2009 Gmc SIERRA 1500 - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

The 2009 GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab has received a solid safety rating based on the available data. While the overall rating is not specified, the front crash driver side rating and the side crash driver side rating are both excellent at 5 out of 5. The rollover rating is also quite good at 4 out of 5. It is worth noting that this vehicle offers optional electronic stability control, which can enhance stability and control during maneuvers. However, it does not come with forward collision warning or lane departure warning systems.

In terms of feedback from consumers and safety authorities, there have been 274 complaints filed related to this vehicle. Additionally, there have been 5 recalls issued for various components, suggesting ongoing efforts to address potential safety issues. Overall, the 2009 GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab appears to offer a decent level of safety, especially with the availability of stability control to aid in accident prevention and driver control.

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Complaint Count

274

Recall Count

5

Investigation Count

2

Safety Rating

Not Rated

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2009 GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab w/SAB Safety Features

Here are the safety features that come as standard on the 2009 GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab w/SAB

Electronic Stability Control (ESC)

ESC is an advanced safety feature in vehicles designed to help drivers maintain control during challenging driving conditions. By continuously monitoring various factors such as steering angle, vehicle speed, and individual wheel speeds, ESC can detect and reduce the risk of skidding or loss of control. It achieves this by automatically applying brakes to specific wheels to stabilize the vehicle.

Optional
Forward Collision Warning (FCW)

Forward Collision Warning (FCW) is a safety feature in vehicles that helps prevent frontal collisions by alerting the driver of an imminent collision with a vehicle or obstacle ahead. Using sensors such as radar or cameras, FCW monitors the distance and speed of vehicles in front, and if it detects a potential collision, it provides visual and/or auditory warnings to prompt the driver to take evasive action.

No
Lane Departure Warning (LDW)

Lane Departure Warning (LDW) is a safety feature in vehicles that alerts drivers when their vehicle unintentionally drifts out of its lane without signaling. Utilizing cameras or sensors to monitor lane markings on the road, LDW detects when the vehicle crosses these lines and triggers visual, auditory, or haptic alerts to notify the driver of potential lane departure.

No

2009 GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab w/SAB Safety Ratings

Here we have the crash and rollover ratings for the 2009 GMC Sierra 1500 Regular Cab w/SAB Where possible we've included the ratings for the oldest and latest models of this car so you can compare how the safety ratings have changed over time.

Frontal Crash Ratings

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Test 2009 Score 2024 Score
Overall Front Crash Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Front Crash Driver Side Rating 5 Not Rated
Front Crash Passenger Side Rating 5 Not Rated

Side Crash Ratings

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Test 2009 Score 2024 Score
Overall Side Crash Rating Not Rated 5
Side Crash Drivers Side Rating 5 5
Side Crash Passenger Side Rating Not Rated Not Rated
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Front Not Rated 5
Combined Side Barrier Pole Rating - Rear Not Rated Not Rated
Overall Side Barrier Rating Not Rated 5

Rollover Ratings

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Test 2009 Score 2024 Score
Rollover Rating 4 4
Rollover Possibility % 0% 0%
Dynamic Tip Result No Tip
Side Pole Crash Rating Not Rated 5

Complaints for the 2009 Gmc SIERRA 1500

This chart show the number of complaints for each car component. A Higher number of complaints could indicate that this car might have a common fault. Something to look out for when purchasing one.

