2008 Chevrolet Silverado problems
Owners have filed 221 complaints with NHTSA about the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. Air bags is the most reported problem area, at 28% of complaints. Next are electrical system (22%) and latches & locks (8%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 221 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 28% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 18 and 6
- Injuries and deaths
- 21 and 2
- Typical mileage
- 63,000 miles 168 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 37 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 33 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 19 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 18 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 7 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 168 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 63,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 84,000 miles (31 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 18 complaints mention a crash; 6 complaints mention a fire; 21 injuries reported; 2 deaths reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2008 ranks 15th most-complained-about out of 26 model years of the Chevrolet Silverado with enough data (105 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 1 safety recall campaign.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
2008 chevy silverado 4x4 wt. Driver side airbag did not deploy during crash. Vehicle impact was on the front. A fatality occurred during this crash. (passenger in other vehicle) point of impact was front of silverado into passenger side of other vehicle.
Tl* the contact 2008 owns a chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the main leaf springs in the back of the truck broke off of the vehicle. The contact was traveling 40 MPH when the springs broke off. The contact lost control of the vehicle and had a single vehicle crash. The right wheel locked up after the springs broke and caused the rear wheels to lock up completely. The failure mileage was 36185 and the current mileage was 36185.
I was driving on a state highway and experienced a blowout from one of my hankook tires model dynapro as tires. Severe body damage all along the left side of my truck was the result of this accident, as I was pulled into a concrete median barrier.
The front speakers and one of the extended cab doors speakers do not work.can not hear the warning chime. Sometimes when the truck has been driven for awhile the speakers in the driver's side starts to work. As of 07/11/14 the passenger side door speakers doesn't work unless the truck has been driven for awhile.. I've contacted GM several times on this issue and get the same response, they can not help me without paying them a fee.... I tell them what is happening and they don't care.