2000 CHEVROLET S10 — Owner-Reported Problems

NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation Snapshot 2026-08-22 459 complaints · 9 recalls
Most-reported system: SERVICE BRAKES (88 complaints · 19.2%)
Safety signals:
  • Crashes 52
  • Fires 8
  • Injuries 46
  • Deaths 3
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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 88 of 459 owner complaints (19.2%) in this vehicle snapshot. SERVICE BRAKES: 88 complaints, 19.2% of reports SERVICE BRAKES 88 · 19.2% · 17 crash reports STRUCTURE: 86 complaints, 18.7% of reports STRUCTURE 86 · 18.7% · 1 crash reports 1 fire reports POWER TRAIN: 43 complaints, 9.4% of reports POWER TRAIN 43 · 9.4% · 2 crash reports ENGINE: 28 complaints, 6.1% of reports ENGINE 28 · 6.1% FUEL SYSTEM: 26 complaints, 5.7% of reports FUEL SYSTEM 26 · 5.7% AIR BAGS: 24 complaints, 5.2% of reports AIR BAGS 24 · 5.2% · 24 crash reports 1 fire reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: 20 complaints, 4.4% of reports ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 20 · 4.4% · 1 crash reports 6 fire reports SUSPENSION: 16 complaints, 3.5% of reports SUSPENSION 16 · 3.5% VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL: 14 complaints, 3.1% of reports VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 14 · 3.1% · 3 crash reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER: 389 complaints, 84.8% of reports UNKNOWN OR OTHER 389 · 84.8% · 39 crash reports 5 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 88 19.2% 17 crashes · 0 fires
STRUCTURE 86 18.7% 1 crashes · 1 fires
POWER TRAIN 43 9.4% 2 crashes · 0 fires
ENGINE 28 6.1% 0 crashes · 0 fires
FUEL SYSTEM 26 5.7% 0 crashes · 0 fires
AIR BAGS 24 5.2% 24 crashes · 1 fires
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 20 4.4% 1 crashes · 6 fires
SUSPENSION 16 3.5% 0 crashes · 0 fires
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL 14 3.1% 3 crashes · 0 fires
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 389 84.8% 39 crashes · 5 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 Oct 1999; the first recall shown was reported in Aug 1999. 1999-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2000-Q1: 11 owner reports 11 2000-Q2: 19 owner reports 19 2000-Q3: 20 owner reports 20 2000-Q4: 15 owner reports 15 2001-Q1: 23 owner reports 23 2001-Q2: 23 owner reports 23 2001-Q3: 11 owner reports 11 2001-Q4: 8 owner reports 8 2002-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2002-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2002-Q3: 19 owner reports 19 2002-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2003-Q1: 9 owner reports 9 2003-Q2: 19 owner reports 19 2003-Q3: 21 owner reports 21 2003-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2004-Q1: 14 owner reports 14 2004-Q2: 11 owner reports 11 2004-Q3: 13 owner reports 13 2004-Q4: 24 owner reports 24 2005-Q1: 18 owner reports 18 2005-Q2: 23 owner reports 23 2005-Q3: 19 owner reports 19 2005-Q4: 4 owner reports 4 2006-Q1: 12 owner reports 12 2006-Q2: 9 owner reports 9 2006-Q3: 8 owner reports 8 2006-Q4: 6 owner reports 6 2007-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2007-Q2: 3 owner reports 3 2007-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2007-Q4: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q1: 5 owner reports 5 2008-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2008-Q4: 3 owner reports 3 2009-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2009-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2010-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2010-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2011-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2011-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2012-Q1: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q1: 1 owner reports 1 2013-Q3: 2 owner reports 2 2013-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2014-Q2: 2 owner reports 2 2014-Q3: 3 owner reports 3 2014-Q4: 5 owner reports 5 2015-Q1: 3 owner reports 3 2015-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2016-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2017-Q1: 6 owner reports 6 2018-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2018-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2019-Q4: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 2021-Q3: 1 owner reports 1 2024-Q2: 1 owner reports 1 Owner reports Aug 1999 Apr 2024 Recall campaign 99V220000 ◆ Recall campaign 99V220000 Recall campaign 00V055000 ◆ Recall campaign 00V055000 Recall campaign 00V228003 ◆ Recall campaign 00V228003 Recall campaign 00V258001 ◆ Recall campaign 00V258001 Recall campaign 06E060000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E060000 Recall campaign 06E065000 ◆ Recall campaign 06E065000 Recall campaign 07E021000 ◆ Recall campaign 07E021000 Recall campaign 09E012000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E012000 Recall campaign 09E025000 ◆ Recall campaign 09E025000 Investigation PE02066 ● Investigation PE02066 Investigation RQ04012 ● Investigation RQ04012 Investigation EA05008 ● Investigation EA05008
  • Campaign 00V258001 was reported 256 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 07E021000 was reported 2,548 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
  • Campaign 09E025000 was reported 3,419 days after the first earlier complaint mapped to its component.
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Date Record type Count Record identifier
1999-Q4 Owner reports 2
2000-Q1 Owner reports 11
2000-Q2 Owner reports 19
2000-Q3 Owner reports 20
2000-Q4 Owner reports 15
2001-Q1 Owner reports 23
2001-Q2 Owner reports 23
2001-Q3 Owner reports 11
2001-Q4 Owner reports 8
2002-Q1 Owner reports 12
2002-Q2 Owner reports 11
2002-Q3 Owner reports 19
2002-Q4 Owner reports 6
2003-Q1 Owner reports 9
2003-Q2 Owner reports 19
2003-Q3 Owner reports 21
2003-Q4 Owner reports 4
2004-Q1 Owner reports 14
2004-Q2 Owner reports 11
2004-Q3 Owner reports 13
2004-Q4 Owner reports 24
2005-Q1 Owner reports 18
2005-Q2 Owner reports 23
2005-Q3 Owner reports 19
2005-Q4 Owner reports 4
2006-Q1 Owner reports 12
2006-Q2 Owner reports 9
2006-Q3 Owner reports 8
2006-Q4 Owner reports 6
2007-Q1 Owner reports 2
2007-Q2 Owner reports 3
2007-Q3 Owner reports 1
2007-Q4 Owner reports 2
2008-Q1 Owner reports 5
2008-Q3 Owner reports 2
2008-Q4 Owner reports 3
2009-Q1 Owner reports 1
2009-Q2 Owner reports 1
2009-Q3 Owner reports 3
2010-Q1 Owner reports 1
2010-Q2 Owner reports 1
2010-Q3 Owner reports 1
2011-Q1 Owner reports 2
2011-Q2 Owner reports 2
2011-Q4 Owner reports 1
2012-Q1 Owner reports 2
2013-Q1 Owner reports 1
2013-Q3 Owner reports 2
2013-Q4 Owner reports 1
2014-Q2 Owner reports 2
2014-Q3 Owner reports 3
2014-Q4 Owner reports 5
2015-Q1 Owner reports 3
2015-Q2 Owner reports 1
2016-Q3 Owner reports 1
2016-Q4 Owner reports 1
2017-Q1 Owner reports 6
2018-Q2 Owner reports 1
2018-Q4 Owner reports 1
2019-Q4 Owner reports 1
2021-Q2 Owner reports 1
2021-Q3 Owner reports 1
2024-Q2 Owner reports 1
Recall campaign 1 99V220000
Recall campaign 1 00V055000
Recall campaign 1 00V228003
Recall campaign 1 00V258001
Recall campaign 1 06E060000
Recall campaign 1 06E065000
Recall campaign 1 07E021000
Recall campaign 1 09E012000
Recall campaign 1 09E025000
Defect investigation 1 PE02066
Defect investigation 1 RQ04012
Defect investigation 1 EA05008
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Safety Recalls (9)

