2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Driver assistance Problems

UNKNOWN

NHTSA ID

11565544

Incident

Jun 13, 2023

Vehicle abruptly malfunctioned (lose of power) while sitting at the traffic light during a heavy storm. Fortunately, I turned the vehicle off and restarted it, which gave me enough engine power to get a a safe place. I had the vehicle towed to Love Chevrolet, Columbia, SC. Dealership stated the entire wiring harness needed to be replaced. The replacement cost would be $3500. They also stated the wiring harness for this vehicle has been discontinued and I have to take the vehicle to an electrical shop to be fixed.

NHTSA ID

11478419

Incident

Aug 6, 2022

On multiple occasions, while driving, my truck suddenly locked/unlocked/locked/unlocked doors, airflow changed from a/c to heat, Stabiltrak disengaged, Parking assist shut off, Traction Control turned off, lights shut off, engine stalled, and was unresponsive.

NHTSA ID

11462372

Incident

Sep 1, 2015

DASH BOARD CRACKS EVERYWHERE! I BEEN USING SUN REFLECTOR SINC A BOUGHT THE TRUCK BUT CRACKS STILL COMING OUT CHEAP MATERIAL!!!

NHTSA ID

11374060

Incident

Aug 15, 2016

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

NHTSA ID

11223109

Incident

Jun 22, 2015

STABILITRAK AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT GOING OFF WITH BLINKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ROUGH IDLE, ON A HIGHWAY. IT HAPPENED ON FEBRUARY 3 2019

NHTSA ID

11174556

Incident

Feb 3, 2019

Mileage

65 mi

THE ENGINE DOESN'T SLOW DOWN IMEDIATLY AFTER YOU RELEASE ACCELERATOR.. ALSO THE ELECTRIC SYSTEM COMES ON AND OFF IN MOTION... ALSO SOMETIMES SPEAKERS WORK AND SOMETIMES THE DON'T ...IN MOTION OR NOT.. I LOST CONTROL OF THE TRUCK AND HIT A TREE GOING ABOUT 40 MPH NO AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED...

NHTSA ID

11145280

Incident

Nov 3, 2018

Mileage

51,000 mi

THE PROBLEM WAS NOT WITH THE AIR BAG, BUT THE FRONT SWITCH THAT ACTIVATES THE AIR BAGS UPON IMPACT. WHEN ONE OR BOTH FAIL THE TEST WHEN YOU TURN THE IGNITION ON, IT POSTS A MESSAGE SAYING SERVICE THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THERE IS LOTS OF INFORMATION REGARDING THIS ON UTUBE. APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I AM AN ELECTRICIAN AND AN ELECTRONICS TECH, I KNOW THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT ACTIVATE IF THE CRASH IS ON THE SIDE WITH A BAD AIR BAG. I HAD 2 BRAKE LIGHT SWITCHES GO OUT, AT WHICH TIME THE PERSON BEHIND ME,WOULD HAVE NO IDEA, I WAS BRAKING. THE SWITCH IS A 2 PART SWITCH, ONE PART CONTROLS THE BRAKE LIGHT, THE OTHER ENABLES OR DISENGAGES THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

11092546

Incident

May 1, 2018

Mileage

110,000 mi

RAPID TEMPORARY LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, DOORLOCKS CYCLING REPEATEDLY, GUAGES MALFUNCTIONING, RADIO SHUTS OFF AND TURNS BACK ON WITH NO PRESET STATIONS AND SHOWING 12:00 ON THE CLOCK ,CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGES. ONCE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF, NO GUAGES NOR LIGHTS WORK...AS IF THERE WASN'T ANY BATTERY IN THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WON'T START UNTIL DOME LIGHT IS RESTORED ON VIA JUMPSTARTING. CLEANING BATTERY CONNECTIONS AND NUMEROUS GROUND WIRE CONNECTIONS GIVES SHORT-LIVED RELIEF FROM SYMTOMS BUT PROBLEMS ULTIMATELY RETURN. CHEVY DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSIS SHOWS THAT GROUND WIRES HAVE HIGH RESISTANCE. ONLINE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT TENS OF THOUSANDS OF OTHER CHEVY OWNERS ARE HAVING SIMILAR TO EXACT SAME PROBLEMS, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED. PROBLEM WAS "FIXED" LAST YEAR AND HAS RETURNED YET AGAIN.

NHTSA ID

11072131

Incident

Feb 2, 2018

Mileage

88,325 mi

CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE,COLLAPSED LIFTER,DOD/AFM SYSTEM FAILED. TICKING NOISE FROM ENGINE BEFORE LIFTER FAILED.STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL ALSO GIVING PROBLEMS ONCE PROBLEM WITH LIFTER STARTED 144000 MILES MOSTLY HIGHWAY THIS TRUCK IS ONLY USED FOR FAMILY OUTTHINGS.NOT EVERY DAY DRIVER 3 DAYS OUT OF A 7 DAY WEEK.

