2010 GMC SIERRA Problems & Recalls
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MARATHON IS RECALLING CERTAIN SEAT COVERS, BRAND SUPERHIDES WITH PART NUMBERS 593, 594, 578, 960, 228, 228-09, 267-08, 333, 625, AND 630, SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VE...
The contact owns a 2010 GMC Sierra. The contact stated that while driving at 15 MPH going into an intersection, another vehicle going at approximately 5 MPH, crossed in front of the contact. There were no warning lights illuminated. As a result, the vehicle impacted the other driver on the driver-si...
Mileage: 110,000
2010GMC SIERRA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TAKATA AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER ADVISED THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER, DUE TO A CRACK. THE DEALER ADVISED THE DASHBOARD WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY DISINTERGRATE WHILE REPAIRING THE AIRBAG. T...
The contact owns a 2010 GMC Sierra. The contact stated that while the son was driving approximately 75 mph, the driver and passenger side curtain airbags erroneously deployed and the vehicle shut off. During the incident, no crash had occurred to cause the failure. The contact stated that her son su...
Mileage: 125,000
THE DOOR CABLE
CRACKED DASH BETWEEN PASSENGER AIR BAG AND DEFROSTER, CREATED A RATTLE SERVICE MANGER AT GAY GMC SAID THEY ALL CRACK $800 BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE FOR $400 I HAVE EXTENDED COVERAGE $100 DEDUCTIBLE GMC HAS A BIG PROBLEM OF PRODUCT DEFECT NOT FROM WEAR. I WANT IT REPLACED AT NO COST
Mileage: 72,212
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I GOT IN AND STARTED THE IGNITION. AS SOON AS I DID, THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME SITUATION, AS I STARTED THE IGNITION, THE DASH CRACKED ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED...
Mileage: 86,000
THE TRUCK WAS PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY WHEN I GOT IN AND STARTED THE IGNITION. AS SOON AS I DID, THE PLASTIC DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. ONE WEEK LATER, SAME SITUATION, AS I STARTED THE IGNITION, THE DASH CRACKED ABOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CRACKS HAVE CONTINUED...
Mileage: 86,000
DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE - CHROME IS PEELING EDGES ARE SHARP CUT HAND OPENING DOOR
Mileage: 65,000
ENGINE LIFTER ISSUE/LOW OIL PRESSURE PROBLEM RELATES TO HAVING THE LIFTERS REPLACED. THE 5.3 VORTEC ENGINE HAS AFM (ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT). DEALER WANTS $5800 TO FIX THE LIFTER ISSUE, WHILE ESTIMATES TO REPLACE THE ENGINE WITH NECESSARY PARTS RUNS BETWEEN $6900 AND $7200. IS THIS A MANUFACTURER...
Mileage: 51,900
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Mileage: 91,000
A CRACK HAS FORMED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD NEAR THE AIR BAG. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHOUT ANY MENTION OR ACTION TO REPAIR. I WILL BE CONTACTING THEM ON MONDAY ABOUT COVERING THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE TH...
Mileage: 40,800
A CRACK HAS FORMED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASH BOARD NEAR THE AIR BAG. THIS SHOULD NOT OCCUR IN A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS WITHOUT ANY MENTION OR ACTION TO REPAIR. I WILL BE CONTACTING THEM ON MONDAY ABOUT COVERING THE REPAIR. I BELIEVE TH...
Mileage: 40,800
DURING A CRASH AT HIGH SPEEDS AND FRONTAL IMPACT THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I WAS LIFE FLIGHTED TO THE HOSPITAL AND SUFFERED LIFE ALTERING INJURIES. MY 2 KIDS WERE ALSO IN THE VEHICLE AND SUSTAINED INJURIES WHICH THEY ARE STILL BEING TREATED FOR.
VEHICLE HAS CRACKED DASH IN AREA OF PASSENGER AIR BAG WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE SHRAPNEL IF AIRBAGS ARE DEPLOYED. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WITH THIS CRACK IN THE EXACT SAME AREA AS MINE. CONTACTED GM AND THEY REFUSE TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 103,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE LEAF SPRING FRACTURED AND PUNCTURED A TIRE AFTER DRIVING OVER A POTHOLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.
Mileage: 79,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2010 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED BACK TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MI...
Mileage: 50,000
2010 GMC SIERRA CREW CAB PICK UP TRUCK. DASH PANEL CRACKED ON UPPER RIGHT CORNER OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. UPPER LEFT CORNER CRACKED A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER. GMC REFUSES TO ADMIT THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH THE CRACKED DASH PANELS HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED ON SEVERAL DIFFERENT MESSAGE BOARD AN...
