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Engine coolingPart report

1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
20%of 5 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup, 20% of the 5 complaints for this model year.

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.

“I bought my truck new. I have had the timing chain replaced once, and have to have it replaced again. It has been parked for the last year. I have been told on several occasions that this should not of happened. This truck is 11 yrs old but has less then 75000 miles.”

NHTSA complaint #10182225, filed 2007-02

Related service bulletins

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1996120%

Other parts of the 1996 Chevrolet S10 Pickup

Brakes
1 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Visibility (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 28, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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