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2010 Chevrolet Silverado engine problems

10 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado16% of all complaints for this model year.

10
Engine complaints
16%
share of all complaints
49,958 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 1
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • My oil pressure sending unit has been replaced twice in two months. The oil pressure will be fine when starting the engine cold then gradually as the engine warms up it drops and drops until the "low oil pressure" light comes on and the display says to stop engine. After shutting off the engine for…

    filed Mar 8, 2016

  • Winter of 2014, silverado would engage it's stabilitrack control. When this happens it slows the speed at which the truck could go if it sensed the roads may be icy. The truck would move but very slowly and it felt as if you had no control over it. Even when braking it seemed to not want to brake…

    filed Jan 21, 2016

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

Related service bulletins

  • This Preliminary Information communication provides steps the technician will uses to diagnose and repair vehicles that have low oil pressure after an oil change with the engine Regular Production Option Code L20, L77…

    PIP5276F · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 1, 2016
  • This preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a cold engine tick noise for 50 seconds at start up. Technician determines if the tick noise is possibly…

    PIP5104B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 9, 2016
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Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.