Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2008)

1,298 consumer complaints on file.

#11384545December 22, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2008 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 FIRE ON 11/20/20 I WAS DRIVING 3 MILES TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE AND AS SOON AS I PULLED UP, I SMELT FIRE. I GOT OUT TO FIND OUT THAT MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS ON FIRE!! AS I STARTED TO RUN FOR HELP, I TRIPPED OVER A LARGE SIZE CURB AND LANDED ON MY FACE. MY NECK, SHOULDERS AND BACK HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO MOVE SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I TRIED TO LIFT THE HOOD BUT THAT WAS TOO HOT TO DO SO, I RAN INTO MY FRIENDS HOUSE SCREAMING FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER!! AS I WAS RUNNING BACK TO REMOVE AS MUCH AS I COULD OUT OF THE TRUCK HER HUSBAND CAME OUT WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND SHE CAME WITH THE HOSE. I NOW I CAN BARELY MOVE MY NECK, MY BACK IS IN SEVERE PAIN, AND MY RIBS HURT IMMENSELY. AS I SURVIVED THIS LIFE THREATENING ORDEAL, I STARTED DOING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND 124 DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS GM PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT?!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11383911December 17, 2020
AIR BAGS
THIS VEHICLE HAS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL SINCE MAY 2016. MANUFACTURER RECALL # 2049151, NHTSA 16V381. THIS REPAIR IS STILL NOT COMPLETE. DEALER TELLS ME THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE YET AND THERE IS NO ETA FOR REPAIR PARTS. WHAT IS A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO EXPECT THAT MY VEHICLE WILL BE MADE SAFE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378270December 7, 2020
AIR BAGS
THIS VEHICLE HAS A RECALL THAT IS ACKNOWLEDGED BY THE DEALERSHIP BUT I HAVE BEEN TOLD FOR 3 YEARS THAT THERE ARE NO PARTS TO FIX IT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376427November 26, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
2008 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 FIRE ON 11/20/20 I WAS DRIVING 3 MILES TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE AND AS SOON AS I PULLED UP, I SMELT FIRE. I GOT OUT TO FIND OUT THAT MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS ON FIRE!! I TRIED TO LIFT THE HOOD BUT THAT WAS TOO HOT TO DO SO, AND I RAN INTO MY GIRLFRIENDS HOUSE SCREAMING FOR A FIRE EXTINGUISHER!! AS I WAS RUNNING BACK TO REMOVE AS MUCH AS I COULD OUT OF THE TRUCK HER HUSBAND CAME OUT WITH THE FIRE EXTINGUISHER AND SHE CAME WITH THE HOSE. I HAD MY BRIEFCASE, PURSE, PORTABLE BOOM BOX AND STARTED RUNNING AS FAST AS I COULD BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP, AND TRIPPED OVER THE CURB AND LANDED FACE FIRST IN THE DIRT. NOW I CAN BARELY MOVE MY NECK, MY BACK IS IN SEVERE PAIN, AND MY RIBS HURT IMMENSELY. AS I SURVIVED THIS LIFE THREATENING ORDEAL, I STARTED DOING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND 124 DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS GM PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT?!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11376293November 25, 2020
AIR BAGS
IN MY GARAGE, I RANDOMLY STARTED VEHICLE AND THE DASH INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM AND STAYS ON. THIS HAPPENED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND STILL INDICATES A PROBLEM EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS STARTED AND USED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376124November 24, 2020
AIR BAGS
WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION WHEN THE RECALL FOR TAKATA AIRBAGS WILL BE WILL BE RESOLVED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11376127November 24, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT UNDER 40 MPH, HE BLACKED OUT, VEERED OFF THE ROAD INTO TWO DITCHES AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER WHERE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN PELVIS, HIPS, THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INSURANCE TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE SAW ON THE NEWS ABOUT A RECALL AND CHECKED HIS VIN AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 207,000. *DT *TR*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11376221November 24, 2020
AIR BAGS
STARTED MY VEHICLE TO MOVE IT IN THE DRIVEWAY THIS PAST SATURDAY AND BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO GEAR THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. NO COLLISION, ETC. THE VEHICLE WASN'T EVEN OUT OF PARK YET. SOUNDED LIKE A SHOTGUN WENT OFF IN THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. LUCKILY I WAS NOT LEANED FORWARD ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT GEARS OR I WOULD HAVE CAUGHT THE FULL FORCE OF THE DEPLOYMENT TO MY FACE. TOOK QUITE A HIT TO THE CHEST AND STOMACH AREA. EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THIS HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND NOT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN TRAFFIC. UPON RESEARCH FOUND A PENDING RECALL WHICH HASN'T BEEN RESOLVED YET BY NHTSA. THIS ISSUE IS REAL AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR INJURED OTHERS IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. I AM NOW STUCK WITH 2 DEPLOYED AIRBAGS AND IF I WISH TO REPAIR SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX PROBLEM. GM NEEDS TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND REPAIR. IF THE MANUFACTURER TAKATA HAS IDENTIFIED A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT SYSTEM PROVIDED AND UTILIZED BY GM THIS SHOULD BE REPAIRED BY GM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11375373November 19, 2020
