2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Brakes Problems

MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY BREAK LIGHT CAME ON ALSO..

NHTSA ID

11311483

Incident

Feb 25, 2020

Mileage

284,000 mi

DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ABOUT 35 MPH, QUICKLY DEPRESSED BRAKE TO STOP AT RED LIGHT. BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKING. WENT THRU RED LIGHT AT 35 MPH, ALMOST HIT CROSS TRAFFIC. HAD TRUCK TOWED AND DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED AND BURST.

NHTSA ID

11129217

Incident

Sep 12, 2018

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY APPLIED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,825.

NHTSA ID

10991250

Incident

Apr 23, 2017

Mileage

68,825 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE "SERVICE BRAKE TRAILER SYSTEM" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT PART NUMBERS: 20850923 AND 20904439 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 127,277.

NHTSA ID

10985780

Incident

May 15, 2017

Mileage

127,277 mi

FIRST INCIDENT WITH THE ENGINE OCCURRED LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. AT ROUGHLY 88K MILES I NOTICED A SKIP IN POWER/TORQUE ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UPHILL AT A CONSTANT SPEED, A LIGHT LOSS OF POWER WAS NOTICED VERY BRIEFLY AS IF ONE CYLINDER WAS MISSING. LESS THAN 100 MILES LATER THE "SERVICE STABILITRAK" AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. I HAD THE ENGINE CODE READ AND CYLINDER 7 WAS MISFIRING. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH 3 DAYS LEFT ON MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY (THANK GOD RIGHT?), WRONG. FOR WHATEVER REASON AN ENGINE MALFUNCTION WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. BUT THE LEAKING AND FAILING BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COVERED. ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP THE LIFTERS HAD FAILED WHICH COSTED ME A GRAND TO FIX LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. EXACTLY ONE YEAR AND ROUGHLY 20K MILES LATER THE TRUCK DEVELOPED A LOUD TICK RIGHT AFTER STARTUP. ITS NOW IDLING VERY ROUGH, RPM GAUGE DOES NOT STAY CONSISTENT AT IDLE AND AT ONE POINT DROPPED ALMOST TO 0, TRUCK ALMOST SHUT OFF AND THEN JUMPED BACK UP. AFTER SPEAKING WITH AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC ABOUT IT HE PROPOSED IT WAS THE CAM FROM HIS PERSONAL EXPERIENCE. IT SEEMS THE INCORRECT MATERIAL WAS USED ON SOME OF THE CAMS CONSTRUCTION ("SOFTER METAL"). THIS MECHANIC TOLD ME IT CAN PUT AN INDENTION IN THE CYLINDER WALL AND CAUSE THE VALVES TO MALFUNCTION, IN TURN CAUSING THE LIFTERS TO FAIL. SO IF THIS IS TRUE WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART? EVERYONE MAKES MISTAKES INCLUDING BIG COMPANIES, THEY'D BE A LOT MORE RESPECTABLE IF THEY CORRECTED THEIR MISTAKES. SO NOW MY OPTIONS ARE TO SPEND ALL THE MONEY I SAVED FOR COLLEGE, FIX MY TRUCK FOR $4,000 AND NOT GO TO SCHOOL THIS YEAR OR TRADE IT IN AND GET A FORD.

NHTSA ID

10871668

Incident

May 28, 2016

Mileage

117,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED DOOR LOCKS WILL ACTUATE BACK AND FORTH WITH ALL DASH LIGHTS FLASHING. EVENTUALLY CAR LOSES ALL POWER, ENGINE DIES, AND HAVE TO PULP TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE WITHOUT POWER BRAKES OR PROPULSION. I WAS PERSONALLY ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A SEMI AT APPROX 60 MPH. FURTHERMORE, IT IS KNOW THAT ALL DOOR PANELS IN THIS VEHICLE RETAIN MOISTURE. THIS HAS KILLED ALL SPEAKERS AND I GUESS IT COULD BE A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE AFORE MENTIONED PROBLEM.

