2010 Chevrolet Suburban Electrical Problems

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2010 Chevrolet Suburban. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was restarted and driven; however, approximately one minute later, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was restarted and driven to a nearby parking lot. A certified mechanic arrived and inspected the vehicle. The mechanic diagnosed the vehicle with rod bearing failure, which caused damage to the engine. The vehicle was driven to the residence, and the contact was advised not to drive the vehicle to prevent a blown engine. The vehicle was not repaired. After the failure, it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a dealer sale on July 30, 2025. At the time of purchase, the mileage was approximately 180,000. The odometer indicated that the current mileage was 193,000. After researching the information on Infotracer.com, the contact discovered that on July 1st, 2001, the mileage was documented as 242,765. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure.

NHTSA ID

11726397

Incident

Mar 23, 2026

Mileage

242,765 mi

I AM HAVING A BIG ISSUE WITH CRACKS ON MY DASH BOARD- I HAVE A 2010 SUBURBAN AND THE CRACKS STARTED IN 2013 AND HAVE NOW GROWN IN SIZE TO WHERE A PORTION OF MY DASH HAS CAVED IN ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AS WELL AS A CRACK NOW REACHING TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I HAVE READ OF OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME CRACKING ISSUE IN THE SAME LOCATIONS ON THE DASH. IS THERE A FIX FOR THIS? I'M CONCERNED OF ISSUES IF THERE IS A COLLISION OR THE AIR BAG DEPLOYS.

NHTSA ID

11076467

Incident

Jan 1, 2014

Mileage

40,000 mi

2010 CHEVY SUBURBAN......CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, WENT TO THE CHEVY DEALER, IT SCANNED AS THE FUEL PUMP MODULE PART# 2087716 AND ALSO THE ABS, BRAKE LIGHT, STABILTRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT COME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, THIS SCANNED AS ELECTONIC BRAKE CONTROL MODULE. I HAD THE FUEL PUMP MODULE REPLACED AT THE DEALER AND HAVE FOUND A RECALL BULLETIN FOR THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL WITH THIS EXACT PROBLEM. HOWEVER THIS IS VIN SPECIFIC?? SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED UNDER THE GM RECALL NO14515B .

NHTSA ID

11058491

Incident

Jan 3, 2018

Mileage

157,000 mi

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED AND THE ELECTRONIC STARTER FAILED. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE REAR ASSIST SENSOR FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES, BUT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA ID

10957648

Incident

Jun 8, 2016

Mileage

135,000 mi

SEVERAL CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN THE DASH OF MY 2010 SUBURBAN. ONE IS ON THE LEFT CORNER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THE OTHER IS ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. AFTER THE CRACK OCCURRED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THE SENSORS BEGAN TO MALFUNCTION. THE CRACKS APPEARED OVER TIME. WE BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED IN 2012 AND THERE WERE NO DEFECTS IN THE DASH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENTS NOR HAS HER BEEN ANY FORCE APPLIED TO THE DASH THAT WOULD HAVE CAUSED THE CRACKS. WE DISCOVERED THE CRACKS ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAVE BEEN TRYING TO WORK WITH GM TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE AS IT APPEARS THAT THIS IS OCCURRING IN THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM VEHICLES FROM 2007-2013. WE ARE MEMBERS OF A FACEBOOK GROUP WITH ALMOST 4000 MEMBERS ALL SHARING THE SAME PHOTOS, STORIES AND ISSUES WITH THEIR GM VEHICLES. THIS COMPLAINT IS FILED DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CRACKS ARE GETTING WORSE AND MY FEAR IS THAT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COULD BE DANGEROUS IF DEPLOYED. NOT TO MENTION THE MALFUNCTIONING SENSORS UNDER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHERE THE OTHER CRACK IS LOCATED.

