1991 Chevrolet S10 problems
NHTSA has received 253 complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet S10, and 34% of them involve brakes. After that come seat belts (9%) and engine (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 253 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 34% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 19 and 11
- Injuries and deaths
- 84 and 2
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
What the data shows
Safety-related details: 19 complaints mention a crash; 11 complaints mention a fire; 84 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1991 ranks 12th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Chevrolet S10 with enough data (126 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 6 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
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.
Consumer driving and made a sudden stop brake slow car down and locked up there was no brake after caused an accident rear end the car before me . Tt
While driving at approx 10MPH exited at a driveway, went to apply brakes, vehicle did not stop. Brakes made noise, pushed brakes to floor. Just redone in may 97 with pads and shoes. Weather was clear dry, has to apply brakes sooner than ususal. This defect can result in an accident. Dealer told consumer that this is happening because he is not used to ABS and he needs to get used to the way they work, ABS light is illuminated and will not go off, regular brakes seem to work fine, consumer has had 3 minor accidents…