Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2008)

1,298 consumer complaints on file.

#10428863October 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR SIGN, WHEN YOU RELEASED THE BRAKES IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HIT THE REAR BUMPER. THIS IS CAUSE BY THE YORK AT THE REAR OF THE TRANSMISSION IS STICKING. GM DEALERSHIP WILL SAND AND LUBE THE LUBE. THIS COVERS UP THE PROBLEM FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS. IF YOU WANT THE PROBLEM FIX IT WILL COST YOU ABOUT $350.00. THE YOKE IS NOT COVER BY THE DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. EVEN THOUGH THE YOKE IS THE WRONG ONE,BECAUSE THEY WILL REPLACE IT WITH A NICKEL PLATED YORK AND THEN THE PROBLEM IS SOLVE. THE YORK IS THE PART THAT COMES OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION AND HOOKS TO THE DRIVESHAFT. IF THE YOKE GRABS AND BREAKS THE REAR OF THE TRANNY, THE DRIVESHAFT WILL DROP OUT AND HIT THE GROUND. AT HIGH SPEED THIS COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT. *TR
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10427124September 25, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENTLY, AND NOW MORE FREQUENT 1, 2 OR ALL GAUGES GO HAYWIRE, READING OTHER THAN NORMAL, AND DIGITAL READOUT GOES OUT. TRUCK STILL WORKS OK, BUT NO ACCURATE READING ON GAUGES. *TR
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10425194September 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS HAVE FAILED. IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE LOCK ACTUATOR/SWITCH. DOORS WILL NOT LOCK/UNLOCK AUTOMATICALLY. THIS WAS A SPORADIC PROBLEM OVER THE LAST THREE MONTHS AND HAS JUST STARTED TO FAIL COMPLETELY. THIS IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 CHEVY TRUCK.ONLY 33,500 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10422989September 2, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOORS DO NOT LOCK/UNLOCK WHEN ALARMING OR UNALARMING TRUCK. IT OCCURS DAILY AND NOT SURE HOW LONG THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. I HAPPENED TO GET OUT OF MY TRUCK AND OPEN THE BACK DOOR WHICH WOULD NOT OPEN. WITH FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I REALIZED THAT THE LOCK WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I WONDER HOW MANY OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE NO IDEA THAT THIS IS HAPPENING? I HAVE ALARMED MY VEHICLE, THEN CHECKED THE BACK DOOR TO SEE IF IT LOCKED WITH THE ALARM GOING OFF, BECAUSE THE LOCK HAD FAILED! I WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE ACTUALLY CHECK TO SEE IF THEIR TRUCK LOCKED AND ALARMED PROPERLY. I CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND IT'LL COST $100 FOR THEM TO JUST LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE 3 YR. WARRANTY. I THINK THIS IS UNFAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423099September 2, 2011
SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DEFECTIVE SPINDLE RODS CAUSED PREMATURE AND EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. ALL FOUR TIRES ARE WORN BALD ON THE OUTER EDGE OF EACH TIRE. I HAVE ALWAYS ROTATED THE TIRES FAITHFULLY EVERY 6,000 MILES. PURCHASED THE 2008 CHEV. IMPALA NEW. I UNDERSTAND THAT GM HAS REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE SPINDLE RODS ON LAW ENFORCEMENT VEHS; BUT GM REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM ON PUBLIC VEHS. UNDER WARRANTY. I AM ASKING THE NHTSA FOR HELP. THANK YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10421693August 27, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR FAILURES. FAILURE TO UNLOCK BUT DOORS LOCK WHEN PLACED INTO DRIVE. CHEVROLET WILL FIX PROBLEM FOR AROUND $1,200. IN ORDER TO OPEN REAR DOORS ON TRUCK YOU MUST CLIMD OVER FRONT CONSOLE OR LOWER WINDOWS TO MANUALLY UNLOCK. THIS IS A PROBLEM ON EVERY CHEVY 2008 AND ABOVE VEHICLE THAT I KNOW OF. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420760August 19, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED. IT WOULD APPEAR TO BE THE LOCK ACTUATOR THIS IS NOT ONLY AN INCONVENIENCE, THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2008 CHEVY TRUCK. ONLY 35000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417837August 7, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
APPROXIMATELY 2000-4000 MILES AFTER THE WARRANTY TERM (BUT STILL WELL UNDER THE 36 MONTH LIMIT) I BEGAN TO NOTICE MY POWER LOCKS WEREN'T WORKING CORRECTLY. WHEN I TOOK MY TRUCK IN TO THE DEALER, THE SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THAT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. AFTER DETERMINING I WAS OVER WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMIT, HE SAID ALL HE COULD DO IS MAYBE "HELP ME OUT" ON THE REPAIR COSTS. MY MAIN CONCERN IS HOW THE MANUFACTURER HASN'T BEEN MORE PROACTIVE IN CORRECTING THIS PROBLEM SINCE, FROM WHAT MY RESEARCH HAS REVEALED, IT IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE. I WOULD THINK THAT CHEVROLET WOULD BE A LITTLE MORE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY AND SECURITY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS AND VEHICLES. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416900August 3, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK WAS INOPERABLE AND HE WAS UNABLE TO ENTER OR EXIT THE VEHICLE FROM THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ACTUATOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415408July 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
