2010 Chevrolet Tahoe Technical Service Bulletins

1,584 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2010 Chevrolet Tahoe. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10038349Feb 1, 2011Transmission and drivetrain. Gm: there is a whine noise when in drive or reverse. There is a bearing problem in the torque converter.
• 10038295Feb 1, 2011Other or unknown. Gm: information on fixing multiple situations right the first time.
• 10038259Feb 1, 2011Seats. Gm: the third row seat is difficult to remove and install because of various floor latch situations.
• 10030731Feb 1, 2011Electrical system, Engine cooling. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: on rare occasions, a vehicle may stall and a ses light may set accompanied by one or all of the following codes, p061b; p0afa; p0bbd. In most cases the vehicle will restart, but the ses lamp will remain illuminated and the dic may display service hybrid system message. *pe updated 11/24/09. *pe updated 3/15/10. *pe updated on 06/24/2011.
• 10037941Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: service engine soon light is on with a misfire and a possible tick noise.
• 10037933Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: the service engine soon light is on, there is also a misfire or engine noise. There are multiple possible causes.
• 10037684Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: the vehicle perfromance may be poor with an inoperative fuel gauge. The malfunction light may also be on.
• 10037555Jan 1, 2011Seats. Gm: the driver or passenger heated seat are inoperative. They are slow to warm or may shut off. There are trouble codes set related to the ground terminal harness.
• 10037808Dec 1, 2010Seats. Gm: the third row seats are not operating correctly. They won't fold, tumble, and can't be removed.
• 10036164Dec 1, 2010Suspension. Chevrolet/gmc/cadillac: rear axle pinion bearing noise, gear noise and/or pinion bearing failure(8.6", 9.5", 10.5" and 11.5") aam axles. Customers hear rough growl or grating type sound coming from the rear of vehicle while driving. *pe updated 6/6/11.
• 10037572Nov 1, 2010Engine cooling, Electrical system. Gm: on some hybrid vehicles after updating software there is an internal trouble code stored and it won't go away.
• 10037506Nov 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain. Gm: malfunction light is on and the transmission may not shift correctly.
• 10037309Nov 1, 2010Brakes. Gm: there may be a rubbing/grinding noise when making full left turns. It is most noticeable when driving up an incline.
• 10037146Oct 1, 2010Air bags. Gm: the air bag door may be warped or not sit flush with the instrument panel/dash.
• 10037127Oct 1, 2010Engine cooling, Fuel system. Gm: on a cold start there may be a hard start, brief rough running, black exhaust color, and an engine light. The symptoms diminish after running a while.
• 10033364Oct 1, 2010Fuel system. General motors: engineering information-chemical damage on inner surfaces of fuel tank. Some customers may comment on poor performance, decreased acceleration and/or an inoperative fuel gauge. No models listed except saturn and hummers; includes all passenger cars and light duty trucks. *pe updated 5/9/11.
• 10036324Sep 1, 2010Engine cooling. Pontiac/saturn/buick/gmc/chevrolet/cadillac/hummer: vehicle start and stalls after theft deterrent module replacement. Model years 2006-2011. Does not apply to vehicles with keyless access system.
• 10036124Sep 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain. Gmc/cadillac/chevrolet: engineering information-service 4 wheel drive message displayed. Gm engineering attempting to determine the root cause of the service 4 wheel drive message. Prior to removal or replacement of the transfer case control module.
• 10036548Aug 1, 2010Electrical system, Transmission and drivetrain. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: (hybrid) information on internal transmission wiring harness repairs. Diagnostics of any one of or combination of the dtcs listed may lead to a internal transmission wiring harness concern. Transmissionwiring harness is found to be root cause of any one of the listed dtcs. Do not attempt to repair the internal transmission wiring harness.
• 10036344Aug 1, 2010Engine cooling, Electrical system. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: ses light due to p0300-p0308 and engine misfires; inspect plug wire. This may be the result of a loose spark plug wire of the cylinder with current and/or history misfires.
• 10036304Aug 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: rough transition to auto stop or no auto stop, malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on, dtc p2797 set. Some vehicles may have experienced a cut or chaffing to the auxiliary transmission pump harness, which can cause the auto stop feature to operate incorrectly. Hybrid vehicles only.
• 10036547Jul 1, 2010Electrical system, Engine cooling. Chevrolet/gmc: dtcs p0335 or p0336 set; malfunction indicator lamp (mil)/check engine light on; possible extended engine crank or crank/no start. Engineering is attempting to determine root cause of crankshaft position sensor dtcs. Models avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe, sierra, yukon, yukon denali, yukon xl, yukon denali xl; model year 2010.
• 10036524Jul 1, 2010Engine cooling, Electrical system. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: information on inspecting top post battery cable bolts, clamps and nuts during pre-delivery inspection (pdi).
• 10021443Jul 1, 2010Steering. Ei07082 - power steering fluid leaking from power steering gear/rack assembly. *kb updated on 09/21/07. *nj updated 10/5/07. *nj updated 2/15/08. *nj updated 5/19/08. *nj updated 2/17/10. *pe updated 3/30/11.
• 10036564Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. Gmc/chevrolet: check trailer wiring message in dic poor connections at 7-way). This concern could be caused by a poor connection at the 7-way trailer connector. There are several manufacturers of 7-way (trailer side) connectors and no industry standard specifications for these connectors. Models avalanche, suburban, tahoe, sierra, silverado, sierra denali, yukon, yukon xl.
• 10036550Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saturn: additional diagnostic information for u0140 or u0073. Vehicle may exhibits some symptom(s) as door locks cycle while driving; intermittent no start; service stabilitrak dic message; speedometer and tachometer freeze while driving.
• 10036546Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. Chevrolet/gmc: service trailer brake message with dtc(s) c1115, c1116, c1117, and/or c1118 (inspect wiring near parking brake pedal). This concern may be very intermittent and can occur with or without a trailer connected to truck.
• 10024625Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. [check trailer wiring] message displayed on dic. With rpo jl1. *nj updated 3/28/11.
• 10024526Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. Service trailer brake message with dtc c1114 and/or c1112. With rpo jl1. *nj updated 3/28/11.
• 10034632May 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: prndl display inoperative. The mil is illuminated. Upon further investigation, technicians may find dtc p182e and/or p1915 as an active or history code in the tcm.
• 10034404Feb 1, 2010Air bags, Seat belts. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: airbag light on, dtc b0071 and b0081 set (diagnose and replace right front seatbelt buckle, if necessary). Upon investigation, the technician may find dtc b0071 set in the passenger presence system (pps) and a dtc b0081 in the sensing and diagnostics module (sdm).
• 10034432Jan 1, 2010Engine cooling, Electrical system. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: service hybrid system message and or service engine soon lamp on. Engineering would like information on vehicles with dtc p0c19, p0c1a, p0a78, p0a79, p0c0b, p0c0e, p0bfd, or p0bfe. Retrieve and save the freeze frame data, then record a snapshot of both motor control module 1 and 2 during a crank attempt.
• 10032457Sep 1, 2009Suspension. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: proper application and availability of ball studs for aluminum vs. Cast iron front lower control arms.
• 10032205Aug 1, 2009Body and structure, Electrical system. Chevrolet: police package. Daytime running lamps (drl), automatic headlights (ahl), dome and courtesy lamps, trunk release - programmable options.

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