general problems of the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

While driving my 2009 chevy silverado hybrid with 32000 miles my brakes stopped working my dic showed brake problems, stable track and traction control, had it towed to chevy dealership was informed it will cost $4000 to fix, the one bad parts is a modulator valve part #25922981, I have found a chevy service bulletin from may -2016 #pit4383p about this problem looks like if this part goes bad they will replace it can you confirm this, if I was on a highway this would have been a very bad accident thanks for your help.

The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet blazer. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the brake warning light and abs warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the electronic control module and the abs module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact that they would follow up with the dealer. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 70,800.

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.

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.

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.

The entire underbody, including rockers, inner door panel frame, tailgate area, engine bay area, and brakes, control arms, struts is rusted over.

Warped front rotors both wheels. While driving going down a hill, the steering wheel would start shaking. I am a retired master mechanic with over 30 years experience specializing in brakes. I took my vehicle to the dealer 4 times with this complaint. The dealer could not duplicate the complaint because of not test driving down a hill. Test drive was on a flat surface. Problem only occurs while driving down a hill. I was worried about safety after so many service visits, I finally called general motors in detroit to file a complaint. General motors replaced the rotors as a goodwill gesture. The problem has not re-occurred after rotor replacement.

Warped front rotors both wheels.

Not much for brakes on the initial push of the pedal but if you pump them up they are good. Really bad in a emergency stop or when you have a light trailer on that doesn't require separate brakes on trailer. I had it both on 1500 4x4 08gmc and on the same 09 chevy I have now.

The brake pedal back pressure is weak, spongy or soft when applied. The brake pedal goes to floor board further than normal/ traditional of all manufacturer vehicle models through out past decades of production. Have to pump this vehicles brake pedal more than twice in order to obtain sufficient brake pedal pressure necessary to achieve control of vehicle's brakes. For unexpected braking, the current braking system on 1500 silverado Chevrolets is inadequate for the average driver which possibly will result with harm to others and vehicle.

The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that whenever the brakes were depressed, the headlights would intermittently flash on and off. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer approximately twenty times but the dealer was unsure as to how to repair the problem and advised the failure was normal because of a new charging system. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was approximately 19,000 and the current mileage was approximately 38,000.