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Interior lightingPart report

1986 Chevrolet S10 Interior lighting Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
9%of 22 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the interior lighting of the 1986 Chevrolet S10, 9% of the 22 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.

“The lights in the dash either stay on and you have to take the bulbs out for them to not light. Also all the lights in the dash flicker whenever you stop or excillerate. You push in the lighter you lose the radio and everything on that fuse. Has been fixed once before but the problem came back.”

NHTSA complaint #752656, filed 2001-09

Interior lighting: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200210%
200110%
199910%
199620%
199510%
199420%
199013%
198629%

Other parts of the 1986 Chevrolet S10

Seat belts
6 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Electrical system
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1986 Chevrolet S10

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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