Component Complaints

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Complaint:
"the contact's father owns a 2009 gmc sierra. the contact stated that while his father was making a left turn at 20 mph, another vehicle from the opposite direction ran the red light and struck the contact's father's driver's side front end. the tpms warning light was illuminated. none of the air bags deployed upon impact. the contact's father suffered rib, pelvis, and spine fractures and was transported to the hospital by ambulance. a police report was filed. the vehicle was towed to a tow yard but was not yet inspected or deemed totaled by the insurance company. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was unknown."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2024-11-04
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2009 gmc sierra. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light was illuminated. the contact related the failure to technical service bulletin number - 09184c (material over sensing and diagnostic module retaining moisture) . the vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed as a corroded air bag control module. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 70,000."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2022-03-01
Complaint:
"2009 gmc sierra. consumer writes seeking reimbursement for repairs related to takata airbag safety recall. the consumer stated the airbag light illuminated. the dealer stated the airbag recall had already been perfomed on the vehicle. the consumer paid to have the airbag sensor repaired."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2022-11-08
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2009 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated while driving at 45 mph, he crashed into the driver's side of another vehicle. the air bags failed to deploy. the contact did not know whether a warning light illuminated. a police report was filed. the contact did not sustain any injuries and drove the vehicle to his residence. the dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they could not assist with the air bags failure unless he had a recall notification. the contact also stated while driving at 40 mph, his vehicle crashed into the rear of another vehicle and the air bags failed to deploy. there were no warning lights illuminated. the contact did not sustain any injuries and drove to his residence. a police report was not filed. the contact stated that another vehicle crashed into the rear of his vehicle. the air bags did not deploy. there were no warning lights illuminated. the contact did not sustain any injuries. a police report was filed. the contact was able to drive to his residence. the contact stated while driving at 75 mph on a wet road, the brake pedal was depressed and the front and rear tires inadvertently locked. the vehicle slid off the road and crashed into a tree. the air bags failed to deploy. there were no warning lights illuminated. the contact stated that he did not sustain any injuries and drove to his residence. a police report was not filed. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 21v052000 (air bags) for the front passenger air bag only. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failures. the approximate failure mileage was 40,000."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2014-03-05
Complaint:
"received a air bag recall notice . i scheduled a appointment with hall buick gmc in tyler texas 10-18-21 at 11:00 am . we showed up to service dept. the young guy checking us in told us that 92% of the time they will crack the dash when getting it removed to do the the air bag recall work and the dealer is not responsible for any damage. i told him to get his manger so he did. we talked to service manger john mackey he told use the same thing that the dealer is not responsible for any damage done to the dash like cracks or breakage while doing air bag recall work. i told him as you can see this truck has been garage kept since new and not in the sun. he said i can see that . i told him per the paper work i received if not fixed it may cause serious injury or death to passengers .who's going to pay for that. he said gm and takata. is there any one that can do the air bag recall work without damaging the dash."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2022-06-10
Complaint:
"the contact called on behalf of a gm dealer where he is employed. he stated that a customer had dropped off his 2009 gmc sierra to be serviced for nhtsa campaign number: 21v052000 (air bags). as the vehicle sat on the dealer lot with the engine off, the contact witnessed both the passenger and driver side air bags deploy without incident. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was filed. the vehicle had yet to be repaired. the failure mileage was 68,895."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2022-02-10
Complaint:
"the contact owns a 2009 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the service air bag warning light was illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with nhtsa campaign number: 21v052000 (air bags). the vehicle was repaired but continued to experience the failure. the manufacturer was informed of the failure but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 131,667"
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2022-01-07
Complaint:
"there was no incident, yet. however, this recall was issued on february 5, 2021, today is july 6, 2021. my safety and the safety of passengers are at risk because there is no resolution from the manufacturer thus far, over five months. this recall also negatively affects the resell/trade-in value of my vehicle. because of the active recall, dealers will not trade for my vehicle for a reasonable value. so, due to the manufacturer being unable to fix the problem in a timely manner, i am financially impacted."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2021-06-07
Complaint:
"takata recall. the contact owns a 2009 gmc sierra. the contact stated that the "service airbag notification" warning light had illuminated onthe instrument panel. the contact then received a notification for nhtsa campaign number: 21v053000(airbags); however, the parts for the repair were unavailable. the dealer had been notified about the recall; however, the contact was informed that the parts were not yet available. the manufacturer had been notified of the recall. the contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the repair. the failure was unknown. vin tool confirms parts not available."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2020-01-08
Complaint:
"tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2009 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 21v053000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. the contact called alpine buick gmc, littleton/denver (3106 w county line rd, littleton, co 80129, (720) 826-7170) where it was confirmed that the part was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available."
Components Involved: AIR BAGS
Date of incident: 2021-08-04

