2008 Chevrolet Silverado Electrical System Problems

There is a recall number 09184C that only pertains to certain states but I live in a wet state also not listed and the carpet under my seat held moisture and now my airbag control module totally disintegrated from being in moisture for so long, they won't accept my truck in for inspection or repair

T ruck left my wife totally stranded in the middle of a busy intersection. It was running but would not accelerate. I ran the codes and 2 codes that has never popped up before was P1682 and P2138. One said it could be the ignition and the other said it could be accelerator position sensor on gas peddle. My mechanic said this is a communication problem where the wires go into the ECM. Bad connection or moisture getting in. I have had a few wonky codes pop up that we believe to be bad connections. GM NEEDS TO GET THIS RECALLED AND RESOLVED. Trucks just stopping in the middle of the highway and in traffic is super dangerous. After i pushed on connection going into ecm, it started and I have not been able to duplicate code. We will see once it rains if it comes back. Way too many computers running these cars. A computer should never be involved with the running of engine, acceleration, braking or steering. KEEP THE COMPUTERS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT SYSTEMS!

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 3500. The contact stated that while the husband was driving, a warning message indicating the hood was unlatched had been displayed and the front headlights were not operable. Smoke was seen coming from under the hood and after lifting the hood to inspect the engine compartment flames and smoke were present. The husband extinguished the flames with water and the vehicle was pushed to a work sight. Upon inspection, it was discovered that the battery cable and electrical wiring harness were melted. The cause of the failure was not determined. The fire department was not called to the scene. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was unknown.

Vehicle abruptly malfunctioned (lose of power) while sitting at the traffic light during a heavy storm. Fortunately, I turned the vehicle off and restarted it, which gave me enough engine power to get a a safe place. I had the vehicle towed to Love Chevrolet, Columbia, SC. Dealership stated the entire wiring harness needed to be replaced. The replacement cost would be $3500. They also stated the wiring harness for this vehicle has been discontinued and I have to take the vehicle to an electrical shop to be fixed.

U0073 CODE CONTROL MODULE COMMUNICATION BUS OFF

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the contact noticed white smoke coming from the exhaust with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic; however, the failure was not duplicated. The contact stated that the following day, while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. Additionally, there was an abnormal ticking sound coming from the vehicle. The contact used a diagnostic machine and retrieved several codes indicating electrical failures. The vehicle was towed to another independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed. The contact stated that the engine had been replaced twice. The contact stated the last engine was replaced in 2021. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

The contact owns a 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the check engine, the stabilitrak, the service trailer brake system, and the seat belt warning lights were illuminated before the vehicle began to decelerate. The contact stated that the vehicle turned off and back on independently. The contact stated he continued to experience the failure and parked on the side of the road for 30 minutes before restarting the vehicle and continued driving to his destination. The contact stated he had experienced the failure on 3 different occasions. The contact took the vehicle to two different independent mechanics and the second location informed him that the chassis electronic control module needed to be replaced. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with Manufacturer Communication Number: 14515B however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BLOSSOM CHEVROLET (1850 SHADELAND AVE, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46219, (317) 762-9416) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A RESET WAS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT DECLINED TO PAY THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 185,000.

SDM CORROSION DUE TO POOR PLACEMENT. CARPET AND OTHER MATERIAL COVERED SENSOR AND LIQUID HAS COMPLETELY CORRODED SENSOR. SENSOR IS NOW DEAD AND AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON.

Yes the warning light came on before the air bag was replaced, If the waring light comes it indicates that the airbag is faulty, why is it going to cost me $791 to repair the sensor. Is this not a problem that should be resolved, as the airbag wont work if the sensor is not fixed. The air bag was replace At George Nahas on January 8th. At the time we were not told that the airbag would not work because the light was on. It was much later that a friend (mechanic) told me that the bag would not work if the light was on. Thus we contact Feldman and were told that the cost would be $791. Why replace the bag is it not going to work

FUEL PUMP FLOW CONTROL MODULE REPLACEMENT 1500/2500, SIERRA 1500/2500) WAS NEVER REPLACED BY THE DEALER, VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, ALMOST LOST CONTROL WHILE DRIVING DUE TO THE ENGINE STALL. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE MET TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP FLOW CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS SUPPOSE THE BE FIXED DURING THE RECALL. I JUST BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FROM THE CHEVY DEALER A MONTH AGO.

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!! AS I STARTED TO RUN FOR HELP, I TRIPPED OVER A LARGE SIZE CURB AND LANDED ON MY FACE. MY NECK, SHOULDERS AND BACK HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT TO MOVE SINCE THIS HAPPENED. I TRIED TO LIFT THE HOOD BUT THAT WAS TOO HOT TO DO SO, I RAN INTO MY FRIENDS 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. I NOW I CAN BARELY MOVE MY NECK, MY BACK IS IN SEVERE PAIN, AND MY RIBS HURT IMMENSELY. AS I SURVIVED THIS LIFE THREATENING ORDEAL, I STARTED DOING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND 124 DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS GM PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT?!!

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. I HAD MY BRIEFCASE, PURSE, PORTABLE BOOM BOX AND STARTED RUNNING AS FAST AS I COULD BECAUSE I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO BLOW UP, AND TRIPPED OVER THE CURB AND LANDED FACE FIRST IN THE DIRT. NOW I CAN BARELY MOVE MY NECK, MY BACK IS IN SEVERE PAIN, AND MY RIBS HURT IMMENSELY. AS I SURVIVED THIS LIFE THREATENING ORDEAL, I STARTED DOING BACKGROUND CHECKS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND 124 DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THIS GM PROBLEM. HOW IS THIS NOT A CLASS ACTION LAW SUIT?!!

CAR WAS PARKED. DOOR LOCKED WITH REMOTE WHILE PERSON WAS IN THE CAR WITH DOORS AND WINDOWS CLOSED. UNABLE TO OPEN DOORS MANUALLY FROM INSIDE OR OUTSIDE. UNABLE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK DOORS FROM INSIDE OR ROLL WINDOWS DOWN. PERSON INSIDE WAS TRAPPED AND UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. PUSHING THE DOOR UNLOCK BUTTON DID NOT WORK, NOR DID MANUALLY ILFTING THE DOOR LOCK. ONLY WAY OUT WAS BY UNLOCKING THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE.

MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ONE DAY AND I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL POWER IN THE TRUCK WAS GONE THE RADIO RESET THE GAUGES STARTED TO GO UP AND DOWN AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND SAYING SERVICE AIRBAG. I FIGURED IT WAS A ELECTRICAL PROBLEM SO I GOT A NEW BATTERY AND IT STILL DID IT SO I I PUT A NEW GROUND WIRE AND IT STILL CONTINUED TO DO IT AND GOT ALL NEW BATTERY CABLES AND STILL NOTHING AND WHEN IT ALL RESETS AND I TURN IT OFF I HAVE TO JIGGLE THE POSITIVE WIRE FOR IT TO START

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS APPROXIMATELY TWO INCHES OF WATER ON THE FLOORBOARD ON THE DRIVER'S FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WATER LEAKED IN FROM ON TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME IT RAINED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY STARTED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK AIR BAGS WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED CAUSING AT GREAT CONCERN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ITS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE CONTACT CALLED REGISTER CHEVROLET (14181 CORTEZ BLVD, BROOKSVILLE, FL 34613, (352) 597-3333) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 216,000.

MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND MY BREAK LIGHT CAME ON ALSO..

