IllustrationWAS DRIVING 20MPH & HAD TO APPLY ABS BRAKES QUICKLY, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD NO BRAKES, AND REARENDED VEHICLE IN FRONT. NEITHER AIR BAG DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. NO INJURIES INVOLVED. TAKING VEHICLE TO DEALER. *AK
1995 Chevrolet S10
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
More warning signs than most S10 years
Owner complaints for the 1995 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
Limited mileage data: 28 of 910 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Service Brakes, Hydraulic. Review the 306 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Visibility. Review the 206 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Air Bags. Review the 111 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
176 crash reports13 fire reports100 injury reports
Air Bags complaints
111 reportsOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY. BLAZER BROAD SIDED OTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50 MPH. AFTER IMPACT BLAZER ROLLED LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. SEAT BELTS HELD. BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE TO BY TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT IT WASN'T A DIRECT HIT. OFF TO THE RIGHT. THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BEE A DIRECT HIT FOR THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I …
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OTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD RIGHT OF WAY. BLAZER BROAD SIDED OTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 50 MPH. AFTER IMPACT BLAZER ROLLED LANDED UPSIDE DOWN. SEAT BELTS HELD. BUT AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE TO BY TOW TRUCK DRIVER THAT IT WASN'T A DIRECT HIT. OFF TO THE RIGHT. THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BEE A DIRECT HIT FOR THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I WAS UNABLE TO GET INFORMATION FROM GM. SEEMS LIKE WITH THAT MUCH IMPACT THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY.
VEHICLE WA S IN AN ACCIDENT.WHILE GOING DOWN DIRT ROAD SWERVED TO AVOID A DEER, FRONT TIRE POPPD OUT, AND VEHICLE FLIPPED OVER. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK
WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED THE FRONT BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES, AND RESULTING IN A COLLISION . UPON IMPACT, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING VEHICLE COLLISION RESULTING IN BROKEN STERNUM TO CONSUMER. MJS
HAD DIRECT FRONTAL IMPACT,AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH DID NOT PROTECT THE OCCUPANT IN THIS ACCIDENT. ALSO DRIVER HAD SEATBELT ON, BUT HIS HEAD FLEW INTO THE WINDSHIELD. BODY SHOP SAID COULD NOT FIND THE SENSORS IN THE FRONT END BUT IN THE FIRE WALL. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
CONSUMER WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER CAR AND HIS AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH CONSUMER WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. ALSO, HEADREST ISN'T ADJUSTABLE, CONSUMER'S HEAD HIT BACK WINDOW, CAUSING INJURY. *AK *ML
WHILE DRIVING ON WET PAVEMENT AT 30 MPH HIT A PATCH OF ICE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SPIN AROUND THREE TIMES, AND THEN HIT A DITCH. VEHICLE TURNED OVER, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. *AK *ML
NO DEPLOYMENT OF AIR BAG DURING HEAD ON COLLISION.
Official recalls
599V193000 · 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.
98V150001 · Visibility:windshield Wiper/washer
Jul 1, 1998
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, 2 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE. SOLDER JOINTS NEAR THE WIRING HARNESS CONNECTOR CAN CRACK CAUSING THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS TO WORK INTERMITTENTLY.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN RESULT IN INOPERATIVE WIPERS, REDUCING A DRIVER'S VISIBILITY, AND INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE WIPER MOTOR CIRCUIT BOARD AND COVER.
97V096001 · Seat Belts
Jun 12, 1997
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH 60/40 FRONT BENCH SEATS AND EXTENDED CAB PICKUP TRUCKS AND 2-DOOR UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH MANUAL LOCKING RECLINER BUCKET SEATS. THE OUTBOARD SAFETY BELT WEBBING ON THE DRIVER'S AND/OR PASSENGER'S SEAT CAN SEPARATE DURING A FRONTAL IMPACT.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF A SEPARATION OCCURRED AND THERE WERE SECONDARY CRASH EVENTS OR VEHICLE ROLLOVER, THERE WOULD BE NO BELT RESTRAINT OF THE OCCUPANT AND INCREASED INJURIES COULD OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A PROTECTIVE COVER OVER THE RECLINER MECHANISM.
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.
95V180000 · Engine And Engine Cooling:cooling System:fan
Sep 22, 1995
FAN BLADE RIVET BREAKAGE CAN OCCUR CAUSING THE FAN BLADE TO SEPARATE FROM THE SPIDER.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE HOOD WAS OPEN, A PERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCK BY THE FAN BLADE AND INJURED.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE, IF NECESSARY, THE FAN WITH A NEWER FAN HAVING THICKER-HEADED RIVETS.
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
6EA00008 · Loss Of Power Assist
Opened Mar 16, 2000 · Closed Aug 31, 2001
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
There is no summary currently available
EA99018 · 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
EA97022 · Windshield Wiper Failure
Opened Oct 23, 1997 · Closed Jul 2, 1998
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Additional source detail variants (2)
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
Visibility
There is no summary currently available
PE97028 · Windshield Wiper
Opened Jun 17, 1997 · Closed Oct 23, 1997
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Visibility
DURING THIS PRELIMINARY EVALUATION, OVER 400 ADDITIONAL COMPLAINTS WERE FURNISHED BY GM.IN ADDITION GM REPORTED OVER 3000 WIPER SYSTEM WARRANTY REPAIRS ON THE SUBJECT VEHICLES.
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.