Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2008)
1,298 consumer complaints on file.
- #11243546August 13, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). AFTER CONTACTING PERFORMANCE CHEVROLET (4811 MADISON AVE, SACRAMENTO, CA) AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11243251August 12, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE 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 TRAPP CHEVROLET (200 S HOLLYWOOD RD, HOUMA, LA 70360, (877) 506-9286) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11243144August 11, 2019AIR BAGS
AIRBAG STILL NOT REPLACED; HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM TAKATA.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11235321July 27, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK FIRST IT WAS THE PASSENGER REAR THEN DRIVER REAR NOW THE PASSENGER FRONT IS NOT WORKING WITH THE RESEARCH I HAVE DON'T I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM EVEN WITH LOW MILEAGE TRUCKS OF THIS MODEL YEAR. THE ISSUE IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT CAN CREATE A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11234740July 25, 2019ENGINE
CYLINDER #4 HAS FAILED. SEVERAL MECHANICS HAVE STATED THAT THEY SEE SEVERAL OF THESE FAILURES WITH ENGINES EQUIPPED OR PROGRAMMED WITH THE ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. MY ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED UNDER NORMAL CIRCUMSTANCES, 55MPH ON A FARM TO MARKET ROAD TRANSITIONING FROM FLAT ROADS ONTO A SLIGHT RISE WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING VERY NOTICEABLY ROUGH. I PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE UNBALANCE WAS VERY APPARENT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11233311July 19, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. FIRST TEAM HAMPTON CHEVROLET (1073 W MERCURY BLVD, HAMPTON, VA 23666, (757) 269-9559) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 8-4747637480. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11233074July 18, 2019AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL-THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL SINCE MAY 27, 2016 AND STILL AS OF JULY 18, 2019 THERE IS NO REMEDY YET
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11233137July 18, 2019STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED SEVERE RUST ON THE UPPER SUBFRAME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11232629July 17, 2019AIR BAGS
" TAKATA RECALL" I RECIEVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE OVER 2 YEARS AGO, IT SAID THE AIR BAGS NEED REPLACED, THEN IT SAID THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVALIVBLE BUT AS SOON AS THEY WERE I WOULD BE CONTACTED, IF IT IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE MY TRUCK WITH THESE AIR BAGS, WHY IS IT TAKING OVER 2 YEARS FOR THEM TO HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX IT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11232865July 17, 2019ENGINE
5.3 MOTOR LIFTERS ARE GOING OUT BECAUSE OF THE FUEL MANAGEMENT BAD LIFTERS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11232482July 16, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. HENRY BROWN AUTO GROUP (1550 E DRIVERS WAY, GILBERT, AZ) CONFIRMED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT GM SUBMITTED A PETITION TO NHTSA FOR INCONSEQUENTIALLY. NHTSA GRANTED GM UNTIL AUGUST OF 2017 TO COMPLETE ITS INVESTIGATION AND TO SUBMIT ALL DATA SUPPORTING THE PETITION. IF THE PETITION IS DENIED, GM WILL CONDUCT A RECALL OF THE AIR BAG INFLATORS COVERED BY TAKATA?S DEFECT INFORMATION REPORT. FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT WWW.REGULATIONS.GOV AND SEARCH FOR DOCKET NO. NHTSA-2016-0124. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *AS *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11231986July 15, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL REGARDING THE AIR BAGS SINCE 2017 AND THE REMEDY WAS STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR RECENTLY ILLUMINATED. BOARDWALK CHEVROLET (535 E BAYSHORE RD, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063, (650) 249-4032) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11230997July 11, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). CASEY'S FRONTIER CHEVROLET (2350 COOKEVILLE HWY, LIVINGSTON, TN 38570, (931) 563-9076) WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE PART FROM THE MANUFACTURER FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO ADDRESS PART AVAILABILITY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11229787July 6, 2019AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL THREE YEARS AGO (JULY 2016) I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM CHEVROLET STATING THAT MY TRUCK WAS INVOLVED IN GM RECALL 49192 (NHTSA RECALL 16V383) FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. THE LETTER STATED I WILL BE NOTIFIED WHEN THERE ARE PARTS AVAILABLE TO REMEDY MY VEHICLE. THREE YEARS LATER, I HAVE NEVER BEEN CONTACTED AND THE THE STATUS OF THE RECALL STILL LISTED AS INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11223109June 28, 2019ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I HAVE A2008 SILVERADO LIKE NEW THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM IS GIVING ME A HARD TIME I REPLACE THE ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, HEADLIGHT AND STILL HAVE ''THISISSUE HEADLIGHT DIMMING AT NIGHT TIME, CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING PROPERLY ! I WISH GM CAN HELP ME
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11221940June 22, 2019AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN OVER 3 YEARS SINCE THE RECALL AND THE STATUS IS STILL "INCOMPLETE. REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE" WHEN WILL GM COMPLETE MY RECALL AND GET THE REMEDY? GM RECALL # 49152
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11210818May 30, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (SUTHERLAND CHEVROLET, 1060 N MAINE STREET, NICHOLASVILLE, KY 40356) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11208754May 20, 2019AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL MY TRUCKS SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS SOON AFTER INFORMED OF A RECALL WITHOUT A REMEDY INVOLVING THE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATORS.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11207475May 14, 2019AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THE 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 GUSWEILER CHEVROLET BUICK GMC AND CADILLAC LOCATED AT 1132 STATE ROUTE 41 SW, WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, OH 43160 WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT NO FURTHER ACTION WAS TAKEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #11207281May 13, 2019AIR BAGS
RECALL 09184 RECENTLY MY SERVICE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND TOOK VEHICLE TO GM SERVICE SUNSET CHEVROLET SUMNER WASHINGTON. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE SDM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND COMPONENT FAILURE. WAITING TO CONDUCT REPAIRS, I DISCOVERED A RECALL THAT PERTAINED TO THE SENSOR RETAINING MOISURE DUE TO ACOUSTIC PADDING COVERING THE COMPONENT, BUT ONLY COVERS VEHICLES REGISTERED IN SPECIFIC STATES, WA NOT BEING ONE OF THEM. WILL THIS RECALL BE EXTENDED TO MY VEHICLE? THIS IS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR THAT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED IF I THE OWNER NEW I COULD HAVE PREVENTED IT BY FOLLOWING THE PROVIDED INSTRUCTIONS IN THE RECALL. IF IT WILL NOT BE EXTENDED TO MY VEHICLE IS THERE A PROCESS OR ACTION I CAN TAKE TO HELP OFF SET THE REPAIR COST?
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0