2010 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
362 owner complaints analyzed
3 distinct recall campaigns
67,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 model year. Data snapshot: . 167 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 197 of 362 complaints (54.4%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 25 | 6.9% |
| Transmission and shifting | 23 | 6.4% |
| Steering behavior | 10 | 2.8% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 9 | 2.5% |
| Engine operation | 8 | 2.2% |
| Fuel system concerns | 6 | 1.7% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 197 |
| Unknown Or Other | 43 |
| Engine | 32 |
| Structure:Body | 30 |
| Power Train | 22 |
| Electrical System | 21 |
| Electronic Stability Control (Esc) | 19 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 11 |
Air Bags: 197; Unknown Or Other: 43; Engine: 32; Structure:Body: 30; Power Train: 22; Electrical System: 21; Electronic Stability Control (Esc): 19; Vehicle Speed Control: 11
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 27 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 34 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 27 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 31 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 31 |
| 150,000 and above | 17 |
Under 25,000: 27; 25,000 to 49,999: 34; 50,000 to 74,999: 27; 75,000 to 99,999: 31; 100,000 to 149,999: 31; 150,000 and above: 17
25,000 to 49,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (34). 195 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 10 |
| 2011 | 12 |
| 2012 | 3 |
| 2013 | 12 |
| 2014 | 12 |
| 2015 | 10 |
| 2016 | 50 |
| 2017 | 81 |
| 2018 | 50 |
| 2019 | 31 |
| 2020 | 24 |
| 2021 | 20 |
| 2022 | 10 |
| 2023 | 15 |
| 2024 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 |
| 2026 | 8 |
2010: 10; 2011: 12; 2012: 3; 2013: 12; 2014: 12; 2015: 10; 2016: 50; 2017: 81; 2018: 50; 2019: 31; 2020: 24; 2021: 20; 2022: 10; 2023: 15; 2024: 12; 2025: 2; 2026: 8
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 25 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 23 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 10 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10335985 · 2010-06-12 (June 12, 2010)
BRAKES ON MY 2003 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK ARE SPONGY AND DO NOT ADEQUATELY STOP THE VEHICLE RESULTING IN SEVERAL NEAR MISS COLLISIONS. THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. MY VEHICLE HAS 111,000 MILES AND I HAVE REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS DUE TO ACCELERATED WEAR WITHOUT A SIMILAR SITUATION ON THE FRONT BRAKE PADS. THIS SHOWS ME THAT THE PRIMARY (LARGER) FRONT BRAKES PADS AND ROTORS ARE NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 111,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10335985 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10348640 · 2010-08-11 (August 11, 2010)
SAFETY ISSUE WITH 2010 GMC/CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUPS WITH 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE ISSUE INVOLVES DRIVING ONE OF THESE VEHICLES WITH THE TOW/HAUL MODE TURNED ON. IF GOING DOWN A HILL AT 55 TO 65 MILES PER HOUR, ACTUALLY ANY SPEED, BY LAYING YOUR FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD JUST HARD ENOUGH TO TURN ON BRAKE LIGHTS THESE VEHICLES WILL BEGIN DOWNSHIFTING. THE ONE I OWN WILL GO FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS. AT THIS POINT THE TACHOMETER WILL PEG TO THE MAX AND THE REAR TIRES WILL BEGIN TO SLIDE. I HAVE HAD THIS AT THE D…
Owner-reported narrative. 1,250 miles reported. Look up ODI 10348640 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10365696 · 2010-11-15 (November 15, 2010)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD EXHIBIT AN UNUSUAL CLUNKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 800.
