1996 Chevrolet S10 service brakes, air problems
10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes, air on the 1996 Chevrolet S10 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Brakes failed to engage at 35-40 mph. Brakes emitted groaning,grinding noise.from '1996-1999 complained to dealers brakes not working properly, and that the anti-lock seemed to be "locked" in place; was told nothing wrong. On 03/28/2000 abs was modified under campaign 99v-193,and brakes worked. Now…”
filed Oct 28, 2003
“Have had problems with the windshield wipers from the beginning. I would be driving in pouring-down rain and the wipers would go out causing me to have to pull over. Right now they do not work at all. I had to work on my brakes the first year and a couple of times thereafter. I recently had to have…”
filed Oct 23, 1999
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes, Air problems in other S10 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 S10 | 1 | 1% |
| 2002 S10 | 3 | 1% |
| 2000 S10 | 2 | 0% |
| 1998 S10 | 2 | 0% |
| 1997 S10 | 5 | 1% |
| 1995 S10 | 17 | 2% |
| 1994 S10 | 13 | 1% |
| 1993 S10 | 5 | 2% |
| 1992 S10 | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1996 Chevrolet S10
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.