https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Chevrolet S10 Pickup. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 03:30:14 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1673449 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT IDLES ROUGH IN NEUTRAL, RPM JUMPS FROM 1,000 RUNS HIGH AND KEEPS GOING TO 7,000 RPM I SHUT IT OFF CAUSE IT WOULD STAY AT 6,000 RPM.. THEN SHUT DOWN IT'S SELF AND NOT WANT START UP AGAIN I'VE REPLACE A LOT OF PARTS BUT THIS IS ALSO MY 5TH MOTOR IN THIS TRUCK... https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1673450 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT IDLES ROUGH IN NEUTRAL, RPM JUMPS FROM 1,000 RUNS HIGH AND KEEPS GOING TO 7,000 RPM I SHUT IT OFF CAUSE IT WOULD STAY AT 6,000 RPM.. THEN SHUT DOWN IT'S SELF AND NOT WANT START UP AGAIN I'VE REPLACE A LOT OF PARTS BUT THIS IS ALSO MY 5TH MOTOR IN THIS TRUCK... https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1673451 Tue, 30 Jun 2020 00:00:00 GMT IDLES ROUGH IN NEUTRAL, RPM JUMPS FROM 1,000 RUNS HIGH AND KEEPS GOING TO 7,000 RPM I SHUT IT OFF CAUSE IT WOULD STAY AT 6,000 RPM.. THEN SHUT DOWN IT'S SELF AND NOT WANT START UP AGAIN I'VE REPLACE A LOT OF PARTS BUT THIS IS ALSO MY 5TH MOTOR IN THIS TRUCK... https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1481256 Mon, 09 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT MY TRUCK IS NOT RUNNING AT ALL FOR THE MOMENT. https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1352775 Tue, 31 Jan 2017 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING COLUMN WOULD START TO WOBBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000. https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1291658 Tue, 21 Jun 2016 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1272731 Mon, 04 Apr 2016 00:00:00 GMT 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. https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1142510 Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT REGULAR DRIVING, IN TOWN, TREAD BLOW OUT, RIGHT REAR, HIGHWAY DRIVING,RIGHT REAR SIDE WALL, FRONT RIGHT TREAD FAILURE, REPLACED BEFORE COMPLETE BLOW OUT, ONE TIRE WAS NEW, TWO TIRES LESS THAN 90 DAYS OLD, REPLACED WITH NEW AND DIFFERENT BRAND. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1090899 Sun, 27 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT OUTER TREAD SEPARATING FROM TIRE. *JS https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-1028169 Sun, 22 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL DROP TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY PUMPED THE PEDAL BUT IT KEPT GOING TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I STOPPED BARELY AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER NEATH THE TRUCK. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED OUT AND JUST BLEW APART WITH NO WARNING! VERY DANGEROUS! *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-938946 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT I AM A DETECTIVE WITH THE COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE WAS A FATAL INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN WHICH THE ADULT MALE VICTIM HAD THE ENGINE RUNNING AND IN PARK. THE CARBURETOR WAS TAKEN APART AND THERE WAS A CAN OF CARBURETOR CLEANER WAS ON THE GROUND. A SINGLE BLADE OF THE COOLING FAN APPARENTLY BROKE OFF/CAME OFF OF THE FAN. THE BLADE CUT THROUGH THE PLASTIC 'PROTECTIVE' HOUSING. https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-938947 Tue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT I AM A DETECTIVE WITH THE COUNCIL BLUFFS IOWA POLICE DEPARTMENT. THERE WAS A FATAL INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED IN WHICH THE ADULT MALE VICTIM HAD THE ENGINE RUNNING AND IN PARK. THE CARBURETOR WAS TAKEN APART AND THERE WAS A CAN OF CARBURETOR CLEANER WAS ON THE GROUND. A SINGLE BLADE OF THE COOLING FAN APPARENTLY BROKE OFF/CAME OFF OF THE FAN. THE BLADE CUT THROUGH THE PLASTIC 'PROTECTIVE' HOUSING. https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-938187 Fri, 07 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WITH THE ENGINE IN OPERATION. THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WHEN ONE OF THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES FRACTURED AND DISLODGED INTO THE AIR. THE BLADE THEN STRUCK THE OWNER SHARPLY IN THE NECK, IMMEDIATELY KILLING HIM. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR INSPECTED FOR THE FAILURE https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-883699 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT SPARE TIRE DISCONNECTED DUE TO CABLE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-883700 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT SPARE TIRE DISCONNECTED DUE TO CABLE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-883719 Wed, 05 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT PAINT PEELED OFF OF HOOD IN BIG FLAKES LEAVING DINNER PLATE SIZE AREAS OF PRIMER EXPOSED. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-862987 Tue, 21 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH A BOAT IN TOW, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISH TAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO THE RAILING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CABLE FROM THE SPARE TIRE HOIST HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE BOAT AND VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED, AS WELL A https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-834342 Mon, 03 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER WHEN THE WINDOW WIPERS BEGAN TO OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V150001 (VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE REOCCURRED AND THE RECALL REMEDY FAILED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. T https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-793540 Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1995 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH AND PREPARING TO STOP, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED INSTEAD. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED TO 150 FEET BECAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE SELECTOR SWITCH HIMSELF. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 190,000. THE CURRENT https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-773246 Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD THE BRAKES REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO CRYSTALLIZATION OF THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED FIVE TIMES. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,574 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-725319 Mon, 29 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT DRIVING DOWN THE MASSACHUSETTS'S PIKE, TAKING EXIT 10 OFF IT, WENT THREW THE TOLL AND HIT A GIGANTIC POTHOLE. IT WAS ABOUT 9:30 AT NIGHT, SO IT WAS PITCH BLACK OUTSIDE WHEN TURNING ON TO THE RAMP AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THE POT HOLE. A FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FLATTENED AND A FLAT BED TRUCK NEEDED TO COME TO BRING US 80 MILES HOME. A NEW TIRE WAS NEEDED, BOUGHT, AND PUT ON TRUCK. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-704010 Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT CLUTCH ASSEMBLY CAUGHT FIRE 3 TIMES, THE THIRD TIME I CAUSED A DRASTIC FIRE WHICH BURNT THE VEHICLE BEYOND RECOGNITION. IT ALSO BURNT THROUGH THE PARKING BRAKE LINE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AT A RESTAURANT AT 5MPH LIKE A GIANT FIREBALL, A COOK NOTICED AND JUMPED INTO THE FLAMING TRUCK AND STEERED IT INTO A TREE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-701864 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT DILL TR-413 VALVE STEM FAILURES WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE RESULTED IN THE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO TWO (2) TIRES. TIRE DEALER UNAWARE OF RECALL ON VALVE STEMS, AND NOT WILLING TO EVEN CONSIDER REPLACING TIRES, EVEN USING A PRO-RATED SYSTEM. I FEEL THAT THE FAILURE OF THESE VALVE STEMS AND THE DAMAGED TIRES SHOULD BE DILL'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-701866 Tue, 30 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMT DILL TR-413 VALVE STEM FAILURES WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE RESULTED IN THE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO TWO (2) TIRES. TIRE DEALER UNAWARE OF RECALL ON VALVE STEMS, AND NOT WILLING TO EVEN CONSIDER REPLACING TIRES, EVEN USING A PRO-RATED SYSTEM. I FEEL THAT THE FAILURE OF THESE VALVE STEMS AND THE DAMAGED TIRES SHOULD BE DILL'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-660831 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE A S-10 EXTENDED CAB AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CAB CORNER HAS RUSTED A BIG HOLE IN THE SIDE OF THE TRUCK..I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER TRUCKS LIKE MINE AND THEY HAVE DONE THE SAME THING...NO OTHER RUST ON THE TRUCK BUT RIGHT THERE IT HAS A BIG HOLE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-655608 Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 GMT 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 https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-645970 Tue, 13 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT MY TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-638680 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT RECALL ON WIPER MOTOR ON 1996 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP WAS DONE IN THE EARLY 90'S. WHENEVER IT RAINS NOW, WIPERS DON'T TURN OFF RIGHT AWAY. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM BEFORE I HAD RECALL DONE, AND WAS OK UNTIL JUST RECENTLY. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-637089 Tue, 04 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT TAILGATE CABLE BROKE DUE TO INFERIOR MATERIAL/DESIGN CAUSING POTENTIAL PROPERTY DAMAGE/PERSONAL INJURY. ATTEMPTS TO OBTAIN DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER ASSISTANCE FAILED. *TR UPDATED 01/07/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup https://plaincars.com/make/chevrolet-s10-pickup#complaint-636744 Fri, 31 Aug 2007 00:00:00 GMT 1986 CHEVROLET S-10 LEFT REAR TIRE FAILED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL. AFTER HITTING THE BARRIER WALL THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. *KB THE CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF SORENESS TO THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS NECK. OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT. *JB