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 1994 record →
ABS: UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS, PEDAL VERY HARD TO PUSH CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING;REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE, HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO STOP; ALSO, ABS LOCKS UP. TT
DOOR PANEL CLIPS BROKE.
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
ANTILOCK BRAKES LOCKED UP, CAUSING ACCIDENT. *SD
ABS BRAKES; PANIC STOP, BRAKES FAILED TO STOP TRUCK RESULTING IN REAR END. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT LEFT REAR BRAKE LOCKS UP, WHEN BRAKES RELEASE THEY MAKE THE TRUCK JERK AND THUMP, AN ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED DUE TO THIS FAILURE, CONSUMER WAS INJURED. *SLC
CLAMP THAT HOLDS THE BRAKE HOSE ON THE BOOSTER WAS NOT THERE. DRIVER HAD ACCIDENT AND DEALER DISCOVERED A RECALL #94-C-61. DRIVER NEVER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER.
THE ABS SYSTEM FAILS. WHEN RAINING THE BRAKES LOCK AND DRAG THE BACK WHEELS. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT
DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON FRONTAL COLLISION AT 35 MPH. TT
ABS BRAKES; UPON APPLYING, SYSTEM RESPONDS BUT NOT EQUALLY ON ICY PATCH. TT CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD WHEN RIGHT SIDE WHEELS ARE ON ICE OR SANDY SURFACE, BRAKES SEEM TO MALFUNCTION, CONSUMER ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT DUE TO OPERATION OF BRAKES. *SLC
TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE CHECK VALVE ON THE POWER BRAKE BOOSTER, INVOLVED IN 94V228000 BUT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. TT
ABS BRAKES; IF BRAKING SUDDENLY, BRAKES RESPOND POORLY W/DELAY. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
ABS BRAKING PROBLEMS. TT CONSUMER STATES MANY TIMES WHEN SLIGHTLY APPLYING BRAKE PEDAL, A LOUD NOISE APPEARS AND THE BRAKES LOCK UP, VEHICLE WILL SLIDE FORWARD AND HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS. *SLC
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TT
FUEL THROTTLE GOT STUCK, CAUSING ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. TT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON TWO OCCASIONS. *SLC
ANTILOCK BRAKES FAIL INTERMITTENTLY. *SD
WHEN WET THE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE FAILED . TT
THERE IS A SLOW PROCESS WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE HAVE ABS ANTI LOCK BRAKE . TT
ABS: WHEN WET, BRAKES IMMEDIATELY LOCK UP; COULD HAVE CAUSED FATAL ACCIDENT; NO WARNING. TT CONSUMER STATES FRONT WHEELS LOCK UP WHEN WET AT THE SLIGHTEST TOUCH OF THE PEDAL, THIS PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT, DEALER HAS LOOKED AT THIS PROBLEM 5 TIMES WITHOUT FINDING THE CAUSE, CONSUMER NO LONGER WANTS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY DEFECT, DEALER HAS MADE REPAIRS TO THE ABS WIRING. TAPPING NOISE IN ENGINE AFTER COLD START UP. CLUTCH PEDAL SQUEAKING, FIRST TIME DEALER LUBRICATED BUSHING, THE SECOND TIME DEALER REPLACED CLUTCH PEDAL. AC DRIPS WATER ON RIGHT FLOOR, DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS. LATCH AND BOLTS FELL OFF OF TAIL GATE. *SLC
EXPERIENCING RUSTING OF FUEL TANK, DUE TO EXPOSURE TO PRECIPITATION AND THE ELEMENTS, DEALER NOR MFR. WILL ASSIST. TT
EXPERIENCING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES. TT CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A DELAY APPLICATION IT TAKES 2 TO 3 SECONDS BEFORE BRAKES CATCH.*JB
HAD TO GET BRAKES REPLACED BRAKES FAILURE. TT BRAKES WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR AND MAKE CLUNKING NOISES. DRIVER MIRROR WOULD NOT ADJUST PROPERLY. SPEAKER WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. *SLC
ABS: BRAKES FAILED CAUSING ACCIDENT; APPLIED BRAKES, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR; WHEELS LOCKED UP; PANIC STOP; NO WARNING; VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. TT
ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, WHEN DRIVING IN SNOWY WEATHER THERE WAS PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT *SLC
ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *SD
ABS BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. *SD
UPON IMPACT, DURING PANIC STOP, AT APPROX. 20MPH, MADE ATTEMPT TO STOP, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE, THEN PEDAL CAME BACK AFTER ACCIDENT. TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE, UPON MAKING ATTEMPT TO STOP PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, DEALER REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. TT
DURING PANIC STOP AT APPROX. 40MPH, ABS EQUIPPED, BRAKES GRAB, PULSATE, RELEASE, THEN CONTINUES TO ROLL FORWARD, EXTENDING STOPPING DISTANCE. TT
ABS: APPLIED BRAKES, NO RESPONSE, HEARD LOUD HISSING NOISE; NO WARNING; NO LONGER OWN VEHICLE. TT
BRAKE WHEN APPLYING THE TRUCK NOT STOPPING FAST ENOUGH . TT
AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT
AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT
AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT
AT 8,000 TO 12,000 THE ROTOR AND DISC WEAR OUT BRAKES ARE FAILING . TT
BRAKE PADS FAILED, CAUSING BRAKES TO FADE. *SD
BRAKES PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR, FELT LIKE THE VEHICLE SPEED UP, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AIR HAD GOTTEN INTO THE BRAKE LINES AT THE FACTORY AND PROHIBITED THA EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUCTION NECESSARY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, CONSUMER WAS ADVISED THAT THE PROCEDURE WOULD TAKE 4 TO 5 HOURS TO COMPLETE.*JB
HAD BRAKES REPLACED, ABS WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY. TT
ZR3 PACKAGE, HAS THE LARGE TIRES, RUBS AGAINST THE FRAME OF TRUCK WHEN YOU TURN, CAUSING ABS TO KICK IN AND LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. TT BF GOODRICH INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THEY DO NOT RECOMMEND THE 31 INCH TIRES FOR THE S-10 PICKUP, CHEVROLET VETOED THAT SUGGESTION, DEALER HAS UNSUCCESSFULLY TRIED TO REMEDY PROBLEM BY MOVING FRONT WHEELS FORWARD AS FAR AS CHEVY SPECS WILL ALLOW, AND LOOSENED BOLTS THAT ATTACH THE TRUCK BODY TO THE FRAM AND MOVING THE BODY 8MM BACK. *SLC
UPON PLACING INTO DRIVE POSITION, SUDDENLY ENGINE SURGED THEN ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT THERE WAS NO CRASH, HOWEVER THERE WAS SOME PROPERTY DAMAGE. *SLC
ABS: WHEN MAKING EMERGENCY TYPE STOPS, BRAKE PEDAL WILL NOT DEPRESS IMMEDIATELY TO BEGIN STOPPING; BRAKES WORK FINE, WHEN BRAKING SLOWLY; NO WARNING. TT
WHILE DRIVING, EXPERIENCE INTERMITTENT THROTTLE STICKING, WHEN PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR, IN FULL FORCE, ON FOUR OCCASIONS, DEALER CAN'T DUPLICATE. TT
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 10MPH DURING PANIC STOP, EXPERIENCE BRAKE FAILURE, THEN PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, THEN CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD, REAR ENDING VEHICLE. TT *SLC
POOR PERFORMANCE OF THE ABS SYSTEM, WHEELS WILL LOCK WHEN BRAKING. TT
PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING BRAKES GO ON AND OFF WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. TT
#EA94-038 WHEN APPLY AT HIGH SPEED THERE IS NO BRAKE ABS ANTI-LOCK BRAKE . TT
ABS BRAKE MALFUNCTION, EXPERIENCE LONG STOPPING DISTANCE, DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE THE PROBLEM. TT
ABS: WHILE BRAKING, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR; MAKES LOUD VACUUM NOISE; FEELS LIKE DRIVING ON WASHBOARD ROAD; HAPPENS MOSTLY IN DAMP WEATHER; PUMP PEDAL TO STOP CAR.
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 1994 Chevrolet S10 → · Every S10 year → · How the figures are calculated →