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
319 reports, newest first.
Other or unspecified, Jan 5, 2017
CRACKED DASHBOARD ACROSS MULTIPLE AREAS CAUSING CONCERN IF AIRBAG DEPLOYS.
Structure, Jan 3, 2017
THE DASH IN MY TAHOE RECENTLY CRACKED, & UPON LOOKING ON THE WEB, APPEARS TO BE IN THE SAME PLACE AS MANY OTHERS' ISSUE. I'M NOT SURE WHEN THE CRACK HAPPENED (DRIVING, PARKED, ETC.), BUT IT BECAME VISIBLE TO MY ATTENTION THE OTHER DAY AFTER SOME COLD EVENINGS (COLD FOR SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA). I USE A SUNSHADE WHEN POSSIBLE. IT IS A REGULAR DRIVER. IMAGE BELOW IS NOT MY VEHICLE BUT ALMOST AN EXACT PLACEMENT VERSION FOR REFERENCE. *TR
Other or unspecified, Dec 30, 2016
DASHBOARD CRACKING.
Structure, Dec 29, 2016
THE DASH BOARD IN THE VEHICLE HAS 2 CRACKS IN IT. COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD INVOLVING THE AIRBAGS. ONE CRACK IS LOCATED AT THE CURVE OF THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE GEAR SELECTOR SIDE AND THE OTHER IS LOCATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AND THE CRACKS WERE ALREADY THERE. I KNOW THAT THIS IS A POPULAR PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THAT GM HAS PROFITED GREATLY FROM THE SALES OF THESE VEHICLES AND SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INTEGRITY OF THEIR PRODUCT. *TR
Other or unspecified, Dec 18, 2016
DASHBOARD CRACKED BY THE ODOMETER AND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS OCCURRED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT.
Other or unspecified, Dec 17, 2016
THE DASHBOARD OF MY CHEVY TAHOE HAS BECOME CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. ONE OF THE CRACKS GOES FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE FRONT OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS SEEM LIKE A SAFETY HAZARD SPECIFICALLY IN THE EVENT OF A CAR ACCIDENT. IN A CAR ACCIDENT THE CRACKS MAY IMPEDE THE OPERATION OF THE AIRBAGS OR ALLOW PORTIONS OF THE DASHBOARD TO MORE EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES WHICH COULD CAUSE INJURY TO MYSELF OR PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE.
Other or unspecified, Dec 17, 2016
THE DASH IS BUSTED IN TWO PLACES, ONE BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AND A LARGE CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE STRETCHING ALL THE WAY UP.
Structure, Dec 14, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD BY THE AIR BAG WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A FRACTURE ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DASHBOARD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE INSPECTED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.
Structure, Dec 12, 2016
DASHBOARD HAS MAJOR CRACKS AND IT FEELS LIKE ONE DAY, SOME PIECE WILL BREAK OFF AND HURT SOMEONE WHILE DRIVING AND IT CAUSE MAJOR CRASH. IT STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK AND IT IS THOUGH END TO END NOW. *TR
Structure, Nov 30, 2016
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND LOOKS VERY UNAPPEALING. THERE IS ALSO A SAFETY CONCERN, IF THE AIR BAGS WERE EVER TO DEPLOY I FEAR THAT THE CRACKED PLASTIC WOULD DISINTEGRATE AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY.
Other or unspecified, Nov 14, 2016
CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. STARTED OUT SMALL, NOW THEY ARE GETTING OUT OF CONTROL.
Other or unspecified, Nov 3, 2016
DASH IS CRACKED WITH SHARP PLASTIC SHARDS PROTRUDING AROUND AIR BAGS AND INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Nov 3, 2016
I NOTICED THAT THE DASH IN MY 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE LTZ IS CRACKED ABOVE THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. I ALSO HAVE READ WHERE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS HAPPENING TO LOT OF TAHOES , SUBURBANS AND YUKONS ETC. THIS SHOULD BE UNACCEPTABLE FOR THE AMOUNT OF MONEY I AND MANY OTHER PEOPLE SPEND ON THESE VEHICLES . SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE ABOUT THIS. MY TAHOE STAYS GARAGE KEPT OUT OF THE SUN AND THIS STILL HAPPENED.
