1998 Chevrolet S10: complaints, problems and recalls
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
613 owner complaints analyzed
6 distinct recall campaigns
71,250 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1998 model year. Data updated: . 219 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor is the most frequently named component, appearing in 85 of 613 complaints (13.9%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Braking behavior
86
14.0%
Transmission and shifting
29
4.7%
Electrical and battery issues
24
3.9%
Steering behavior
18
2.9%
Engine operation
14
2.3%
Fuel system concerns
2
0.3%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
85
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
70
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
47
Air Bags:Frontal
29
Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner
26
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
22
Seats
22
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
18
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
85
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
70
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
47
Air Bags:Frontal
29
Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner
26
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
22
Seats
22
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
18
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor: 85; Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer: 70; Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip: 47; Air Bags:Frontal: 29; Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner: 26; Power Train:Automatic Transmission: 22; Seats: 22; Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline: 18
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
17
25,000 to 49,999
37
50,000 to 74,999
63
75,000 to 99,999
56
100,000 to 149,999
35
150,000 and above
11
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
17
25,000 to 49,999
37
50,000 to 74,999
63
75,000 to 99,999
56
100,000 to 149,999
35
150,000 and above
11
Under 25,000: 17; 25,000 to 49,999: 37; 50,000 to 74,999: 63; 75,000 to 99,999: 56; 100,000 to 149,999: 35; 150,000 and above: 11
50,000 to 74,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (63). 394 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 86 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 29 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 24 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Examples from the source records
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
WHEN ACTIVATED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE ERRATICALLY AND MAY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BUT APPEARS WORSE (ESPECIALLY SHUTTING OFF UNEXPECTEDLY) IN WARM WEATHER. RECENTLY I HAVE FOUND THAT TURNING THE WIPERS TO HIGH WILL USUALLY RESTART THEM AFTER THEY SHUT OFF. ERRATIC BEHAVIOR DURING INTERMITTENT OPERATION INCLUDES MULTIPLE WIPES (SOMETIMES MORE THAN 10) PER CYCLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 30,000 MILES (I AM CURRENTLY AT 72,500). I AM ESTIMATING THE INCIDENT…
CONSUMER STATES THAT WINDSHIELD WIPERS WORK INTERMITTENTLY RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN. SOMETIMES THE WIPERS WILL ENGAGE WITHOUT WARNING. TS
CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT INTERMITTENTLY WILL SLIDE ONCE ADJUSTED TO A DIFFERENT POSITION. THE SEAT FRAME IS NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. TS
CONSUMER STATED THAT THE EXTENDED CAB DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES SINCE OWNERSHIP WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN DOOR. THE HANDLE IS MADE OF A VERY THIN PLASTIC. TS
THE SLAVE CYLINDER FAILS AND THE CLUTCH WILL NO LONGER DISENGAGE (BUT IT IS INTERMITENT AT FIRST). THIS CAN OCCUR WHILE IN GEAR AND THE VEHICLE WILL HAVE TO BE SHUT OFF OR YANKED OUT OF GEAR TO STOP. THIS HAPPEND TO ME WHILE I WAS BACKING UP AND I WOUND UP GOING RIGHT OVER A CURB JUST MISSING THE CAR PARKED BEHIND ME.
1. CONSTANTLY HAD TO CHECK AND FILL OIL AND ANTIFREEZE. 2. USED ALL THE OIL AND MOTOR BLEW UP WITH NO ADVANCE WARNING. 3. LEFT ME STRANDED IN SUB-ZERO WEATHER. 4. CONTACTED LOCAL CHEVY DEALER (STOCKER, STATE COLLEGE, PA) VIA EMAIL AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE WHATSOEVER.
ON MY S-10, AS MANY OTHERS ACCORDING TO THE PARTS DEALERS AND SEERVICE BULLETIN #220801, THE SEAT RECLINER GEAR ARM THAT THE HANDLE ATTACHES TO BRAKES FREQUENTLY. THIS IS THE THIRD ONE FOR MY 1998 PICKUP. THE MATERIAL IS VERY WEAK AND COSTLY. GM KNOWS OF THIS, AS CAN BE VERIFIED BY PARTS DEALERS SHOWING I HIGH SALES VOLUME OF THIS PART. THE PART # IS 12479967. COST IS $69.02
6 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.
00V159000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Reported: 2000-06-16 (June 16, 2000)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ELECTRIC PICKUP TRUCKS. A CONDITION IN WHICH THE FUEL-FIRED HEATER FILL PIPE GROUND STRAP CONTACTS THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE BRAKE PIPE.
