2008 GMC C Series

Routine

Owners filed 5 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the electrical system. No safety recall has been issued.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Electrical System2
000
Air Bags2
000
Latches/Locks/Linkages1
000

What owners reported

Newest filings
Air Bags
Filed Oct 5, 202080,000 milesCA

TAKATA AIR BAG REPLACEMENT

Air Bags
Filed Jul 15, 2020106,000 milesLA

WHY HAS MY 2008 GMC SIERRA NOT BEEN REPAIRED. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN GENERAL MOTORS. MY NEXT NEW VEHICLE WILL NOT BE A GM PRODUCT AS WAS MY LAST PURCHASE IN 2018. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN MY VEHICLE IN OVER 3 MONTHS AND WHEN I DO DRIVE IT, ITS JUST TO PICK UP THE FALLEN LIMBS IN MY 6 ACRE YARD. I HAVE NOT HAD AN INCIDENT. WHAT SHOULD I DO?

Electrical System
Filed Sep 18, 201475,000 milesTX

FIRST WE WERE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN AND THE RADIO START GOING ON AND OFF, THE LOCKS BEGAN GOING UP AND DOWN UNTIL THE TRUCK LOST POWER. THE TRUCK LOSES POWER WITH OUT ANY REASON. WE HAVE CHECK THE BATTERY, EVERYTHING WITH OUT BEING ABLE TO DETERMINE WHY. AFTER FEW MINUTES THE TRUCK STARTS UP AND EVERYTHING GOES BACK TO NORMAL. I AM CONCERNED THAT ONE OF THESE DAYS THE TRUCK IS GOING TO SUDDENLY STOP AND MY SON COULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK FOR MY SON TO GO TO SCHOOL AND I DON'T FEEL HE IS SAFE ON IT FOR THIS ELECTRICAL OR IGNITION PROBLEM. *TR

Electrical System
Filed Jul 16, 2014CA

WIRING HARNESS UNDER DRIVER SIDE DASH MELTING SHORTING FUSE PANEL, UNABLE TO USE PASSENGER SIDE WINDOW, NOR REMOTE LOCK/ENTRY ON PASSENGER SIDE. *TR

Latches/Locks/Linkages
Filed Nov 4, 201263,000 milesTX

I BOUGHT TWO NEW GMC VEHICLES, AN ACADIA AND A SIERRA 1500 PICKUP TRUCK. WHILE UNDER WARRANTY THE DOOR LOCKS STARTED STICKING AND HAD TO BE REPAIRED. A FEW MONTHS LATER IT STARTED AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY. THE SERVICE MANAGER REFUSED TO REPAIR THEM WITH OUT A $500.00 CHARGE FOR EACH DOOR. I REFUSED BEING VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT I WOULD BUY TWO VEHICLES AND RECEIVE SUCH SERVICE AFTER BAILING OUT THE COMPANY AS A TAX PAYER. ALL COMPANIES THAT WERE BAILED OUT BY OUR GOVERNMENT SHOULD STAND BEHIND THE BUYERS WHO STOOD BEHIND THEM. I WILL SEND THIS TO MY SENATORS AND CONGRESSMAN ALSO TO LET THEM KNOW ABOUT THIS WIDELY KNOWN DEFECT AND THEIR REFUSAL TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY. MANY THOUSAND OF THESE ARE ON THE ROAD WITH DEFECTIVE DOOR LOCKS LEAVING OUR VEHICLES AND POSSESSIONS UNPROTECTED. *TR

5 of 5 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2008
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
20092010Routine
2008 — this page5000Routine
20072000Routine
20051000Routine
20022000Routine
20012200Routine
20004000Routine
19982000Routine
19964000Routine
19951000Routine
19931000Routine
19923000Routine
19901000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Most recent recall on file: none. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.