NHTSA ID

10837902

Incident

Mar 1, 2015

Mileage

95,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. IN ADDITION, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO FULLY ACCELERATE HOWEVER, IT MOVED SLOWLY AND THEN STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH FRONT CALIPERS, THE CORES, THE ROTORS AND THE PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE FLUSHED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN AGAIN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER, BOTH REAR BRAKE HOSES, THE WHEEL CYLINDER, THE FRONT CYLINDER, THE BRAKE MONITOR VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,387. UPDATED 02/10/16*LJ *CN

NHTSA ID

10816434

Incident

Sep 12, 2014

Mileage

53,387 mi

I WENT TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT AND THE BRAKES WOULDN'T WORK. I HAD TO PUMP THEM BOUT THREE TIMES TILL IT STARTED TO WORK.HAS HAPPEN BOUT FOUR TIMES NOW AND NO BRAKE LIGHT OR ANYTHING WILL COME ON. *TR

NHTSA ID

10593301

Incident

May 1, 2014

Mileage

73,560 mi

WHEN APPLYING BRAKES GOING DOWN A MOUNTAINS, THE FRONT END STARTED SHAKING, IT SEEMED LIKE THE FRONT END WAS FALLING OUT. .I HAD THE TRUCK CHECKED OUT, THE FIRST TIME GM HAD THE ROTARS TURNED THEY SAID THEY WERE WARPED. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES AND IT HAPPENS WHEN I TRAVEL TO TN OR VA OR WEST VA. THESE LAST 2 TIMES I HAD IT FIXED AT MY EXPENSE. I FINALLY HAD NEW ROTARS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE . I MADE A TRIP TO FL . AND HAD TO GO THROUGH TN , WHICH IS UP AND DOWN MOUNTAINS. ;AND IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN WITH THE BRAKES. IT WAS 1 YEAR OLD THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS TAKEN TO GM DEALER THE FIRST 2 TIMES. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 63000 MILES ON IT. AND THE ONLY THING IN THE TRUCK IS MY WIFE AND I AND THE DOG AND OUR CLOTHES. *JS

NHTSA ID

10592162

Incident

Mar 28, 2014

THE VEHICLE HAS A TRAILER BRAKE ISSUE, THE TRAILER BRAKE INTERMITTENTLY GIVES YOU A MESSAGE SAYING SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE AND YOU LOOSE BRAKE SYSTEM CONNECTION AND THE TRAILER BRAKES DO NOT WORK, GM HAS BEEN AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE 2007 BUT CANNOT AND WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE, THEY USE TEMPORARY FIXES THAT LAST 5-12 MONTHS AND THEN WHEN YOU ARE OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WILL KEEP CHARGING YOU AND DO NOT FIX THE ISSUE, THE TRAILER BRAKE MESSAGE COMES UP EVEN WHEN THERE IS NO TRAILER CONNECTED, GM CLAIMS IT A SHORT, MODULE, YOUR EQUIPMENT, WATER, THE PLUG, THERE ENGINEERS DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW TO FIX IT, I HAVE TRIED ALL RESOURCES AND STILL HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. I PERSONALLY HAVE SPENT OVER 5000.00 AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SOME ONE NEEDS TO ADDRESS GM ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR THERE IS A MAJOR CRASH BECAUSE YOU LOOSE THE BRAKE AND CANNOT STOP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE THE TRAILER BRAKES DON'T WORK DUE TO THE MANUFACTURES DEFECT IN THERE WIRE HARNESS OR TRAILER BRAKE SYSTEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10578251

Incident

Sep 7, 2009

Mileage

16,372 mi

WHILE DRIVING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, I SUDDENLY LOST BOTH POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO MY DRIVEWAY, BUT WITH CONSIDERABLE EFFORT. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP HAD FAILED, CAUSING THE POWER BRAKES TO FAIL, ALSO. THE POWER STEERING PUMP SHAFT BROKE. I USE THE TRUCK MOSTLY TO TOW A HORSE TRAILER. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED HAD THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MY WAY TO A CAMP SITE ON A CURVING TWO LANE ROAD. I RESEARCHED THE FAILURE ON LINE AND DISCOVERED IT IS NOT A RARE OCCURRENCE, AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO SEVERAL MODEL YEAR CHEVROLET TRUCKS. THIS IS A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE I PURCHASED NEW. IT HAS NEVER BEEN ABUSED OR MISUSED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10558458