Mileage: 38,000
ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, DASH GAUGES BLANK. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT POWER BRAKES OR STEERING! AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH "REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND STABILITRAC" PROBLEMS DISPLAYED ON DASH. I WAS A MILE FROM HOME IN -10F TEMPS! I PULLED IT INTO MY S...
Mileage: 46,000
ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING, DASH GAUGES BLANK. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER WITHOUT POWER BRAKES OR STEERING! AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART WITH "REDUCED ENGINE POWER, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, AND STABILITRAC" PROBLEMS DISPLAYED ON DASH. I WAS A MILE FROM HOME IN -10F TEMPS! I PULLED IT INTO MY S...
Mileage: 46,000
I WAS TRAVELING HOME FROM VACATION AND ABOUT 70 MILES AN HOUR IN MY 2010 GMC SIERRA AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY TRUCK REVVED UP AND MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I ABOUT GOT HIT FROM BEHIND. I PULLED OVER AND THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE HOOD. I OPEN THE HOOD AND THERE'S TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE FRONT ...
Mileage: 78,000
THE DASH IS MY TRUCK HAS STARTED TO CRACK. FROM RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I SEE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON OCCURRENCE. THE DEALER SAID IT IS NOT COVERED ALTHOUGH I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I AM UNSATISFIED WITH GM AND FEEL THIS CRACK DASH COULD BE A HAZARD IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR. I WOULD LOV...
Mileage: 47,000
ON 10/29/2014 I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH ODI NUMBER 10650997 ABOUT THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2010 GMC SIERRA SINCE THREE OF THEM HAD BROKEN OFF SINCE DECEMBER 2013. THEN ON 11/6/2014, THE PASSENGER BACK DOOR HANDLE CAME LOOSE & IS PULLING OUT OF THE DOOR. THIS IS THE ONLY ONE OF THE DOOR HANDLE...
Mileage: 28,500
IN DECEMBER 2013 THE PASSENGER EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF & A FEW DAYS LATER EXTERIOR DRIVER BACK DOOR HANDLE CAME OFF. THE DEALERSHIP DID REPLACE BOTH HANDLES UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WHILE WE THERE ANOTHER MAN CAME IN WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON HIS GMC SIERRA. IN OCTOBER 2014, THE EXTERIOR DRI...
Mileage: 28,500
ON OR ABOUT THAT DATE, DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES ON RURAL ROADS AT SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH, THE DAMPNESS IN THE AIR CAUSED CONDENSATION HAZE TO FORM ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW. I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTERS WHICH CLEARED OFF THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SO I COULD SEE BUT THE PASSENGERS SIDE NEVER CLEARED A...
Mileage: 49,700
ON OR ABOUT THAT DATE, DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES ON RURAL ROADS AT SPEEDS FROM 45 TO 55 MPH, THE DAMPNESS IN THE AIR CAUSED CONDENSATION HAZE TO FORM ON THE INSIDE OF THE WINDOW. I TURNED ON THE DEFROSTERS WHICH CLEARED OFF THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW SO I COULD SEE BUT THE PASSENGERS SIDE NEVER CLEARED A...
Mileage: 49,700
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2010 GMC HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I HAVE STRONG CONCERNS THAT THE DASH WILL BREAK APART IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY AND POSSIBLY INJURE OCCUPANTS IN THE CABIN. THE PLASTIC IS VERY BRITTLE AND COULD EASILY CUT SOMEONE. *TR
Mileage: 63,500
THE DASH BOARD ON MY 2010 GMC HAS CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS, INCLUDING AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I HAVE STRONG CONCERNS THAT THE DASH WILL BREAK APART IN AN ACCIDENT IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY AND POSSIBLY INJURE OCCUPANTS IN THE CABIN. THE PLASTIC IS VERY BRITTLE AND COULD EASILY CUT SOMEONE. *TR
Mileage: 63,500
DEALER STATES THAT THE BRAKE MODULAR AND PLUG ARE NO GOOD. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WOULD BE $1200.00. THE SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. *TR
Mileage: 124,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED FRACTURED RIBS AND A CRACKED STERNUM. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A BRUISE RIB AND STERNUM. THE V...
Mileage: 53,000
30 MINUTES AFTER MY WIFE PARKED OUR 2010 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK-UP IN OUR DETACHED GARAGE, WE HEARD A BOOM AND I RAN OUTSIDE TO SEE THE GMC CAB AND HOOD ON FIRE. I IMMEDIATELY THOUGHT, MY GOD MY WIFE WAS JUST IN THERE AND THERE IS NO WAY SHE COULD HAVE SURVIVED. I PROCEEDED TO CALL 911 AND ALL THE NEI...
