Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 21 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
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Air bag code and light on dash code B0085-00 . Code is set when the key is in on position and the door is opened. Left front side impact sensor. I am a master technician and determined wiring problem between the driver door and cab . Performed search on line common problem. This is a safety issue and should be addressed. Thank you
I just bought this truck in June of 2024. This was a bad dealer because he knowingly sold me the truck with severe frame damage and let me drive a dangerous truck off the lot. I cannot deem it as a total loss to have it replaced because it falls under “wear and tear”. I now have to pay for the truck for the next 5 years and don’t have the money to fix it because the quote states it will be around $13,000, which is how much he sold me the truck for. Because it is a 2010 the warranty has expired. I am completely frustrated and disappointed that there is no one to help me with this betrayal. I have read that many others who have bought GMC’s are and have had the same issues and GM refuses to recall the frames. Something needs to be done about this considering it is GM who did not apply any anti-rust or anti-corrosion to the frames on their vehicles.
My trailer brake service light is on and my trailer brakes don’t work . That’s about all I can think of and haven’t been able to figure out the fix.
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the instrument cluster became inoperable, and the vehicle shuddered and stalled. The vehicle was able to restart after 20-seconds on all occasions. The traction control, stabili-trak, and the check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 176,300.
The component unknown, I do not know what caused this to happen. The charging system suddenly drops and power to the truck is shutting off or losing power. The electric doors and dash lights, plus trailer frailer all occur and locks going up and down. Today on a major highway in Kansas City, All dash lights and indicators came on and then the truck started to stop in major traffic. I had to put the transmission in neutral and out of gear and try to keep from losing control of the truck as the were trying to lock up. I quickly shut of the ignition and then turned it back on. I put on a new alternator thinking that would fix the problem. Well 200 dollars later and two days later is when this major problem cause me almost to be in a serious accident. I usually get my service done at Cable Dahmer Chevrolet in Independence MO. I am beside myself, as I know of another owner that has the same year and his is now doing the same thing. Is this a serious problem that may have been going on in other similar vehicles, I would say so. Since I did not panic and made the truck keep going and stop it from locking up, what would be the safety factor of someone, who could not know what to do? No warning lights or nothing lit up just cruising along. No accident and have not had it access yet. I have yet to contact the Chevy dealer and yes it was a high risk concern. No one was hurt or injured, but could have been. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
THE VEHICLE IS HAVING ELECTRICAL ISSUES AND IT EFFECTS IT BY SHUTTING OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC ON A HIGHWAY IT ALSO EFFECTS THE THROTTLE SENSOR BY ACCELERATING WHEN YOU COME TO A STOP AT A STOP LIGHT AND THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS A GEAR WHEN IT DOES THAT.
WHEN DRIVING THE TRUCK WILL SHUTTER AND EVENTUALLY STALL. THIS HAPPENS WHEN DRIVING AT ALL SPEEDS, EVEN WHEN SITTING IDLE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THIS PART BUT I WAS NOT NOTIFIED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE REPLACED REGARDLESS OF MILAGE.
WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65-70 MPH, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHUT DOWN THE TACHOMETER, SPEEDOMETER, FUEL AND ALL OTHER GAUGES. LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS REMAINED ON. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED AND WOULD NOT SHIFT UP AFTER A COMPLETE STOP. SHIFTING TRANSMISSION TO PARK, REVERSE OR NEUTRAL WOULD NOT REGISTER, BUT WOULD SHIFT. SERVICE ENGINE, ABS LIGHT AND STABILITRAK OFF LIGHT CAME ON. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION MESSAGE CENTER READ SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK ON A SIMILAR OCCURRENCE, WHILE COMING TO A STOP. THIS HAS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. DROVE HOME, WITHOUT SPEEDOMETER AND MILES DID NOT REGISTER ON ODOMETER.
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WILL ALERT "STABILITRACK OFF" AND THEN MOMENTS LATER "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". YOU ARE THEN FORCED TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE VEHICLE FOR AT LEAST 1 MINUTE BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. THIS CAN HAPPEN ON ROADS WHERE IT IS DANGEROUS TO PULL OVER PUTTING MYSELF AND OTHERS AT RISK FOR AN ACCIDENT. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AND NO OTHER AUTO SHOP HAS AN ANSWER FOR ME AS TO WHAT IS CAUSING THE ISSUE. THE COMPUTER HAS BEEN RESET MULTIPLE TIMES AND SOMETIMES THIS WILL HELP THE ISSUE NOT HAPPEN FOR A LONG LENGTH OF TIME BUT THE ISSUE ALWAYS COMES BACK. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF REVIEWS OF OTHER OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, THE CONCLUSION IS NO ONE HAS THE SAME FIX AND THE MAJORITY OF THE TIME THERE IS NO FIX.
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, (505) 216-2993, 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 THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. ..UPDATED 09/11/17 *BF *JS
FAILURE OF CRUISE CONTROL AND TRAILER BRAKING SYSTEM WHILE BRAKING. ISSUE WAS A BREAK IN THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASH CAUSING A SHORT. BROKEN WIRE STILL HAD INSULATOR IN TACT AS IF NEW. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE DUE TO TYPE OR UNDERSIZED WIRE AS THIS IS THE SECOND HARNESS FAILURE ON THE TRUCK
STARTED GETTING AN "SERVICE SRS SYSTEM" DIC NOTIFICATION AND SRS. I WAS ABLE TO NARROW DOWN THE CAUSE TO OPENING THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR. USED A SCAN TOOL TO READ THE CODES AND IT WAS THROWING CODE B0085 SYMPTOM 00 WHICH IS A SIDE IMPACT SENSOR. REPLACED SIDE IMPACT SENSOR AND ISSUES PERSIST WITH THE SAME SYMPTOMS. I WAS DIRECTED BY A FEW MECHANICS THAT CHEVROLET HAD CHANGED THE GAUGE OF THE WIRES AND THEY HAVE SEEN MULTIPLE FAILURES WITHIN THE SHIELDING WHICH DOES NOT HAVE ANY SIGNS OF WEAR. USING AN OHM METER I TESTED OUT THE SENSOR WIRES AND SURE ENOUGH WHEN THE DOOR IS CLOSED THE WIRE HAS CONTACT HOWEVER IF IT MOVES AT ALL IT BREAKS CREATING AN OPEN LOOP. I HAVE LOOKED OVER EVERY INCH OF THE HARNESS AND THERE IS ZERO SIGNS OF WEAR ON THE PROTECTIVE COVER, TAPE, OR EVEN THE WIRE INSULATOR ITSELF.
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 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 CAUSING ACCIDENTS. PROBLEM IS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR IS OFTEN REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY FOR A WHILE, THENWILL REOCCUR DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR AND THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO PARTS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SENSOR SHALL BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF ITS IMPORTANCE TO THE FUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND THE HISTORY
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
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
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
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
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
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