NHTSA ID

10852800

Incident

Oct 16, 2015

Mileage

125,000 mi

TWO YEARS AGO MY STABILITRAK FAILURE WARNING CAME UP. THE ENGINE WOULDN'T GO OVER 20 MPH. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED AND THE ISSUE CORRECTED. THIS WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING, THE STABILITRAK WARNING CAME UP AND CAR POWER/ ACCELERATION WENT DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING. CHEVY IS SAYING THEY *THINK* MY CAM SHAFT LIFTER FAILED AND IT'S ALMOST $7,000 TO FIX. THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM IN THE CHEVY/GMC CARA OF THIS MANUFACTURING TIME. IT'S DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE WILL GET KILLED.

NHTSA ID

10808128

Incident

Nov 29, 2015

Mileage

140,000 mi

8-10-15 DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD WITH DIFFICULTY BUT SAFELY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO START AFTER A MINUTE AND DROVE IMMEDIATELY TO JACK WILLIAMS CHEVROLET IN ST. AUGUSTINE FLA. THEY DIAGNOSED A BATTERY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (NO INDICATION OF CHECK ENGINE CODE ON RECEIPT JUST BATTERY TESTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED) DROVE FOR A WEEK WITH NO PROBLEM THEN LEFT FOR MY HOME IN PENNSYLVANIA. IN VIRGINIA AFTER REFUELING AND ABOUT READY TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE THE SAME THING HAPPENED! THIS WAS A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. WITH NO POWER, BREAKS OR STEERING I MANAGED TO GET SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AFTER A MINUTE AND BEING A SATURDAY AFTERNOON WITH NO DEALER SERVICE AVAILABLE I DECIDED TO RISK THE REST OF THE DRIVE HOME. THANKFULLY I MADE IT AND ON MONDAY I CALLED CHEVROLET DIRECTLY TO ASK THEM WHY THE FLORIDA DEALER MIS-DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM, ASKED WHY THIS HAPPENED AND IF THERE WAS ANY RECALLS OR SERVICE BULLETINS. THEY DIRECTED ME TO SUTLIFF CHEVROLET IN HARRISBURG, PA. I DID GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AFTER THE SECOND FAILURE BUT THE LIGHT WAS OFF BY MONDAY. THEY READ A P0601 CODE AND REPLACED AND REPROGRAMED ECM. (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE I BELIEVE). THE COMPLAINT AGAINST THE DEALER IN FLORIDA IS FILED WITH CHEVROLET BUT I AM FILING THE INCIDENT WITH NHTSA BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT THIS COMPUTER FAILURE WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I CANT IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO A YOUNG OR LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER IN THIS SITUATION. FRANKLY HAD THAT FAILED AT THE POSTED 70 MPH POSTED SPEED LIMIT ON THE INTERSTATE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC FOR ME AS WELL.

NHTSA ID

10760697

Incident

Aug 10, 2015

Mileage

74,407 mi

ELECTRICAL IS DASH IS CAUSING THE RADIO TO MESS UP. IT SWITCHES FROM RADIO TO USB TO CD TO AUX, WILL NOT STAY ON JUST ONE OF THEM MAKING LISTENING TO RADIO NOT POSSIBLE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT STAYS ON WITH A MESSAGE SAYING CHECK AIR BAG. THE TIRE MONITOR LIGHT STAYS ON AND DON'T KNOW WHY. ALSO THE ABS LIGHT COMES ON RANDOMLY, HAD THIS CHECKED OUT AND IT WOULDN'T GIVE THEM A CODE SO CHEVY COULDN'T FIX IT WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS A LOT GOING AND WOULD LOVE FOR IT BE FIXED. I ALSO SEEN THAT STARTING IN 2011 THERE IS RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE FOR ELECTRICAL NOT SURE WHY THEY WOULDN'T INCLUDE THE 2010. *TR

NHTSA ID

10704626

Incident

Mar 1, 2015

CRACK DASHBOARD IN THE AIRBAG CORNER, TWO DAYS AFTER ONE MORE IN THE MIDDLE THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

NHTSA ID

10610174

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

Mileage

46,000 mi