2010 GMC Sierra 1500 engine problems
15 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2010 GMC Sierra 1500, which is 7% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 15 7% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 54,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When engine problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 2 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 2 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 1 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 14 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 54,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
2004 GMC sierra with 5.3l engine. At 53,920 miles began ticking at cold start up. Confirmed by GMC dealer today that cylinder head has crack which caused coolant to seep into engine oil. $3,800 to replace defective cylinder heads and install new lifters. Technical service bulletin # 06-06-01-019b. The cylinder heads in this engine are manufactured by "castech".
As I was driving the truck seemed as if it turned off, all the gauges went down appearing of the truck was off and not running. The truck was still running, but the engine did not have power or acceleration. Continued to drive till I was at a safety zone. Turned it off and did not want to start no more I took the battery cable off and put it back jump start it and everything went back to normal.
Other problems reported for the 2010 GMC Sierra 1500
- Air bags 77 complaints
- Body & structure 34 complaints