Air bags, Oct 30, 2016
DASH CRACKING ALL ALONG AIR BAG. AND ALL OVER DASH. WHICH CAN LEAD TO AIR BAG SAFETY ISSUES WHILE IN A WRECK.
Other or unspecified, Oct 7, 2016
SAME CRACK IN DASH AS 1000'S OF OTHER OWNERS OF TAHOES. GM REFUSES TO CLAIM ANY RESPONSIBILITY AND IS ASKING $1200 FOR THE REPLACEMENT. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AS IT IS CRACKED AT THE AIR BAG.
Other or unspecified, Sep 28, 2016
MY DASH BOARD SURROUNDING THE AIR BAG HAS CRACKED.
Other or unspecified, Sep 28, 2016
DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ON BOTH SIDES WHERE TOP VENT MEETS CORNERS. THERE WAS NO INCIDENT TO CAUSE THIS, AND THE CRACKS HAVE GOTTEN PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS. MAKES HORRIFIC SCREECHING NOISE WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION. MAKES ME WONDER IF AIR BAGS WOULD DEPLOY CORRECTLY ON PASSENGER SIDE.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Sep 26, 2016
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE HAS TWO SEVERE CRACKS...ONE ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE OTHER BESIDE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. IT WOULD SEEM THAT THIS CRACK COULD INTERFERE WITH THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE AIRBAG. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE VEHICLES.
Structure, Sep 20, 2016
DASH ABOVE GAUGES STARTED CRACKING AND KEEPS GROWING AS WELL AS A 2-3IN CRACK BY PASSENGER AIR BAG
Structure, Sep 13, 2016
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN TWO (2) PLACES- AM WORRIED IF AIR BACK GOES OFF, SHRAPNEL WILL FLY THROUGH INSIDE AND INJURE OR KILL THE PASSENGERS.
Structure, Sep 7, 2016
DASH CRACKING ABOVE GAUGE CLUSTER AND AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. CONCERNED THAT IF PIECES WOULD COME LOOSE IN AN ACCIDENT IT COULD IMPEDE ON THE PROTECTION FROM THE AIRBAG.
Other or unspecified, Sep 4, 2016
DASHBOARD CRACKED, BROKEN PIECES FELL INSIDE, DASHBOARD HAS A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE. CRACK IN DASHBOARD IS EXPANDING.
Other or unspecified, Sep 2, 2016
DASH HAS CRACKS ON IT. IF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY IT COULD SEND SHARDS FLYING. COMPROMISE THE AIR BAG INTEGRITY.
Other or unspecified, Aug 28, 2016
DRIVERS SIDE DASH IS CRACKING TWO PLACES AND SPREADING HIGHER TOWARDS THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. HAPPENED BETWEEN 8/26/16 8/28/16. HAPPENED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET. ABOVE THE CENTER SPEAKER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DASH THE PLASTIC CLIPS THAT HOLD THE TWO PIECE DASH TOGETHER ALSO BROKE TO. I'M WORRIED THAT IT'LL GET WORSE AND POSSIBLY COME LOOSE. BETWEEN THE TWO CRACKS THE PLASTIC IS FAIRLY LOOSE. I'VE READ A LOT OF REVIEWS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FROM 2007 TO 2010 TAHOE'S ARE THE WORST.
Air bags, Aug 20, 2016
PURCHASED VEHICLE IN OCTOBER 2015. DID NOT SEE A CRACK AT TIME OF PURCHASE. WAS WIPING DOWN THE DASH ONE DAY AND NOTICED A SMALL CRACK UP THE CENTER OF THE STEERING COLUMN. THAT WAS MID JANUARY. HAS NOW CRACKED FROM THE MIDDLE ABOVE THE STEERING COLUMN ACROSS THE DASH TO THE LEFT SIDE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. DASH IS UNSTABLE. CONCERNED IT WILL CAUSE AIRBAG TO GO OFF PREMATURELY. IF IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY COULD SEND PIECES INTO PASSENGERS LIKE SHRAPNEL.