2009 GMC Sierra 2500 Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 2about this part
- Share
- 6%of 31 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 124,648miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2009 GMC Sierra 2500, 6% of the 31 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 124,648 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
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.
“I have a 2009 Gmc seirra and it shuts off for no reason at all while you are driving.and I feel this is very dangerous.there are several complaints about this and there should be a recall on this.my vehicle has less than 50,000 thousand miles on it.and of course it started happening 2-months after the warranty was up.”
NHTSA complaint #10702507, filed 2015-03, 45,296 miles“While driving the stabiltrak fault light came on and the right front brake locked up and jerked the vehicle to the right. The vehicle was traveling at 30 MPH on a secondary road.”
NHTSA complaint #11055390, filed 2017-12, 204,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10251708Feb 21, 2024This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unwanted Stability Activation and/or a Service Stability message on…
- 10208053Jan 24, 2022This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an unwanted Stability Activation and/or a Service Stability message on…
Electronic stability control: other model years
Other parts of the 2009 GMC Sierra 2500
7 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsBrakes
5 complaintsBody and structure
4 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsFuel system
2 complaintsLatches, locks and linkages
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsTires
2 complaintsEngine cooling
1 complaintsSeat belts
1 complaintsSteering
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2009 GMC Sierra 2500
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.
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