1999 Chevrolet S10 Equipment Problems
- Complaints
- 12about this part
- Share
- 5%of 231 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 46,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 12 complaints about the equipment of the 1999 Chevrolet S10, 5% of the 231 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 46,000 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 stock radio/cassette stopped producing sound out of my right speakers. The repair was covered under warranty. Currently the cassette player wants to play all of my cassettes backwards. It can eventually be coaxed to play them correctly, but it would be nice to have devices work as they are supposed to. Truck is out of warranty & I will not pay to have the same crappy piece of equipment installed again. Will go aftermarket.”
NHTSA complaint #10016290, filed 2003-04, 33,000 miles“After entering the vehicle and trying to start the security system did not let consumer start the vehicle for approximately ten minutes. The security light came on, and the vehicle has to sit and recalibrate in order to start.”
NHTSA complaint #10090124, filed 2004-10, 59,000 miles“The lighting inside the instrument panel failed to work. The consumer was unable to see the warning icons. There was also a problem with the A/C which did not get cold.”
NHTSA complaint #10076190, filed 2004-07, 32,000 miles“The cable that holds the spare tire to the underbody near the rear of the truck box broke. Fortunately, the truck was parked in my garage and I found the spare tire on the floor under the truck. If the cable holding the spare tire had broken while driving, the spare tire would have been a serious hazard to traffic following me. I have never used the spare tire hoist assembly. The cable that holds the spare tire broke for no apparent reason.”
NHTSA complaint #737237, filed 2000-12“This is the 2nd s-10 series Chevrolet truck I have owned in the past 4 years and the same problems associated with this make and model are still present with my newer one. The most particular one is the leaking engine oil lines, which is a wide spread issue with the GM s-10 family (3 week back log just to get the parts). I'm also a member of a mailing list associated with the s-10 series trucks by GM and it contains well over 200 members most of which have experienced identical problems with this particular make/ model. …”
NHTSA complaint #740647, filed 2001-02Related service bulletins
- 10232287Feb 21, 2023This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
- 10193430Apr 1, 2021This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have slack in one of the tailgate cables. Technician should not replace…
- 10168979Nov 22, 2019This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the…
- 10166638Sep 18, 2019This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
- 10165876Sep 5, 2019This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the…
- 10154641Feb 15, 2019This warranty administration bulletin provides information regarding the field action courtesy transportation policy.
- 10141381May 31, 2018This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco Theft Lock. Technician will use the radio to get the…
- 10157018Sep 20, 2017This Preliminary Information communicates to the dealer the process for downloading or updating operating software for the Tire Pressure Monitor, Active Fuel Injector tester…
- 10138060Mar 15, 2017This warranty administration bulletin provides policy information with the field action courtesy transportation policy.
- 10114947Dec 4, 2015This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician on how to unlock radios that are Delco TheftLock. Technician will use the radio to get the…
Equipment: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 4 | 2% |
| 2002 | 6 | 3% |
| 2001 | 9 | 3% |
| 2000 | 8 | 2% |
| 1999 | 12 | 5% |
| 1998 | 11 | 2% |
| 1997 | 8 | 2% |
| 1996 | 36 | 5% |
| 1995 | 31 | 3% |
| 1994 | 20 | 2% |
| 1993 | 5 | 2% |
| 1992 | 5 | 3% |
| 1991 | 7 | 4% |
| 1990 | 2 | 7% |
| 1989 | 1 | 2% |
| 1988 | 1 | 3% |
Other parts of the 1999 Chevrolet S10
35 complaintsSeats
33 complaintsBody and structure
28 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
28 complaintsAir bags
27 complaintsEngine cooling
22 complaintsElectrical system
19 complaintsFuel system
10 complaintsSuspension
9 complaintsTires
9 complaintsExterior lighting
7 complaintsVehicle speed control
7 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Chevrolet S10
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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