IllustrationSEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE (PARTICULARLY GOING DOWN HILL) UNTIL WELL PAST THE STOP SIGN.
1993 Chevrolet S10
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most S10 years
Owner complaints for the 1993 Chevrolet S10 are substantially higher than the model-year median of 42.5.
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 135 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Fuel System, Gasoline. Review the 19 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Engine And Engine Cooling. Review the 16 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
36 crash reports11 fire reports19 injury reports
Service Brakes, Hydraulic complaints
135 reportsVEHICLE ROLLED INTO INTERSECTION ABS BRAKES BEING APPLIED -- IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALER (SMITH CHV, TURLOCK) -- HE REPLACED SHOES AND SAID HYDRAULICS AND SENSORS WERE FINE. SHOES STILL HAD SOME LIFE ON THEM. VEHICLE STOPPED BETTER, BUT STILL ACTED AS IF BRAKING WAS INTERMITTENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO AMERICAN CHV (MODES…
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VEHICLE ROLLED INTO INTERSECTION ABS BRAKES BEING APPLIED -- IT EVENTUALLY STOPPED. TOOK TO DEALER (SMITH CHV, TURLOCK) -- HE REPLACED SHOES AND SAID HYDRAULICS AND SENSORS WERE FINE. SHOES STILL HAD SOME LIFE ON THEM. VEHICLE STOPPED BETTER, BUT STILL ACTED AS IF BRAKING WAS INTERMITTENT. TOOK VEHICLE TO AMERICAN CHV (MODESTO) -- FOUND FAULTY FRONT LEFT ABS COMPONENT AND REPLACED. I WANT TO NOTE THE FIRST DEALER WAS ADAMENT THAT THERE WAS NO BRAKING PROBLEM WITH THE CAR, MAKING ME BELIEVE THAT AN ABS FAILURE IS VERY HARD TO DETECT.
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY STIFF AND BRAKE FLUID WILL NOT COME THROUGH. ABS LIGHT COMES ON. OWNER HAS TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKES TO STOP. DEALER HAS VEHICLE RIGHT NOW FOR THE 4TH TIME. *AK
ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ABS FAILING TO STOP IN AN EMERGENCY STOPPING SITUATION AND ALSO UNDE R NORMAL CONDITIONS. MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THERE ARE NO REPORTED PROBLEMS AT THIS TIME. *AK
IN SNOWY OR RAINY CONDITIONS ALL FOUR WHEELS WILL LOCK UP, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID WHICH COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. DEALER CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT IS CAUSING DEFECT. *AK
I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND MY BIG COMPLAINT HAS BEEN THE ABS BREAKS JUST ARN'T SUFFICENT, THEY HAVE BEEN KEPT UP TO SPECK AND JUST SEEM TO FADE AND THE STOPPING DISTANCE IS JUST ENTIRELY TOO LONG, AND I HATE TO LET SOME ONE DRIVE IT AS THEY CAN NOT GET USED TO THE STOPPING DISTANCE
FRONT BRAKES WEAR UNEVENLY CAUSING THEM TO BE REPLACED PREMATURELY.
WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO APPLY THE BRAKES THERE WAS PRESSURE, BUT VEHICLE DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY, IT STOPPED WHEN THE CONSUMER HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HIM. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. *AK
ABS SYSTEM FAILED.
ABS PRESSURE MODULATOR VALVE FAILURE.
Official recalls
399V193000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip
Jul 19, 1999
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
96V195000 · Steering:gear Box:shaft Sector
Oct 8, 1996
THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENS AT THE STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING GEAR COUPLING. WITH THIS LOOSENESS, THE YOKE PINCH BOLT CAN WEAR ON THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPLINES AND THE BOLT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE BODY TO CHASSIS MOVEMENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
93V105000 · Seat Belts:front:anchorage
Jun 21, 1993
THE OUTBOARD REAR SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY WILL NOT RELEASE THE WEBBING FROM THE RETRACTED POSITION. THIS DOES NOT MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THE OUTBOARD REAR SAFETY BELT ASSEMBLY WILL NOTRELEASE THE WEBBING FROM THE RETRACTED POSITION, SAFETY BELT USE FOR THE SEATOCCUPANT IS IMPOSSIBLE, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY IN AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE ANY BELT THAT DOES NOT FREELY EXTEND FROM THE RETRACTED POSITION.
Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗
NHTSA investigations
5EA99018 · Spare Tire Separation From Vehicle
Opened Jun 30, 1999 · Closed Oct 20, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
No summary supplied.
PE99004 · Separation Of Spare Tire From Vehicle
Opened Jan 15, 1999 · Closed Jun 30, 1999
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Equipment
ALLEGED THAT WIRE CABLE/WINCH ASSEMBLY WHICH HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE/WHEEL ASSEMBLY UDER THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE MAY FAIL, ALLOWING THE TIRE TO FALL FROM THE VEHICLE WHILE IN MOTION
EA94038 · Abs Braking System
Opened Oct 31, 1994 · Closed Feb 28, 2000
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
THIS INVESTIGATION RESULTED IN A SAFETY RECALL, 99V-193, AND A SERVICE CAMPAIGN, 99I-006.
EA94029 · Engine Compartment Fires
Opened Jul 29, 1994 · Closed Jul 31, 1996
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Engine And Engine Cooling
AN ALLEGED MALFUNCTION IN THE ATLERNATOR RESULTING IN ENGINE COMPARTMET FIRES.
PE94046 · Abs Braking System Fails
Opened Jun 17, 1994 · Closed Oct 31, 1994
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available