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2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Problems and Recalls
Owners filed 363 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, most often about the air bags (54% of complaints, typically around 90,000 miles). It is 21st of 27 Silverado 1500 model years by number of complaints and has 3 recalls.
Most common 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
Air bags
197 complaints · 54%Half of these problems showed up before 90,000 miles.
Takata recall. Notified of recall about 5/27/16, contacted dealer and was told parts were not available. 10/26/2017 dealer still reports no parts available.
I received a recall notice july 2016. The chevy dealership tells me there is still no remedy for this recall. I just received another notice that takata has filed bankruptcy and I need to take care of this immediately but chevy still will not act on it until a remedy is available.
Other or unspecified
43 complaints · 12%Half of these problems showed up before 59,000 miles.
My dash on my truck has cracks in the dash by the airbag and above the gauge cluster. I am worried if Chevrolet does not do a voluntary recall on this there is a chance that the airbag may not function properly.
The dashboard is cracking and falling in all around the airbags and instrument cluster . If the truck is ever in a wreck the pieces can injure or cause death to the driver and passengers
Body and structure
38 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 50,500 miles. Parts named most often: body, frame and members.
The driver's door failed to open from the inside when arriving at my destination. The locks appeared to work both manually and electrically but the inside door latch handle would not open the door. I think this is a bit of a safety issue. Very difficult to climb across the console to get to the passenger side door. It…
Cracks have formed along the dash board on both the driver and passenger side without any sort of event happening that would lead the cracks forming such as an accident, etc. The cracks on the passenger side are around the passenger airbag that seems to be an safety issues if the airbag deploys. The cracks lead to…
Engine
38 complaints · 11%Half of these problems showed up before 72,500 miles. Parts named most often: engine, exhaust system.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the check engine warning indicator illuminated and the traction control system stopped message was displayed. The vehicle was driven home and then to an independent mechanic. The diagnosis was lifter failure and it was recommended…
I own a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 68 MPH on the highway, the check engine warning indicator illuminated, service stabiltrack and reduced engine power warning all came on at once causing the truck to reduce speed quickly and dangerously on the highway. I was almost rear ended as the my…
Transmission
24 complaints · 7%Half of these problems showed up before 44,500 miles. Parts named most often: automatic transmission, manual transmission.
Transmission cooling lines are leaking where rubber hose is crimped onto metal hose, gm part #25999419. Dealer is aware of issue, and states it is very common, but would not replace under warranty. Vehicle is less than 3 years old but has 47, miles on it and the warranty is only 3 years / 36,000 miles. If the line…
This has happened twice in the last week. Today I was sitting at a stoplight with my foot on the brake and suddenly without warning my 2010 silverado accelerated and lunged forward about 3 feet. Fortunately there was not a car or person in front of me or I surely would have had an accident then the engine started…
Electrical
21 complaints · 6%Half of these problems showed up before 54,500 miles.
Entire vehicle shut off as if the key were turned off , this has happened many times- I lose power steering, all electrical, steering etc. Very frustrating bc chevy states that there is no recall for 2010 model silverado so I'm expected to pay out of pocket??? This isn't right- I've always been pleased with my chevys…
Started getting an "service SRS system" dic notification and SRS. I was able to narrow down the cause to opening the drivers side front door. Used a scan tool to read the codes and it was throwing code b0085 symptom 00 which is a side impact sensor. Replaced side impact sensor and issues persist with the same…
Stability control
19 complaints · 5%Half of these problems showed up before 122,000 miles.
