Throttle stuck, causing the vehciel to accelerate, resulting in a minor collision. Vehicle was totalled. Manufacturer has been notified.
1993 Chevrolet S10 acceleration problems
11 complaints (5% of all complaints for this car). 5 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 11
- of this car's complaints
- 5%
- crashes
- 5
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
- Linkages1
- Accelerator pedal1
At what mileage
Complaints by mileage at the time of the problem.
Chevrolet S10 acceleration problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
What 1993 Chevrolet S10 owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Vehicle was a park on my driveway, I put vehicle in reverse to back up and felt a sudden acceleration without having my foot on gas pedal. I applied brakes and left a 15 inch tire skid mark on driveway. It has not happened again during the short use of vehicle. The problem could have been a disaster if the brakes had failed.
When vehicle is in drive or any other gear at any rate of speed or in a stopped position, vehicle continues to accelerate without warning. Cause unknown. Dealer cannot identify the problem. Please give any further details.
When starting vehicle and putting it into reverse or drive gear, vehicle will suddenly accelerate at full power. In order to stop the vehicle, consumer must turn the key off because brakes will not hold. This defect can result in an accident.
Sudden acceleration experienced several times causing loss of control.
Truck was in reverse with foot on the brake, vehicle accelerated and hit a loading dock, driver and passenger were injured, took to dealer, couldn't find problem. *ak
When the vehicle was in park positoin, the rear wheels started spinning and the vehicle started bouncing up and down. On 11/5 /96 the vehicle acclerated for no reason and went through the garage.
While driving the throttle accelerator got stuck causing the drive to loose control of the truck, also passenagers side seatbelt came loose during accident.
Abs: after morning start up, brakes would push to floor, engine would idle real fast as braking/accelerating at same time; corrected;still have braking problem.
Two speed sensors replaced due to vehicle being sluggish.
Questions about the 1993 Chevrolet S10 acceleration
Does the 1993 Chevrolet S10 have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 11 complaints about the acceleration of the 1993 Chevrolet S10, 5% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 1993 Chevrolet S10 acceleration problems start?
Not enough complaints include the mileage to tell.
Was there a recall on the 1993 Chevrolet S10 acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
What year does the Chevrolet S10 have the most acceleration problems?
The Chevrolet S10 model years with the most acceleration complaints are 1994 (39 complaints), 1996 (38 complaints) and 1995 (29 complaints).
Other 1993 Chevrolet S10 problems
Brakes 140Fuel system 20Engine 16Electrical 11Visibility 10Transmission 9Seat belts 6Suspension 6Seats 5Tires 5Steering 3Body 2
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