1995 CHEVROLET S10 — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 903 complaints · 8 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (278 complaints · 30.8%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 175
  • Fires 13
  • Injuries 152
  • Deaths 1
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Component Problem Distribution

Share of owner complaints filed for each vehicle system (unaffected by sales volume)

Component Problem Distribution SERVICE BRAKES appears in 278 of 903 owner complaints (30.8%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 278 complaints, 30.8% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 278 · 30.8% · 55 crash reports VISIBILITY: 190 complaints, 21.0% of reports VISIBILITY 190 · 21.0% · 1 crash reports AIR BAGS: 98 complaints, 10.9% of reports AIR BAGS 98 · 10.9% · 93 crash reports 1 fire reports ENGINE: 67 complaints, 7.4% of reports ENGINE 67 · 7.4% · 2 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 42 complaints, 4.7% of reports POWER TRAIN 42 · 4.7% · 2 crash reports FUEL SYSTEM: 32 complaints, 3.5% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 32 · 3.5% · 1 crash reports 2 fire reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 26 complaints, 2.9% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 26 · 2.9% · 2 crash reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 18 complaints, 2.0% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18 · 2.0% · 2 crash reports 6 fire reports SEAT BELTS: 16 complaints, 1.8% of reports SEAT BELTS 16 · 1.8% · 7 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 720 complaints, 79.7% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 720 · 79.7% · 157 crash reports 11 fire reports 0% 25% 50% 75% 100%

UNKNOWN OR OTHER is an NHTSA classification artifact and is always listed last.

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System / Component Complaints Share of Reports Safety Reports (Crashes / Fires)
SERVICE BRAKES 278 30.8% 55 crashes · 0 fires
VISIBILITY 190 21.0% 1 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 98 10.9% 93 crashes · 1 fires
ENGINE 67 7.4% 0 crashes · 2 fires
POWER TRAIN 42 4.7% 2 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 32 3.5% 1 crashes · 2 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 26 2.9% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 18 2.0% 2 crashes · 6 fires
SEAT BELTS 16 1.8% 7 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 720 79.7% 157 crashes · 11 fires
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Problem & Recall Timeline

