Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
WHILE DRIVING THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HAS A SCREECHING SOUND AND I HAVE TO TURN STEERING WHEEL SLOWLY TO MAKE GO AWAY FOR SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME..THE BREAKS ARE FINE AND THE TRUCK IS IN GREAT AND ONLY HAPPENS ONCE I GET UP SPEED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK ON THE FRONT CORNER OF THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TIRE SENSOR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED REFERENCE NUMBER: 8-4149129848 AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS UNDER INVESTIGATION. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,280. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
THE VEHICLE SHAKES OUT THE BLUE WHEN I'M DRIVING APPROX.75 MPH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH 20 INCH WHEELS. TO CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEELS WERE CONSTRUCTED USING THREE SEPARATE SECTIONS AND THE OUTER SECTION OF THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HAD SEPARATED FROM THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CUTTSHAW CHEVROLET LOCATED IN CRAPELAND, TX WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.
SILVERADO K1500 FRONT WHEEL BEARING WENT BAD COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF A PERSON DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM MIGHT BE. IT WAS DETECTED WHILE BEING DRIVEN.THE DATE OF REPAIR 8/26/20016
I ORDERED A MEVOTECH CONTROL ARM BALL JOINT ASSEMBLY FROM AN ONLINE DEALER 6 MONTHS AGO. THE BALL JOINT FAILED AND SHEARED IN HALF CAUSING A GOOD AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. I WORKED WITH THE DEALER I BOUGHT THE PART FROM AND THEY ARE NOT COVERING THE COSTS FOR THE DAMAGE CAUSED DUE TO THE FAILING PART. NOW THE COMPANY WHO MADE THE PART IS ALSO SAYING THEY WILL NOT PAY FOR THE DAMAGES. MY WHOLE TRUCK CAME SLAMMING DOWN ON THE TIRE AND DAMAGED WHEEL WELL COMPONENTS (FENDER LINER), THE FENDER FLARE, AND GASHED MY TIRE AND RIM. I HAD TO HAVE THE TRUCK TOWED HOME BECAUSE IT WAS INOPERABLE. *TR
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
I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2008 CHEVY SILVERADO EXTEND CAB 4.8L ENGINE LIKE ELECTRICAL,DOORS,AIR BAGS,EQUIPMENT, AND LOT OF THINGS? *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE ONE OF THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE JACK DID NOT FIT WHERE THE INSTRUCTION MANUAL INDICATED IT WAS TO FIT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PIECE OF METAL ON THE JACK AS SUGGESTED BY THE OWNERS MANUAL, WAS TOO LARGE FOR THE PLACEMENT LOCATION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000.
ONE OF THE REAR WHEELS LOCKS UP INTERMITTENTLY WHEN TURNING A CORNER WHILE ROAD IS WET CAN HAPPEN ON LEFT OR RIGHT SIDE OF VEHICLE. WENT TO DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THAT I HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM WITH MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO WHICH COST ME ABOUT $2,000 TO HAVE IT REPAIR THE DEALERSHIP ("LEAHMAN BROTHERS" IN CONCORD CA) THEY DROVE THE TRUCK FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE WHAT IT WAS DOING. AND WOULDN'T GO ANY FURTHER WITH THE INVESTIGATION. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE MECHANICAL JACK THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE USED AS INSTRUCTED IN THE OPERATION MANUAL. IT POSES A GREAT DANGER IF ATTEMPTED TO BE USED MANUALLY. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER FOR INSTRUCTIONS AND THEY PROVIDED ALTERNATIVE LOCATIONS TO PLACE THE JACK IN ADDITION TO HOW IT SHOULD BE USED. THE CONTACT DISAGREES WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS AND CANNOT USE THE JACK IN THE RECOMMENDED MANNER. HE CALLED GENERAL MOTORS AND THEY CALLED THE DEALER; HOWEVER, NEITHER ONE PLANS TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND CLOSE THE CASE SINCE NO ONE WAS REPORTEDLY KILLED BY THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 350. UPDATED 02/24/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE JACK CANNOT FIT BETWEEN THE LEAF SPRING SHACKLE AND SHOCK ABSORBER. UPDATED 02/24/09. *JB
MY FATHER WAS DRIVING A STOCK DUAL CAB CHEVY 2008 SILVERADO, NOT SURE WHAT THE STOCK TIRES FOR THIS TRUCK IS. WAS BOUGHT IN LUCEDALE, MS AT WALT MASSEY CHEVROLET. HE WAS FORCED OFF THE NORTH SIDE OF ROAD TRAVELING WEST AT APPROX. 60 MPH AND WHEN REENTERING PAVEMENT OR DURING YAWING (STILL UNCERTAIN, BUT PICTURES WERE TAKEN BY INVESTIGATORS), THE RIGHT TIRE DETACHED FROM THE AXLE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO GO OFF OTHER SIDE OF ROAD AND HIT A LARGE OAK. THE ONSTAR SERVICES, WHICH WERE FUNCTIONING, DID NOT NOTIFY EMS OR FAMILY. THE TRUCK WAS STILL RUNNING WHEN WITNESSES WENT TO ASSIST HIM. THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING INSIDE THE TRUCK, WHICH MADE WITNESSES LEAVE SCENE AND THE VEHICLE BLEW UP AND NOTHING WAS LEFT TO IDENTIFY HIM OR THE VEHICLE TO NOTIFY FAMILY OF HIS WHEREABOUTS. *TR
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