2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARE WHEEL ASSEMBLY, BED ASSEMBLY, AND TAILGATE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE EVERYTHING GOES CRAZY AT ONCE: DOORS LOCK AND UNLOCK, ENGINE CUTS AND GOES BACK ON, STABILITRAK LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF, TRANSMISSION KICKS OUT OF GEAR AND THEN DOWNSHIFTS SENDING THE ENGINE TO OVER 5,000 RPM, RADIO GOES OFF AND ON OFF AND ON. THIS EVENT LASTS FOR ABOUT 5 TO 7 SECONDS THEN EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND MAY NOT HAPPEN AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. THIS PROBLEM SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR TO NHTSA ID #10871399. IT IS AN EXTREMELY SCARY EVENT AND WHEN IN TRAFFIC GOING 70 AND THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTS AND THE SPEED DROPS TO 50 LIKE YOU SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE BRAKES HAVE NOT BEEN TOUCHED. IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO BE HIT THIS MORNING. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN FEBRUARY 2014 WITH 114,000 MILES, THIS FIRST HAPPENED IN 2014 WITH APPROX. 118,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 171,500.

THE VEHICLE FIRST STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL TROUBLES WHEN WE WERE TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. THE DOOR LOCKS WERE CYCLING RAPIDLY, THE GAUGES WERE BOUNCING ALL OVER THE DIALS, WE LOST POWER, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE FLASHING, AND THE TRANSMISSION STOPPED WORKING, AND WE WERE COASTING - ON AN INTERSTATE. WE PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF FOR A FEW MOMENTS, STARTED IT UP AND TOOK OFF AGAIN, WITH NO TROUBLE. GOT HOME AND I LOOKED IT UP ON THE INTERNET, AND FOUND MANY SIMILAR/IDENTICAL STORIES. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. THEY CHARGED US $200, AND THE PROBLEM SEEMED FIXED, FOR A WHOLE TWO MONTHS, JUST LIKE EVERYONE ELSE SAID IN THEIR POSTS. IT HAS DONE IT AT LEAST 7 TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR, AND WE HAVE RESORTED TO PUSHING IN THE FUSES, WHICH WIGGLE LOOSE - AND IT SEEMS TO FIX IT, ALBEIT TEMPORARILY. UNTIL TODAY. IT STARTED HAPPENING ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, AND WE PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, TOOK OFF THE COVER, AND PUSHED DOWN THE FUSES, BUT NONE WERE LOOSE. IT ACTED UP ABOUT 3 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY BACK HOME, AND WE HAD TO TURN AROUND TO GET THE TRUCK IN THE DRIVEWAY BEFORE IT JUST DIED ALTOGETHER. WE MISSED AN APPOINTMENT WITH A CUSTOMER (WE DO CONSTRUCTION) BECAUSE OF IT. IT'S NOT SAFE TO DRIVE - WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE LOSS OF POWER. GM SAYS THEY'RE SYMPATHETIC, BUT THAT DOESN'T FIX IT. WE DON'T NEED SYMPATHY, WE NEED RESULTS! THEY ALSO SAY THEY'VE NOT HEARD OF THE PROBLEM - BULL----. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM, THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THUS FAR, I DON'T THINK ANYONE HAS BEEN KILLED, SO THE BEAN COUNTERS AREN'T RATTLED YET. SO FAR, NO LAWSUITS THAT I KNOW OF - THEY GET TO RIDE OFF INTO THE SUNSET WITH OUR MONEY AND ALL WE GET IS A JUNK TRUCK THAT YOU CAN'T RELY UPON EVEN THOUGH IT ONLY HAS 58,000 MILES.

MEGA FUSE AFTER PURCHASING MY VEHICLE, I STARTED HAVING ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THE INSTRUMENTS AND HEADLIGHTS GOING HAYWIRE. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND WHEN I PUT MY TRUCK IN PARK THE ENGINE WOULD DIE. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL ON THE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER CHANGING OUT THE FACTORY MEGA FUSE THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. BALL BEARING ISSUE: THE BALL BEARING ON THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HAS GONE OUT TWICE IN OVER A ONE YEAR PERIOD. I USE MY VEHICLE FOR NORMAL TRANSPORTATION WORK/HOME. I AM HAVING TO HAVE THE BEARING CHANGED AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

OIL RELIEVE VALVE STUCK SHUT NOT LETTING PRESSURE CRANK VALVE TO OPERATE AND FOULING NUMBER ONE CYLINDER IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET CAUSING STABILITY TRAC AND THE TRAC CONTROL LIGHTS CAME ON CEL IS FLASHING AND VEHICLE IS RUNNING ROUGH. HAPPENED ALL AT ONCE. ONLY 61181 MILES ON VEHICLE.

"TAKATA RECALL" DASH BOARD CRACKED . MAJOR CRACKS THROUGH OUT. CONCERNS ABOUT FLYING DEBRIS IF EVER THE AIR BAGS DEPLOY.

CRACKED DASH AROUND GAUGE CLUSTER AND PASSENGER AIR BAG. POTENTIAL HAZARD IF AIR BAG DEPLOYS.

MY DASH BOARD IS CRACKED AND GETTING WORSE AS THE CRACK GROWS. THE CRACK IS BEHIND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND WILL CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IN AN UNSAFE MANER AND ALSO CAUSE EXTRA DEBRIE TO FLY AROUND WHEN THE AIRBAG DOES DEPLOY DUE TO THE FAULTY DASH THAT AFFECTS 2007-2013 GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO DRIVE PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT AND REPROGRAMMED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SHIPPED TO A THIRD PARTY WHERE IT WAS REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MORE VIOLENTLY CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ROLL BACK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO DRIVE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 155,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND TRUCK WOULD NOT MOVE SO I BACKUP THEN IT WENT AHEAD. THE FIRST CORNER I WENT AROUND HEARD A SCRAPPING SOUND. WENT TO DEALER TRUCK HAD 16615 MI. ON IT , HAD 16615 MILES ON WHEN I GOT IT BACK, THEY SAID NOTHING WRONG. HAD SAME TROUBLE 2 DAYS LATER WENT BACK TO DEALER THEN THEY TOLD ME BOTH REAR SEALS WERE LEAKING THAT ALSO RUINED BOTH REAR BRAKE CYLINDERS. ALL WAS REPLACED THEY SAID WAS NOT COVERED ON MY WARRANTY COST 191.20 REAR WHEEL SEALS, 98.08 FOR REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLINDERS. GM WAS NO HELP.