2000 Chevrolet S10 body & structure problems
93 complaints about body & structure have been filed for the 2000 Chevrolet S10, which is 17% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 93 17% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 68,000 miles 59 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 15 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When body & structure problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 7 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 12 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 17 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 10 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 2 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 59 body & structure complaints that report mileage, the median is about 68,000 miles, and 37% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 1 fire, 15 injuries.
What owners wrote
In a slow moving surface street accident, the frame of the 2000 s10 collapsed toward the driver, and the dashboard broke the driver's femur.
Dt*: the contact stated while lowering the tailgate, it was noticed the driver side cable was broken. There is a NHTSA recall, # 06v066000 regarding the tailgate cable. The vehicle has the same problems as indicated in the recall; however, it is not included in the recall due to the VIN. Updated 5/3/2006 -
Other problems reported for the 2000 Chevrolet S10
- Brakes 116 complaints
- Seats 56 complaints
- Transmission 33 complaints
- Engine 31 complaints
- Fuel system 30 complaints
- Air bags 29 complaints
- Electrical system 28 complaints
- Suspension 21 complaints