2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Engine Problems

For the last couple years, I have been talking to Chevrolet GM. My engine has been replaced at 9000 miles. This motor now does not even have 100,000 miles on it. The second engine left me stranded twice coming back from a long trip. The motor shook stalled and I could not get it. Restarted once I did get it restarted the engine made a loud banging noise my truck looks practically brand new. It just sits in the driveway and looks pretty. I’m afraid to drive it because it’s gonna leave me stranded again and I have been talking with Chevrolet and he seemed to keep pushing me away and I don’t know what else to do

NHTSA ID

11718892

Incident

Mar 15, 2025

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, the ignition switch failed to turn over, and the catalytic converter failed and was replaced. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was repaired. The catalytic converter was replaced; however, the ignition was not repaired. Most recently, the engine displayed several fault codes. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure; however, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

NHTSA ID

11717770

Incident

Feb 13, 2021

Mileage

80,000 mi

Engine has a loud tapping sound and starting to stumble, have a collapse lifter on a 5.3L. Sell it or trade it in only wanna give me $2500 for due to the engine failure. I’ve maintained this vehicle. I work in the automotive industry change the oil every 5000 miles changed all the fluids spark plugs, brakes tires, no tears no rips, immaculate and I have a weight I’ve had it since 2012 or 2013 engine failure is not acceptable well like compensation or have it repaired?

NHTSA ID

11655674

Incident

May 22, 2024

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.

NHTSA ID

11621561

Incident

Jun 6, 2024

GM 3.0 diesel engine has a coolant control valve that fails putting the vehicle into a reduced power mode causing the vehicle to have significantly reduced acceleration and putting the engine fan at full to reduce engine heat. When stopped, the engine had been running very hot as you can hear the popping from the metal as it cools off. The part to repair this issue is 40009158 and is being replaced by 40009452. This part is on a nationwide backorder with hundreds on the waiting list just at this time for a repair and no clear picture of when parts will become available. Many other cases have been reported since 2021 for the same issue with the 3.0 GM Duramax engine with engine code/styles LM2 & LZO.

NHTSA ID

11620120

Incident

Aug 8, 2024

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.

NHTSA ID

11586497

Incident

Jan 26, 2024

Mileage

176,300 mi

Engine oil pressure was critically low. I could not drive the vehicle until I had it repaired.

NHTSA ID

11445889

Incident

Dec 11, 2021

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ENGINE PRESSURE SENSOR SLAVE SWITCH FAILED THREE TIMES. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

NHTSA ID

11417515

Incident

Jan 17, 2021

Mileage

100,000 mi

ENGINE STARTED TICKING NOISE DURING WINTER 2020 AT ABOUT KM 83000. I CHANGED ENGINE OIL. DURING WINTER NO NOISE AT START UP, ONCE THE OPERATING TEMP REACHES 100 * F. TICKING NOISE STARTS. I TOOK IT TO DEALER, TOLD ME LIFTERS, GAVE ME QUOTE FOR CAMSHAFT & LIFTERS, VERY EXPENSIVE. I HEAR THESE ENGINES ARE KNOWN FOR HYDRAULIC LIFTER PROBLEMS. I JUST PARKED THE TRUCK AS WINTER SNOW & COLD. OUT OF WARRANTY. MY MILEAGE IS LOW. I CONTACTED GMCANADA, THEY REFER ME BACK TO DEALER. THEN ANOTHER DEALER TOLD ME GET AC DELCO ENGINE OIL SUPPLEMENT, GM PRODUCT. I USED THIS, NO IMPROVEMENT, MORE NOISE, GOT WORSE. I PARKED THE TRUCK DURING WINTER. PLEASE LOOK IN TO THIS. ENGINE NOISE AT AROUND KM 83000 ? I CHANGE ENGINE OIL & FILTER REGULARLY. QUAKER STATE SYNTHETIC ENGINE OIL, I LIVE IN CANADA. I HAVE FAMILY IN USA.

