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1991 Chevrolet S-10

Recalls, consumer complaints and crash ratings from NHTSA

Recalls

No recalls on record for this model year.

Recent complaints233 total

Most reported, across all 233 complaints

  • Service brakes, hydraulic33%
  • Engine and engine cooling11%
  • Seat belts9%
  • TiresFiled Dec 29, 2014

    REGULAR DRIVING, IN TOWN, TREAD BLOW OUT, RIGHT REAR, HIGHWAY DRIVING,RIGHT REAR SIDE WALL, FRONT RIGHT TREAD FAILURE, REPLACED BEFORE COMPLETE BLOW OUT, ONE TIRE WAS NEW, TWO TIRES LESS THAN 90 DAYS OLD, REPLACED WITH NEW AND DIFFERENT BRAND. *TR

    Incident Dec 25, 2014

  • Vehicle speed control, service brakesFiled Aug 25, 2014

    (1) WHILE SITTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT IN THE CITY. I HAVE A HABIT OF NOT STOPPING CLOSE TO VEHICLES AT STOP LIGHTS. WHILE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BEHIND A NEW LOOKING EXPLORER OF SOME KIND MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING BY ITSELF WITH MY FEET ON THE BRAKES. IF I HAD STOPPED CLOSER TO THE VAN I WOULD HAVE HIT IT VERY HARD. I READ NO ONE CAN STAND IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING BECAUSE OF THIS. (2) STARTED MY TRUCK IN MY YARD. IT QUICKLY IDLE VERY FAST AND WOULD NOT IDLE DOWN. PUT IN GEAR AND IT TOOK OFF VERY FAST AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE SWITCH BEFORE THE VEHICLE GOT IN THE HIGHWAY STILL TRYING TO STOP WITH THE HARD BRAKES. MY TRUCK NEVER DID THIS BEFORE. I LIVE IN THE CITY WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN PLAY IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. WHY DO MY TRUCK DO THESE THINGS? I WENT INTO THE COMPUTER LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND FOUND A LOT OF S10 OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN A CURVE, ON THE INTERSTATE OR JUST SOME ONE CROSSING THE STREET IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. I THANK GOD FOR LETTING ME BE AT HOME AND NO ONE WAS HURT JUST SCARED. *TR

    Incident Aug 19, 2014

  • TiresFiled Jul 27, 2014

    OUTER TREAD SEPARATING FROM TIRE. *JS

    Incident Jul 23, 2014

  • Structure, tiresFiled Oct 5, 2011

    SPARE TIRE DISCONNECTED DUE TO CABLE. *TR

    Incident Sep 21, 2011

  • StructureFiled Oct 5, 2011

    PAINT PEELED OFF OF HOOD IN BIG FLAKES LEAVING DINNER PLATE SIZE AREAS OF PRIMER EXPOSED. *TR

    Incident Nov 1, 2010

  • TiresCrashFiled Jun 21, 2011

    TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1991 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH A BOAT IN TOW, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FISH TAIL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED INTO THE RAILING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT NOTICED A CABLE FROM THE SPARE TIRE HOIST HAD FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE FAILURE. THE BOAT AND VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED, AS WELL AS THE SPARE TIRE, RIM AND REAR AXLE OF THE TRAILER. THE TRAILER SPRINGS WELDING WAS ALSO DAMAGED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO ADVISED THAT THE SPARE TIRE HOIST WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE SPARE TIRE HOIST WIRE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

    Incident Jun 6, 2011

  • TiresFiled Dec 30, 2008

    DILL TR-413 VALVE STEM FAILURES WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE RESULTED IN THE IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO TWO (2) TIRES. TIRE DEALER UNAWARE OF RECALL ON VALVE STEMS, AND NOT WILLING TO EVEN CONSIDER REPLACING TIRES, EVEN USING A PRO-RATED SYSTEM. I FEEL THAT THE FAILURE OF THESE VALVE STEMS AND THE DAMAGED TIRES SHOULD BE DILL'S RESPONSIBILITY TO CORRECT. ALTHOUGH I DO NOT HAVE THE EVIDENCE TO PROVE THE FIRST TIRES' FAILURE (I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL AT THE TIME, SO I DID NOT THINK TO SAVE PARTS OR TAKE PICTURES), I HAVE ALL THE EVIDENCE NEEDED TO INDICATE THAT THE VALVE STEM'S FAILURE CAUSED THE FRONT LEFT TIRE TO LOSE AIR AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

