1991 CHEVROLET S10 — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
N/A
Safety Rating
253
Owner Complaints
9
Recalls
1
Service Bulletin
0
Investigations
Overview of the 1991 CHEVROLET S10
The 1991 CHEVROLET S10 has received a total of 253 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 9 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING. 1 technical service bulletin have been issued by General Motors, LLC for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip (60 complaints), Seat Beltsfrontbuckle Assembly (10 complaints), and Fuel System Gasolinestoragetank Assembly (8 complaints).
Recalls for the 1991 CHEVROLET S10
NHTSA has recorded 9 recalls for the 1991 CHEVROLET S10, potentially affecting up to 1,679,743 vehicles.
Recall 08E050000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
| 1,921 vehicles affected
Defect: K2 MOTOR IS RECALLING 1,921 AFTERMARKET HEADLAMPS OF VARIOUS MODELS SOLD FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS ARE MISSING THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTOR WHICH FAILS TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."
Consequence: WITHOUT THE AMBER SIDE REFLEX REFLECTORS, THE LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY BE AFFECTED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: K2 MOTOR WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND. THE RECALL BEGAN ON DECEMEBER 17, 2008. OWNERS MAY CONTACT K2 MOTOR AT 1-909-839-2992.
View full details →Recall 06E049000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
| 27,176 vehicles affected
Defect: CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Consequence: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.
View full details →Recall 06E026000 — EXTERIOR LIGHTING
| 61,944 vehicles affected
Defect: CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.
Consequence: WITHOUT THE AMBER REFLECTORS, THE VEHICLE WILL BE POORLY ILLUMINATED, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN A VEHICLE CRASH WITHOUT WARNING.
Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.
View full details →Recall 99V193000 — SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
| 1,125,749 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: CERTAIN 4-WHEEL DRIVE PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH ABS (ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM) MANUFACTURED FROM SEPTEMBER 1989 THROUGH AUGUST 1996. UNDER CERTAIN DRIVING CONDITIONS THE SWITCH WHICH SIGNALS THE ABS SYSTEM WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN 2-WHEEL OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE CAN MALFUNCTION CAUSING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCES DURING ABS STOPS WHILE IN THE TWO-WHEEL DRIVE MODE.
Consequence: IF THIS OCCURRED AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED, A VEHICLE CRASH COULD OCCUR WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE OR REPAIR THE 4-WHEEL/2-WHEEL DRIVE SWITCH.
View full details →Recall 96V195000 — STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT SECTOR
| 144,598 vehicles affected
Defect: THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT LOOSENS AT THE STEERING SHAFT TO STEERING GEAR COUPLING. WITH THIS LOOSENESS, THE YOKE PINCH BOLT CAN WEAR ON THE SPLINES OF THE SHAFT UNTIL THERE IS NO LONGER AN INTERFERENCE BETWEEN THE SPLINES AND THE BOLT.
Consequence: THIS CONDITION CAN CAUSE BODY TO CHASSIS MOVEMENT ALLOWING THE STEERING SHAFT TO SEPARATE FROM THE STEERING GEAR WHICH CAN RESULT IN A LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RETORQUE THE UPPER AND LOWER BOLTS TO CORRECT SPECIFICATIONS.
View full details →Recall 93V008000 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
| 215,052 vehicles affected
Defect: THE ENGINE COOLING FAN BLADES BREAK AS A RESULT OF FATIGUE AND/OR VEHICLE INDUCED STRESS.
Consequence: IF THE BLADE BREAKAGE OCCURS WHILE THE HOOD IS OPEN, APERSON WORKING UNDER THE HOOD OR IN THE VICINITY OF THE VEHICLE COULD BE STRUCKAND INJURED BY THE BLADE SEGMENT.
Remedy: INSTALL A NEWLY DESIGNED FAN ASSEMBLY.
View full details →Recall 91V108000 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE
| 102,885 vehicles affected
Defect: VEHICLES HAVE BEEN SHIPPED WITH THE FUEL TANK SENDER SEAL OUT OF POSITION.
Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF ROLLOVER ACCIDENT, AN OUT OF POSTIONSEAL COULD ALLOW FUEL SPILLAGE IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT PRESCRIBED BY FMVSS 301.SPILLED FUEL COULD IGNITE NEAR AN IGNITION SOURCE.
Remedy: REPLACE SENDER SEALS.
View full details →Recall 90V193000 — SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER ARM
| 237 vehicles affected
Defect: NUTS USED TO ATTACH LOWER CONTROL ARMS, REAR SPRING AND SHACKLE, AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS DO NOT MEET SPECIFICATIONS AND COULD "STRIP".
Consequence: STRIPPING OF THE NUTS IN THE REAR SUSPENSION COULD REDUCECLAMP LOAD ON LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHICH COULD ALLOW THE ARM TO DETACH, RESULTINGIN LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL AND AN ACCIDENT.
Remedy: REPLACE LOWER CONTROL ARM ATTACHMENT NUTS AS WELL AS REAR SPRING AND SHACKLE, AND REAR SHOCK ABSORBER NUTS.
