IllustrationABS BRAKES LOCKED CAUSING VEHICLE TO FISHTAIL AND ROLL ONTO ITS SIDE.
1992 Chevrolet S10
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most S10 years
Owner complaints for the 1992 Chevrolet S10 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 42.5.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
All reported categories
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
Limited mileage data: 3 of 180 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 118 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Seat Belts. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
25 crash reports8 fire reports11 injury reports
What owners actually said
180 reportsWHILE PUTTING VEHICLE IN REVERSE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED.THERE IS ALSO BLACK SMOKE NOTICEABLE FROM REAR OF VEHICLE. OWNER HAS TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALERS AND WAS TOLD BATTERY VOLTAGE IS LOW, CAUSING PROBLEMS WITH MICRO PROCESSER IN CPU. *AK
DRIVER SLAMMED ON BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, SEEMED LOOSE, CAUSED INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE, CAUSING A CRASH, REARENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRY WEATHER. *AK
BRAKES WENT OUT BECAUSE THE BRAKE FLUID HAD BOILED.
DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70MPH AND HEARD A BUZZING SOUND, SAW BATTERY LIGHT ON. AS PULLING OVER HEARD A THUMPING NOISE AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, RAISED THE HOOD AND IT ENGULFED IN FLAMES. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED, AND CAUSE OF FIRE IS UNKNOWN. *AK
EA94-038; IN WET CONDITIONS THE DEFECTIVE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE WHEEL TO LOCK UP AND THE ABS LIGHT STAYED ON WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE AND ALMOST AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE PROBLEM. *AK
ABS FREQUENTLY FAILS CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE. AT TIMES, WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED IT WILL STOP (LOCK) BEFORE IT IS HALF WAY DEPRESSED.
ABS EHCU FAILURE.
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, TRYING TO STOP, ABS WENT COMPLETLY OUT/LOCKED UP, ABS LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER HAD TO REPLACE ABS SYSTEM, INCLUDING COMPUTER. CONSUMER HAD TO UNPLUG WIRE FROM UNIT TO PREVENT FROM DEFECT REOCCURRING. *AK
Official recalls
399V193000 · 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.
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
5EA99018 · 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