2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

THE DASH HAS A CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE ABOVE CLUSTER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WINDSHIELD.

DASHBOARD CRACKED ON DRIVER SIDE AND RUNS OVER TO AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IF AIR BAG DEPLOYS CRACKED DASH COULD DEFLATE AIR BAG MY DEALER NOR GENERAL MOTORS WOULD HELP SAID THEY WOULD FIX FOR $1100.00 DOLLARS THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT

NOTICED DASH CRACKED, ON PASSENGER SIDE ON CORNER OF AIR BAG INSERT. I WENT ONLINE TO FIND THIS CRACK AND OTHERS COMMON ON I BELIEVE 2007 - 2013 GM TRUCKS. I THEN CONTACTED MY GM DEALER, EDENTON MOTORS, EDENTON NC ON 12/16/2015. I SPOKE WITH PATTY IN SERVICE DEPT. I QUESTIONED HER AS TO THE POSSIBLE DANGERS OF THE DASH FRAGMENTATION, IF THE AIRBAG SHOULD GO OFF? SHE ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS FOR MY 2010 CHEV SILVERADO 1500 LT. I THEN CALLED GM CUSTOMER CARE AND SPOKE WITH ANOTHER REP. THEY ASSIGNED ME A CASE # [XXX], THEY ASKED FOR VIN, MILEAGE, DEALER NAME AND WHO I HAD SPOKE WITH AT EDENTON MOTORS (PATTY) ALSO THERE WERE NO RECALLS. I AGAIN VOICED MY CONCERN OVER POSSIBILITY OF DASH FRAGMENTING AND POSSIBLE INJURY. HE IN TURN AT MY REQUEST TRANSFERRED ME TO A SUPERVISOR "[XXX]" EXPLAINED EVERYTHING AGAIN, MY ONLINE FINDINGS OF NUMEROUS DASHES CRACKING AND THE POSSIBILITY OF INJURY SHOULD AIRBAG DEPLOY. HE ADVISED OF A COST ASSIST PROGRAM, HOWEVER I NEEDED TO GET A GM ESTIMATE OF REPAIR, WE LEFT TO VISIT FAMILY THE NEXT DAY AND RETURNED ON 12/30/2015 WHILE AWAY GM CALLED AGAIN ASKING ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND TO CALL THIS ON 1/22/2015 . I CALL GM CUSTOMER CARE AND WAS ADVISED I HAD BEEN ASSIGNED A SR ADVISOR "[XXX]" EXT [XXX]. SHE ADVISED THAT I NEEDED THE ESTIMATE TO CONTINUE. I COVERED MY CONCERNS WITH HER ALSO. ON 1/4/2016 I TOOK TO 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TO EDENTON MOTORS TO THEM TO EXAMINE. THEY WOULD FORWARD THERE FINDINGS TO GM CUSTOMER CAR

CRACKS HAVE FORMED ALONG THE DASH BOARD ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WITHOUT ANY SORT OF EVENT HAPPENING THAT WOULD LEAD THE CRACKS FORMING SUCH AS AN ACCIDENT, ETC. THE CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ARE AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT SEEMS TO BE AN SAFETY ISSUES IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THE CRACKS LEAD TO SHARP EDGES THAT COULD EITHER BREAK OFF AND CAUSE SHARP PLASTIC PIECES TO FLY AT THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR THE SHARP EDGES MAY PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG CAUSING IT TO NOT PERFORM AS NEEDED TO PROTECT THE PASSENGER. AFTER TALKING TO THE CHEVROLET BODY SHOP AND READING SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, THIS ISSUE IS COMMON NOT ONLY IN THE SILVERADO BUT ACCORDING TO THE BODY SHOP MANAGER, IT STRETCHES ACROSS ALL GM PLATFORMS SUCH AS THE ESCALADE.

CRACK THAT PROPAGATES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG. THE CRACK STARTS IN THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF THE AIRBAG CUTOUT.

FRONT END VIOLENT SHAKING HAPPENED ON SEVERAL ROAD SURFACES. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ONCE BEFORE, ON ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND FOUND TIRES HAD HARD SPOTS. REPLACEMENT CORRECTED PROBLEM. TIRES ON THIS TRUCK ARE GOOD YEAR, WRANGLER P 265 70 R 17. IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN FREQUENTLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH.