Owner-reported narrative. 800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10365696 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10381698 · 2011-02-12 (February 12, 2011)
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Z71 LT EXT. CAB, DRIVER FRONT SEAT FOAM DEALERSHIP SAID THEY REPLACED, BUT THE SEAT IS ANGLED TO THE LEFT AND THE SEAT BACK (WHAT YOU LEAN BACK ON), IS LEANING BACK ON THE LEFT. SEAT BELT CROSSES OVER LEFT BREAST AROUND YOUR NECK. THE SEAT (WHAT YOU SIT ON) SLANTS DOWN ON THE LEFT. THIS THROWS YOUR WHOLE BODY OFF BALANCE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND YOU ARE AT AN AWKWARD POSITION DRIVING IN MY VEHICLE AND THE DEALERSHIP SAID THEY HAVE DONE ALL THEY CAN DO TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. MY TRUCK WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND …
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10381698 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10492995 · 2013-01-15 (January 15, 2013)
VEHICLE RUNNING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND STEERING BEGAN TO WOBBLE. CHECKED FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRES .. NOTED A SINGLE BULGE IN THE MIDDLE OF TIRE TREADS. 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES AT/S SIZE P265/70R17 TIRES. ESTIMATED TIRE TO BE SLIGHTLY OVER A YEAR OLD WITH APPROX 25,000 MILES ON IT. STILL PLENTY OF THREAD ON IT. BOUGHT TRUCK TO GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE CENTER TO HAVE TIRE INSPECTED. TECHNICIAN VISUALLY INSPECTED TIRE AT PARKING LOT AND CLAIMED THAT FAULT WAS LIKELY CAUSED BY TIRE HITTING A POTHO…
Owner-reported narrative. 92,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10492995 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10461041 · 2012-06-08 (June 8, 2012)
HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION 1: ELECTRICAL FIRE IN CAR, SHORTS OUR POWER TO PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. ELECTRIC WINDOWS WON'T WORK, POWER DOOR LOCKS WON'T WORK. ON GM VEHICLES, WITH POWER DOOR LOCKS THERE IS NO WAY TO ESCAPE FROM THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. OUTCOME: SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION 2: VEHICLE SUBMERGED IN WATER SHORTING OUT POWER. NO WAY TO ESCAPE, AS ELECTRIC WINDOWS DON'T WORK AND POWER LOCKS DON'T WORK. OUTCOME: SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION 3: SITTING IN VEHICLE, HOT SUMMER DAY, FUSE BLO…
Owner-reported narrative. 30,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10461041 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10577370 · 2014-04-04 (April 4, 2014)
ON MARCH 30, 2014, I NOTICED THE RIGHT FRONT PARKING LIGHT OF MY 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 WAS ILLUMINATED AND ALL THE OTHER LIGHTS WERE OFF. I TRIED SEVERAL DIFFERENT THINGS TO GET THE LIGHT TO TURN OFF AND WAS UNSUCCESSFUL, SO I DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY UNTIL I COULD HAVE THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS A PORTION OF THE TERMINALS IN THE ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BLOCK (FUSE/RELAY PANEL), LOCATED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT HAD SIGNIFICANT CORROSION WHICH CAUSED A SHORT CIRCUIT SITUATION. HE ALSO NOTED THAT THERE WA…
Owner-reported narrative. 36,700 miles reported. Look up ODI 10577370 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10979356 · 2017-04-19 (April 19, 2017)
5.3L ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE CONSUMES 3 TO 4 QTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND FOULS #7 SPARK PLUG CAUSING EXTREME LOSS OF POWER. OIL CONSUMPTION IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN WARRANTY EXTENSION.
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10979356 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11010504 · 2017-07-25 (July 25, 2017)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS WOULD LOCK AND UNLOCK INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RELIABLE CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 9901 COORS BLVD NW, ALBUQUERQUE, NM 87114, [phone removed], TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT ECM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF TH…
Owner-reported narrative. 79,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11010504 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10667896 · 2014-12-23 (December 23, 2014)
NOTICED SMELL OF GASOLINE- PROGRESSIVELY BECAME STRONGER. NOTED GASOLINE LEAKING FROM VEHICLE- TAKEN TO SERVICE- FUEL LINE FROM THE FUEL PUMP TO THE GAS TANK WAS HEAVILY CORRODED/LEAKING. POTENTIAL EXISTED FOR FIRE/EXPLOSION D/T LEAKING GASOLINE. ALSO SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASE OF VEHICLE AS NEW, HAD TO HAVE REAR BUMPER REPLACED D/T RUSTING OF PART. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 69,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10667896 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11093361 · 2018-05-11 (May 11, 2018)
SERVICE TRAILER BRAKES SOON, WARNING COMES ACROSS DISPLAY & LOSS OF TRAILER BRAKES WITHOUT WARNING. I WAS DRIVING ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY, DRY ROADS, TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME CAME TO A STOP. I WAS PULLING A 7,000 POUND TRAVEL TRAILER STEPPED ON BRAKE ALL WAS FINE 1 MINUTE, SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SOON WARNING DISPLAY CAME ACROSS & NO TRAILER BRAKES & ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AS LONG AS THE DISPLAY SAYS SERVICE TRAILER BRAKES SOON, YOU HAVE NO TRAILER BRAKES, THERE IS NO WARNING OR BACK UP SYSTEM JUST HOPE FOR THE BEST, JUST GLAD I WASN'T GOING DOWN A …
Owner-reported narrative. 74,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 11093361 at NHTSA ↗