2009 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Electronic stability control Problems

“While driving on I 81 the truck went into reduced power mode and violently went from 70 miles per hour to 10 miles per hour. This mode is very dangerous! Forty percent of the traffic on I 81 is tractor trailer. I'm scared to drive this vehicle. The mechanic tells me this is very expensive to repair as there are many things that an cause this condition to occur!!”

“The truck was sitting parked in the driveway and my neighbor noticed that the lights and wipers came on (truck was not on, no keys were in it, nobody was in it or near it!). Smoke then began to billow out from under the hood and a fire started. My neighbor was able to disconnect the battery and put out the fire. I had the truck towed to a garage where they told me that the fuse panel caught on fire. They called GM and was told there was no recall for the part. Dealing with insurance now.”

“The vehicle first started having electrical troubles when we were traveling down the interstate. The door locks were cycling rapidly, the gauges were bouncing all over the dials, we lost power, the lights on the dash were flashing, and the transmission stopped working, and we were coasting - on an interstate. We pulled over and shut it off for a few moments, started it up and took off again, with no trouble. Got home and I looked it up on the internet, and found many similar/identical stories. We took it to the dealership and they said they could find nothing wrong. …”

“While driving the stabilitrak light came on and then the ABS light. It stayed on, so I took it to a mechanic who determined it was the brake switch and he replaced it. It has been fine until recently, when it came on again and my brake lights were sticking on, so I replaced the brake switch again. So, far it's stayed off. My concern is that my truck my start having the same issues as our other GM vehicle, which also involves the stabilitrak/traction control/reduced power lights coming on. Reduced power is dangerous while driving, especially on the interstate in heavy traffic. …”

“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. …”