CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2009 Silverado has no defect trends, which is a very good sign now that it's more than a few years old.
A couple model years back, the 2007 Silverado has an oil consumption defect at low mileage (~50k miles) — so far there's only a very few reports of the same problem with the 2009 Silverado.
The 2009 Silverado received poor side impact ratings on models not equipped with the optional side air bags.
Ist time using defrost when snowing in November of 2009 windshield iced up and defrost unable to melt creating dangerous visibility condition. I took to dealer and was told that it was normal. I figured they woulld of had a fix for this by now, again this year same happened at 1st snowfall and again dealer told me the vehicle should be run for at least 1/2 hour before driving in snowy conditions which is contrary to idling laws currently being worked on. The heat is overwhelming coming out of defrost vent but very little hits windshield and wiper blades remain frozen all the time if vehicle is not parked indoors in heated area. I've had many GM products in the past but have never had this sort of problem.
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Ist time using defrost when snowing in November of 2009 windshield iced up and defrost unable to melt creating dangerous visibility condition. I took to dealer and was told that it was normal. I figured they woulld of had a fix for this by now, again this year same happened at 1st snowfall and again dealer told me the vehicle should be run for at least 1/2 hour before driving in snowy conditions which is contrary to idling laws currently being worked on. The heat is overwhelming coming out of defrost vent but very little hits windshield and wiper blades remain frozen all the time if vehicle is not parked indoors in heated area. I've had many GM products in the past but have never had this sort of problem.
- rolandpicard, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada