Dashboard caught on fire over night and was completely destroyed. Wiring for cigar lighter, radio, and defroster fan speed were melted/burned.
1991 Chevrolet S10: fire, smoke or burning smell
7 of the 173 complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet S10 describe fire, smoke or burning smell.
- owner complaints
- 7
- of this car's complaints
- 4%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? No recall or service bulletin covers this area of the car yet.
Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year
What owners say
While driving at 15 MPH consumer heard some type of popping sound and pulled over to the side, and saw some smoke coming from the hood. Alternator caught on fire fire department came out and put out the fire.
Under the hood compartment fire caused by an electrical short, while driving heard a high pitch noise and saw smoke coming from under the hood.
Failure in the engine compartment, causing the vehicle to catch on fire in the engine compartment ea94-029.
Electrical system fire, the alternator caught fire while driving.
Vehicle caught on fire in engine compartment while parked with the ignition off.(ea94-029). Tt
Heard a small noise interior temperature increased smoke coming from hood. Resulting in the alternator catching on fire. Tt
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1991 Chevrolet S10 fire or smoke
Is fire, smoke or burning smell a common problem on the 1991 Chevrolet S10?
7 of 173 owner complaints about the 1991 Chevrolet S10 (4%) mention fire, smoke or burning smell. The model year with the most reports is 1996.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1991 Chevrolet S10?
There is no recall or service bulletin for this area of the car on record.
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