2009 GMC Sierra 1500
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 280 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 12th highest complaint count among 26 Sierra 1500 model years with reports.
Of the 2009 reports, 7 involved a crash and 4 involved a fire. 5 people were injured.
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
EquipmentApr 26, 2018
General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Chevrolet Silverado HD and GMC Sierra HD, 2009 GMC Topkick 5000, 6000, 7000 and 8000 Series and Isuzu F Series, and 2009-2018 Chevrolet Express, and GMC Savana vehicles, equipped with certain Plastic-Handle Fire Extinguishers or Push Button 'Pindicator' Fire Extinguishers. These extinguishers may become clogged, preventing the extinguisher from discharging as expected or requiring excessive force to activate the extinguisher. Additionally, in certain models, the nozzle may detach from the valve assembly with enough force that it could cause injury and also render the product inoperable. For a full list of the affected fire extinguisher models visit: https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/rcl/2017/RMISC-17E062-5427.pdf
In the event of a fire, if the fire extinguisher does not function properly, it can increase the risk of injury.
GM will notify owners, instructing them to contact Kidde to get a replacement fire extinguisher, free of charge. The recall began June 11, 2018. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782, and Isuzu customer service at 1-866-441-9638. GM's number for this recall is 18146.
Campaign 18V267000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: other or unspecified
44 reports, newest first. Show all
Other or unspecified, May 2, 2023
Door panel gets loose over time catching on inside of door frame making it difficult to open a door. This is a safety hazard in the case of an emergency so I removed my door panel completely.
Electrical system, Vehicle speed control, Other or unspecified, Aug 30, 2021
Transmission Control Module Since the summer of 2020 the vehicle has at least half a dozen times, without warning, experienced the following symptoms (most recently July 27, 2021 when I captured it on video). 1. power door locks begin cycling open and closed 2. intermittent chime operation 3. transmission locks into a single gear and won't shift or will shift harshly 4. gauges fluctuate 5. traction control and stabilitrak turn off 6. service traction control and service stabilitrak messages appear 7. transmission position indicator disappears
Other or unspecified, Aug 29, 2021
Dash cracked. A known problem for these vehicles
Other or unspecified, Aug 25, 2021
Dashboard has cracked right in the middle. Happened overnight.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Apr 13, 2021
HELLO, I WAS JUST AT MOSSY GMC IN NEW ORLEANS,LA., WHERE I WENT TO SEE ABOUT GETTING MY RECALLED AIRBAG ORDERED AND REPLACED. THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT WHEN THEY CHANGE OUT THE AIRBAG, MOST OF THE TIME THE DASHBOARD CRACKS EVEN MORE, WHERE THEY WILLBE WORKING, BUT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE BROKEN DASHBOARD. I FEEL THAT THIS IS TOTALLY REDICULOUS! IF I DIDN'T HAVE THAT DAMAGE BEFORE GOING INTO A SERVICE CENTER, AND NOW I HAVE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE SERVICE CENTER, I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TO PAY FOR A NEW DASHBOARD OUT OF MY OWN POCKET. I FEEL THAT A CRACKED DASHBOARD COULD COMPOUND THE SEVERITY OF A CAR CRASH, BEING SAID, IT COULD SHATTER INTO PIECES UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND SEND SHARDS OF DASHBOARD FLYING AT BOTH THE DRIVER AND THEIR PASSENGERS. THE SHARDS, COULD ALSO LACERATE THE AIRBAGS AND RENDER THEM USELESS. PLEASE HELP ME OUT WITH THIS SITUATION.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Mar 16, 2021
TAKATA PASSENGER AIRBAG GM RECALL N212328780. GM SAFETY RECALL LETTER DATED 02/2021 INDICATING PART IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND I WILL BE NOTIFIED ONCE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I REQUEST, WITH CONCERN, AN INVESTIGATION BE PERFORMED ON THE AIRBAG PROPELLANT COMPONENTS FOR SIGNS OF EXPANSION PROBLEM WHICH MAY HAVE CAUSED A CRACK/SPLIT IN VEHICLE DASH SURFACE. THIS COMPLETE CRACK/SPLIT IS LOCATED NEAR UPPER LEFT CORNER OF RECALLED PASSENGER AIRBAG/COVER. DASH APPEARS TO BE SLIGHTLY RAISED IN THAT AREA OF CRACK/SPLIT. PREVIOUS GM RECALL ISSUED FOR SAME DASH PROBLEM FOR OTHER MODEL YEAR VEHICLES?