Consequence: THIS COULD WEAR OFF THE CORROSION PROTECTION ON THE BRAKE PIPE, LEADING TO PREMATURE CORROSION AND EVENTUAL LOSS OF BRAKE PIPE INTEGRITY. WHEN BRAKE PIPE INTEGRITY IS LOST, BRAKE FLUID LEAKAGE CAN OCCUR.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL RELOCATE THE GROUND STRAP ATTACHMENT, INSPECT THE BRAKE PIPE FOR WEAR, AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PIPE IF NECESSARY.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES. THESE VEHICLES FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THE DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS BUILT WITH A CANDELA VALUE GREATER THAN 3,000 CANNOT BE MOUNTED HIGHER THAN 864MM ABOVE THE ROAD SURFACE.
Consequence: THESE VEHICLES DO NOT COMPLY WITH REQUIREMENTS OF FMVSS NO. 108.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REVISED WIRING HARNESS THAT CHANGES THE DRL'S FROM HIGH BEAM TO LOW BEAM DRL'S, AND INSTALL NEW LONG-LIFE LOW BEAM BULBS.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: ELECTRIC PASSENGER VEHICLES AND PICKUP TRUCKS CONTAINING A NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE (NIMH) BATTERY PACK. THESE VEHICLES CONTAIN SOFTWARE WITHIN THE BATTERY PACK MODULE INTENDED TO DISABLE THE VEHICLE FROM BEING DRIVEN IF THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE WITH THE BATTERY PACK EXCEEDS A PRESCRIBED VALUE. AFFECTED VEHICLES WILL ILLUMINATE THE "SERVICE NOW" AND "REDUCED PERFORMANCE" TELLTALES AND CONTINUE TO FUNCTION IN A REDUCED PERFORMANCE MODEL INSTEAD OF BEING DISABLED.
Consequence: IF THE TELLTALES ARE IGNORED AND THE AFFECTED VEHICLE CONTINUES TO BE DRIVEN, HEAT COULD BUILD UP AND A FIRE COULD RESULT.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL REVISED SOFTWARE IN THE BATTERY PACK MODULE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLES. AN ENGINE ELECTRICAL WIRING-HARNESS CLIP CAN MELT AND DRIP ONTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.
Consequence: THE CLIP MATERIAL ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD CAN IGNITE AND SUBSEQUENTLY IGNITE OTHER COMBUSTIBLE COMPONENTS RESULTING IN A VEHICLE FIRE.
Remedy: DEALERS ARE CONTACTING OWNERS BY TELEPHONE TO HAVE THEIR VEHICLES TOWED TO THE DEALER AND ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION PROVIDED TO THEM UNTIL THE DEALER CAN REROUTE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING-HARNESS.
NHTSA campaign record ↗97V218000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Foundation Components:Hoses, Lines/Piping, And Fittings
Reported: 1997-11-24 (November 24, 1997)
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS AND MULTI-PURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLES. A FATIGUE FRACTURE OF THE REAR AXLE RIGHT-HAND BRAKE PIPE CAN OCCUR CAUSING A SLOW BRAKE FLUID LEAK RESULTING IN A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. IF THE BRAKE PIPE BREAKS, THE DRIVER WOULD EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN DROP IN THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BRAKE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE, AND THERE WOULD BE A LOSS OF REAR BRAKE PERFORMANCE.
Consequence: PARTIAL LOSS OF BRAKING AT A TIME WHEN MINIMUM STOPPING DISTANCE WAS REQUIRED COULD RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT AND REPLACE THE BRAKE PIPE.
VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: LIGHT DUTY PICKUP TRUCKS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC DRIVE. RAPID FOGGING OF THE INTERIOR GLASS CAN OCCUR WITHIN TWO MINUTES AFTER THE HEAT IS TURNED ON IF (1) THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE IS BETWEEN 35 AND 76 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT AND (2) WATER HAS COLLECTED ON THE HEAT EXCHANGER DURING PREVIOUS OPERATION OF THE AIR CONDITIONING.
Consequence: IF RAPID FOGGING WERE TO OCCUR DURING DRIVING, IT COULD OBSTRUCT THE DRIVER'S VISION INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH.
