1994 Chevrolet S10 Pickup

Routine

Owners filed 3 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the service brakes, hydraulic › antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip. It has been recalled 1 time.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor1
000
Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip1
000
Service Brakes1
000

1 safety recall

Part 573 reports
Fuel System, Gasoline06E043000
Filed May 19, 200688,303 vehiclesHoneywell International, Inc.

Defect. CERTAIN REPLACEMENT FUEL FILTERS, FRAM BRAND NAME P/N G3727, WITH DATE CODES X52911 THROUGH X60801 SEQUENTIALLY OR X600141 AND A MEXICO COUNTRY OR ORIGIN MARKING ON THE FUEL FILTER HOUSING MANUFACTURED FROM OCTOBER 18, 2005, THROUGH MARCH 21, 2006, SOLD FOR USE ON THE VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE AND ON CERTAIN SCHOOL BUSES. (TO SEE THE SCHOOL BUS ENGINE SIZES, CLICK ON "DOCUMENT SEARCH" AND THEN "BUS APPLICATIONS"). THE CONNECTOR ON THE FUEL FILTER WAS NOT MANUFACTURED TO HONEYWELL'S SPECIFICATION. AS A RESULT, THE O-RING MAY NOT SEAT CORRECTLY ON THE FUEL LINE.

Risk. THIS CONDITION MAY CAUSE AN INADEQUATE SEAL AT THE CONNECTION, POTENTIALLY LEADING TO A FUEL LEAK. IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCE, A FIRE COULD OCCUR.

Remedy. HONEYWELL WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE FUEL FILTERS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON OCTOBER 18, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT FRAM CUSTOMER SERVICE AT 1-800-890-2075 (OPTION 1).

What owners reported

Newest filings
Service Brakes
Filed Dec 22, 201355,102 milesPA

WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK DOWN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I FELT THE BRAKE PEDAL DROP TO THE FLOOR. I QUICKLY PUMPED THE PEDAL BUT IT KEPT GOING TO THE FLOOR BOARD. I STOPPED BARELY AND SAW FLUID DRIPPING FROM UNDER NEATH THE TRUCK. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT AND FOUND THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTED OUT AND JUST BLEW APART WITH NO WARNING! VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

Visibility › Windshield Wiper/Washer › Motor
Filed Aug 14, 200634,000 milesMN

1994 CHEVROLET S10 WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR FAILS REFERENCE NHTSA RECALL NO. 03V159/GM RECALL NO. 03023 THE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR, PC BOARD ON MY 1994 CHEVROLET S10 IS DEFECTIVE AND CAUSES VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHEN RAINING. WIPERS STALL OR STOP. THIS SAME SITUATION THAT IS HAPPENING TO MY CHEVROLET S10 HAPPENS TO THE VEHICLES IN THE RECALL NOTICE GM03023. GM LEFT THE YEAR 1994 OFF THIS RECALL AND I WANT GM TO ADD ALL S/N OF THE YEAR 1994 CHEVROLET S10 FIX TO THE WIPER MOTOR RECALL OR ISSUE A ADD ON RECALL. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *NM

Service Brakes, Hydraulic › Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Filed Jun 22, 2006103,000 milesFL

PURCHASED USED 1994 CHEVY S10 TRUCK WITH 102,000 MILES ON 4/10/06. BRAKES FAILED (WOULD MAKE NOISE LIKE ABS AND WOULDN'T STOP -- THEN WOULD WORK AGAIN-- VERY SPORADIC) AND IT WAS DETERMINED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC THAT IT WAS THE ABS SYSTEM. THE MECHANIC CALLED A GM TECHNICIAN WHO FAXED DOCUMENT #724859 ON A RECALL COVERING HIGH/LOW/HIGH ABS BRAKE ANOMALY #99046B - 5/16/2000 AND I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE FACTORY DIRECT ON THE SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE RESOLVED. THE DOCUMENT STATED HOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE ABS WAS ORIGINAL TO THE CAR OR HAD BEEN REPLACED IN THE RECALL. IT WAS DETERMINED BY LOCAL MECHANIC TO BE THE ORIGINAL. I CALLED THE FACTORY AND GAVE THEM ALL THE ABOVE INFORMATION AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD THE RECALL ENDED 12/1/2002 AND I COULD NOT BE HELPED. AFTER ASKING TO HAVE THIS RECONSIDERED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE INVOLVED I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD, AND THEN A DAY OR SO LATER WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO TAKE THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL CHEVY DEALER TO HAVE THE PROBLEM CONFIRMED AND THE ABS SYSTEM CHECKED TO SEE IF IT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED IN THE RECALL. I DID THAT AND THE LOCAL DEALER SENT THE INFORMATION TO THE FACTORY STATING THE ABS PROBLEM WAS THAT OF THE RECALL AND THE ABS SYSTEM WAS ORIGINAL AND HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED. AT THIS TIME GM TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR UP FRONT, WHICH I DID, WITH THE LOCAL DEALER AND SEND CERTAIN PAPERWORK FOR REIMBURSEMENT WHICH WOULD TAKE 60 DAYS. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS AFTER THE PAPERWORK HAD BEEN SUBMITTED I WAS INFORMED BY PHONE T

3 of 3 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 1995
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
19965100Routine
19957100Routine
1994 — this page3100Routine
19933100Routine
19921100Routine
19916100Routine
19900100Routine

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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.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: May 19, 2006. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.