    Incident Dec 2, 2008

  • Electrical system1 injured1 deathFiled Jan 18, 2007

    TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 1991 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE DECELERATES. THEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE SHE STILL HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOESN'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE, SHE'S AFRAID THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CONTACT HASN'T TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. *JB

    Incident Jul 14, 2006

  • Child seatFiled Feb 19, 2004

    THE CONSUMER WAS ONLY ABLE TO USE THE SEAT IN THE RECLINE POSITION. *PH (MODEL NAME AND NUMBER OF CAR SEAT: 02524AAR) *SC

  • Suspension, visibility, seat belts, structure, equipmentFiled Jan 15, 2004

    BODY RUST AND PAINT CHIPPING AND PEELING DIGITAL DASHBOARD IS DEAD EXCEPT FOR SPEEDOMETER AND TRIP METER SEATBELTS DO NOT LOCK UP WHEN YOU SLAM THE BRAKES ON FRONT SUSPENSION IS VERY SQUIKY

    Incident Jun 15, 2003

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    • Engine and engine cooling, fuel system, gasoline, power train, exterior lightingFiled Jan 15, 2004

      4/4 WILL NOT INGAGE

      Incident Aug 15, 2001

    • Service brakes, hydraulic, seatsFiled Jun 4, 2003

      MADE A PANIC STOP AND ABS DIDN'T WORK, WHEELS LOCKED UP AND ALMOST HAD A ACCIDENT. (THIS HAPPENED MORE THEN ONCE) ALSO THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF FROM THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. *NLM

      Incident May 9, 2003

    • Fuel system, gasolineFiled Mar 18, 2003

      THE FUEL TANK LEAKED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *NLM

      Incident Mar 18, 2003

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Oct 29, 2002

      CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UP ON A HILL BRAKES FAIL TO RESPOND AND THE VEHICLE ROLL BACK THE HILL. TS

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Oct 8, 2002

      WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THERE IS A LOUD STREAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. MR

      Incident Oct 1, 2002

    • Latches/locks/linkages, seatsFiled May 10, 2002

      PASSENGERS SEAT WILL NOT LATCH WHEN ADJUSTING. HAD REPAIRED 6 OR 7 TIMES. WHEN A SUDDEN STOP OCCURS, THE SEAT WILL MOVE FORWARD. DEALER CONTACTED. *AK. CONSUMER STATED THE DOOR LOCK IS HARD TO OPERATE WITH THE KEY. *JB

      Incident Aug 3, 2001

    • Vehicle speed controlFiled Mar 21, 2002

      VEHICLE HAS ACCELERATED 3-4 TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CONSUMER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL TO STOP ACCELERATION.*AK

      Incident Feb 15, 2002

    • Engine and engine coolingFiled Feb 21, 2002

      VEHICLES MANIFOLD BURNED THROUGH ON ENGINE BLOCK SIDE CAUSING EXHAUST GASES TO BLOW AGAINST ENGINE BURNING UP THE O2 SENSORS. *JG

    • Engine and engine coolingFiled Feb 21, 2002

      VEHICLES MANIFOLD BURNED THROUGH ON ENGINE BLOCK SIDE CAUSING EXHAUST GASES TO BLOW AGAINST ENGINE BURNING UP THE O2 SENSORS. *JG

    • Engine and engine coolingFiled Jan 7, 2002

      EXHUAST MANIFOLD HAS A HOLE IN IT AND BLOWS EXHAUST FUMES INSIDE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT. OWNER HAD EXHAUST MANIFOLD REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM STILL REOCCURSRED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

      Incident Jan 5, 2001

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Dec 12, 2001

      VEHICLE EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEMS AS STED IN RECALL 99V193000 FOR ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT RECALL DIDN'T APPLY TO TO THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. ALSO, DIDN'T APPLY TO TWO WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES. CONSUMER HAS A TWO WHEEL DRIVE. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

      Incident Dec 1, 2001

    • Electrical systemFireFiled Nov 25, 2001

      DASHBOARD CAUGHT ON FIRE OVER NIGHT AND WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. WIRING FOR CIGAR LIGHTER, RADIO, AND DEFROSTER FAN SPEED WERE MELTED/BURNED. *AK

      Incident Sep 16, 1999

    • Fuel system, gasolineFiled Oct 29, 2001

      SKID PAD COVER IS HOLDING WATER AGAINST FUEL TANK AND CAUSING CORROSION WHICH LEADS TO FUEL LEAK FROM FUEL TANK. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