Remedy: OWNERS ARE BEING PROVIDED WITH A CAUTION LABEL AND SUPPLEMENTAL INSERT FOR THEIR OWNER'S MANUAL ADVISING THEM TO FOLLOW A "STOP AND WAIT" PROCEDURE TO HELP AVOID WINDOW FOGGING WHILE DRIVING.
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
613 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
35.7%Usable mileage219 / 613 records
86.6%Valid incident date531 / 613 records
100.0%Valid filing date613 / 613 records
86.3%Ordered incident and filing dates529 / 613 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
2004
2006
2016
2017
2018
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
00.0%
No examples available for this selection.
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
29.5%ODI 10043960
WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS WOULD WORK INTERMITTENTLY. *AK
WHILE PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY ANOTHER VEHICLE T-BONED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE ON THE RIGHT FRONT. THIS CAUSED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE TO BECOME AIR BORN. WHEN THE VEHICLE DESCENDED IT WAS STRUCK HEAD ON WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. CONSUMER WAS WEARING SEAT BELTS, BUT THE FRONT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE LEGS, CHEST, AND ARMS. THE POLICE ARRIVED AND CITED THE CONSUMER. *AK
I HAVE A 2004 S-10 PICKUP AND HAD A NEARMISS A PERSON WAS SITTING ON MY TAILGATE AND THE LEFT TAILGATE CABLE BROKE AND THE RIGHT ONE IS BULGING I BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE HOW DO I GET THESE CABLES CHANGED. *TR
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
40,750–92,750 mi
71,500 mi
44
ODI 10007137 · 61,500 mi
WIPER MOTOR OR SWITCH FAILED NEARING THE CITY OF MEBANE, NC DURING HEAVY RAIN. THE NEXT MORNING IT WAS STILL RAINING AND THE WIPERS FUNCTIONED OK. *JB ***DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT-OVER TO ARTEMIS*****768323
1998 CHEVY S 10...WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING WHEN IN RAIN.....NEVER KNOW WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN, OTHER THAN WHEN RAINS.....I ALSO HAVE A 1997 CHEVY S 10 BLAZER WHICH DOES THE SAME THING...CHEVY HAS RECALLED THOSE MOTORS TO BE FIXED...BUT WHEN I CALLED THEM TO TELL THEM OF THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 1998....THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THAT....I TOLD THEM OF HAVING BOTH VEHICLES (I BOUGHT BOTH OF THEM NEW)....THAT I KNEW THE PROBLEM WAS EXACTLY THE SAME....WAS TOLD TO DRIVE TO DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE....AND WAS TOLD THERE IT …
WHEN ACTIVATED, WINDSHIELD WIPERS OPERATE ERRATICALLY AND MAY SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE ERRATIC BEHAVIOR HAPPENS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR BUT APPEARS WORSE (ESPECIALLY SHUTTING OFF UNEXPECTEDLY) IN WARM WEATHER. RECENTLY I HAVE FOUND THAT TURNING THE WIPERS TO HIGH WILL USUALLY RESTART THEM AFTER THEY SHUT OFF. ERRATIC BEHAVIOR DURING INTERMITTENT OPERATION INCLUDES MULTIPLE WIPES (SOMETIMES MORE THAN 10) PER CYCLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 30,000 MILES (I AM CURRENTLY AT 72,500). I AM ESTIMATING THE INCIDENT…
DT: THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM IS ACTIVATING PREMATURELY WITH SPEEDS UNDER 15MPH. THE BRAKES ARE MAKING A HUMMING NOISE, AND DOESN'T STOP AT ALL. THIS PROBLEM HAS GONE ON FOR 5 MONTHS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE ABS SENSOR REPLACED ON THE FRONT AT A PRIVATE MECHANIC SHOP, TWO YEARS AGO. THE VEHICLE IS A FOUR DRIVE . *TT
1998 CHEVY BLAZER, BRAKES ARE SLIPPING WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, OR MOVING UNDER 10 MPH. I UNDERSTAND THERE IS A RECALL FOR GM SUV'S ( NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V379000) AND BELIEVE BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE THE CHEVY BLAZER SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM
THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *NLM NEITHER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE SWITCH FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE WAS IN THE "ON" POSITION. *SC *JB
WHILE DRIVING 60-65 MPH A DEER RAN IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, RESULTING IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. *AK *SC *JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHEVROLET S10. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THE PASSENGER OF THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED THIRD DEGREE BURNS TO THE RIGHT ARM. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 236,000. UPDATED 04/11/12. *JB
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENT NOT WORKING CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALSO FRONT RECLINER LEVER ON SEAT HAS BROKEN TWICE, ONCE ON DRIVERS SIDE (REPLACED-OUT OF WARRANTY) NOW ON PASSENGER SIDE. *NLM
THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT DOES NOT LOCK INTO PLACE, WHEN YOU STOP SUDDENLY, THE SEAT SLAMS FORWARD.(COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT) ALSO BOTH SEAT ADJUSTER HANDLES HAVE BROKEN OFF.(CHEAP PLASTIC) CAN NO LONGER ADJUST SEATS THEY ARE STUCK IN POSITION.ALSO, THIRD DOOR LATCH (ALSO PLASTIC ) BROKE OFF CAN NO LONGER OPEN THIRD DOOR.*AK
THE CONSUMER HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE. THE SPARK WIRES CORRODED, THE HEAD GASKET LEAKED AND THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN SHIFTED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *PH ALSO THE RADIATOR ERUPTED BETWEEN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER AND THE COOLER OF THE RADIATOR. *SC *JB
1998 CHEVY S10 4 CYL. 74,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS CODE 1870. SHOP SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RAN ACROSS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET.
