chevrolet silverado 2500 Problems

chevrolet silverado 2500 2009 Complaints

VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

tl*the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet silverado 2500. the vehicle was purchased in march of 2009. since that time, the vehicle accelerates suddenly. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer on four occasions. on one occasion, while slowing down for a traffic light at 20 mph, the vehicle proceeded to move forward while the brake pedal was depressed. the vehicle stopped when the ignition was turned off. the dealer was unable to diagnose the failures; however, they installed a device that should be able to read the electronic activities. the contact is concerned that he might crash into another vehicle due to the unexpected acceleration. the manufacturer filed report number 71-7284 and stated that the report will be closed because the failure was intermittent. the failure mileage was 2,000 and current mileage was 5,000. updated 06/12/09 *bf updated 06/16/09.*jb

Reported in: MASONVILLE NY || Crash: N || VIN #: 1GCHK49K69E

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM

gm 2008 silverado 2500 series. twelve thousand vehicle miles, vehicle was a total loss. thermal event vehicle claim number (71-737328910), esis group tracking number 675794. vehicle�s engine compartment caught fire while sitting idling. exact cause of fire undetermined at this time, event happened on jun 28, 2009. bankruptcy court ruled on june 30, 2009 that the new gm coming out of bankruptcy was not responsible for any prior actions of the corporation.

Reported in: BALTIMORE MD || Crash: N || VIN #: 1GCHK33658F

STEERING

tl* the contact owns a 2009 chevrolet silverado 2500 hd. the contact stated that while trying to depress the brake pedal to stop at a 4-way stop sign, the brakes applied "hard" as if he had made a panic stop. as he was leaving the 4-way stop and driving up a hill, he tried to turn the corner and had much difficulty doing so. he heard a popping sound and the difficulty continued. however, a short time later, the steering seemed to correct itself. the contact took the vehicle to the dealership but was told that there was nothing wrong with the vehicle. the contact felt that the power brake that was hooked to the power steering may have contributed to the failure and maybe the power steering pump may have been faulty. he had not called the manufacturer to-date. the vehicle had not been repaired at the time of the complaint. the current mileage was approximately 6,500. the failure mileage was approximately 6,400.

Reported in: TYGH VALLEY OR || Crash: N || VIN #: 1GCHK536X9F

EQUIPMENT

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. the failure mileage was 12,000. updated 04/01/10 *bf

Reported in: NORTHRIDGEVILLE OH || Crash: Y || VIN #: 1GCHK43K69F

STRUCTURE

i purchased some after-market nerf/step bars to fit my new 2009 chevrolet silverado 2500hd crew cab pickup. the steps were installed on friday 06/04/2010 according to the manufacturers instructions. the steps were made by dee zee inc. of des moines, ia and the model number of the product is 17053c. on 06/06/2010 at approximately 2230 hours, my wife was placing a two year old child into her child safety seat while standing on the plastic step area of the step bar. the plastic step area broke from the metal step bar, causing my wife to fall to the ground. on her way to the ground, both of my wife's upper shins of her legs struck the truck floor and the step bars, causing a large amount of bruising to her legs. i removed the step bars the next day and have contacted the retailer for a return and refund of the product.

Reported in: PEARLAND TX || Crash: N || VIN #:

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

while driving normally (35-40 mph on a residential road) in dry conditions, the check engine light illuminates and the onboard error message reads "service traction control, service stabilitrak, engine power down." consequently, the vehicle will not travel faster than approximately 40 mph and steering sharply becomes difficult. this error has occurred twice in the 11 weeks we have had our new 2009 silverado 2500 hd. with the first repair (odometer 1101 miles), they could not find anything wrong with the truck. they just reset the computer. the second repair was 4 days ago (3948 miles). they found the "i/p to body harness connector corroded, cleaned the terminals, and applied dielectric grease." we are extremely fearful that this defect will occur again while we are towing a 5500 pound travel trailer. without steering, stability and engine power a serious accident could occur. when my concerns were explained to the local gm dealership, the general manager stated that he could not guarantee that they could fix our truck or guarantee it would be safe to tow a trailer.