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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

Limited mileage data: 40 of 963 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 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

What owners actually said

963 reports
Mileage unknown · Mar 13, 2001
EquipmentPower TrainStructureFire

WE HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY, 4X4 COMPONENTS, DOOR HINGE, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF AT 70 MPH., AT THIS TIME WE HAVE TO STOP AND WATER DOWN THE FRONT BRAKE AREA WHEN DRIVING OVER 20 MILES AT A TIME PLEASE C…

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WE HAVE SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE, WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE FRONT HUB ASSEMBLY, 4X4 COMPONENTS, DOOR HINGE, AIR CONDITIONER COMPRESSOR, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL FELL OFF AT 70 MPH., AT THIS TIME WE HAVE TO STOP AND WATER DOWN THE FRONT BRAKE AREA WHEN DRIVING OVER 20 MILES AT A TIME PLEASE CAN YOU HELP WITH INFO ON THIS VEHICLE???

NHTSA ODI #742343

Mileage unknown · Mar 6, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline

VEHICLE IS BLOWING OUT SMOKE, DOESN'T WANT TO START, HESITATES AT STOPS AND STALLS. DEALER CHECKED VEHICLE, AND TOLD CONSUMER CFI ( CENTRAL FUEL INJECTORS WERE BAD). CONSUMER WAS GIVEN INFORMATION THAT ALL 1993-1995 BLAZERS WERE BAD.*AK

NHTSA ODI #882248

Mileage unknown · Feb 28, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT BRAKES MADE A KLUTTERING SOUND AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. IT TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL UNTIL VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURED THREE TIMES, FIRST HYDROLIC FLUID PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THEN, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BUT STILL THE BRAKES SINK TO THE FLOOR. …

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WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT BRAKES MADE A KLUTTERING SOUND AND PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. IT TOOK LONGER THAN NORMAL UNTIL VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. DEALR HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *AK THE INCIDENT OCCURED THREE TIMES, FIRST HYDROLIC FLUID PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THEN, MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BUT STILL THE BRAKES SINK TO THE FLOOR. *YH

NHTSA ODI #881721

Mileage unknown · Feb 28, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline

WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS PREPARING TO CHANGE THE FUEL FILTER HE DISCOVERED THE GAS TANK HAD A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM AS WELL AS THE TOP OF THE TANK AND WAS LEAKING FUEL WHICH CAUSED A FUEL ODOR WHILE PARKED IN GARAGE. NLM

NHTSA ODI #559973

Mileage unknown · Feb 28, 2001
Fuel System, Gasoline

THE PLASTIC COVER AROUND THE GAS TANK TRAPPED DIRT AROUND THE GAS TANK AND RUSTED A HOLE IN THE TANK RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK. NLM

NHTSA ODI #559951

Mileage unknown · Feb 23, 2001
Power TrainSeat BeltsService Brakes, Hydraulic

SEAT BELT FAILED. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #785312

Mileage unknown · Feb 15, 2001
Visibility

INTERMITTENTLY WINDSHIELD WIPERS BECAME INOPERANBLE, OBSTRUCTING VIEW OF DRIVER. A RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE AND MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK IN MY VIN. NO WIPERS WORK FOR 5 MIN. THEN STOP JUST LIKE THE ONES ON RECALL. VERY UNSAFE GM SHOULD BE RESONABLE. *YH

NHTSA ODI #880631

Mileage unknown · Feb 9, 2001
Service Brakes, Hydraulic

CONSUMER HAS OWNED OTHER VEHICLE WITH ABS SYSTEM PROBLEM. APPLYING BRAKES GRADUALLY ON WET/SLIPPERY OR ROUGH SURFACES WHEELS LOCKED UP, AND CAN LOSE CONTROL. GMC IS NOT LOOKING TO CHANGE DESIGN. *AK

NHTSA ODI #880237

Mileage unknown · Jan 22, 2001
Power Train

CONSUMER HAD RECALL REPAIR 99041 PERFORMED ON VEHICLE, HOWEVER AFTER REPAIR THE 4WD DOES NOT WORK, CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALER WHO SAID THE PROBLEM WOULD BE FIXED, BUT CONSUMER WOULD BE CHARGED FOR REPAIR, CONSUMER STATES THE CHARGES SHOULD BE INCLUDED UNDER THE RECALL SINCE EVERYTHING WORKED PRIOR TO IT. *SLC

NHTSA ODI #559081

Mileage unknown · Jan 16, 2001
Visibility

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 98V150001/ WINDSHIELD WIPER WIRING. *AK

NHTSA ODI #739436

Official recalls

5

99V193000 · 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.

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

5

EA99018 · 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