1995 Chevrolet S10 problems
NHTSA has received 1,152 complaints about the 1995 Chevrolet S10, and 32% of them involve brakes. After that come wipers, windshield & visibility (19%) and air bags (10%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,152 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 32% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 217 and 17
- Injuries and deaths
- 189 and 1
- Typical mileage
- 125,000 miles 33 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 | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 8 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 6 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Among the 33 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 125,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 217 complaints mention a crash; 17 complaints mention a fire; 189 injuries reported; 1 death reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 88% 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 1995 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Chevrolet S10 with enough data (793 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 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.
Failure of the driver side air bag, consumer was invovled in a head-on collision and hit a deer and the air bag did not deploy. 8ak
ABS brakes; when applying the brakes in normal conditions, the pedal went to the floor and the brakes failed to stop the vehicle, causing three accidents.
Brakes failed twice, once causing accident, also airbag deployment was violent, causing burned arms and knees and a gashed foot.
The cable that holds the spare tire under the vehicle snapped, causing damage to the vehicle that ran over the wheel.
While driving, fan came off in 1995 chevrolet blazer and damage the radiator. This is similar to campaign 95v-180. If hood would have been open, this could have been a hazard.