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: structure
90 reports, newest first. Show all
Air bags, Structure, Jul 7, 2014
I HAVE A CRACK IN THE CORNER OF MY AIRBAG. AFTER RESEARCH I HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT CRACKS IN THEIR DASHBOARDS EITHER ON THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG OR STEERING COLUMN. THERE HAS ALSO BEEN A FACEBOOK PAGE STARTED ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. IT IS GM YUKON AND TAHOE CRACKED DASHBOARDS. LOOKING AT ALL THE PICTURES POSTED THERE IS A BIT SHOCKING. YOU CAN NOT TELL ONE PICTURE FROM ANOTHER BECAUSE THEY ALL ARE CRACKED IN THE SAME SPOT. AFTER CONTACTING GM I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE MANY COMPLAINTS DAILY BUT GM WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL IN THE DASHBOARDS. MY CONCERN ALONG WITH MANY OTHERS, IS IF THIS COULD SOME HOW AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF THE AIRBAG. I CURRENTLY DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN MY FRONT SEAT OUT IF FEAR OF THE AIRBAG. *JS
Power train, Electrical system, Air bags, Structure, Jun 7, 2014
I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DASHBOARD BEING CRACKED. MINE HAS DONE THE SAME AND I HAD TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY HAD TOLD ME NO BECAUSE IT DID NOT COME FROM THE FACTORY LIKE THAT. I'M THINKING WELL NO [XXX], HAVE AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE/POWERTRAIN ISSUE/ENGINE ISSUE/ ETC IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO COME FROM THE FACTORY WITH THE ISSUE. ANYWAY I AM TRYING TO CONTACT CHEVROLET TO FIX THE ISSUE AND/OR PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Structure, Jun 5, 2014
MY OLDEST SON BOUGHT A 2010 TAHOE. I LOVED IT AND APPARENTLY MADE A MISTAKE WHEN I TRADED IN MY TOYOTA FOR A 2010 TAHOE. LAST YEAR OUR YOUNGEST SON AND HIS WIFE ALSO PURCHASED A TAHOE (2011). ALL THREE HAVE DASHBOARDS THAT ARE NOW CRACKING. OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN THE PRODUCT. IS GM GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM? FROM WHAT I AM READING IT APPEARS TO BE A NATIONWIDE ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES. THE CRACK IN MY DASH IS RIGHT ABOVE THE AIRBAG. *TR
Structure, May 26, 2014
AS I WAS RIDING DOWN THE INTERSTATE I HEARD A LOAD POP OR CRACKING SOUND. I LOOKED AROUND THE VEHICLE AND COULDN'T FIND WHERE IT CAME FROM. WHEN I GOT HOME I INSPECTED IT A BIT FURTHER AND FOUND THAT THE DASH HAD CRACKED RIGHT ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I COULDN'T BELIEVE MY EYES. A FEW WEEKS LATER THE SAME SOUND OCCURRED AND I NOTICED A CRACK BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. ALTHOUGH IT WASN'T BIG I WAS CONCERNED. JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER THAT....ANOTHER POP. THE CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAD EXTENDED IN LENGTH. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT CHEVROLET REGARDING THE ISSUE BUT THERE IS ALWAYS A LONG HOLD TIME. THE REASON THAT THIS CONCERNS ME NOW IS THAT IN NOVEMBER I WAS T-BONED AT AN INTERSECTION AND PUSHED INTO A CURB ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE THE AIR BAD DID NOT DEPLOY. NOW I WONDER IF IT HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND IF THE CRACK WAS THE CAUSE. CONSIDERING THE AGE, THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES AND THE FACT THAT WE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF OUR $30,000 INVESTMENT YOU WOULD THINK THAT CHEVY WOULD STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A FAULTY/DEFECTIVE PRODUCT. *TR
Air bags, Structure, May 12, 2014