Official safety recall campaigns filed with NHTSA

  1. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V055000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    THE BASE BRAKES WOULD REMAIN FULLY FUNCTIONAL, BUT THE DYNAMIC REAR PROPORTIONING (DRP) SYSTEM, WHICH OPTIMIZES FRONT TO REAR BRAKE BALANCE, WOULD BECOME INOPERATIVE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE BRAKE PRESSURE MODULE VALVE ASSEMBLY.
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  2. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V228003

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY DATE CODES AND, IF NECESSARY, WILL REPLACE ANY SAFETY BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY.
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  3. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 00V258001

    Report date
    Component:
    EQUIPMENT
    Consequence:
    THIS COULD RESULT IN A LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE OR AN INABILITY TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHIN EXPECTED STOPPING DISTANCES.
    Remedy:
    OWNERS WILL BE SENT A NEW LABEL FOR INSTALLATION ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR OF THE VEHICLE.
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  4. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E060000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH
    Remedy:
    AAI MOTORSPORTS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AAI MOTORSPORTS AT 909-923-9188.
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  5. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 06E065000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    AJ MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 31, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AJ MOTORSPORT AT 626-618-2026.
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  6. 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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  7. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 09E012000

    Report date
    Component:
    Not available in the source record
    Consequence:
    DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
    Remedy:
    SABERSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON MAY 11, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT SABERSPORT AT 1-909-598-7589.
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  8. 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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  9. Manufacturer action

    Recall campaign 99V220000

    Report date
    Component:
    SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
    Consequence:
    IF THIS OCCURRED, THE SEATING SEAL COULD BE BROKEN DURING VEHICLE ASSEMBLY, OR FROM EARLY ROAD INPUTS OR BRAKE FLUID CYCLING, AND A LEAK COULD OCCUR INCREASING THE BRAKE STOPPING DISTANCE.
    Remedy:
    DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE BRAKE PIPE UNION FOR SIGNS OF BRAKE FLUID, AND IF NECESSARY, INSTALL A NEW BRAKE PIPE UNION.
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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
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Adjacent Model Years

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Methodology & Data Integrity

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