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2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 body & structure problems

The 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has 60 body & structure complaints filed with NHTSA — 5% of the year's total, and roughly flat versus the prior model year.

60

Body & Structure complaints

5%

Share of year

1

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Body & Structure complaints by year

Silverado 1500 body & structure complaints by model year90 complaints1995: 1 complaints1997: 12 complaints1998: 16 complaints1999: 53 complaints2000: 34 complaints2001: 30 complaints2002: 30 complaints2003: 27 complaints2004: 15 complaints2005: 16 complaints2006: 16 complaints2007: 55 complaints2008: 60 complaints2009: 55 complaints2010: 38 complaints2011: 72 complaints2012: 36 complaints2013: 74 complaints2014: 90 complaints2015: 45 complaints2016: 21 complaints2017: 20 complaints2018: 11 complaints2019: 22 complaints2020: 23 complaints2021: 25 complaints2022: 12 complaints2023: 7 complaints2024: 8 complaints
Silverado 1500 body & structure complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, TO GET INTO TRAFFIC I HEARD A HORN AND LOOKED OVER, ONLY TO RUN STRAIGHT INTO A LIGHT POLE. IT WAS A PRETTY STRONG IMPACT. MY AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY FACE AND HEAD HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Body & Structure · November 14, 2014 · crash

Common questions

How many body & structure complaints does the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 have?

NHTSA has 60 complaints about the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 body & structure — 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.