Safety Score
62
Average
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-16 | 00V159000 |
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | 306 | — | Details |
| 1997-11-25 | 97V208001 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | 33,973 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-24 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WIPERS JUST STOPPED WORKING WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. UNABLE TO GET THEM TO TURN BACK ON. SEEMS TO BE EERILY SIMILAR… |
| 2018-01-19 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | I JUST BOUGHT THE TRUCK USED AND SOMETIMES THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK AND SOMETIMES THEY WILL NOT COME ON AT ALL. … |
| 2017-12-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE … |
| 2017-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY PARKING BRAKE DOESN'T WORK. MY SEATBELTS COME UNDONE WHEN I'M DRIVING WHICH IS A MAJOR ISSUE FOR SAFETY. |
| 2017-09-24 | WHEELS | No | 0 | WHILE IN MOTION ON THE FREEWAY, THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE UNDER THE TRUCK BED FAILED AND THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED TO THE… |
| 2017-02-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY PICKUP WAS SITTING IN FRONT OF MY HOME WHEN IT WOULDN'T START. I RAISED THE HOOD AND A RAT WAS UNDER THE HOOD WITH … |
| 2015-12-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ALMOST TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. |
| 2015-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. ALL POWER IS LOST. ALL LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL COME ON AS IF T… |
| 2014-05-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | GOODYEAR ALLEGRA P205 75R15 SIDEWALL SEPARATION AND CRACKING LEAD TO BLOWOUT. INNER SIDEWALL SHOWED CRACKING AND RIPPLI… |
| 2014-01-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE … |
| 2013-09-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVY S10 PICK UP TRUCK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED … |
| 2013-07-20 | EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY | No | 0 | WATER LEAK IN COWL AREA ALLOWED RAIN WATER TO COLLECT UNDETECTED UNDER CARPET MOISTURE BARRIER CAUSING ACCESSORY HANDIC… |
| 2013-07-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I WAS PULLING INTO A MCDONALD'S DRIVE-THROUGH LANE AND THE SILICONE ISOLATION MOUNT WHERE THE TOP PART OF THE TRANSMISS… |
| 2013-06-26 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | WIPERS COME ON AND OFF WHEN THEY WONT TO.. *TR |
| 2013-03-23 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE FRAME, BEHIND THE DRIVER'S… |
| 2012-08-15 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | SAME AS OTHER COMPLAINTS. WIPERS STOPPED WORKING DURING A RAINSTORM. HAVE CHANGED THE MOTOR TWICE AND RECENTLY STARTED … |
| 2012-08-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60MPH AND SET THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, BUT THE TRUCK CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE, EVEN AFTER STEP… |
| 2012-03-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE … |
| 2011-09-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. BEGAN SLOWLY TRAVELING DOWN THE HILL THAT I LIVE ON. THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE BRA… |
| 2011-05-26 | SEATS | Yes | 0 | MY DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY IT MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS AT ANYTIME. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN A… |
| 2010-10-12 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE CABLE THAT SUPPORTS THE TAILGATE RUSTED OUT AND BROKE SUDDENLY DUE TO CORROSION INSIDE THE COATING. WITH … |
| 2010-10-01 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. TH… |
| 2010-09-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDA… |
| 2010-01-20 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK OFF & ON. *TR |
| 2009-05-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER HAS QUIT WORKING. I AM SURE YOU HAVE HEARD THIS COMPLAINT BEFORE BUT I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOU… |
| 2009-04-30 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WIPERS INTERMITTENTLY STOP WORKING. *TT |
| 2009-04-27 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A BUS AND SHOVED INTO THE POLE THAT PROTECTS THE GAS PUMP, SO THE ACTUAL GAS STATION DID NOT EXPL… |
