54 complaints reported

2010 Chevrolet Tahoe Structure

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
54
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
3

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Jan 2024

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at slow speeds into a parking area, the passenger's side of the vehicle collapsed, rendering the vehicle inoperable. The contact stated that shortly afterwards, Roadside Assistance arrived to tow the vehicle and observed that the frame had split down the center. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 240,000. The VIN was not available.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2024
Aug 2020

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD AND WAS CONCERNED ABOUT AN INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERNDON CHEVROLET (5617 SUNSET BLVD, LEXINGTON, SC 29072) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CRACK EXTENDED OVER TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *BF CONSUMER STATED DASHBOARD IS CRACKING INTO SMALLER PIECES SURROUNDING THE AIRBAG.*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2015
Jun 2019

DASH HAS CRACKS IN TWO LOCATIONS. MOST CONCERNING WHERE PASSENGER AIRBAG MEETS DASH. CRACKS FOUND WHEN CAR WAS NOT STATIONARY AND IS GARAGED NIGHTLY.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2018
May 2019

DASH HAS MULTIPLE CRACKS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2019
Apr 2019

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD HAD AN EXTENSIVE CRACK THAT TRAVELED FROM THE DRIVER TO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE FAILURE WOULD AFFECT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE OTHER COMPONENTS NEAR THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. KEYES CHEVROLET (5949 VAN NUYS BLVD, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91401, (818) 254-8277) WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2019
Apr 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD CRACKED AROUND THE STEERING WHEEL ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2018
Jan 2018

THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED AT THE AIRBAG COVER OVER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, ALSO ON THE DRIVER SIDE DASH IT HAS CRACKED AND BEGINNING TO CREATE A HOLE. I'M JUST NOW FINDING THAT THERE HAS BEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS AND OTHER CHEVY MODELS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2016
Dec 2017

DASH BOARD CRACKED FOR 3RD TIME ON DRIVERS SIDE. GM WILL NOT COVER NOW AS ITS OUT OF WARRANTY. DRIVERS SIDE MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN. KNOWN ISSUE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2017
Oct 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO FRACTURE NEAR THE SEAM OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE CONTACT NOTICED A SEVERE FRACTURE ALONG THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PREMIER CHEVROLET OF BUENA PARK IN BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND TOOK PICTURES OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-3301312480. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2017
Oct 2017

MY DASH IS CRACKED! THIS IS A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE A RECALL. I WANT TO GET THIS FIXED BEFORE IT TOTALLY FALLS APART. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN I NOTICED IT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2016
Oct 2017

CRACKED DASH- I FOUND THE DASH OF MY 2010 TAHOE CRACKED BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. UPON DOING RESEARCH I FOUND THAT NUMEROUS OTHER CHEVY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND GM CONTINUES TO DENY THAT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND DO A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THEY ALL CRACK IN THE SAME AREAS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2017
Oct 2017

I HAVE TWO CRACKS ON THE DASH OF MY 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE 4D 4X4 LTZ ONE IS HALF WAY UP MY INSTRUMENT PANEL SIDE THE OTHER GOES TO THE CORNER OF MY AIRBAG OPENING.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2016
Aug 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (MCKELVEY CHEVROLET, 17488 US-280 DADEVILLE, AL 36853) WHO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACTED MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,488. UPDATED 11/07/17*LJ *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Aug 2016
Jun 2017

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING IN MULTIPLE PLACES. THE CRACKS ARE GETTING WORSE WITH TIME. THIS COULD CAUSE FRAGMENTS OF SHARP PLASTIC TO BE LAUNCHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT MAY ALSO BE COMPROMISED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Nov 2016
May 2017

THERE ARE STRESS CRACKS IN A FAULTY DASHBOARD THAT HAS HAD NO BLUNT FORCE. THESE CRACKS ARE LOCATED AT THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT OUTDOORS IN THE COOL AIR, AND THE CRACKS APPEARED SOMETIME AFTER THE DEFROSTER OR POSSIBLY THE HEAT OF THE DAY WARMED THE VEHICLE

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Mar 2016
May 2017

I BOUGHT A 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE IN DECEMBER 2012 LESS THAN 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE THE DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING IN TWO PLACE-DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE AIR BAGS. THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM TAHOE OWNERS. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR EVERYONE RIDING IN THE VEHICLE. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2017
Apr 2017

THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES. NEXT TO THE AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS CREATES A SAFETY HAZARD IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION WHERE THE DASHBOARD WILL SEPARATE AND CREATE FLYING PROJECTILES. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS, THE DASHBOARD WILL BREAK APART AND CREATE FLYING PROJECTILES. I NOTICED THE CRACKS ON 4/16/2017.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2017
Mar 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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2017
Feb 2017

CRACKED DASHBOARD. AT THE MOMENT THE DASH HAS CRACKED OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: May 2015
Dec 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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Dec 2016
Dec 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Sep 2016
Dec 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

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jan 2014
Nov 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2014
Sep 2016

DASH ABOVE GAUGES STARTED CRACKING AND KEEPS GROWING AS WELL AS A 2-3IN CRACK BY PASSENGER AIR BAG

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Apr 2011
Sep 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.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2010 CHEVROLET TAHOE, Manufacturer: General Motors, LLC
Incident: Jul 2016

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The 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe has 54 Structure complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.