Observed complaint volume and manufacturer recall actions over time

Problem & Recall Timeline Owner reports in this snapshot begin in Jan 1995; the first recall shown was reported in Sep 1995. 1995-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 1995-Q2: 25 owner reports 25 1995-Q3: 29 owner reports 29 1995-Q4: 38 owner reports 38 1996-Q1: 38 owner reports 38 1996-Q2: 30 owner reports 30 1996-Q3: 26 owner reports 26 1996-Q4: 39 owner reports 39 1997-Q1: 26 owner reports 26 1997-Q2: 18 owner reports 18 1997-Q3: 22 owner reports 22 1997-Q4: 75 owner reports 75 1998-Q1: 59 owner reports 59 1998-Q2: 42 owner reports 42 1998-Q3: 30 owner reports 30 1998-Q4: 22 owner reports 22 1999-Q1: 50 owner reports 50 1999-Q2: 29 owner reports 29 1999-Q3: 59 owner reports 59 1999-Q4: 31 owner reports 31 2000-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2000-Q2: 25 owner reports 25 2000-Q3: 29 owner reports 29 2000-Q4: 7 owner reports 7 2001-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2001-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2001-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2001-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2002-Q1: 7 owner reports 7 2002-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2002-Q3: 5 owner reports 5 2002-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q1: 8 owner reports 8 2003-Q2: 7 owner reports 7 2003-Q3: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q1: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2004-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2005-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2005-Q2: 5 owner reports 5 2005-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Oct 1994 Apr 2019 Recall campaign 95V180000 ◆ Recall campaign 95V180000 Recall campaign 96V195000 ◆ Recall campaign 96V195000 Recall campaign 97V096001 ◆ Recall campaign 97V096001 Recall campaign 98V150001 ◆ Recall campaign 98V150001 Recall campaign 99I006000 ◆ Recall campaign 99I006000 Recall campaign 99V193000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V193000 Recall campaign 07E021000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E021000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000 Investigation EA94038 ● Investigation EA94038 Investigation PE97028 ● Investigation PE97028 Investigation EA97022 ● Investigation EA97022 Investigation PE99004 ● Investigation PE99004 Investigation EA99018 ● Investigation EA99018 Investigation EA00008 ● Investigation EA00008
  • Campaign 95V180000 was reported 218 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 96V195000 was reported 57 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 98V150001 was reported 1,038 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 99I006000 was reported 1,630 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 99V193000 was reported 1,630 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 07E021000 was reported 4,218 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09E025000 was reported 5,225 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1995-Q1 Owner reports 14
1995-Q2 Owner reports 25
1995-Q3 Owner reports 29
1995-Q4 Owner reports 38
1996-Q1 Owner reports 38
1996-Q2 Owner reports 30
1996-Q3 Owner reports 26
1996-Q4 Owner reports 39
1997-Q1 Owner reports 26
1997-Q2 Owner reports 18
1997-Q3 Owner reports 22
1997-Q4 Owner reports 75
1998-Q1 Owner reports 59
1998-Q2 Owner reports 42
1998-Q3 Owner reports 30
1998-Q4 Owner reports 22
1999-Q1 Owner reports 50
1999-Q2 Owner reports 29
1999-Q3 Owner reports 59
1999-Q4 Owner reports 31
2000-Q1 Owner reports 18
2000-Q2 Owner reports 25
2000-Q3 Owner reports 29
2000-Q4 Owner reports 7
2001-Q1 Owner reports 18
2001-Q2 Owner reports 11
2001-Q3 Owner reports 11
2001-Q4 Owner reports 4
2002-Q1 Owner reports 7
2002-Q2 Owner reports 9
2002-Q3 Owner reports 5
2002-Q4 Owner reports 6
2003-Q1 Owner reports 8
2003-Q2 Owner reports 7
2003-Q3 Owner reports 6
2003-Q4 Owner reports 3
2004-Q1 Owner reports 4
2004-Q2 Owner reports 3
2004-Q3 Owner reports 3
2004-Q4 Owner reports 1
2005-Q1 Owner reports 3
2005-Q2 Owner reports 5
2005-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2019-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 95V180000
Recall campaign 1 96V195000
Recall campaign 1 97V096001
Recall campaign 1 98V150001
Recall campaign 1 99I006000
Recall campaign 1 99V193000
Recall campaign 1 07E021000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
Defect investigation 1 EA94038
Defect investigation 1 PE97028
Defect investigation 1 EA97022
Defect investigation 1 PE99004
Defect investigation 1 EA99018
Defect investigation 1 EA00008
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Safety Recalls (8)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 07E021000

    Report date
    Component:
    FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER
    Consequence:
    FUEL MAY LEAK, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A FIRE.
    Remedy:
    DELPHI WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE UPR FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 23, 2007. OWNERS CAN CONTACT DELPHI AT 877-411-8770.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E025000

    Report date
    Component:
    EXTERIOR LIGHTING
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 95V180000

    Report date
    Component:
    ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
    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.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 96V195000

    Report date
    Component:
    STEERING
    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.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 97V096001

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    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.
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  6. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 98V150001

    Report date
    Component:
    VISIBILITY
    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.
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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99I006000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    THESE VEHICLES CAN EXPERIENCE EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS ON CERTAIN MULTIPLE SURFACES, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL MODIFY THE COMPUTER PROGRAM WHICH OPERATES THE ABS UNIT ON SOME VEHICLES, OR REPLACE THE COMPUTER ON OTHERS TO IMPROVE THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS ON THESE SURFACES.
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  8. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V193000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    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.
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Complaint Narrative Explorer

Verbatim owner-reported defect narratives from NHTSA public records

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Estimated Ownership Cost

EPA fuel economy ratings and annual operating cost estimates

Data: US EPA Fuel Economy Guide · snapshot 2026-08-21
Supported range: 1,000–60,000 miles per year
Supported range: $1.50–$10.00 per gallon
55% city45% highway
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Adjacent Model Years

Immediate preceding and succeeding model year records

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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