| 2009-03-01 | VISIBILITY:REAR WINDOW WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | I HAVE A 1998 CHEVY S10 PICK UP TRUCK THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STAY OFF OR GO OFF AT RANDOM TIMES AND COMES BACK ON WHEN N… |
| 2009-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE ECM WENT OUT. ALSO HAD A PROBLEM EARLIER ABOUT 2-3 MONTHS AGO. THE CAM SENSOR WENT OUT. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 60,000 … |
| 2009-02-06 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S-10. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HIS MECHANIC AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE MAIN… |
| 2009-01-15 | SUSPENSION:REAR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A BUMPY ROAD, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE MO… |
| 2008-09-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I AM FILING THIS REPORT ON BEHALF OF THE VEHICLE OWNER. OWNER NAME IS [XXX]. I AM A PRIVATE ELECTRIC VEHICLE SERVICE … |
| 2008-07-02 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | THE WIPERS ON MY 1998 CHEVROLET S-10 FREQUENTLY STOP OPERATING AND WHEN THEY DO COME BACK ON THEY WILL NOT TURN OFF. TH… |
| 2008-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | ORIGINAL OWNER 1998 S10 CHEVROLET , LOW MILEAGE ... HAD TO MAKE HARD STOP WHEN CUT OFF ON HWY ...BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FL… |
| 2008-05-28 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE OIL LEAK. *TR |
| 2008-05-10 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY BUMPY ROADS. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS … |
| 2008-05-10 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK ONLY INTERMITTENTLY OR NOT AT ALL. PROBLEM IS EXACERBATED BY BUMPY ROADS. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS … |
| 2008-05-08 | WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS/STUDS | No | 0 | 1998 CHEVY S10 LEFT REAR WHEEL CAME OFF AND CROSSED INTO TRAFFIC AND IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. *NJ OHIO TRAFFIC C… |
| 2008-05-05 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE | No | 0 | OPENING OF TAILGATE ON 1998 CHEVY S10 AND WHEN SITTING DOWN ON TAILGATE A SNAP SOUND OCCURRED AND THE TAILGATE DROPPED … |
| 2008-04-17 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | WIPER MOTOR STOPS RUNNING - OCCURS OFF AND ON - THROUGH-OUT VEHICLES HISTORY STARTING AROUND THE 40,000 MILE MARK. CUR… |
| 2008-04-12 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM | No | 0 | BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOUD EXHAUST NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER IN 1998 S-10 PICKUP IN JULY OF '07. HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER R… |
| 2008-03-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | HI I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVROLET S10 USED PRIVATE PARTY AND NOTICED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND MY BROTHER SC… |
| 2008-03-12 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM TURNED ON OUT OF NOWHERE WHEN THE ROADS WERE PERFECTLY CLEAR CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO A SHRUB, ABS SYSTEM LIGH… |
| 2008-01-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | MY TRANNY OIL LINES ARE RUBBING ON THE SWAY BAR ON MY 1998 S- 10 P.U. *TR |
| 2007-12-06 | TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE | No | 0 | SPARE TIRE FOR THIS VEHICLE IS SECURED UNDERNEATH TRUCK BED. DRIVING ALONG DIVIDED HIGHWAY IN AN AREA WITH NO PULL-OFF … |
| 2007-11-20 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:SWITCH/WIRING | No | 0 | THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR WOULD ORIGINALLY NOT TURN OFF WHEN ACTIVATED ON INTERMITTENT, OR FULL ON. NOW IT SHUTS OFF B… |
| 2007-10-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFTING VERY HARD INTO SECOND GEAR. NOW TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT INTO SECOND AT ALL AND THERE IS NO RE… |
| 2007-08-07 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | No | 0 | WIPER PROBLEM ON 98 S10 EXACTLY LIKE LISTED IN YOUR RECALL 03V159000. *TR |
| 2007-07-11 | VISIBILITY | No | 0 | WINDSHIELD WIPERS ON MY 1998 S-10 WILL STOP WORKING FOR NO REASON. WILL REMAIN OFF FOR AN INDETERMINATE TIME AND WILL S… |
| 2007-06-30 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE CHARGING GAUGE WAS LOW AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT … |