There are 6 stored owner reports matching the lighting leading-label group for the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)The front drivers headlight low beam keeps going out. I just received my second warning for this failure. It got dark before I got home from the store. We took it to a friend who does mechanical work back in the spring. He fixed it; but now it’s doing it again. Yes we had it inspected last November for tag renewal. There are no warning lights or signals that come on.i think it started acting up around November 2024
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEADLAMPS OPERATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS WITH THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS. HARVEY'S GM CHEVROLET CADILLAC BUICK 1500 TYLER AVE, RADFORD, VA 24141 (540) 639-3923 REPLACED THE HIGH BEAM SOCKETS WIRING ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED NOR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000. *BF*JB
DASH ON VEHICLE IS CRACKED, AS IT GETS COLDER IT CONTINUES TO GET WORSE CAUSING CRACK TO THE POINT OF THE DASH FALLING APART AS DRIVING
WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOP WORKING IN MOTION IN RAIN.
WHEN DRIVING HEADLIGHTS FLICKER CONSTANTLY. NOTIFIED DEALER AUGUST 2010. DEALER STATED THEY HAVE HAD COMPLAINTS, BUT FIND NO PROBLEM. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER WHAT SPEED YOU ARE DRIVING. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ALWAYS ILLUMINATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHENEVER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHERE THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE BRAKE SWITCH WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR TO ACTIVATE THE BRAKE LIGHTS. HE OBSERVED THE BRAKE LIGHTS USING THE GLASS WINDOWS. HE QUICKLY LET OFF THE PEDAL ABOUT 1/2 TO ONE INCH AND HE NOTICED THE LIGHTS WENT OUT BEFORE THE PEDAL WAS FULLY RELEASED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE BRAKE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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Vehicle import recorded: Aug 30, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.