CONSUMER STATED THAT DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT INTERMITTENTLY WILL SLIDE ONCE ADJUSTED TO A DIFFERENT POSITION. THE SEAT FRAME IS NOT LOCKING INTO PLACE CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN DRIVING. TS
I HAVE A PASSENGER SEAT WHICH WILL NOT LOCK IN ANY POSITION EXCEPT FULLY BACK AND WILL ONLY LOCK BY BEING SLAMMED INTO THIS POSITION. IF SEAT IS NOT LOCKED INTO THIS POSITION IT WILL SLIDE FORWARD OR BACKWARDS FREELY DEPENDING ON THE MOTION OF THE VEHICLE . MANY ATTEMPTS WERE MADE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BY THE DEALERSHIP, BUT ALL EFFORTS HAVE BEEN FUTILE. NOW THEY AND CHEVROLET REFUSE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNDER THE WARRANTY BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. AS OF NOW, THERE HAS ONLY BEEN ONE INJURY CAUSED BY THIS SEAT AND THAT…
MY DRIVER SEAT ADJUSTMENT DOES NOT LOCK PROPERLY IT MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARDS AT ANYTIME. THIS CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE SEAT RELEASED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AND CAUSED ME TO HIT A VEHICLE I N FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF IT. I FEEL GM IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS DEFECT THAT THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL ON. IT THERE ANY LAWYERS HANDLING THIS DEFECT. *TR
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
2017: 0 complaints · 2018: 2 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
2017
0
0
0
2018
0
1
2
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
2017
1
0
0
2018
3
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
Air Bags:Frontal
Seats:Front Assembly:Recliner
Power Train:Automatic Transmission
Seats
Engine And Engine Cooling:Engine:Gasoline
Visibility:Windshield Wiper/Washer:Motor
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2ODI 10056822
WINDSHEILD WIPERS DO NOT START. SEEMS TO BE SOME KIND OF SHORT.
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENT NOT WORKING CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALSO FRONT RECLINER LEVER ON SEAT HAS BROKEN TWICE, ONCE ON DRIVERS SIDE (REPLACED-OUT OF WARRANTY) NOW ON PASSENGER SIDE. *NLM
Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip
0
0
—
1ODI 873807
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON SIDE STREET AND SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING RIGHT, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A POLE. SHE HAS DUAL AIRBAGS, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS HURT.*AK
WITH THE AIR CONDITONER THE RELAYS AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A AIR CONDITONING PLACE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE. WITH THE ABS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN SNOW. I USED THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCKS CAME ON AND ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. HAD TO STOP AND RESTART VEHICLE. WITH THE ELCTRICAL PROBLEM I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL MY GAUGES JUMPED THEN WENT TO NORMAL. WITH THE TRANNSMISSION IT HAS CONSTATLY SLAMMED INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT TO THTE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. IT WAS WORK…
TRUCK DOES'T WANT TO START, IT BACKFIRES,ENGINE PULLS DOWN BEFORE STARTING , POWER TO RADIO IS DISRUPTED, CAUSING RADIO TO RESET. PAINT STARTING TO CRACK ON HOOD AND ROOF. BRAKING SYSTEM FOR ABS MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN PUSHED HAD TO FLOOR. RADIO ONLY PLAYS TAPES THOUGH ONE SIDE OF SPEAKERS. *AK
CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35MPH ON SIDE STREET AND SHE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING RIGHT, AND BRAKES LOCKED UP AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A POLE. SHE HAS DUAL AIRBAGS, AND NEITHER AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS HURT.*AK
WINDSHIELD WIPERS INTERMITTENT NOT WORKING CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. ALSO FRONT RECLINER LEVER ON SEAT HAS BROKEN TWICE, ONCE ON DRIVERS SIDE (REPLACED-OUT OF WARRANTY) NOW ON PASSENGER SIDE. *NLM
RECLINING HANDLE ON SEAT ARE VERY HARD TO PULL UP, PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF LEAVING SEAT STUCK IN ONE POSITION. PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES INTO DASH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THROTTLE STICKS AT TROTTLE BODY AND TRANSMISION COOLER LINE LEAKS.
