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
520 reports, newest first.
Air bags, Feb 9, 2021
II WAS NOTIFIED OF THIS RECALL LAST YEAR AND THE LOCAL DEALER HAS NOT CONTACTED ME ABOUT FIXING THE RECALL AND THIS IS THE SECOND NOTICE FROM NHTSA ABOUT THE RECALL BUT THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP HAS NOT NOTIFIED ME OR REPAIRED MY VEHICLE AND IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR FROM THE FIRST NOTICE AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX THE PROBLEM!
Air bags, Feb 9, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 21V050000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER STERLING MCCALL LOCATED AT 17800 NORTH FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77090 WAS CONTACTED AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
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
Air bags, Nov 25, 2020
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DASH COVER IS CRACKED AND MAKES WE WORRIED THE HEAT AND WEATHER WILL MAKE THE AIR BAG INFLATE UNNECESSARILY
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.
Air bags, Nov 23, 2020
WAS DRIVING DOWN 95 BY HOWLAND MAINE WHEN MY AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON , I PULLED OVER SHUT TRUCK OFF AND RESTARTED IT STILL DIDN'T GO AWAY, SO I DECIDED TO JUST DRIVE IT RIGHT TO GARAGE WE'RE I FOUNDED OUT IT COULD BE A FEW THINGS, SO I GOT 2 BRAND NEW AIRBAG SENSORS BUT AFTER WE PUT THEM IN, IT STILL DIDN'T GO OFF. BUT I SEEN WE'RE YOUR COMPANY PUT THIS AIRBAG RECALL OUT. I WAS WONDERING IF THAT COULD BE WHY? I GOT PAPERWORK WE'RE WE PUT SENSORS IN.
Steering, Electrical system, Service brakes, Nov 19, 2020
STEERING ANGLE SENSOR IS FAULTY. THIS IS AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE VEHICLE SAFETY SYSTEMS, INCLUDING ABS, AND TRACTION/ STABILITY CONTROL. HOW CAN THIS PART BE NO LONGER MANUFACTURED AFTER ONLY 9 YEARS? ALL SAFETY CONTROLS SHUT OFF WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
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.
Air bags, Oct 12, 2020
I HAVE CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER CLASSIC CHEVY FOR 4 YEARS NOW ABOUT THE RECALL ON THE AIRBAG THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH AND ALL THEY WILL SAY IS THEY CAN';T GET THE PART TO FIX THIS. IS THIS CORRECT AND IF SO WHAY IS THIS NOT FIXED YET?
Air bags, Oct 7, 2020
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Air bags, Sep 22, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO BE SERVICED OR DIAGNOSED FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Air bags, Sep 13, 2020
CRACKS IN ALL AREAS OF DASHBOARD POSSIBLY CAUSING AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT FAILURE.
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.
Air bags, Structure, Aug 5, 2020
DASH IS CRACKING EVERYWHERE
Air bags, Jul 14, 2020
I HAVE BEEN TRYING FOR YEARS TO GET THE TAKATA AIR BAG REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE BUT THE DEALER REFUSES TO DO IT.
Wheels, Other or unspecified, Jul 7, 2020
CRACKS IN DASHBOARD. BAD FINISH ON ALLOYED WHEELS
Structure, Jul 1, 2020
DASH BOARD CRACKED WHILE STATIONARY.
Air bags, Jun 26, 2020
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND HAVE SEEN NOTICES REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH THE TYPE OF AIR BAGS IT HAS FOR YEARS BUT UNABLE TO HAVE THE PROBLEM ADDRESSED. OTHERS I KNOW WITH THE SAME AIRBAGS HAVE HAD THEM SUCCESSFULLY REPLACED BY THE DEALER OF THEIR VEHICLES, SUCH AS HONDA AND NISSAN, ETC. IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT AN AMERICAN MANUFACTURER KEEPS OBTAINING EXCEPTIONS AND WAIVERS TO CORRECT THIS SAFETY ISSUE. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I LIVE IN A HIGH HEAT, HIGH HUMIDITY AREA, FLORIDA, WHICH IS SAID TO EXACERBATE THE PROBLEM. IT IMPERATIVE THE AIRBAGS BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. PLEASE ADVISE REGARDING HOW THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED. *TR
Structure, Jun 8, 2020
DASHBOARD PRESENTS MULTIPLE CRACKS BY AIRBAG IN PASSENGER SIDE AND BY THE IDLE AREA. LINES ARE SIMILAR TO MANY REPORTED IN 2018 LAWSUIT. CONCERN ABOUT SAFETY IN CASE AIRBAG BREAKS FRAGILE DASHBOARD AND THIS INJURES MY FAMILY. *TR
Electrical system, Exterior lighting, Engine, Jun 4, 2020
FREQUENTLY WHEN DRIVING TRUCK WILL DO SOME OR ALL OF THE FOLLOWING THINGS, DOOR LOCKS LOCKING AND UNLOCKING, DASH LIGHTS FLASHING, STEREO COMING ON AND OFF, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL TURNS OFF, ALL LIGHTS, EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR, TURN OFF AND ON SOMETIMES STAYING OFF LONG ENOUGH AT NIGHT WILL SCARE YOU, TRUCK SPEEDS UP BUT THEN SOMETIMES LOSING POWER. ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAPPEN WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION. I DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY EVERY DAY WHICH IS BAD WHEN TRUCK DOES THESE THINGS. NOT A SAFE SITUATION FOR ME. THEN SOMETIMES WHEN YOU TURN IT OFF YOU HEAR A LOUD CLICKING NOISE. IF YOU DO NOTHING BATTERY WILL BE DEAD WHEN YOU TRY TO START IT NEXT TIME. I CAN GET IT TO STOP THE CLICKING BY RAISING HOOD I AND TAPPING ON POSITIVE BATTERY CAN I LET OR THE MEGA FUSE THAT IS ON THE FIREWALL. CHEVROLET HAS RECALLED THE 2008 TRUCKS FOR SOMETHING SIMILAR TO THIS. I *TR
Other or unspecified, May 30, 2020
THE DASH HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT
Air bags, Engine, May 17, 2020
THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS CRACKED AND COULD HURT SOMEONE IF THE AIRBAGS WERE TO DEPLOY. THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH THE 2009 SILVERADO. ALSO, THE LIFTERS ARE VERY BAD AND WILL STOP WORKING IF THE AFM ISN'T TURNED OFF. I THOUGHT MY ENGIE WAS DEAD WHEN GOING 70 AND THE LIFTER GO OUT. LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO TOW IT TO A SHOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE.
Air bags, May 16, 2020
I WAS INFORMED THAT I HAVE A RECALL FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAG IN MY 2009 SILVERADO 1500 AS OF MAY 27, 2016. AS OF YET GM IS SAYING NO REMEDY BUT IN THE MEANTIME I AM DRIVING AN UNSAFE TRUCK BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA IN HOT HUMID WEATHER AND THAT IS THE FACTOR THAT EFFECTS THE AIRBAGS! THIS IS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE THAT I PURCHASED AS NEW AND I BELIEVE $ YEARS IS LONG ENOUGH TO FIND A REMEDY! *TR