I have a 2009 Chevy Silverado 5.3 L. There is just over 73,000 miles on the truck yesterday while driving on the interstate at 65 mph the low Oil pressure light came on and the oil pressure dropped and said to shut off engine. Stops the truck check the oil it was a court and a half low. I change the oil every 3 to 5000 miles according to the oil indicator on the truck.

I bought the truck brand-new with only 7 miles on it and have had a few minor issues already. I have always used mobile one Full synthetic with a wix filter. I have not contacted the dealer yet due to the fact that I have had issues with them in the past and they never resolve them. The dealer Billion Motors in Sioux Falls South Dakota have have not returned my calls . I have a feeling that they know there is a problem and they are going to hope I go away. I have on the Chevy products my entire life unfortunately after this one I may have to switch to something else.

I feel very frustrated but I spent a large amount of money on a Chevy product and feel left out in the cold and I'm frankly getting pissed.

Sincerely dissatisfied Silverado owner owner

I got this truck used at 94K miles on it. It was still in standard warranty. I got the oil changed started getting that clicking/knocking noise. I took it back to the shop that did the oil changed. They looked into and told me it was a common problem with Chevy engines is the Valve Lifters break and needs replaced along with the cams. If I drive too much a possibility to add shavings into the motor and tear it up.

Quotes from 3 different friend recommend auto shops, all of them to get a new engine or get rid of the truck. I am still making payments on it. so can't do that. I did take it to the dealership and they refused to help me at all. I was out of the warranty period and good luck. That sucks! I did make a scene to them in front of customers.

Since then I have done some research finding out this is very much a problem in all Chevy engines dating back to 06. the AFM, excessive oil consumption. At one point Chevy did do a recall for a year in 07-08. for this problem. but not for any other years I can find. If they knew/know of this problem why not solve it? I have to fix this truck its my daily driver and work vehicle.

Total hating Chevy right now and has always been my love! I am a single mom and I know have to come up with a new engine about 3,500 then add labor and supplies about 6K total. Not have and very stressed out.

WARNING! For owners 2009 GM or Chevy pickups with 5.3 V-8 engines.

On Saturday while driving in the vast open ranch land of Texas in my 2009 Silverado LTZ my engine light came on with the message "Stabilitrack Control is not working" or words to that effect. What it should have said is that your 5.3 engine just burned up with no oil.

Bad news came after being towed 50 miles to nearest Chevy dealership who told me a new engine would cost $9k plus tax and $2k to install. Check of internet revealed this is a known problem with 2006 and newer 5.3 engines. I found several automobile websites detailing the engine problem of burning excess oil by many GM and Chevy owners.

If you own one of these, I would suggest checking oil at least once a week. Owners reported that it is common to burn 1 or 2 quarts of oil per 1000 miles. GM is not accepting responsibility for anything. Last oil change was at 74,000 miles. There was no low oil engine light. July 1 OnStar engine analysis showed no problems. Oil pressure gauge showed good pressure. This vehicle shows tire pressure, gives a warning light and tone when gas is low, but nothing when oil levels plunge. I never expected this expensive truck to use a quart of oil in 6000 miles.

Going through one quart of Pennzoil high mileage 5w30 oil every 1,000 miles and the truck is a 2009, come on that's not right. There should be a recall or a major price reduction to repair the engine blow bye. My engine only has 57K plus miles on it. 2009 Chevy Silverado Z71 4X4 LT series 5.3 V8 Crew Cab.

Any thoughts or what to do about this poorly built GM Motor ????? Thanks Andy. The problem raised it's head last summer of 2014 when I used synthetic oil. I was driving out to the country and going up a huge hill when the lifters started clacking, went to check the oil level and it was down four quarts, no way you would ever expect that when you get oil changes every 4 to 5 thousand miles. Come on GM stand by your Product.

In 2009, I purchased a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado from the dealer and this week found out that the truck has a 2006 model year engine in it. This came from the factory like this. I, too, have experienced the oil consumption issue. At 100,000 miles, cam and lifters had to be replaced. Then at 138,000 miles there was lifter failure again. The lifters were replaced and then the engine would not hold oil pressure. We had the engine rebuilt.

