We rented a 16 foot box truck in illinois to travel to ma from budget rental trucks aka avis. We calculated the time of the trip to be approximately 18 hours. We had left chicago at 3:00pm and decided to drive till around midnight. We had driven 9 hours. We spent the night at a holiday inn express in ohio. We had 9 more hours the following day to drive. We had been driving approximately 7 hours when our truck went into a terrible condition, and the brakes failed violently and we were losing control going down a 4% grade of 5 miles of a mountain to get safely off the road. They sent out a service company 30 hours later to tell us it was the master cylinder and he could not fix it. We would be better off driving another budget truck. We then received another truck after they unloaded the first truck and then loaded the new truck. My brother noticed when we pulled over to a ta station that the car was no longer attached to the trailer that we were pulling. Therefore the movers they sent out did not know how to properly attach a car to a trailer that could of LED to us loosing the vehicle onto an interstate with traffic and causing serious issues for other computers on the road.
The worst 2008 GMC W3500 problems
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Vehicle speed control: accelerator pedal
- What is wrong
- Isuzu Technical Center of America, Inc. (Isuzu) is recalling certain model year 2008-2009 and 2012-2013 Isuzu NPR and NPR HD vehicles and 2008-2009 GMC W3500 and GMC W4500 vehicles. The affected vehicles, equipped with a gasoline-powered engine, have a throttle pedal that may get stuck under the steel stopper bolt, causing the pedal to remain in the full throttle position.
- Risk
- A stuck open accelerator pedal may result in very high vehicle speeds and make it difficult to stop the vehicle, which could cause a crash, serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Isuzu will notify owners, and dealers will remove and replace the stopper bolt with a flanged plate, to prevent lateral movement of the throttle, free of charge. The recall began on June 23, 2017. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1‑866‑441‑9638.
Recall number 17V324000 · Recall details
Fuel system, gasoline: storage: tank assembly
- What is wrong
- Isuzu Manufacturing Services of America (Isuzu) is recalling certain model year 2006-2008 Isuzu NPR and NPR-HD and Chevrolet W3500 and W4500 trucks manufactured March 16, 2005, to August 13, 2008 and 2006-2008 GMC W3500 and W4500 trucks manufactured July 18, 2005, to August 13, 2008. The affected vehicles have a fuel tank that may corrode and leak fuel.
- Risk
- A fuel leak in the presence of an ignition source increases the risk of a fire.
- Remedy
- Isuzu will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel tank, free of charge. Isuzu issued an interim notification to owners on December 18, 2015. The recall began on April 8, 2016. Owners may contact Isuzu customer service at 1‑866‑441‑9638.
Recall number 15V704000 · Recall details
Power train: driveline: driveshaft
- What is wrong
- Izusu is recalling 2,836 my 2008-2009 npr/nqr and nrr, gmc w3500, 4500 and 5500, chevrolet w3500, 4500 and 5500 trucks. The propeller shaft was manufactured with insufficient high frequency heat treatment. As a result, the affected portion of the propeller shaft may not maintain its durability through the expected vehicle useful life.
- Risk
- The propeller shaft could break off while the vehicle is being driving, which would result in the vehicle stalling and coasting to a stop, or loss of vehicle control which could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- Dealers will replace the propeller shaft free of charge. The recall began on march 5, 2009. Owners may contact isuzu at 1‑866‑441‑9638.
Recall number 09V042000 · Recall details
Technical service bulletins for the 2008 GMC W3500 153
Bulletins tell dealers how to fix known problems. A warranty extension means the manufacturer pays for that repair for longer.
- New Vehicle Monitoring Programs Section in IVH
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have...
- This PI communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from TAC.
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about the use of...
- This service bulletin provides information for maintenance cleaning of the fuel injectors and gasoline...
- This service bulletin provides information for dealers/technicians on When and How to Submit a Field...
- This Preliminary Information communication provides information to the technician about changing the tire...
- Vehicle Wide Programming (VWP) is a new process to update software on GM Vehicles
- This service bulletin provides information to dealership personnel on diagnosis and replacement of shock...
- This service bulletin provides information on a guide to help reduce repeat visits for the same customer...
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Is the 2008 GMC W3500 reliable?
Owners have filed 1 complaint about the 2008 GMC W3500, close to a typical W3500 model year.
What is the most common problem with the 2008 GMC W3500?
Brakes, with 1 complaint.
How many recalls does the 2008 GMC W3500 have?
3 recalls, covering vehicle speed control, fuel system, gasoline and power train.
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