Other or unspecified, Jan 6, 2021
DASH IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL PLACES, ESPECIALLY AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG, POSSIBLY CREATING SHRAPNEL IN AN ACCIDENT.
Vehicle speed control, Wheels, Other or unspecified, Jul 10, 2019
TRAIN HORN AT HWY US 1 IN BUNNELL AT BELLE TERRE IS TOOO LOUD DAILY. THIS IS IS BETWEEN 2200HRS AND 0400 HRS DAILY ITS TOO MUCH. IT WAKES FAMILY, BABY, WIFE.
Other or unspecified, Apr 18, 2019
DASH CRACKED ABOVE STEERING WHEEL. ONLY 29000 MILES AND ALWAYS GARAGE KEPT. TRUCK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. ORIGINAL OWNER. APPEARS TO BE POOR QUALITY MATERIALS. CONCERNED THIS COULD EFFECT AIRBAGS.
Other or unspecified, Oct 16, 2018
THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKING ACROSS FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE ALL THE WAY TO THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.
Other or unspecified, Sep 30, 2018
DASHBOARD BEHIND THE I STRUMENT CLUSRER AND BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS CRACKED. COULD CAUSE FLYING DASH PIECES IN AN ACCIDENT WITH AIR BAG DEPLOYN MENT.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Jul 17, 2018
CRACKING OF THE DASH AROUND THE LEFT REAR AREA OF AIR BAG COVER,CRACKED ALL THE WAY TOWARDS FRONT OF DASH AREA, BROKE PIECES FALLING IN DASH..CONCERNS OF FLYING PROJECTILES IN CASE OF AN IMPACT CAUSING MORE HARM TO PASSENGER OR MYSELF FROM FLYING BROKEN PIECES OF DASH.I CANT RECALLED EXACTLY WHEN IT HAPPENED IF THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED MOVING. IN MOTION OR ANY OTHER TYPE MOTION THAT WOULD CAUSE THIS JUST EVERY DAY DRIVING NORMAL.
Seats, Other or unspecified, Jul 6, 2018
DASH HAS CRACKED IN 5 PLACES THE DASH IS ALSO PEELING PAINT. ALSO THE CRIME INTERIOR HANDLES THE CHIME IS PULLING OFF AND EXTREMELY SHARP. MY EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES PAINT IS FALLING OFF IN CHUNKS ON ALL 4 DOORS. MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT THE LUMBAR SUPPORT BROKE 3 TIMES.
Other or unspecified, Feb 23, 2018
REALLY UPSET THAT DASH HAS CRACKED IN MY PICKUP JUST LEARNED ITS A COMMON PROBLEM GM DOESNT WANT TO FIX. $1300 REPAIR CANT AFFORD THAT.
Other or unspecified, Dec 17, 2017
CRACKED DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG ON MY 2009 GMC SIERRA AND MY 2007 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE. COULD CAUSE A SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED AND IS NOT AESTHETICALLY PLEASING CONSIDERING THE MONEY SPENT ON THE VEHICLE.
Other or unspecified, Nov 11, 2017
DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND AT PASSENGER AIR BAG
Other or unspecified, Nov 3, 2017
DASH HAS TWO CRACKS IN IT THAT LEAD TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Sep 7, 2017
DASH IS CRACKING CAUSING POSSIBLE AIR BAG INFLATION ISSUES IN CASE OF ACCIDENT..DASH IS CRACKING AROUND IN DASH AIR BAG COVER
Other or unspecified, Sep 5, 2017
THE DASH IS CRACKED. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE FOR YOUR PRODUCT.
Air bags, Other or unspecified, Aug 13, 2017
DASHBOARD CRACKS, ON BOTH SIDES, ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND AT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. PASSENGERS SIDE CRACK IS EFFECTING HOW THE AIRBAG ACCESS COVER SNAPS INTO THE EXCISTING DASH RECESS. IT'S VERY BAD AND SAGGING DOWN EFFECTING HOW THE AIRBAG WOULD DEPLOY.
