IllustrationVEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED 3-4 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL TO STOP ACCELERATION.*AK
1991 Chevrolet S10
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most S10 years
Owner complaints for the 1991 Chevrolet S10 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 42.5.
About this comparison →How this year compares
Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 1 of 174 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.
What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 70 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 21 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 18 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
17 crash reports10 fire reports14 injury reports
What owners actually said
174 reportsVEHICLES MANIFOLD BURNED THROUGH ON ENGINE BLOCK SIDE CAUSING EXHAUST GASES TO BLOW AGAINST ENGINE BURNING UP THE O2 SENSORS. *JG
EXHUAST MANIFOLD HAS A HOLE IN IT AND BLOWS EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. OWNER HAD EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURSRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS AS STED IN RECALL 99V193000 FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. ALSO, DIDN'T APPLY TO TWO WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. CONSUMER HAS A TWO WHEEL DRIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE OVER NIGHT AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WIRING FOR CIGAR LIGHTER, RADIO, AND DEFROSTER FAN SPEED WERE MELTED/BURNED. *AK
SKID PAD COVER IS HOLDING WATER AGAINST FUEL TANK AND CAUSING CORROSION WHICH LEADS TO FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL TANK. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTAE I85.I HEADR A VERY LOAD BANG ....MY LEFT REAR TIRE SEEMINGLY BLEW OUT..MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY HARD TO HANDLE SLIDE.THE TRUCK WENT VERY OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT...I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE INTERSTAE..AND NOTICED THE TIRE DIDN'T FEEL FLAT....THE TIRE TREAD COMPLETLY SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. …
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WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTAE I85.I HEADR A VERY LOAD BANG ....MY LEFT REAR TIRE SEEMINGLY BLEW OUT..MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY HARD TO HANDLE SLIDE.THE TRUCK WENT VERY OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT...I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE INTERSTAE..AND NOTICED THE TIRE DIDN'T FEEL FLAT....THE TIRE TREAD COMPLETLY SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. AND THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED..WHICH IS WHAT MADE THE TRUCK SO OUT OFF CONTROL..WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE GILLETTE TIRE BEFORE SEEING I HAVE THREE MORE ON THE TRUCK...THANKS TIMOTHY KUNKEL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/14)
DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT LATCHES DO NOT REMAIN LOCKED IN BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CONSUMER AFTER BEING EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN BELIEVES HE SUFFERED MAJOR INJURY. *YH
SWITCH THAT SIGNALS ABS SYSTEM WHETHER VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHELL DRIVE HAS MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. RECALL 99V19300 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK
Official recalls
699V193000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip
Jul 19, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
96V195000 · Steering:gear Box:shaft Sector
Oct 8, 1996
THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENS AT THE STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING GEAR COUPLING. WITH THIS LOOSENESS, THE YOKE PINCH BOLT CAN WEAR ON THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPLINES AND THE BOLT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE BODY TO CHASSIS MOVEMENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
93V008000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System:fan
Jan 14, 1993
THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES BREAK AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE AND/OR VEHICLE INDUCED STRESS.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE BLADE BREAKAGE OCCURS WHILE THE HOOD IS OPEN, APERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCKAND INJURED BY THE BLADE SEGMENT.
Remedy: INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED FAN ASSEMBLY.
91V108000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage
Jun 21, 1991
VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SHIPPED WITH THE FUEL TANK SENDER SEAL OUT OF POSITION.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, AN OUT OF POSTIONSEAL COULD ALLOW FUEL SPILLAGE IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PRESCRIBED BY FMVSS 301.SPILLED FUEL COULD IGNITE NEAR AN IGNITION SOURCE.
Remedy: REPLACE SENDER SEALS.
90V193000 · Suspension:front:control Arm:lower Arm
Nov 14, 1990
NUTS USED TO ATTACH LOWER CONTROL ARMS, REAR SPRING AND SHACKLE, AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS DO NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD "STRIP".
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: STRIPPING OF THE NUTS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION COULD REDUCECLAMP LOAD ON LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHICH COULD ALLOW THE ARM TO DETACH, RESULTINGIN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT NUTS AS WELL AS REAR SPRING AND SHACKLE, AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBER NUTS.
90V107000 · Visibility:windshield
Jun 4, 1990
USE OF IMPROPER PRIMER ON METAL SURFACES OF WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW OPENINGS COULD CAUSE LOW ADHESION TO THE METAL SURFACE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE RETENTION REQUIRED BY FMVSS 212.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW GLASS WOULD NOT PREVENT THEEJECTION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DURING A VEHICLE CRASH, WHICH CAUSES SERIOUSINJURIES AND FATALITIES.
Remedy: REMOVE AND REINSTALL GLASS USING PROPER PRIMER.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
7EA99018 · Spare Tire Separation From Vehicle
Opened Jun 30, 1999 · Closed Oct 20, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
No summary supplied.
PE99004 · Separation Of Spare Tire From Vehicle
Opened Jan 15, 1999 · Closed Jun 30, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
ALLEGED THAT WIRE CABLE/WINCH ASSEMBLY WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY UDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL, ALLOWING THE TIRE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
EA94029 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jul 29, 1994 · Closed Jul 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
PE94046 · Abs Braking System Fails
Opened Jun 17, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
EA92015 · High Idle Flare
Opened May 22, 1992 · Closed May 28, 1993
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
There is no summary currently available
PE92001 · High Idle Flare
Opened Jan 7, 1992 · Closed May 22, 1992
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control:linkages
There is no summary currently available