2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING, THE SPARE TIRE DISCONNECTED FROM ITS ORIGINAL LOCATION WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000.

IN 2013 THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT 2 MONTHS AFTER 3YR WARRANTY LESS THAN 20 THOUSAND MILES CALLED CHEVY WOULD NOT HELP ME. REPLACED TRANSMISSION NOW 2017 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. MY DOORS DON'T UNLOCK PASSENGER WINDOW DON'T GO DOWN I WOULD NEVER BUY A CHEVY AGAIN I WAS DRIVING BOTH TIMES AND IT LEFT ME STRANDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONTAL AIR BAG INFLATOR; 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. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE DEALER WAS NOT SURE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE,COLLAPSED LIFTER,DOD/AFM SYSTEM FAILED. TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE BEFORE LIFTER FAILED.STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL ALSO GIVING PROBLEMS ONCE PROBLEM WITH LIFTER STARTED 144000 MILES MOSTLY HIGHWAY THIS TRUCK IS ONLY USED FOR FAMILY OUTTHINGS.NOT EVERY DAY DRIVER 3 DAYS OUT OF A 7 DAY WEEK.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT COULD NOT CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA ARECALL A FEW YEARS AGO AFTER HEARING ABOUT A MAJOR AIR BAG DEFECT INVOLVING SEVERAL THOUSAND VEHICLES & THEN SOMETIME LATER WE WERE INFORMED THAT OUR 2008 CHEVROLET WAS ONE OF THE UNITS COVERED BY THE DEFECTIVE & DANGEROUS AIR BAG. ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE WENT TO OUR LOCAL DEALER HERE" BILL BUCK CHEVROLET" IN VENICE FLORIDA WHERE WE WERE TOLD THEY DIDNT HAVE THE SLIGHTEST IDEA WHEN WE COULD EXPECT TO GET IT REPAIRED. NOW THE LATEST I HAVE READ IS THE OLDER UNITS THAT ARE IN HOT, HUMID, STATES LIKE FLORIDA ARE THE ONES MOST APT TO EXPLODE IF I CAN GET ANY INFORMATION OR SHOULD I START RESEARCHING OTHER VEHICLES.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 06/13/17*LJ THE AIR BAGS HAVE BEEN REPLACED ON 044/25/2017. *AS

PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILED. THE PASSENGER DOOR DOES NOT HAVE A OUTSIDE KEY LOCK TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. SHORTLY THERE AFTER THE DRIVER'S SIDE ACTUATOR FAILED. THEY BOTH FAILED PREMATURELY. I HAVE READ THERE ARE A GREAT NUMBER OF FAILURES BUT GM HAS NOTHING IN PLACE TO REPLACE THEM UNDER A RECALL.

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 REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/01/17*LJ UPDATED 10/13/2017*JS

RECEIVED A RECALL # 49151 LETTER IN JULY 2016 STATING THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT I WOULD RECEIVED A LETTER WHEN PARTS WERE RECEIVED. I NEVER GOT A LETTER SO I CALLED CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE # 1-800-222-1020 ON 8-22-2016 SPOKE WITH LISA AND WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NO PARTS AND VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. IF THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE WHY DID I RECEIVED THE RECALL.