1997 Chevrolet S10 engine problems
34 complaints about engine have been filed for the 1997 Chevrolet S10, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 6% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 fire, 2 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 1997 chevrolet s10. While driving home he noticed a bubble on the right side of the hood. He continued driving, and then the vehicle caught on fire. The fire department extinguished the flames. The fire fighters could not identify the cause of the failure. The current and failure mileages were 200,000. Updated 12/07/09 the consumer stated GM placed an oversized 6 cylinder motor in the vehicle. Updated 12/09/09
Other problems reported for the 1997 Chevrolet S10
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 118 complaints
- Brakes 117 complaints
- Air bags 48 complaints
- Fuel system 48 complaints
- Transmission 42 complaints
- Electrical system 24 complaints
- Cruise control 22 complaints
- Body & structure 20 complaints