Upon putting the engine back into the truck. We needed to replace the dipstick tube and found that a 2009 model dipstick was completely different than what we took out. The parts manager at the local Chevy dealer finally found the right dipstick which was from a 2006 model year truck. You cannot believe how furious we are over this. We are exploring legal action. Any thoughts? Any similar circumstances? Any help is greatly appreciated.

I bought the truck used back in 1/14 as I had a 2008 extended cab but with two kids and me being 6'7 I needed to get something with 4 doors. Shortly after buying and the warranty for the used vehicle ran out, I started having issues with check engine lights. Had code read and it said misfire so I figured with the mileage on the truck the previous owner probably didn't change plugs when they should have and did a tune up on the vehicle. This didn't correct the issue with the check engine light.

I then changed the oil since it was due at this time and once completed I started the truck and the check engine light was no longer on. So I kept track of the oil for the next cycle and found on regular oil I was burning almost all of it in a 3000 mile spread between oil changes. I was told to use synthetic and this wouldn't happen. Well next oil change I went to synthetic and now I am using 4 to 5 qts every 5000 miles.

Went to Chevy dealer about the issue and they are giving me the run around. I have always been a chevy person but am starting to think of going to another brand because of this.

I have had my truck in the shop 3 times for the same issue. Oil consumption, running ruff. I take it in they say WELL and replace the fuel injector and spark plugs and check the compression which checks out. The truck runs ok for a little while after that and then starts running ruff. Take it to another chevy dealer and they are saying now its the pistons and seals that are bad. My Power Train just ended July almost 3 months past due. Which is my luck. I can obviously see there has been several other complaints and same issues. What can be done to have this fixed? I have contacted the GM Support and they had me take it back into the original dealership I purchased it from so they could give a diagnoses and see if GM wants step in to help. So right now I am in limbo waiting to hear.

I bought a brand new Silverado 1500 in 2009. I bought it brand new thinking that I would not have any issues with the truck for a very long time except for the occasional maintenance. I drive my truck around for personal use and occasionally tow things. I am not a rancher nor am I a construction worker and take very good care of my truck. I had noticed excessive oil consumption throughout the last year but had not really thought anything of it. I thought the excessive oil consumption was because of regular wear and tear of the engine. I recently had to put another quart of oil in my truck after it reached 3,000 miles after an oil change. I complained to the local Chevrolet dealership and asked if they could take a look at the issue. Come to find out the pistons and rings need to be replaced which is causing the excessive oil consumption. A $4,200 job and 3-4 days in the shop of course I’m furious. I just made my last payment on my truck and it only has 85,000 miles and now I have a $4,200 bill. The dealership contacted GM to see if they could possibly cover the cost even though it is out of warranty with no luck. After having a 15-20 min discussion on what they could do to help we finally came up with a reasonable price of less then a $1,000. If I go back to purchase a GM vehicle it will only be because their service department has good associates willing to help out customers that at times get the short end of the deal. Again realizing it is a fairly new truck the assistant manager cared for his customers to leave happy.

The Low Oil Pressure light came on, and I had to stop on the side of the road . I called a friend to pick me up. I put 2 quarts of oil in and it didn't even register on the stick. I took it to the dealer. This event was well within 3000 miles of an oil change. They blamed everything, such as the shop I use for oil changes, for the problem other than the engine itself. There is a notice about a shield will helps with an oiling issue. So I had the dealership do that work. It's had no effect on the problem. Every time I get an oil change, there's still no oil of the stick. The dealership has me doing an oil consumption study. The dealership refuses to do any additional work. They tell me that Chevrolet says that a 1 quart consumption / per 1000 miles is acceptable. I would never have bought the truck, if they told me that there would be no oil on the stick after each oil change, after only 75000 miles.

Started with my problem back in December. I took a trip to Vegas started will a full pan of oil. When i got back the next day started my truck up smoked out the neighbor hood. Checked the oil it was all gone. Took it to the dealership after i had filled it so it was safe to drive. They put me on an oil consumption test. Finally when they agreed that it was low they decarbed the injectors and put a new valve cover on it. Worked for a few months then i noticed the oil getting low again. ( I check it every time before I start the truck now) Took it back to the dealer he told me that it was fine. And sent me on my way. A few weeks went by and saw it go lower took it back again and he told me I was checking the oil wrong. So i talked to the service manager and now it is back there for the pistons and rings. Not to sure how i feel about this because the same dealer messed up my brakes and now they are working on my engine. I will post if this has any improvement on my situation. The next step if it fails again is a new engine. I hope....

