11 of the 1,225 complaints about the 1994 Chevrolet S10 are about the tires — 1% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 61,000 miles.
11
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
TIRES
VEHICLE'S ABS HAVE BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES.*MR THE ABS WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL BUT FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE UNIROYAL TIRES SEEMED TO BE OUT OF ROUND. *NM
NHTSA complaint #10092597 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
FIRESTONE REPLACED A TIRE BECAUSE THE OTHER TIRES HAD TREAD SEPARATION. WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE VIBRATED. A TECHNICIAN WHO NOTICED THAT THE TIRES HAD BUBBLES AND POSSIBLE TREAD SEPARATION SERVICED THE TIRES. FIRESTONE, P20575R15.
NHTSA complaint #10073477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE CABLE BROKE WHILE I WAS GETTING ON TO THE FREEWAY. FORTUNATELY I HAD A CHAIN AND LOCK ON IT TO PREVENT THEFT AND IT ALSO PREVENTED DAMAGE TO MY TRUCK AND THE CAR FOLLOWING ME. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST PROBLEM AND YOUR LAST INVESTIGATION WAS CLOSED IN 1999 WITH NO RECALL. I HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM NUMEROUS TIMES. DOES SOMEBODY HAVE TO BE KILLED BEFORE GM RECALLS THIS PROBLEM OR WILL THEY CONTINUE MAKING MONEY SELLING THE REPLACEMENT PART FOR ALMOST $70 AND NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR POOR DESIGN?
NHTSA complaint #10008409 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
EXTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRRORS ATTACHED TO VEHICLE WITH INSUFFICIENTLY STRONG MATERIALS THAT TEND TO BREAK DURING TEMPERATURE SWINGS OR THROUGH APPLICATION OF LIGHT FORCE. DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR BROKE IN AUGUST OF 2001 OF UNKNOWN CIRCUMSTANCES, PASSENGER'S SIDE MIRROR BROKE ON MARCH 1 2003 DURING A CAR WASH. INSPECTION OF MIRROR AND DOOR SHOWED PLASTIC HOUSING WAS CRACKED AND BOLTS WERE SHORN OFF.
NHTSA complaint #10008305 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SIDEWALL SHEARED AWAY FROM TREAD. *AK (DOT NUMBER: MDM3WAJR TIRESIZE: P215/70/15)
NHTSA complaint #752306 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
LEFT REAR BRIDGESTONE TIRE SIZE: 30X9.5R15, DOT: 7BBBPD8287 ON 1994, CHEVROLET, S10 EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. MILEAGE ON TIRES IS UNKNOWN. *AK *SLC
NHTSA complaint #896712 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
PE00-020; 11,000 MILES, TIRE MODEL FR505, TIRES SIZE P21570R15, DOT URBM077281. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD CAME COMPLETELY OFF WHICH CAUSED MODERATE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. TIRE TREAD CAME OFF, BUT TIRE STAYED INFLATED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED FIRESTONE AND HAS CLAIM# 022656. *AK FIRESTONE WILDERNESS AT P215/70/R15
NHTSA complaint #869550 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE STORAGE CONTAINS PROJECTIONS, WHICH CAUSE CHAFING/ WORN SPOTS TO TIRE.
NHTSA complaint #544665 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
#EA94-038, ON WET OR DRY PAVEMENT WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES THERE IS A POPPING NOISE AND VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP; ALSO, THE BRAKES ARE CAUSING THE TIRES TO WEAR OUT . PLEASE DESCRIBE .
NHTSA complaint #805657 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING, AT APPROX. 35MPH, GOING AROUND A BEND, EXPERIENCED LOSS OF STEERING CAPABILITY, STEERING LOCKED, UP, VEHICLE HIT POST, BLEW OUT TIRES/ROLLED OVER.
NHTSA complaint #986859 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
TIRES
UNIROYAL TIRES SLIDE IN ANY KIND OF WEATHER.
NHTSA complaint #483182 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.