Chevrolet · NHTSA safety record
Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.
Owners have filed 62 safety complaints about the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado with the US government. Of those, 2 describe a crash, 2 mention a fire, 1 person was injured and no death is recorded. No recall campaign has been matched to this year, make and model.
The most complained-about system is the body structure, named in 12 complaints, 19% of the total. The typical failure was reported at 43,232 miles, the median across the 50 complaints that gave an odometer reading.
Compiled from NHTSA's complaint, recall and investigation files · Covers November 2009 to October 2023 · How this is counted
62
Complaints
2
Describe a crash
2
Mention fire
1
People injured
0
Deaths
A complaint is an unverified account by the person who filed it, not a finding of fault. One complaint is one ODI number, which is how NHTSA counts them.
No recall campaign was matched to this year, make and model. That is not the same as a clean vehicle: recalls are issued against production ranges, and the only reliable check is your own VIN.
One complaint can name several systems, so these add up to more than 62.
By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2014 at 18.
This is the year the complaint was filed, not the year the failure happened. The range runs from 2009 to 2023.
NHTSA has not crash tested the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado. Its New Car Assessment Program tests a selection of each year's vehicles and does not reach motorcycles, heavy trucks, motorhomes or most low-volume models, so an absence here says nothing about how the vehicle would perform. It is not a low score.
What owners have reported about this vehicle is below, and it is a different question: a crash test measures what happens to the people inside in a controlled impact, while a complaint records what broke during ordinary use.
Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.
1 injured · crash
LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN WITTMAN ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE AIRBAGS THAT DID NOT DEPLOY. *SMD 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. AS A RESULT, SHE SUSTAINED A BRAIN INJURY.*JB
NHTSA complaint 10649152. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
fire · 90,500 miles
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE HE SMELLED A FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE ENGINE AND OBSERVED FUMES WHICH STARTED A SMALL FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED WITH A WATER HOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,500. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 08/15/13*LJ *TR
NHTSA complaint 10524853. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
fire · 51,000 miles
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CONTACT SMELLED AN ABNORMAL ODOR COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND NOTICED FLAMES. THE FLAMES EXTINGUISHED ITSELF AFTER 15 MINUTES. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ONCE IT COOLED DOWN. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED TRANSMISSION OIL LEAKING AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION GEAR WAS SLIPPING FROM EACH GEAR. THE VEHICLE BECAME INOPERABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION LINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE
NHTSA complaint 10723226, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
crash
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WAS TRAVELING EAST, THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A RIGHT FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT. AS THE TIRE BLEW OUT, HE UNEXPECTEDLY VEERED RIGHT AND STRUCK THE SIDE OF A SEMI. BF. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT #10-0650-90)*JB
NHTSA complaint 10364511. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V054000 (Air Bags). However, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The local dealer-scheduled an appointment but cancelled it due to parts not being available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
NHTSA complaint 11549640. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ACCESSORY POWER MODULE SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE HYBRID CONTROL MODULE WAS FAILED AND THERE WOULD BE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR IT. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED REPAIR ASSISTANCE AND WOULD NOT BUY BACK THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE'S MILEAGE WAS 149,169.
NHTSA complaint 11453628. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
71,000 miles
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE THE SPARE TIRE FROM UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE SPARE TIRE FAILED TO MOVE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO FRACTURE THE WIRE CABLE THAT HELD THE TIRE IN PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
NHTSA complaint 10860010. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
30,000 miles
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, SHE OBSERVED MULTIPLE CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
NHTSA complaint 10850037. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
67,000 miles
MY OIL PRESSURE SENDING UNIT HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE IN TWO MONTHS. THE OIL PRESSURE WILL BE FINE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE COLD THEN GRADUALLY AS THE ENGINE WARMS UP IT DROPS AND DROPS UNTIL THE "LOW OIL PRESSURE" LIGHT COMES ON AND THE DISPLAY SAYS TO STOP ENGINE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE FOR ONLY A FEW SECONDS AND THEN RESTARTING THE OIL PRESSURE IS BACK AROUND 30 THEN WILL DROP AND DROP AND WILL HAVE TO REPEAT. THIS LAST TIME I WAS DRIVING 80MPH AND THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE WENT DOWN TO AROUND 5. AS SOON AS IT WAS RESTARTED IT WAS AROUND 30. THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WAS ON 1/19/2016. THIS LAST WAS REPLACED 03/07/2016.
NHTSA complaint 10845640. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
62,000 miles
THE DASH HAS CRACKED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2008 GMC 3500 DUALLY. THE CRACK IS IN BETWEEN THE AIR BAG AND THE WINDSHIELD. THE CRACK IS ABOUT 1" TO 1 1/2" LONG. THE CRACK APPEARED WHILE THE TRUCK WAS SITTING OUTSIDE.
NHTSA complaint 10840143. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.
| Model year | Complaints | Recalls | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 125 | 0 | — |
| 2015 | 76 | 7 | — |
| 2014 | 124 | 13 | — |
| 2013 | 64 | 3 | — |
| 2012 | 68 | 2 | — |
| 2011 | 75 | 2 | — |
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If this is your car and a dealer keeps failing to fix it, your state's lemon law may require the manufacturer to replace it or buy it back. How many repair attempts it takes, and how long you have to file, is set by the state you bought in and by nothing on this page.
A complaint is one owner's account and has not been verified by NHTSA or by us. A vehicle with more complaints is not necessarily worse: models that sold in larger numbers collect more of them. How this is counted.
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