2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING AN UNKNOWN DEALER IN MUNCIE, INDIANA AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *LN UPDATED 7/18/18*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALERS (RICK HENDRICK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 12050 W BROAD ST, RICHMOND, VA 23233, (804) 793-9305) AND (REYNOLDS GM-SUBARU, 249 N MADISON RD, ORANGE, VA 22960, (540) 672-3700) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE PANELS OVER THE REAR WHEELS ARE BOTH RUSTING THROUGH. BUBBLES ON THE PAINT AS IT RUST TO THE SURFACE. TRUCK IS NOT DRIVEN DURING WINTER SNOW MONTHS IT STAYS IN GARAGE OVER THE WINTER MONTHS. SURPRISED IT WOULD RUST THROUGH ALREADY. IS THERE ANY BODY WARRANTY FOR RUST BEFORE 10 YEARS?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MOORE BUICK PONTIAC AND GMC DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL GM HAS NO REMEDY ON THIS 13-MONTH-OLD RECALL AND REPAIR OF DANGEROUS OR DEADLY PASSENGER AIRBAGS.WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE USING OUR VEHICLE.

DRIVING AND WARNING CAME ON AND IT SAID "ENGINE HOT A/C TURNED OFF" HAD THIS VEHICLE ONLY ONE WEEK WHEN THIS HAPPENED, TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER THE SAID WASN'T UNDER WARRANTY, I TOLD THEM TO KEEP THE TRUCK. THEY PUT ON A NEW THERMOSTAT, TWO WEEKS LATER SAME THING. TOOK TRUCK TO MY MECHANIC AND HE REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT. GOOD FOR ABOUT TWO MONTHS, WARNING KEEPS COMING ON. LOOKED ON LINE MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN, A MECHANIC AT A CHEVROLET GARAGE TOLD ME IT IS PROBABLY IN THE CLUSTER PANEL/ COMPUTER?? BIG MONEY. WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS OTHER'S HAVE BEEN HAVING, I THINK IT IS DANGEROUS TRUCK CATCH ON FIRE GOING DOWN THE ROAD. WOULD LIKE AN ANSWER TO THIS PROBLEM. THANK YOU MARY ANN

CRACKED DASH - THE DASH OF MY GMC TRUCK HAS CRACKED IN TWO PLACES WITHIN THE LAST YEAR; ONE CRACK BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND THE OTHER ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE - KEPT AND VERY WELL MAINTAINED. THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AS EVIDENCED BY ONLINE BLOGS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. 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. LEN STOLER CHEVROLET OF WEST MINISTER, MARYLAND WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ASSESSED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 8-245-208-9108. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "SERVICE AIR BAG" WARNING AND PASSENGER AIR BAG INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

" TAKATA RECALL" LAST MEMORIAL DAY, I HAD JUST LEFT A STOPLIGHT TRAVELING APPROX. 20 MPH, WHEN I WAS STRUCK BROADSIDE BY A VOLVO SEDAN TRAVELING BETWEEN 50-60 MPH. I HAVE A SLT MODEL WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS AND NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.