1993 Chevrolet S10 problems
NHTSA has received 276 complaints about the 1993 Chevrolet S10, and 55% of them involve brakes. After that come fuel system (8%) and engine (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 276 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 55% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 40 and 12
- Injuries and deaths
- 36 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 131,000 miles 10 complaints with mileage
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%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 0 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 5 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 0 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Among the 10 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 131,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 40 complaints mention a crash; 12 complaints mention a fire; 36 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 84% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1993 ranks 10th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Chevrolet S10 with enough data (153 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 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.
Consumer was exiting onto freeway & applied brakes, ABS kicked in & the hydraulic motor started making noise. It sounded like it was applying & releasing. Consumer pressed brake pedal to the floor & it wouldn't stop. This resulted in a low speed rearend collision. Consumer received recall 99v193000 dealing with the same issue. But was told that warranty had expired . Also, manufacturer assumed no responsibility because of age of vehicle. They did not encourage consumer to drive vehicle until repairs were done.
I was traveling south on 1-5 entering the vancouver-portland draw bridge. When a car stopped in front of me in the left hand lane. I dynamited my brakes and my blazer did not stop in the appropriate amount of time. It felt like I had a 4,000 pound trailer pushing me. I feel that the braking system should have stopped me sooner than it did. It took 6 to 10 seconds which should have been pleanty of time. On july 22, 1999 the eugene reg. Guard printed an article titled GM to fix more than 3.5 million vehicles.
Driver's seat latch bent, also passenger's seat latch failed during accident, causing passenger seat to recline/injuries. *skd
Central multiport fuel injector assembly failed, causing fuel to enter the oil pan and damage the motor. Fuel was spraying under the phlenem and could have caused a fire. Same unit has failed just over 15 months later, again spraying gas under the phlenem, thankfully again no fire,just spraying of gas. *nlm
Vehicle was taken to the dealer for recall 00v193000 repairs concerning ABS. Dealer made the repairs, but the vehicle still slipped when the brakes were applied forcefully. Consumer had the module kit replaced along with a new vac switch, wiring harness, and transfer switch. Brakes continued to slip when pressure was applied.