2001 Chevrolet S10

Typical pattern

14.3% of complaints about the 2001 Chevrolet S10 came in the first year, which is unremarkable for a 2001 vehicle — around the middle of the 216 model-years on record. The median complaint arrives at 4.3 yr in service. The most-reported system is structure (71 complaints), typically at 4.7 yr or about 51,000 miles.

Complaints: 370
Median age at failure: 4.3 yr
Median mileage: 60,000 n=232
Crash / fire / tow: 9.2% of reports
Safety recalls: 5

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

System

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Structure

71 reports · 51,000 mi

4.7 yr

11.3%

Service brakes, hydraulic

47 reports · 50,000 mi

3.6 yr

14.9%

Electrical system

30 reports · 65,000 mi

3.7 yr

3.3%

Engine cooling

24 reports · 68,000 mi

3.2 yr

8.3%

Latches / locks

22 reports · 60,000 mi

4.4 yr

Fuel system

18 reports · 82,000 mi

4.4 yr

Suspension

17 reports · 89,000 mi

4.4 yr

Power train

17 reports · 78,100 mi

2.8 yr

Steering

15 reports · 92,000 mi

4.0 yr

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

09E025000 2009-05-11

Exterior lighting:headlights

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

09E012000 2009-04-07

Exterior lighting

SABERSPORT IS RECALLING 16,270 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

DECREASED LIGHTING VISIBILITY MAY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

06E065000 2006-07-17

Exterior lighting

CERTAIN AJ MOTORSPORT COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LISTED PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH.

06E060000 2006-06-29

Exterior lighting

CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

LACK OF AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS IN THE LAMPS WILL DECREASE LIGHTING VISIBILITY TO OTHER DRIVERS AND MAY POSSIBLY RESULT IN A VEHICLE CRASH

00V228003 2000-08-07

Seat belts

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES, LIGHT DUTY TRUCKS, SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, AND MINI VANS EQUIPPED WITH TRW SEAT BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLIES. THE BUCKLE BASE OF THESE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES WERE NOT PROPERLY HEAT TREATED AND THEREFORE DO NOT PASS THE LOAD BEARING REQUIREMENT OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 209, "SEAT BELT ASSEMBLIES."

IN THE EVENT OF A VEHICLE CRASH, THE OCCUPANT MAY NOT BE PROPERLY RESTRAINED.

In owners’ own words

Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 0 mo in service

ANTI LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE OVER SMALL BUMPS. ALSO ONLY ONE SIDE ENGAGES MAKING TRUCK VERE TOWARDS THE SIDE THATS NOT ENGAGED.

Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 8 mo in service

WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH BRAKES FELT FUNNY. CONSUMER HEARD BEEPING NOISE, CONSUMER STOPPED, THEN HIT GAS AGAIN AND BEEPING STOPPED. ALSO, SMELLED GASSOMETIMES WHEN STOPPING. BUT, NO DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. *AK

Service brakes, hydraulic mileage not reported 4 mo in service

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOVE 30 MPH ABS LIGHT WILL ILLUMINATE ON DASHBOARD, AND BRAKES WILL KICK IN WITHOUT MANUALLY APPLYING BRAKES. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER IS CHECKING VEHICLE.*AK

Structure mileage not reported 10 mo in service crash / fire / tow

SPONTANEOUS FIRE ENGULFED REAR UNDERCARRAIGE OF 2001 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP WITH 150 MILES OF USE. *AK

Other S10 model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.