Two problems related to transmission not engage have been reported for the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2010 Silverado 1500.
I purchased this vehicle at a somewhat reliable local dealership only to have the vehicle in and out of the shop a total of 6 months for the first year and a half of my ownership. The problem with the vehicle has been, and still is, the transmission and it's ability to slip in and out of gear at random. At intersections, stops and starts, as well as in movement the transmission will disengage and slam into gear with a loud clunking noise and jerking action. On an incline, it will actually roll backwards thus forcing the need to constantly cover the brake for this concern. The service manager at the dealership says he has done all he can do and gm insist that this is normal for the transmission to work this way. They even issued a copy of a memo to the dealership about this. They have assured me that if anything were to happen with the transmission it would be covered. Forget about creating an accident, or my wife or myself getting killed! I figure this a very unsafe vehicle and will probably have to get rid of it before it gets rid of me or somebody else unless gm fixes it and makes it right. Economically I'm not in a good position to just get rid of it because I owe so much on it but even if I did an unsafe vehicle is put back into circulation for somebody else to deal with. On another note, the service manager's shared with that his father bought a 2013 Chevrolet truck with the same problem and had the transmission slam into gear the same way mine did while he was pulling away from a toll booth while towing a boat back from connecticut. Consequently, this appears to be a problem spanning additional years as well. Clearly a defective design in drive train. Please consider investigating this issue and make gm responsible for addressing this issue other than issuing a memo and turning their heads the other way. There might be many lives save by taking action now.
Gauges stick 4 wheel drive will not engage intermittently and then will not shut off when engaged intermittently.