2000 Chevrolet S Pickup Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2000 Chevrolet S Pickup. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 10 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the structure. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
4
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
1
1fires
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP
1
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH
1
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
1
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
1
Total complaints10

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“I turned off my 2000 chevy s10 truck and took out the key and it started dinging, like the key is in and the door is open. Then it started trying to start itself with no key in the ignition and proceeded to do this for a few minutes, eventually stopping. Under the hood, the wiring harness was on…”

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION · reported 2007-05-05

“In late spring of this year, I experienced a failure of my left tailgate cable during the loading of a moderate load of about 300 lbs. Thank god nobody was hurt. I went to a couple dealers around to find out about a replacement. I'm aware of the recall for the c/k tailgate cable so inquired about…”

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS · reported 2005-06-15

“Check engine light just came on at 57,000 miles and sounds like this is a very common problem. I don't have the money to buy new transmission is that what this will take? I am sure after doing an internet such and finding thousands of the same issues chevy knows about this but is not doing…”

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION · reported 2004-11-04

“2000 chevrolet s-10 pick-up tailgate cable failed, w vehicle about 4 years old, one side only, broke in half, no injuries or damage to vehicle parts, I replaced $40 cable and latch assembly. *nm”

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS · reported 2004-07-01

“While driving 72 mph, without warning the right rear tire blewout. The driver was able to pull over and check the tire and noticed that the tread had separated. Please provide further details. *jb”

TIRES:TREAD/BELT · reported 2004-03-18

“The cable on the tail gate door gate broke for no apparent reason. The cable end is solder in and not easily replaced. *la”

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS · reported 2003-10-09

“I own a 2000 chevrolet s-10 pick-up truck [xxx]. In september 2003, while loading the bed preparing to travel from west virginia to wisconsin, I noticed one of the cables holding the opened tailgate to the truck bed had separated. I decided to replace the broken cable upon my arrival in wisconsin.…”

STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE · reported 2003-09-12

“Tailgate failure on 2000 chevrolet, s10. They broke a year ago. *ak”

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TAILGATE:LATCH · reported 2003-06-15
Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2000 Chevrolet S Pickup as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.