1998 Chevrolet S10 body & structure problems
43 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 1998 Chevrolet S10, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 43 6% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 0 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 90,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
On my 1998 chevy s-10 both of the tailgate cable broke. The cables broke and the wood I was loading slid off and hit my foot it did hurt it, but luckily it was not bad. It also damage my tailgate on my truck. I have see on the internet and from other people about there tailgate cables breaking. I have seen it on 1995, 1998 and 2000 s-10 trucks. I think that GM needs to make replacement cables this very dangerous and if you were loading something it could slid off the tailgate and hurt themselves like I did.
Ea 05 008/tailgate support cables break: while standing on the tailgate and loading a sink onto the rear bed the left side support cable has broken. No injury to report. The dealer was notified.
Other problems reported for the 1998 Chevrolet S10
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 212 complaints
- Brakes 86 complaints
- Electrical system 58 complaints
- Seats 48 complaints
- Engine 44 complaints
- Air bags 37 complaints
- Transmission 32 complaints
- Suspension 26 complaints