You don't just replace one lifter and carbon clean the motor and call it done. Even the service Manager said I was in for bigger trouble down the road because he said 70% of the vehicles that this happen to come back for a ring and piston job. I used 6qt of oil in less than 4,000 miles using 1qt between oil changes ok but six come on GM this is not the way to get people to buy your products or vehicle in the future. I just bought the truck in November and in January its already in the shop??? Now I am running around on borrowed time because of the band-aide that your dealership put on the motor. Waiting for the BREAKDOWN.

Total regret is all I feel for buying a $42k vehicle only to have it consume oil like its an old go-cart I once owned as a kid. Not to mention electrical issues involved with door locks and gauge cluster. I had the truck into Rick Hendrick Chevy here in Charleston last year. All they would tell me is that I needed to bring it in every 1,000 miles to have it checked and the consumption was normal. I told the manager that I have my own rag to check the dipstick, the engine consumes more than 1 1/2 or more quarts every 1,000 miles without bringing it all the way into the dealership.

After the mechanic took the truck back into the shop, the sales manager approaches me about trading up to the 2013 model because they need used trucks that are in the same classification as mine (low mileage) desperately. Trading in may be an option but you can bet it WILL NOT be on another Chevy or GM product for this country boy! I have two Nissan vehicles (2000 Sentra / 240K+miles) and (1995 4X4 V6 / 290K+miles) and NEVER need to add oil between changes. I just wanted to buy American and help our economy so to speak and that has turned to bite me.

I have been a Chevy owner my entire life. I have owned a '72 Chevy Pick-up, an '85 Chevy pick-up, a '91 Chevy pickup and just recently purchased my 2009 Chevy Silverado 5.3L V8 4x4. Let me tell you, putting a quart of oil in every 1,000 miles in my new Chevy is a load of crap! I'm told it's normal that it consumes this much. Bull, I never even had to put a quart every 1,000 in my '72 Chevy pick-up with 400,000 miles on it! I am very dissatisfied with the engine concerning its oil consumption.

I have been regularly topping off the truck but one day I found some cyclical vibrations and felt it needed to go to my mechanic stat! He found that one of my plugs had cracked and cylinder 1 was not firing. He also found that all of my plugs were fouled. At this point I was beside myself that this $39,000 truck was having major issues at 39,000 miles. There was no reason for these plugs to be fouled as I change the oil every 3,500 miles and top it off often. The truck was essentially turning my motor oil into molasses and it was gumming up the insides of my engine and likely raising the heat past normal temps although my instrument panel has never gone off for anything, not even for the non-firing cylinder.

My mechanic, who charged me $100 labor to isolate the problem, said this was a manufacturer's problem as there was a bulletin posted from GM concerning the issue. He said I should go to a GM dealership to look into getting the problem covered all under the power train warranty and deal directly with them. I'm concerned because all of the people and posts I've researched have said that the modification with a shield over the valves will not work, when referring what the dealership will do to try and correct the problem. There is no leaking oil, it's just vaporizing. So even if the dealership tries this shield thing, it may not even work and I'm still out on plugs that would cost me $400 installed from the dealership for which I could wrench in myself at the cost of $25. Because plugs are a part that wears out over time, GM is not interested in covering it. But I really believe in my heart, this Lifetime Chevy Owner, should be given the proper treatment and GM needs to step up to the plate and cover all costs of correcting the oil consumption issue, putting in all new plugs, oil change and a free wash at the least. We will see if this shield works and if I get the proper treatment I deserve, modification and replacement of all parts worn out early due to the issue.

Truck uses excessive oil, a quart every 1000 miles...gone back to dealer 3 times to no avail, they tell me my oil is within operating range even tho I'm down a quart........they tell me to come back every 1000 miles, well I bought a brand new truck, there is no reason why I should have to come back...admit the problem and fix it, today when I brought it back for low oil, Tracy Chevrolet said I shouldn't have aided oil even tho I as out of state and on top opt that they switched oil dipsticks on me and we not admit they did it!