BOTH SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR ACCIDENT WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. GM HAS BEEN NO HELP IN THE MATTER, AND CANNOT FIND AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE AIRBAGS WOULD DEPLOY.

THE INTERIOR DASH PANEL ON MY SILVERADO 1500, 4X4, CREW CAB HAS CRACKED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER CAUSING A LOUD RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS. THE DASH PANEL HAS ALSO STARTED TO CRACK AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG LOCATION AND I FEEL THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, CAUSING PLASTIC DASH PARTS TO DISLODGE AND HIT OCCUPANTS.

HEARD A TICKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER HOOD OF VEHICLE WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM FAST FOOD ESTABLISHMENT. PULLED OVER TO FIND THAT TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK TUBE HAD FRACTURED. WENT HOME AND FOUND THAT GM HAD ISSUED A "CUSTOMER CARE BULLETIN" BACK IN 2012 ABOUT THIS ISSUE. HOWEVER, I RECEIVED NO LETTER ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED GM THIS MORNING AND THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER THIS "BULLITEN". THIS SHOULD NOT BE A "BULLETIN", BUT SHOULD BE A RECALL SINCE IT INVOLVES POTENTIAL PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. A DIPSTICK TUBE FRACTURE CAN LEAD TO WATER, DIRT, AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS GETTING INTO THE TRANSMISSION CAUSING FAILURE THAT COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURIES OR DEATH.

WHILE ON MY WAY TO THE CANCER CENTERS OF AMERICA LOCATED IN ATLANTA, I NOTICED THE OIL GAUGE NEEDLE KEPT MOVING BELOW THE MIDDLE, WHEN I RETURNED HOME TOOK TO CHEVY DEALERSHIP THAT CHANGED SENSOR AND GASKET KIT. STILL HAVING PROBLEM WITH VEHICLE. CHEVY DEALER STATED THAT, THAT'S WHAT THE NEEDLE DOES...I'VE HAD THE OIL CHANGED AND STILL SAME PROBLEM.....I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN YOU TURN ON THE 4X4 BUTTON IT DOESN'T SHOW THE 4X4 EMBLEM ON THE DASH BOARD.....ALSO ADDRESSED WITH DEALER THEY SAID IT DOESN'T SHOW ON DASH BOARD...ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT JUST HAPPENED IS THAT IT'S STATING TO SERVICE AIR BAG...I OWN A CHEVY TRAIL BLAZER 2004 AND HAVE NEVER HAD THESE PROBLEMS NOT WITH OIL GAUGES, SEAT BELT SENSORS NOR 4X4 EMBLEMS ON THE DASH.....MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE ON NOV 2014 WITH 96,000 MILES ON IT THE CHEVY DEALER HERE SAYS THAT THESE ARE NORMAL....I FEEL THAT THESE ARE NOT NORMAL, BECAUSE YOU DON'T KNOW IF YOU HAVE OIL IN THE TRUCK, THE AIR BAG IS FAULTY AND CAN'T TELL IF YOUR DRIVING ON 4X4....PLEASE CHECK INTO THESE THINGS....I APPRECIATE YOUR ATTENTION.

ABOUT TWO YEARS INTO OWNING THIS TRUCK, (PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM DEALER), THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE CORNER OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT WHICH CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO CRACK. NOTHING HIT IT, NO ACCIDENT, ETC. THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD AND IT SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR MANY CHEVROLET OWNERS. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WASN'T COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY. HOW IS IT OKAY FOR GM TO KNOW ABOUT A DEFECT WITH MANY OF THEIR VEHICLES AND NOT HAVE TO ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR FIXING IT??

ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AS IF THE KEY WERE TURNED OFF , THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES- I LOSE POWER STEERING, ALL ELECTRICAL, STEERING ETC. VERY FRUSTRATING BC CHEVY STATES THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR 2010 MODEL SILVERADO SO I'M EXPECTED TO PAY OUT OF POCKET??? THIS ISN'T RIGHT- I'VE ALWAYS BEEN PLEASED WITH MY CHEVYS BUT NOT WITH THIS ONE. *TR

DRIVING 65 ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON. MESSAGE CENTER SAID REDUCED POWER I GOT TO A SMALL SERVICE GARAGE AND HE TOLD ME I SHOULD SHUT IT OFF WAIT 15 MINUTES AND IT WILL RESET AND IT DID. I DROVE ANOTHER 80 MILES AGAIN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THE FIRST GARAGE GUY TOLD ME IT WAS A GM ISSUE AND I SHOULD GO SEE THEM THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT. HE SAID IT WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND IN THE COLD IT GET SLUGGISH AND GM SHOULD FIX IT BECAUSE THEY HAD PROBLEMS WITH SOME OF THEM. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 20 MILES LATER. I GOT BACK TO THE GM DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT HE CONFIRMED IT WAS THEY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BUT DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO REPLACE IT. HE OFFERED TO CLEAN IT (FREE OF CHARGE) AND SENT ME ON MY WAY TELLING ME IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN I SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO REPLACE (APPROX. 400-600 DOLLARS). I DONE SOME INVESTIGATING ON THIS MATTER AND FOUND THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE. I STOPPED AT ANOTHER GM DEALER AND EXPLAINED MY PROBLEM HE CONFIRMED THE ORIGINAL THEORY CHECKED THE VIN # AND TOLD ME GM IS FIXING THIS PROBLEM FOR 10 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE DATE. I GUESS I NEED TO STOP BUYING FROM MY ORIGINAL GM DEALER WHERE I HAD PURCHASED MY LAST TWO VEHICLES. I HAVE NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT AGAIN BUT I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 600 MILES SINCE THEN. *TR

I WAS RIDING AT ABOUT 25 MPH ENGINE REDUCE POWER LIGHT CAME ON, ENGINE HAD NO POWER TO PULL. ENGINE STABILIZER CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS ABOUT THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPEN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPEN THE VEHICLE HAD LESS THAN A 115,000 MILES ON IT. THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPEN I CALL THE DEALER THEY REPLACED A SENSOR ON THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY TOLD ME IF IT DIDN'T WORK THAT I WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. NOW IT IS DOING IT AGAIN. I THINK IT SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM FROM THE MANUFACTURER. IF THIS HAPPENS ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR A FATALITY. *TR

THE DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE WHEN ARRIVING AT MY DESTINATION. THE LOCKS APPEARED TO WORK BOTH MANUALLY AND ELECTRICALLY BUT THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I THINK THIS IS A BIT OF A SAFETY ISSUE. VERY DIFFICULT TO CLIMB ACROSS THE CONSOLE TO GET TO THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. IT FINALLY CLEARED ITSELF AFTER A BIT OF TIME, BUT YOU WANT THAT DOOR TO OPEN WHEN YOU NEED IT TO OPEN. A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER I WAS PLAYING WITH IT AGAIN, IT OPENED BUT WOULD NOT LATCH TO CLOSE. I WOULD SUSPECT THE ISSUES ARE RELATED BUT HAVE NOT HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

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

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION CAUSED SPARK PLUGS TO PREMATURELY FAIL CAUSING THE ENGINE TO MISFIRE AND RUN ROUGH. SPARK PLUGS FROM CYLINDERS #1 AND #7 WERE FOUND OIL FOULED AND/OR CRACKED. PER SERVICE BULLETINS ISSUED BY GENERAL MOTORS, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS AND MADE VARIOUS OTHER REPAIRS RELATED TO THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. INITIAL REPAIRS DID NOT CORRECT THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM (1/2 QUART BURNED IN APPROXIMATELY 1,000 - 2,000 MILES) AND OIL WAS VISIBLE ON THE NEW SPARK PLUGS WITHIN 1,000 MILES OF AFM REPAIR WORK. I WAS TOLD THIS WAS "NORMAL" ACCORDING TO GENERAL MOTOR'S STANDARDS. THE DEALERSHIP/GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AGREED TO MAKE ADDITIONAL REPAIRS TO REPLACE THE TRUCKS PISTONS AND RINGS TO SEE IF THAT WOULD CORRECT THE OIL CONSUMPTION PROBLEM BUT NO DEFINITE OR LONG-TERM SOLUTION HAS BEEN INDICATED TO CORRECT THE SOURCE OF THE AFM/OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. THE SUCCESS OF THE MOST RECENT REPAIRS IS PENDING. *TR

