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2010 GMC Sierra

Every safety complaint, recall and defect investigation the US government holds on this vehicle.

34

Complaints

3

Crashes

2

Fires

10

Injuries

0

Deaths

Owners of the 2010 GMC Sierra have filed 34 safety complaints with NHTSA between November 2010 and April 2025. The most complained-about system is the air bags, named in 8 of them (24%). The typical failure was reported at 53,500 miles, the median across the 30 complaints that gave an odometer reading.

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.

What owners report

Complaints naming each system. One complaint can name several, so these add up to more than 34.

AIR BAGS 8 24%
STRUCTURE 7 21%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER 6 18%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 4 12%
SERVICE BRAKES 3 9%
ENGINE 2 6%
VISIBILITY 2 6%
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 1 3%
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 1 3%
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 1 3%
POWER TRAIN 1 3%
SEAT BELTS 1 3%

When the complaints arrived

By the year NHTSA received them, which is not the year the failures happened. They peaked in 2014 at 11.

2010 2014 2025
2010 to 2025

In owners' own words

Quoted from NHTSA's complaint file. These are unverified accounts by the people who filed them, not findings of fault.

AIR BAGS

3 injured · crash · towed · 110,000 miles

The contact owns a 2010 GMC Sierra. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH going into an intersection, another vehicle going at approximately 5 MPH, crossed in front of the contact. There were no warning lights illuminated. As a result, the vehicle impacted the other driver on the driver-side front and back door, where it came to a stop. None of the air bags deployed. The contact suffered injuries to his lower back, legs, and a bump on the head with a bruise. The contact's aunt suffered injuries to her back and hip. The contact's uncle's back suffered injuries to his right or left arm; the contact was unsure. The contact and his family member had to have physical therapy due to

NHTSA complaint 11656176, quoted in part. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

3 injured · crash

DURING A CRASH AT HIGH SPEEDS AND FRONTAL IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED LIFE ALTERING INJURIES. MY 2 KIDS WERE ALSO IN THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES WHICH THEY ARE STILL BEING TREATED FOR.

NHTSA complaint 10716783. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

2 injured · crash · 53,000 miles

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS AND A CRACKED STERNUM. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BRUISE RIB AND STERNUM. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 10/02/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INVESTIGATE BY THE MANUFACTURER'S A REPORT WAS ISSUED ON 8/8/14. UPDATED 3/9/2015 *JS

NHTSA complaint 10611011. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW:CURTAIN

1 injured · towed · 125,000 miles

The contact owns a 2010 GMC Sierra. The contact stated that while the son was driving approximately 75 mph, the driver and passenger side curtain airbags erroneously deployed and the vehicle shut off. During the incident, no crash had occurred to cause the failure. The contact stated that her son sustained bruising to the right side of his face however, no medical attention was required. The vehicle would not restart and was towed to the local dealer. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 125,000.

NHTSA complaint 11421610. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS
2010GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER, DUE TO A CRACK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE DASHBOARD WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY DISINTERGRATE WHILE REPAIRING THE AIRBAG. THE CONSUMER STATED UPON RECIEVING THE INITIAL LETTER ABOUT THE AIRBAG, THERE WAS NO CRACK, BUT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE TO COMPLETE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONSUMER STATED IF THE RECALL HAD BEEN COMPLETED IN A TIMELY MANNER THE CRACK WOULD NOT HAVE YET FORMED. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR IN IT ENTIRETY.

NHTSA complaint 11428962. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DOOR CABLE

NHTSA complaint 10852899. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

UNKNOWN OR OTHER

72,212 miles

CRACKED DASH BETWEEN PASSENGER AIR BAG AND DEFROSTER, CREATED A RATTLE SERVICE MANGER AT GAY GMC SAID THEY ALL CRACK $800 BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE FOR $400 I HAVE EXTENDED COVERAGE $100 DEDUCTIBLE GMC HAS A BIG PROBLEM OF PRODUCT DEFECT NOT FROM WEAR. I WANT IT REPLACED AT NO COST

NHTSA complaint 10853014. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

AIR BAGS

86,000 miles

THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I GOT IN AND STARTED THE IGNITION. AS SOON AS I DID, THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME SITUATION, AS I STARTED THE IGNITION, THE DASH CRACKED ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED TO GROW SINCE INITIALLY APPEARING. I HAVE A SAFETY CONCERN THAT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY AS INTENDED SINCE THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASHBOARD HAS FAILED, AND FURTHER CONCERN THAT IF THE AIR BAGS DO DEPLOY, THAT THE DASH HAS BECOME SO BRITTLE THAT THERE WILL BE SHARP CHARDS OF PLASTIC IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT AS THE DASH IS SHATTERED INTO PIECES FROM THE IMPACT OF A CRASH.

NHTSA complaint 10826142. Filed by an owner and not verified by NHTSA or by us.

Compare

Other years of the GMC Sierra

Model year Complaints Recalls Deaths
2017 61 0 —
2015 53 6 —
2014 101 11 —
2013 39 3 —
2012 29 2 —
2011 43 2 —

Other 2010 GMC models

Acadia 343 Terrain 290 Sierra 1500 167 Yukon 105 Yukon Denali 53 Yukon XL 28 Sierra 2500 10 Canyon 8

Every GMC on this site — 144 vehicles, 425 recall campaigns and 3 open investigation s.

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. What each state asks for , read from the statutes.

Where these numbers come from

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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