2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. THE RISK OF A CRASH WAS INCREASED. TYPICALLY, THE VEHICLE WILL RESTART AFTER A BRIEF WAITING PERIOD. SPEED IS NOT A FACTOR WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

INTERMEDIATE FLICKERING/DIMMING OF INTERIOR/EXTERIOR LIGHTS- 3 TIMES RADIO STATIONS LOST PRE-SET-TWICE BATTERY DEAD-NO CRANK -2 POSSIBLE FUEL PUMP ISSUES-ON GOING POSSIBLE LIFTER NOISE/KNOCK WHEN STARTS-INTERMITTENT-ON GOING I HAVE TAKEN TRUCK TO 2 DEALERSHIPS, COMPLAINED TO GM AND BBB. PROBLEMS STILL ON-GOING. POSSIBLY FIX OF THE RADIO PROBLEM WITH A SOFTWARE FIC. ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS AND ENGINE NOISE STILL AN ISSUE. *TR

MY SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON ALL THE TIME. IT HAS HAPPENED 9 TIMES IN THE LAST 8 MONTHS. THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHANGED SOME OF THE CENSORS. THE DEALER HAS RECEIVED A CODE FOR THE AIR BAGS NOT WORKING BUT CAN'T AND WON'T DO ANYTHING TILL IT IS HAPPENING AND THEY CAN CHECK THE ERROR CODE. IT HAPPENS ALL DIFFERENT TIMES AND IN DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS. *TR

I HAVE A VIBRATION ON MY PICKUP THAT HAS ALWAYS BEEN THERE SINCE IT WAS NEW, BUT IT GOT WORSE AND HAPPENS ALL THE TIME ON DEC 22, 2008. IT WOULD VIBRATE AROUND 65 MPH BUT NOT OFTEN SO I THOUGHT IT MAY BE ROAD CONDITIONS. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER UNDER WARRANTY FOR A TOTAL OF 8 DAYS ON 2 OCCASIONS. ON THE FIRST TIME THEY REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND WHEN I PICKED IT UP IT WAS THE SAME, I DO NOT BELIEVE THEY EVEN TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR 4 DAYS THIS TIME AND CAN NOT FIGURE IT OUT. *TR

24 NOV 2008: BOUGHT NEW 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK FROM LOCAL DEALER. DISCOVERED THAT THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES, BEING LOCATED BELOW THE ARM REST (AS OPPOSED TO BEING ABOVE THE ARM REST IN OUR TRADE-IN 2007 GMC PICKUP TRUCK) COULD NOT BE OPERATED WITHOUT EXTREME PAIN AND EFFORT BY MY WIFE WHO HAS CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME IN BOTH ARMS. 25 NOV 2008: ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE THIS TRUCK BACK AND RETURN MY TRADE-IN TRUCK TO ME. DEALER REFUSED. CONTACTED MANUFACTURER. MANUFACTURER REFUSED. THIS DESIGN COULD TRAP MY WIFE INSIDE THE VEHICLE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. OF SPECIAL CONCERN IS AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING A FIRE IN WHICH SHE WOULD NEED TO EXIT WITHOUT DELAY. I AM FORCED TO SELL THIS VEHICLE AT A GREAT LOSS AFTER DRIVING IT ONLY A FEW MILES DUE TO THIS SERIOUS DESIGN SAFETY DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE MECHANICAL JACK THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE USED AS INSTRUCTED IN THE OPERATION MANUAL. IT POSES A GREAT DANGER IF ATTEMPTED TO BE USED MANUALLY. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND THEY PROVIDED ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS TO PLACE THE JACK IN ADDITION TO HOW IT SHOULD BE USED. THE CONTACT DISAGREES WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND CANNOT USE THE JACK IN THE RECOMMENDED MANNER. HE CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY CALLED THE DEALER; HOWEVER, NEITHER ONE PLANS TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND CLOSE THE CASE SINCE NO ONE WAS REPORTEDLY KILLED BY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350. UPDATED 02/24/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE JACK CANNOT FIT BETWEEN THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE AND SHOCK ABSORBER. UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID STRIKING A DEER. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL HEAD ON, BUT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNINJURED AND THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED HIM TO CONSULT A DOCTOR. THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 6,900.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG BURNING ODOR. HE THEN NOTICED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WAS SMOKING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT END, FOLLOWED BY FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 3,100. UPDATED 12/11/08. *LJ UPDATED 12/11/08. *JB

I WAS TRAVELING FROM MY HOME TO ALEXANDRIA,LA. TO PICK UP SOME PARTS FOR OUR FARM. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE CHANGING FROM WARM TO COOLER TEMPERATURE DUE TO AN INCOMING COLD FRONT. TRAVELING 55 MPH ON A NEW SMOOTH SECTION OF LA. HIGHWAY 1, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A LOUD GLASS SHATTERING NOISE HAPPENED BEHIND ME. WHEN I LOOKED BACK I SAW THE REAR WINDOW HAD SHATTERED AND ALL OF THE SHATTERED GLASS HAD BLOWN OUT TOWARDS THE REAR BED OF THE TRUCK. I NOTIFIED SOUTHERN CHEVROLET OF THE INCIDENT BY DRIVING BY THERE TO SHOW THE SALES PERSON THE EXPLODED CONDITION OF THE WINDOW. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO GET THE MANAGER, WE WENT IN TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER ABOUT IT. SHE HAD NO RECOLLECTION OF PREVIOUS FAILURES ON THIS TRUCK MAKE. THE SALES PERSON SAID HE WOULD FOLLOW UP WITH THE MANGER AND RESEARCH OF ANY OTHER PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STYLE OF TRUCK AND CONTACT ME. NO RESPONSE RECEIVED AS OF THIS DATE 10.23.08. I THEN PROCEEDED TO GLASS PLUS AND HAD THE BACK WINDSHIELD REPLACED BECAUSE THE RAIN STARTING. *TR

I OWN A 2008 SILVERADO CREW CAB, AT AROUND 1080 MILES I LOST ALL INSTRUMENT GAUGES, FUEL, OIL, TEMPERATURE AND ODOMETER INCLUDING THE DRIVER INFORMATION SENSOR. THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OF THIS INCIDENT, WHERE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT DROP FROM 8 CYLINDERS TO 4 CYLINDERS. *TR