MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED DUE TO LEAK. *SD
1992 Chevrolet S10 complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1992 record →
THE VEHICLE ABS BRAKES. THEY ARE SPONGY AN WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED THEY GO TO THE FLOOR. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKES FAILED 3 TIMES, ONCE RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT/INJURY. *AK
BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN THE BRAKES ARE WET THERE IS LOSS OF BRAKING. TT
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT BRAKE LINE WEARING ROTOR AND CALIPER OUT, REPLACED ROTOR AND CALIPER TWICE. TT
TRUCK HAS 33,000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE FRONT PADS HAD TO CUT THE CALIPER . TT
THERE IS A SLOW PROCESS ON STOPPING THE TRUCK THE BRAKE CALIPER DON'T GRIP HARD. TT
IN THE WINTER TIME ON ICE ENGINE RACES AND LUNGES FORWARD. TT
WAS REAR ENDED BY OTHER DRIVER VEHICLE OWNER HIT A TELEPHONE POLE AND DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD. *AK
THE ABS SYSTEM CONTROL MODULE WENT DEAD. *AK
ABS LIGHT CAME ON, REPLACE LIGHT TO NO AVAIL, THEN THEY REPLACE ROTOR AND SHOES. TT
POWER BRAKES ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY. DESCRIBE IN MORE DETAIL. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. TT
VEHICLES ABS BRAKING SYSTEM HAS HAD INTERMITTENT FAILURES.WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS.(EA94-038). TT
UPON IMPACT, WHICH PROMPTED A MULTI-CAR COLLISION WHEN WAS FORCED INTO HEAD ON TRAFFIC, AT IMPACT SPEED 60MPH, SHOULDER/LAP BELT FAIL TO HOLD, BUCKLE DISENGAGED
WHILE DRIVING, AT HIGHEST POINT OF ACCELERATION THE THROTTLE STICKS WIDE OPEN, MUST DEPRESS PEDAL HARD TO DECELERATE. TT
RIGHT FRONT CALIPER FROZE, CAUSING BRAKES TO SQUEAK/PREMATURE WEAR ON PADS/ROTORS. *SKD
ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE ON ICE CONDITION THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAIL DEALER CHECK THE COMPUTER SAID THAT BRAKE ARE OK. TT
ABS BRAKES; WHEN APPLYING AFTER EXITING HWY., BRAKES HESTITATE BEFORE RESPONDING. DRIVER CONTINUED THROUGH INTERSECTION. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
PROBLEM WITH ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ON WET OR SNOWY ROADS. TT
ABS: ANTI-LOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY, USUALLY ON PANIC STOPS; FIRST TIME, NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT. TT
THERE IS A LOOSE NOISE UNDER THE TRUCK WHEN WATER HIT IT. TT
ANTI-LOCK BRAKES LOCK UP, CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL/ACCIDENT. *SKD
ABS BRAKES FAILS TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN APPLIED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING/INOPERATIVE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN MOISTURE IS PRESENT ABS LOCKS UP. TT
UPON IMPACT, DURING FRONTAL CRASH AT APPROX. 30MPH, 11:00 ON FRONT BUMPER, DRIVER/PASSENGER SHOULDER/LAP BELTS FAIL TO RETRACT, FRONT PASSENGER HIT WINDSHIELD.
ABS BRAKES FAILED TO STOP VEHICLE WHEN BRAKES WERE APPLIED CAUSING FRONTEND COLLISION. TT
BRAKE PADS/ROTORS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO LOCK UP WHEN APPLIED ON WET ROADS. *AW
THE CABLE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE SNAPPED, CAUSING THE SPARE TO FALL OFF AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. TT
VEHICLE WAS IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH, VEHICLE SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL. TT
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Full record for the 1992 Chevrolet S10 → · Every S10 year → · How the figures are calculated →