2002 Chevrolet S10 power train problems
17 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the power train on the 2002 Chevrolet S10 — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“2002 chevy s-10 crew cab rear axle failure failure due to water in axle housing due to vent pipe being located between cab and bed, occurred once, rear axle locked up complete rebuild of rear axle relocation of vent pipe. *tr”
filed Nov 12, 2009
“I have a 2002 chevy s10 ext. Cab pickup truck with a vortex 4.3 litre eng. With automatic transmission. While baking out of driveway I noticed I had no reverse gear, it is also slipping in all other gears. This truck has never hauled anything heavy and only has 49,500 miles on it . I got down to…”
filed Nov 7, 2008
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
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Power Train problems in other S10 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 S10 | 2 | 10% |
| 2003 S10 | 17 | 10% |
| 2001 S10 | 17 | 6% |
| 2000 S10 | 46 | 10% |
| 1999 S10 | 28 | 12% |
| 1998 S10 | 40 | 7% |
| 1997 S10 | 49 | 10% |
| 1996 S10 | 66 | 10% |
| 1995 S10 | 50 | 5% |
| 1994 S10 | 37 | 4% |
| 1993 S10 | 9 | 4% |
| 1992 S10 | 3 | 2% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2002 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.