1987 Chevrolet S10

Complaint history

When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.

Problems owners report

Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.

AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.

Recalls

• NHTSA recall #96V195000October 8, 1996144,598 vehicles affected

  steering: gear box: shaft sector

  The intermediate steering shaft loosens at the steering shaft to steering gear coupling. With this looseness, the yoke pinch bolt Can wear on the splines of the shaft until there is no longer an interference between the splines and the bolt.

  This condition Can cause body to chassis movement allowing the steering shaft to separate from the steering gear which Can result in a loss of steering control.

  Remedy

  Dealers will retorque the upper and lower bolts to correct specifications.

• NHTSA recall #87V021000February 25, 198760 vehicles affected

  steering: linkages: tie rod assembly

  Inner tie rod to relay rod nuts on steering linkage may be iimproperly torqued and not crimped.

  Loss of one or both nuts could lead to inner tie roddisengagement, which could result in loss of steering control and a truckcrash.

  Remedy

  Replace steering linkage assembly.

Other model years

• 1987
• 1988 37
• 1989 48
• 1990 29
• 1991 174
• 1992 180
• 1993 233
• 1994 963
• 1995 910
• 1996 665
• 1997 469
• 1998 613
• 1999 231
• 2000 471
• 2001 308
• 2002 214
• 2003 178