2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 520 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 10th highest complaint count among 19 Silverado 1500 model years with reports.
Of the 2009 reports, 14 involved a crash and 9 involved a fire. 7 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2013 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2010 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500/3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500/3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C."
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328790.
Campaign 21V053000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Sierra 2500, Sierra 3500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, and Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, and Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328780.
Campaign 21V052000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleFeb 5, 2021
General Motors, LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL, and 2009-2011 Chevrolet Silverado 2500, Silverado 3500, GMC Sierra 2500 and Sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, GM is recalling certain 2007-2008 Cadillac Escalade, Escalade ESV, Escalade EXT, Chevrolet Avalanche, Silverado 1500, Suburban, Tahoe, GMC Sierra 1500, Yukon, Yukon XL vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." These vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal inflators containing phase-stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.
Campaign 21V050000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: other or unspecified
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Suspension, Structure, Other or unspecified, Jun 19, 2024
Recently while up on the hoist the technician said the frame rust was very severe and the truck was in danger of buckling. Should it be so bad at 114,000?
Other or unspecified, Jul 9, 2023
Chevy has poor quality frames trucks with less then 70k miles on them are unsafe to drive it is a 2009 been garage kept and well taking care of there are tons of these trucks not road worty because of frame me and most people still owe money on these trucks and get no compensation for them Ford Toyota make frame replacement panels while Chevy has no one my truck has 69k on it and truck looks amazing till you look at the frame even the new trucks how can a dealer charge so much money for a truck and by the time it's paid off it's unsafe it's gonna cost me several thousands of dollars and hopefully be able to fix there poor quality issue if not I'm stuck paying 10,000 dollars to pay off truck or my credit is no good and can't get another vehicle I love paycheck to paycheck and just purchased this truck used 12 months ago the frame is solid on outside but it rotten from inside out just like ever other Chevy sad for a truck with such low miles below is a image of how nice truck is and taking care of again this has 69,000miles on it now I can't get it to pass inspection
Other or unspecified, Jul 8, 2023
Excessive rust 2009 Chevy Silverado with 69k miles on it truck has always been garage kept and meticulously taking care of frame is rusted truck is junk still owe money on it Chevy needs to do something major problem here
Other or unspecified, Apr 7, 2023
On or around the end of September of 2022. My 2009 Chevrolet Duramax began to act up . Showing a trouble code of U0101… TCM could not communicate with the Rest of the vehicle. Contacted all the local auto parts stores. Nobody could get this part. Finally contacted the dealer. No luck , this part is on national back order. Contacted GM , they have no idea when this part is going to be available. After months of research I have found there is 1,000s of trucks parked awaiting for this one part. Ironically if you read some of the stories. Regardless of what year the truck is or how many miles is on it. They have all went out around the same time… odd my truck has been parked awaiting this part for 7 months. I’ve continued to make payments on this undriveable vehicle. Not only am I making payments on the truck I cannot pull my trailer for my lawn care business. Gm is costing us money everyday. Something has to change ASAP.
Other or unspecified, Jul 27, 2022
My 2009 Silverado has a very rusted frame. I have replaced bedsides and rocker panels due to excessive rust. Now the frame has holes in it. I'm not sure when it becomes a critical safety incident, but it is bad. It is ridiculous that I have owned this truck since 2012 when it had 42,000 miles on it. This frame is terrible for a well-taken care of truck.
Other or unspecified, Jan 18, 2022
Service Trailer Brake System. Defective wiring harness
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Oct 20, 2021, crash
Airbags for the steering wheel did not deploy.
