2009 Chevrolet Silverado Technical Service Bulletins

276 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2009 Chevrolet Silverado. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10022693Jun 1, 2011Electronic stability control. Service stability lamp dtc c0131. *nj updated 4/1/08. *nj updated 6/26/08. *nj updated 12/18/08. *pe updated 8/1/11.
• 10038768May 1, 2011Electrical system. Gm: there may be multiple electrical issues such as: no start, starter stays engaged, fog lamps won't turn on, washing fluid not spraying, park and reverse lights stay on, battery goes dead, and a buzz noise underneath the dash. 2007-2011 silverado/sierra.
• 10038744May 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: an 'engine power is reduced' message appears and there is a stored trouble code. This is caused by wear of the internal fuel injector.
• 10038672May 1, 2011Equipment. Gm: the carpet is curling at the top front edge. The carpet was folded prior to installation and when installed it curls back up. 2007-2012 silverado/sierra.
• 10036464May 1, 2011Engine cooling. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saab: oil consumption and/or exhaust smoke-possible pcv baffle or lifter concern. Upon inspection, obvious oil will be found in the intake manifold and/or pcv vacuum tube. *pe updated 3/21/11. *pe updated 5/9/11. *pe updated 5/25/11. *pe updated 06/16/2011. *kb updated a second time on 06/16/2011. *kb updated 6/27/11.
• 10030125May 1, 2011Brakes. General motors: hybrid brake noise or vibration. Brakes groan or thump noises during braking; brake pedal pushback or vibration that may resemble a pulsation as the vehicle comes to a stop; a slight drop in the brake pedal when coming to a stop. *pe updated 6/27/11.
• 10024545May 1, 2011Brakes. (hybrid) additional information on bleeding the brakes. With rpo hp2. *nj updated 6/27/11.
• 10024284May 1, 2011Brakes. Abs light on dtc c0561 stored in the ebcm. With rpo hp2. Hybrid only. *nj updated 12/3/08. *pe updated 8/19/09. *pe updated 6/27/11.
• 10039024Apr 1, 2011Body and structure. Gm: the chrome outside door handle is cracked or loose at the screw where it attaches. Grease may have cause the screw to degrade or the torque was too high.
• 10038759Apr 1, 2011Electrical system. Gm: onstar is making incomplete calls without the driver knowing. When have a data connection.
• 10030766Apr 1, 2011Suspension. Chevrolet/gmc: a clunking noise coming from the rear of the vehicle. Upon further investigation, the technician may diagnose the noise coming from the rear suspension leaf spring area. *pe updated 6/30/2011.
• 10024522Apr 1, 2011Transmission and drivetrain. Transfer case will not shift possible dtc's c0387 and/or c0569. On vehicles equipped with a magna transfer case rpo nqf. *nj updated 3/15/10. *pe updated on 6/27/2011.
• 10038647Mar 1, 2011Tires. Gm: there may be tearing of the edge of the tire treads. There is also vibration and wear on some tires.
• 10038624Mar 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: the air bag light is on with a stored trouble code.
• 10038605Mar 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: information on inspecting and replacing turbos.
• 10038349Feb 1, 2011Transmission and drivetrain. Gm: there is a whine noise when in drive or reverse. There is a bearing problem in the torque converter.
• 10038295Feb 1, 2011Other or unknown. Gm: information on fixing multiple situations right the first time.
• 10037941Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: service engine soon light is on with a misfire and a possible tick noise.
• 10037933Jan 1, 2011Engine cooling. Gm: the service engine soon light is on, there is also a misfire or engine noise. There are multiple possible causes.
• 10037555Jan 1, 2011Seats. Gm: the driver or passenger heated seat are inoperative. They are slow to warm or may shut off. There are trouble codes set related to the ground terminal harness.
• 10037552Jan 1, 2011Transmission and drivetrain. Gm: there may be a bump noise or clunk feel when stopping or launching. This may be caused by a slip in the transmission.
• 10037912Dec 1, 2010Engine cooling, Fuel system. Gm: the check engine light is on. There is condensation on the fuel tank pressure sensor causing an improper reading.
• 10037572Nov 1, 2010Electrical system, Engine cooling. Gm: on some hybrid vehicles after updating software there is an internal trouble code stored and it won't go away.
• 10037542Nov 1, 2010Brakes. Gm: there may be a pulsation or vibration in the steering wheel while going downhill. There could also be a rumbling noise. This is likely caused by the brakes.
• 10037516Nov 1, 2010Engine cooling. Gm: there is a diesel engine hard start when hot. Starts fine when cold. There will be no internal trouble codes.
• 10037499Nov 1, 2010Engine cooling, Fuel system. Gm: there may be reduced power and an internal trouble code in high temperatures or when near the towing limit.
• 10030591Nov 1, 2010Exterior lighting. General motors: bcm calibrations available to restore bulb outage detection on vehicles produced by a second state manufacturer, turn signals flash fast after factory box removed (upfitter). May need to have body control module (bcm) rear turn signal bulb outage detection capability changed. *pe updated 5/20/11.
• 10037127Oct 1, 2010Fuel system, Engine cooling. Gm: on a cold start there may be a hard start, brief rough running, black exhaust color, and an engine light. The symptoms diminish after running a while.
• 10036545Oct 1, 2010Steering. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/oldsmobile and hummer: information on pitman arm shaft seal service kit. Do not replace entire steering gear for pitman seal leak. Technicians have been replacing entire steering gears due to not being able to service just leaking pitman shaft seal. *pe updated 5/9/11.
