Your vehicle report
2008 Chevrolet Silverado
The problems owners report. The recalls to check. The evidence behind each.
Your vehicle at a glance
Complaint patterns and official recall records, kept distinct.
- Owner complaints
- 162
- Received Sep 2008 to Mar 2023
Owner reports
Most reported problems
- 1Rear door latch fails to open or close20 complaints · 12% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 2Chevrolet Silverado loses power and hesitates20 complaints · 12% of this vehicle’s complaints
- 3Dashboard cracks near passenger airbag13 complaints · 8.0% of this vehicle’s complaints
Official NHTSA records
Recalls to check
- Recall #08V441000Gm is recalling 857,735 my 2006-2008 buick lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer H2; my 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl, saturn outlook; and my 2008 buick enclave vehicles equipped with a heated wiper washer fluid system. A short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire.
BrakeNews signals
Flagged complaint patterns
Unusual complaint patterns with no matched recall yet. A flag does not mean a recall will happen.
No problems currently meet BrakeNews’s flagging criteria. This is not a safety rating.
How flags are identifiedComplaint counts reflect reports submitted to NHTSA, not failure rates or a reliability ranking. Reported in these complaints: 13 crashes, 5 fires, 16 people injured, 1 death.
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Where do owners report problems?
Choose an area on the car or a system below to explore the reported problems.
Illustrative only; not this vehicle’s exact design. Areas represent complaint categories, not confirmed defective parts.
Showing all 11 listed problems by system.
Engine & powertrain
Brakes
Electrical & lights
Airbags, belts & seats
Steering, suspension & tires
Body, doors & glass
Driver assistance
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Other
No problems in this category meet this page’s listing criteria. This does not establish that the system is free of problems.
Complaint history
When NHTSA received these reports. Changes in reporting alone do not establish a change in failure rates.
Show as a table
| Year | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 2008 | 2 |
| 2009 | 6 |
| 2010 | 7 |
| 2011 | 10 |
| 2012 | 12 |
| 2013 | 18 |
| 2014 | 22 |
| 2015 | 47 |
| 2016 | 29 |
| 2017 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 |
| 2021 | 5 |
| 2022 | 3 |
| 2023 | 1 |
| 2024 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 |
| 2026 (to Oct 2026) | 0 |
| Total | 162 |
Problems owners report
Listed groups have at least 3 complaints. The page includes the 20 largest groups plus any additional flagged groups; some complaints are not assigned to a group.
| Problem | Complaints | Share | Share ratio | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rear door latch fails to open or close | 20 | 12% | – | |
| Chevrolet Silverado loses power and hesitates | 20 | 12% | – | |
| Dashboard cracks near passenger airbag | 13 | 8.0% | – | |
| Airbags fail to deploy in crashes | 10 | 6.2% | – | |
| Vehicle catches fire from wiring | 6 | 3.7% | – | |
| Airbag warning light stays on | 5 | 3.1% | – | |
| Seat belt fails to latch or retract | 4 | 2.5% | – | |
| Tires blow out or tread separates | 4 | 2.5% | – | |
| Brake pedal sinks due to leaking lines | 4 | 2.5% | – | |
| Fuel tank or line leaks gasoline | 3 | 1.8% | – | |
| Engine burns excessive oil between changes | 3 | 1.8% | – |
AI groups complaints by meaning; the groups are approximate. Share ratio compares the problem’s share of this vehicle’s complaints with its share on other vehicles over the last 24 months (shown from 3 recent complaints). A 2× ratio means twice the complaint share, not twice the failure risk. Flags mark unusual shares or recent surges after an AI review of the complaint content. “First signal” does not mean the pattern has persisted continuously.How recall estimates are calculated.
Recalls
NHTSA recall #08V441000August 28, 2008857,735 vehicles affected
electrical system
Gm is recalling 857,735 my 2006-2008 Buick lucerne; Cadillac dts; Hummer H2; my 2007-2008 Cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; Chevrolet avalanche, Silverado, suburban, tahoe; Gmc acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl, saturn outlook; and my 2008 Buick enclave vehicles equipped with a heated wiper washer fluid system. A short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire.
This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor, or cause smoke increasing the risk of a fire.
Remedy
Dealers will install a wire harness with an in-line fuse free of charge. The recall began on september 12, 2008. Owners may contact Buick at 1-866-608-8080; Cadillac at 1-800-982-2339 or http://www.cadillac.com; Chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438; saturn at 1-800-972-8876 or http://www.saturn.com, Gmc at 1-866-996-9436; or Hummer at 1-800-732-5493; or through their website at <a href=http://www.gmownercenter.com>http://www.gmownercenter.com</a> .
Other model years
About this data
NHTSA complaints and recalls through October 2026. Complaints are counted once each, however many components they name. Original complaints are on NHTSA's page for the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado.
Problem groups are formed by AI and may be approximate. BrakeNews flags unusual complaint patterns; they are not official defect findings. Investigation reports are written and checked by AI, with no human review. Owner reports do not establish that a defect exists.
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