is the third fire in 1995 and 1996 s-series GM trucks I have investigated in the past twelve months that have had the same origin of an engine compartment fire.

For years my chevy s-10 1996 2wd truck would suddenly shut off on the road often at highway speeds. Chevy looked at the truck many times and always said they couldn't duplicate the problem. One time they talked me into a brand new transmission at 36100 miles. They didn't honor the warranty even though they said that the transmission was the shutoff problem and happened before the 36k warranty limit. That cost me nearly 4000 dollars. They truck continued to shut itself off while driving for years.