Other or unspecified, Jul 21, 2021
The dash is cracked. There was a lawsuit against GM about this issue, and im filling a complaint also. This can cause a safety issue by the broken dash could possibly puncture the airbag.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Apr 12, 2021
A SAFETY RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE PASSENGER-SIDE FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR. RECALL SERVICE WAS PERFORMED ON 04-12-2021 AT PARKWAY CHEVROLET IN TOMBALL, TX. THE DASH WAS CRACKED AND BROKEN WHEN THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN REMOVED THE COVER FOR THE AIRBAG.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Apr 6, 2021
DASH CRACKED FOR NO REASON. ALWAYS COVERED AND PROTECTED. AIRBAG RECALL AND THEY ARE GOING TO DESTROY DASH CHANGING THE DEFECTIVE AIRBAG
Exterior lighting, Other or unspecified, Jan 8, 2021
DASH ON VEHICLE IS CRACKED, AS IT GETS COLDER IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE CAUSING CRACK TO THE POINT OF THE DASH FALLING APART AS DRIVING
Suspension, Other or unspecified, Service brakes, Nov 24, 2020
INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF FRAME RUST. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 22500 MILES BUT HAS EXTENSIVE FRAME RUST AND FRONT SWAY BAR FRAME SEPARATION. ALSO HEAVILY RUSTED BRAKE LINES. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED TRANSMISSION SHIFTER PAWL AND TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. I SEE WIDELY POSTED OCCURRENCE ON YOUTUBE & SOCIAL MEDIA. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY GM IS GETTING A PASS ON THESE HORRIBLE PRODUCT ISSUES. NO LISTED RECALLS ON SITE.
Other or unspecified, Oct 25, 2020
DASHBOARD CRACKED IN 4 SPOTS AND DEFROST CENTER DASH VENT BROKEN. HAPPENED OVER THE FIRST 4-5 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP.
Other or unspecified, Aug 31, 2020
DASH COVER KEEPS CRACKING I'VE TALKED TO OTHERS SILVERADO TRUCK OWNERS AND THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM THE TRUCK IS NOT IN MOTION WHEN THIS HAPPENS . IT'S AN ON GOING OCCURRENCE
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Aug 16, 2020
UNKNOWN. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG I'VE NOTICED HAS NOT BEEN WORKING CORRECTLY. IT DOESN'T COME ON WHEN PPL ARE SITTING IN THE SEAT. BUT I DID A RECALL CHECK AND IT'S TELLING ME ALL THIS. MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER2049151 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER16V381
Other or unspecified, Aug 10, 2020
WHEN REPLACING THE FUEL PUMP THE MECHANIC NOTED THAT THE FRAME HAD SERIOUS RUST CORROSION AND ALSO THE BRAKE LINES HAD SERIOUS RUST ISSUES.
Wheels, Other or unspecified, Jul 7, 2020
CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. BAD FINISH ON ALLOYED WHEELS
Other or unspecified, May 30, 2020
THE DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT
Other or unspecified, May 13, 2020
I CAME BACK FROM WORK AND THE DASH IS CRACKED. DOORS WERE LOCKED. *TR
Other or unspecified, Jan 25, 2020
DASH BOARD CRACKED AS APPARENTLY MANY OTHERS HAVE. NOT THAT MANY MILES ON IT
Other or unspecified, Dec 2, 2019
MUSTY ODOR FROM AIR CONDTIONING SYSTEM MAY CAUSE REACTION TO MOLD OR MILDEW.
Other or unspecified, May 31, 2019
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG.
Other or unspecified, Apr 15, 2019
4X4 TRANSFER CASE ENCODER MOTOR FAILS AND CAUSES YOUR SERVICE 4X4 LIGHT TO COME ON AND YOU CANT SELECT 4X4 ON YOUR VEHICLE.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Sep 24, 2018
AS THOUSANDS OF OTHER GM CUSTOMERS. CRACKED DASHBOARD WITH THE SPLIT BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. WHEN DEPLOYED DASH COULD POTENTIALLY SHATTER
Other or unspecified, Jun 14, 2018
ELECTRONIC DEVICE BELOW DRIVERS SEAT CORRODED DUE TO ACOUSTICAL PAD RETAINING MOISTURE. AIR BAG LIGHT AND INSTRUMENT SAFETY ISSUE. ALREADY RECALL ON CERTAIN VIN, HOWEVER MY TRUCK VIN NOT LISTED.