NHTSA ID

10981489

Incident

Dec 26, 2016

Mileage

35 mi

DOOR LOCKS STICK WHEN HOT OUTSIDE AND BREAK LIGHTS WON'T GO OFF.. I HAVE BEEN PULLED OVER BY POLICE AND GIVEN A WARNING TO GET LIGHTS FIXED.. I TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP THEY THINK IT COULD BE THE WIRING HARNESS OR DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CAUSING IT.. BUT IT'S DANGEROUS TO DRIVE

NHTSA ID

10898644

Incident

Mar 12, 2015

Mileage

213,000 mi

2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO RECALL NOTICE 16V-381 REPLACEMENT PARTS AND STATES DEALERSHIP FOUND BAD CONNECTION IN AIRBAG WIRING LOCATED BEHIND SEAT. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON JUNE 13, 2012. ALSO, THE CRUISE CONTROL AND PASSENGER DOOR LOCK DID NOT WORK. *JB

NHTSA ID

10895613

Incident

Jun 13, 2012

Mileage

1,924 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

AFTER HAVING DRIVEN VEHICLE A SHORT DISTANCE FOR AN APPOINTMENT, TRUCK WOULD NOT START AN HOUR LATER; HOWEVER, LIGHTS CAME ON DASH. I WAITED 10 SECONDS AND TRIED IT AGAIN, AND IT STARTED NO PROBLEM. THEN NO PROBLEM STARTING THE NEXT TIME BUT DRIVING AROUND TOWN THE RADIO START SHUTTING OFF FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS BEFORE COMING BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES, THEN AS I AM DRIVING, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM STARTS GOING HAYWIRE, LIGHTS FLASHING ON DASH WITH WARNING LIGHTS & MESSAGES GOING OFF ON DASH, THEN EVERYTHING BUT THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF (DASH LIGHTS, GAUGES, RADIO AND A/C), AFTER ABOUT 5 SECONDS EVERYTHING COMES BACK ON. I IMMEDIATELY DRIVE TO MY MECHANIC WHO HOOKED UP THE COMPUTER TO MY TRUCK AND SAID IT WAS MY IGNITION SWITCH. HE SAID HE COULD NOT GET ME IN THAT DAY AND ASKED ME TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY. SO THE REST OF THAT DAY I DID NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND GOT THE IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED. WHILE THE MECHANIC HAD MY TRUCK FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL I COULD GO BACK TO PICK IT UP, HE SAID HE STARTED IT MANY TIMES AND IT APPEARED TO BE FIXED. SO I LEAVE THE MECHANIC SHOP AND GO BACK TO WORK, THEN GET OFF WORK 2-3 HOURS LATER AND MY TRUCK WILL NOT START. AFTER ATTEMPING IT 3 TIMES, IT STARTED. I DRIVE HOME WHICH IS 10 MINUTES AWAY AND TURN THE TRUCK OFF AND BACK ON. ONLY WHEN I ATTEMPT TO TURN THE TRUCK ON, IT WILL NOT START. THIS TIME NOTHING HAPPENS...NO CLICKING SOUND OR ANY ATTEMPTS OF THE ENGINE WANTING TO START....NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIKE BEFORE. IT WAS 2 HOURS LATER BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET JUST LIGHTS TO COME ON THE DASH, THEN ANOTHER 30 MINUTES WENT BY BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET MY TRUCK TO START. THIS IS DAY 3 OF DEALING WITH IT AND I DROVE IT TO WORK AND BACK HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. I CALLED MECHANIC WHO SAID SOUNDS LIKE A GROUNDING PROBLEM. I SAID SOUNDS LIKE COMPUTER SYSTEM.

NHTSA ID

10744782

Incident

Jul 27, 2015

Mileage

101,000 mi

I WAS ENTERING I-75 INTERSTATE RAMP AND MOVING ALONG WITH TRAFFIC AND ABOUT 70 MPH, THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN ON THERE OWN, THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER NEEDLES STARTED SPORADICALLY GOING UP AND DOWN THEN THEY SHOW NO SIGNS OF ANYTHING, THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE CHIME SOUND, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON, THE TRUCK LOST A LITTLE BIT OF POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, I DID SMELL A BURNT WIRE ODOR. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR AND STILL THE PROBLEM EXISTS. THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE BEFORE THIS INCIDENT. THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE TRUCK RAN REALLY ROUGH. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE NUMBER 8 CYLINDER HAD OIL LEAKING INTO IT WHICH I SEE NO SIGNS OF BLUE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE TAILPIPE AND HAVE BEEN DRIVING IT FOR 5 MONTHS NOW WITH NO PROBLEMS EXCEPT WHAT IS GOING ON NOW WITH THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS WITH THIS YEAR TRUCK AND IT SEEMS TO BE A WIDE SPREAD MANUFACTURE PROBLEM. I HAVE ALSO SEEN PICTURES OF THE SAME YEAR TRUCK WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS THAT ARE DESCRIBED ABOVE AND THIS LADIES TRUCK BURNED FROM THE DASHBOARD ALL THE WAY TO THE FRONT SEATS. A TOTAL LOSS. GENERAL MOTORS NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. RECALL RECALL RECALL!!! ....UPDATED 11/13/15 *BF UPDATED 1/4/2016*JS