I was riding at about 25 MPH engine reduce power light came on, engine had no power to pull. Engine stabilizer control light came on. This is about the third time this has happen. The first time it happen the vehicle had less than a 115,000 miles on it. The second time it happen I call the dealer they replaced a…
While driving down the hwy my vehicle all of a sudden started dinging at me and shifting hard. I noticed that the service stabilitrak and service traction control lights were on. They stayed on for about 5 min and then went away and everything seemed fine. About 5 min later the same thing happen with the warning…
Speed control
11 complaints · 3%Half of these problems showed up before 62,500 miles.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while the cruise control was set to 75 MPH, the vehicle independently decelerated to 25 MPH. The vehicle became resistant to acceleration attempts, and the reduce speed and the traction control warning lights were illuminated. The failure was…
I own a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 68 MPH on the highway, the check engine warning indicator illuminated, service stabiltrack and reduced engine power warning all came on at once causing the truck to reduce speed quickly and dangerously on the highway. I was almost rear ended as the my…
Complaints are owner reports to NHTSA, not verified defects. One complaint can name several components, so shares add up to more than 100%.
2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 recalls
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on february 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on march 1, 2021. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is n212328760.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2007-2011 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, yukon xl, and 2009-2011 chevrolet silverado 2500, silverado 3500, gmc sierra 2500 and sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands or "zone a." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missou
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on february 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on may 11, 2021. Owners may contact cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm's number for this recall is n212328790.
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2013 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, silverado 2500/3500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, sierra 2500/3500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. Virgin islands or "zone a." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2010 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, silverado 2500/3500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, sierra 2500/3500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, ne
Air bags: inflator module
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Gm will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on february 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed to 40 VIN owners on may 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on january 24, 2022. Owners may contact chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and gmc customer service at 1-800-462-8782. Gm'
Full defect summary
General motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2014 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, chevrolet silverado 2500, silverado 3500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 2500, sierra 3500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of al, ca, fl, ga, hi, la, ms, sc, tx, pr, as, gu, the mp, and vi or "zone a." additionally gm is recalling certain 2011-2014 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, chevrolet silverado 2500, silverado 3500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 2500, sierra 3500, yukon, yukon xl and 2011-2013 cadillac escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, and gmc sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of az, ar, de, dc, il, in, ks, ky, md, mo, ne, nv, nj, nm, nc, oh, ok, pa, tn, va, and wv or "zone b." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2010-2014 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, chevrolet silverado 2500, silverado 3500, sub
Recall repairs are free at any franchised dealer. Enter your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which recalls are still open on your car.
NHTSA defect investigations
Pedestrian alert sounds
Summary
Nhtsa received a petition on or about july 18, 2022, requesting that federal motor vehicle safety standard (fmvss) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the united states. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under odi number 11486072. Fmvss 141 establishes performance requirements for pedestrian alert sounds for motor vehicles. The standard applies to hybrid and electric vehicles that have a gross vehicle weight rating of 4,536 kg or less or are defined as low-speed vehicles. The standard became fully applicable to all such vehicles manufactured on or after march 1, 2021.on january 27, 2023, NHTSA opened defect petition (dp) 22-005 to evaluate the subject matt
Desiccated air bag inflator rupture
Summary
From 2000 through 2017, takata produced millions of air bag inflators using two types of phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate ("psan") propellant -- propellant 2004 and propellant 2004l. After prolonged exposure to high temperature cycles and humidity, inflators using propellant 2004 can degrade, causing the propellant to burn too quickly when ignited. The rapid burning can cause the inflator to rupture during deployment, potentially causing serious or even fatal injury to vehicle occupants. See 2016 blomquist report at www.NHTSA.gov/sites/NHTSA.gov/files/documents/expert_report-hrblomquist.pdf.consequently, all frontal inflators using propellant 2004 that do not contain a "desiccant" (a substa
Questions about the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
- What are the most common problems with the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
- By NHTSA owner complaints: air bags (197 complaints, typically around 90,000 miles); other or unspecified (43 complaints, typically around 59,000 miles); body and structure (38 complaints, typically around 50,500 miles).
- How many recalls does the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?
- 3 recalls listed by NHTSA, the latest from February 5, 2021 (air bags). Check your VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls to see which ones are still open on your car.
- Is the 2010 a bad year for the Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
- It is 21st of 27 Silverado 1500 model years by number of complaints, with 363 complaints. Complaint counts are not adjusted for how many cars were sold, so popular years collect more of them, and the newest years have had less time to.