Chevrolet S10

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Representative editorial illustration of the Chevrolet S10.

Chevrolet Sedan 1995-2004

Verify with official recall databases, service records, a mechanic inspection, and local market data before relying on this summary.

At a glance

Vehicle coverage snapshot

This snapshot uses the current page hierarchy, year-range meta, and vehicle taxonomy only.

Page roleModel Hub
Make
Chevrolet
Model
Chevrolet S10
Year range
1995-2004
Generation
1995–2004 · 2nd Generation
Vehicle taxonomy
No structured vehicle term available yet

Model-year and generation details come from structured catalogue data; confirm the exact vehicle from its VIN.

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What is on the record for the Chevrolet S10

Owner complaints for this model most often concern:

  • Brakes2,186 (21.7%)Official recall records for this system: 14, covering model years 1995–2000.
  • Visibility (glass, wipers, mirrors)1,320 (13.1%)Official recall records for this system: 4, covering model years 1995–1997.
  • Body & structure800 (7.9%)

Where a mileage was given (2,322 reports), it averaged 72,576 miles.

These are counts of records held, not a failure rate: no vehicles-in-service figure exists in this data, so no reliability score can be derived from it.

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Short answer

CarFaultIQ's corrected dataset covers the Chevrolet S10 for 1995-2004. This page is a structured model hub; issue-specific claims remain evidence-gated.

Key takeaways

  • Supported years: 1995-2004 | Source market coverage: US and Canada | Structured catalogue hub only; no unverified fault claims

Chevrolet S10 is represented in CarFaultIQ’s corrected vehicle catalogue for 1995-2004, with source coverage for US and Canada.

This catalogue hub is intended to organize verified model-year and configuration data. Recorded fuel categories: Electricity, Ethanol (E85), Gasoline, Premium Gasoline, Regular Gasoline. Recorded electrification categories: Electric. Recorded drivetrain categories: 2-Wheel Drive, 4WD/AWD, 4X4, AWD, RWD.

These fields describe structured dataset coverage only. Reliability, common-problem, recall, complaint, repair-cost and drivability claims should be added only when model-specific evidence has been verified.

Structured vehicle data

These fields are read live from the imported v3.1 vehicle tables. They are configuration coverage, not reliability or safety conclusions.

  • Fuel types: Electricity, Regular Gasoline, Premium Gasoline
  • Electrification: Electric, Gasoline
  • Drivetrain: 2-Wheel Drive, 4WD/AWD, 4X4, RWD
  • Total structured variants: 109

2004 structured configurations

MarketTrim/source labelFuelElectrificationDriveTransmission
USPickup | 4WD|Pickup|4WDRegular GasolineGasoline4WD/AWDAutomatic 4-speed

Official evidence for this model

Coverage below spans the explicitly mapped model years. Records do not apply to every model year or configuration.

US safety recalls

27 distinct official identifiers · US

Campaigns matched to recorded model years. Only an official VIN check can confirm whether an individual vehicle is affected.

  • 09E025000 — model years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

    DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND…

  • 09E012000 — model years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001

    SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED…

  • 07E021000 — model years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000

    CERTAIN DELPHI FUEL PRESSURE REGULATORS, P/NOS. FP10020-11B1, FP10026-11B1, AND FP10027-11B1, SOLD AFTER JANUARY 9, 2007, AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. THE UNIVERSAL PRESSURE REGULATORS (UPR) WERE PRODUCED WITHOUT AN O'RING AND RETAINER.

Official NHTSA source

Manufacturer communications / TSBs

550 distinct official identifiers · US

Manufacturer service communications are not safety recalls and do not prove that every vehicle has the described condition.

  • 11020816 — model years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

    This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.

  • 11014455 — model years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

    This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unusual noise and is difficult to identify, isolate or pinpoint. Technician should get record a sound clip or take a video of the noise for assessment by engineering. Technician will need…

  • 11009156 — model years 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004

    This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester, multi media tester, PICO Scope, GR8 starting/charging tester  and Vehicle Data Recorder tools, giving website address and step by step instructions…

Official NHTSA source

US defect investigations

14 distinct official identifiers · US

An investigation records a regulator review of a suspected defect. It is not automatically a finding or a recall.

  • EA05008 — model years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

    GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING A SPECIAL POLICY PROGRAM FOR 903,464 OWNERS OF 2000 - 2003 MODEL S/T VEHICLES THROUGH WHICH OWNERS MAY, AT THEIR OPTION, EITHER (1) PERIODICALLY INSPECT THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN THEIR VEHICLE AND HAVE THE CABLES REPLACED IF THE CABLE…

  • RQ04012 — model years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002

    ODI IS UPGRADING RQ04-012 AND OPENING AN EA TO INVESTIGATE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES INSTALLED IN 1998 - 2004 MODEL YEAR SONOMA AND S10 MODEL VEHICLES.GENERAL MOTORS IS CONDUCTING RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V-129 TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES ORIGINALLY INSTALLED IN CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2000-2004…

  • RQ04002 — model years 1997

    ON FEBRUARY 18, 2004, ODI OPENED THIS RECALL QUERY (RQ) BASED ON TWO FATALITY REPORTS INVOLVING MY 1997 GM S-10 PICKUP TRUCKS.EACH REPORT ALLEGED THAT THE BELTED DRIVER OCCUPANT WAS EJECTED IN A MULTIPLE-ROTATION ROLLOVER CRASH.THE MY 1997 S/T SERIES PICKUPS USE AN ENERGY-ABSORBING LOOP…

Official NHTSA source

Canadian recalls

15 distinct official identifiers · CA

Canadian-market records remain separate from US campaigns. Confirm applicability with Transport Canada and the manufacturer.

  • 2004105 — model years 2003, 2004

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

  • 2003064 — model years 1997

    Multiple source assertions are retained for this identifier. Consult the official record for configuration-specific details.

  • 2001263 — model years 1998, 1999

    Certain vehicles: Light duty trucks. passenger vehicles and sport utility vehicles. Certain vehicles do not comply with the requirements of C.M.V.S.S. NO. 118, "POWER-OPERATED WINDOW, PARTITION & ROOF PANEL SYSTEMS." When the hazard flasher switch is used to turn the hazard flashers on or off,…

Official Transport Canada source

US owner complaint reports

4,083 distinct reports · US

Distinct ODI complaint identifiers, deduplicated across component and product rows. Reports are allegations, not confirmed defects, failure rates or reliability scores.

  • SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP: 647 reports
  • VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR: 289 reports
  • AIR BAGS:FRONTAL: 269 reports

A report can name several components. Do not add component totals together.

Official NHTSA source

Evidence is served from a locally stored official-source snapshot. No external API is called to render this page. These records do not replace inspection or diagnosis. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Used-car checks

No structured used-car checks are verified on this model hub yet.

Recall/safety notes

No hand-written safety notes have been added to this hub. Official recall, bulletin and investigation records held for this vehicle are listed under documented evidence on this page — the absence of a note here does not mean no records exist. Always confirm by VIN.

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