2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

BOTH CYLINDER HEADS ARE CRACKED. COMPRESSION WAS AFFECTED FOR POOR PERFORMANCE.```````````````````````````````````` *TR

THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF CAUSING EXHAUST LEAK. IT WILL CAUSE ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON,VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. THIS IS NOT FROM NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR DEFECTIVE MATERIAL IN THE BOLTS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

I WAS HIT FROM FRONT DRIVER SIDE WITH A TRAIL BLAZER. AFTER REPAIR ABOUT A COUPLE WEEKS MY AIRBAG SENSOR LIT UP ON MY DASH. I BELIEVE THIS MAY BE FROM HER HITTING MY TRUCK FRONT END. MAYBE. WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED THEY MIGHT OF PULLED OR BLEW SENSOR . I PAID FOR COMPUTER DIAGNOSIS AND THEN TOLD INSURANCE COMPANY. THEY SAID I WOULD GET MONEY. BACK IF RELATED. TO ACCIDENT. THEY SAID NOT RELATED AND I WON'T GET MY MONEY BACK. ALSO INSURANCE. SAID THIS IS AN OCCURRING. PROBLEM. WITH MY 2008 TRUCK. HOWEVER NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE COMPLAIN SO GM WON'T CALL A RECALL. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60 MILES/HR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AND MY CAR SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN TO AROUND 30MILES/HR ALMOST CREATING AND ACCIDENT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT READS "ENGINE POWER REDUCED". *TR

DASHBOARD STARTED A SMALL CRACK ON TOP OF DASHBOARD SURROUNDING THERE PASSENGER AIRBAG. ANOTHER CRACK STARTED ON TOP DASHBOARD AND TRAVELED TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE DASH IS NOW SEPARATED INTO TWO PIECES. THE DEALER EXPLAINED MY WARRANTY EXCLUDED TRIM AND COULD NOT WARRANTY THE PART. NO ACCIDENT OR TRAUMA WAS THE CAUSE. GENERAL MOTORS WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY WERE NOT ANY HELP IN THIS MATTER. I NOW FEAR SHARP PLASTIC WILL BE EXPELLED IN THE CAB IF AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED.

I ORDERED A MEVOTECH CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY FROM AN ONLINE DEALER 6 MONTHS AGO. THE BALL JOINT FAILED AND SHEARED IN HALF CAUSING A GOOD AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I WORKED WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE PART FROM AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE COSTS FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED DUE TO THE FAILING PART. NOW THE COMPANY WHO MADE THE PART IS ALSO SAYING THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. MY WHOLE TRUCK CAME SLAMMING DOWN ON THE TIRE AND DAMAGED WHEEL WELL COMPONENTS (FENDER LINER), THE FENDER FLARE, AND GASHED MY TIRE AND RIM. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED HOME BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERABLE. *TR

CRACKS IN THE DASH AROUND FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG. IF AIR BAG IS DEPLOYED IN THE EVENT OF A FRONT END COLLISION, PIECES OF THE DASH CAN COME LOOSE AND CAUSE ADDITIONAL INJURIES, OR POSSIBLY DAMAGE THE AIR BAG DURING DEPLOYMENT. *TR

PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, TO GET INTO TRAFFIC I HEARD A HORN AND LOOKED OVER, ONLY TO RUN STRAIGHT INTO A LIGHT POLE. IT WAS A PRETTY STRONG IMPACT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY FACE AND HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 CONSUMER EXPRESS CONCERNS WITH IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES, FOR THE IGNITION ISSUE. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, UNTIL HE WAS INVOLVED IN A NO-FAULT ACCIDENT ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2014. THE CONSUMER SUFFERED INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT FAILED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE LOW BEAM BULB AND MODULE NUMEROUS TIMES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE LOW BEAM BULB AND MODULE CONTINUED TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER HEADLIGHT RECALL. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.