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASH HAS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE AIRBAG SURROUND. SHARDS OF THE DASH HAVE NOW BEGUN TO BREAK OFF - CLEAR INDICATION OF AN UNSAFE CONDITION. SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY SHARDS OF THE SHATTERING DASH COULD RUPTURE THE AIRBAG OR WORSE STRIKE AND IMPALE THE OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS AN UNSAFE CONDITION. I AM IN THE AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE BUSINESS AND THE FAA AND NTSB WOULD NEVER ALLOW SUCH AN OBVIOUS HAZARD IN AN AIRCRAFT. MY DASH STARTED CRACKING YEARS AGO AND DESPITE STOP DRILLING THE CRACKS AS WE DO IN AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE ON LEXAN TRANSPARENCIES THE CHEAP PLASTIC THE DASH IS MADE FROM CONTINUES TO PROPAGATE NEW AND BIGGER CRACKS. ATTEMPTS TO USE A PLASTIC WELDING REPAIR KIT ALSO FAILED. A RECALL TO ADDRESS THIS DANGEROUS CONDITION IS WAY PAST DUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11375305November 18, 2020
AIR BAGS
I WAS NOTIFIED IN JULY 2016 OF A RECALL OF MY 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO FOR DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. SO FAR I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATION TO RECTIFY THIS PROBLEM. HAS THE PROBLEM BEEN RESOLVED? I THINK 4-1/2 YEARS IS LONG ENOUGH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374260November 12, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OF WATER ON THE FLOORBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER LEAKED IN FROM ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME IT RAINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED CAUSING AT GREAT CONCERN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ITS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CONTACT CALLED REGISTER CHEVROLET (14181 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34613, (352) 597-3333) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 216,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373933November 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS SEVERELY CRACKED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374060November 10, 2020
AIR BAGS, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH BOARD CRACKS EVERYWHERE! I BEEN USING SUN REFLECTOR SINC A BOUGHT THE TRUCK BUT CRACKS STILL COMING OUT CHEAP MATERIAL!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373604November 7, 2020
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, SEAT BELTS
A BATTERY ICON COMES ON MY DASH WITH A MESSAGE ABOUT THE BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. IT DOES NOT MATTER IF THE VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR DRIVING THIS COMES ON FOR LONG ENOUGH TO READ THEN GOES OFF. THE TIRES PRESSURE SENSOR IS GIVING A MESSAGES AS WELL ABOUT NEEDING SERVICING. THE DRIVER'S SEATBELT LATCH HAS STOPPED ALLOWING THE CLIP TO ENTER I WAS PARKED AT THE TIME THIS HAPPENED. I HAVE SINCE THEN TRIED TO SPRAY WHITE LITHIUM TO GET IT MOVING SINCE I DID NOT HAVE WD40.THERE WAS NO SUCCESS. I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET THE AIRBAG RECALL FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372911November 3, 2020
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TWO CRACKS IN THE DASH HAVE FORMED. ONE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND ONE ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE. THE CRACK ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE TRAVELS FROM THE DASH AIR BAG TO THE TOP JOINT BETWEEN THE TWO DASH PIECES. THE CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE TRAVELS FROM THE JOINT BETWEEN THE TWO DASH PIECES TOWARDS THE DRIVER ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE INSTRUMENT PORTION OF THE DASH. NOTICE THE CRACK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN SITTING STATIONARY IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THEN FINDING THE CRACK ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372783November 2, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ONE DAY AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL POWER IN THE TRUCK WAS GONE THE RADIO RESET THE GAUGES STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND SAYING SERVICE AIRBAG. I FIGURED IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY AND IT STILL DID IT SO I I PUT A NEW GROUND WIRE AND IT STILL CONTINUED TO DO IT AND GOT ALL NEW BATTERY CABLES AND STILL NOTHING AND WHEN IT ALL RESETS AND I TURN IT OFF I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE POSITIVE WIRE FOR IT TO START
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364477October 15, 2020
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON TODAY 10/15/2020 WHILE DRIVING TO THE STORE AND THE AIRBAG IS A TAKATA AIRBAG AND SCARED IT MY DEPLOY AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.I'VE DID RESEARCH ABOUT THE DEFECT BUT NO REMEDY WAS GIVEN.DIDNT RECEIVE A LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM THE MANUFACTURER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364541October 15, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364297October 14, 2020
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG RECALL HASN'T BEEN FIXED FOR QUITE A WHILE (> A YEAR?)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364078October 13, 2020
AIR BAGS
DEALER STATES THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE.IT HAS BEEN 4 YRS SINCE I FIRST TRIED TO GET THIS AIR BAG REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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