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2010 Chevrolet Silverado

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Owner complaints for the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 76.

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50 reports with mileage · 12 unknown

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  • Structure. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports2 fire reports1 injury reports

What owners actually said

62 reports
58,000 miles · Oct 9, 2014
Air BagsStructure

THE DASH IS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEXT TO THE TOP LEFT CORNER NEXT TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG PANEL. MY FEAR IS IF THIS AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED SHARDS OF PLASTIC WILL BECOME SHRAPNEL AND INJURE MY FRONT SEAT PASSENGER. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10643496

Mileage unknown · Oct 6, 2014
Engine And Engine CoolingSuspensionTraction Control System

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE GM ISSUES (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE #7 CYLINDER AND HEAD GASKET WERE REPLACED. THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, WHEN THE CONSU…

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SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE GM ISSUES (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE #7 CYLINDER AND HEAD GASKET WERE REPLACED. THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AND THE NUMBER 1 AND 3 CYLINDERS WERE MIS-FIRING.*JB

NHTSA ODI #10641015

12,790 miles · Oct 1, 2014
Engine

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPLACED AND RE-ROUTED THE EVAP VENT SOLENOID IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING DAMAGED BY SNOW AND SALT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE INDICATOR CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE DEALER REPLACED AND RE-ROUTED THE EVAP VENT SOLENOID IN ORDER TO PREVENT IT FROM BEING DAMAGED BY SNOW AND SALT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,790.

NHTSA ODI #10640526

41,000 miles · Sep 29, 2014
Electrical SystemSteeringTraction Control System

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 11/…

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE STEERING CONTROL SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 11/24/14*LJ

NHTSA ODI #10639938

2,300 miles · Sep 15, 2014
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling

ENGINE AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUTS ITSELF OFF, THIS HAS HAPPENED MORE THAN TWENTY TIMES SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE AND GM JUST IGNORES IT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10633097

10,000 miles · Jul 10, 2014
Electrical SystemService BrakesUnknown Or Other

RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2010 I NOTICE RIGHT OFF MY BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING RIGHT .SO I GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND THEY HAD ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEE TO TAKE IT FOR A DRIVE AROUND TOWN HE CAME BACK AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM SO ICALLED …

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RIGHT AFTER I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN 2010 I NOTICE RIGHT OFF MY BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING RIGHT .SO I GOT IN TOUCH WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN I TOOK THE TRUCK IN AND THEY HAD ONE OF THEIR EMPLOYEE TO TAKE IT FOR A DRIVE AROUND TOWN HE CAME BACK AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG BUT I STILL HAD THE PROBLEM SO ICALLED THEM BACK AGAIN AND THEN THEY TOLD ME TO GET IN TOUCH WITH GENERAL MOTORS SO ICALLED THEM AND TALK TO 2 DIFFERENT PEOPLE THERE AND THEN GENERAL MOTORS CALLED RAMEY CHEVROLET IN RICHLAND VA AND THEY TOLD GENERAL MOTOR THAT WHERE WELIVE IN THE MOUNTAINS THAT IT WOULD CAUSE THE BRAKES TO DO THAT BUT THE ONLY MOUNTAIN I HAVE TO CROSS IS THE ONE GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP BUT IT NOT A HIGH ELEVATION TO CLIMB TO WHERE I WOULD HAVE TO USE MY BRAKES ALOT AND THIS IS NOT THE ONLY PROBLEM I HAVE HAD OUT OF MY TRUCK THEY HAD TO PUT SOME SENSORS ON THE MOTOR BECAUSE THE TRUCK JUST UP AND QUIT ON ME COMING HOME ONE EVENING AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE SOME NEW RUBBER SEALS PUT AROUND THE DOORS DUE TO WATER COMING IN AND CAUSING MY FLOOR BOARD TO RUST OUT AND I HAVE ALL MY PAPER WORK ON THE WORK I HAVE DONE ON IT MY TRUCK IS SUPPOSE TO BE STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND THIS HAS ALL HAPPEN IN THE FIRST YEAR I OWN THE TRUCK SINCERELY. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10609631

5,000 miles · May 15, 2014
Visibility

WHEN THE TEMP DROPS BELOW FREEZING AND IT IS SNOWING/RAINING OUT SIDE YOU CAN NOT KEEP THE WINDOWS DEFROSTED. THEY ARE SO FOGGED UP ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK YOU NEED TO EITHER DRIVE WITH A WINDOW DOWN ON KEEP A TOWEL IN THE TRUCK TO WIPE THE WINDOWS CLEAN TO SEE. HAD TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE PARTS THEY INSTALLED NEVER …

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WHEN THE TEMP DROPS BELOW FREEZING AND IT IS SNOWING/RAINING OUT SIDE YOU CAN NOT KEEP THE WINDOWS DEFROSTED. THEY ARE SO FOGGED UP ON THE INSIDE OF THE TRUCK YOU NEED TO EITHER DRIVE WITH A WINDOW DOWN ON KEEP A TOWEL IN THE TRUCK TO WIPE THE WINDOWS CLEAN TO SEE. HAD TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER BUT THE PARTS THEY INSTALLED NEVER DID ANY GOOD. PLEASE HELP THE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN COLDER CLIMATES GET SOME HELP WITH THIS PROBLEM. I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 TRUCK I GOT RID OF TO PURCHASE THIS ONE. THE DEALER CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT ANY PROBLEMS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10588577

50,000 miles · Apr 14, 2014
Power Train

6 SPD TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES LEAKING AT HOSE CRIMP BY RADIATOR. MAY CAUSE A FIRE UNDER HOOD BECAUSE TRANNY OIL IS COATING LINES ALL THE WAY BACK BY EXHAUST MANIFOLD. *JS

NHTSA ODI #10579729

40,000 miles · Apr 6, 2014
Air BagsStructure

NOTICED A CRACK ON DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. A FEW WEEKS LATER NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. MY CONCERN THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS IT COULD BE PUNCTURED BY THE SHARP EDGES OF ONE OF THESE CRACKS. WOULD LIKE IT REPL…

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NOTICED A CRACK ON DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE UPPER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. A FEW WEEKS LATER NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD NEXT TO THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. MY CONCERN THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS IT COULD BE PUNCTURED BY THE SHARP EDGES OF ONE OF THESE CRACKS. WOULD LIKE IT REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10577761

Mileage unknown · Mar 11, 2014
SteeringStructure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. …

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES BECAME DETACHED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10568599

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