Other or unspecified, Aug 4, 2017
I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW AND I CAN ALWAYS REMEMBER HEARING LOUD POPS COMING FROM THE DASH AREA ON A REGULAR BASIS. FOR SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES, THERE WAS NO VISUAL DAMAGE AS A RESULT OF THESE POPS. AROUND 60,000 MILES, HOWEVER, I BEGAN TO. NOTICE A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK, I STILL HEARD THE OCCASIONAL POP AND ANOTHER CRACK SOON APPEARED ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. MORE MIKES DRIVEN, MORE POPS, AND MORE CRACKS. AS ANYONE WOULD DO, I TOOK MY TRUCK INTO THE LOCAL GM DEALERSHIP TO LET THEM KNOW THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE DASHBOARD. I ALWAYS USED A SUNSHADE WHEN PARKING OUTSIDE AND I KEPT IT PARKED IN THE GARAGE AT HOME. I ALSO KEEP MY TRUCK MAINTAINED VERY WELL, AS I CAN'T STAND A DIRTY AND NEGLECTED VEHICLE. SINCE IT HAD BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED AND WAS NEVER DRIVEN HARD, I EXPECTED GM TO SEE THE DAMAGE AND REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY. TO MY DISMAY, HOWEVER, THEY SAID THAT DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE, THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. GM QUOTED ME AROUND $1200 TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD IF I WANTED TO GET RID OF THE CRACKS. ASTONISHED THAT GM WOULD NOT WARRANTY AN OBVIOUS FAULTY ITEM, I THEN SEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I QUICKLY FOUND OTHERS IN FORUMS, YOUTUBE VIDEOS, AND ON FACEBOOK THAT HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS MYSELF, WITH CRACKS IN THE EXACT SAME PLACES AND VERY SIMILAR RESPONSES FROM GM WHEN THEY TRIED TO HAVE THE ISSUE RESOLVED. I FOUND A GROUP ON FACEBOOK DEDICATED TO THIS EXACT PROBLEM AND IT IS CONSISTENT IN '07-'13 MODEL GM TRUCKS AND SUVS. AFTER BEING DENIED ASSISTANCE BY GM, HAVING SOME MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE, AS WELL AS THE DESIRE TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS TRUCK LONGER, I REMOVED THE DASHBOARD ONLY TO FIND CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE SCREWS FASTENED IT IN PLACE, AS WELL AS CLIPS BROKEN OFF THAT WERE MEANT TO HOLD IT DOWN INTO PLACE.
Other or unspecified, Jul 14, 2017
CRACKED DASHBOARD FROM WINDSHIELD TO AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE. WITH NO AFTERMARKET REPLACEMENTS AVAILABLE ONLY OVER LAYS CAPS . NOTICED MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ON SAFETY ISSUES ONLINE FROM OTHER GM OWNERS
Air bags, Structure, Other or unspecified, Apr 28, 2017
TAKATA RECALL SEVERE CRACKS ORIGINATING FROM THE TOP LEFT CORNER OF PASSENGER AIRBAG. AIRBAG LOOKS LIKE IT HAS A BULGE CAUSING THE DASHBOARD TO CRACK. CONCERNING THAT AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY AND PIECES OF PLASTIC WILL INJURE THE PASSENGER OR DRIVER OF PIECES ARE DEPLOYES ALL OVER THE CABIN.
Other or unspecified, Jan 30, 2017
DASH IS CRACKED RUNNING DIRECTLY OVER PASSENGER AIR BAG AND ACROSS THE VENT POTIONS OF THE DASH.
Other or unspecified, Dec 23, 2016
MULTIPLE CRACKS IN DASHBOARD TOP INCLUDING DASH CRACKS NEAR PASSENGER AIRBAG. ONE CRACK APPEARED, THEN MORE CRACKS SOON FOLLOWED. SENT LETTERS TO GM EXECUTIVES WHO REPLIED BACK THAT AGE AND MILEAGE OF TRUCK WAS TOO FAR OUTSIDE WARRANTY. NO CONSOLATION OFFERED EXCEPT A MINOR CREDIT TOWARD NEW VEHICLE PURCHASE. TRUCK IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED AND CRACKS POSE SAFETY CONCERN DURING POTENTIAL AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT.