Five problems related to brake hoses, lines/piping, and fittings have been reported for the 1997 Chevrolet S10. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Severely corroded brake lines, lines blew. Near miss accident. This is a common complaint across mfrs. . Well maintained cars with serverely corroded fuel and brake lines. I bet it can be traced to a cheap supplier that supplied the big 3 for a period of years. No corrosion resistance on the steel. Can't blame this on ne winter salt. My oem 1964 looks better than my late model vehicles.
The brake line on my 1997 chevy s-10 burst leading to total loss of braking capability . . . Luckily there was no accident . . . An emergency repair at a nearby station cost me $800 . . . They replaced only one side of braking system (the side that burst) . . . I tried to contact chevy to get them to repair the other side (that will likely burst) and they said "no" - not covered.
The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet S10 pickup. While driving at speeds of 10 mph and approaching a stop sign applying the brakes, the brake fluid abnormally leaked from the vehicle. He was able to slowly drive the vehicle to his residence and then to a local independent mechanic. The mechanic found the brakes lines were corroded. The brake lines were replaced and the brakes were bled. The contact believed NHTSA campaign id number: 97v146001 (service brakes, hydraulic: foundation components: hoses, lines/piping, and fittings) to be directly related to the failure but was unable to confirm if his VIN was included with the recall. The failure mileage was 93,000 and the current mileage was 101,000. Updated 06/21/10 updated 06/24/10.
Brakes totally failed, car started to roll down hill, only way to stop was to engage the parkig brake. Cause was brake lines rusted out.
While lubricating the front steering mechanism, I noticed that the passenger side, front hydraulic line has been damaged (I. E. , pinched) by the steering and/or suspension system. Although the line has not failed at this point, I believe other owners should be aware of possible damage to hydraulic lines caused by steering/suspension components on the 1997 2. 2l Chevrolet S10.