Incident

Jan 3, 2014

Mileage

22,683 mi

ON MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES, DRIVING AT VARYING SPEEDS, WITHOUT TRACTION CONTROL DISENGAGED, THE PARKING BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROLS WARNING LIGHTS AND SOUNDS ACTIVATED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. THE LCD DIC INDICATED STABILITRAK OFF AND SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGES. TRIED ENGAGING AND DISENGAGING BOTH THE PARKING BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL WITH NO CHANGE. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ENGAGED HOWEVER, THE SOUNDER BEGAN SOUNDING AGAIN AND WHEN DISENGAGED IT WOULD SHUT OFF. SERVICE BRAKES, ROTORS AND CALIPERS WERE REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 4000-4500 MILES AGO. FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT 1000 MILES AGO. HAS OCCURRED 3 TIMES TOTAL. POSSIBLE BAD ABS SENSOR? *TR

NHTSA ID

10553601

Incident

Nov 1, 2013

Mileage

130,000 mi

WAS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN VEHICLE CAME TO NO FUNCTION. STABILITRAK / TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF FOR MONTHS. TRUCK LOST DRIVING ABILITY AND LIGHTS BECAME COMING ON. LOST BRAKES, TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH STABILITRAK, AND TRACTION LIGHT. VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND DID NOT HAVE ABILITY OF POWER. SOUNDED LIKE SPARK PLUGS MISS FIRING. BRAKES BECAME DISABLED AND WHERE GRINDING. (NEW BRAKES) HAD TO PUSH MY TRUCK OFF ROAD AS IT HAD NO PRESSURE TO DRIVE. MECHANICS THINK IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. WILL SEE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10532454

Incident

Jul 20, 2013

Mileage

111,000 mi

BRAKE FLUID FLOWING OUT OF PIN HOLE IN ABS EHCU SYSTEM LOCATED ON THE LEFT FRAME RAIL UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. EVERY TIME YOU PUSH BRAKE PEDAL LOSING ALL BRAKE FLUID. *KB

NHTSA ID

10429960

Incident

Oct 1, 2011

Mileage

72,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH DOWNHILL AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WOULD VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND THAT HIS BRAKES COULD POSSIBLE HAVE BEEN HEATING UP AND CAUSING THE VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,400.

NHTSA ID

10394175

Incident

Nov 4, 2010

Mileage

29,400 mi

I DRIVE A 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO CREW CAB AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE BRAKES WORE COMPLETELY TO THE METAL DUE TO THE NEGLIGENCE OF THE DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE WITH THE OWNER AND THEY ARE INCURRING SOME OF THE COST, BUT AFTER THEY INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THE BACK BRAKES ARE ALSO WORN. THE TRUCK HAS 39,700 MILES AND ALL THE BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED, FRONT AND BACK. I HAVE ALWAYS COMPLAINED TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT MY BRAKES NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THEY ALWAYS CAME UP WITH SOME SORT OF EXPLANATION TO JUSTIFY THE NOISE. THIS IS MY 4TH CHEVY TRUCK AND THE FIRST ONE WHERE ALL THE BRAKES ARE BEING REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME BEFORE IT HAS HIT 40,000. *TR

NHTSA ID

10382964

Incident

Feb 13, 2011

Mileage

39,670 mi

BRAKE LIGHTS GO OUT WHEN PRESSURE ON PEDAL IS DECREASED WITHOUT COMPLETLY RELEASING PEDAL. 2 NEW BRAKE SWITCHES WITH UPDATED TECHNOLOGY TO SOLVE PROBLEM ACCORDING TO GM HAVE NOT STOPPED THIS CONDITION. TRUCK HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASED AND STILL HAVE IT NOW 37000 MILES LATER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10382665

Incident

Mar 1, 2009

BRAKING SYSTEM ON MY 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO VIBRATES HARSHLY AT SPEEDS ABOVE 50 MPH. THE HIGHER THE SPEED, THE MORE THE VIBRATION I FEEL, MAKING IT HARD TO STOP AND MAKING THE VEHICLE FEEL UNSTABLE. THERE IS ALSO A POPPING NOISE THAT HAS BEEN COMING FROM MY REAR BRAKES. THESE ISSUES STARTED AT ABOUT 5-6K MILES AND HAVE CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. I NOW HAVE 24K MILES ON MY TRUCK AND GM HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX THESE ISSUES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10356098

