2009 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems
The 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 has 79 complaints on file with NHTSA. The largest share (30%) concerns air bags. Next are electrical system (11%) and body & structure (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 79 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 6 and 4
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 55,000 miles 57 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 5 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 4 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 57 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 55,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 75,000 miles (11 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 6 complaints mention a crash; 4 complaints mention a fire; 10 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2009 ranks 24th most-complained-about out of 29 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado 2500 with enough data (35 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 5 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact was operating a 2009 chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated that the company vehicle was stationary when a second vehicle crashed into its rear. As a result, the contact's company vehicle crashed into the rear of a third vehicle. The front end of the vehicle was severely damaged. The air bags failed to deploy although the display message indicated that the air bags had deployed. The driver and three passengers all suffered various head, back, and neck injuries that required medical attention.
Tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet silverado 2500. While driving 55 MPH his spare tire fell from underneath the vehicle and hit another vehicle behind him. The tire damaged the front end and two people were injured. A police report is available. The brackets were loose and bent when the tire came off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who noticed that the tire was too heavy for the brackets that held it in place. The insurance company was also called and will be contacting the GM manufacturer.
Tl* takata recall. The contact owned a 2009 chevrolet silverado 2500. While driving approximately 45 MPH, the contact fell asleep behind the wheel, veered off the road, and crashed into a pole. None of the air bags deployed. A police report was not filed. The contact sustained injuries to the hands, abdominal area, upper thighs, and knees. Medical attention was required. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company and deemed a total loss.
The chrome plating is peeling off the drivers interior door handle that has created a sharp surface and has already cut my wife's hand. Upon researching the issue further it was found there is a service bulletin directly related to this exact issue. The problem is the bulletin is only referencing 2007 model year's specifically. The bulletin was released in july/august of 2010 so many years from 2007 ' 2009 were affected by this defect.
Got in my truck today to find cracks in the dash around the passenger airbag. Concerns me that if the airbag were to deploy it would send sharp pieces of dash flying into the face of the passenger. Vehicle was not in motion when I found the cracks.