Mileage when the problem started
Owner reports
Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).
The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that on several occasions while driving at various speeds, the instrument cluster became inoperable, and the vehicle shuddered and stalled. The vehicle was able to restart after 20-seconds on all occasions. The traction control, stabili-trak, and the check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 176,300.
Driving 65 on cruise control when check engine, stability control lights came on. Message center said reduced power I got to a small service garage and he told me I should shut it off wait 15 minutes and it will reset and it did. I drove another 80 miles again the same thing happened. The first garage guy told me it was a GM issue and I should go see them they should repair it. He said it was a problem with the throttle body assembly and in the cold it get sluggish and GM should fix it because they had problems with some of them. It happened again 20 miles later. I got back to the GM dealer where I purchased it he confirmed it was they throttle body assembly but didn't have time to replace it. He offered to clean it (free of charge) and sent me on my way telling me if it happened again I should make an appointment to replace (approx. 400-600 dollars). …
My husband and I were driving about 45 MPH down a steep hill, towing a utility trailer, on sr87 in the mountains when the door locks clicked and the engine turned completely off with no warning. The steering wheel locked up and the brakes did not work. My husband put the car in neutral as it accelerated down a cliff and attempted to restart it with no luck. There were no cars immediately around us so we were able to coast to a stop on a steep incline. When we got out to check it, there was oil all over the wheel wells and still no warning lights had come on. We took it to the dealership and they told us the transmission was completely blown on our 6 year old truck. There was zero explanation as to why this would happen as well as to why we had no warning prior to the engine shutting off. We were told to pay better attention to the temp. Even though it did not overheat. …
While driving down the hwy my vehicle all of a sudden started dinging at me and shifting hard. I noticed that the service stabilitrak and service traction control lights were on. They stayed on for about 5 min and then went away and everything seemed fine. About 5 min later the same thing happen with the warning lights and the vehicle started shifting very hard again only this time it caused my doors to lock and unlock on there own. At this point I pulled over and called my husband. He told me to shut the truck off and restart it, so I did. Everything was fine when I got home but the next day it began doing it all over again while driving in town. We took it to a mechanic and they changed the spark plugs and everything seemed great for about a month but now it is back to doing it again. …
" takara recall ". While drive truck, stabikitrak light comes on stating that stabikitrak is off. Light then turns off. Other issue stabikitrak light comes on stating stabikitrak off, traction control off reduce engine power. Dash stats stabikitrak needs service, traction control needs service engine still in limp mode. Pull truck onto the shoulder or someone's driveway to turn truck off. Truck off for 15 seconds to 1 minutes. Restart the truck and drives just fine. Took it to shop. Items that has been replaced and still didn't fix the problem throttle body, throttle body sensor, map sensor, mass sensor, ABS module, tried to put a new ECU on it didn't work so put old on back on. Changed out front wheel hubs assembly and still didn't fix the problem. The vehicle is I'm motion driving down the road on normal to wet to cold to warm. All this is happening in both city, highway and turning. …
I own a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 68 MPH on the highway, the check engine warning indicator illuminated, service stabiltrack and reduced engine power warning all came on at once causing the truck to reduce speed quickly and dangerously on the highway. I was almost rear ended as the my speed went from 68 MPH to less than 30 MPH in an instant. Thankfully the gentleman was able to slow in time- through on his hazards and help escort me to the emergency shoulder. My truck has approximately 67,000 mile on it and this problem has now happened 5 times at various speeds. I have researched this matter and this is know issue and is all over the GM forums with multiple models. Each fix reported comes after customers have spent hundreds of dollars for the dealers to locate the issues. …
I have not gotten the recall on the airbag fixed as of this date. Dealer says there is no fix for it. As for the stability control and traction control, I was driving the truck on a local street when the rear wheels locked up. Luckily I was only doing about 30 when this happened. I took it to the dealer figuring it was a recall seeing as I feel it is a safety issue. I was charged $654.00 to repair it. I am thankful I was on a local street, I can only imaging what might have happened if I had been on the interstate doing 70. I see where many others have reported the same problem and I feel I was charged when this is a safty issue the Chevrolet should repair at their expense.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at 70 MPH, the service traction control warning light illuminated and the vehicle stalled. The contact also stated that the doors would lock and unlock independently. The vehicle was taken to reliable Chevrolet located at 9901 coors blvd nw, albuquerque, nm 87114, [phone], to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that ECM module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000. ..updated 09/11/17
I was riding at about 25 MPH engine reduce power light came on, engine had no power to pull. Engine stabilizer control light came on. This is about the third time this has happen. The first time it happen the vehicle had less than a 115,000 miles on it. The second time it happen I call the dealer they replaced a sensor on the throttle body. They told me if it didn't work that I would have to replace the throttle body out of my own pocket. Now it is doing it again. I think it something wrong with the throttle body system from the manufacturer. If this happens on a major highway it could cause injury or a fatality.
While driving on highway at 65-70 MPH, electrical system shut down the tachometer, speedometer, fuel and all other gauges. Lights and turn signals remained on. Transmission downshifted and would not shift up after a complete stop. Shifting transmission to park, reverse or neutral would not register, but would shift. Service engine, ABS light and stabilitrak off light came on. On a separate occasion message center read service traction control, service stabilitrak on a similar occurrence, while coming to a stop. This has occurred several times. Drove home, without speedometer and miles did not register on odometer.
Traction Control complaints in other Silverado 1500 years
Frequently asked questions
How common are traction control problems on the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500?
NHTSA has 20 complaints about the stability & traction control of the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 6% of the model year's 363 complaints.
Is there a recall for 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 traction control problems?
No. NHTSA lists no stability & traction control recall for the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, though it has 3 recalls for other components. If the problem is widespread, a repair may still be covered by an extended warranty or a manufacturer service bulletin — ask a dealer.
At what mileage do 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 traction control problems start?
Half of the complaints with a recorded mileage happened before about 122,000 miles.
Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) — owner complaints through October 20, 2026, recalls and defect investigations; fuel economy from the EPA. Complaints are unverified reports and are not proof of a defect. How we rate model years.