Incident

Mar 1, 2009

I HAVE HAD TWO PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK - ONE THE DRIVER DOOR LOCKS CLICKER STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD TO HAVE THE CHEVY DEALER REPLACE THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKING PART - NOW THE BRAKES ARE A PROBLEM - I HAVE 17,000 MILES ON THIS TRUCK AND THE FRONT ROTORS HAD GROVES IN THEM AND HAD TO BE TURNED - THE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH HEAVY DUTY PADS - MY REGULAR TIRE AND BRAKE SHOP IN TOWN SAID THEY WOULD NEVER HAVE PUT THE HEAVY DUTY PADS ON THIS TRUCK. FOUR DAYS AFTER THE FIRST FIX IT STARTED SQUEAKING AND I HAD TO TAKE IT BAKE TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID THEY HAD TO KEEP IT AND CHECK THE BRAKES WERE GETTING HOT, THEY GOT ME A RENTAL CAR FOR FOUR DAYS WHILE THEY TOOK THE BRAKES APART AND PUT THEM BACK TOGETHER AND SAID THEY MUST HAVE PUT THEM TOGETHER THE FIRST TIME WRONG! *TR

NHTSA ID

10283070

Incident

Aug 20, 2009

Mileage

17,045 mi

LEFT FRT BRAKE HANGING UP AT TIMES. LEFT FRT. ROTOR HAS GROVES STARTING TO SHOW. ALSO THE PADS LOOK OK. LOOKS LIKE IT MIGHT BE GETTING HOT. THE RIGHT FRT. BRAKE LOOKS FINE. MAKES A NOISE AT TIMES WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10278972

Incident

Jul 15, 2009

Mileage

11,990 mi

I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP SHOP TWICE REGARDING THE SQUEALING BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE FRONT BRAKES AND THEY REPLACED THEM AT NO COST. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REAR BRAKE REPLACEMENT. I TOOK THE TRUCK BACK TWO WEEKS LATER BECAUSE OF THE SAME SQUEALING. THEY SAID THE ONLY THING THEY COULD DO WAS TO SPRAY ON SOME KIND OF METAL COATING. THEY SAID I WOULD HAVE TO COME BACK BECAUSE IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL HOURS TO DRY. IF THEY JUST REPLACED DEFECTIVE BRAKES, WHY WOULD I HAVE TO ACCEPT THEM SPRAYING SOMETHING ON THEM INSTEAD OF FIXING THE PROBLEM. MY HUSBAND HAS THIS SAME TRUCK AND HIS BRAKES SQUEAL TOO. *TR

NHTSA ID

10277299

Incident

Jun 14, 2009

Mileage

34,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE REAR DRUMS, BUT THAT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. CURRENTLY, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE SHAKES WHILE BRAKING AND THE BRAKES ARE TURNING BLUE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKES AND ROTORS, BUT THAT ALSO DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. A CERTIFIED BRAKE SPECIALIST STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT FEELS THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE A CRASH COULD OCCUR. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 10,800 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

NHTSA ID

10272371

Incident

Dec 2, 2008

Mileage

5,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES GRADUALLY TEND TO STOP WORKING. THE DEALER CHECKED THE BRAKES AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. ANOTHER DEALER TOOK THE BRAKES APART AND FOUND THAT THEY WERE VERY WORN AND WOULD COST $800 TO REPAIR. THE CONTACT DECLINED THE REPAIR AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE BRAKES ARE THE ORIGINAL ONES THAT CAME WITH THE VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAS A GM REPAIR ORDER. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES FOR THE BRAKES, BUT ONLY ONE MECHANIC FOUND HEAT CRACKS AND HEAT SPOTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,090 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