      Incident Oct 29, 2001

    • TiresFiled Aug 22, 2001

      WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTAE I85.I HEADR A VERY LOAD BANG ....MY LEFT REAR TIRE SEEMINGLY BLEW OUT..MY TRUCK WENT INTO A VERY HARD TO HANDLE SLIDE.THE TRUCK WENT VERY OUT OF CONTROL TO THE RIGHT...I WAS ABLE TO PULL OF THE INTERSTAE..AND NOTICED THE TIRE DIDN'T FEEL FLAT....THE TIRE TREAD COMPLETLY SEPERATED FROM THE TIRE. AND THE TIRE WAS STILL INFLATED..WHICH IS WHAT MADE THE TRUCK SO OUT OFF CONTROL..WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE GILLETTE TIRE BEFORE SEEING I HAVE THREE MORE ON THE TRUCK...THANKS TIMOTHY KUNKEL. *AK (TIRESIZE: 205/14)

      Incident Aug 20, 2001

    • Seat beltsFiled Aug 16, 2001

      DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT LATCHES DO NOT REMAIN LOCKED IN BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, CAUSE UNKNOWN.*AK

    • Seat beltsCrash1 injuredFiled Apr 17, 2001

      VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, RESTRAINTS DID NOT RETRACT, CAUSING MAJOR INJURIES. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE CONSUMER AFTER BEING EXAMINED BY A PHYSICIAN BELIEVES HE SUFFERED MAJOR INJURY. *YH

      Incident Apr 6, 2001

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Feb 8, 2001

      SWITCH THAT SIGNALS ABS SYSTEM WHETHER VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHELL DRIVE HAS MALFUNCTIONED, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. RECALL 99V19300 HAS BEEN ISSUED ON VEHICLE'S MAKE/MODEL; HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUED DUE TO VIN. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Jan 24, 2001

      WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN ICY CONDITIONS, "ANTILOCK BRAKE" AND "BRAKE" LIGHTS CAME ON AS I SKIDDED THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. SINCE THEN ABS SYSTEM IS INOPERATIVE (PUMP DOESN'T CYCLE W/ IGNITION ON) TIRES LOCK UP AND SKID ON ICY ROADS AND LIGHTS STILL ON!*AK

      Incident Dec 19, 1999

    • Child seatFiled Sep 18, 2000

      PROBLEMS WITH EVENFLO INFANT/TODDLER CHILD SAFTY SEAT. ADJUSTMENT BAR LOCKS KEEP BREAKING. WE ARE ON OUR 3RD SEAT IN 3 YRS.

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Sep 10, 2000

      THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, THE REGULAR BRAKING ABILITIES ARE NOT AFFECTED, BUT THE ANTILOCKING CAPABILITIES ARE GONE. THE DIGITAL DASH GUAGES DO NOT WORK, THE ONLY LIGHTED ITEMS THAT WORK ARE THE ODOMETER & THE SPEEDOMETER ( NO FUEL GUAGE, NO ENGINE TEMP, NO OIL PRESSURE, NO TACH, NO AMP METER).

      Incident Oct 1, 1996

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Sep 10, 2000

      THE ANTILOCK BRAKE LIGHT IS ON ALL THE TIME, THE REGULAR BRAKING ABILITIES ARE NOT AFFECTED, BUT THE ANTILOCKING CAPABILITIES ARE GONE. THE DIGITAL DASH GUAGES DO NOT WORK, THE ONLY LIGHTED ITEMS THAT WORK ARE THE ODOMETER & THE SPEEDOMETER ( NO FUEL GUAGE, NO ENGINE TEMP, NO OIL PRESSURE, NO TACH, NO AMP METER).

      Incident Oct 1, 1996

    • TiresFiled Aug 28, 2000

      ONE OF THREE THE TIRES INSTALLED EXPERIENCED SEVERE TREAD SEPERATION AND THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED PRIOR TO TOTAL FAILURE. ARE YOU CURRRENTLY LOOKING INTO OTHER SIZES OF THE ATX RAIDALS OTHER THAN THE 15" TIRES? I HAD TO CHANGE OUT ALL FOUR TIRES BUT HAVE KEPT THE OLD TIRES AND TAKEN PICTURES OF THE SEPERATION.( DOT NUMBER: VDK6AXC TIRE SIZE: 27X8.50R14 )

      Incident Jul 15, 2000

    • TiresFiled Aug 18, 2000

      PE00020; ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT ON A CHEVROLET S10 PICK UP 1991, P19575R14 DOTA3KABYC. THERE WAS VIBRATION ON THE HIGHWAY. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND NOTICED A CHUNK OF TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND WAS LOOSE, CONSUMER DROVE HOME SLOWLY. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY SAID TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK *SLC

