1. GMC Sierra 1500
  2. Problems
  3. 2008
  4. Air Bags

2008 GMC Sierra 1500 Air Bags Problems

199
Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.

Among these 199 stored complaint records:

  • 4 indicate a crash
  • 5 indicate injury
  • 0 indicate fire

What owners report

  • takata recall · 79 records
  • parts recall · 32 records
  • failure parts · 20 records
  • recall recall · 18 records
  • recall notice · 18 records
  • recall remedy · 17 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
100–150k mi22
30–60k mi18
60–100k mi14
1–30k mi5
150–400k mi5

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • June 1, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. 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…

    ODI 10948402

  • May 31, 2016 · 105,000 miles

    Air Bags

    Takata recall last memorial day, i had just left a stoplight traveling approx. 20 mph, when i was struck broadside by a volvo sedan traveling between 50-60 mph. I have a slt model with front and side airbags and none of my airbags deployed.

    Crash reported · 2 injuries

    ODI 10991737

  • May 30, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) and stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to perform the recall repair. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

    ODI 11242748

  • May 30, 2016 · 50,000 miles

    Air Bags · Seat Belts

    Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. While the vehicle was being cleaned, the passenger side air bag deployed. Prior to the failure, the seat belt and air bag warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000. The vin was unavailable.

    ODI 10881208

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). Richard kay superstore ([redacted], anderson, sc 29625, [redacted]) was contacted and stated that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms…

    ODI 11290310

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

    ODI 11265926

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). The contact called shottenkirk chevrolet at [redacted] (located at 1537 n 24th st, quincy, il 62301) and was informed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The…

    ODI 11286942

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Takata recall this recall has been pending for years. Weekly i receive messages from nhtsa involving more and more makes and models. My vehicle is now 10 years old and still not repaired. How much longer do we have to wait for repair?

    ODI 11175195

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair as the recall notice was received over a year ago. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted several times and stated that the part was unavailable. The…

    ODI 11154219

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Recall on airbag . I have been waiting years ! This is crazy.

    ODI 11132196

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    'takata recall' i have no idea if this will be fixed. Dealer is saying takata is out of business. I have 122,000 miles and there is no communication.

    ODI 11131490

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (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. Dutton motor company (located at [redacted], riverside, ca) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available…

    ODI 11130921

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Takata recall it's been several years since the recall, local dealers say i will be notified when gm gets parts or ready to fix it. I think they are just waiting until most of the vehicles are in the bone yard. What do you think?

    ODI 11110134

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. 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 dealer (kent county motors in dover, delaware) was made aware of the recall and stated that the part was unavailable.…

    ODI 11084909

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (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 contact called sullivan motors at [redacted] (3114 us 49, collins, ms 39428) where it was confirmed that the parts…

    ODI 11051728

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealer (auto nation buick gmc park meadows, [redacted], lone tree, co 80124, [redacted]) stated that the part was available and scheduled an appointment. When the…

    ODI 11040462

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Takata inflators: why is it taking so long to fix a problem that may result in injury or death. Until this problem is fixed it is my belief that there should be no production of any new vehicles. If air bags are still being installed, as per government regulations and safety standards, the automobile industry engineers should be able to come up with a retrofit. The government should force the issue. My vehicle is…

    ODI 11039941

  • May 27, 2016 · 40,000 miles

    Air Bags

    TAKATA RECALL

    ODI 11035593

  • May 27, 2016 · 103,500 miles

    Air Bags

    Takata recall - www.airbagrecall.com indicates my vehicle is under air bag recall, nhtsa recall number 16v381, manufacturer recall number 2049151 issued on may 27, 2016. The https://my.gm.com/recalls website indicates "recall status: incomplete. Remedy not yet available". The service manager at my local gm dealer ferman buick-gmc, [redacted] 54, lutz, fl 33559 says gm has determined the recall is unnecessary and…

    ODI 11035257

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. 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 dealer was contacted (harvard chevrolet buick gmc, harvard, il, [redacted]) and confirmed that the parts were not…

    ODI 11034002

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. The dealers (rick hendrick chevrolet buick gmc, 12050 w broad st, richmond, va 23233, [redacted]) and (reynolds gm-subaru, 249 n madison rd, orange, va 22960, [redacted])…

    ODI 11015674

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. 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…

    ODI 10983721

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. 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…

    ODI 10967855

  • May 27, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. 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.

    ODI 10913719

  • May 26, 2016

    Air Bags

    Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). 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 contact called weber chevrolet creve coeur at [redacted] ([redacted], creve coeur, mo 63141) where it was confirmed that the…

    ODI 11048639