NHTSA ID

11405710

Incident

Nov 10, 2020

Mileage

51,000 mi

TRUCK PURCHASED BY MY FATHER IN 2010 FROM CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP. I PURCHASED THE TRUCK FROM HIM IN 2016. THE TRUCK HAS UNDER 120,000 MILES AND DUE TO FAULTY ENGINE AND SENSORS THE VEHICLE HAS SEIZED LEAVING ME WITH THOUSANDS IN REPAIR AND NO VEHICLE. THR VEHICLE BROKE DOWN ON ME WITH MY CHILDREN SEVERAL TIMES LOSING PWOER, SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY. THERE WAS OIL AND THE PRESSURE UNIT DID NOT READ LOW OR SHUT THE TRUCK DOWN.. MY TRUCK ALSO HAS AN AIRBAG RECALL FROM 2016 THAT THERE IS NO REMEDY FOR. I STILL MAKE PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE COSTING THOUSANDS FOR REPAIR. GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FAULTY VEHICLES.

NHTSA ID

11352190

Incident

Apr 13, 2020

I BOUGHT A 2010 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 Z 71 4 X 4 FROM EIGHT GRAPH IN DAVISON AND IT HAD MULTIPLE MISFIRES I PUT NEW SPARK PLUGS WIRES COILS AND FUEL INJECTORS AND NOW IT'S MISS FIRING AND CYLINDER SIX AND I PUT ANOTHER SET OF SPARK PLUGS WIRES AND COIL'S ON IT AND IT STILL MISFIRE AND CYLINDER SIX I'M TRYING TO SEE IF IT SOMETHING THE MANUFACTURE

NHTSA ID

11342353

Incident

Jul 11, 2020

Mileage

194,251 mi

BOUGHT 2010 SILVERADO THOUGHT MY WARRANTY WOULD COVER IT ONLY HAD VEHICLE FOR ONE YEAR AND NOW IT NEEDS NEW MOTOR WHICH IS THE PISTON RINGS CAUSING THIS TO GO BAD AND I HAVE VEHICLE I'M STILL PAYING FOR BUT CANT USE IT I BOUGHT IT USED FROM A DEALER BUT NOW I NEED A NEW MOTOR AND APPARENTLY THERE IS OTHER PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THE 5.3 MOTORS THAT ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THERE ENGINES FAILING PREMATURELY BECAUSE OF THE PISTON RINGS FAILING AND I GOT IT DIAGNOSED AND HAVE PAPER WORK SAYING I NEED COMPLETE ENGINE REBUILD OR ENGINE REPLACEMENT AND MY WARRANTY COMPANY WONT COVER IT BECAUSE OF CARBON BEING BUILD UP INSIDE OF MOTOR

NHTSA ID

11318506

Incident

Mar 11, 2020

Mileage

109,019 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY STABILITRACK TURNS OFF THEN FEW SECONDS LATER TRACTION CONTROL TURNS OFF THEN I GET EITHER A CYLINDER MISFIRE OR THROTTLE BODY CODE. TRUCK THEN GOES INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WITH ROUGH IDLE. I CAN CLEAR THE CODES WITH OBD READER AND IT RUNS FINE FOR A WHILE.