NHTSA ID

10736191

Incident

Jul 23, 2015

Mileage

78,418 mi

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 WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE TRACTION STABILITY LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH BRAKE LIGHT. THE DOOR LOCKS ACTIVATED AND ALL DASH BACKLIGHTING WENT OUT. AFTER SHUTTING OFF ENGINE, ALL ELECTRICAL POWER SHUT OFF TO INCLUDE THE CLOCK ON THE RADIO. I CHECKED BATTERY CONNECTIONS AND AFTER WIGGLING THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE, THE POWER CAME ON. THE CLOCK WAS SET TO 12:00, AND THE A/C WAS RESET TO 74. THIS WAS THE FIRST INCIDENT. AFTER SEVERAL INCIDENTS, MY TRUCK ACTUALLY STALLED IN AN INTERSECTION AND I HAD TO STOP IN THE ROAD TO ADJUST THE BATTERY CABLE. I HAVE HAD APPROXIMATELY 20 INCIDENTS OF SIMILAR NATURE, EACH TIME WITH INCREASING SYMPTOMS. AT ONE POINT, THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE A/C OVERHEATING CAME ON. ALSO, THE BATTERY AND CABLES BECOME EXTREMELY HOT, AND STAY HOT AFTER ENGINE SHUTDOWN FOR SEVERAL HOURS UNTIL THE CABLE IS READJUSTED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS LOOKING FOR A SOLUTION, AND HAVE CONCLUDED THE MOST LIKELY SOURCE IS A FAILING POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE. IN THE FORUMS, IT SEEMS THAT THE CABLE WAS REDESIGNED IN 2007, AND HAS AFFECTED ALL VEHICLES THROUGH 2013. THIS POSES A THREAT TO OVERHEATING BATTERY CONNECTIONS WHICH COULD LEAD TO A FIRE, AND THREAT OF A VEHICLE COLLISION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10576069

Incident

Nov 4, 2012

Mileage

59,000 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND POWER TRAIN WARING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT A MESSAGE STATING THAT THE ENGINE POWER REDUCED HAD ALSO APPEARED BEFORE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

NHTSA ID

10547624

Incident

Oct 12, 2010

Mileage

110,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,050.

NHTSA ID

10444374

Incident

Jan 17, 2012

Mileage

23,000 mi

DRIVING 59 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON. ACCELERATED HARD TO PASS A TRUCK. ACCELERATOR STUCK OPEN AND COULD NOT STOP IT. HAD TO HIT BRAKES THREE TIMES, EACH TIME INCREASINGLY HARDER, UNTIL ACCELERATION STOPPED AND TRUCK STARTED TO SLOW. HAD ACCELERATED TO OVER 80 MPH. *TR

NHTSA ID

10441039

Incident

Dec 22, 2011

Mileage

7,850 mi

PASSING A VEHICLE ON COUNTY BLACK TOP ROAD,ACCELERATED TO INITIATE PASSING GEAR. ACCELERATOR STUCK ENG RPM AT FULL SPEED. ATTEMPTED TO ALLEVIATE TO NO AVAIL. ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL BUT WENT INTO REVERSE ALSO APPLIED BRAKES. AS A RESULT THERE WERE 420 FT. OF SKID MARKS THEN RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT SHOULDER OF ROAD AND VEHICLE WENT END OVER END LANDING IN DITCH ON ITS TOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THERE I WAS NO RECORDED INCIDENCE ON THE DATA RECORDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED BY THE INSURANCE CO. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS VEHICLE COULD BE REBUILT AND PUT BACK ON THE ROAD AS DRIVABLE VEHICLE SINCE IT HAD ONLY 13,000 MILES ON IT. IF NO CAUSE FOR THE MALFUNCTION CAN BE DETERMINED THERE IS A DISTINCT POSSIBILITY THIS COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITH POSSIBLE LOSS OF LIFE. UPDATED 06/08/11 *BF *TR UPDATED 10/21/11 *BF UPDATED 1/18/2012 *LN UPDATED 2/8/12 *CN UPDATED 2/29/12 *CN *TR

NHTSA ID

10397070

Incident

Oct 12, 2010

Mileage

13,000 mi

FORTY-FIVE DAYS AFTER PURCHASING A USED 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 4X4, THE 'SERVICE ABS AND STABILITRAK' WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DRIVERS INFORMATIONAL SCREEN. FOLLOWING THE MANUFACTURES RECOMMENDATION TO RE-SET THE COMPONENTS DID NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUES. WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO DEALER WHERE THE RIGHT-REAR WHEEL SENSOR WAS FOUND TO BE WET, CORRODED AND BROKEN. DEALER SERVICE ADVISOR (AND) TECHNICIAN STATED THEY 'HAVE SEEN THIS ON MANY OTHER [SAME MAKE AND MODEL] TRUCKS.' DAMAGED SENSOR REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE AND OLD SENSOR RETAINED BY DEALER. *TR

NHTSA ID

10349407

Incident

Aug 10, 2010

Mileage

43,906 mi