NHTSA ID

10267795

Incident

Mar 13, 2009

Mileage

15,000 mi

I HAVE TAKEN MY 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIME TO THE DEALER FOR MANY DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. ONE SPECIFICALLY, BRAKES. THE BRAKES HAVE GIVEN ME A PROBLEM EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK AND HAVE BEEN REPLACED ONCE. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS. THE DEALER SAYS THE PROBLEM IS NORMAL. A NEW VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE SO MANY PROBLEMS. I'VE BEEN TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR ALL MY CONCERNS. NOW THEY SAY ITS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE. AFTER I'VE TAKEN IT SO MANY TIMES, NOW THEY SAY THAT'S WHAT IT IS. I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT IS RIGHT. I HAVE ALL PAPERWORK OF ME TAKING THE TRUCK TO THE DEALER FOR MY CONCERNS. I BELIEVE YOU WILL SEE THAT I HAVE TAKEN IT SO MANY TIMES, THAT MY CASE SHOULD BE HANDLED. I HAVE CALLED THE BANK THAT HAS THE LOAN OF THE TRUCK, AND HAVE CALLED CHEVY AND GM CUSTOMER SERVICE. NO FOLLOW UP IS ATTEMPTED FROM THE CUSTOMER SERVICES. NOW I DO NOT HAVE FAITH IN THE VEHICLE. IT IS NOT SAFE FOR ME TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE TRUCK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10267778

Incident

Jul 15, 2008

Mileage

10,000 mi

WE PURCHASED TWO 2008 CHEVROLET PICK UP TRUCKS ON THE SAME DATE AND ARE EXPERIENCING A CONSISTENT PROBLEM WITH BRAKE ROTOR WARPING. I HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED AFTER 3,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 11,300 MILES. IT HAS HAD TO HAVE THE ROTORS TURNED AT 8,000 MILES. ON APRIL 14, 2009 VEHICLE #2 WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A STEEP HILL AND THE BRAKES BARELY STOPPED THE TRUCK DUE TO THE ROTORS BEING WARPED AND OVERHEATING. BOTH VEHICLES WERE TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND A COMPLAINT #71-716924191 WAS FILED WITH CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE NATIONAL LINE. VEHICLE #1 WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN A HILL LAST THURSDAY AND THAT VEHICLE BARELY STOPPED DUE TO BAD ROTORS. WE EXPRESSED TO CHEVROLET THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEY SAID THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES OF THEIR WARRANTY AND TURNED DOWN THE ROTORS AS NECESSARY AS LONG AS THERE IS STILL SERVICEABLE LIFE LEFT IN THEM. THEY WILL NOT INSTALL ANY BETTER ROTORS NOR WOULD THEY OFFER ANY OTHER SOLUTION. THE DEALER SERVICE ADVISER TOLD US THAT THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH ALL PICK UP TRUCK ROTORS ON VEHICLES THAT FREQUENTLY TRAVEL ON HILLS AND HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH CARS AS WELL. THESE TWO PICK-UP TRUCKS DO NOT NORMALLY TOW ANYTHING, ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON IN THE VEHICLE, AND USUALLY HAVE A FOUR WHEEL ATV ON THE BACK WHICH WEIGHS ABOUT 360 POUNDS WHICH IS LESS THAN TWO OF THREE PEOPLE OCCUPYING A CAB. THE VEHICLES ARE DRIVEN ON SOME FARM LANES AND GET SOME MUD ON THE WHEELS INFREQUENTLY BUT THEY SAID THIS CONTRIBUTES TO THE ROTORS OVERHEATING. PICKUP TRUCKS ARE SUPPOSED TO BE DESIGNED FOR HEAVIER USE "CHEVY TOUGH IS THEIR ADVERTISING SLOGAN" AND THESE PICKUPS, DO NOT SEE MUCH HEAVY USE. WE FEEL THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD OF BRAKE FAILURE AND LOOKS LIKE IT WILL BE AN ONGOING PROBLEM WELL AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD EXPIRES. WE LIVE IN A HILLY AREA WITH MANY STEEP ROADS AND WERE NEVER ADVISED THAT THE TRUCKS COULD NOT WITHSTAND THESE CONDITIONS. *TR

NHTSA ID

10265537

Incident

Apr 14, 2009

Mileage

8,000 mi