1997 Chevrolet S10 problems
Owners have filed 574 complaints about the 1997 Chevrolet S10 with NHTSA. Visibility accounts for 19.9% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes, hydraulic at 18.5%.
Complaints574
Crashes72
Fires9
Injuries46
Deaths3
What owners report breaking
Visibility 19.9% · 114
Service brakes, hydraulic 18.5% · 106
Power train 9.6% · 55
Air bags 8.4% · 48
Engine and engine cooling 7.0% · 40
Fuel system, gasoline 4.5% · 26
Electrical system 4.2% · 24
Vehicle speed control 3.8% · 22
Severity
Of those complaints, 72 describe a crash, 9 describe a fire, 46 report an injury and 3 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 13 model years of the Chevrolet S10 in this data, 1997 sits 5th by complaint volume. 1994 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 10 in the last three years against 6 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 82,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Dt: 1997 Chevrolet S10. The contact stated the windshield wipers work sometimes, and sometimes do not work. Also, they a will stick. A recall was issued, but this vehicle was not included in the recall. This happened since purchase of vehicle on march 23, 2005. The contact thought it would get better so they let it go. The was taken to the dealership, but they did not feel they should pay to fix it. Visibility · reported at 67,000 miles
While driving, in inclement weather the windshield wipers would come on and go off on their own. The problem was intermittent. The dealer was aware of the problem. The driver informed the mechanic this vehicle was on recall, but the mechanic informed the consumer that this vehicle was not on recall. *Jb the dealer later contacted the consumer and informed him that is vehicle was part of the recall. Visibility
Chevrolet has recalled 1995 s-10 trucks for a safety related problem caused by faulty circuit board in the windshield wiper moters. My 1997 s-10 has the identical circuit board in my wiper motor and is also operating intermittently. Why hasn't the company recalled 1997 trucks also when they both use identical wiper motors? Any help you can providewould certainly be appreciated! Visibility
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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Other Chevrolet S10 years
1994 1,225 complaints · 47.4% service brakes, hydraulic 1995 1,151 complaints · 29.9% service brakes, hydraulic 1996 875 complaints · 27.2% service brakes, hydraulic 1998 742 complaints · 28.0% visibility 1999 298 complaints · 12.1% service brakes, hydraulic 2000 559 complaints · 17.9% service brakes, hydraulic