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1996 Chevrolet S10 steering problems

17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 1996 Chevrolet S103% of all complaints for this model year.

17
Steering complaints
3%
share of all complaints
median reported incident mileage
3 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • The accident was almost head on mainly on the passenger side. The impact was hard the air bags went off in the other car but neither one of ours went off. For about a year prior to the accident the truck would stall at random times. *tr

    filed Sep 11, 2014

  • Upper mounting bolts for steering gear box completely backed out, and two lower monting bolts had loosened up. Consumer had a problem steering at about 25 mph. *ak the steering wheel makes excessive play because the steering gear box was not anchored to the left frame rail. After the bolts were…

    filed Aug 30, 2000

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Steering problems in other S10 years

YearReportsShare
2004 S10210%
2003 S1063%
2002 S1052%
2001 S10155%
2000 S10123%
1999 S1063%
1998 S10142%
1997 S1071%
1995 S10212%
1994 S10152%
1993 S1031%
1992 S1011%
S10 steering problems by year →

Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.