2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OF WATER ON THE FLOORBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER LEAKED IN FROM ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME IT RAINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED CAUSING AT GREAT CONCERN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ITS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CONTACT CALLED REGISTER CHEVROLET (14181 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34613, (352) 597-3333) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 216,000.

DASH BOARD CRACKS EVERYWHERE! I BEEN USING SUN REFLECTOR SINC A BOUGHT THE TRUCK BUT CRACKS STILL COMING OUT CHEAP MATERIAL!!!

A BATTERY ICON COMES ON MY DASH WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR DRIVING THIS COMES ON FOR LONG ENOUGH TO READ THEN GOES OFF. THE TIRES PRESSURE SENSOR IS GIVING A MESSAGES AS WELL ABOUT NEEDING SERVICING. THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT LATCH HAS STOPPED ALLOWING THE CLIP TO ENTER I WAS PARKED AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE SINCE THEN TRIED TO SPRAY WHITE LITHIUM TO GET IT MOVING SINCE I DID NOT HAVE WD40.THERE WAS NO SUCCESS. I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE AIRBAG RECALL FIXED.

TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH HAVE FORMED. ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ONE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THE CRACK ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE TRAVELS FROM THE DASH AIR BAG TO THE TOP JOINT BETWEEN THE TWO DASH PIECES. THE CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TRAVELS FROM THE JOINT BETWEEN THE TWO DASH PIECES TOWARDS THE DRIVER ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PORTION OF THE DASH. NOTICE THE CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN SITTING STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN FINDING THE CRACK ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE.

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ONE DAY AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL POWER IN THE TRUCK WAS GONE THE RADIO RESET THE GAUGES STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND SAYING SERVICE AIRBAG. I FIGURED IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY AND IT STILL DID IT SO I I PUT A NEW GROUND WIRE AND IT STILL CONTINUED TO DO IT AND GOT ALL NEW BATTERY CABLES AND STILL NOTHING AND WHEN IT ALL RESETS AND I TURN IT OFF I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE POSITIVE WIRE FOR IT TO START

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON TODAY 10/15/2020 WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE AND THE AIRBAG IS A TAKATA AIRBAG AND SCARED IT MY DEPLOY AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.I'VE DID RESEARCH ABOUT THE DEFECT BUT NO REMEDY WAS GIVEN.DIDNT RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO FIX IT.

DEALER STATES THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.IT HAS BEEN 4 YRS SINCE I FIRST TRIED TO GET THIS AIR BAG REPLACED.

O'REILLY CHEVROLET DEALER LISTED ON RECALL WAS CONTACTED WITH ALMOST RIDICULOUS RESULTS. FIRST PHONE CALL WAS TOLD PERSON WHO HANDLED RECALLS WAS OU, WOULD RETURN CALL, NEVER HAPPENED. CALLED LATER SAME PERSON SAID THEY WOULD ASSIST BUT I NEEDED A RECALL NUMBER. I HAD NO SUCH NUMBER BUT I DID HAVE VIN, AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES ON HOLD I WAS TOLD THER WAS A RECALL BUT I WOULD NEED TO BRING VEHICLE IN TO DETERMINE WHAT WAS NECESSARY TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPAIR. ARRIVED AT SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO LINE OF CARS AND WAITING ROOM FULL OF CUSTOMERS, APPROXIMATELY 1/2 HOUR WAIT. TURNED OFF PASSENGER AIRBAG AND WILL SELL ACCORDINGLY.

PASSENGER AIRBAG RECALL DUE TO TAKATA'S SUPPLY TO GM HAS BEEN IDENTIFIED THEY ARE ARE DEFECTIVE AND GM WAS GIVEN TILL AUGUST 2017 AND NOTHING TO DATE HAS BEEN DONE TO RECTIFY THIS DEFECTIVE FINDING. DOCKET NO. NHTSA-2016-0124. UPON PREVIOUS CALLS TO GM THEY ARE DISMISSING THIS RECALL; HOWEVER, THE RECALL NOTICE IS ON MY LICENSE PLATE RENEWAL FORM, SEARCHABLE ON THE INTERNET AND THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND YET NO ONE IS HOLDING GM ACCOUNTABLE FOR EVERY 2007-2008 GM OWNER (CERTAIN 2007-2008 CADILLAC ESCALADE, ESCALADE ESV, ESCALADE EXT, CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, SILVERADO 1500, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, GMC SIERRA 1500, YUKON, AND YUKON XL VEHICLES) WHOM ARE AT RISK.