1984 Chevrolet S10 Problems
Owner-reported complaints filed with NHTSA, grouped by component
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What this page shows
Everything below is an owner-reported complaint submitted to NHTSA about the 1984 Chevrolet S10, 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
- Engine333.3%
- Tires & wheels222.2%
- Transmission222.2%
- Interior & seats111.1%
- Seat belts111.1%
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
Engine
Reports naming the engine itself — including stalling, misfires, oil consumption, cooling and internal engine components.
From owner reports, verbatim
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE MADE A POPPING SOUND AND MALFUNCTIONED, CONSUMER THEN PULLED OVER AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN VEHICLE BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES, POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE WHICH CAUSED FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *JB
ENGINE OIL LEAK CAUSED VEHICLE ENGINE FIRE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT) *MJS
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Tires & wheels
Reports naming tires, wheels, hubs, or the tire-pressure monitoring system.
From owner reports, verbatim
PURCHASED NEW TIRES - NO EMBEDDED DATE CODE. *TR
I OWN A TRUCK WITH WILDERNESS AT P235-75R15 TIRES WHICH WERE PURCHASED AT FIRESTONE IN SPOKANE IN 1996. THESE TIRES HAVE PLENTY OF WEAR LEFT ON THEM AS I SELDOM DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. I CONTACTED FIRESTONE ABOUT WHETHER THESE TIRES WERE RECALLED. I WAS TOLD "NO". PER INFO I RECEIVED FROM YOU, IT APPEARS THESE TIRES ARE A POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD AND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY FIRESTONE OF ANY SUCH RECALL. PLEASE ADVISE ME ON THIS. *NM
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Transmission
Reports naming the automatic or manual transmission, including shifting behaviour, shudder, slipping and transmission control modules.
From owner reports, verbatim
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AW
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Interior & seats
Reports naming seats, latches, locks, linkages and interior fittings.
From owner reports, verbatim
BUCKET SEAT DO NOT LOCK UNTIL ACCIDENT WHEN TRAVELING 30 MPH (DUE TO DESIGN), INCIDENT WHEN HARD BRAKING CHILDREN PUSHED SEAT FORWARD CAUSING FRONT OCCUPANTS TO GO TOWARD DASH AND WINDSHIELD AREA.
Too few reports in this category for a page of its own — they appear in the full complaint list.
Seat belts
Reports naming seat belts, buckles, retractors and pretensioners.
From owner reports, verbatim
DRIVERS SHOULDER BELT STUCK, DUE TO FAILED SEAT BELT RETRACTOR. *DSH
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
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
Data on this page last refreshed .