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T WORK AT ALL. ALSO, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK/SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF/ SEAT LATCH FELL OFF, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEALER HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE BRAKE FAILED WHILE TRYING TO AVOID NOT HITTING A DEAR AND VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, TWO PEOPLE INJURED. *YD
WITH THE AIR CONDITONER THE RELAYS AND FUSES KEEP BLOWING. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO A AIR CONDITONING PLACE AND THEY ARE NOT SURE. WITH THE ABS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD IN SNOW. I USED THE BRAKES THE ANTI LOCKS CAME ON AND ALL LIGHTS INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR CUT OFF COMPLETELY. HAD TO STOP AND RESTART VEHICLE. WITH THE ELCTRICAL PROBLEM I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN ALL MY GAUGES JUMPED THEN WENT TO NORMAL. WITH THE TRANNSMISSION IT HAS CONSTATLY SLAMMED INTO SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. I HAVE BROUGHT TO THTE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES. IT WAS WORK…
RECLINING HANDLE ON SEAT ARE VERY HARD TO PULL UP, PASSENGER SIDE HANDLE BROKE OFF LEAVING SEAT STUCK IN ONE POSITION. PASSENGER SEAT SLIDES INTO DASH WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THROTTLE STICKS AT TROTTLE BODY AND TRANSMISION COOLER LINE LEAKS.
WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM FIRST CAME UP THE SUV WAS I THOUGHT OVER HEATING A BIT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT AS THAT WAS NORNAL FOR THEM IN HOT WEATHER.THE SUV BROKE DOWN IN SPRINGFILD MO , WE MANGED TO PULL INTO A SHOP ,THEY SAID THE DAMAGE WAS TO GREAT TO REPAIR WITHOUT COSTING AT LEAST 2000.00, AND EVEN THEN THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT DAMGE WAS DONE TO THE SUV.THEY DID HOWEVER GIVE ME A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH LISTED MY PROBLEM. IT SEEMS GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEART 4 YEARS. YE…
WHEN THE PROBLEM WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM FIRST CAME UP THE SUV WAS I THOUGHT OVER HEATING A BIT I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY ABOUT IT AS THAT WAS NORNAL FOR THEM IN HOT WEATHER.THE SUV BROKE DOWN IN SPRINGFILD MO , WE MANGED TO PULL INTO A SHOP ,THEY SAID THE DAMAGE WAS TO GREAT TO REPAIR WITHOUT COSTING AT LEAST 2000.00, AND EVEN THEN THERE WAS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT DAMGE WAS DONE TO THE SUV.THEY DID HOWEVER GIVE ME A SERVICE BULLETIN WHICH LISTED MY PROBLEM. IT SEEMS GM HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM FOR AT LEART 4 YEARS. YE…
TRUCK DOES'T WANT TO START, IT BACKFIRES,ENGINE PULLS DOWN BEFORE STARTING , POWER TO RADIO IS DISRUPTED, CAUSING RADIO TO RESET. PAINT STARTING TO CRACK ON HOOD AND ROOF. BRAKING SYSTEM FOR ABS MAKES A LOUD NOISE WHEN PUSHED HAD TO FLOOR. RADIO ONLY PLAYS TAPES THOUGH ONE SIDE OF SPEAKERS. *AK
WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THEY WORK INTERMITTENTLY, AND SOMETIMES THEY WON'T WORK AT ALL. ALSO, THERE IS AN OIL LEAK/SIDE MIRROR FELL OFF/ SEAT LATCH FELL OFF, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT ISN'T WORKING. VEHICLE HAS BEEN DEALER HAS BEEN AWARE OF PROBLEM, AND VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT DEALER'S FOR REPAIRS. *AK THE BRAKE FAILED WHILE TRYING TO AVOID NOT HITTING A DEAR AND VEHICLE INVOLVED IN THE ACCIDENT, TWO PEOPLE INJURED. *YD
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Recurring narrative patterns
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8 patterns with matching reports.
