2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500: doors won't lock, open or latch

Filed Sep 5, 2020 · Electrical · 56,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Jul 27, 2019 · Electrical · 150,000 miles · CA

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.

Filed Apr 3, 2018 · Electrical · SC

2008 chevrolet silverado. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle shuts down intermittently, door locks malfunction, key fob issues and other electrical system problems. *smd

Filed Jul 6, 2017 · Electrical · 75,000 miles · IL

Driver side rear door lock- unlock no longer works. Stuck in locked position though locking mechanism pops up and down.

Filed Jun 30, 2017 · Electrical · 92,000 miles · CA

Experiencing sporadic issues with my trucks electrical system. What will happen is that as I'm driving down the road (doesn't matter what speed), I will hear a loud "pop" (sounds exactly like a desktop computer losing power) and then my dashboard/monitor screen will go dark and after a split second everything come back on. The dashboard will flash on and off for a few more seconds. About every third time this happens, if I park the car and try to restart it it won't turn over. In these instances, I can hear current cycling through my power door lock switch along with an electric clicking noise that won't stop. If I let the truck sit for 15 minutes or so, I can get the truck to restart. I have had to have it towed a couple of times because I could never get it to turn over. This problem first occurred when the truck was 3-4 years old and still under warranty. They couldn't find the issue and didn't replace any parts. Now all the repairs are coming out of my pocket. I've replaced the battery a couple times thinking I had a faulty battery. Later I replaced the battery cable thinking this was the cause and most recently replaced the fuse box. In all instances, the problem would go away for anywhere from 3-6 months and then reappear. As I said it is very intermittent with no consistency to it whatsoever. My truck has never died while driving when this has occurred, although I'm scared to death it will do so and I'll lose all power. My brother-in-law is a master mechanic for a local dealership and it has him completely stumped. He's read through all the tsb's, checked on-line blog's, etc. As well as doing his own technical troubleshooting, but cannot pin down the exact issue. At this point we've resorted to replacing the most likely parts and hoping for the best. As I said I replaced the fuse box about 4 months ago and the problem resurfaced today.

Filed Jun 25, 2017 · Electrical · 28,300 miles · TX

I was on highway 84 passing another car at speed 75 MPH the door locks started came on and off, the safety belt lights came on, the engine started to slow and speed up, the clock went from 4:00 pm to 12:00 pm, the date went to 01/01/2004, the A/C started to blow hot air. I stopped on the shoulder and turned it off, everything stopped only the ABS light stayed on. I called onstar to check what's wrong, they said everything looks good, check the tires, if the tires are good, you are good to drive. All tires were 33psi. I reset all the electronic functions and went home. I was in danger for at least 5 minutes in the left lane passing another car.

Filed Apr 20, 2017 · 2,500 miles · NJ

Passenger side door lock actuator failed. The passenger door does not have a outside key lock to unlock the door. Shortly there after the driver's side actuator failed. They both failed prematurely. I have read there are a great number of failures but gm has nothing in place to replace them under a recall.

Filed Dec 21, 2016 · Electrical · MS

My dash is cracked in two different places. Started out small and are getting larger as time goes on. My power windows and door locks have not worked on the vehicle since I bought it in 2012

Filed Aug 25, 2016 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 213,000 miles · TN

Door locks stick when hot outside and break lights won't go off.. I have been pulled over by police and given a warning to get lights fixed.. I took it to a repair shop they think it could be the wiring harness or don't know what is causing it.. But it's dangerous to drive

Filed Aug 16, 2016 · Acceleration, Airbags · 1,924 miles · CA

2008 chevrolet silverado. Consumer writes in regards to recall notice 16v‑381 replacement parts and states dealership found bad connection in airbag wiring located behind seat. *smd the consumer stated the air bag light illuminated on june 13, 2012. Also, the cruise control and passenger door lock did not work.

Filed Feb 24, 2016 · Brakes, Electrical · 95,000 miles · TN

While driving at speed door locks will actuate back and forth with all dash lights flashing. Eventually car loses all power, engine dies, and have to pulp to side of interstate without power brakes or propulsion. I was personally almost rear ended by a semi at approx 60 MPH. Furthermore, it is know that all door panels in this vehicle retain moisture. This has killed all speakers and I guess it could be a potential cause of the afore mentioned problem.

Filed Jul 27, 2015 · Electrical · 50,000 miles · LA

The electric door locks are defective on this year model truck. I had the drivers door lock replaced while the truck was under warranty and at that time the dealer stated that the part was on back order due to the large amount of failure. After the warranty was expired the other three electric door locks have stopped working. I have checked multiple times and have not found a recall for this problem.