2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (93) · Structure:body (13) · Power Train (11)
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🛣️ Complaints by mileage
91 NHTSA complaints that reported an odometer reading.
Safety recalls (3)
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2020-01-10 · campaign 20V011000 · 699 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain 2007-2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 and 3500 and GMC Sierra 2500 and 3500 vehicles equipped with non-desiccated, passenger frontal air bag inflators containing phase stabilized ammonium nitrate (PSAN) propellant that were used as interim remedy parts for previous Takata recalls. These inflators may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Risk: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the front passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflators, free of charge. The recall began February 11, 2020. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-866-522-9559. GM's number for this recall is N192290990.
Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module 2015-05-28 · campaign 15V324000 · 330,198 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD and 3500HD trucks manufactured November 28, 2006, to August 29, 2008, and 2007-2008 GMC Sierra 2500HD and 3500HD trucks manufactured November 27, 2006, to August 29, 2008. The affected vehicles are equipped with a passenger side frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture upon its deployment.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants, potentially resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: GM will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began on July 27, 2015. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's numbers for this recall are 15438 and 15817.
Electrical System 2014-07-02 · campaign 14V407000 · 9,371 vehicles
Defect: General Motors LLC (GM) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Chevrolet Silverado HD 2500/3500 trucks manufactured January 18, 2007, to June 22, 2011, and GMC Sierra HD 2500/3500 trucks manufactured January 22, 2007, to June 21, 2011, and equipped with an auxiliary battery. Owners may unknowingly draw too much current through the vehicle's trailer harness resulting in the melting of fusible link for the auxiliary battery.
Risk: If the fusible link melts it may come into contact with adjacent components, damage the electrical center cover, the nearby wiring harness conduit and other vehicle components, increasing the risk of a fire.
Fix: GM will notify owners and dealers will replace the jumper harness with one that includes a 40 amp inline fuse, and provide the owner with supplemental Owner Manual information, free of charge. The recall began on August 29, 2014. Owners may contact Chevrolet customer service at 1-800-222-1020 or GMC customer service at 1-800-462-8782. GM's number for this recall is 14260.
Service bulletins (1,176)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Unknown Or Other 2026-02-16 · PIT4506J · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician that some owners of heavy duty trucks and utilities may ask if they can lower their tire pressures. tire pressures being set to the "tire and loading label" will ensure the safe handling and ride characteristics of the
Unknown Or Other 2025-09-09 · 13598 · Other
new vehicle monitoring programs section in ivh
Unknown Or Other 2025-08-07 · PIC5650M · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that have an intermittent no crank, no start, or start stall concern with the security light coming on. technician may find diagnostic trouble codes b3055, b3060, b3935, c0750, c0755, c0760, c0765, and/o
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-31 · PIT5161L · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about vehicles that may have a bump feel or clunk noise at a stop or on launch. dealer should communicate to the customer this condition is a normal operating characteristic
Unknown Or Other 2025-07-18 · PIP5601C · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this pi communicates the requirement to provide a pico file to receive diagnostic assistance from tac.
Unknown Or Other 2025-05-30 · PIT5074R · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
this preliminary information communication provides information to the technician about the use of j-35616-64b and mini 50 terminal test probe, replacement terminals, and terminated leads.
Showing the 6 most recent of 1,176 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-05-01 · Electrical System:instrument Panel:speedometer/Odometer · 89,671 mi“odometer fraud. the contact purchased a 2008 chevrolet silverado 2500 at an auction. the contact stated that although the odometer indicated 89,671 miles at the time of purchase, there was a mileage discrepancy discovered during the vehicle registration. the title was marked exempt; there was no official documentation verifying the actual mileage. …”
2026-02-04 · Tires · 169,508 mi“the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 2500 equipped with bridgestone tires, tire line: dueler a/t revo 3, tire size: lt265/75/r16, dot number: 9bw8 re3. the contact stated that the tires were purchased in california. the vehicle was driven back home to idaho, where the tpms alarm sounded. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for an oil change …”
2025-10-16 · Fuel/Propulsion System“the truck randomly shuts off whether just running or driving, the fuel pump fuse blows, as long as we switch the fuses it starts right up and runs again, sometimes it happens several times a day, other times it doesn't happen for a week or two. when driving it shuts down without warning and lose of everything.…”
2025-06-30 · Air Bags“i had my truck serviced for the airbag recall in 2021 at clint newell auto in roseburg oregon, they did not have a necessary part to complete the job at the moment and i had moved out of town by the time they got it in. i just today brought it in and they said they did the second half of the recall but the component was not communicating. i was inf…”
2022-04-05 · Engine · 224,752 mi“the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated while her husband was driving 55 mph, the contact and her husband both heard an explosion coming from the vehicle and a white smoke was coming from the rear seat in the vehicle. the contact also stated the that the vehicle stalled and the seat belts locked up. additionally, the ha…”
2021-01-17 · Unknown Or Other · 125,000 mi“my dash is cracked in two places. one by the air bag and another on the left side. this seems to be a very common problem.…”
2020-12-27 · Air Bags“vehicle's airbag recalled in 2016 9gm 49152). i called dealer- win kelly- in july, 2017 . kathy said "no uflorianreasonable danger' .. be safe. gm solution by august. called nhtsa on 9/12/17 took complaint # 11022868. got a filled our complaint form 100148 noting manufacturer "parts not available". !2/27/2020 same story.…”
2020-11-19 · Unknown Or Other“my dash has cracked in multiple locations including the airbag surround. shards of the dash have now begun to break off - clear indication of an unsafe condition. should the airbag deploy shards of the shattering dash could rupture the airbag or worse strike and impale the occupants of the vehicle. this is an unsafe condition. i am in the aircr…”
2020-08-29 · Steering · 90,000 mi“my dashboard is completely broken by the passenger air bag also completely broken by the drivers cluster exposing wires and other mechanical stuff…”
2020-06-14 · Structure:body · 70,000 mi“dashboard cracked on the left side of driver's wheel towards windshield…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.