2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: doors won't lock, open or latch

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 Jun 25, 2018 · Body · 58,000 miles · TX

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the door handles detached from the vehicle without warning. The vehicle was taken to al willeford chevrolet (1603 us-181, portland, tx 78374, (361) 444-0250), but the cause of the failure could not be diagnosed. The door handles were reattached to the vehicle, but the failure recurred numerous times. The manufacturer was notified of the failures and stated that the vehicle was not under warranty. The failure mileage was 58,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2018 · 95,000 miles · TX

Outside chrome door handles (3 of four) are extremely loose and falling off. One door handle fell off while driving on a highway in addition, the broken handles do not fasten securely

Filed Nov 7, 2017 · Body · 20,660 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving various speeds, the door opened independently. The vehicle was taken to diamond auto group (768 washington street, auburn ma, 01501) where it was diagnosed that the driver's side exterior door handle fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost of repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure; however, the VIN was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was approximately 20,660.

Filed Sep 21, 2017 · Electrical, Transmission · 72,000 miles · TX

While driving at highway speeds, truck had massive electrical issues which caused the transmission to downshift to 2nd gear. I almost lost control. While this was happening, the door locks cycled on and off over and over as well as the door chimes coming on constantly. Hvac defaulted to full heat from air conditioning mode. Stabilitrack systems showed inoperative as well as ABS system. The rapid downshift from cruise to 2nd gear caused tires to lock up. I almost lost control. If it would have been wet or slippery, I would not have been able to maintain control. The vehicle engine revved to 4-5 thousand RPM, as it downshifted and my speed dropped like I was locking the brakes. I could have been rear ended and the deceleration came on with no brake lights, as it was happening with the transmission rapid downshift. I contacted gm via their chat line, reference [xxx]. They told me it was 8 years old and bought over-seas so I was out of luck for help with repairs. It is presumably caused by faulty battery cables. This condition is reported repeatedly on the internet I.e. Youtube amazon etc. These parts are not normal wear and tear components and since they cause massive safety related control issues their manufacturing quality is in question. I want to report this issue to help prevent someone else possibly having an injury to their loved ones because of a known condition that could be repaired with a 125.00 part. I took it to the dealer buckalew chev in conroe tx. And they said it was the battery cables. I have that invoice. I have the transcript from the initial chat with gm. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Aug 16, 2017 · Electrical · 126,705 miles · ID

When driving on the highway the door locks will suddenly go on and off several times and the truck loses power transmission shifts out of gear seat belt light comes on instrument panel needles go erratic. Dealers say if we can't make it do it when we're there they don't know what to fix need help soon.

Filed Jun 15, 2017 · Electrical · 249,000 miles · AZ

Safety bulleting 14515 ' chassis electronic control module internal contamination ' 2007-2014. My 2009 chevrolet silverado 1500 is having a problem that the electric goes off and on when driving on the highway after hitting the brake pedal. This is intermittent and does not happen all of the time. It seems very dangerous, sometimes when it happens the door locks go up and down. I talked to the chevrolet dealer in tempe, freeway chevrolet, and they stated my truck was not part of the safety recall bulletin 14515 even though other 2009 chevroletr silverado 1500s were part of the recall. I would think that chevrolet would be glad to fix it before a crash, sort of like toyota should of fixed their braking and acceleration problem before so many crashes. Is it true that even if the truck is having the same problem as the recall, which is a safety recall, it may not be covered for it is not listed?

Filed Mar 29, 2017 · Electrical, Locks · 98,000 miles · WA

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle shifted to the incorrect gears independently. Also, while driving, the door locks would lock and unlock independently. The dealer was unable to duplicate the failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000.

Filed Dec 27, 2016 · Electrical, Lights · 35,000 miles · SC

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, the headlights illuminated intermittently. In addition, the door locks were operating independently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the failure was undetermined. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 35,000. Updated 02/15/17*lj

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 Apr 3, 2016 · 4 miles · AZ

The locking mechanism broke on all passenger doors causing passengers unable to open the door. The key-less entry only opens driver and release on door does same. Dealership stated required to replace door lock actuator on all doors. This appears to be big problem with silverado trucks

Filed Dec 27, 2014 · Body · NV

I currently own a 2009 chevrolet silverado ltz crew cab with approximately 96k miles I have owned this car for about a year now since purchasing a noticed a crack on the driver side dashboard under the instrument cluster and on the passenger side next to the passenger air bag. Also the two door handles one being the driver front and the other being passenger front the chrome finish seems to be defective and not staying adhered o the handle and come off in sharp edges making it easy to cut you hand. As the dealership knows this is a defect in the manufacture they used on these trucks the 2 issues on here are not just on 1 vehicle but numerous silverado tahoes and trucks with the same dash and handles. It seems like they pose a safety issue because the handle may cut you and the dash may project sharp pieces if jagged plastic if involved in a collision. Myself and many others feel that the general motors knows about the safety issues and as the vehicle manufactures should do the right thing and fix a defective and dangerous product they put out with the form of a recall. I've seen this issue range from trucks between 2008-2012 with 1- 10000000 miles.