2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Transmission and drivetrain Problems

“I reversed out of the driveway into a two lane road. I put it in drive and the truck would not move. I had to get it towed to a GM dealership. They said the sprag clutch failed and sent metal pieces through the rest of the transmission to the point that it was unrepairable. They put a whole new transmission in. Then they discovered the truck would still not move. The rear differential was locked up too and needed to be completely rebuilt. I ended up paying $4,765.89 to repair a 2008 truck with 89,437 miles on it.”

“Takata recall # 16v381. I bought this chevy new and was driving to louisiana. My mileage at the time was 35,955 miles. The red colored seat belt light came on. I was to close to the 36,000 mile mark for warranty coverage to make it to shreveport, la. So I have been driving this truck with the light on. I have asked dealerships if they see the problem, but was asked for a commitment for unknown amounts of money to check and repair this problem. Thank the lord I have not been in an accident with this condition. I want to know if this has been the case with other models as mine. …”

“One of the rear wheels locks up intermittently when turning a corner while road is wet can happen on left or right side of vehicle. Went to dealership and explained that I had the same exact problem with my 2000 chevy silverado which cost me about $2,000 to have it repair the dealership ( leahman brothers in concord ca) they drove the truck for about 5 minutes and said they couldn't duplicate the what it was doing. And wouldn't go any further with the investigation.”

“I stopped at a store on my way home last night and when I got back in the truck and started it, it made a noise like it would if you turned the key and the engine was already running. I had the same response from starting it this morning after it sat in my garage all night. The truck has only 56,000 miles on it and gets regular maintenance...I'd hate to think I've got to replace the starter already. In the last two months I've had to deal with the check engine / gas cap thing and replaced the impact sensor for the air bag. Every week I get closer to trading in for a new ford.”

“The catalytic converter had strong sulfur smell after the first year. I complained to chevy dealer and was told there was no problem. By year three I complained for the third time again was told no problem the computer didn't show a code. I asked the mechanic to take it for a drive he returned saying the cat was junk it was replaced and I was told only to run top tier gas I did that but after about 8 months it smelled again my truck is just five years old and I need another converter, my power locks have each been replaced three times in second and third year. …”