1997 Chevrolet S10 brakes problems

Owners reported brakes problems in 117 complaints for the 1997 Chevrolet S10, 20% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

Complaints: 117 20% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage: 94,000 miles 16 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires: 15 and 0
Injuries and deaths: 6 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When brakes problems show up

Based on 16 complaints that include mileage. 6% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.

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Mileage	Complaints
0k to 20k miles	0
20k to 40k miles	0
40k to 60k miles	1
60k to 80k miles	3
80k to 100k miles	6
100k to 120k miles	3
120k to 140k miles	0
140k to 160k miles	2
160k to 180k miles	0
180k to 200k miles	1
200k+ miles	0

What the data shows

Of the 16 brakes complaints that report mileage, the median is about 94,000 miles, and 6% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 15 crashes, 6 injuries.

What owners wrote

The vehicle was letting off exhaust fumes into the vehicle, which put the driver and the passenger to sleep. The driver was awakened by a police siren. The consumer suffered carbon monoxide poisoning. The brakes failed to perform as designed when they were applied. The consumer stated she suffered muscle and nerve damage due to carbon monoxide poisoning.

January 2004 Injury

Occasionally about 5 or 6 times and counting when initially applying the brake at either 45MPH or 10 MPH my 1997 chevy s10 vehicle starts to accelerate with my foot off the gas and cruise control off at what appeared to be full speed/throttle. My first reaction was to brake even harder, but then the antilock brakes kicked in and seemed to reduce the stopping force by not letting the wheels lock.

Reported at 150,000 miles, October 2014

Brakes problems in other years

Brakes problems across all Chevrolet models