      Incident Apr 4, 2000

    • TiresCrashFiled Aug 16, 2000

      TIRE TREAD PEELED OFF NEAR EXIT 15W ON INTERSTATE 95 SWERVED TO SHOULDER AND HIT BARIER ON LEFT FRONT BUMPER CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE TURN SIGNAL, GRILL AND BUMPER.( DOT NUMBER: HYKER3B TIRE SIZE: P20570R14 )

      Incident Aug 5, 2000

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Aug 14, 2000

      VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL COMPONENT (99V-193) ABS SYSTEM FAILURE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION RESULTING IN CONSUMER HITTING A DEER DUE TO LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. *MJS

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Jul 12, 2000

      VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RECALL COMPONENT (99V-193) FAILURE PRIOR TO NOTIFICATION WHICH RESULTED IN VEHICLE ACCIDENT. *MJS

      Incident May 9, 2000

    • Fuel system, gasoline, equipmentFiled Jun 13, 2000

      OFTEN WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS SPARE TIRE CARRIER WILL UNLATCH BY ITSELF. OWNER HAS TIED THE CARRIER TO KEEP IT FROM FLYING OPEN. ALSO, FUEL TANK HAD A SERIOUS LEAK JUST ABOVE THE SEAM IN THE REAR OF THE TANK. *AK *ML

    • TiresFiled Jun 5, 2000

      KELLY TIRES CHARGER P215/7R15 WERE CRACKING IN LOWER SIDEWALL, THIS COULD CAUSE A PREMATURE FAILURE OF TIRES. *AK

      Incident May 25, 2000

    • SteeringFiled May 26, 2000

      STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE AND GOING INTO THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION WHEN TURNING. CONSUMER TOOK STEERING COLUMN OFF, AND NOTICED THE FLANGE ASSEMBLY. *AK

      Incident May 15, 2000

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled May 16, 2000

      WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, RESULTING IN EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. *AK

    • Unknown or otherFiled Apr 18, 2000

      I WANT TO KNOW IF MY VEHICLE HAS ANY RECALLS

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Mar 22, 2000

      ABS BRAKES FADED WHEN DRIVING AT 20-25 MPH AND VEHICLE WAS NOT SLOWING DOWN FAST ENOUGH. CONSUMER HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF ERRATIC OPERATION OF BRAKES. CONSUMER HAD ABS REPAIRED AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. RECALL 99V193/ABS BRAKES, DID NOT INCLUDE THIS VEHICLE DUE TO VIN. *AK

      Incident Sep 15, 1999

    • Power trainFiled Jan 20, 2000

      WHEN CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN DRIVE, THE VECHICLE STOPPED. *AK

      Incident Jan 9, 2000

    • Unknown or otherFiled Dec 5, 1999

      ARE THERE ANY RECALLS FOR THE VEHICLE VIN CODE I LISTED ON THIS QUESTIONAIRE? THANKS

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Nov 19, 1999

      ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS WHEN REAR BRAKES WERE ADJUSTED THEY HAD CAUSED BRAKES TO BURN UP. *AK

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Oct 27, 1999

      ABS SYSTEM DID NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON AND STAYED LIT. THE VEHICLE STILL STOPPED AT SIGNS AND LIGHTS HOWEVER ITS ABILITIES WERE IMPAIRED AND TOOK LONGER.

      Incident Jan 5, 1999

    • SteeringFiled Oct 26, 1999

      NUTS WIHTIN THE STEERING WHEEL LOOSENED, CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO TILT. STEERING WHEEL IS WORKING INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIME'S STEERING WHEEL FREEZES UP WHILE DRIVING. *AK

      Incident Oct 12, 1999

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Oct 1, 1999

      CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR AT THIS TIME (99V-193) DUE TO MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. MJS

      Incident Jul 1, 1999

    • Service brakes, hydraulicFiled Oct 1, 1999

      CONSUMER IS UNABLE TO RECEIVE RECALL REPAIR AT THIS TIME (99V-193) DUE TO MANUFACTURER PROBLEM. MJS

      Incident Jul 1, 1999

    • Fuel system, gasolineFiled Sep 29, 1999

      THERE IS A LEAKAGE WITHIN THE GAS TANK. *AK

      Incident Jan 1, 1997

NHTSA crash ratings

1991 Chevrolet S-10 4x4

Front, driver
2 out of 5 stars
Front, passenger
1 out of 5 stars
Side, front seat
Not Rated
Side, rear seat
Not Rated
Rollover
Not Rated

Rated under NHTSA's pre-2011 program, which scored each seat. These stars can't be compared with ratings from 2011 on.

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