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2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine problems

The 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 51 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and down from the prior model year.

51

Engine complaints

5%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Silverado 1500 engine complaints by model year391 complaints1994: 2 complaints1995: 1 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 38 complaints1998: 22 complaints1999: 16 complaints2000: 21 complaints2001: 28 complaints2002: 23 complaints2003: 35 complaints2004: 44 complaints2005: 37 complaints2006: 20 complaints2007: 74 complaints2008: 51 complaints2009: 41 complaints2010: 35 complaints2011: 42 complaints2012: 25 complaints2013: 35 complaints2014: 198 complaints2015: 140 complaints2016: 72 complaints2017: 115 complaints2018: 105 complaints2019: 391 complaints2020: 250 complaints2021: 389 complaints2022: 236 complaints2023: 156 complaints2024: 144 complaints2025: 39 complaints2026: 29 complaints
Silverado 1500 engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“2008 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 FIRE ON 11/20/20 I WAS DRIVING 3 MILES TO MY FRIENDS HOUSE AND AS SOON AS I PULLED UP, I SMELT FIRE. I GOT OUT TO FIND OUT THAT MY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT AND EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD WAS ON FIRE!! AS I STARTED TO RUN FOR HELP, I TRIPPED OVER A LARGE SIZE CURB AND LANDED ON…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · November 20, 2020 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?

NHTSA has 51 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 engine — 5% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.