2010 Chevrolet Tahoe
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 319 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 10th highest complaint count among 26 Tahoe model years with reports.
Of the 2010 reports, 3 involved a crash. 9 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AL, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, SC, TX, PR, AS, GU, the MP, and VI or "Zone A." Additionally GM is recalling certain 2011-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, Yukon XL and 2011-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AZ, AR, DE, DC, IL, IN, KS, KY, MD, MO, NE, NV, NJ, NM, NC, OH, OK, PA, TN, VA, and WV or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010-2014 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL and 2010-2013 Cadillac Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, and GMC Sierra 1500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 25, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed to 40 VIN owners on May 11, 2021. A second owner notification letter was mailed to all other owners on January 24, 2022. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328800.
Campaign 21V054000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C."
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328790.
Campaign 21V053000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.
Campaign 21V050000 on NHTSA.gov
EquipmentSep 3, 2010
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 VEHICLES. THESE SEAT COVERS ARE MADE OF HEAVIER THREAD AND ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH SEATS CONTAINING SIDE AIRBAGS. THE HEAVIER SEAT COVER COULD INTERFERE WITH FULL DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH.
AN IMPROPERLY DEPLOYED AIRBAG COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.
MARATHON WILL NOTIFY OWNERS OF RECORD AND REPLACE THE SEAT COVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT MARATHON AT 1-800-735-2769.
Campaign 10E043000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: electronic stability control (esc)
6 reports, newest first. Show all
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jun 12, 2020
THE CAR HAS STALLED ON THE FREEWAY AND/OR BUSY ROADS MULTIPLE TIMES. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS TIMING. *TR
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Dec 24, 2019
WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN OR HIGHWAY , DOOR LOCKS BEGAN POPPING UP AND DOWN, DASH GAUGES WERE GOING CRAZY AND CAR BEGAN TO BE LOSE TOTAL ELECTRICAL POWER. ENGINE CUT OUT AND DIED AND ALMOST REAR ENDED BY SEMI-TRUCK. THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED 20 PLUS TIMES OVER THE PAST 6 MONTHS AND SEVERAL TIMES TIMES THIS WEEK DRIVING IN TOWN AND ALSO ON INTERSTATE 44 IN MISSOURI. THE GM SERVICE TECHNICIAN DOES NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS OR THE CAUSE. THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING COUNTRY WIDE TO OWNERS OF CHEVY TAHOE'S. THIS VEHICLE IS NOW TO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. MY TAHOE HAS 71,212 MILES ON IT. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE?
Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Engine, Feb 8, 2019
DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STABILITRAX OFF, SERVICE STABILITRAX, ENGINE POWER REDUCED LIGHTS CAME ON. ENGINE ALSO IDLED ERRATICALLY AND WOULD TRY TO JUMP THE CAR FORWARD WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO A STOP. COULD TURN OFF CAR FOR A FEW MINS AND IT WOULD RESET AND TURN BACK ON AND DRIVE NORMAL FOR A FEW MILES WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, THEN DO IT AGAIN. USED HEET BECAUSE THOUGHT IT WAS BAD FUEL BUT CONTINUED DOING IT.
Other or unspecified, Electronic stability control (ESC), Sep 20, 2017
THE DASHBOARD HAS TWO LONG CRACKS, ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ONE BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CALLED GM AND THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE TRUCK WASN'T EVEN A FULL TWO YEARS OLD. THE TRUCK IN KEPT IN A GARAGE AND I USE SUN VISORS DURING THE DAY TO PROTECT THE DASH FROM THE SUN. THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO GROW. THIS IS A DEFECT FROM GM AND THEY SHOULD PAY FOR REPLACEMENT. I AM WORRIED IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, PIECES OF THE DASH WILL FLY INTO PEOPLES FACES IN THE TRUCK OR CAUSE A DEPLOYING AIRBAG TO MALFUNCTION. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON IN 2012 AND THE DEALER AGAIN WOULD NOT FIX IT.
Steering, Air bags, Electronic stability control (ESC), Jun 12, 2017
STABILATION TRACTION QUIT. TWO CRACKS IN EVERY 2019 DESH IN THE AIRBAGS. TRANSMISSION RUNS ROUGH. LIGHTS QUIT WORKING. TRANSMISSION CHECKING "SURGING" CRACKS IN THE DASH GOT EXTREMELY WORSE
Electrical system, Electronic stability control (ESC), May 31, 2014
THIS VEHICLE,WHILE DRIVING,SUDDENLY THE RADIO GOES OFF,THE WARNING LIGHTS COME UP, THE ALARM GOES OFF,AND THE LOCKS START CYCLING, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE GOES OFF, SOMETIMES THE ENGINE JUST JERKS.WHEN THE ENGINE CUTS OFF,ALL THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM GOES DEAD,I HAVE TO WAIT FROM 1 TO 15 MINUTES FOR THE SYSTEM COME BACK ON. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN ON SERVICE FIVE TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM: THE FIRST TIME, THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEMS.THE SECOND TIME, THEY SAID THAT THE SECURITY ALARM WAS THE PROBLEM,IT WAS REMOVED. THE THIRD TIME THEY SAID THAT THE MECHANIC FORGOT TO CONNECT SOME WIRES FROM THE ALARM,AND ALSO PUT SOME GREASE ON THE CONNECTORS.THE FOURTH TIME THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS: FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH AND LEAKING BATTERY.THE FIFTH TIME THE DIAGNOSTIC WAS: COINS INSIDE THE RADIO MAKING A SHORT, THEY REMOVED THE RADIO. NOW, I'M DRIVING WITHOUT RADIO AND IT KEEPS DOING THE SAME.TODAY,(LIKE MANY OTHER TIMES) I ALMOST HAVE AN ACCIDENT, THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME UP, THE NEEDLES ON THE GAUGES WENT CRAZY, THE ENGINE JOLTED AND THE CAR CAME TO A TOTAL STOP.A CAR ALMOST REAR ENDS US, I WAS HONKED AT BY EVERYONE, AND I TRIED TO TURN ON MY EMERGENCY LIGHTS TO WARN OTHERS BUT THEY DIDN'T RESPOND, THERE WAS NO POWER. HERE WE WERE COMPLETELY STUNNED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PRESENTING A CLEAR DANGER TO THE DRIVERS AROUND AND THE CAR WOULDN'T RESPOND.A FEW MINUTES LATER,WHICH FELT A LOT LONGER,THE CAR CAME BACK TO LIFE AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE OFF.EVERY TIME IT IS A DIFFERENT STORY AND THE DIAGNOSTIC ALWAYS SEEMS TO CHANGE.THE MECHANICS CAN'T PINPOINT THE ERROR SO THEY ARE SIMPLY GUESSING. I ASK GM TO TAKE FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE CAR.I AM FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I'M RISKING MY OWN LIFE AND THE LIFE OF MY FAMILY AND OTHERS. UNFORTUNATELY,I NEED TRANSPORTATION AND I HAVE NO CHOICE TO KEEP DRIVING A DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. *TR