Total Complaints
3 filings
CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP · model year
3 NHTSA complaints for this specific cohort.
NHTSA overall rating
Not crash-tested
New Car Assessment Program
The 1993CHEVROLETS10 PICKUP carries 3 consumer safety complaints in NHTSA's Office of Defects Investigation database for this specific model-year cohort. Within that volume, owners reported 0 crashes, 0 fires, 0 injuries, and 0 fatalities. No NCAP 5-star crash-test rating is available for this model year in the federal database.
Component-level analysis is where model-year complaints become actionable: the top complaint category for the 1993 S10 PICKUP is visibility:windshield wiper/washer:switch/wiring with 1 filings, followed by service brakes (1) and unknown or other (1). Concentration in one or two component groups is the classic signature of a systemic defect; a flat distribution usually reflects normal aging, warranty complaints, or isolated build-plant variability.
NHTSA currently has 57 investigation files overlapping the 1993 S10 PICKUP, and 2 remain open. Owners comparing this cohort against neighboring years should pair the counters above with the complaint-by-year trend on the parent model page — a spike in a single year often tracks to a platform refresh, a new transmission supplier, or an updated ECU calibration. Use the related-complaint feed below to read raw owner narratives before deciding whether any pattern here affects your specific use case.
Total Complaints
3 filings
Crashes Reported
0 reports
Source
NHTSA ODI
Federal complaints database
At or below the fleet median complaint volume.
| Component | Count |
|---|---|
| VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | 1 |
| SERVICE BRAKES | 1 |
| UNKNOWN OR OTHER | 1 |
WALMART PURCHASED AND INSTALLED DOUGLAS XTRA-TRAC II TIRE @ ODOMETER 141428, .. 8 OCT 15, SIDEWALL FAILED AT ODOMETER 146154, 04 JUNE 16. ALL TRAVELED MILEAGE WAS IMPROVED HIGHWAY. SIDEWALL FAILURE OCCURRED UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY FROM SIDESTREET/STOPSIGN AND, AS THERE WAS NO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, ENTRANCE SPEED WAS MINIMAL (15 MPH AT MOST EST) ENABLING DRIVER (MYSELF, DISABLED TAG) TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE AND SIMPLY BACK UP ONTO THE SIDESTREET JUST DEPARTED FROM IN ORDER TO CHANGE THE FAILED TIRE, INSTALLING THE SPARE. WALMART DID SWAP OUT THE FAILED DOUGLAS WITH A GOODYEAR AT NO COST. I HAD PURCHASED ROADHAZARD PROTECTION ON THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE.
Mileage: 146,154
MY CHEVROLET S10 REGULAR CAB 2DR LEAKS BRAKE FLUID. I HAVE TO KEEP PUTTING BRAKE FLUID INTO THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR, MAKING THE VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM UNRELIABLE AND UNSAFE. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHETHER THE BRAKE FLUID IS GETTING TO THE PARTS IT NEEDS TO BE OPERABLE AND SAFE.
Mileage: 90,528
WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY WORK THEN NOT WORK, CREATING A HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THEY WILL JUST STOP WORKING. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUOUS SINCE 1998. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
Loss of motive power due to engine failure
Loss of Motive Power due to the Battery Energy Control Module
Electric Vehicle Battery Fires
Outboard Front Seat Belt Anchor Cable Failure
Fuel Line Leak
Data as of 2025. Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) complaints database, NHTSA recall campaign API, NHTSA NCAP crash-test ratings, and NHTSA FARS for fatality cross-reference.
Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.