1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Brakes Problems
- Complaints
- 1about this part
- Share
- 20%of 5 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the brakes of the 1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“The contact owns a 1996 Chevrolet s-10 pickup. While driving at speeds of 5 MPH, the brakes failed. The contact had the brakes repaired by an independent mechanic and was advised that the failure was due to crystallization of the brakes. The contact stated that the brakes failed five times. The current mileage was 135,574 and the failure mileage was 80,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10319139, filed 2010-03, 80,000 milesRelated service bulletins
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Brakes: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1 | 20% |
| 1995 | 2 | 29% |
Other parts of the 1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup
1 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
1 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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