2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WAS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES HARD GOING DOWNHILL AT ABOVE 50 MPH THE STEERING WHEELS SHIMMIES FROM SIDE TO SIDE VIOLENTLY. EASING OFF THE BRAKES REDUCES THE SHIMMYING. THIS HAS BEEN A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM AND IT REQUIRES CONSTANT AWARENESS WHEN APPROACHING A DOWNHILL ROADWAY. ALSO IT OCCURS WHENEVER A PANIC STOP FROM GREATER THEN 55 MPH IS ATTEMPTED. VEHICLE IS A 2009 ROADTREK MODEL 190 POPULAR AND WEIGHS CLOSE TO 9600 LBS. SUSPECT THE DISC BRAKES MAY BE WARPING UNDER THE HEAT OR THE ABS SYSTEM IS AT FAULT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 K2500 DIESEL. THE VEHICLE IS USED STRICTLY FOR CAMPING AND HAS ONLY 24,000 MILES. OVER THANKSGIVING,I PARKED VEHICLE IN AN OFF ROAD PARK. AFTER 2 DAYS PARKED, I STARTED THE TRUCK AND HAD NO STEERING OR BRAKES AT ALL. THIS HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE BUT NOT AS BAD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES IDLING, STEERING AND BRAKES CAME BACK TO NORMAL. I RESEARCHED THE WEB AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. GM HAS ISSUED SEVERAL TSBS ON THE SUBJECT AND THE CLAIM IT IS "NORMAL" ON 2500 SERIES TRUCKS. NHTSA HAS ALSO CHIMED IN WITH NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10335581. I TOOK THE TRUCK INTO WILLIAM L. MORRIS CHEVROLET IN SIMI VALLEY, CA. THE SERVICE WRITER IGNORED ANY OF MY RESEARCH, THE TSBS AND THE NHTSA INFO. INSTEAD, THEY WANT ME TO PAY $780 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP, WHEN GM SAYS IT IS A NORMAL CONDITION. I BELIEVE ONE OF 2 THINGS - WE HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT WILL EVENTUALLY HURT SOMEONE OR THEY ARE DUPING PEOPLE INTO AN UNNECESSARY EXPENSE IN REPLACING THE PUMP. I AM AN MECH ENGINEER. I ASKED THEM TO SHOW ME THE RESULTS OF THE PRESSURE TEST AND THEY COULD/WOULD NOT. I ASKED HOW THEY ARRIVED AT THEIR CONCLUSION AND WAS TOLD "YEARS OF EXPERIENCE". I HAVE 14+ YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH HYDRAULIC PUMPS AND AM QUITE SURE THE PUMP IAS JUST FINE - MAYBE UNDERDRIVEN BUT OTHERWISE FINE. *TR

DRIVE SIDE SEAT BELT DOES NOT CLICK TOGETHER, THEREFORE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK ALL THE TIME NEED TO PLAY WITH IT FOR THE SEATBELT TO CONNECT AND STAY. THIS IS A CONCERN WHEN THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT WORK. *TR

THE DASH IS CRACKING ON ALL 2007 UP MODELS OF SILVERADO AND TAHOE. I HAD SLICED MY FINGER WHEN REACHING FOR MY PHONE IS HOW I FOUND OUT. THE ISSUE IS THE SHARP EDGES ARE RIGHT NEXT TO AIR BAG. SO NOW I AM WORRIED THAT IF I DO GET INTO ACCIDENT EITHER THE AIR BAG WILL GET PUNCTURED AND OR SHARDS OF RAZOR SHARP DASH ARE YOU TO CUT ME AND POSSIBLY BE VERY SEVERE. PLEASE JUST DO A GOOGLE SEARCH ONLINE AND YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF THESE TYPE ISSUES WITH THE DASH. PLEASE HELP THE DEALER IS NOT DOING ANYTHING FOR MANY PEOPLE AND NOW MY WIFE IS WORRIED TO EVEN DRIVE IN TRUCK THAT I CANNOT REPLACE AT THIS TIME. *TR

MY DASHBOARD CRACKED AT THE CORNER OF THE AIR BAG AND APPEARS THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE WITH FLYING PROJECTILES OF PLASTIC IF THE AIR EVER DEPLOYS. *TR

TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING FROM CRIMPS WHERE METAL ENDS ARE ATTACHED TO RUBBER HOSES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR ACTUATOR WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

BOUGHT 2500 HD CREW CAB SILVERADO, 2008. RESEARCHED KNOWN PROBLEMS ONLINE WITH DOOR ACTUATORS. APPARENTLY THEY BEGIN TO FAIL WITH LESS THAN 5000 MILES ON CERTAIN TRUCKS. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY HAZARD AND A SECURITY PROBLEM. IN CASE OF A CRASH THE LOCKS ON THE REAR DOORS WILL NOT WORK AND MUST BE UNLOCKED MANUALLY WHICH MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE DEPENDING ON THE DAMAGE, THE MANUAL LOCKS ARE ON THE FARTHEST POINT BACK FROM THE DRIVER WHICH MAKES THEM VERY HARD TO REACH FROM THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. THEY ALSO DO NOT LOCK WHEN THE KEY FOB OR ELECTRIC LOCK BUTTON IS PUSHED IN THE TRUCK, MUST BE LOCKED MANUALLY. THIS PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY WELL KNOWN AND GM REFUSES TO RECALL THIS ITEM EVEN THOUGH IT IS A CLEAR SAFETY RISK. IF I HAVE A FIRE OR AN ACCIDENT I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET MY DAUGHTER OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND GM WOULD BE GETTING ONE HELL OF A LAWSUIT. LIKEWISE IF ANYTHING GETS STOLEN OUT OF MY TRUCK DUE TO THE LOCKS NOT WORKING I WILL ALSO BE STARTING A LAWSUIT AGAINST GM. EVERY MANUFACTURER WANTS TO GET EVER PENNY THEY CAN OUT OF PEOPLE WITHOUT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR HIRING THE LOWEST BIDDER FOR CRUCIAL PARTS ON THEIR VEHICLES AND THEN REFUSES TO STAND BEHIND THEM. SOME PEOPLE I HAVE TALKED TO HAVE REPLACED THESE DOOR ACTUATORS 4+ TIMES ALL THE WAY AROUND THEIR VEHICLE. UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 DIESEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE FUMES WERE EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.