2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 body problems

Filed Jun 14, 2020 · Body · 70,000 miles · UT

Dashboard cracked on the left side of driver's wheel towards windshield

Filed Apr 3, 2020 · Body · 150,000 miles · TX

Cracked dashboard, several places dash is falling apart, large crack near gages, at air bag, and across front of gages.

Filed Jan 16, 2020 · Airbags, Body · PA

Air bag recall and electrical issue

Filed Dec 6, 2018 · Body · TX

Like many other chevrolet silverado owners my dash is cracked in two places; one above the instrument cluster and the other right next to the passenger side airbag. What?s the most concerning to me is the crack next to the passenger side airbag, because if it ever deploys the shrapnel from broken dash will be deadly projectiles that can seriously injure or kill the occupants. This truck has only 54000 miles. I believe general motors should recall or compensate the owners of these defective trucks and suvs. The way it happened was when I got in my truck one day I had a crack and a week or two later, I had another. Another annoying part of is my truck is it is equipped with diesel engine with increased vibration and when the weather gets cold there is loud rattling or rubbing that resonates through the whole cab because of the cracks on the dash.

Filed Jan 23, 2018 · Body · 120,300 miles · CA · crash

Cracked dashboard once was replace. Paint crack. Door latch.

Filed Jul 27, 2017 · Body, Electrical · 66,000 miles · MN

Power door locks fail to lock or unlock when warm. Door lock actuators have been replaced previously and now again thy are failing. Leaving the door unlocked after remote locking and unable to unlock the door when needed, including in an emergency situation you are stuck inside unless you can reach to manually unlock the door. This is an unsafe condition and should recall these failing actuators just like the failing transmission lines they won't recall them but they did extend a warranty repair for 10 years. Gm do the right thing and issue the same extended repair warranty before someone is killed due to unable to unlock vehicle in an emergency. 66,000 miles and second set of door lock actuators and windows switches. These are possibly failing from all the water the door window seals let inside the doors. Had all the window switches replaced previously as well. Locks sometimes will work once but fail after that, also in a sunny hot day they fail 100% to unlock. Key sets off alarm so you have to unlock via keyfob and then unlock with physical key. Not real convenient. To lock you have to walk around and physically lock each door that failed to lock and then lock with keyfob to set alarm.

Filed Jun 18, 2017 · Body · 100,400 miles · NC

I have a broken dashboard right where the passenger air bag is located. Just had a recall done on the passenger air bag performed and the dealer reported to me that the broken dashboard was broken and could possibly be dangerous if the air bag displayed in an accident. I read online that this is a major problem and some dealers go 50/50 on this repair. I keep my truck in a garage and it isn't out in the eliments except when I'm driving it. I'm disabled and this my pride and joy. Is it safe to drive ????

Filed Jan 23, 2017 · Body · 80,000 miles · FL

Dashboard cracking. While driving, I heard a loud pop. Later I sar the dashboard had cracked on two sides. The crack nearest the driver continues to grow.

Filed Mar 31, 2016 · Airbags, Body · 48,000 miles · SC

I have a 2008 silverado 2500hd with 48,000 miles on it and just noticed two cracks have formed above the passenger airbag. Even though the warranty has expired I feel this is a manufacturing defect and should be replaced by chevrolet at no charge. The vehicle has always been stored sun protected except when traveling. At that time a dash screen is used for sun protection. I contacted the chevrolet customer assistance center immediately and they had me take my vehicle to a chevrolet dealer for examination. I had my vehicle examined at the chevrolet dealership on march 21, 2016. They examined the vehicle, took photos and told me they would get back to me with the decision. They did so later that day but the decision was to replace the dash which would be $1000.00 of which gm would be willing to pick up half, so my out of pocket expense would be $500.00. I refused this offer and told the dealer I would be contacting the chevrolet customer assistance center to dispute me having to pay $500.00 out of pocket expense to correct a manufacturers defect. I contacted the chevrolet customer assistance center immediately via phone and asked that the issue be elevated to the appropriate person. I provided the representative all the information she requested from me and she assured me that she would elevate the issue to the senior manager in my area and they would get back to me within 48 hours with a decision. As of this writing I have not heard back from anyone. This is a safety issue. If the airbag on he passengers side were to deploy it would sent plastic shrapnel into the driver causing severe injury. I know this to be a fact because I worked on airbag technology back in the 80's and saw videos of what occurs upon airbag deployment when particles are sent flying. Think of a straw being driven into a tree during a tornado. Same principle.

Filed Mar 10, 2016 · Airbags, Body · 61,500 miles · NJ

"takata recall " received recall notice several months ago and still no fix . 2 speakers all failed with in six years, 3 window switches all stopped working have pictures available , all quit while driving on a cold night with my 4 yr old in the back seat . Had to pull over and remove switch to short out and get window back up. 4 bed mounting rails and bed side all have rust. So not only did it rot out prematurely but the dealership that covered up the problem entered an accident on the car fax for the bull crap repair they did on my vehicle . Dealership is barlow located in manahawkin nj