2008 GMC SIERRA 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V324000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH O'NEIL BUICK GMC (869 STREET RD, WARMINSTER, PA 18974, 267-282-4456) ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *AS *TR*DT*JB

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN THE MAIL. AFTER CONTACTING RAY SKILLMAN CHEVROLET GMC (8424 US 31, INDIANAPOLIS, IN), THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BUNNIN SIMI VALLEY BUICK (2100 FIRST ST, SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065, (805) 617-4836) WAS CONTACTED 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.

MY SIERRA DEVELOPED A NOISE ON DECELERATION. TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT HAD A WORN CAM. $5500 TO REPAIR, $7750 TO REPLACE ENGINE. I KNEW THAT A WORN CAM WOULD CAUSE LIFTER NOISE ALL THE TIME SO THAT WAS WRONG INFO. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I FOUND OUT THIS TRUCK HAS ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT. WHAT HAPPENED WAS A FAILURE OF THE SYSTEM. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT THIS TRUCK ALWAYS HAD HIGH OIL CONSUMPTION. I DEACTIVATED THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM. THE TRUCK RUNS ON ALL 8 CYLINDERS, IS COMPLETELY QUIET AND NO LONGER USES OIL. IT IS BETTER THAN NEW. I ALSO FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS SIMILAR TO MY AND PAID FOR EXPENSIVE REPAIRS. THIS ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT IS NOTHING MORE THAN A SCAM TO FALSELY INCREASE FUEL MILEAGE AND TO RIP OFF CUSTOMERS WHEN IT GOES BAD. IT CAN BE DEACTIVATED WITH A $175 CHIP.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED MY FIRST RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2016 AND IT IS ALMOST 3 YEARS LATER AND STILL NO RESOLUTION TO THE PASSENGER AIR BAG PROBLEM. I'M CONCERNED FOR ANY PASSENGER THAT RIDES WITH ME IN THE EVENT THAT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY. SEEMS LIKE 3 YEARS IS WAY TO LONG TO GET THIS FIXED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED HEAFNER MOTORS (LOCATED AT 935 MS-6, BATESVILLE, MS 38606, (662) 253-7142) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO LONGER A RECALL. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT*JB *DT *TR *JS

SEVERELY CRACKED DASH. CRACKED IN 5 PLACES. WORRIED WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF PASSENGER AIRBAG IS EVER DEPLOYED.

2049151 I WOULD LIKE MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACED BEFORE IT KILLS OR SERIOUS INJURES SOMEONE. I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF THIS PROBLEM A LONG TIME AGO.

ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FRONT LEFT OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. IF AIRBAG GOES OFF SHARDS ARE GOING TO FLY AT FACES. SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED AND IS NOT AESTHETICALLY PLEASING MAKING A FINE GM VEHICLE LOOK SLOPPY

I HAVE HAD A "IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL" PENDING ON MY TRUCK SINCE JULY 2016. GMC IS NOT REPAIRING THE CONDITION AND TELLS ME I'M ON THE LIST FOR A FIX. GMC APPEARS TO BE DELAYING AN IMPORTANT FIX. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAYS THAT THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.