IllustrationWHILE COMING TO A STOP BRAKES WERE APPLIED AT LEAST A TWO CAR DISTANCE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND BRAKES PULSATED. CONSUMER RELEASED THEM, AND APPLIED AGAIN, THEY PULSATED, AND DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. VEHICLE STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. INSURANCE COMPANY MAY HAVE CONTACTED CHEVROLET. *AK
1994 Chevrolet S10
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most S10 years
Owner complaints for the 1994 Chevrolet S10 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 42.5.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 520 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 239 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 66 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
121 crash reports7 fire reports30 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
520 reportsRECALL 99I006000/ABS: WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED ON MULTIPLE SUFACES, IT CAUSES BRAKE LOSS. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND REPLACED THE ABS MODULE. HOWEVER, PROBLEM IS STILL REOCCURRING. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
99V193 000/ABS: WHENEVER BRAKES ARE APPLIED IN A SUDDEN/EMERGENCY SITUATION, IT CAUSES THE REAR WHEELS TO LOCK-UP. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEEHICLE VIN WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN.*AK
RECALL 99I006000: ABS BRAKES. DEALER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, ABS LIGHT STAYED ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE "CODE" FOR THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER IS VERMONT CHEVROLET, 444 SOUTH VERMONT AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA (213)383-5100. …
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RECALL 99I006000: ABS BRAKES. DEALER PERFORMED RECALL REPAIRS. HOWEVER, ABS LIGHT STAYED ON, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. DEALER COULD NOT FIND THE "CODE" FOR THE VEHICLE, AND COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. DEALER IS VERMONT CHEVROLET, 444 SOUTH VERMONT AVENUE, LOS ANGELES, CA (213)383-5100. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
DRIVING SOUTH ON RT51 PITTSBURGH, TRAFFIC STOP QUICKLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKE HARD AND HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP NORMALY I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM. ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM THIS IS THE SYMPTOM WHICH OCCURED AT THIS ACCIDENT IT TOOK LONGER THE NORMAL TO STOP. I AM A MECHANIC AND CHECKED THE BRAKES FOR ME…
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DRIVING SOUTH ON RT51 PITTSBURGH, TRAFFIC STOP QUICKLY. I APPLIED THE BRAKE HARD AND HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP NORMALY I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM GM. ABOUT THE BRAKE SYSTEM THIS IS THE SYMPTOM WHICH OCCURED AT THIS ACCIDENT IT TOOK LONGER THE NORMAL TO STOP. I AM A MECHANIC AND CHECKED THE BRAKES FOR MECHANICAL DEFFECTS AND DID NOT FIND ANY, EVERY TIME I BRAKE THIS VEHICLE OVER BUMPS OR SEWER LIDS THE ABS SYSTEM CREATES POOR BRAKING. *AK
RECALL 99V19 000: ANTI-SKID BRAKES. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE.*AK
THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ABS ON 1994 4WD S10'S, BUT GMC SAYS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. THIS LOSS OF BRAKING POWER DURING ABS-ACTION OCCURS DURING SUSTAINED BRAKING (AS OPPOSED TO DURING FULL PANIC STOPS). TWO REAR-END COLLISIONS HAVE RESULTED. CHEVY DEALER "INSPECTED" BRAKES, CHARGED ME $50, AND SAID THEY WERE OKAY. NOW I CAN…
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THERE IS A RECALL ON THE ABS ON 1994 4WD S10'S, BUT GMC SAYS IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VIN. THIS LOSS OF BRAKING POWER DURING ABS-ACTION OCCURS DURING SUSTAINED BRAKING (AS OPPOSED TO DURING FULL PANIC STOPS). TWO REAR-END COLLISIONS HAVE RESULTED. CHEVY DEALER "INSPECTED" BRAKES, CHARGED ME $50, AND SAID THEY WERE OKAY. NOW I CAN NEITHER DRIVE THE TRUCK OR IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL IT. *AK
I JUST WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON MY PICKUP TRUCK THE ONLY RECALL I HAVE HAD WAS THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE AND THEN I SEE THERE IS ALL KINDS OF RECALLS THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFED ON. MY SEAT BELTS HAVEN'T WORKED RIGHT ABOUT THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING OR DOING THE ANTILOCK THING. I ALSO OWN A 1…
