Major Problems with 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE Victims: 2

2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 UNKNOWN OR OTHER Victims: 2 Mileage: 110647 miles

2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 TIRES Victims: 2 Mileage: 3250 miles

Browse 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER and FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Chevrolet Silverado 1500 owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS fell asleep hit telephone pole totaled out truck from the front no air bag ...no on star. some safety features...	483 ~ 24336 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 10 mph and depressing the brake pedal the attached...	67 ~ 57333 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER dashboard started a small crack on top of dashboard surrounding there passenger airbag. another crack started on top dashboard and...	65 ~ 54641 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES 24 nov 2008: bought new 2008 chevrolet silverado pickup truck from local dealer. discovered that the inside door handles being...	34 ~ 42207 miles
ENGINE while traveling on the expressway a check traction system warning appeared along with reduced engine power. after approx. 10 miles...	32 ~ 88305 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE the right rear door actuator went out not allowing the door to lock or unlock other than manually. not only...	26 ~ 58995 miles
POWER TRAIN i have a vibration on my pickup that has always been there since it was new but it got worse...	17 ~ 47462 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500 airbag sensor and check engine light came on with out accident or incident. we called gm...	15 ~ 109575 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 15 mph the brakes failed. the contact drove through a...	13 ~ 17388 miles
SERVICE BRAKES was at a red light when vehicle came to no function. stabilitrak / traction control light kept coming on and...	12 ~ 67925 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL forty-five days after purchasing a used 2008 chevy silverado 1500 4x4 the 'service abs and stabilitrak' warning lights appeared on...	10 ~ 65480 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL passing a vehicle on county black top road accelerated to initiate passing gear. accelerator stuck eng rpm at full speed....	9 ~ 45011 miles
STRUCTURE design defect - extended cab - low to high volume high pitch wind howl when driving into a head wind...	9 ~ 45811 miles
STEERING driving around curve on residential street in my 2008 chevrolet silverado i came upon an illegally parked car. i attempted...	8 ~ 73484 miles
SEAT BELTS seat belt locks up when driving on smooth roads. does not allow driver to lean forward to look in blind...	7 ~ 53006 miles
WHEELS one of the rear wheels locks up intermittently when turning a corner while road is wet can happen on left...	7 ~ 38281 miles
SUSPENSION i experienced excessive vibration in my 2001 chevrolet silverado 1/2 ton 4x4 after having my wheels rotated. after rebalancing did...	7 ~ 96216 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 55 mph the vehicle spontaneously stalls without warning. the risk...	5 ~ 10812 miles
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE my father was driving a stock dual cab chevy 2008 silverado not sure what the stock tires for this truck...	5 ~ 28280 miles
VISIBILITY i was traveling from my home to alexandria la. to pick up some parts for our farm. weather conditions were...	4 ~ 37925 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 55 mph the rear driver side tire fell off and...	4 ~ 3313 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING fleet user of the 1500 chevy pickup trucks. issue reported head light out. diagnoses showed burnt wires on the head...	3 ~ 71000 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i have had two problems with this truck - one the driver door locks clicker stopped working and i had...	3 ~ 22656 miles
FRONTAL > AIR BAGS tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 40 mph the contact fell asleep at the wheel and...	3 ~ 41639 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES the driver's side rear tire sidewall peeled apart on chevy 2008 silverado with ameritrac tires 245/70r17 with only 10 000...	2 ~ 5001 miles
EQUIPMENT my father was driving a stock dual cab chevy 2008 silverado not sure what the stock tires for this truck...	2 ~ 6500 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN i purchased a new chevy silverado ext. cab 4x4 ltz and drove approximately 30 miles from the dealership. after traveling...	2 ~ 18516 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that a mold odor came out of the...	1 ~ 110647 miles
SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact used the key fob to start the vehicle when...	1 ~ 174131 miles
REAR > SUSPENSION tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 30 to 35 mph the contact stated that...	1 ~ 110000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that while driving at 35 mph the contact...	1 ~ 53387 miles
TREAD/BELT > TIRES tire tread is deteriorating chunks of tread is flaking and falling off tire. found a section of tread on second...	1 ~ 1 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving at various speeds the vehicle would suddenly shut off....	1 ~ 98000 miles
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM on multiple occurrences driving at varying speeds without traction control disengaged the parking brake and traction controls warning lights and...	1 ~ 130000 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER cracked chevrolet dash flaps when windows rolled down creating visible distraction very similar to attached picture chevrolet knows this is...	1 ~ 48000 miles
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY i started having problems with my 2008 chevy silverado extend cab 4.8l engine like electrical doors air bags equipment and	1 ~ 66810 miles
HEADLIGHTS > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the passenger side low beam headlight failed...	1 ~ 62000 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY short in the electric windows switches for 2008 chevrolet silverado. the drivers front window actuator has been replaced but all	1 ~ 24000 miles
FRONT > SUSPENSION while driving i experienced ball joint failure on the right front tire. this caused me to lose control of the	1 ~ 62000 miles
RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT the front radio speakers do not work most of the time. because of this the warning chimes cannot be heard.	1
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS i have a 2008 silverado extra cab 4 wheel drive and was ran off the road and hit a bump...	1 ~ 41376 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle throws code p0128 (coolant temperature sensor). fans run on high loses power check engine light comes on. it happens...	1 ~ 43488 miles
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM > VISIBILITY 2008 chevrolet silverado - air conditioner blows hot air out of drivers side and cold air out of passenger side....	1 ~ 40000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC i have had two problems with this truck - one the driver door locks clicker stopped working and i had...	1 ~ 17045 miles
TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. when the contact went to change his license plate he noticed that...	1 ~ 2400 miles
PUMP > HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST > STEERING tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 35 mph and proceeding to turn the steering wheel...	1 ~ 18600 miles
PARKING BRAKE braking system on my 2008 chevrolet silverado vibrates harshly at speeds above 50 mph. the higher the speed the more...	1
SEATS tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving between 50-60 mph on normal road conditions the contact was...	1 ~ 9000 miles
ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT > MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. the mechanical jack that was equipped with the vehicle cannot be used...	1 ~ 350 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. whenever the ignition was started a sulfuric egg odor expelled throughout the...	1 ~ 10 miles
TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. whenever the ignition was started a sulfuric egg odor expelled throughout the...	1 ~ 10 miles
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. whenever the ignition was started a sulfuric egg odor expelled throughout the...	1 ~ 10 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC upon braking hard to avoid hitting vehicles braking abruptly in front of me all four wheels of my vehicle locked...	1 ~ 210 miles

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