HAVE A 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO, THE REAR DRIVERS DOOR LOCK HAS FAILED AND WON'T OPEN; NOW THE FRONT DOOR AND WINDOW IS MAKING A DRAGGING NOISE. CHEVY WON'T STAND BEHIND IT. BUT I'VE SEEN SEVERAL REPORTS ON LINE FROM OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHAT IF THERE WAS A WRECK AND SOMEONE NEEDED TO GET TO SOMEONE IN THE BACK OR SOMEONE NEEDED TO GET OUT. PLUS IF THE FRONT ONE GETS WORSE IT COULD HAPPEN TO THEM ALSO. HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DEALERS IN THE PORTLAND OR. VANCOUVER WA AREA, THEY WON'T STAND BEHIND IT AND NEITHER WILL CHEVROLET. WITH SO MANY COMPLAINTS CAN'T SOMETHING BE DONE TO MAKE THEM HONOR IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416089July 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED, SOMEONE CAN OPEN THE DOOR WHEN THE TRUCK IS BEING DRIVEN AND FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK, THE LOCKS ARE SUPPOSE TO ENGAGE WHEN THE TRUCK IS PUT INTO DRIVE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10413838July 20, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DRIVERS SIDE POWER LOCK WONT ELECTRICALLY LOCK WITH THE DOOR SWITCH OR KEY FOB. SEE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. SOMETIMES LOCK ACTUATES ONLY HALFWAY, AND WHEN ENGINE SHUTS OFF AND PLACED IN PARK OR PLACED IN PARK WITH ENGINE STILL RUNNING CANNOT OPEN DOOR WITHOUT MANUALLY ACTUATING IT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410881July 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN
I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH THE VORTEC MAX PACKAGE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2008. SINCE NEW, THE VEHICLE HAS IDLED ROUGH AND SURGED AT STOPS. IT FEELS LIKE ANOTHER VEHICLE HAS BUMPED YOU FROM BEHIND. I HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN NUMEROUS TIMES TO BE INSPECTED UNDER WARRANTY. GENERAL MOTORS CAME OUT WITH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN STATING THAT IF THE VEHICLE HAS A ROUGH IDLE WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE. THE ROUGH IDLE CAUSES THE VEHICLES RPM'S TO SPIKE LEADING TO THE SURGE CONDITION. I HAVE ASKED FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED NUMEROUS TIMES UNDER THE EXISTING WARRANTY AND GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT TAKEN ACTION STATING IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. THERE ARE MANY OTHER SILVERADO OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM THAT DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC. ANY VEHICLE THAT FEELS LIKE IT WAS BUMPED FROM BEHIND IS A DEFINITE SAFETY CONCERN. I AM SCHEDULED FOR AN ARBITRATION HEARING ON JULY 11, 2011 WITH THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND GENERAL MOTORS TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM. THE IDLE/SURGE PROBLEM HAPPENS SEVERAL TIMES PER WEEK. MY WIFE HAS ALSO EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING THE SILVERADO AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED ME ASKING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I ENCOURAGE ALL OTHER GENERAL MOTORS CUSTOMERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM TO CONTACT GENERAL MOTORS, THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU AND THE NHTSA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411232July 5, 2011
VISIBILITY
SAFETY RECALL 10153. THE SOLUTIONS OFFERED BY GM IS INADEQUATE. THEY WANT TO DISCONNECT THE WASHER HEATER AND COMPENSATE WITH $100. 1. $100 DOLLARS DOES NOT ADEQUATELY REFLECT THE VALUE OF THIS HEATED WASHER OPTION AND ITS LOSS OR THE DEVALUATION OF MY VEHICLE IF THE FEATURE IS DISABLED. 2. THE HEATED WASHER FLUID OPTION IS A VERY IMPORTANT SAFETY FEATURE 3. THE HEATED WASHER FLUID SYSTEM SHOULD BE REPAIRED, NOT DISCONNECTED. I WANT TO KNOW WHY GM IS NOT REPLACING THE MODULES WITH A EQUIPMENT THAT RESOLVES THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407779June 21, 2011
SEAT BELTS
THE SEAT BEAT CLICK DOESN'T WORK ON THE BACK SEATS FROM MY SILVERADO N WAS NEVER REPLACE BY THE DEALERSHIP SO I CAN'T SIT MY 4 YEAR SON ON THE BACK SINCE HIS CAR SEAT CANNOT BE SECURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407187June 16, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
AUTOMATIC LOCKING DOOR ACTUATOR FAILURE ON DRIVERS SIDE REAR DOOR AND PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR. DEALER REFUSES TO REPLACE BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE OF MANUFACTURER WARRANTY. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406124June 13, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
SHORT IN THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS SWITCHES FOR 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE DRIVERS FRONT WINDOW ACTUATOR HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT ALL FOUR WINDOW ACTUATORS HAVE GONE BAD AND MUST BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10406210June 13, 2011
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CRUISE CONTROL WORKED INTERMITTENTLY. HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKE SWITCH ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS SWITCH DOES NOT ACTIVATE ON "LIGHT" BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE. IT IS DESIGNED TO WORK ON FIRM BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE, WHICH CAN BE HAZARDOUS WHEN USING ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403606May 27, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I HAVE A 4 DOOR 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 AND MY THIRD POWER DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR HAS FAILED WITHIN 1 YEAR. I HAVE 24000 MILES ON VEHICLE. A GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE THE DOOR LOCKS DO NOT LOCK THE DOORS WHEN IN DRIVE. PASSENGERS CAN OPEN THE DOOR WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. THERE IS NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THAT THIS IS A PART DEFECT AND SHOULD BE LISTED AS A SAFETY RECALL. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU CAN LOOK INTO THIS MATTER IMMEDIATELY. THANK YOU! *TR
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10402658May 25, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS WERE SUPPOSED TO LOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, AS WELL AS UNLOCK WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY, AND WOULD NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK WHEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE OR BACK INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE DOOR ACTUATORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,900. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 07/08/11*LJ UPDATED 07/15/11
Crash:
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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