While driving out of my driveway, I suddenly lost both power steering and power brakes. I was able to get back into my driveway, but with considerable effort. I called my mechanic and was advised that the power steering pump had failed, causing the power brakes to fail, also. The power steering pump shaft broke. I use the truck mostly to tow a horse trailer. I shudder to think what may have happened had the failure occurred on my way to a camp site on a curving two lane road. I researched the failure on line and discovered it is not a rare occurrence, and has been happening to several model year chevrolet trucks. This is a low mileage vehicle I purchased new. It has never been abused or misused.
2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 brakes complaints
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On multiple occurrences, driving at varying speeds, without traction control disengaged, the parking brake and traction controls warning lights and sounds activated for no apparent reason. The lcd dic indicated stabilitrak off and service brake system messages. Tried engaging and disengaging both the parking brake and traction control with no change. When the parking brake was engaged however, the sounder began sounding again and when disengaged it would shut off. Service brakes, rotors and calipers were replaced approximately 4000-4500 miles ago. First occurrence was about 1000 miles ago. Has occurred 3 times total. Possible bad ABS sensor?
Was at a red light when vehicle came to no function. Stabilitrak / traction control light kept coming on and off for months. Truck lost driving ability and lights became coming on. Lost brakes, transmission light came on along with stabilitrak, and traction light. Vehicle lost acceleration and did not have ability of power. Sounded like spark plugs miss firing. Brakes became disabled and where grinding. (new brakes) had to push my truck off road as it had no pressure to drive. Mechanics think it is the throttle body sensor. Will see.
Brake fluid flowing out of pin hole in ABS ehcu system located on the left frame rail under the drivers seat. Every time you push brake pedal losing all brake fluid.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH downhill and depressing the brakes, the front of the vehicle would vibrate. The vehicle was inspected by a dealer and they advised him that they were unable to diagnose the failure and that his brakes could possible have been heating up and causing the vibration. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 29,400.
I drive a 2008 chevy silverado crew cab and the front passenger side brakes wore completely to the metal due to the negligence of the dealership. I spoke with the owner and they are incurring some of the cost, but after they inspected the vehicle the back brakes are also worn. The truck has 39,700 miles and all the brakes are being replaced, front and back. I have always complained to the dealership about my brakes not working properly and they always came up with some sort of explanation to justify the noise. This is my 4th chevy truck and the first one where all the brakes are being replaced at the same time before it has hit 40,000.
Brake lights go out when pressure on pedal is decreased without completly releasing pedal. 2 new brake switches with updated technology to solve problem according to gm have not stopped this condition. Truck has had this problem since purchased and still have it now 37000 miles later.
Braking system on my 2008 chevrolet silverado vibrates harshly at speeds above 50 MPH. The higher the speed, the more the vibration I feel, making it hard to stop and making the vehicle feel unstable. There is also a popping noise that has been coming from my rear brakes. These issues started at about 5-6k miles and have continued to get worse. I now have 24k miles on my truck and gm has not been able to fix these issues.
I have had two problems with this truck - one the driver door locks clicker stopped working and I had to have the chevy dealer replace the automatic door locking part - now the brakes are a problem - I have 17,000 miles on this truck and the front rotors had groves in them and had to be turned - the pads have been replaced with heavy duty pads - my regular tire and brake shop in town said they would never have put the heavy duty pads on this truck. Four days after the first fix it started squeaking and I had to take it bake to the dealer and he said they had to keep it and check the brakes were getting hot, they got me a rental car for four days while they took the brakes apart and put them back together and said they must have put them together the first time wrong!
Left frt brake hanging up at times. Left frt. Rotor has groves starting to show. Also the pads look ok. Looks like it might be getting hot. The right frt. Brake looks fine. Makes a noise at times when applying brakes.