NHTSA ID

11301255

Incident

Jan 22, 2020

Mileage

211,000 mi

" TAKARA RECALL ". WHILE DRIVE TRUCK, STABIKITRAK LIGHT COMES ON STATING THAT STABIKITRAK IS OFF. LIGHT THEN TURNS OFF. OTHER ISSUE STABIKITRAK LIGHT COMES ON STATING STABIKITRAK OFF, TRACTION CONTROL OFF REDUCE ENGINE POWER. DASH STATS STABIKITRAK NEEDS SERVICE, TRACTION CONTROL NEEDS SERVICE ENGINE STILL IN LIMP MODE. PULL TRUCK ONTO THE SHOULDER OR SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY TO TURN TRUCK OFF. TRUCK OFF FOR 15 SECONDS TO 1 MINUTES. RESTART THE TRUCK AND DRIVES JUST FINE. TOOK IT TO SHOP. ITEMS THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED AND STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM THROTTLE BODY, THROTTLE BODY SENSOR, MAP SENSOR, MASS SENSOR, ABS MODULE, TRIED TO PUT A NEW ECU ON IT DIDN'T WORK SO PUT OLD ON BACK ON. CHANGED OUT FRONT WHEEL HUBS ASSEMBLY AND STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE IS I'M MOTION DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD ON NORMAL TO WET TO COLD TO WARM. ALL THIS IS HAPPENING IN BOTH CITY, HIGHWAY AND TURNING. ITS CAUSING A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE TRUCK GOING INTO LIMP MODE AND HAVING TO PULL IT OFF THE SHOULDER OR SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY.

NHTSA ID

11193533

Incident

Mar 22, 2019

Mileage

210,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL TAPPING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE LIFTER TAP WAS AFFECTED AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

NHTSA ID

11163461

Incident

Dec 1, 2017

Mileage

145,000 mi

THREE DIFFERENT TIMES THE TRUCK THROTLE STUCK TO THE FLOOR ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IT WAS TO TURN THE KEY OFF THEN THE GAS PETAL WOULD RELEASE. WOULD HAFT TO PULL OFF ROAD THEN RESTART THE TRUCK. THE TRUCK WAS ON HWY,EATHER PASSING OR PULLING ON THE INTERSTATE.

NHTSA ID

11141125

Incident

Oct 17, 2018

Mileage

95,510 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

11114744

Incident

Jul 1, 2016

I OWN A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 68 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, SERVICE STABILTRACK AND REDUCED ENGINE POWER WARNING ALL CAME ON AT ONCE CAUSING THE TRUCK TO REDUCE SPEED QUICKLY AND DANGEROUSLY ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AS THE MY SPEED WENT FROM 68 MPH TO LESS THAN 30 MPH IN AN INSTANT. THANKFULLY THE GENTLEMAN WAS ABLE TO SLOW IN TIME- THROUGH ON HIS HAZARDS AND HELP ESCORT ME TO THE EMERGENCY SHOULDER. MY TRUCK HAS APPROXIMATELY 67,000 MILE ON IT AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NOW HAPPENED 5 TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS MATTER AND THIS IS KNOW ISSUE AND IS ALL OVER THE GM FORUMS WITH MULTIPLE MODELS. EACH FIX REPORTED COMES AFTER CUSTOMERS HAVE SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE DEALERS TO LOCATE THE ISSUES. GM/CHEVY ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND YET THERE IS NOTHING ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE EVEN THOUGH IT IS CAUSED FROM A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART AND CAUSES A DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION!