MY WIFE NOTICED A NOISE WHILE RIDING WITH ME AND I DETERMINED THAT IT WAS THE AIR CONDITIONERS COMPRESSOR MOTOR. WITHIN A FEW DAYS THE MOTOR FAILED. IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY WANT $1000.00 TO FIX IT AT THE DEALERSHIP. I PRICED AN INDEPENDENT SHOP AND IT WAS OVER $800. THIS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 55,000 MILES AS OVER 3/4 OF THOSE WERE DRIVEN WHEN NO AIR CONDITIONER WAS USED. IT'S SAD THAT YOU PAY $40K+ FOR A VEHICLE AND THE MAIN SYSTEMS FAIL BEFORE THE LOAN IS EVEN PAID OFF. I GUESS IT'S BACK TO ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOWS AS $1000 TO FIX IT IS NOT WITHIN MY BUDGET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

DRIVING APPROX 55MPH DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED TO 30 MPH AND SEVERAL MESSAGES CAME TO DASH (ENGINE POWER REDUCED, TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND SERVICE STABILITRACK). DUE TO SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED, I WAS INVOLVED IN A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT FROM A FOLLOWING VEHICLE I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BE SERVICED AT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. DUE TO A PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED DEFICIENCY WITH THE THROTTLE BODY (IDENTIFIED BY CHEVY) THERE WAS NO CHARGE FOR REPLACEMENT AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE 5 MILES, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED AND THE MESSAGES REAPPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PEDAL ACCELERATOR SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS IDENTIFIED TO BE A PROBLEM BY CHEVY. HE ALSO EXPLAINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR WORK IN CONJUNCTION AND THAT HE FREQUENTLY SEES THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR FAILING TO OPERATE AS INTENDED, RESULTING IN REPLACEMENTS. HOWEVER, HE EXPLAINED THAT CHEVROLET HAS NOT IDENTIFIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR AS A DEFECTED PART AND NO RECALL CURRENTLY EXISTS EVEN THOUGH IT IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE FUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. I CONDUCTED RESEARCH IN GENERAL MOTORS FORUMS, ETC. AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG CHEVY VEHICLES. SOME INDIVIDUAL WERE TRAVELING AT GREATER SPEEDS WITH CHILDREN IN VEHICLES WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT REDUCTION IN SPEED

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 WAS NO CORROSION UNDER THE JUNCTION BLOCK WHERE ALL THE WIRING HARNESS PLUG INTO. HE WAS PERPLEXED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF WATER OR CHEMICAL DAMAGE TO THE JUNCTION BLOCK AND ALSO THE AGE OF THE TRUCK AND LOW MILEAGE. HE FURTHER STATED EVEN WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH TURNED OFF, THE PANEL WAS VERY HOT DUE OF THE ELECTRICAL RESISTANCE CAUSED BY THE CORROSION WHICH CAUSED A SITUATION FOR A FIRE. HE ADDED THAT A LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAD A REPORT OF A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 THAT HAD A ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO A FAULTY ELECTRICAL JUNCTION BLOCK. AFTER CONDUCTING SEARCH OF THE INTERNET, THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM IN 2009-2012 CHEVROLET SILVERADO'S. I AM CONCERNED THAT SOMEONE IS GOING TO PARK THERE TRUCK IN THERE GARAGE AND A FIRE WILL ENSUE THAT WILL CAUSE INJURY OF DEATH. *TR

