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2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine problems

50 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
50 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
102,000 miles 42 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 2
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 102,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 2 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 4 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 5 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 6 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 4 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 2 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 102,000 miles
Based on 42 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles6
20k to 40k miles2
40k to 60k miles4
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles5
100k to 120k miles6
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles4
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles2

What the data shows

Of the 42 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 102,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 fires, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

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.

Reported at 200,002 miles, November 2020 FireInjury

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 60 MPH, a sudden banging and rattling noise was present coming from the engine. The vehicle was shut off and towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that a piston in the engine had blown. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also indicated that the passenger side front window module malfunctioned and the window could not be opened. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 74,000.

Reported at 74,000 miles, November 2015

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