View full details →Recall 90V107000 — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
| 181 vehicles affected
Defect: USE OF IMPROPER PRIMER ON METAL SURFACES OF WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW OPENINGS COULD CAUSE LOW ADHESION TO THE METAL SURFACE AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE RETENTION REQUIRED BY FMVSS 212.
Consequence: WINDSHIELD AND SIDE WINDOW GLASS WOULD NOT PREVENT THEEJECTION OF VEHICLE OCCUPANTS DURING A VEHICLE CRASH, WHICH CAUSES SERIOUSINJURIES AND FATALITIES.
Remedy: REMOVE AND REINSTALL GLASS USING PROPER PRIMER.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 1991 CHEVROLET S10
253 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 1991 CHEVROLET S10. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
Most Recent Complaints
(1) WHILE SITTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT IN THE CITY. I HAVE A HABIT OF NOT STOPPING CLOSE TO VEHICLES AT STOP LIGHTS. WHILE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BEHIND A NEW LOOKING EXPLORER OF SOME KIND MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING BY ITSELF WITH MY FEET ON THE BRAKES. IF I HAD STOPPED CLOSER TO THE VAN I WOULD HAVE HIT IT VERY HARD. I READ NO ONE CAN STAND IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING BECAUSE OF THIS. (2) STARTED MY TRUCK IN MY YARD. IT QUICKLY IDLE VERY FAST AND WOULD NOT IDLE DOWN. PUT IN GEAR AND IT TOOK OFF VERY FAST AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE SWITCH BEFORE THE VEHICLE GOT IN THE HIGHWAY STILL TRYING TO STOP WITH THE HARD BRAKES. MY TRUCK NEVER DID THIS BEFORE. I LIVE IN THE CITY WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN PLAY IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. WHY DO MY TRUCK DO THESE THINGS? I WENT INTO THE COMPUTER LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND FOUND A LOT OF S10 OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN A CURVE, ON THE INTERSTATE OR JUST SOME ONE CROSSING THE STREET IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. I THANK GOD FOR LETTING ME BE AT HOME AND NO ONE WAS HURT JUST SCARED. *TR
(1) WHILE SITTING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT IN THE CITY. I HAVE A HABIT OF NOT STOPPING CLOSE TO VEHICLES AT STOP LIGHTS. WHILE STOPPED AT THE LIGHT BEHIND A NEW LOOKING EXPLORER OF SOME KIND MY TRUCK LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING BY ITSELF WITH MY FEET ON THE BRAKES. IF I HAD STOPPED CLOSER TO THE VAN I WOULD HAVE HIT IT VERY HARD. I READ NO ONE CAN STAND IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING BECAUSE OF THIS. (2) STARTED MY TRUCK IN MY YARD. IT QUICKLY IDLE VERY FAST AND WOULD NOT IDLE DOWN. PUT IN GEAR AND IT TOOK OFF VERY FAST AND BRAKES LOCKED UP. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED OFF THE SWITCH BEFORE THE VEHICLE GOT IN THE HIGHWAY STILL TRYING TO STOP WITH THE HARD BRAKES. MY TRUCK NEVER DID THIS BEFORE. I LIVE IN THE CITY WHERE YOUNG CHILDREN PLAY IN THE STREET IN FRONT OF MY HOME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN DEADLY. WHY DO MY TRUCK DO THESE THINGS? I WENT INTO THE COMPUTER LOOKING FOR ANSWERS AND FOUND A LOT OF S10 OWNERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN A CURVE, ON THE INTERSTATE OR JUST SOME ONE CROSSING THE STREET IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VERY BAD SITUATION. I THANK GOD FOR LETTING ME BE AT HOME AND NO ONE WAS HURT JUST SCARED. *TR
TL* - THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HER 1991 CHEVROLET S10 BLAZER WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE DECELERATES. THEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHILE SHE STILL HAD HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE DOESN'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL ANY MORE, SHE'S AFRAID THAT THIS MAY HAPPEN AGAIN. THE CONTACT HASN'T TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED. *JB
4/4 WILL NOT INGAGE
4/4 WILL NOT INGAGE
View all Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip complaints →
Safety Rating for the 1991 CHEVROLET S10
NHTSA has not yet tested the 1991 CHEVROLET S10 in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 1991 CHEVROLET S10
General Motors, LLC has issued 1 technical service bulletin (TSBs) for the 1991 CHEVROLET S10. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
GM161514 — LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
END GATE LATCH RATTLE (INSTALL REVISED STRIKER). *TW
NHTSA Investigations for the 1991 CHEVROLET S10
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the CHEVROLET S10
- 1986 CHEVROLET S10 — 32 complaints
- 1987 CHEVROLET S10 — 44 complaints
- 1988 CHEVROLET S10 — 43 complaints
- 1989 CHEVROLET S10 — 55 complaints
- 1990 CHEVROLET S10 — 34 complaints
- 1991 CHEVROLET S10 (current)
- 1992 CHEVROLET S10 — 221 complaints
- 1993 CHEVROLET S10 — 276 complaints
- 1994 CHEVROLET S10 — 1,225 complaints
- 1995 CHEVROLET S10 — 1,151 complaints
- 1996 CHEVROLET S10 — 875 complaints
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