I have taken the truck to the dealership shop twice regarding the squealing brakes. The first time they said there was a recall on the front brakes and they replaced them at no cost. I had to pay for the rear brake replacement. I took the truck back two weeks later because of the same squealing. They said the only thing they could do was to spray on some kind of metal coating. They said I would have to come back because it would take several hours to dry. If they just replaced defective brakes, why would I have to accept them spraying something on them instead of fixing the problem. My husband has this same truck and his brakes squeal too.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 35 MPH and applying the brakes, the rear end of the vehicle would shake. The dealer replaced the rear drums, but that did not remedy the failure. Currently, the front end of the vehicle shakes while braking and the brakes are turning blue. The dealer replaced the brakes and rotors, but that also did not correct the issue. A certified brake specialist stated that the brake system was not compatible with the vehicle. The contact feels this is a safety issue because a crash could occur. The current mileage was 10,800 and failure mileage was 5,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the brakes gradually tend to stop working. The dealer checked the brakes and stated that the vehicle was fine. Another dealer took the brakes apart and found that they were very worn and would cost $800 to repair. The contact declined the repair and drove the vehicle to his residence. The brakes are the original ones that came with the vehicle at the time of purchase. There were no warning lights illuminated at the time of the failure. The contact has a gm repair order. The vehicle has been to the dealer three times for the brakes, but only one mechanic found heat cracks and heat spots. The current mileage was 29,090 and failure mileage was 15,000.
I have taken my 2008 chevy silverado truck to the dealer several time to the dealer for many different problems. One specifically, brakes. The brakes have given me a problem ever since I bought the truck and have been replaced once. After replacement the problem still occurs. The dealer says the problem is normal. A new vehicle should not have so many problems. I've been taking the truck to the dealer for all my concerns. Now they say its a maintenance issue. After I've taken it so many times, now they say that's what it is. I do not believe that is right. I have all paperwork of me taking the truck to the dealer for my concerns. I believe you will see that I have taken it so many times, that my case should be handled. I have called the bank that has the loan of the truck, and have called chevy and gm customer service. No follow up is attempted from the customer services. Now I do not have faith in the vehicle. It is not safe for me to have a defective truck.
We purchased two 2008 chevrolet pick up trucks on the same date and are experiencing a consistent problem with brake rotor warping. I had to have the rotors turned after 3,000 miles and again at 11,300 miles. It has had to have the rotors turned at 8,000 miles. On april 14, 2009 vehicle #2 was being driven down a steep hill and the brakes barely stopped the truck due to the rotors being warped and overheating. Both vehicles were taken into the dealership today and a complaint #71-716924191 was filed with chevrolet customer assistance national line. Vehicle #1 was being driven down a hill last thursday and that vehicle barely stopped due to bad rotors. We expressed to chevrolet that this is a safety hazard and they said they will continue to follow the guidelines of their warranty and turned down the rotors as necessary as long as there is still serviceable life left in them. They will not install any better rotors nor would they offer any other solution. The dealer service adviser told us that they have problems with all pick up truck rotors on vehicles that frequently travel on hills and have had problems with cars as well. These two pick-up trucks do not normally tow anything, only have one person in the vehicle, and usually have a four wheel atv on the back which weighs about 360 pounds which is less than two of three people occupying a cab. The vehicles are driven on some farm lanes and get some mud on the wheels infrequently but they said this contributes to the rotors overheating. Pickup trucks are supposed to be designed for heavier use "chevy tough is their advertising slogan" and these pickups, do not see much heavy use. We feel this is a considerable safety hazard of brake failure and looks like it will be an ongoing problem well after the warranty period expires. We live in a hilly area with many steep roads and were never advised that the trucks could not withstand these conditions.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 10 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the attached trailer continued to move forward and caused the vehicle to sway across the highway. There were no warning indicators prior to the failure. The contact stated that there was a malfunction with the electric brake system, which connects to the trailer's computerized system. There was no power in the electric brake system. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for repair; however, the failures continued. The vehicle was repaired several times for an identical failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 500 and current mileage was 5,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving 15 MPH, the brakes failed. The contact drove through a red light and was finally stopped when the emergency brake was engaged. A crash occurred and the vehicle sustained scratches down the side and a dent in the rear. The contact was injured and stated that he would call his doctor for an exam. The dealer has not yet been notified. The current and failure mileages were 486.
Upon braking hard to avoid hitting vehicles braking abruptly in front of me, all four wheels of my vehicle locked up and just slid on dry pavement. Anti-lock brakes didn't work as designed. There was no pedal pulsation or ratcheting noise as usual with anti-lock brakes working properly. Should have been able to stop safely if they were working properly. Dealer said if warning light wasn't on then they were operating properly.
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