I HAD STEERING WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT, TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT, AND ATTEMPTED TO TURN WHEEL BACK ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN BACK TO THE RIGHT, THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED AND POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS ABLE TO FORCE THE STEERING WHEEL THROUGH THE TURN TO AVOID HITTING PARKED CAR, AND POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER ENGINE RECOVERED. I HAVE ALSO HAD SIMILAR PROBLEM WHEN ATTEMPTING PARKING LOT MANEUVERS AND BACKING UP TRAILERS. TOOK TO DEALER WHERE THEY SHOWED ME A PRINT OUT THAT STATED THE PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT IS NOT RECOGNIZED AS A PROBLEM BECAUSE POWER STEERING RETURNS TO "NORMAL" WHEN VEHICLE RETURNS TO NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AT A SOMEWHAT RELIABLE LOCAL DEALERSHIP ONLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 6 MONTHS FOR THE FIRST YEAR AND A HALF OF MY OWNERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN, AND STILL IS, THE TRANSMISSION AND IT'S ABILITY TO SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR AT RANDOM. AT INTERSECTIONS, STOPS AND STARTS, AS WELL AS IN MOVEMENT THE TRANSMISSION WILL DISENGAGE AND SLAM INTO GEAR WITH A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE AND JERKING ACTION. ON AN INCLINE, IT WILL ACTUALLY ROLL BACKWARDS THUS FORCING THE NEED TO CONSTANTLY COVER THE BRAKE FOR THIS CONCERN. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP SAYS HE HAS DONE ALL HE CAN DO AND GM INSIST THAT THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO WORK THIS WAY. THEY EVEN ISSUED A COPY OF A MEMO TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT THIS. THEY HAVE ASSURED ME THAT IF ANYTHING WERE TO HAPPEN WITH THE TRANSMISSION IT WOULD BE COVERED. FORGET ABOUT CREATING AN ACCIDENT, OR MY WIFE OR MYSELF GETTING KILLED! I FIGURE THIS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE AND WILL PROBABLY HAVE TO GET RID OF IT BEFORE IT GETS RID OF ME OR SOMEBODY ELSE UNLESS GM FIXES IT AND MAKES IT RIGHT. ECONOMICALLY I'M NOT IN A GOOD POSITION TO JUST GET RID OF IT BECAUSE I OWE SO MUCH ON IT BUT EVEN IF I DID AN UNSAFE VEHICLE IS PUT BACK INTO CIRCULATION FOR SOMEBODY ELSE TO DEAL WITH. ON ANOTHER NOTE, THE SERVICE MANAGER'S SHARED WITH THAT HIS FATHER BOUGHT A 2013 CHEVROLET TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAD THE TRANSMISSION SLAM INTO GEAR THE SAME WAY MINE DID WHILE HE WAS PULLING A

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE FAILED TO OPERATE UNTIL AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO INFORMED EXCESSIVE WATER LEAKED INTO THE FUSE BOX. IN ADDITION, THERE WERE SEVERAL FUSES THAT CORRODED. THE TECHNICIAN REPLACED THE FUSE BOX. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,312.

DRIVING TO DALLAS TEXAS AND FREEWAY 40 EAST BOUND ABOUT 3:00 AM OR ABIT AFTER 3:00 AM IT BEGAN TO SMELL BURNT AND AFTER THAT WE BEGAN TO SEE BLACK SMOKE IN THE FROM OF THE ENGINE STRAIGHT FROM WHERE I DRIVE WE TRAVELED ABOUT 70-75 MILES/ PER HOUR WHEN WE TRIED TO STOP THE TRUCK THE LIGHTS AND LOCKS INSIDE STARTED ACTING CRAZY AND ALSO THE ALARM WAS CRAZY AT THE MOMENT WE WERE SCARED FOR OUR LIVES BECAUSE WE COULD NOT STOP THE TRUCK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS, AND THE REDUCE SPEED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. A LOCAL MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO LOSE ACCELERATION WITH OR WITHOUT THE CRUISE CONTROL SET. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WAS A COMMON ISSUE AND REPLACED THE EMISSIONS CANISTER FILTER KIT AND HARNESS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,713.

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST WEEK. TODAY I WAS SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING MY 2010 SILVERADO ACCELERATED AND LUNGED FORWARD ABOUT 3 FEET. FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NOT A CAR OR PERSON IN FRONT OF ME OR I SURELY WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT THEN THE ENGINE STARTED MISSING. AT THE SAME TIME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILTRAK, ENGINE POWER REDUCED FLASHED ON MY DASH. I LIMPED HOME AT 10-15 MPH MAX! AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR I STARTED IT AND IT RAN JUST FINE "BOTH TIMES". THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. IT IS NOW AT MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER FOR REPAIR. *TR

THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW REGULATOR CABLE FRAYED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE WINDOW HAS ALWAYS BEEN USED IN A NORMAL FASHION BUT SHOULD NOT HAVE WORN SO SOON. BEING DEFECTIVE SO SOON MADE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO LOCATE A REPLACEMENT REGULATOR AND TOOK ME TWO WEEKS TO LOCATE ONE THAT WAS NOT SPECIAL ORDER. *TR

THE LEATHER DRIVER SEAT DEVELOPED A SMALL TEAR FROM LIMITED WEAR AND TEAR. BEING OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAVE TO BEAR THE COST OF POOR QUALITY WORKMANSHIP ON A VEHICLE THAT IS $47,000. I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO AVOID IT TEARING FURTHER, BUT ENTERING AND EXITING THE VEHICLE STRAINS THE TEAR AREA AND IT SLOWLY GETS WORSE. *TR

INSTRUMENT CLUSTER JUST WENT DEAD. NO SPEED, NO TACH, NO FUEL GAUGE, NO ENGINE TEMP SENSOR. WAS TOWING SA TRAILER AT THE TIME. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY COULD NOT VERIFY MILEAGE DUE TO NO POWER TO THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. WILL BE CALLING GM DIRECTLY. *TR

WHEN YOU ARE GOING ABOUT FORTY MILES PER HOUR, THERE IS SOME VIBRATION UNDER THE TRUCK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY SAID IT WAS FROM THE COLD IN THE MORNING. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME. IF YOU GOGGLE THE PROBLEM, IT HAS OTHER PEOPLE DISCUSSING THE MATTER. WISH HAD KNOW ABOUT THIS SITE BEFORE. THANK YOU *TR

GAUGES STICK 4 WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT ENGAGE INTERMITTENTLY AND THEN WILL NOT SHUT OFF WHEN ENGAGED INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

ENTIRE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AS IF THE KEY WERE TURNED OFF , THIS HAS HAPPENED 14 TIMES IN THIRTY MONTHS ALL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS ON VARIOUS HIGHWAYS AND AT VARIOUS TIMES OF DAY. YOU THUS LOOSE ENGINE, POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. *TR

THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, SOMETIMES FROM A DEAD STOP, SOMETIMES WHILE GOING AT A SET SPEED IT WILL ACCELERATE WITHOUT PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR. YOU HAVE TO FORCEFULLY PUT PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE TO SLOW DOWN. THIS HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES AND AT VARIOUS SPEEDS.WE HAVE WRITTEN IT DOWN ON EVERY OCCASION AND THERE ARE 16 SO FAR. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE YET TO REPAIR ANY OF THE PROBLEMS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NEVER CONTACTED US DESPITE THE PROBLEMS AND COMPLAINTS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY TIRE STARTED GOING FLAT. AFTER CHANGING THE TIRE AND PUTTING THE SPARE ON I NOTICED THAT WHERE THE TIRE WENT FLAT THERE HAD BEEN SEPARATION FROM THE OUTSIDE TIRE AND THE INSIDE OF THE TIRE RUBBER. I NOTICED THAT BOTH MY WRANGLER GOODYEAR P265/70/R17 TIRES HAD BUBBLES IN THEM WHERE THE TIRES ARE SEPARATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TREAD. THE TIRES DOT NUMBER IS 4BT6 FDER 0610. THIS IS DEFINITELY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND SHOULD BE LOOKED INTO. THE TIRES ARE ON A 2010 CHEVROLET 1500 PICKUP. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE LEAKING WHERE RUBBER HOSE IS CRIMPED ONTO METAL HOSE, GM PART #25999419. DEALER IS AWARE OF ISSUE, AND STATES IT IS VERY COMMON, BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY. VEHICLE IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD BUT HAS 47,XXX MILES ON IT AND THE WARRANTY IS ONLY 3 YEARS / 36,000 MILES. IF THE LINE BUSTS, IT COULD CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO STOP SHIFTING AND WOULD BE UNSAFE AS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID WOULD LEAK EVERYWHERE. *TR

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 POTHOLE OR CURB. TECHNICIAN REFUSE TO PROVIDE ANY FORM OF WARRANTY FOR TIRE. A BULGE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TIRE THREAD ISN'T GOOD. NEVER SEEN A TIRE BULGING LIKE THIS BEFORE. LOOKS LIKE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. WILL BRING IT TO ANOTHER TIRE SHOP TO HAVE IT REPLACED. IT WILL NOT BE ANOTHER GOODYEAR TIRE. *TR

