10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
61 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
38 / 0
Average Mileage:
2,523 miles

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problem #25

Jan 121997

S-10 Pickup

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Vehicle hit a wall and the driver's side seat belt did not hold in the collision. Also, no deployment of air bags.

- St. Petersburg, FL, USA

problem #24

Jan 061997

S-10 Pickup

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Traveling 15-20mph, other vehicle traveling at faster speed, hit patch of ice, other vehicle hit S10 head-on, driver's air bag did not deploy.

- Littleton, CO, USA

problem #23

Dec 251996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
Loss of control of the car when trying to avoid another car and hit a tree head-on and the air bag did not deploy.

- Moscow, TN, USA

problem #22

Dec 201996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
During frontal impact, the driver's side air bag did not deploy.

- Columbia, TN, USA

problem #21

Jun 211996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
Owner has ABS brakes and states that brakes did work when used, resulting in a collision; also, there was no deployment of airbag after crash at 45 mph.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #20

Nov 211996

(reported on)

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
Upon impact, during frontal crash, at approx. 45mph, 12:00 on front bumper, hit cement barrier so hard that it bent the steering column; also, airbag failed to deploy.

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

problem #19

Nov 191996

(reported on)

S-10 Pickup

  • Manual transmission
  • miles
Was driving in the rain, almost hit a deer and the driver's side air bag didn't deploy.

- Louisburg, NC, USA

problem #18

Nov 071996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
Consumer was in a front collision and air bags did not deploy, both passenger and driver received injuries.

- Yakima, WA, USA

problem #17

Nov 171996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
Fiancee driving vehicle w/boss, on icy and slippery roads, going down hill, was rearended by another vehicle, lost control, hit cement, went into an embankment head on, air bag did not deploy and ABS brakes failed to catch.

- Minneapolis, MN, USA

problem #16

Sep 011996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
While driving vehicle on dry roads late at night tried to avoid a deer, hit brakes (ABS) and they failed, hit embankment, air bag did not deploy, seat belts did not hold driver.

- Jewett, TX, USA

problem #15

Nov 051996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
During a frontal impact accident at 50 mph the driver's side air bag did not deploy.

- Pico Rivera, CA, USA

problem #14

Oct 021996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
During a front impact accident at 35 mph, the driver's side air bag did not deploy.

- Shawnee, OK, USA

problem #13

Aug 241996

S-10 Pickup

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
During frontal impact, the driver's side air bag did not deploy.

- Drakesboro, KY, USA

problem #12

Jun 291996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
Driver's airbag did not deploy during front end collision; rearended another moving vehicle.

- Norfolk, VA, USA

problem #11

Jun 061996

S-10 Pickup

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Failure on the driver side air bag, consumer was involved in a head-on collision and the driver side air bag did not deploy. Consumer was injured in accident.

- Olcott, NY, USA

problem #10

May 291996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
At 12:00 accident at 40-45mph driver side airbag did not deploy.the truck was totoled.

- Sweet Water, TN, USA

problem #9

Jun 071996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
Driver's side air bag did not deploy when vehicle was involved in an accident.

- Sesser, IL, USA

problem #8

Feb 011996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
No deployment of drivers air bag in head on collision, resulting in injury.

- Roswell, GA, USA

problem #7

May 231996

(reported on)

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
While driving, on gravel road on foggy weather, lost control at approx. 55mph, ran into ditch and hit trees, 12:00 on front bumper, airbag failed to deploy.

- Thomasville, AL, USA

problem #6

Apr 261996

S-10 Pickup

  • miles
Air bag failed to deploy during an accident.

- Bradey, TX, USA

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