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.
While looking on how to install a transmission cooler, I noticed that the bottom line on the rad (cool side) was rotting away where it is held by the retaining clip, how much do you bet that when I disconnect that line to install my cooler this line will fall apart! It is just like opening a can of worms, now I have to replace the power steering cooler and lines, transmission lines, or else no more confidence. I have had a 1974 Dodge that lasted for 14 years, an 1985 Ford 150 that I got rid of in 1993 because I never really liked it, a 1995 Sierra which I sold in 2011 because the clutch was gone and the differential noisy (now that was a truck I was proud of), I just don't think that this Silverado will last me 16 years? I'm thinking seriously of selling it and go back to Dodge, or maybe to Toyota? I have had a 1966 Chevy Malibu, 1968 Chevy Nova, a 1980 Buick Regal, and finally and not the least, a 1993 Chevy Cavalier, all these GM vehicles were faithful to me to a certain extent, enough anyways to keep me coming back to a GM product, but now seems like I will have to depart with my old beliefs and try something else. I haven't checked the brake lines yet, but it seems, according to my past experiences with GM vehicles since 2002, that fluid lines rot at the line retainers. Next time I work on the vehicle I will check the brake lines and come back with a feedback. A deceived Silverado owner!
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While looking on how to install a transmission cooler, I noticed that the bottom line on the rad (cool side) was rotting away where it is held by the retaining clip, how much do you bet that when I disconnect that line to install my cooler this line will fall apart! It is just like opening a can of worms, now I have to replace the power steering cooler and lines, transmission lines, or else no more confidence. I have had a 1974 Dodge that lasted for 14 years, an 1985 Ford 150 that I got rid of in 1993 because I never really liked it, a 1995 Sierra which I sold in 2011 because the clutch was gone and the differential noisy (now that was a truck I was proud of), I just don't think that this Silverado will last me 16 years? I'm thinking seriously of selling it and go back to Dodge, or maybe to Toyota? I have had a 1966 Chevy Malibu, 1968 Chevy Nova, a 1980 Buick Regal, and finally and not the least, a 1993 Chevy Cavalier, all these GM vehicles were faithful to me to a certain extent, enough anyways to keep me coming back to a GM product, but now seems like I will have to depart with my old beliefs and try something else. I haven't checked the brake lines yet, but it seems, according to my past experiences with GM vehicles since 2002, that fluid lines rot at the line retainers. Next time I work on the vehicle I will check the brake lines and come back with a feedback. A deceived Silverado owner!
- Francois P., Gatineau, QC, Canada