2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Complaints

WINTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FAIRLY CLEAR ROAD AND WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED THE SERVICE AIRBAG SYSTEM MESSAGE AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. CLEARING SYSTEM DID NOT CLEAR CODE OR LIGHTS. KEY CYCLES DID NOT CLEAR THE PROBLEM. WE REPLACED THE FRONT IMPACT SENSOR AND THE SYSTEM CLEAR AUTOMATICALLY. THE SENSOR WAS NOT CORRODED OR DAMAGED YET FAILED DURING WINTER YUCK WHILE DRIVING. CLOSE INSPECTION SHOWED A CRACK AROUND THE MOUNTING HOLE POSSIBLY DUE TO WATER FREEZING IN THE BOLT HOLE AS THE PLASTIC CASE HAS A VERY THIN PORTION AND SHOWS A CRACK. THE BOLT MOUNTING HOLE HAS A METAL SPACER TO KEEP FROM CRUSHING THE SENSOR CASE DURING MOUNTING. THESE SENSORS ARE FAILING FOR NO REASON AND GM NEEDS TO FIX THIS REOCCURRING ISSUE AS THE SENSORS ARE NOT CHEAP AND COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG SYSTEM TO FAIL AT A CRITICAL TIME OR POSSIBLY SET OFF THE AIRBAG FOR NO REASON MAKING IT A VERY COSTLY REPAIR NOT TO MENTION A POSSIBLE UNCALLED FOR ACCIDENT. AT $200 GM SHOULD REPLACE THESE SENSORS UNDER WARRANTY. AFTERMARKET SENSORS ARE AVAILABLE AND COST HALF OF GM.

I HAVE A 2008 SILVERADO IN SHOWROOM CONDITION. IT HAS 109K MILES AND HAS BEEN A GREAT TRUCK. OVER THE LAST 24 MONTHS I HAVE NOTICED CRACKS APPEARING IN THE DASH. EVENTUALLY THEY GOT SO BAD THAT THEY STRETCHED ALL THE WAY ACROSS THE TOP OF MY DASH INCLUDING THE AREA AROUND THE AIR BAG. I RECEIVED AN AIRBAG RECALL AND I SHOWED THE DEALER THE CRACKING. I EXPLAINED MY CONCERN THAT IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED IT WOULD CAUSE PLASTIC SHRAPNEL TO FLY INTO THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. THE DEALER SAID MY TRUCK WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THAT IT WOULD COST CLOSE TO $8000 TO COMPLETELY CHANGE THE DASH WHICH THEY TOLD ME WAS THE ONLY OPTION. I CALLED CHEVY CORPORATE AND SPOKE WITH A CHEVY REPRESENTATIVE AND GOT BASICALLY THE SAME ANSWER. I ASKED WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO WHEN AN ACCIDENT OCCURS WHERE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BY THE BROKEN PLASTIC FLYING THROUGH THE CAB. THE REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO ANSWER ME.

MY TRUCK HAS 69,755 MILES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO PROTECTION MODE. JERRY SMITH GARAGE OF ANACORTES WA. FOUND LOSS OF PRIME OF FLUID DUE TO POSS STICKING LUBE REGULATOR VALVE IN PUMP COVER. THIS WAS AT COST OF $5849.87 I FEEL THAT THIS TRUCK A 2500 HEAVY DUTY TRANY SHOULD LAST LONGER THAN 69,755 MILES. IT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON THE STREET

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (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 DEALER WAS CONTACTED (WIN KELLY CHEVROLET, 12421 AUTO DR, CLARKSVILLE, MD, 443- 574-5704) AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. ON MANY OCCASIONS, THE SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V614000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE YEAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,759. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ UPDATED 7/16/18*JB *TR

POWER DOOR LOCKS FAIL TO LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN WARM. DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS HAVE BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY AND NOW AGAIN THY ARE FAILING. LEAVING THE DOOR UNLOCKED AFTER REMOTE LOCKING AND UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR WHEN NEEDED, INCLUDING IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION YOU ARE STUCK INSIDE UNLESS YOU CAN REACH TO MANUALLY UNLOCK THE DOOR. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION AND SHOULD RECALL THESE FAILING ACTUATORS JUST LIKE THE FAILING TRANSMISSION LINES THEY WON'T RECALL THEM BUT THEY DID EXTEND A WARRANTY REPAIR FOR 10 YEARS. GM DO THE RIGHT THING AND ISSUE THE SAME EXTENDED REPAIR WARRANTY BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED DUE TO UNABLE TO UNLOCK VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY. 66,000 MILES AND SECOND SET OF DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS AND WINDOWS SWITCHES. THESE ARE POSSIBLY FAILING FROM ALL THE WATER THE DOOR WINDOW SEALS LET INSIDE THE DOORS. HAD ALL THE WINDOW SWITCHES REPLACED PREVIOUSLY AS WELL. LOCKS SOMETIMES WILL WORK ONCE BUT FAIL AFTER THAT, ALSO IN A SUNNY HOT DAY THEY FAIL 100% TO UNLOCK. KEY SETS OFF ALARM SO YOU HAVE TO UNLOCK VIA KEYFOB AND THEN UNLOCK WITH PHYSICAL KEY. NOT REAL CONVENIENT. TO LOCK YOU HAVE TO WALK AROUND AND PHYSICALLY LOCK EACH DOOR THAT FAILED TO LOCK AND THEN LOCK WITH KEYFOB TO SET ALARM.

THE DASH HAS CRACKED BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE DASH AND ATTACHMENT POINTS BETWEEN THE MIDDLE DASH PANEL AND FRONT DASH PANEL (WINDOW DEFROSTER) HAVE BROKEN OFF ALLOWING DASH TO FLEX. THIS POSSES A SEVER SAFETY RISK IN THE CASE OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND CAUSING DASH COMPONENTS TO POTENTIALLY BREAK FREE AND BECOME DEADLY PROJECTILES DURING A WRECK.

TAKATA RECALL. FOR MONTHS I HAVE BEEN CALLING MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALER (BEST CHEVROLET OF EASLEY SC) AND CHEVROLET DIRECTLY. NOBODY CAN SCHEDULE A RECALL CORRECTIVE MEASURE. I'VE HAD 2 BMWS, A DODGE AND A HONDA AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA CAMPAIGN REPAIRED. (YES I OWN MANY CARS). WHY CAN'T GM PERFORM. PENALIZE THEM. HEAVILY.

I HAVE A BROKEN DASHBOARD RIGHT WHERE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG IS LOCATED. JUST HAD A RECALL DONE ON THE PASSENGER AIR BAG PERFORMED AND THE DEALER REPORTED TO ME THAT THE BROKEN DASHBOARD WAS BROKEN AND COULD POSSIBLY BE DANGEROUS IF THE AIR BAG DISPLAYED IN AN ACCIDENT. I READ ONLINE THAT THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM AND SOME DEALERS GO 50/50 ON THIS REPAIR. I KEEP MY TRUCK IN A GARAGE AND IT ISN'T OUT IN THE ELIMENTS EXCEPT WHEN I'M DRIVING IT. I'M DISABLED AND THIS MY PRIDE AND JOY. IS IT SAFE TO DRIVE ????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT, SHORTLY AFTER, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MC CURLEY CHEVROLET DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 269,000. UPDATED 07/18/17*LJ