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2010 Chevrolet Silverado

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

Similar to other model years

Owner complaints for the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 76.

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62Owner complaints

Model-year median: 76

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

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2007162
200876
200962
201075
201168
201264
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Structure
12Engine
10Unknown Or Other
10Air Bags
8Electrical System
8
All reported categories
Power Train
7Tires
7Steering
6Visibility
6Electronic Stability Control (esc)
3Engine And Engine Cooling
3Fuel/propulsion System
2Service Brakes
2Suspension
2Traction Control System
2Wheels
2Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

50 reports with mileage · 12 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Structure. Review the 12 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 10 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Air Bags. Review the 8 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

2 crash reports2 fire reports1 injury reports

Suspension complaints

2 reports
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Mileage unknown · Oct 6, 2014
Engine And Engine CoolingSuspensionTraction Control System

SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE GM ISSUES (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE #7 CYLINDER AND HEAD GASKET WERE REPLACED. THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, WHEN THE CONSU…

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SUBMISSION FROM CONSTITUENT RE GM ISSUES (FULL DOCUMENT NOT IMAGED). *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE #7 CYLINDER AND HEAD GASKET WERE REPLACED. THE RIGHT REAR SPRING WAS BROKEN. THE VEHICLE WAS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL. THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE, WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN AND THE NUMBER 1 AND 3 CYLINDERS WERE MIS-FIRING.*JB

NHTSA ODI #10641015

116,000 miles · Oct 23, 2013
StructureSuspensionTires

SPARE TIRE HOIST BRACKET BROKE AND SPARE TIRE WAS SWINGING LOOSELY UNDER REAR OF TRUCK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SEVERAL STRESS CRACKS IN BRACKET SURROUNDING THE BOLT HOLE. IF TIRE BRACKET WOULD HAVE BROKE OFF TIRE WOULD DROP TO PAVEMENT AND BECOME A ROAD HAZARD. SOURCES AT DEALER INDICATED THEY HAD NO BULLETINS ON THIS…

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SPARE TIRE HOIST BRACKET BROKE AND SPARE TIRE WAS SWINGING LOOSELY UNDER REAR OF TRUCK. FURTHER INVESTIGATION REVEALED SEVERAL STRESS CRACKS IN BRACKET SURROUNDING THE BOLT HOLE. IF TIRE BRACKET WOULD HAVE BROKE OFF TIRE WOULD DROP TO PAVEMENT AND BECOME A ROAD HAZARD. SOURCES AT DEALER INDICATED THEY HAD NO BULLETINS ON THIS ITEM BUT KNEW OF SOME PEOPLE WHO HAD LOST THEIR SPARE TIRES. I STILL HAVE THE PARTS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10549030

Official recalls

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No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

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