1998 Chevrolet S10 power train problems
40 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 1998 Chevrolet S10 — 7% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was pulling into a mcdonald's drive-through lane and the silicone isolation mount where the top part of the transmission shift lever meets the bottom part coming up from the transmission broke loose. It is not possible to shift with the top lever now. It is possible to shift using the short…”
filed Jul 6, 2013
“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…”
filed Jul 18, 2009
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Power Train problems in other S10 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 S10 | 2 | 10% |
| 2003 S10 | 17 | 10% |
| 2002 S10 | 17 | 8% |
| 2001 S10 | 17 | 6% |
| 2000 S10 | 46 | 10% |
| 1999 S10 | 28 | 12% |
| 1997 S10 | 49 | 10% |
| 1996 S10 | 66 | 10% |
| 1995 S10 | 50 | 5% |
| 1994 S10 | 37 | 4% |
| 1993 S10 | 9 | 4% |
| 1992 S10 | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 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.