• 10032329Oct 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain. Chevrolet cadillac gmc service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Transmission clutch housing fracture-reprogram transmission controller. Excessive pressure on the transmission clutch could cause a fracture. May result in an improper transmission shift when shifting from third to fourth gear. Csc letter was received. *pe updated 5/11/11.
• 10036324Sep 1, 2010Engine cooling. Pontiac/saturn/buick/gmc/chevrolet/cadillac/hummer: vehicle start and stalls after theft deterrent module replacement. Model years 2006-2011. Does not apply to vehicles with keyless access system.
• 10035764Sep 1, 2010Fuel system, Engine cooling. Chevrolet/gmc: check engine light on, fuel tank hard to fill, dtcs p0442, p0446, p0455 or p0449 set (replace evaporative emission (evap) vent valve solenoid assembly and add/relocate fileter box using service kit).
• 10034369Sep 1, 2010Engine cooling, Electrical system, Fuel system. Chevrolet/gmc/pontiac: intermittent mil/check engine light on, dtc p0442, p0446, p0451, p0452, p0453, p0454 or p0455 (install fuel tank pressure sensor cover). This condition may be caused by normal water accumulation or condensation blocking the air reference port of the fuel tank pressure sensor. *pe updated 2/07/11. *pe updated 2/25/11.
• 10036548Aug 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: (hybrid) information on internal transmission wiring harness repairs. Diagnostics of any one of or combination of the dtcs listed may lead to a internal transmission wiring harness concern. Transmissionwiring harness is found to be root cause of any one of the listed dtcs. Do not attempt to repair the internal transmission wiring harness.
• 10036364Aug 1, 2010Engine cooling. Chevrolet/gmc: possible engine overheat or loss of coolant. Normal si diagnostics will lead to inspecting the water pump for proper operation. When water pump is removed, be sure to inspect the impeller.
• 10036304Aug 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: rough transition to auto stop or no auto stop, malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on, dtc p2797 set. Some vehicles may have experienced a cut or chaffing to the auxiliary transmission pump harness, which can cause the auto stop feature to operate incorrectly. Hybrid vehicles only.
• 10036524Jul 1, 2010Electrical system, Engine cooling. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: information on inspecting top post battery cable bolts, clamps and nuts during pre-delivery inspection (pdi).
• 10036564Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. Gmc/chevrolet: check trailer wiring message in dic poor connections at 7-way). This concern could be caused by a poor connection at the 7-way trailer connector. There are several manufacturers of 7-way (trailer side) connectors and no industry standard specifications for these connectors. Models avalanche, suburban, tahoe, sierra, silverado, sierra denali, yukon, yukon xl.
• 10036550Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc/hummer/pontiac/saturn: additional diagnostic information for u0140 or u0073. Vehicle may exhibits some symptom(s) as door locks cycle while driving; intermittent no start; service stabilitrak dic message; speedometer and tachometer freeze while driving.
• 10036546Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. Chevrolet/gmc: service trailer brake message with dtc(s) c1115, c1116, c1117, and/or c1118 (inspect wiring near parking brake pedal). This concern may be very intermittent and can occur with or without a trailer connected to truck.
• 10030245Jun 1, 2010Brakes. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: service brake system message on with dtcs c012e, c12fe. Concerns after quickly shifting out of the park position. Include hybrids:tahoes, silverados, sierras and yukons. *pe updated 6/8/10.
• 10024625Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. [check trailer wiring] message displayed on dic. With rpo jl1. *nj updated 3/28/11.
• 10024526Jun 1, 2010Electrical system. Service trailer brake message with dtc c1114 and/or c1112. With rpo jl1. *nj updated 3/28/11.
• 10034404Feb 1, 2010Air bags, Seat belts. Buick/cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: airbag light on, dtc b0071 and b0081 set (diagnose and replace right front seatbelt buckle, if necessary). Upon investigation, the technician may find dtc b0071 set in the passenger presence system (pps) and a dtc b0081 in the sensing and diagnostics module (sdm).
• 10030244Feb 1, 2010Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system, Latches, locks and linkages…. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: locations of high speed gmlan wiring concerns. Gauges inoperative, no crank, harsh transmission shifting, no transmission shifting, door locks cycling and indicators on. *pe updated 11/17/10.
• 10034432Jan 1, 2010Engine cooling, Electrical system. Cadillac/chevrolet/gmc: service hybrid system message and or service engine soon lamp on. Engineering would like information on vehicles with dtc p0c19, p0c1a, p0a78, p0a79, p0c0b, p0c0e, p0bfd, or p0bfe. Retrieve and save the freeze frame data, then record a snapshot of both motor control module 1 and 2 during a crank attempt.
• 10034364Jan 1, 2010Engine cooling. Chevrolet/gmc: snow or ice ingestion into air cleaner element, malfunction indicator lamp (mil) illuminated, engine power is reduced message displayed, dtc p0101 set (perform repair as outlined).
• 10032324Nov 1, 2009Engine cooling. Gmc chevrolet service campaign: see document search button for owner letter. Service engine soon light illuminated-exhaust gas recirculation (egr) cooler plugging prevention.
• 10032450Oct 1, 2009Electrical system. Chevrolet/gmc: inspect for wire harness chafes near connector x108. Dealer may encounter a concern of the ses light on with reduced power. Diagnostics may reveal dtc's p0193, p0522 and/or p0652.
• 10032295Aug 1, 2009Engine cooling. Gmc/chevrolet: intermittent engine stall on deceleration during extreme high ambient temperatures (reprogram ecm).

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