1994 Chevrolet S10 problems
Owners have filed 1,225 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet S10 with NHTSA. Service brakes, hydraulic account for 47.4% of them — the clear leader, ahead of visibility at 20.5%.
Complaints1,225
Crashes142
Fires12
Injuries60
Deaths2
What owners report breaking
Service brakes, hydraulic 47.4% · 581
Visibility 20.5% · 251
Engine and engine cooling 6.3% · 77
Vehicle speed control 3.4% · 42
Power train 3.2% · 39
Fuel system, gasoline 3.2% · 39
Electrical system 2.4% · 30
Suspension 1.8% · 22
Severity
Of those complaints, 142 describe a crash, 12 describe a fire, 60 report an injury and 2 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 13 model years of the Chevrolet S10 in this data, 1994 draws the most complaints of any of them.
Filings have fallen off, 31 in the last three years against 137 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,000 miles.
In owners' own words
When the brakes were applied, the pedal traveled to the floor, the master cylinder was replaced, however the problem persisted. *Jb....The fist notice of impending failure was very slowly sinking brake pedal while stopping in traffic. As more stops were made the rate of the pedal sinking became faster. Cups in the maste cylinder were letting brake fluid leak by them. New master cylinders did not solve problem. Service brakes, hydraulic · reported at 13,068 miles
Failure on the abs braking system ea95-026, consumer came off an intersate, applied force to the brake pedal, the brake pedal went to the floor and the vehicle continued to move, causing the consumer to have an accident. *Ak mechanic states the cause was that vaccum hose was not all the way in booster, also also check engine light was coming on a few times, consumer states vehicle hard to start sometimes. Service brakes, hydraulic
The brake pedal will go to the floor when the abs system responds to a bump in the road, resulting in extended stopping distances. The brake pedal needs to be pumped several times until a firm pedal is achieved. This occurs only intermittently, so is difficult to troubleshoot. The 'recall' work for the abs was performed years ago. This problem has occured both before and after the abs work was performed. Service brakes, hydraulic
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
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Other Chevrolet S10 years
1991 253 complaints · 32.8% service brakes, hydraulic 1992 221 complaints · 62.4% service brakes, hydraulic 1993 276 complaints · 52.9% service brakes, hydraulic 1995 1,151 complaints · 29.9% service brakes, hydraulic 1996 875 complaints · 27.2% service brakes, hydraulic 1997 574 complaints · 19.9% visibility