2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 problems
The 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 454 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (43%) concerns air bags. Next are engine (8%) and body & structure (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 454 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 43% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 10 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 22 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 67,000 miles 230 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 35 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 25 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 42 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 27 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 36 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 20 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 13 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 9 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 7 |
| 200k+ miles | 9 |
What the data shows
Of the 230 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 67,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (55 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 10 complaints mention a crash; 3 complaints mention a fire; 22 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 28th most-complained-about out of 30 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 with enough data (137 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 3 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Driving to dallas texas and freeway 40 east bound about 3:00 am or abit after 3:00 am it began to smell burnt and after that we began to see black smoke in the from of the engine straight from where I drive we traveled about 70-75 miles/ per hour when we tried to stop the truck the lights and locks inside started acting crazy and also the alarm was crazy at the moment we were scared for our lives because we could not stop the truck.
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 sensor on the throttle body. They told me if it didn't work that I would have to replace the throttle body out of my own pocket. Now it is doing it again.
While driving on highway at 65-70 MPH, electrical system shut down the tachometer, speedometer, fuel and all other gauges. Lights and turn signals remained on. Transmission downshifted and would not shift up after a complete stop. Shifting transmission to park, reverse or neutral would not register, but would shift. Service engine, ABS light and stabilitrak off light came on. On a separate occasion message center read service traction control, service stabilitrak on a similar occurrence, while coming to a stop.