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vehicle
2008 / gmc / sierra-1500
known issues
5 clusters (reviewed 2026-09-20)
complaints
471 on file (2008-03-13 → 2026-08-27)
recalls
0
investigations
0
fars
234 occupant deaths, crash years 2010-2024 (legacy-code)
Seat belt pretensioner unexpected deploymentSEAT BELTS8 complaints2018-12 → 2026-08sierra-1500-2008-seat-belt-pretensioner
11338419 I WAS SLOWLY GOING ACROSS A PARKING LOT WHEN A LOUD BANG LIKE A GUN SHOT HAPPENED AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT PULLED ME TIGHT AGAINST THE SEAT. THERE WAS A SMELL OF A CHEMICAL GAS IN THE CAB AND THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS CAME ON
11449143 I started my 2008 GMC Sierra, crew cab and began to pull my drivers side seat belt across my body to latch it
Excessive oil consumption and lifter failureENGINE4 complaints2019-01 → 2026-08sierra-1500-2008-engine-oil-consumption
11171014 LIFTERS FAILED AT 98,000 CAUSING ENGINE REPLACEMENT
11395173 I HAVE THE 5.3L ENGINE AND IT IS CONSUMING 3-5 QUA OF OIL ABOUT 3 TIMES BETWEEN OIL CHANGES. I HAVE A SMALL LEAK BUT DOESN'T WARRANT THE OIL BEING LOST A
11205246 MY SIERRA DEVELOPED A NOISE ON DECELERATION. TOOK IT TO THE GMC DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT HAD A WORN CAM. $5500 TO REPAIR, $7750 TO REPLACE ENGINE. I KNEW THAT A WORN CAM WOULD CAUSE LIFTER NOISE ALL THE TIME SO THAT WAS WRONG INFO
Takata air bag recall parts unavailableAIR BAGS125 complaints2017-11 → 2025-10sierra-1500-2008-takata-airbag-recall-backlog
11683498 The contact owns a 2008 GMC Sierra 1500. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V050000 (Air Bags); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted
11065443 TAKATA AIRBAGS. I WAS NOTIFIED BY MAIL JUNE2016 OF DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. I'VE CALLED MY GMC DEALER (MCKINNEY BUICK GMC - MCKINNEY, TX) SEVERAL TIMES & THEY KEEP TELLING ME PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 1 1/2 YEARS NOW
11042155 AIRBAG RECALL ISSUED MAY 2016, DEALER (MEDVED CASTLE ROCK, CO) INDICATES 16 MONTHS LATER (NOVEMBER 2017) THAT IT STILL DOES NOT HAVE REPLACEMENT PARTS. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE COURTESY OF GM. THIS IS 3RD CALL TO DEALER TO FIX THIS CRITICAL RECALL
Air bag inadvertent deployment or non-deploymentAIR BAGS12 complaints2017-12 → 2025-06sierra-1500-2008-airbag-deployment-failure
11164158 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED
11307813 TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING
11172283 "TAKATA RECALL" I WAS AT A VET CLINIC GETTING MEDS FOR MY DOG, TRUCK WAS TURNED OFF, WHEN I CAME BACK OUT TO GET IN TRUCK IT LOOK LIKE A BIG PILLOW IN THE TRUCK, WHEN I OPEN DOOR THE SMELL WAS HORRIBLE AND IT WAS THE AIR BAG HAD EXPLODED ON PASSENGER SIDE..CAME HOME AND GOT ON
Dashboard cracking near air bag housingUNKNOWN OR OTHER20 complaints2017-11 → 2024-04sierra-1500-2008-dashboard-cracking
11105023 DASHBOARD CRACKED IN THE MIDDLE. PLENTY OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED
11184342 ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND FRONT LEFT OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. IF AIRBAG GOES OFF SHARDS ARE GOING TO FLY AT FACES. SAFETY HAZARD IF THE AIRBAG WAS DEPLOYED AND IS NOT AESTHETICALLY PLEASING MAKING A FINE GM VEHICLE LOOK SLOPPY
FARS counts every occupant death in a fatal crash, whatever the cause — it does not mean the vehicle was at fault or defective. Counts are not adjusted for how many of each vehicle are on the road.
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Wrench.Pro (2026). 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 vehicle data [dataset]. https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/gmc/sierra-1500
@misc{wrenchpro_2008_gmc_sierra_1500_2026,
author = {Wrench.Pro},
title = {Wrench.Pro vehicle data: 2008 GMC Sierra 1500},
year = {2026},
howpublished = {\url{https://www.wrench.pro/data/vehicles/2008/gmc/sierra-1500}},
note = {Derived from NHTSA public records. CC BY 4.0.}
}
