2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, TWO SEPARATE VEHICLES REAR ENDED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE MINOR INJURIES SUSTAINED THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN FROM THE SCENE AND WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN 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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED LETTER STATING MY TRUCK IS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. THE LETTER SAYS MY TRUCK IS "CONSIDERED SAFE TO DRIVE" FOLLOWED BY A PARAGRAPH THAT SAYS "THE INFLATOR MAY RUPTURE DURING DEPLOYMENT, CAUSING SERIOUS OR FATAL INJURIES". I GOT A SIMILAR NOTICE FROM LEXUS A FEW DAYS EARLIER, AND LEXUS OFFERED A RENTAL NO QUESTIONS ASKED UNTIL THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED. THE CHEVY DEALER SAID THEY ARE NOT OFFERING RENTALS AT THIS TIME. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID MY TRUCK IS SAFE TO DRIVE SO NO RENTAL WARRANTED. I ASKED THE REP WHY DID I GET A LETTER THEN SAYING THAT MY AIRBAG MAY KILL ME AND WAS TOLD SHE CAN'T ANSWER THAT. I WANT A RENTAL OF A SIMILAR TRUCK UNTIL THIS IS FIXED. I LIVE IN ZONE 1/A OF THE RECALL AS WELL, SO IF ANYONE IS LIKELY TO HAVE A PROBLEM, WE ARE IN THIS AREA.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SENSOR THAT ACTIVATED THE AIR BAGS WAS FRACTURED. THE FRACTURE PREVENTED THE AIR BAGS FROM DEPLOYING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSOR WAS INSTALLED TOO TIGHT, WHICH CAUSED IT TO FRACTURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,569.

MY DASH HAS THREE CRACKS COMPLETELY ACROSS THE MIDDLE, AND A CRACK ON EACH SIDE DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF DRIVER SIDE AND ALSO DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SIDE RIGHT IN CORNER AROUND AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. WHICH MY CONCERN IS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD! MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN PARKING LOT, IN SHADED AREA. I WENT INTO STORE, RETURNED APRX. 30 MINUTES AND SAW CRACKS. THEY WERE NOT THERE WHEN I EXITED THE VEHICLE TO GO IN STORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

DASH BOARD CRACKING. DASH HAS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ONCE. NOW NEW DASH HAS CRACKED IN SAME LOCATION AS THE FIRST. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM BUT GM WILL NOT RECALL THIS DEFECT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (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 MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE BEGAN TO KNOCK AND IDLE ROUGH. NOTICED WHILE IN STATIONARY MODE ON A CITY STREET. VEHICLE IS MISFIRING IN CYLINDER 1. ENGINE HAS A HISTORY OF BEATING UP ITS CAM SHAFT AND LIFTERS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

DASHBOARD CRACKING ALL OVER, IN PARTICULAR AROUND THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. CONCERN OF POTENTIAL SHRAPNEL FROM THE DASHBOARD IF THE AIRBAG WAS TO BE DEPLOYED.