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really awful
Crashes / Fires:
10 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
14 / 1
Average Mileage:
40,299 miles

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2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500 Owner Comments (Page 3 of 4)

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problem #34

Jul 012015

Silverado 3500

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the recall notice for NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags) was received in July of 2015. The contact indicated that the need to repair the vehicle was still not available. Parts were still not available. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Green Bay, WI, USA

problem #33

Jul 012015

Silverado 3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags), however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- West Rupert, VT, USA

problem #32

Jul 152015

Silverado 3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Clinton, UT, USA

problem #31

Aug 282015

Silverado 3500 4WD 8-cyl Diesel

  • Automatic transmission
  • 11,607 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Update 01/15/16

- Dorena, OR, USA

problem #30

Jun 042015

Silverado 3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Sydney, OH, USA

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problem #29

Jun 152015

Silverado 3500 8-cyl

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Updated 02/23/16

- Victor, NY, USA

problem #28

Jun 042015

Silverado 3500

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Newark, DE, USA

problem #27

Oct 082015

Silverado 3500 4WD 8-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags) however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure....updated 02/03/16

- Newton Falls, OH, USA

problem #26

Jul 012015

Silverado 3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Franklin, NY, USA

problem #25

Jul 302015

Silverado 3500

  • 125,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. While at a stop light, another vehicle traveling approximately 50 mph crashed into the rear of the contact's vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The dashboard was cracked approximately two to three inches in length. A police report was filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags). The failure mileage was 125,000.

- Baytown, TX, USA

problem #24

May 212014

Silverado 3500

  • 130,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Dashboard cracked in two places like many other 2007-2011 GM. Concerned of safety issue if airbags were to deploy.plastic from dash could injure or possibly pierce airbag rendering it useless.

- Belleview, FL, USA

problem #23

Jul 102015

Silverado 3500

  • miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15V324000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

- Newark, DE, USA

problem #22

Aug 312015

Silverado 3500

  • 84,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving 45 mph, the vehicle stalled and the air bag warning indicator illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was able to restarted; however, the failure recurred approximately fifteen minutes later. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,000.

- Las Vegas, NV, USA

problem #21

Aug 252015

Silverado 3500

  • 127,000 miles
The contact owned a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. While driving 65 mph, the contact fell asleep behind the wheel and the vehicle drove off the road. The contact crashed into the support cables on the side of the road. The contact stated that the air bags did not deploy. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was deemed destroyed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 127,000.

- Bonne Terre, MO, USA

problem #20

Jun 032015

Silverado 3500

  • 55,000 miles
To date I only have 60kmi. On my 2008 Silverado. Its immaculetly maintained. So far both airbag sensors have gone bad and I've lost cruise controll. Ive also lost the driver side speaker functionality.

- Altamont, NY, USA

problem #19

Jan 212015

Silverado 3500

  • 111,687 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the air bags failed to deploy after being involved in a crash. The specifics of the crash were not available. A police report was filed and the driver sustained injuries to the head, the neck, and the back that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,687.

- Phoenix, AZ, USA

problem #18

Aug 012014

Silverado 3500

  • 105,000 miles
The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the air bag warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

- Temple , GA, USA

problem #17

Jan 162015

Silverado 3500

  • miles
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.

- Plant City, FL, USA

problem #16

Dec 102014

Silverado 3500

  • miles
A crack has formed at the top left corner of the airbag area, on the passenger side of the dash.

- Tulsa, OK, USA

problem #15

Jan 072015

Silverado 3500

  • 141,000 miles
I was on my way home from work after working a very long day and I fell asleep at the wheel and went off the side of 225. All I remember was waking up in between trees about two feet away from sims bayou. My vehicle was totaled. No air bags deployed.

- Deer Park, TX, USA

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