MY DASHBOARD HAD CRACKED IN 2 PLACES. ONE IS RIGHT NEXT TO THE AIRBAG AND ITS FORCING THE WHOLE DASH TO SHAKE. I'M HOPING THE CRACKS DON'T AFFECT THE AIRBAG IF IT'S EVER NEEDED. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE TAHOE DASHBOARD CRACKING. I'M WONDERING WHY THEIR ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS PIECE DUE TO THEM ALL CRACKING BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR
Structure, Mar 21, 2014
NOT SURE IF IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BUT I HAVE HAD AREAS OF CRACKING ON THE TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A VEHICLE HAVE THIS CONDITION WITH ONLY 45000 MILES ON IT AND THE FACT THAT IT IS GARAGED FREQUENTLY. THERE IS ALSO PEELING OF SOME TYPE OF COATING IN THE CENTER OF THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR
Air bags, Structure, Feb 6, 2014
MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD AFFECT MY SAFETY, AS WELL AS THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS, SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. THERE IS NO REASON THAT THE DASH BOARD SHOULD HAVE CRACKED. *TR
Structure, Jan 18, 2014
DASH IS STARTING TO CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE (LEFT FRONT AREA OF AIRBAG). THIS SUV IS A 2010 CHEVY TAHOE LS. VEHICLE HAS AROUND 71K MILES. WANTED TO CHECK TRANSMISSION LEVEL, BUT TRANSMISSION DIP STICK AND TUBE COME TOGETHER OFF FROM TRANSMISSION. CHECKED UNDER SUV, FOUND TRANSMISSION TUBE POPPED OUT. THE BRACKET THAT HOLDS TRANSMISSION TUBE IS BROKEN. I WAS ABLE TO POP TRANSMISSION TUBE BACK IN. ALSO LEFT REAR AND TIGHT FRONT INNER CHROME DOOR HANDLE ARE STARTING TO PEEL OFF. PLAN TO TAKE TO CHEVY DEALER, TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO ABOUT THIS CONCERNS. *TR
Structure, Aug 4, 2013
CHROME ON INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS PEELED AND IS CUTTING FINGERS WHEN YOU OPEN THE DOOR. *TR
Structure, Aug 4, 2013
THERE IS A CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD RIGHT ABOVE THE SPEEDOMETER. *TR
Structure, May 18, 2013
THERE IS A CRACK ON THE TOP PART OF THE DASH AND IT JUST KEEPS CRACKING. I A, SCARED ITS GOING TO AFFECT THE GAUGES AND AIRBAG, I USE A WINDSHIELD COVER SO I AM NOT SURE WHY THIS HAPPENED. I PAID WAY TO MUCH FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. BUT I HAVE SEEN WHERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM . *TR
Structure, May 15, 2013
I HAVE A CRACK IN MY DASH BOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY 2010 CHEVY TAHOE. I AM CONCERN IF THERE IS AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT THE DASH WILL CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY TO ME AS THE DRIVER OR ANY PASSENGERS. THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH CHEVY DASH BOARDS AND IT NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED. *TR
Structure, Feb 6, 2013
THE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE FROM THE SCREW HOUSING AND NOT THE HANDLE ITSELF. CHEVY'S RESPONSE: PULL TOO HARD ON DOOR HANDLE, $ 200 REPAIR COST TO REPLACE HANDLE. THE DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED CRACKING AND RUNNING TOWARDS THE STEERING WHEEL. CHEVY'S RESPONSE: SOME TIME THE HEAT WILL DO THAT. $ 950 REPAIR COST FOR NEW DASHBOARD. MY TAHOE IS IN TOP SHAPE, WASHED TWICE A WEEK INSIDE AND OUT AND IS GARAGED? I DON'T KNOW WHY THE SIMPLE THINGS ARE SO CHEAP? *TR
Electrical system, Structure, Oct 22, 2012
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED CLEARLY DEFECTIVE LEAVING WIRES EXPOSED TO TEMP DIFFERENCES THAT CAN CAUSE EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE ON ELECTRICAL WIRES,CIRCUITS INSIDE DASH THAT WORRIES ME OF ELECTRIC FIRES GM WONT REPLACE DASH AT 100% COST AND THEIR ARE CLEARLY ISSUES REGARDING THEIR DASHBOARDS ALL OVER THE US BUT GM WILL NOT ADDRESS THIS.. *TR
Structure, Jun 23, 2010
CHROME PLATED INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IS PEELING AND CUTTING FINGERS. *TR