HI THIS TRUCK HAS BEEN A NIGHTMARE WORST TRUCK I EVER OWNED I HAVE SUNK OVER 5K INTO IT IN REPAIRS THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT WENT ON OVER A YEAR AGO WEN I FIRST GOT THE TRUCK MY GARAGE TOLD ME THERE WERE RECALLS ON IT I TOOK IT TO A DEALER THEY FIXED 1 BUT REFUSED TO FIX THE AIR BAG RECALL LIGHT MY GARAGE TOLD ME ITS UNSAFE AND DEALER SHOULD REPAIR MY GARAGE SED METAL COULD KILL ME AND BAG COULD GO OFF AT ANY TIME I TOOK THE TRUCK TO SPURR CHEVY IN BROCKPORT AND HARTWAY CHEVEY IN MEDINA AS WELL AS CHEVY DEALER IN ROCHESTER AND BATAVIA ALL TOLD ME THERE IS NO FIX AND TO KEEP DRIVING I DID AND THINGS JUST GOT WORSE I KEEP GETTING STRANDED AND THE TRUCK LOOSES POWER BECAUSE THE CONSTANT WARNING SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT I HAD TO CALL AAA AND GET TOWED A BUNCH AND GET JUMP STARTS I HAVE A 18 MONTH OLD CHILD THIS TRUCK IS NOT SAFE AND THIS IS EFFECTING THE TRUCKS COMPUTER THE COMPLETE MUFFLER FROM ENGINE BACK INCLUDING CONVERTERS WAS REPLACED AT DEALER BY PREVIOUS OWNER PASSED INSPECTION FIRST YEAR I HAD IT NOW IT WILL NOT PASS GET MESSAGES LIKE ECM NOT COMMUNICATION CODES FOR DEALER ETC I TOOK IT TO DEALER IN BROCKPORT THEY RESET COMPUTER CODES WERE CLEAR FOR 2 HOURS BY TIME I GOT TO INSPECTION SHOP ALL CODES WERE BACK THIS THING IS DANGEROUS I SMELL ODD ELECTRIC SMELL BY AIR BAG ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING BURNING AND ANOTHER PROBLEM I HAD THE DAMB WHEEL BERINGS ON BOTH SIDES WENT THE ONE SIDE STARTED MAKING A NOISE I TRIED TO GET HOME TURNED ON TO MY RD AND THE WHOLE FRONT WHEEL BREAK ROTOR AND ALL LUGS CAME OFF WITH BEARING I WENT SKIDDING 400 FEET DOWN THE ROAD THE DAM BEARING IS JUST PRESSED IN WHEN THEY GO THE WHOLE FRONT FALLS OFF YOU CAN NOT STEER I HAVE FIXED EVERYTHING ON THIS TRUCK AND STILL NOT SAFE TO DRIVE NEW BREAKS ROTORS PADS TIRES RIMS FUEL PUMP SENDING UNIT ALL NEW AC ALL NEW EXAHUST EVERYTHING IS NEW BUT THE DAM AIR BAG IS MALFUNCTIONING I AND

DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS DO NOT ALWAYS WORK FIRST IT WAS THE PASSENGER REAR THEN DRIVER REAR NOW THE PASSENGER FRONT IS NOT WORKING WITH THE RESEARCH I HAVE DON'T I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM EVEN WITH LOW MILEAGE TRUCKS OF THIS MODEL YEAR. THE ISSUE IS NOT ONLY ANNOYING BUT CAN CREATE A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT.

ADDITIONALLY, A SMALL NUMBER OF 2007-2012 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES THAT INCLUDE; 2008-2013 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE, 2008-2009 CHEVROLET COLORADO VEHICLES; 2007-2013 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, 2008-2014 SUBURBAN, AND TAHOE VEHICLES; 2008-2013 GMC SIERRA AND 2009-2012 YUKON VEHICLES; 2008-2009 GMC CANYON VEHICLES; 2009-2010 HUMMER H2, H3 AND H3T VEHICLES; AND 2008-2009 SATURN VUE AND 2009 OUTLOOK VEHICLES MAY HAVE BEEN SERVICED WITH A CHASSIS ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT COULD HAVE INTERNAL CONTAMINATION, CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE MODULE. IF THE MODULE EXPERIENCES AN ELECTRICAL SHORT, THE VEHICLE COULD DISPLAY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, STALL, OR FAIL TO START. IF THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCES THIS CONDITION AND STALLS WHILE IN MOTION, THERE COULD BE AN INCREASED RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING AS WELL AS FAILED TO START. WHEN THESE SYMPTOMS OCCURRED THEY ARE ACCOMPANIED BY A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FOR A U0109 CODE (LOSS OF COMMUNICATION WITH FUEL PUMP CONTROL MODULE). I BELIEVE THAT MY VEHICLE, ALTHOUGH THE VIN IS NOT LISTED, IS AFFECTED BY NHTSA RECALL BULLETIN NUMBER 14515 AS QUOTED ABOVE.