2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

BOTH AIR BAG SENSORS UNDERNEATH THE RADIATOR HAVE DETERIORATED AND CRACKED IN HALF. *TR

BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2008, HAD PROBLEM WITH PASSENGER WINDOW NOT OPERATING, DEALERSHIP CHANGED OUT ACTUATOR. SINCE 2011 THE PASSENGER DOOR LOCK WILL NOT ENGAGE WITH FOB OR WITH THE MECHANISM ON THE DOOR NOR WILL IT ENGAGE WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT IN GEAR. AFTER READING THIS WEB PAGE, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THIS DOOR LOCKING SYSTEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND BE REPAIRED AT NO COST TO THE CUSTOMER. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IN THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN MOMENTARILY AND CAME BACK. THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD WENT DARK, HEADLIGHTS TURNED OFF, DOOR LOCKS CYCLED UP AND DOWN, AND RADIO TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BATTERY CABLES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AS THERE WAS HIGH RESISTANCE. SEARCHING ONLINE FOR SIMILAR STATEMENTS SHOWS THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD CAUSE LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. WORKING WITH GM CUSTOMER SERVICE ON THIS, THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIRS WHICH TOTALED $478.95. THIS IS NOT A PART THAT SHOULD FAIL AFTER LESS THAN 5 YEARS. PLEASE SEE THESE LINKS FOR OTHERS COMPLAINING OF SAME ISSUE. HTTP://COMMUNITY.CARTALK.COM/DISCUSSION/2281792/CHEVY-SILVERADO-ELECTRICAL-NIGHTMARE HTTP://WWW.GM-TRUCKS.COM/FORUMS/TOPIC/129454-MY-FIX-ON-MY-SILVERADO-ELECTRICAL-PROBLEM/ HTTP://WWW.GMINSIDENEWS.COM/FORUMS/F31/SILVERADO-ELECTRICAL-NIGHTMARE-106736/ HTTP://WWW.GMTRUCKCLUB.COM/FORUM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP/120918-08-SILVERADO-ELECTRICAL-ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL OF THE DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO UNLOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ACTUATORS HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,375.

I PURCHASED MY 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREW CAB BACK IN 20011. IT HAD APPROX. 70,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. A FEW MONTHS AGO I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF MY VEHICLE. I COULD LOCK THE DOORS BUT NOT UNLOCK THEM. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER, MY DRIVERS SIDE SPEAKER WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I AM ALSO UNABLE TO MOVE THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS IN ALL DIRECTIONS WHEN THEY NEED TO BE ADJUSTED. MY CRUISE CONTROL ALSO HAS RECENTLY STARTED WORKING OFF AND ON. MY PASSENGER SIDE SPEAKER HAS JUST RECENTLY STARTED GOING IN AND OUT. MY LEFT TURN SIGNAL WORKS BUT DOESN'T MAKE ANY NOISE WHEN IT IS TURNED ON. *TR

WAS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO NO FUNCTION. STABILITRAK / TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS. TRUCK LOST DRIVING ABILITY AND LIGHTS BECAME COMING ON. LOST BRAKES, TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH STABILITRAK, AND TRACTION LIGHT. VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND DID NOT HAVE ABILITY OF POWER. SOUNDED LIKE SPARK PLUGS MISS FIRING. BRAKES BECAME DISABLED AND WHERE GRINDING. (NEW BRAKES) HAD TO PUSH MY TRUCK OFF ROAD AS IT HAD NO PRESSURE TO DRIVE. MECHANICS THINK IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. WILL SEE. *TR

EXHAUST BOLTS BROKEN THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM CAUSES EXHAUST TO LEAK AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHT TO COME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING UPHILL AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED AS THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 25 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF A WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED UPON RESTARTING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO HIS DESTINATION AND POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF HOWEVER, ONCE THE AUTO START SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY WITH THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,379.

ON OUR 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 LT 4X4 Z71, THE DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED SO BADLY WHERE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS, THAT IF THE AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY, PLASTIC SHRAPNEL IS GOING TO GO FLYING, WHICH COULD INJURE OR POSSIBLY KILL SOMEONE. ON THE FLIPSIDE; THE AIRBAG MAY NOT EVEN DEPLOY DUE TO THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD. IN EITHER CASE, THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT GM REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE, DESPITE NOW THOUSANDS OF CUSTOMERS TAHOES, SUBURBANS, AND (ALL CHEVY & GMC TRUCKS & SUV'S 2007 AND NEWER) HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. AFTER MULTIPLE CALLS TO CHEVY AND GM, AND THEM BEING EXTREMELY RUDE AND IN DENIAL; THE BEST THEY CAN DO IS TO REPLACE THE DASH FOR A PRICE OF $200-500, WHICH WE CURRENTLY DON'T HAVE, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR, AS GM SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE SAFETY OF THEIR VEHICLES AFTER CHARGING THE PRICES THEY DO. IN THE MEANTIME, WE DON'T FEEL SAFE EVEN DRIVING OUR TRUCK DOWN THE STREET. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, AND NEEDS TO BE AN URGENT RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! THERE ARE MESSAGE BOARDS, FACEBOOK PAGES, AND TWITTER ACCOUNTS ALL SET UP JUST FOR FRUSTRATED CHEVY & GMC CUSTOMERS HAVING THE CRACKED DASHBOARD AND AIRBAG ISSUE, SO PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM, NHTSA. SINCE GM REFUSES TO HELP IT'S THOUSANDS OF SCARED CUSTOMERS, WE PRAY YOU WILL HELP TO STOP THIS MADNESS. *TR

THERE IS A LARGE CRACK ON THE FRONT LEFT SIDE OF MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID THAT IF THE AIRBAG HAS TO DEPLOY THAT IT WILL SEND PLASTIC SHARDS IN THE AIR AT A HIGH VELOCITY. I DON'T WANT ADDITIONAL INJURY TO OCCUR FROM BROKEN PLASTIC. GM HAS REFUSED TO REPAIR THIS AS A DEFECT IN THEIR TRUCK LINE. *TR