2008 Chevrolet Suburban complaints

CRACKED DASHBOARD. THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN 5 PLACES, WHICH IS QUITE A SAFETY CONCERN. IF AIRBAGS WERE TO GO OFF, SHARP CHARDS OF PLASTIC WOULD COME FLYING. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN I NOTICED FIRST CRACK 5 YEARS AGO, ALL THE OTHERS HAVE COME YEARLY AFTER THAT.

DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES. RATTLES, MAKES A LOT OF CABIN NOISE AND IS DISTRACTING. NOT A SAFETY ISSUE PER SE. BUT DASH WAS CRACKED NOW FOR MANY YEARS. WHAT IS GM'S POSITION ON REPLACING DASHBOARD?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED A LOCAL DEALER (SUN CHEVROLET, LOCATED ON 2939 WASHINGTON RD, MCMURRAY, PA 15317) WHO STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON TOOK IT IN FOR CODE RESULTS BAD FIRING ON PLUG 7. REPLACED STILL ENGINE RUNNING ROUGH AND LIGHT IS STILL ON. AFTER RESEARCH IT SEEMS THAT THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR SEEMS TO GO BAD ON THESE VEHICLES? OF COURSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, MAKES ME WONDER IF THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL?

THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS ENGINE ISSUES AND ABNORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION. THE MOTOR HAS FAILED AT 149,000 MILES AND FOLLOWS THE PATTERN OF NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS. OIL CONSUMPTION LIFTER NOISE COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE

THE DASH DEVELOPED MINOR CRACKS INITIALLY AND HAS SINCE CRACKED COMPLETELY ON EACH SIDE OF THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. I AM CONCERNED THESE SHARP PLASTIC PIECES COULD BECOME AIRBORNE DURING ROUGH ROAD CONDITIONS OR CRASH IMPACT LEADING TO SHRAPNEL LIKE SITUATIONS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE LOCAL DEALER (BILLION AUTO CHEVROLET LOCATED AT 4200 W 12TH ST, SIOUX FALLS, SD 57107; (605) 988-8538) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-222-1020 AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CASE NUMBER: 8-3027498776 WAS PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. .... UPDATED 11/13/17 *BF UPDATED 11/17/2017*JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL AUGUST. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/06/17*LJ *CN

DASHBOARD CRACKED ON PASSENGER SIDE AT TOP LEFT CORNER OF AIRBAG AS WELL AS ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BEHIND THE INSTRUMENTATION PANEL. CRACKED APPEARS OVER TIME, AT 48,000 MILES AND 62,000 MILES, GM SAID THEY WOULD PRO - RATE THE COST THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY BUT AFTER 100,000 MILES THE REPAIR WOULD BE ON ME TOTALLY.

DASHBOARD CRACKED EXPOSING ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS AND MAY BE DANGEROUS DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. IT CRACKED ON ITS OWN AND WAS UNTOUCHED.

AS WITH MANY SUBURBANS 2007 AND OLDER, I HAVE TWO CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD - ONE BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THE OTHER ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I BELIEVE THIS ISSSUE IS VERY WIDE SPREAD. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE? CLEARLY ITS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT.

THE DASH IS CRACKING IN SEVERAL PLACES AND MOST SEVERELY AT THE CORNER OF THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. CRACK IS ALSO LARGE OVER THE SPEEDOMETER CLUSTER. CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED MOSTLY. CAR CURRENTLY HAS 188,00 MILES BUT CRACKS STARTED APPEARING ABOUT 60,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE OIL GAUGE DISPLAYED ZERO. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO CHECK THE OIL LEVEL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS NO OIL IN THE ENGINE, BUT THE DIGITAL DISPLAY READ 13% OIL. THE CONTACT ADDED OIL TO THE VEHICLE AND DROVE TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND FILED A CASE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 117,000. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *CN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 116,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/30/17*LJ *AS

THE DASH STARTED CRAKING BY THE AIR BAG WHLE PARK IN THE GARAGE AND A COPLE OF WEEKS LATER ANOTHER CRACK APPEAR ON TOP OF THE CLUSTER.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.

THE ENGINE HAS A DESIGN FLAW AND CONSUMES OIL RAPIDLY, LOSES OIL AND DETERIORATES INTERNAL PARTS OF MOTOR CAUSING TOTAL ENGINE REPLACEMENT OR REPAIR. THIS MOTOR IS CURRENTLY APART OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BUT THE LAWSUIT IS ONLY FOR THIS ENGINE IN THE 2010-2013 VEHICLES. THIS MOTOR HOWEVER HAS BEEN IN GM VEHICLE SINCE 2007 AND I ASSUME THAT THE COMPANY WITHHELD THIS INFORMATION FROM CONSUMERS AND PUBLIC JUST AS THEY DID IN 2010. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DESIGN FLAW OF MOTOR IN ALL VEHICLES THAT INCLUDED THE ENGINE. PERSONALLY I HAD TO REPLACE MY MOTOR FOR EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AT THE COST OF $7,712.13 WHICH INCLUDED TAXES. THEN, OF COURSE, THE MOTOR YOU PUT IN INHERENTLY HAS THE SAME ISSUE AND ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE IT FAILS DUE TO EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE LAWSUIT IS GOING TO BE FILED FOR 2010-2013 MODELS I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE PRESSURE TO INCLUDE EARLIER MODELS WITH THE EXACT SAME MOTOR.

TAKATA RECALL--IT HAS NOW BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE THIS RECALL CAMPAIGN STARTED. MY DEALER KEEPS TELLING ME THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. I LIVE IN THE HIGH HEAT AND HUMIDITY AREA WHICH IS THE PRIMARY DANGER AREA PROMPTING THIS RECALL. MEANWHILE, I BECAUSE OF THE DANGER I CAN NOT USE THE PASSENGER SEAT OF MY VEHICLE. WHEN IS THIS PROBLEM GOING TO GET FIXED SO I CAN TRANSPORT LOVED ONES IN THIS VEHICLE? GET CHEVROLET, GM AND TAKATA MOVING ON THIS PROBLEM.

MY VEHICLE HAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE, LIKE MANY OF THE 07-08 MODELS. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO 2 DEALERSHIPS, AND THEY REQUEST THAT WE REPLACE THE CAM AND LIFTERS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY 2 DIFFERENT CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS THAT THIS IS A BAD DESIGN BY CHEVY, AND THEY SEE IT ALL THE TIME WITH THIS YEAR. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT EVEN SELL OUR VEHICLE ON THEIR LOT IF WE TRADED IT IN. I LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN, AND I KNOW 4 PEOPLE WHO HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, AND HAD TO BUY NEW VEHICLES BECAUSE CHEVY DID NOT OFFER A SOLUTION. THE REPAIRS COST APPROXIMATELY $5000. OUR ONLY OPTION IS TO TRADE IT IN OR PAY THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. THIS IS A BAD DESIGN BY CHEVY, AND A SAFETY ISSUE. WE CANNOT DRIVE OUR VEHICLE AT THIS TIME. WHEN THE ISSUE BEGAN IN OCTOBER OF 2016 WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT STARTED MAKING A KNOCKING NOISE. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP IN FOLEY ALABAMA, (SOUTHERN CHEVROLET) AND WERE TOLD BY THEM IT IS A BAD DESIGN, AND THEY HAVE SEEN MANY TRUCKS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THEY DIAGNOSED AND GAVE US THE OPTION OF REPLACING THE CAM AND LIFTERS FOR $5000. WE DID NOT DO THIS AT THE TIME, AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO STATED HE HAD SEEN THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES HIMSELF. HE GAVE US A TEMPORARY FIX, AND WE DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME. WE TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD US THE EXACT SAME THING. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

FRONT DASHBOARD HAS CRACKED AND SEPARATED INTO PIECES. THE PIECES FLY AROUND INTERIOR OF VEHICLE WHEN DRIVING. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD SPECIALLY AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG - SAFETY CONCERN

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY DASH STARTED CRACKING FOR NO REASON. I WENT OUT TODAY TO GET IN MY VEHICLE AND NOTICED A CRACK ALONG MY DASH THAT WASN'T THEIR YESTERDAY.

APPARENTLY THERE WAS A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS TRUCK. THE SPECIAL WARRANTY WAS FOR 120,000 OR YEAR 2018. IN 2015 I DISPUTED THE ENGINE FAILURE AND ALSO THE OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE#7 CYLINDER. MY TRUCK WAS AT 170,000 MILES AND GM REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. ON AUGUST 20, 2016, MY TRUCK WAS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. I RETURNED IT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN, THIS REPAIR WAS PERFORMED LESS THAN A YEAR. I CALLED GM AGAIN AND THEY REFUSED TO MAKE THE DEALERSHIP WARRANTY THE REPAIR FROM LAST YEAR. GM KNOWS THAT THIS ENGINE IS FAULTY AND REFUSE TO RECALL THIS 5.3 ENGINE. NOW I HAVE TO PAY FOR A NEW ENGINE

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE SEVERAL DAYS AFTER HAVING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW ENGINE, THE TRUCK HAS A LOSS OF POWER DUE TO THE STABILIZING TRAK ISSUE. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE THIS SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WHICH NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY CHEVY.

"TAKATA INFLATORS" AND DASHBOARD CRACKS. I HAVE MULTIPLE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN WHICH GM IS FULLY AWARE OF, AND AVOIDS THE TOPIC WITH EVERY CALL PLACED WITH THE CHEVROLET CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CENTER. NOW THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATORS TO RUPTURE ALONG WITH FRAGMENTED DASHBOARD PARTS IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. THE PRIMARY CRACK(S) ARE LOCATED RIGHT AT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LOCATION. I CANNOT EMPHASIZE ENOUGH ABOUT THE SAFETY CONCERNS I HAVE AND THE LACK OF ATTENTION THAT GM HAS GIVEN REGARDING THE CRACKS AND NOW THE AIRBAGS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V283000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DASH BOARD HAS BEEN CRACKING OVER THE LAST 3 YEARS. EVEN THOUGH A SUN BLOCKER SCREEN HAS BEEN USED. OIL HAS BEEN USED WEEKLY SO THAT IT DOES NOT DRY OUT , WHEN I WASH IT. BUT IT STARTED CRACKING MORE AND MORE. NOW THE CRACKS ARE WHERE THE AIRBAGS ARE. I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE COMPANY LAST YEAR BUT NO RESPONSE

MY 2008 SUBURBAN ABOUT 1 YEAR AGO DEVELOPED 2 CRACKS ONE ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND ONE ON THE LEFT SIDE BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. MY CONCERN IS IF THE AIRBAG DEPLOY'S IN AN ACCIDENT, MY ENTIRE DASH BOARD WILL BECOME SMALL PROJECTILES CAUSING INJURY TO MYSELF OR ONE OF MY KIDS. THERE ARE ALREADY CLASS ACTION SUITS ON THESE AND SEVERAL THOUSAND PEOPLE WHO HAVE COMPLAIN. I'M ASKING FOR THE NHTSA TO FORCE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OVER THIS. THERE IS NO REASON TO RISKS ONE'S LIFE BECAUSE A MULITA-BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY WHO KNOWS THEY HAVE AN ISSUE WON'T TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. THIS IS AMERICA, NOT SOME 3RD WORLD COUNTRY WITH NO REGULATIONS SO I ASK YOU PERFORM YOUR DUTIES AND FORCE A RECALL BY GM. THEY HAVE PRETTY MUCH ADMITTED THERE IS AN ISSUE BY OFFERING CUSTOMERS TO FIX IT FOR FREE UP TO $1000.00 WHAT MORE DO YOU NEED.

DASHBOARD HAS COMPLETELY FALLEN APART AND IT IS BROKEN INTO PIECES. IF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY (WHICH AIRBAGS ARE ALSO A RECALL), THIS PIECES OF DASHBOARD CAN BE DEADLY PROJECTILES TO MY FAMILY. THE DASHBOARD STARTED COMING APART SINCE 2010. I USE MY VEHICLE DAILY.

IN 2008 IT WAS HARD FINDING A SUBURBAN AS A LOT OF DEALERSHIPS CLOSED ALREADY. SO I FOUND A DEALERSHIP IN GLENDALE CALIFORNIA. IT WAS FAR FROM WHERE I LIVED. WHEN I WAS OPENING THE SUNROOF IT STARTED GOING BACK AND FORTH. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. II HAD A LONG TRIP HOME AND I WAS HOPING THAT IT WOULD JUST RESOLVE ITSELF BUT IT NEVER DID. I HAVE TOLD CHEVROLET MANY TIMES ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND YOU WILL FIND MY RECORDS OF HOW MANY TIMES I HAD CALLED THEM TO RESOLVE MY PROBLEM BUT THEY NEVER EVER DID A THING ABOUT IT AND IT IS STILL HAPPENING TO THIS DAY. ALSO I HAD JUST NOTICED A FEW SHORT MONTHS AGO THAT I HAVE FINE LITTLE HAIR CRACKS SHOWING UP ALL OVER MY SUBURBAN. ON THE HOOD AND ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAR. I WENT TO MARTIN CADILLAC IN WEST LOS ANGELES THAT SERVICES CHEVROLET SUBURBANS AND THEY HAD TOLD ME YOUR CAR WAS PROBABLY REPAINTED UN-BENOIST TO ME. I HAVE HAD OTHER CARS BEFORE THIS ONE THAT I HAVE NOW AND I HAVE NEVER EVER HAD THE FINE LINES OF THE PAINT CRACKING ALL OVER MY CAR AND I CONTACTED CHEVROLET ON THIS AS WELL AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. I HAVE SEEN PAINT FADING AWAY ON CARS BUT NOT CRACKING AS MY SUBURBAN HAS ALL OVER THE CAR. IN THIS DAY AND AGE, WITH ALL THE SOPHISTICATED TECHNOLOGY AND THE WAY THINGS ARE DONE SO MUCH BETTER NOW THAN EVER BEFORE ON SOMETHINGS BUT NOT EVERYTHING AS I CAN SEE IT ON MY SUBURBAN. I CONTACTED CHEY ON THIS AS WELL AND THEY REFUSE TO GIVE ME ANY HELP ON THIS. I ALSO HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY BRAKES WHEN I GOT THE S

BEGAN NOTICING LARGE CRACKS ON DASHBOARD, WHICH HAS CAUSED THE ENTIRE FRONT INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SHIFT. PANEL NOW SAGS 1/4" LOWER ON RIGHT SIDE. CRACKS ARE ALSO SURROUNDING AIRBAG LOCATIONS. SHOULD AIRBAGS DEPLOY, THE PLASTIC COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS (IE, SHRAPNEL) ALSO, ELECTRIC LIFT-GATE HAS FAILED TWICE, FALLING WHILE I AM UNDERNEATH IT. I WAS NOT INJURED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN BOTH INSTANCES OF THE CRACKS AND THE FAILED LIFT-GATE.

NTSB: 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN: CONSUMER STATED THERE WERE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD. *SS

DASH BOARD CRACK OVER PASSANGER SIDE OF AUTO

THE PASSENGER AIRBAG ON THE UPPER LEFT CORNER HAS A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD COMPARTMENT. I NOTICED IT THIS PAST WEEKEND & IT CONCERNS ME SINCE IT IS WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I RESEARCHED THIS AND FOUND MANY OTHER TRUCKS BY GM HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM... GM NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM WHERE THE AIRBAG MAY BE AFFECTED.

THERE IS A BIG CRACK SPANING THE LENGTH OF THE DRIVER SIDE DASHBOARD. STARTSIN THE CORNER AND OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND GETTING BIGGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK OR DRIVE, ALL FOUR DOORS FAILED TO UNLOCK AND THE KEY FOB FAILED TO UNLOCK THE DOOR. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE, STABILITY TRACK DISENGAGE, AND TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE OIL SPILLED AND CAUSED THE SPARK PLUGS TO FAIL. THE SPARK PLUGS WERE REPLACED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I'M AM BRINGING UP A SAFETY CONCERN IN MY VEHICLE PERTAINING TO THE AIRBAGS IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I OWN A 2008 SUBURBAN AND RECENTLY THE DASH BOARD HAS CRACKED RIGHT NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET CORPORATE TO VOICE MY CONCERNS AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. I AM REALLY CONCERNED IF MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAGS EVER DEPLOYS IT WILL CAUSE THE DASH BOARD TO BECOME A PROJECTILE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AND THIS IS THE SECOND CHEVROLET THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS THE SAME PROBLEM IN THE SAME PLACE. THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A 07 CHEVROLET TAHOE, WHICH CHEVROLET/GM FULLY REPAIRED. I HAD TO TRADE MY 07 TAHOE BECAUSE MY FAMILY GOT BIGGER AND GOT THE SUBURBAN NOW IT HAS DONE THE SAME THING. I AM REALLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND OTHER FAMILY'S WHO OWN A CHEVROLET WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM.

BRAKES DO NOT CATCH EVERY TIME. HAD THEM REPLACED BUT STILL HAVE ISSUES WHERE IT SEEMS THAT WHEN YOUR PRESSING THEM TO SLOW OR STOP IT TAKES THEM A WHILE TO CATCH. SAW WHERE EARLIER MODELS HAD BRAKE LINE ISSUES.

2008 SUBURBAN 135K. VEHICLE HAS BEEN RUNNING WELL, ALL ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WAS DONE. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE VEHICLE WAS 3 QUARTS LOW ON OIL. DEALER CHECKED ENGINE TOLD NEW ENGINE NEEDED. I WAS TOLD A COMMON PROBLEM FURTHER INVESTIGATION I NOTED FAR TO MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT IN ENGINE DESIGN. IT SHOULD NOT REQUIRE DEATHS BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS INVESTIGATED. LIKE SO MANY OTHERS REPAIR COST IS AN UNEXPECTED BURDEN. GM RESPONSE THE VEHICLE HIGH MILEAGE AND AGE ARE A FACTOR. THIS PROBLEM HAS AFFECTED VEHICLES WITH A RANG OF MILES. GM SHOULD RECALL THE 5.3L ENGINE AND REPAIR THE DEFECT. THE FIRST ISSUE WITH VEHICLE I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE. GM HAS INDICATED 2 QUARTS OF OIL BEING BURNED IN 3000 MILES IS NORMAL. PLEASE TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER. GM SHOULDN'T BE THE ONLY BAIL OUT. NO PRIOR WARNING WAS GIVEN, NO WARNING LIGHTS OR LOW OIL INDICATION , NO LEAKS.

THIS STARTED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH. SUDDENLY MY TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON DASH CAME ON ALONG WITH BLINKING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ALSO READ STABILITRAK OFF AND SERVICE TRACTION CONTROL IN READOUT BELOW. IMMEDIATELY MY TRUCK LOST POWER AND DECELERATED SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OFF ROAD AS TO NOT GET RAN OVER BY TRAFFIC. READ MANUAL SAID TO TURN OFF AND RESTART. DID THIS AND ALL WAS GOOD FOR ANOTHER MILE THEN HAPPENED AGAIN ON AND OFF FOR LAST 12 MILES BEFORE I COULD GET HOME. UPON TAKING IT TO DEALERSHIP TODAY THEY CAME BACK SAYING NOTHING ABOUT THESE CODES BUT THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE CODE AND OIL LOW?? SO NOW I HAVE GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. UPON ASKING ABOUT THE INITIAL PROBLEM I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT TO SEE IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH APPARENTLY THE WHOLE TRUCK PLATFORM AT GM. THIS PROBLEM IS POSTED ALL OVER INTERNET WITH CARS EVEN SHUTTING OFF AND BRAKES LOCKING UP AND THE BIG PROBLEM IS NO DEALERSHIP KNOWS HOW TO FIX IT. CHARGE PEOPLE A BUNCH OF MONEY TO FIX NUMEROUS THINGS THEY KNOW WILL NOT FIX ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A MAJOR RECALL ON 2007- AT LEAST 2010 FROM WHAT I CAN SEE FROM DATA THAT IS OUT THERE. I WILL BE SELLING MY TRUCK AFTER THIS BECAUSE I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY KIDS IN IT. I'M DIE HARD CHEVY GUY WHO HAS A 2003 SUBURBAN WITH 400000+ MILES ON IT WITH VERY LITTLE ISSUES IN ALL THESE YEARS. PLEASE MAKE GM FIX THIS PROBLEM.

THE DASHBOARD HAS A SERIES OF MAJOR CRACKS FORWARD OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND A NUMBER OF CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG. THE DASHBOARD SEEMS EXTREMELY BRITTLE AND IS NOW QUITE "FLIMSY" AND VIBRATES AND/OR BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED OVER TIME. WE HAVE NOT PHYSICALLY BEEN IN THE VEHICLE WHEN A CRACK FORMED OR PROPAGATED. IT APPEARS THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD LIKELY SHATTER UPON IMPACT THUS THROWING SHRAPNEL THROUGHOUT THE VEHICLE.

THE DASHBOARD IS CRACKED AND BROKEN AT PASS. AIRBAG AND CENTER OF THE DASH, AND IS REALLY BROKEN ABOVE THE CONSOLE AREA.

I HAVE SEVERAL CRACKS IN MY DASHBOARD. I TOOK MY CAR TO DON RINGLER CHEVROLET IN TEMPLE, TX AND THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AND THAT IT WAS NOT RECALLED NOR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. MY ENTIRE DASH MOVES WHEN YOU TOUCH IT AND I'M AFRAID THAT EITHER THE AIRBAGS WILL GO OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING OR WON'T DEPLOY IF I AM IN A WRECK. THESE CRACKS HAVE INCREASED IN SIZE OVER TIME. THE SMALL ONE IS THE NEWEST CRACK THAT APPEARED OVER CHRISTMAS. I FIRST DISCOVERED THE CRACK RIGHT ABOVE THE STEERING WHEEL IN FEBRUARY 2010. AT THE TIME, MY CAR WAS ONLY 1 1/2 YEARS OLD. I SPECIAL ORDERED MY SUBURBAN IN THE SUMMER OF 2008.

TWO LARGE CRACKS IN DASH, ONE OVER INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND THE OTHER WHERE DASH MEETS AIRBAG. I NOTICED A VERY SMALL CRACK APPROX FOUR YEARS AGO AND HAS NOW GROWN SUBSTANTIALLY. RESEARCHING THIS ON THE INTERNET HAS SHOWN THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES, I AM JUST ONE MORE COMPLAINING OF A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW WITH POSSIBLE SAFETY RAMIFICATIONS.