The driver side door will not open it just stopped no notice. The next week the windows in the back seat will go down but not up driver side has to roll up. The passenger side door lock won't work driver has to unlock.
2008 Chevrolet Silverado: doors won't lock, open or latch
22 of the 162 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado describe doors won't lock, open or latch.
- owner complaints
- 22
- of this car's complaints
- 14%
- typical mileage
- 41,800
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 4 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Doors won't lock, open or latch by model year
What owners say
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v324000 (air bags). While driving at an unknown speed, the door latch actuator failed and the door opened on the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 4,205. Updated 09/14/15*lj
All four doors would not lock or unlock by pressing the lock button on either front doors or by using the remote when stopped. It scares me as a parent of a seven year old that the doors may not lock when needed and my child could accidentally open the door when driving anywhere at any speed. For the safety of my family and friends this really concerns me because if we were in an accident what if the doors couldn't unlock by button or manually or lock to keep passengers in while driving. In my opinion this is a safety hazard that really needs to be investigated by gm and an action taken into affect to correct this faulty issue or parts.
I have had the 4th door lock fail again and outside of warranty. This should be a recall from gm and they refuse to fix a known issue.
Door lock broke and door would not open. This is the fourth time and has occurred on all four doors at different intervals.
3 of 4 door lock actuators have failed. Called chevy and had me bring to dealership to have tested and dealership did confirm that was actuators. Chevy not willing to cover cost of replacing faulty parts. I am unable to use door locks on 3 of my 4 doors.
3 of 4 electric door locks do not work. Multiple message boards with people complaining about door lock actuators no longer working on this model/year. Safety concern as I have to climb into back seat to unlock doors when my children are in the back.
My rear passenger door does not lock/unlock. Huge safety hazard. The door can be opened while the vehicle is traveling 70 MPH. This is also a security issue. I can lock the vehicle with the key fob only to learn that the rear door will not lock. If I lock it manually, then it will not open with the key fob. This is a huge inconvenience, I have to unlock it manually. The dealer stated that this is a very common problem. Internet research shows that this has happened to thousands of people. This should be a recall!!!
Went to get out of the car and the door wouldn't open or the window wouldn't roll down...........seems very unsafe............in case of a fire or accident I couldn't unlock the door for my passenger or roll down the window.
Loss of power door locks going up and down speedometer and tachometer going up and down all dash lights blinking.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the driver's side door lock failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was advised that the door lock actuator needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 25,000 and the current mileage was 28,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the front driver's side door handle fractured. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the door panel would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.
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Questions about the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado door locks
Is doors won't lock, open or latch a common problem on the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado?
22 of 162 owner complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado (14%) mention doors won't lock, open or latch. The model year with the most reports is 2008.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado?
There are 0 recalls and 4 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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