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I JUST WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON MY PICKUP TRUCK THE ONLY RECALL I HAVE HAD WAS THE FUEL TANK FILLER TUBE AND THEN I SEE THERE IS ALL KINDS OF RECALLS THAT I HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFED ON. MY SEAT BELTS HAVEN'T WORKED RIGHT ABOUT THE LAST TWO YEARS. AND NOW MY BRAKES ARE NOT STOPPING OR DOING THE ANTILOCK THING. I ALSO OWN A 1996 PONT. GRANDAM GT AND I SEE IT TOO HAS LOTS OF RECALLS BUT I HAVEN'T BEEN NOTIFED ON IT EITHER. CAN YOU GIVE ME SOME INFORMATION ON THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLES. MY EMAIL ADDRESS IS AARHELB@BRIGHT.NET OR MY PHONE NUMBER IS (419) 289-2709. NOW I STARTING TO WORRY ABOUT THE SAFTEY OF MY FAMILY IN MY VEHICLES!!!!!*AK
ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AND THE FIRE THAT RESULTED IN THE TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE. CAUSED BY THE ABS SYSTEM, FORCING FLUID OUT OF THE RESERVOIR AND ONTO THE HOT MANIFOLD, IGNITING THE FLUID. THE EXCESSIVE PRESSURE WAS THE CAUSE OF THE BRAKE CALIPER HANGING UP. THE EXCESSIVE WEAR ON THE BRAKE PADS AND THE FINAL CAUSE OF THE FIRE.
FUEL PUMPS REPLACED OVER 5 TIMES, INJECTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES, COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKES FROM FIRST DAT OF OWNERSHIP, THEY DONT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A PANIC STOP, 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO BRAKES!!! INJECTOR LINES WORN THROUGH BY RUBBING ON FUEL LINE UNDER PLENUM MULTIPLE TIMES CAUSES MAJOR FUEL LEAKAGE!! POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD DEALER CO…
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FUEL PUMPS REPLACED OVER 5 TIMES, INJECTORS REPLACED 4 TIMES, COMPLAINED ABOUT ABS BRAKES FROM FIRST DAT OF OWNERSHIP, THEY DONT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A PANIC STOP, 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO BRAKES!!! INJECTOR LINES WORN THROUGH BY RUBBING ON FUEL LINE UNDER PLENUM MULTIPLE TIMES CAUSES MAJOR FUEL LEAKAGE!! POSSIBLE FIRE HAZARD DEALER CONTACTED, CHEVROLET CONTTACTED. *AK
Official recalls
599V193000 · 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.
97V096001 · Seat Belts
Jun 12, 1997
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
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.
94V228000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:power Assist:vacuum:hoses, Lines/piping, And Fittings
Nov 21, 1994
A VACUUM HOSE CAN DETACH FROM THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER CHECK VALVE AS A RESULT OF ENGINE BACKFIRE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CAN RESULT IN INCREASED ENGINE IDLE AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKE ASSIST AFTER DEPLETION OF THE BOOSTER VACUUM RESERVE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A CLAMP ON THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER ASSIST.
94V014000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly:filler Pipe And Cap
Jan 26, 1994
THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPES WERE NOT MANUFACTURED TO SPECIFICATION WHICH CAUSED LOSS OF FUEL BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPE AND THE VENT TUBE DURING A TEST. THE LOSS OF FUEL WAS IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PERMITTED BY FMVSS NO. 301, "FUEL SYSTEM INTEGRITY."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: CONSEQUENCE OF NON-COMPLIANCE: IF A VEHICLE CRASH WERE TO OCCUR, IT MAY CAUSE THE JOINT BETWEEN THE FUEL TANK FILLER PIPES AND THE VENT TUBE TO CRACK. IF THE VEHICLE OVERTURNED, FUEL LEAKAGE WOULD OCCUR, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A POST-CRASH FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FUEL FILLER PIPE ON THESE VEHICLES.
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
PE96048 · Loss Of Steering Control
Opened Jul 19, 1996 · Closed Nov 13, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Steering
lower clamp of the steering linkage intershaft may separate fro steering gear shaft due to disengagement of clamp bolt and/or improper fit of the lower clamp with the steering shaft.
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.
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