Brake response concerns
17 mentions · 2.8% of complaints
Median mileage: 63,000 mi (5 usable records).
ODI 10071184 · 32,000 mi
BRAKE PEDAL JUMPS BACK WHEN ANY SNOW IS ON GROUND AND I SLIDE THROPUGH INTERSECTIONS. DEALER SAID THIS IS ABS AND IS NORMAL AND COULD NOT BE FIXED. DEALER IS ASHLAND MOTORS, ASHLAND, WI
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE PEDAL ASSEMBLY FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE BEGIN TO ROLL. THE DEALER STATES THE PLASTIC FLANGE ON THE LEFT OF THE RATCHET TENSIONING SPRING SPOOL BROKE, WHICH JAMMED THE BRAKE MECHANISM. *JB WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE WHILE STOPPED, IT WOULD NOT SET AND THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK. *SC
ORIGINAL OWNER 1998 S10 CHEVROLET , LOW MILEAGE ... HAD TO MAKE HARD STOP WHEN CUT OFF ON HWY ...BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR .... NO BRAKING ...DROVE TO SIDE OF ROAD BRAKE FLUID LEAKING SEVERELY...... TOOK THE VEHICLE TO REPAIR FACILITY.... BRAKE LINE HAD BURST DUE TO CORROSION .... RESULTING IN REPLACEMENT OF 3/4 OF BRAKE LINES,,..REAR BRAKE DRUMS CORRODED THROUGH ( THE FACE HAD THROUGH & THROUGH CORROSION )...THE BRAKE SHOES HAD LITTLE WEAR.........REPAIR COST 735 DOLLARS , BRAKE LINES & DRUMS ..... *TR
CONSUMER STATES HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT END WHILE DRIVING. ONE DAY THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE, CAUSING VEHICLE TO STALL. CONSUMER HAD REPAIRED, BUT NOISE RETURNED, AND CHAIN BROKE AGAIN IN 60 DAYS. HAS REPLACED TIMING CHAIN AND GEAR COMPONENTS 4 TIMES SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASE.*AK
VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING AND SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE HOOD. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE SHOP WHERE THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. *PH *MR
BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOUD EXHAUST NOISE AND LOSS OF POWER IN 1998 S-10 PICKUP IN JULY OF '07. HAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER REPLACED. AGAIN BEGAN EXPERIENCING LOUD EXHAUST AND LOSS OF POWER IN APRIL 2008. PICKUP TOTALLY STALLED OUT IN MIDDLE OF BUSY INTERSECTION ONCE, NEARLY STALLED ON SEVERAL OTHER OCCASIONS. WAS ADVISED BY ACQUAINTANCE THAT THERE WAS A SPECIAL POLICY ISSUED BY GM (05021A) THAT COVERED THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. RESEARCHED THE SPECIAL POLICY AND FOUND OUT THAT I SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A MAILING IN MAY 2005 NOTIFYING ME OF A POTENTIAL …
Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b
Warning lights and dashboard alerts
5 mentions · 0.8% of complaints
Median mileage: 93,191 mi (2 usable records).
ODI 10060411 · 75,000 mi
1998 CHEVY S10 4 CYL. 74,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS CODE 1870. SHOP SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RAN ACROSS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET.
