2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: sudden loss of power

Filed Oct 5, 2022 · Acceleration, Electrical · FL

For the past few years I keep getting code P2138. I have spent several thousand dollars trying to get my truck fixed. I have replaced the accelerator pedal at least 3 times. Replaced the throttle body. Did a complete rewire. Replaced the ECM and still the dealership can’t figure it out. Every time I leave I’m hopeful the problem is resolved but then a month or two later I will be driving and then my truck will lose engine power. Someone is going to get killed because of this if they haven’t already. Extremely frustrated.

Filed Oct 13, 2021 · Engine · IL

the warning lights occur frequently when the truck is idling and then disappears and reappears while driving. The “Service Stabilitrak” light will usually appear first and then the car will turn traction control off. Once traction control is turned off, the transmission beings to shift very hard and rough. Additionally, Loss of engine power and or limp mode are also symptoms in addition to very hard shifting.

Filed Jun 4, 2020 · Electrical, Engine · 158,000 miles · MO

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

Filed May 17, 2020 · Airbags, Engine · 130,000 miles · KY

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.

Filed Dec 18, 2019 · Driver assistance, Engine · 43,000 miles · IA

Driving and all of a sudden traction control light came on along with stabili trak and reduced engine power. All power to engine gone and I see in chevy forum this is common wth where is the recall?? Oh only 43,000 miles too

Filed Jun 16, 2019 · Driver assistance · 184,000 miles · TN

While driving on I 81 the truck went into reduced power mode and violently went from 70 miles per hour to 10 miles per hour. This mode is very dangerous! Forty percent of the traffic on I 81 is tractor trailer. I'm scared to drive this vehicle. The mechanic tells me this is very expensive to repair as there are many things that an cause this condition to occur!!

Filed Mar 1, 2019 · Body, Engine · 110,000 miles · PA

I was driving about to get on the highway as I came to on ramp I heard a noise as continued seemed to get louder so I pulled over and had it towed approx 70-80k miles, replaced wheel bearings sides. Continuous multiple misfire, driving vehicle starts to shake loss of power... Callaps/ frozen lifter(s) with only 110k, tail gate latch have to bungee to keep closed, transmission replaced before recommended factory tansmission/ transfer case change... Problems ranged from approx 2013 to present. Now dealing with lifter(s)...

Filed Feb 5, 2018 · Engine · 112,807 miles · ME

My silverado is not covered under any recall, I was driving my two children back home from school, all of a sudden I lost power in the pedal, the check engine came on, and flashed reduced engine power came on, at this time I had a log truck behind me, I had no place to pull off the road, since the snow banks here in maine are huge, this was extremely unsafe, the truck almost rear ended me, there should me a recall on my type of pickup, with my bob number. I ask a gm dealer and they said that similar models are covered but not mine. I had the dealer check the code and it came back as a p2135 code, tsp sensor

Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Fuel system · 80,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 40 MPH, the vehicle experienced hesitation, a loss of power, and stalling. Also, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump module was defective and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Filed May 29, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 48,000 miles · CO

The vehicle first started having electrical troubles when we were traveling down the interstate. The door locks were cycling rapidly, the gauges were bouncing all over the dials, we lost power, the lights on the dash were flashing, and the transmission stopped working, and we were coasting - on an interstate. We pulled over and shut it off for a few moments, started it up and took off again, with no trouble. Got home and I looked it up on the internet, and found many similar/identical stories. We took it to the dealership and they said they could find nothing wrong. They charged us $200, and the problem seemed fixed, for a whole two months, just like everyone else said in their posts. It has done it at least 7 times over the past year, and we have resorted to pushing in the fuses, which wiggle loose - and it seems to fix it, albeit temporarily. Until today. It started happening on the interstate again, and we pulled over, opened the hood, took off the cover, and pushed down the fuses, but none were loose. It acted up about 3 more times on the way back home, and we had to turn around to get the truck in the driveway before it just died altogether. We missed an appointment with a customer (we do construction) because of it. It's not safe to drive - we're worried about getting into an accident because of the loss of power. Gm says they're sympathetic, but that doesn't fix it. We don't need sympathy, we need results! They also say they've not heard of the problem - bull----. They know of the problem, they just don't want to do anything about it. Thus far, I don't think anyone has been killed, so the bean counters aren't rattled yet. So far, no lawsuits that I know of - they get to ride off into the sunset with our money and all we get is a junk truck that you can't rely upon even though it only has 58,000 miles.

Filed Jan 28, 2016 · Engine · FL

I have complainted of excessive oil consumption numerous times to my dealership since day 1. 50k miles they replace the oil pump and rebuilt the lower part of the motor. 97k miles I have p0300 code which is a rapid misfire. The truck immediately lost power and began vibrating. The #4 cylinder has no compression. No warranty, not sure what's next. Not sure what the problem is.

Filed Mar 13, 2015 · Brakes, Driver assistance · 88,986 miles · IL

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 involves the stabilitrak/traction control/reduced power lights coming on. Reduced power is dangerous while driving, especially on the interstate in heavy traffic. I have read gm forums and have found that this problem has been happening as far back as 6 years, and gm still has not figured out how to fix it.