1998 Chevrolet S10 fuel system, gasoline problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the fuel system, gasoline on the 1998 Chevrolet S10 — 2% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Gas odor- upon state inspection failure revealed both gas lines were able to rub together, causing a lot of fuel to leak onto the exhaust causing smoke. Both lines will need to be replaced to avoid the truck exploding or catching fire. Funny how you can only buy the fuel lines from chevrolet. What…”
filed Nov 15, 2006
“I recently purchased an 1998 chevy s-10 pickup in which had highway miles of @176000 miles. These trips were made from the texarkana to dallas area on I-30. After my purchase of said vehichle being the second owner I had been smelling gasoline and searched high and low for its source of origin for…”
filed Jun 20, 2005
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Fuel System, Gasoline problems in other S10 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 S10 | 10 | 6% |
| 2002 S10 | 14 | 7% |
| 2001 S10 | 18 | 6% |
| 2000 S10 | 22 | 5% |
| 1999 S10 | 6 | 3% |
| 1997 S10 | 26 | 6% |
| 1996 S10 | 18 | 3% |
| 1995 S10 | 34 | 4% |
| 1994 S10 | 38 | 4% |
| 1993 S10 | 19 | 8% |
| 1992 S10 | 12 | 7% |
| 1991 S10 | 10 | 6% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1998 Chevrolet S10
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.