2010 Gmc SIERRA 3500 EXTENDED CAB - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2010 GMC Sierra 3500 Extended Cab does not have an overall safety rating available. The car lacks stability control, collision warning, and lane departure warning features. Despite these omissions, it's important to note that there have been 34 complaints and 6 recalls reported for this model. As a result, potential buyers should carefully consider these factors when evaluating the safety of this vehicle.

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Complaint Count

34

Recall Count

6

Investigation Count

1

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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Safety Features

2010 GMC Sierra 3500 Extended Cab Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2010 GMC Sierra 3500 Extended Cab

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

No
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2010 GMC Sierra 3500 Extended Cab Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2010 GMC Sierra 3500 Extended Cab Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2010 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2010 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating Not Rated
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2010 Score
Rollover Rating Not Rated
Rollover Possibility % 0%
Dynamic Tip Result
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated

Complaints for the 2010 Gmc SIERRA 3500 EXTENDED CAB

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

Choose a component to see what complaints people have made about them.

Complaint:
"'10711995'"
Components Involved: STRUCTURE
Date of incident: 2015-03-11

Complaint:
"vehicle has cracked dash in area of passenger air bag which could possibly cause shrapnel if airbags are deployed. this problem is common and there are thousands of people with this crack in the exact same area as mine. contacted gm and they refuse to acknowledge a problem. *tr"
Components Involved: STRUCTURE
Date of incident: 2016-01-04

Complaint:
"2010 gmc sierra crew cab pick up truck. dash panel cracked on upper right corner of passenger side air bag. upper left corner cracked a couple of weeks later. gmc refuses to admit that there's a problem even though the cracked dash panels have been documented on several different message board and facebook groups. *tr"
Components Involved: STRUCTURE
Date of incident: 2013-09-04

Complaint:
"the dash is my truck has started to crack. from research on the internet i see this is a fairly common occurrence. the dealer said it is not covered although i have an extended warranty. i am unsatisfied with gm and feel this crack dash could be a hazard if an accident were to occur. i would love a compromise from gm to at least offer to pay some of the cost of replacement, if not all of it. *tr"
Components Involved: STRUCTURE
Date of incident: 2014-01-10

Complaint:
"on 10/29/2014 i filed a complaint with odi number 10650997 about the outside door handles on my 2010 gmc sierra since three of them had broken off since december 2013. then on 11/6/2014, the passenger back door handle came loose & is pulling out of the door. this is the only one of the door handles that has not been previously replaced. all of the door handle failures have occurred since december 2013. this presents a potential hazard. it has been my experience on the door with broken handles that if the door handle comes complete off, it is hard to get the door to latch properly causing it to pop open which could easily happen while the vehicle is in motion putting anyone sitting by the door in harm's way. it is very disconcerting to me that all four door handles have now failed. i would definitely think this is a serious design flaw with these vehicles. two of the handles were replaced under warranty however, the cost to replace the remaining two is $200+ each. to date gmc is not willing to address the issue. *tr"
Components Involved: STRUCTURE
Date of incident: 2014-06-11

Complaint:
"in december 2013 the passenger exterior door handle came off & a few days later exterior driver back door handle came off. the dealership did replace both handles under warranty. however, while we there another man came in with the same problem on his gmc sierra. in october 2014, the exterior driver door handle came off. dealer replacing but charging customer $200+. service person indicated they have had numerous issues with the handles on gmc sierras breaking, as recent as the last month or so. in internet search this seems to be a prevalent problem with the gmc sierra. other car dealers have told us that they have heard complaints on this also. although it may not be a critical safety issue, when the driver door handle came off our vehicle, the door would not latch properly without some effort. this could cause an extreme issue if the door does not latch. if the driver or any passenger sitting by a door on which the handle broke does not get the door to latch properly it could easily fly open while the vehicle is moving and could be catastrophic. *tr"
Components Involved: STRUCTURE
Date of incident: 2014-04-12

GMC Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

GMC ranks 8 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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