2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Cruise Control Problems

2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR REPLACEMENT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED, IF CAUSED A SIGNIFICANT REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER AND DISABLED THE TRACTION CONTROL AND STABILITRAK FUNCTION. THE CONSUMER STATED THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR FAILED A YEAR AFTER HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT REDUCED ENGINE POWER WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 5/29/15*CN UPDATED 9/29/2017*CN

ACCELERATOR STUCK DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE GOING 65M/H. SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TOOK A GOOD 30 SECONDS BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE. *TR

WAS JUST LEAVING FUNERAL AND STARTED VEHICLE THEN SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL, SERVICE STABILITRAK, TRACTION CONTROL OFF, STABILITRAK OFF, LOSS OF CONTROL NOTICED DISPLAYED. TRIED TO DRIVE BUT EXPERIENCED BUCKING AND DRASTIC POWER LOSS. TOOK TO DEALER WHO SAID FAILURE WAS DUE TO FAULTY THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR - A PROBLEM HE INDICATED WAS RECURRING FOR THAT VEHICLE. LUCKILY HE SERVICED UNDER VEHICLE WARRANTY. BUT DISAPPOINTING TO SEE AT LESS THAN 40,000 MILES. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPS UP, TRACTIONS CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT, ALONG WITH DIGITAL DISPLAY SAYING SEVERAL THINGS. SUCH AS, ENGINE REDUCED POWER, SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL SOON..........PULLED OVER, HAD A VERY ROUGH IDLE. MADE IT TO PARTS STORE AND HAVE THE TRUCK SCANNED. TURNS OUT IT NEED THE THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR NEEDS REPLACED. HAD THEM CLEAR THE CODE, DROVE FEW MORE MILES AND ALL HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED SIGNIFICANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,302. ...UPDATED 07-10-13 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL SEIZED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE SKID. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. THE REPRESENTATIVE THAT WAS SENT BY THE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE SERVICE ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

WHILE PULLING ONTO I83 I PUSHED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL TO QUICKLY ACCELERATE TO MERGE. THE PEDAL BECAME STUCK ON THE FLOOR MAT STICKING IT IN THE DOWN POSITION CAUSING THE TRUCK TO RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AFTER I LEFT MY FOOT OFF THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO USE MY FEET TO PULL THE FLOOR MAT BACK TOWARDS THE SEAT TO RELEASE THE GAS PEDAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, MOST RECENTLY NOVEMBER 20, 2012. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO APPLY EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, THE RPMS WOULD RACE EXCESSIVELY AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 18,050.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULD NOT DISENGAGE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE HE HAD TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,500.

I HAVE A 2009 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CRUISE CONTROL DOES NOT SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE ON GRADES OR EVER SMALL SLOPES. THE VEHICLE FREE ROLLS AS FAST AS YOU WILL LET IT IN OVER DRIVE, 3RD GEAR, 1ST OR 2ND. THERE IS NO ENGINE BREAKING AT ALL. GM SAYS THIS IS PROPER OPERATION FOR THE VEHICLE, AND THERE IS NO SOFTWARE OR MECHANICAL FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE A 2004 OF THE SAME MODEL AND IT WORKS PERFECTLY, WITH VERY EFFECTIVE SPEED CONTROL. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, AND ACTUALLY IN MY OPINION CANNOT BE CONSIDERED TO BE CRUISE CONTROL AT ALL. MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THIS IS AN ONGOING COMPLAINT, THAT GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AS A DEFINITE DEFECT IN DESIGN. THE SAME DAY MY VEHICLE WAS BEING EXAMINED, THE LOCAL POLICE HAD ONE OF THEIR TRUCKS OF THE SAME MODEL YEAR IN THE SHOP WITH THE SAME COMPLAINT. I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT, BUT CANNOT USE THIS OPTION ON THE VEHICLE, I CAN ONLY RIDE MY BREAKS DOWN SLOPES TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN. *TR