2008 GMC Sierra 1500 air bags problems
243 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 GMC Sierra 1500, which is 55% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 243 55% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 86,000 miles 83 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 9 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 10 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 10 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 12 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 6 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 15 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 83 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 86,000 miles, and 31% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 9 crashes, 10 injuries.
What owners wrote
" takata recall" last memorial day, I had just left a stoplight traveling approx. 20 MPH, when I was struck broadside by a volvo sedan traveling between 50-60 MPH. I have a slt model with front and side airbags and none of my airbags deployed.
Takata recall: GMC has known about this issue way to long and still to this date cannot give me a date or time frame when they can fix my issue. This should have already been corrected. The second issue is the epidemic dash cracking that is obviously an engineering issue and GMC should be held accountable to correct this defect in their dashes. My dash cracks are almost identical to thousands of other GMC owners and when there is an obvious flaw, they should correct it.
Other problems reported for the 2008 GMC Sierra 1500
- Electrical system 31 complaints
- Body & structure 25 complaints
- Latches & locks 23 complaints
- Engine 20 complaints