NHTSA ID

11081714

Incident

Mar 21, 2018

Mileage

67,000 mi

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH DOWN A STEEP HILL, TOWING A UTILITY TRAILER, ON SR87 IN THE MOUNTAINS WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS CLICKED AND THE ENGINE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK. MY HUSBAND PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AS IT ACCELERATED DOWN A CLIFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT WITH NO LUCK. THERE WERE NO CARS IMMEDIATELY AROUND US SO WE WERE ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP ON A STEEP INCLINE. WHEN WE GOT OUT TO CHECK IT, THERE WAS OIL ALL OVER THE WHEEL WELLS AND STILL NO WARNING LIGHTS HAD COME ON. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN ON OUR 6 YEAR OLD TRUCK. THERE WAS ZERO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS WOULD HAPPEN AS WELL AS TO WHY WE HAD NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE ENGINE SHUTTING OFF. WE WERE TOLD TO PAY BETTER ATTENTION TO THE TEMP. EVEN THOUGH IT DID NOT OVERHEAT. CHEVY OFFERED NO RELIEF OR HELP. WE WERE QUOTED A PRICE ABOUT $2000 LESS FOR THE INITIAL TRANSMISSION REPAIR THAN IT WOULD HAVE COST SO WE TOOK IT TO A NON-DEALERSHIP SHOP TO REPAIR. THIS WEEKEND, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON OUT OF NOWHERE INDICATING LOSS OF POWER AND THE STABILITRACK WARNING CAME ON EVEN THOUGHT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY A DEALERSHIP ON A TSB ABOUT A YEAR PRIOR TO THE TRANSMISSION GOING OUT. THE CODE IT THREW THIS TIME WAS P0305 AND WE WERE ON VERY LIMITED POWER DRIVING BACK HOME FROM A ROAD TRIP. COULD NOT GO MORE THAN 40 MPH UPHILL. EXTREMELY CONCERNED FOR OUR SAFETY SINCE THE VEHICLE CAN TURN OFF WITH NO WARNING. ALSO, THE MONEY SPENT IS RIDICULOUS.

NHTSA ID

11073576

Incident

Jun 10, 2016

Mileage

60,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING NUMEROUS TIMES. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM REMAINED IN OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO QUIRK CHEVROLET (1250 SOUTH WILLOW STREET, MANCHESTER, NH 03103, PHONE NUMBER: 603-263-4530) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT A FAILURE CODE COULD NOT BE LOCATED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

NHTSA ID

11071809

Incident

Jan 1, 2016

Mileage

49,000 mi

I WAS OVER LOOKING MY TRUCK CHECKING THE BELTS, HOSES AND FLUIDS. I FOUND A BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLT ON THE BACK DRIVER SIDE. I TRIED CALLING THE DEALERSHIP I LEFT A VOICEMAIL BUT NO CALL BACK AS OF YET. I AM FINDING OUT THAT GM WILL NOT RECALL THE COMMON BREAKING PROBLEM WITH THESE BOLTS. THESE BOLTS THAT ARE BREAKING ARE CAUSING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND ALSO COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER THINGS I AM FINDING OUT THAT ARE HAPPENING TO VEHICLES/ENGINES DUE TO THESE BOLTS BREAKING. I WAS TOLD TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU TO HELP GET THE PROBLEM FIXED. I HOPE TO HEAR BACK FORM YOU IN SOME WAY.

NHTSA ID

11021272

Incident

Sep 2, 2017

5.3L ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. ENGINE CONSUMES 3 TO 4 QTS OF OIL BETWEEN OIL CHANGES AND FOULS #7 SPARK PLUG CAUSING EXTREME LOSS OF POWER. OIL CONSUMPTION IS GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN WARRANTY EXTENSION.

NHTSA ID

10979356

Incident

Apr 4, 2016

Mileage

45,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM STOPPED MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN HOME AND THEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS LIFTER FAILURE AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE ENGINE BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

NHTSA ID

10959157

Incident

Feb 24, 2017

Mileage

78,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, AN AUDIBLE CHIME ACTIVATED AND THE "SHUT VEHICLE OFF LOW OIL PRESSURE" MESSAGE DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL SENSOR WAS FAULTY. THE OIL SENSOR WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10955311

Incident

Feb 1, 2017

Mileage

100,000 mi

BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN APRIL, 2016 AND NOW HAVE A CONSTANT KNOCK FROM ENGINE. I WAS TOLD IT IS PROBABLY THE LIFTERS. I DID RESEARCH TO FIND MANY OTHERS HAVING ISSUES WITH LIFTERS ON VEHICLES THAT HAVE THE AFM/DOD WHICH CONTROLS FUEL AND CYLINDER USE WHEN AT STEADY HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I TRAVEL BY HIGHWAY TO AND FROM WORK. I STILL OWE $17,000 ON THIS TRUCK. IT IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.

NHTSA ID

10950221

Incident

Feb 4, 2017

Mileage

119,000 mi