I OWN A 1994 CHEVROLET S-10 WITH A 4.3L V-6 ENGINE WHICH I PURCHASED NEW.. IT CURRENTLY HAS APPROXIMATELY 88,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW THIS TRUCK HAD AN IDLE LOPE AND MISS WHICH I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT. I HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND WIRES SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSORS, FUEL INJECTOR, FUEL REGULATOR, AND ALL ASSOCIATED HARDWARE THAT SHOULD BE REPLACED AS A UNIT ON THAT MODEL AND FUEL SYSTEM. THE EGR SYSTEM HAS BEEN SERVICED UNDER RECALL. UP TO THIS POINT THERE HAVE BEEN NO SERIOUS DRIVEABILITY PROBLEMS. THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM HAS BEEN THAT THE "CHECK GUAGES" INDICATOR WOULD BRIEFLY LIGHT UP UNDER SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAS NEVER LIT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOR HAVE I BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER A CPU FAULT CODE USING PUBLISHED PROCEDURES. THAT IS PART OF WHAT HAS BEEN SO MADDENING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM--VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS ARE NOT DETECTING A PROBLEM, SO I BASICALLY BECAME FRUSTRATED WITH REPLACING PARTS THAT WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK TO 3 AUTHORIZED GM DEALERS: PRATER CHEVROLET IN LAFOLLETTE TN, FOX CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TN, AND REEDER CHEVROLET IN KNOXVILLE TN. THAT HAS BEEN ANOTHER FRUSTRATING ASPECT TO THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM I HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH TRYING TO FIND A RESOLUTION ON MY OWN. ONLY NOW, THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. UNTIL RECENTLY, THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE MISS IN THE DR
1994 Chevrolet S Series
Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the fuel system, gasoline › fuel injection system. No safety recall has been issued.
| Component | Reports | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fuel System, Gasoline › Fuel Injection System | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
What owners reported
Newest filingsMY TRUCK FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW HAS HAD AN IDLE LOPE AND MISS WHICH I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT. I HAVE CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND SPARK PLUG WIRES SEVERAL TIMES. I HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR AND THE MANIFOLD ABSOLUTE PRESSURE SENSOR. ALSO ,REPLACED THE FUEL INJECTOR, FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR, AND ALL ASSOCIATED HARDWARE THAT IS TO BE REPLACED AS A UNIT ON THAT MODEL OF VEHICLE. THE EGR SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED UNDER RECALL. UP TO THIS POINT THERE HAVE BEEN NO SERIOUS STARTING PROBLEMS. THE ONLY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM HAS BEEN THAT THE ENGINE CHECK INDICATOR WOULD BRIEFLY LIGHT UP UNDER SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE ENGINE CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT HAS NEVER BEEN LIT TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NOR HAVE I BEEN ABLE TO RECOVER A CPU FAULT CODE USING PUBLISHED PROCEDURES. THAT IS PART OF WHAT HAS BEEN SO MADDENING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM--VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS ARE NOT DETECTING A PROBLEM, SO I BECAME FRUSTRATED WITH REPLACING PARTS THAT WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. I HAVE HAD THIS TRUCK TO 3 GM AUTHORIZED DEALERS: PRATER CHEVROLET IN LAFOLLETTE TN, FOX CHEVROLET IN CLINTON TN, AND REEDER CHEVROLET IN KNOXVILLE TN. THAT HAS BEEN ANOTHER FRUSTRATING ASPECT TO THE PROBLEM. SINCE THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENTS HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, I HAVE BEEN STUCK WITH TRYING TO FIND A RESOLUTION ON MY OWN. ONLY NOW THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. UNTIL RECENTLY THERE WAS NO NOTICEABLE MISS IN THE DRIVING SPEED RANGE OF THE ENGINE. NOW THERE IS AND IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE, I'M SURE. WHEN THE TRUCK IS
I HAVE A 1994 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP AND MY WINDSHIELD WIPERS WILL WORK OCCASIONALLY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE 1996 S-10'S. MY DAD OWNS THE 96 AND HIS TRUCK HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS AS MINE DOES. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS SINCE I HAVE HAD THE WIPERS NOT WORK MANY TIMES WHILE IT IS RAINING OUT. THE PROBLEM ON HIS TRUCK WAS BROKEN SOLDER JOINTS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. *NLM
3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.
Reading this record
No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.
Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.