MY TRUCK HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM FROM THE TIME IT WAS MADE. THEY DESIGNED THE DEFROSTER TO WORK WITH THE AC UNIT TO PRODUCE DRY AIR. BUT ONCE THE OUTSIDE TEMP DROPS BELOW 35 DEGREES THE AC UNIT SHUTS OFF. WITH THIS SETUP IT CAUSES MY WINDOWS TO FOG UP WITH MOIST AIR REQUIRING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD UNTIL I CAN GET THE WINDOW CLEARED. OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALER AND CHEVROLET AND HAVE NOT GOT ANY HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND SENT AN INVESTIGATOR TO FURTHER INSPECT THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE INVESTIGATION, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS AN INSTABILITY ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 34,000.

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 BLOWS, ELECTRICAL SHORT, OR BATTERY DIES, WITH WINDOWS UP, AND DOORS LOCKED, NO WAY TO ESCAPE SHORT OF BREAKING WINDOW, IF ABLE. NEEDLESS TO SAY, GM VEHICLES WITH POWER WINDOWS AND POWER DOOR LOCKS HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE. SIMPLE SOLUTION DO AS ALL OTHER AUTO MANUFACTURES DO, CONNECT DOOR HANDLES TO OPEN DOOR EVEN IF LOCKED. *JS

THE DEFROST DOES NOT WORK WELL. IT ONLY SEEMS TO CLEAR ABOUT A 2FT SECTION OF THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDOW. BOTH PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDES OF THE WINDSHIELD REMAIN FOGGED UP SO YOU CANNOT SEE TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO TWO COWS AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BRACKETS WERE RUSTING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER SENT PHOTOS TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A FIVE YEAR, FIFTY-THOUSAND MILE RUST AND CORROSION WARRANTY BUT THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE SEAT WOULD NOT BE HELD IN PLACE OVER A PERIOD OF TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN UPDATED 3/22/12 *CN

2010 SILVERADO K1500, 4.3 L V-6, LONG BED, STANDARD CAB. FROM NEW THE EXHAUST RATTLES/VIBRATION AT CRUISE 1300 TO 1500 RPM. DOES NOT DO THIS AT ANY OTHER RPM ONLY THE RANGE STATED. ON SHUT DOWN BACKFIRE POP OUT THE EXHAUST TAIL PIPE. VEHICLE HAS 3100 MILES ON IT NOW. NO OTHER ISSUES NOTED. *TR

TIRE MONITOR LIGHT CAME ON. READ, RIGHT REAR TIRE LOW ADD AIR. PULLED ONTO SIDE ROAD TO INSPECT TIRE. TIRE WAS UP ON FIRST LOOK AND PLACED MY HAND ON TIRE TO BEND DOWN AND GET A BETTER LOOK. SIDE OF TIRE BLEW OUT , I ENDED UP IN DITCH. WAS NOT INJURED. AFTER TIRE REMOVED FROM WHEEL FOUND MUCH DAMAGE TO SIDEWALL INSIDE AND ONE HOLE IN TREAD. NOTHING FOUND IN TIRE THAT MAY HAVE PENETRATED TREAT. OEM JACK BENT AND WOULD NOT RAISE TRUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K1500 LTZ. THE CONTACT STATED, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. BECAUSE THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, THE PASSENGER HIT HER CHEST ON THE DASHBOARD AND WAS INJURED. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS ALSO INJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE FROM THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD ONLY DEPLOY IN LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20-35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE CONTACT HAS POSSIBLY ENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL HAPHAZARDLY, CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE DEALER NEITHER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE NOR PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE FAILURE PERSISTED AND ALSO, THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A DELAY IN DECELERATE FOR AT LEAST FOUR SECONDS AFTER DISENGAGING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME YET THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL FOR THE VEHICLE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 2 MPH IN REVERSE IN A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY AND THERE WAS A THREE TO FIVE SECOND DELAYED RESPONSE BEFORE THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.

2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DECEPTIVE PURCHASE PRACTICES AT DEALER *TGW