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2003 Chevrolet S10 electrical system problems

15 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2003 Chevrolet S10, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 7% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 11 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2003 Chevrolet S10 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 3 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 0 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 1 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 2 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 1 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 11 complaints that include mileage. 45% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles3
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles0
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles1
100k to 120k miles2
120k to 140k miles1
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 11 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 45% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash.

What owners wrote

2003 chevrolet s-10 zr2's four wheel drive automatically engaged causing accidents. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but they were unable to find a problem. The transmission slipped. The engine would also miss. The vehicle also exhibited problem with the driver's side window, headlights, taillights, windshield wipers, cruise control and trim. The vehicle cruise control activated once while driving. The tailgate had to be adjusted.

June 2004 Crash

The vehicle's wire harness melted against the exhaust manifold. As a result, the fuses blew out and the check engine sensor light stayed on.

Reported at 9,000 miles, August 2004

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