2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (MOSES BUICK GMC OF CHARLESTON, 1406 WASHINGTON ST, E CHARLESTON, WV 25301). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 11/07/17*LJ UPDATED 11/13/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SCHEPEL BUICK (3209 LINCOLN HWY, MERRILLVILLE, IN) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

CRACKED CHEVROLET DASH FLAPS WHEN WINDOWS ROLLED DOWN CREATING VISIBLE DISTRACTION VERY SIMILAR TO ATTACHED PICTURE CHEVROLET KNOWS THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THEIR 2007-2014 MODELS AND APPARENTLY WON'T DO ANYTHING UNLESS COMPELLED TO BY A REGULATORY BODY. IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT I WILL MAKE SURE TO ADVISE OF WHAT CAUSED THE DISTRACTION. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN EYESORE BUT IT IS ALSO INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. WHO MAKES NEW VEHICLES WITH ALL THE EMISSIONS STANDARDS AND THEN SKIMPS ON THE DASH? THIS IS SUCH A PROBLEM THERE IS A FACEBOOK GROUP WITH 6,825 MEMBERS AND YOU CAN DO FIND IT BY SEARCHING. "07-14 GM CRACKED DASH SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL TRUCKS"

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT USED THE KEY FOB TO START THE VEHICLE WHEN, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE AIR BAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND A COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO RICK HENDRICKS CHEVROLET OF BUFORD (4490 S LEE ST, BUFORD, GA 30518 (678) 394-3117) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER DAMAGED THE MODULES AND THE DRAIN TUBES ON THE SUN ROOF WERE CLOGGED, WHICH CAUSED THAT CURTAIN AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALL FOUR CURTAIN AIR BAGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 174,131.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH 20 INCH WHEELS. TO CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE CONSTRUCTED USING THREE SEPARATE SECTIONS AND THE OUTER SECTION OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CUTTSHAW CHEVROLET LOCATED IN CRAPELAND, TX WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. ONE IS LOCATED BY THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. ANOTHER IS LOCATED NEAR THE DRIVER SIDE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE ONE NEAR THE AIRBAG IS PARTICULARLY WORRISOME. IN THE EVENT THAT THE AIRBAG WAS TO DEPLOY, JAGGED PIECES OF PLASTIC COULD PUNCTURE THE AIRBAG OR BE PROPELLED AT THE VEHICLE OCCUPANTS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY TYPE OF ACCIDENT OR CRASH. THESE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD SIMPLY APPEARED OVER TIME AND APPEAR TO BE VERY COMMON AMONG CHEVY TRUCKS IN THE MODEL YEARS OF 2007-2013. I CHECKED ONLINE AND THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF INTERNET POSTS/FORUMS DISCUSSING THIS PROBLEM. GM SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FIXING THIS DEFECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MOTOR CITY BUICK GMC, 3101 PACHECO RD, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93313, (661) 735-4976) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I PURCHASED THIS TRUCK BRAND NEW IN AUGUST 2008. I NOTICED THE FIRST DASHBOARD CRACK, ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG, ABOUT TWO YEARS LATER. I TOOK MY TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT FROM, OVER CONCERNS ABOUT POSSIBLE SPLINTERING OF THE DASHBOARD IN THE EVENT AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE DEALER ONLY OFFERED TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE COMPONENT. THE QUOTE WAS JUST OVER $1200. HE ALSO ASSURED ME THAT MY STILL ACTIVE, "BUMBER TO BUMBER" WARRANTY WOULD NOT COVER THIS PARTICULAR DEFECT. OF COURSE NOW I'VE GOT A CRACK FROM THE DEFROST VENT TO THE WINDSHIELD, AND CRACKING OVER THE GAUGE CLUSTER SO SEVERE THAT IT IS BASICALLY A HOLE. IT IS MORE THAN OBVIOUS THAT THIS COMPONENT IS DEFECTIVE IN MATERIAL, DESIGN, APPLICATION OR MOUNTING METHOD. IT IS ALSO OBVIOUS THAT THIS COMPONENT IS A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF SPLINTERING SHOULD AN IMPACT AND/OR AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OCCUR. THE HOLE IN MY DASHBOARD ALSO REPRESENTS MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF AUTOMOTIVE SAFETY AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.SET FORTH BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. ALL THAT BEING SAID, I HAVE TAKEN IMMACULATE CARE OF THIS VEHICLE AND THERE IS NO PLAUSIBLE EXPLANATION OTHER THAN A DEFECT IN THE COMPONENT ITSELF.

THE CHASSIS FRAME IS RUSTING EXCESSIVELY IN MY TRUCK WITH 34000 MILES. TAKATA RECALL. AIRBAG LIGHT ALWAYS ON, SEEMS DEFECTIVE.