2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Electrical System Problems
- 34
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 34 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- engine light · 8 records
- door locks · 8 records
- light came · 6 records
- check engine · 5 records
- fuel pump · 5 records
- control module · 5 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 9 |
| 30–60k mi | 9 |
| 1–30k mi | 4 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
| 150–400k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Service Brakes, Hydraulic
While driving the stabilitrak light came on and then the abs light. It stayed on, so i took it to a mechanic who determined it was the brake switch and he replaced it. It has been fine until recently, when it came on again and my brake lights were sticking on, so i replaced the brake switch again. So, far it's stayed off. My concern is that my truck my start having the same issues as our other gm vehicle, which also…
ODI 10706737
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
2009 chevrolet truck began to reduce power and check the engine light came on and started surging. *mw the consumer stated it seemed at times, the vehicle was going to stall, but instead it would surge up to 30 mph. It jerked, then it would go. The check engine light went out. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the foot pedal application sensor was replaced. On january 3, 2014, while driving on the freeway,…
ODI 10653333
Electrical System
The first incident was in january 2014 while traveling on the highway at 55 mph the door locks started to cycle rapidly, the gauges all went to zero, the airbag rediness light came on and a service stabilitrac message appeared. The next day the vehicle would not start, after moving the positive battery terminal cover to try and jump the battery all the lights came on and the vehicle started without needing to be…
ODI 10655290
Electrical System · Structure
My 2009 chevrolet silverado was parked for two days. It was running perfectly up until it was parked..after two days of being parked in the rain,the rear tail light suddenly went on by itself. I opened the door to the vehicle to see how this could happen and the "service engine soon" light was on. I put the key into the ignition and it was totally dead. I opened the hood and lifted off the fuse panel cover,because…
Fire reported
ODI 10524630
Electrical System · Suspension
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…
ODI 10870837
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
I was at 60 to 65 mph on an interstate and the truck powered the motor down. The electronic stability control module light came on and the service engine light. I was able to get off at the last safe exit for quite a way. Onstar recommended not driving it to the dealer. The dealer did the diagnostic and at 28000 miles told me it was the throttle body assembly. It took 5 days to get a "new" one.( aprox 1/26/11) on…
ODI 10443240
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
I purchased this vehicle new from classic chevrolet in grapevine, tx in january 2010. The first few months i had the vehicle, i had no problems. Starting in march 2010 i noticed that my radio(navigation system) would sound like it would short out intermittently. I didn't really think anything of it. I thought that it had to be the radio station or interference with other wireless signals. I never really thought it…
ODI 10458078
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
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…
Fire reported
ODI 10319327
Electrical System
Vehicle caught fire after being parked for 2.5 or so hours in driveway. Determined by fire marshall to have started from a ecm in right front dash area. Fire department responded and extinguished fire with water instead of foam because "foam tank was not operational at that time". No repairs have yet been made to the vehicle due to outstanding insurance investigation. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10288945