I own a '09 chevrolet silverado 2500 pickup with an integrated trailer brake controller. my driver information center gave me a warning "service trailer brake system". i took the truck to the dealer and was told that the abs/stability control module was defective and needed to be replaced. they said it was on backorder from gm. it turns out that gm has no abs control modules (part#25802684) in the entire country! with this module being bad it cuts power to the trailer brakes. you end up with no brakes on any trailer you tow that has electric brakes. this is an extremely dangerous situation. i was lucky that my trailer was not connected at the time of the fault. if i had been towing my camper and lost braking power to it, the result could have been catastrophic. gm has no fix for this. i and every other owner (a lot) are stuck with no parts to fix this problem. please investigate why gm let their stock in the entire country go to zero on such a critical safety related part. thank you *tr
I have a 2009 chevrolet silverado 1500. the brake system went out and the dealers refuse to do anything because it is out of warranty. i did some research and found that the 2009 chevrolet silverado on many trucks have had problems. i have another 2009 chevrolet silverado with 26,000 miles with the same problem...updated 05-26-15 *bf updated 7/6/2015*js updated 11/4/2015*js
The brakes on this silverado do not release. you have to press the gas about half way down then they will "pop" and become free all at once lunging the vehicle forward. you then have to press the brake again due to the amount of throttle applied. once applied again the brakes will lock up and the process repeats itself. this is what happens when in traffic. if the vehicle is traveling 20 mph or under when foot is not on the accelerator the truck will apply the brakes on its own pulsing and surging. this is a very dangerous situation when in traffic and trying to navigate through parking lots and roads with pedestrians. *tr
I have had this problem occasionally since i bought the truck new, but recently it started to do the same thing on a regular basis. start the truck and it's fine, but go to shift into gear and the service engine, service traction control, and service abs lights and messages come on the dash. today, i pressed the brakes while driving it and heard a click when i did so, so i pulled over and checked and found that if i push my brake pedal very far, my brake lights went out. i just had my vehicle serviced and inspected at the gm dealership about 9 months/5,000 miles ago. hopefully this truck doesn't get me or my wife into a fatal accident... *tr
Dash cracked at corner of passenger airbag noticed around 55,000 miles. engine consuming oil, noticed around 40,000 miles. front breaks vibrating, noticed around 18,000 miles. dealer and gm has refused to fix. *js
Stopped at a stop sign, and truck would not move so i backup then it went ahead. the first corner i went around heard a scrapping sound. went to dealer truck had 16615 mi. on it , had 16615 miles on when i got it back, they said nothing wrong. had same trouble 2 days later went back to dealer then they told me both rear seals were leaking that also ruined both rear brake cylinders. all was replaced they said was not covered on my warranty cost 191.20 rear wheel seals, 98.08 for rear wheel brake cylinders. gm was no help.
The entire underbody, including rockers, inner door panel frame, tailgate area, engine bay area, and brakes, control arms, struts is rusted over.