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1994 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Problems

Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component

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Owner complaintsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Dec 22, 2013
Components namedHow many of our component categories appear on at least one report for this model year. One report can name several.
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Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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What this page shows

Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1994 Chevrolet S10 Pickup, grouped by the component NHTSA recorded on the report. These are not confirmed defects, and they are not recalls. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a category with more reports in it is not evidence that a part is defective.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Reports by component

Ranked by how many owner reports name each component category

  • Brakes266.7%
  • Visibility133.3%

Percentages are of component mentions. A single complaint can name more than one component, so these do not sum to the total complaint count.

Each component in detail

What the reports in each category say, in the owners' own words

Brakes

Reports naming service brakes, the antilock braking system, brake hoses, master cylinders or the parking brake.

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reports

From owner reports, verbatim

WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL DROP TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY PUMPED THE PEDAL BUT IT KEPT GOING TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I STOPPED BARELY AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER NEATH THE TRUCK. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED OUT AND JUST BLEW APART WITH NO WARNING! VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

NHTSA ID 10556963 · filed Dec 22, 2013

PURCHASED USED 1994 CHEVY S10 TRUCK WITH 102,000 MILES ON 4/10/06. BRAKES FAILED (WOULD MAKE NOISE LIKE ABS AND WOULDN'T STOP -- THEN WOULD WORK AGAIN-- VERY SPORADIC) AND IT WAS DETERMINED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC CALLED A GM TECHNICIAN WHO FAXED DOCUMENT #724859 ON A RECALL COVERING HIGH/LOW/HIGH ABS BRAKE ANOMALY #99046B - 5/16/2000 AND I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE FACTORY DIRECT ON THE SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE RESOLVED. THE DOCUMENT STATED HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ABS WAS ORIGINAL TO THE CAR OR HAD BEEN REPLACED IN THE RECALL. IT WAS DETERMINED BY LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE THE ORIGINAL. I CALLED THE FACTORY AND GAVE THEM ALL THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE RECALL ENDED 12/1/2002 AND I COULD NOT BE HELPED. AFTER ASKING TO HAVE THIS RECONSIDERED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD, AND THEN A DAY OR SO LATER WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONFIRMED AND THE ABS SYSTEM CHECKED TO SEE IF IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED IN THE RECALL. I DID THAT AND THE LOCAL DEALER SENT THE INFORMATION TO THE FACTORY STATING THE ABS PROBLEM WAS THAT OF THE RECALL AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ORIGINAL AND HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. AT THIS TIME GM TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR UP FRONT, WHICH I DID, WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND SEND CERTAIN PAPERWORK FOR REIMBURSEMENT WHICH WOULD TAKE 60 DAYS. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE PAPERWORK HAD BEEN SUBMITTED I WAS INFORMED BY PHONE THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR DUE TO 1)EXPIRATION OF RECALL 2)AGE AND MILEAGE OF TRUCK. NEEDLESS TO SAY I AM EXTREMELY UPSET. MY SON WAS WITH A FRIEND WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED GOING THROUGH A FOUR WAY STOP AND BARELY MISSED BEING IN A BAD CAR WRECK -- GM KNEW THIS. THEY ALSO KNEW FROM DAY 1 THE VIN#, THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE CAR, AND HOW THE CAR HAD NEVER BEEN WRECKED AND HAD ONLY 2 PREVIOUS OWNERS -- THIS WAS CHECKED OUT ON CARMAX. *JB

NHTSA ID 10160422 · filed Jun 22, 2006

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Visibility

Reports naming windshields, glass, wipers, defrosters and mirrors.

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report

From owner reports, verbatim

1994 CHEVROLET S10 WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V159/GM RECALL NO. 03023 THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, PC BOARD ON MY 1994 CHEVROLET S10 IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN RAINING. WIPERS STALL OR STOP. THIS SAME SITUATION THAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CHEVROLET S10 HAPPENS TO THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL NOTICE GM03023. GM LEFT THE YEAR 1994 OFF THIS RECALL AND I WANT GM TO ADD ALL S/N OF THE YEAR 1994 CHEVROLET S10 FIX TO THE WIPER MOTOR RECALL OR ISSUE A ADD ON RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

NHTSA ID 10165458 · filed Aug 14, 2006

Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

Elsewhere on this vehicle

Data sources

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