2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD INTERMITTENTLY FLASH ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER APPROXIMATELY TWENTY TIMES BUT THE DEALER WAS UNSURE AS TO HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM AND ADVISED THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL BECAUSE OF A NEW CHARGING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 38,000.

2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB, 13,000 MILES. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING, AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. JUST WEEKS LATER, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK STOPPED WORKING. DEALERSHIP, AGAIN, REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN WARM WEATHER, THE PASSENGERS REAR WINDOW SHATTERED WITHOUT WARRANT. THE DEALER ADVISED THE REPAIRS TO THE WINDOW WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE CONTACTS WARRANTY. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE TO BE SAFETY RELATED DUE TO THE GLASS SHATTERING AND FLYING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 3,050.

I HAVE A 2009 SILVERADO CREW CAB THAT CAME WITH GOODYEAR EAGLE LS-2 TIRES--DOT M62A BCER. ALSO, MY SILVERADO CAME WITH A TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM. ON 1 MAY 2010 I WAS DRIVING IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF WYLIE, TEXAS, VERY SLOWLY, PROBABLY AROUND 5 MPH BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS PARKED ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET AND PEOPLE STANDING BY THEIR VEHICLES TALKING. IMMEDIATELY AFTER PASSING BETWEEN THE CARS THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BACK TIRE COLLAPSED, APPARENTLY A BLOWOUT. I CALLED MY INSURANCE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE THAT CHANGED MY TIRES. I ASKED THE MAN WHO CHANGED MY TIRES IF HE HAD A COMPRESSOR ON HIS TOW TRUCK, AND HE DID. BECAUSE HE OR I NEITHER ONE COULD SEE ANY NAILS NOR ANYTHING ELSE PROTRUDING INTO THE TIRE, I ASKED HIM TO AIR THE TIRE UP. HE AIRED THE TIRE UP AND IMMEDIATELY SAID HERE IS YOUR PROBLEM'AIR BLOWING OUT OF THE SIDE OF THE TIRE. I LOOKED THE ROAD OVER WHERE THE TIRED COLLAPSED, BUT FOUND NOTHING. TWENTY MINUTES EARLIER I WAS TRAVELING ON U.S. 75 IN PLANO, TEXAS GOING 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. MY SILVERADO WILL LET ME KNOW IF MY TIRES ARE LOW. I HAD NO WARNING BEFORE THERE WAS AN APPARENT BLOWOUT. THE TIRE HAD 27,700 MILES, PLUS OR MINUS A COUPLE OF MILES, AT THE TIME IT COLLAPSED. THE TIRE HAD GOOD THREAD AND HAD BEEN ROUTINELY ROTATED. THE TIRE MONITORING SYSTEM LET ME KNOW WHEN I PUT THE SPARE ON THAT I SHOULD CHECK THE TIRE. I HAVE NOTIFIED GOODYEAR OF THIS INCIDENT. *TR

I CURRENTLY DRIVE A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH GENERAL AMERITRAC TIRES. THESE TIRES SEEM TO HAVE PRE MATURE WEAR ON THE EDGES AND FLAT SPOTS. ALL HAVE ROTATED ETC AND TIRE PRESSURE CHECKED AND MONITORED. I FEEL LIKE THESE TIRE ARE A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD NOT BE USED. TIRE SIZE IS 245 70 R17. *TR

THE BRAKE PEDAL BACK PRESSURE IS WEAK, SPONGY OR SOFT WHEN APPLIED. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR BOARD FURTHER THAN NORMAL/ TRADITIONAL OF ALL MANUFACTURER VEHICLE MODELS THROUGH OUT PAST DECADES OF PRODUCTION. HAVE TO PUMP THIS VEHICLES BRAKE PEDAL MORE THAN TWICE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE NECESSARY TO ACHIEVE CONTROL OF VEHICLE'S BRAKES. FOR UNEXPECTED BRAKING, THE CURRENT BRAKING SYSTEM ON 1500 SILVERADO CHEVROLETS IS INADEQUATE FOR THE AVERAGE DRIVER WHICH POSSIBLY WILL RESULT WITH HARM TO OTHERS AND VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 CREW CAB. HE STATED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE LOCK ACTUATOR UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. LATER, HE COULD SMELL A BURNING SMELL, SIMILAR TO BURNING PLASTIC, FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE SOURCE. ON A LATER DATE, WHILE GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED A TWO INCH BURN HOLE NEAR THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED REPLACING THE DOOR HANDLE. THE DEALER COULD NOT PROVIDE A REASON AS TO WHY THE BURN HOLE WAS ON THE DOOR. THE DEALER FOUND THERE WERE WIRES THAT FAILED AND OVERHEATED, CAUSING THE DAMAGE TO THE DOOR. REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE DOOR AND THE LOCK ACTUATOR WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME, UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,310.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) I OWN A 2009 CHEVY PICKUP WITH A EXTENDED CAB WHEN I DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD THE DOORS SHUTTER AND FEEL LIKE THEY ARE GOING TO OPEN THE DEALER IS SAYING THERE WAS A NATIONAL RECALL FOR STRIKER PLATES THEY PUT THEM ON WITH NO CHANGE I AM AFRAID TO PUT MY KIDS IN THIS TRUCK BECAUSE THE DOORS MIGHT OPEN AND GAS PEDAL DOESN'T SEEM TO RESPOND CORRECTLY [XXX] *TR

NOT MUCH FOR BRAKES ON THE INITIAL PUSH OF THE PEDAL BUT IF YOU PUMP THEM UP THEY ARE GOOD. REALLY BAD IN A EMERGENCY STOP OR WHEN YOU HAVE A LIGHT TRAILER ON THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE SEPARATE BRAKES ON TRAILER. I HAD IT BOTH ON 1500 4X4 08GMC AND ON THE SAME 09 CHEVY I HAVE NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT DETECTED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH A 17 INCH SPARE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER MOUNTED FOUR 18 INCH TIRES ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD WITH USAGE OF THE SPARE TIRE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,000.