2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Dec 22, 2020 · Body, Electrical · 122,000 miles · MI · fire · 1 injury

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?!!

Filed Nov 26, 2020 · Body, Electrical · 200,002 miles · MI · fire · 1 injury

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?!!

Filed Aug 24, 2020 · Lights · 85,000 miles · TX

My headlights keep going out,every month I have to replace a headlight. I have talked with many people that have the same year model and people with one year older and one year newer and they all say the samething happens to them. So what is the problem. I have had my mechanic and other mechanics look at it and none of them can figure it out. Please help with this problem. It does not matter if im sitting still or in motion ,ive had them go out at different times.

Filed Jun 28, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · FL

I have a2008 silverado like new the electrical system is giving me a hard time I replace the alternator, battery, headlight and still have ''thisissue headlight dimming at night time, cruise control not working properly ! I wish gm can help me

Filed Dec 2, 2014 · Lights · 62,000 miles · MI

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that the passenger side low beam headlight failed numerous times. The local mechanic replaced the low beam bulb and module numerous times; however, the failure was not corrected. The low beam bulb and module continued to fail. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised that the vehicle was not included in the manufacturer headlight recall. The federal safety agency campaign number was unknown. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000.

Filed Mar 15, 2014 · Lights · NC

Fleet user of the 1500 chevy pickup trucks. Issue reported, head light out. Diagnoses showed burnt wires on the head light plug to bulb connecter. Repair performed was to replace the harness on both left and right head lights to correct a melting plug connecter. Most time its is one headlight affected at a time, but the loss of both head lights is seen.

Filed Sep 15, 2013 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · CA

While driving on the freeway, the entire electrical system in the vehicle shut down momentarily and came back. The entire dashboard went dark, headlights turned off, door locks cycled up and down, and radio turned off and back on. Brought vehicle to dealership and they diagnosed the problem as battery cables needing to be replaced as there was high resistance. Searching online for similar statements shows that many other people are complaining of this same problem. This is a major safety issue as it could cause loss of control of the vehicle. Working with gm customer service on this, they will not pay for the repairs which totaled $478.95. This is not a part that should fail after less than 5 years. Please see these links for others complaining of same issue. Http://community.cartalk.com/discussion/2281792/chevy-silverado-electrical-nightmare http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/topic/129454-my-fix-on-my-silverado-electrical-problem/ http://www.gminsidenews.com/forums/f31/silverado-electrical-nightmare-106736/ http://www.gmtruckclub.com/forum/showthread.php/120918-08-silverado-electrical-issues.