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2009 Chevrolet Express 3500 Electrical system Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
11%of 9 total for the year
Median mileage
110,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the electrical system of the 2009 Chevrolet Express 3500, 11% of the 9 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 110,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The contact owns a 2009 Chevrolet EXPRESS 3500. The contact stated that the key failed to turn in the ignition in order to start the vehicle and the key could be removed from the ignition while the vehicle was turned on. This failure occurred intermittently for several years. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who stated a new key was needed to repair the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.”

NHTSA complaint #10588522, filed 2014-05, 110,000 miles

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2009111%
2008218%
200719%
200617%
200516%
2003325%
200119%

Other parts of the 2009 Chevrolet Express 3500

Fuel system
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Air bags
1 complaints
Other or unknown
1 complaints
Body and structure
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2009 Chevrolet Express 3500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 30, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology