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2008 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1204732
Internal NHTSA #	10744782
Manufacurer	General Motors LLC
Brand	CHEVROLET
Model	SILVERADO 1500
Model Year	2008
File date	27/07/15
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	After having driven vehicle a short distance for an appointment, truck would not start an hour later; however, lights came on dash. I waited 10 seconds and tried it again, and it started no problem. Then no problem starting the next time but driving around town the radio start shutting off for about 3 seconds before coming back on. This happened a few times, then as i am driving, the entire electrical system starts going haywire, lights flashing on dash with warning lights & messages going off on dash, then everything but the engine shuts off (dash lights, gauges, radio and a/c), after about 5 seconds everything comes back on. I immediately drive to my mechanic who hooked up the computer to my truck and said it was my ignition switch. He said he could not get me in that day and asked me to bring it back the next day. So the rest of that day i did not have any further problems with it. The next day i took it to my mechanic and got the ignition switch replaced. While the mechanic had my truck for several hours until i could go back to pick it up, he said he started it many times and it appeared to be fixed. So i leave the mechanic shop and go back to work, then get off work 2-3 hours later and my truck will not start. After attemping it 3 times, it started. I drive home which is 10 minutes away and turn the truck off and back on. Only when i attempt to turn the truck on, it will not start. This time nothing happens... No clicking sound or any attempts of the engine wanting to start.... No lights on the dash like before. It was 2 hours later before i was able to get just lights to come on the dash, then another 30 minutes went by before i was able to get my truck to start. This is day 3 of dealing with it and i drove it to work and back home with no problems. I called mechanic who said sounds like a grounding problem. I said sounds like computer system.
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	101000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	KERRVILLE, TX
VIN pattern	3GCEK13348GXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
Was part original equipment?
No. of injured persons	0
No. of fatalities	0
Date of purchase	29/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	45
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2008 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2008 Chevrolet SILVERADO 1500 Electrical System Problems, Complaints and Defects

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