Recalls for the 2009 Gmc SIERRA 1500

Component Recalls

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Recall:
"general motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, silverado 2500, silverado 3500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, sierra 2500, sierra 3500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia or "zone b." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alaska, colorado, connecticut, idaho, iowa, maine, massachusetts, michigan, minnesota, montana, new hampshire, new york, north dakota, oregon, rhode island, south dakota, utah, vermont, washington, wisconsin, and wyoming or "zone c." these vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal..."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 23, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on September 20, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020, Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006, and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328780.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2021-02-05
Recall:
"general motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2007-2011 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, yukon xl, and 2009-2011 chevrolet silverado 2500, silverado 3500, gmc sierra 2500 and sierra 3500 vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. virgin islands or "zone a." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, yukon, yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia or "zone b." these vehicles are equipped with non-desiccated passenger frontal..."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 22, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on March 1, 2021. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328760.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2021-02-05
Recall:
"general motors, llc (gm) is recalling certain 2013 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, silverado 2500/3500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, sierra 2500/3500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of alabama, california, florida, georgia, hawaii, louisiana, mississippi, south carolina, texas, puerto rico, american samoa, guam, the northern mariana islands (saipan), and the u.s. virgin islands or "zone a." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2010 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, and escalade ext, chevrolet avalanche, silverado 1500, silverado 2500/3500, suburban, tahoe, gmc sierra 1500, sierra 2500/3500, yukon, and yukon xl vehicles originally sold, or ever registered in the states of arizona, arkansas, delaware, district of columbia, illinois, indiana, kansas, kentucky, maryland, missouri, nebraska, nevada, new jersey, new mexico, north carolina, ohio, oklahoma, pennsylvania, tennessee, virginia, and west virginia or "zone b." additionally, gm is recalling certain 2009 cadillac escalade, escalade..."
Consequence:
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy:

GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator with an alternate one, free of charge. Interim letters notifying owners of the safety risk were mailed on February 24, 2021. Second notification letters will be mailed once the remedy is available. Owner notification letters were mailed on May 11, 2021. Owners may contact Cadillac customer service at 1-800-458-8006; Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020; and GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is N212328790.

Component(s) Involved: AIR BAGS > FRONTAL > PASSENGER SIDE > INFLATOR MODULE
Date of incident: 2021-02-05

GMC Overall Complaint Ranking

This table shows the ranking of car manufacturers when it comes to most complaints and recalls. The manufacturer with the most complaints is at the top. However this doesn't necassarily mean they should be avoided. Some manufacturers might just have more popular or affordable cars which a lot of people have bought. Which means there's more scope for a complaint to be made. Use the ranking table below as a part your wider research into buying a car.

GMC ranks 8 out of 44 in the complaints ranking table.

Manufacturer Complaint Count Recall Count Ranking
FORD 208,358 3,259 1
CHEVROLET 111,306 2,082 2
TOYOTA 81,019 1,852 3
HONDA 61,937 1,268 4
NISSAN 56,226 930 5
DODGE 45,756 827 6
HYUNDAI 44,150 649 7
GMC 34,441 1,410 8
KIA 29,832 501 9
CHRYSLER 27,698 254 10
TESLA 26,230 730 11
BMW 24,890 1,877 12
VOLKSWAGEN 23,125 829 13
MERCEDES-BENZ 19,066 2,925 14
SUBARU 18,513 703 15
MAZDA 10,599 364 16
PONTIAC 10,430 138 17
CADILLAC 9,434 444 18
AUDI 7,865 1,093 19
BUICK 7,851 279 20
SATURN 7,672 84 21
MERCURY 7,374 135 22
LEXUS 6,373 408 23
LINCOLN 5,897 423 24
ACURA 5,722 382 25
MINI 5,585 366 26
INFINITI 4,000 187 27
MITSUBISHI 3,912 397 28
VOLVO 3,875 727 29
PORSCHE 2,646 1,231 30
SUZUKI 2,272 123 31
FIAT 2,205 80 32
SAAB 1,536 76 33
JAGUAR 1,195 198 34
SMART 528 17 35
GENESIS 436 42 36
ISUZU 249 37 37
ALFA ROMEO 161 37 38
MASERATI 76 46 39
BENTLEY 46 159 40
POLESTAR 42 2 41
LUCID 14 6 42
CODA 4 2 43
MAYBACH 0 0 44

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