Mileage: 54,000
DASHBOARD IS GETTING A LARGE CRACK IN IT EITHER DUE TO STRESS OR SUN HEATING AND COOLING(EXPANSION/CONTRACTION). THIS IS A PLEASURE VEHICLE, NO WORK, NOTHING EVER PUT ON THE DASHBOARD. CONCERN THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
DASHBOARD IS GETTING A LARGE CRACK IN IT EITHER DUE TO STRESS OR SUN HEATING AND COOLING(EXPANSION/CONTRACTION). THIS IS A PLEASURE VEHICLE, NO WORK, NOTHING EVER PUT ON THE DASHBOARD. CONCERN THAT AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY. *TR
Mileage: 55,000
MY 2010 GMC SIERRA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE DEFROSTER NOT DOING AN ADEQUATE JOB WHEN THE TEMPERATURE GOES BELOW 40 DEGREES. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WILL NOT ALLOW YOU TO TURN ON THE A/C TO DEFROST THE WINDOWS NOR WILL IT ALLOW YOU TO TURN OFF THE RECIRCULATING AIR. SO BASICALLY AFTER 40 DEGREES OUTSIDE YOU...
Mileage: 47,000
NEED TO GET DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. A BAD EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALER IN JULY 2010 COMMITTED IDENTITY THEFT AND OPEN ACCOUNTS UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME "[XXX]" [XXX]. DEALER PUT ME ON A GM WIDE BLACKLIST AND SO FRUSTRATING. HAVE REPORTED TO POLICE, BUT JUST WANT...
NEED TO GET DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. A BAD EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALER IN JULY 2010 COMMITTED IDENTITY THEFT AND OPEN ACCOUNTS UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME "[XXX]" [XXX]. DEALER PUT ME ON A GM WIDE BLACKLIST AND SO FRUSTRATING. HAVE REPORTED TO POLICE, BUT JUST WANT...
NEED TO GET DRIVER'S SEAT BELT AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK FIXED UNDER WARRANTY. A BAD EMPLOYEE AT THE DEALER IN JULY 2010 COMMITTED IDENTITY THEFT AND OPEN ACCOUNTS UNDER A DIFFERENT NAME "[XXX]" [XXX]. DEALER PUT ME ON A GM WIDE BLACKLIST AND SO FRUSTRATING. HAVE REPORTED TO POLICE, BUT JUST WANT...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA EQUIPPED WITH PROCOMP X TREME MT TIRES, SIZE 12.50/R20LT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS HE NOTICED VIBRATION IN HIS TIRES. AFTER INSPECTING THE TIRES HE NOTICED FRACTURES ON THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTE...
Mileage: 55,000
DRIVING AT ANY SPEED WHEN APPLYING LIGHT TO MEDIUM BRAKE PEDAL (AS IF SLOWING TO EXIT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY) BRAKES BEGIN TO PULSE. IT FEELS AS IF ITS IN THE REAR BRAKE. TAKEN TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE SHOES AND DRUMS TWICE. IT LASTS 2K MILES AND STARTS ALL OVER. *TR
Mileage: 6,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE SPEED INCREASED UP TO 95 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY TURNING OFF THE IGNIT...
Mileage: 70,000
DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 42 MPH THE VEHICLES WARNINGS LIGHTS CAME ON INFORMING ME THAT THE STABILITRAC NEEDED SERVICE, TRACTION CONTROL WAS NO LONGER WORKING AND THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING AT A LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE STARTED SHAKING AND THE DIFFERENTIAL STARTED TO CLUNK AS IF IT WERE GOING IN AND ...
Mileage: 18,460
DURING A TRIP ALONG WA HIGHWAY 2, WESTBOUND THRU STEVENS PASS, THE TEMPERATURE WAS DROPPING AS INDICATED BY THE VEHICLES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATION. AS IT TRAVERSED FROM APPROX 42 DEGREES F TO 36 DEGREES F ALL WINDOWS FOGGED SEVERELY SO AS TO RENDER NO VISIBILITY. THE DEFROSTER WAS ENGAGED DUR...
Mileage: 950
DURING A TRIP ALONG WA HIGHWAY 2, WESTBOUND THRU STEVENS PASS, THE TEMPERATURE WAS DROPPING AS INDICATED BY THE VEHICLES OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATION. AS IT TRAVERSED FROM APPROX 42 DEGREES F TO 36 DEGREES F ALL WINDOWS FOGGED SEVERELY SO AS TO RENDER NO VISIBILITY. THE DEFROSTER WAS ENGAGED DUR...
Mileage: 950
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 GMC SIERRA HYBRID (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES GRABBED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, WHICH MADE THE VEHICLE COME TO AN ABRUPT JERKING STOP. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN SLOWING DOWN FROM HIGHER SPEEDS, HE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH EXTRE...
Mileage: 15