HI I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED A 1998 CHEVROLET S10 USED PRIVATE PARTY AND NOTICED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND MY BROTHER SCANNED THE COMPUTER AND FOUND IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND WAS INFORMED BY MY BROTHER IT HAD BEEN REBUILT LITERALLY 2 MONTHS BEFORE PURCHASED AND WAS SHOWN PROOF WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT SHIFTED INTO 3RD BY ITSELF AND WAS FORCED TO DRIVE 25 MILES DOING 50 TOOK IT TO GM AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS A PRESSURE PROBLEM AND WAS "RECOMMENDED" A TRANNY REBUILD AND THEN THEY CALLED THE CAR A PIECE OF @#$%^ AND WASN'T WORTH IT I P…
I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. BEGAN SLOWLY TRAVELING DOWN THE HILL THAT I LIVE ON. THE BRAKES COMPLETELY FAILED. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WAS NOT ON PRIOR TO THIS OCCURING. THE ENGINE ALSO STALLED. I HAD NO WAY TO SLOW OR STOP SAFELY, AS THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE WAS RUSTED AND DID NOT WORK. I MADE IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. ENDED UP DRIVING OFF OF A SMALL EMBANKMENT CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER AND OTHER EXTERNAL AREAS IN THE FRONT. THE HOOD AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR ARE NO LONGER SEALING VERY GOOD. A REPAIR SHOP HAD TO REPLACE MUCH OF T…
MY POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS ALWAYS MADE A NOISE WHEN I MAKE LEFT OR RIGHT HAND TURNS. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TWO OCCASIONS, BUT THEY NEVER FOUND ANYTHIN WRONG WITH IT, AND NOW IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE IT BUT IT HAPPENS EVERY TIME IT IS DRIVEN, SO I DON'T SEE HOW THEY COULD'VE MISSED IT. ALSO, THE RECLINER LEVER ON THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BROKE OFF AT THE METAL AFTER THE WARRANTY HAD ALREADY EXPIRED SO I GUESS I'M OUT OF LUCK WITH THAT. *AK
GO TO START TRUCK WOULD NOT START, ALSO TAIL LIGHTS, STOP LIGHTS BACKUP LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK REPLACE FUESES AND THEY BLOW EVEY TIME, I HAVE ONE BRAKE LIGHT FOR NOW WENT FOR 6 MONTHS WITH NO LIGHTS IN BACK AT ALL, SEAT BELTS WILL NOT RELEASE AT TIMES, SCREWS FALL OUT OF SEAT HANDLE, LIGHTS INSIDE TRUCK GO OUT AT TIMES AND BOB HOOK CHEV. SAYS THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG HAD THIS TRUCK SINCE 1998 BOUGHT TRUCK OFF LOT NEW.*JB
THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. IN AUGUST 1998. SHE PARKED THE TRUCK AT A LOCAL GROCERY STORE AND RETURNED ABOUT 1 HOUR LATER. THE TRUCK WOULD NOT START. SHE CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHICH TOOK ABOUT AN HOUR TO GET THERE. THEY COULD NOT JUMP THE TRUCK OFF. IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP (PIERSON CHEVROLET). THEY KEPT THE TRUCK ABOUT 3 DAYS AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. THEY TOLD ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK. THIS WAS SATISFACTORY TO ME. THEN IN APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER, 1998, MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIV…
Matching rule\b(parasitic drain|battery drain\w*|dead battery|won.t start|would not start|no.start)\b
Hard or delayed shifting
3 mentions · 0.5% of complaints
Median mileage: 75,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10060411 · 75,000 mi
1998 CHEVY S10 4 CYL. 74,000 MILES TRANSMISSION SHIFTING HARD, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND HAS CODE 1870. SHOP SAYS TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. RAN ACROSS HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF THIS SAME COMPLAINT ON THE INTERNET.
WHILE DRIVING, TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. HARD PARTS IN TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWICE, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HARD SHIFT ONLY OCCURS WHEN VEHICLE IS DRIVEN MORE THAN 1 HOUR WHEN TRANSMISSION IS HOT. DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, HOWEVER PROBLEM CAME BACK 2 DAYS LATER, DEALER THEN REPLACED THE VALVE BODY. *SLC
THE ENGINE SOMETIMES STALLS WHILE CONSUMER RELEASES THE CLUTCH, THE ENGINE HESITATES AND SOMETIMES HAS LITTLE POWER. THE CONSUMER SMELLS FUEL AND SULFER, THE DEALER CAN NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEMS. THE STARTER DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS HOT. THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, THE CLUTCH LOCKS UP IN REVERSE AND IS NOISY. THE CONSUMER COMPLAINS THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP FAST ENOUGH. THE FAN CLUTCH WAS NOISY. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED COULD SMELL FUEL INSIDE OF VEHICLE. ODOR SOMETIMES COULD BE SO STRONG THAT IT WAS BURNING THE EYES. TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALER, AND TECHNICIAN SAID THAT PROBLEM WITH FUEL PRESSURE HOSE HAD RUBBED AGAINST TRANSMISSION, AND RUBBED A HOLE THROUGH THE LINE.*AK