1984 Chevrolet S-10 from North America - Comments

Engine threw a rod at 90,000 miles. A new engine was installed.

Transmission went out and was rebuilt at 75,000, 150,000 and 250,000 miles.

Everything else has been minor problems you'd expect from an 18 year old vehicle. Alternator, radiator, brakes, exhaust, etc. have been repaired or replaced over the last 8 years.

This truck is driven 160 miles round trip 5 days a week to work. Aside from the lack of power on the interstate I've had no problems.

Gas mileage is not as good as it should be considering my 1987 Suburban with a 350 (5.7 liter) gets the same mileage.

I've abused this vehicle and am very pleased with how it's held up.

I owned an 84 S-10 ex-cab for 2 years and was very pleased with the durability of the vehicle. Although it seemed to have little power at top end doing 75-80 on the freeway it seemed to be very torquey at the bottom end. I wish it would've had a manual trans although the 4 speed auto seemed to hold up very well.

The truck had over 300k when I bought for 400$ and had a compression of about 72 psi in all cylinders which led me to believe that it must of had a second engine installed previously. The trans was also still very rugged and still had a great, strong, hard shift in all gears. I believe it was the original trans because I had to replace the tail shaft bushing on it.

I finally sold my little tough truck after 100k of rough, hard driving to my uncle for little or nothing after all it had been jumped, tached out and all around beat to death the little 2.8 never let me down and still didn't use a drop of oil.

I owned an 84 S-10 ex-cab for 2 years and was very pleased with the durability of the vehicle. Although it seemed to have little power at top end doing 75-80 on the freeway it seemed to be very torquey at the bottom end. I wish it would've had a manual trans although the 4 speed auto seemed to hold up very well.

The truck had over 300k when I bought for 400$ and had a compression of about 72 psi in all cylinders which led me to believe that it must of had a second engine installed previously. The trans was also still very rugged and still had a great, strong, hard shift in all gears. I believe it was the original trans because I had to replace the tail shaft bushing on it.

I finally sold my little tough truck after 100k of rough, hard driving to my uncle for little or nothing after all it had been jumped, tached out and all around beat to death the little 2.8 never let me down and still didn't use a drop of oil.

I own a 1983 S-10 pickup 2.8 engine with a 5 speed. I bought this truck brand new. The question I have to anyone out there is the clutch problem I have had through the years. I recently heard the 83's and the 84's had a clutch problem that GM would not confess to. I've had to replace a three clutches since I have owned it. Plus the auto clutch adjuster has given me trouble also. It's made of plastic and recently I had to jerry-rig it. The truck only has 122k on it and I did do some extensive body work on it recently. If anybody else out there has had any trouble with this older model let me know...mbenj2020@aol.com.

I own a 1984 Chevrolet s-10 Blazer, and it is the best car I've ever owned. It's 4x4, it's got a 4" lift on it, plus some pretty nice sized mud tires. I redid all the interior with black leather, and have a stereo system that would blow away 90-95% of the cars you see today. It does however have a few problems. The gas mileage sucks!!! I also have a 98' Suburban with a 350, 5.7 liter engine in it, and it gets the same gas mileage. Plus it has a lack of power on the road (except when in 4-wheel drive). But for all intent and purposes, it's a great vehicle. And the best thing about it, is that I've never seen another like it.

I have a 1984 Chevy s10 with a 2.8 V6 2 bbl carb and a 5 speed manual. It has 98,000 miles on it and the engine only has 60,000. It has a regular cab and an 8 foot bed. It is my first vehicle and I plan to give it a nice restore and keep it for a long time. I live where a lot of salt is used in the winter however. and will miss driving it then.

It ran OK when I got it, but needed a lot of work (still does). I have done the plugs and wires, radiator, water pump and pulley. Tuned carb. Fixed/replaced front inner fender skirts, replaced the blower motor, got a new windshield, and a nice seat cover.

I have done a lot of body work on it, and plan to get it professionally repainted in the very near future. I will be also fixing the bed and getting a rhino lining. And cleaning off and spraying the underneath and frame with a thick, black enamel. I also want 15 inch rims, as it has 14's, which aren't much to look at.

I have a '84 S-10 LWB 2.8L V6 and I love it. So far I've replaced the battery, and completely installed new rear brakes. My next step is to replace the exhaust donut, and lower it to 2/3. Since I will be driving it to Auto Tech school, I gotta make it "city-friendly", LOL.

Chevy's are the best!

I have owned my S-10 2.8 V6 for 25 yrs. It still runs great except I have no A/C. It had 8000 miles on it when I purchased it. It's not worth much to anyone else but me.