2008 Chevrolet Suburban Electrical System

REAR RADIO/CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION IN OCTOBER 2018. WE HAVE NOT TRIED THE RADIO, BUT THE HEATED SEAT DOESN'T WORK. WE ARE UNSURE IF WE SHOULD GO OUT OF TOWN WITH IT AND HAVE NOT HAD IT INSPECTED.

3 DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS FAILED. THIS INCLUDES THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. ALL FAILED WITHIN 6 WEEKS.

REAR RADIO/CONTROL SYSTEM STARTED TO SMOKE WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION ABOUT A MONTH AGO. WE HAVE NOT TRIED THE RADIO, BUT THE HEATED SEATS STILL WORK. WE ARE UNSURE IF WE SHOULD GO OUT OF TOWN WITH IT AND HAVE NOT HAD IT INSPECTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.

WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN REAR DOOR, IT WOULD NOT OPEN, DUE TO DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY GOING BAD. ONLY KNOWING THIS IS A PROBLEM AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH. NOW I DO NOT HAVE THE PROBLEM WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN DOOR AT ALL, THE MANUAL SWITCH STILL WORKS, BUT I SYMPATHY FOR THEM THAT DON`T. I CAN JUST IMAGINE IF I HAD TO GET A CHILD OR A HANDICAPPED ADULT FROM THE BACK SEAT IN A HURRY AND THE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FOR ME TO DO SO. I HAVE READ ON SOME OTHER SITES THAT GM IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND KNOW THE PART IS DEFECTIVE. I HAVE ALSO RESEARCHED ENOUGH TO KNOW THERE IS A NEW PART NUMBER FOR THE OEM PART. SO IF THEY KNOW IT IS JUNK, MAKE IT RIGHT. A HUMANS LIFE OVER A HAND FULL OF MONEY. NOT TOUGH FOR SOMEONE WITH FEELINGS TO MAKE. I HOPE THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION FINDS A WAY TO MAKE THEM TO REPAIR,REPLACE, AND IF SOMEONE HAS PAID TO FIX THEIR PROBLEM, BEFORE IT WAS RECALLED, REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

REAR HATCH FAILURE. ELECTRIC OPENING. OPENED 24 INCHES AND THEN CLOSED UNDER MOTOR POWER. CAUGHT DOG IN THE DOOR THOUGH NO SERIOUS HARM DONE. HOWEVER IT DID NOT REVERSE AS IT IS SUPPOSED TO DO WHEN IT COMES DOWN ON AN OBJECT LIKE A CHILD OR DOG. DEALER REPLACED STRUTS WHICH SEEMS TO HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS FLAW. IT WAS JUST LUCKY IT ONLY CAUGHT THE DOG'S TAIL. IF IT HAD CAUGHT HER HEAD, SHE WOULD BE DEAD. *JS

DRIVING THE CAR ON CITY STREET, LET OFF GAS TO SLOW DOWN, ENGINE SHUDDERS, THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE FLASHES, INDICATES ENGINE POWER DECREASING, THE RADIO STOPS WORKING, THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER, THE STABILITRAC INDICATES IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED, GIVES REAR CAMERA/TOWING WARNING, THE ENGINE DIES, BRAKES ARE LOST. IMMEDIATELY AFTER ENGINES DIES STARTER WILL NOT CRANK. THE CAR WILL START AGAIN AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. AFTER A DRIVE OF ABOUT 4 MILES PARKED CAR AND STARTED NEXT MORNING--CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS OFF. ENGINE QUITTING AND NO BRAKES COULD BE DANGEROUS. INTERMITTENT PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR WORKS INTERMITTENTLY.

ENGINE STALLS IN TRAFFIC, RAPIDLY GOES FROM DRIVE TO PARK MULTIPLE TIMES, DOOR LOCKS RAPIDLY CYCLE MULTIPLE TIMES, GAUGES FLASH, RADIO CLOCK DOES NOT KEEP TIME. THIS IS MY 3RD REPORT SINCE AUGUST TO YOUR OFFICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME SINCE AUGUST OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP TOTALING MORE THAN 8 WEEKS. CHEVROLET CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM AND KEEPS TRYING TO BLAME IT ON AN AFTER-MARKET DVD PLAYER WE HAD PROFESSIONALLY INSTALLED. THE DVD PLAYER WAS DISCONNECTED AND SUSPECTED WIRES REPAIRED BY CHEVROLET BUT THE PROBLEM KEEPS HAPPENING. THERE ARE MANY OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING VERY SIMILAR PROBLEMS. THE NY TIMES PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE SUMMER OF 2010 THAT YOU SHOULD READ ABOUT THIS YEAR GROUP ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS AND YOU, NHTSA, ARE UNDER FIRE IN IT. I AM PUBLISHING THE WEB LINK HERE TO HELP BRING MORE ATTENTION TO THIS PROBLEM: HTTP://WHEELS.BLOGS.NYTIMES.COM/2010/06/11/COMPANY-INVOLVED-IN-G-M-RECALL-SAID-THE-PROBLEM-RUNS-DEEPER/ THE INTERNET TRAFFIC IS QUICKLY INCREASING ABOUT THIS BASE VEHICLE FRAME/YEAR GROUP OF TRUCKS EXPERIENCING SERIOUS ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. AT FIRST GLANCE MOST INTERNET TRAFFIC POINTS TO THE WINDSHIELD FLUID HEATER PROBLEM. WHEN YOU DIG DEEPER INTO THE BLOGS AND FORUMS YOU START TO UNCOVER FAR MORE SERIOUS PROBLEMS THAT PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING. *TR

BATTERY GOES DEAD EVERY THIRD DAY THAT THE TRUCK IS NOT USED. BATTERY IS GOOD. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 HOURS THE PROBLEM BEGAN: THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLE REPEATEDLY, THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE FLASHES, THE DRIVE POSITION FLASHES FROM PARK TO DRIVE REPEATEDLY, THE RADIO STOPS WORKING, THE VEHICLE SURGES, AND THE STABILITRAC SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE SERVICED. THIS IS THE SECOND REPORT WE HAVE FILED IN A MONTH. WE HAVE ALREADY TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE FOR THIS PROBLEM IN EARLY AUGUST WHEN IT WAS JUST THE RADIO MALFUNCTIONING. THEY SAID TO REPLACE THE RADIO. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN IDENTIFIED BY NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10036550 AND SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER PIT-4730A. GM SAYS THAT BECAUSE OUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF FACTORY WARRANTY THAT THEY WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE IT REPAIRED. *TR

I AM A MILITARY HELICOPTER TEST PILOT AND FAA LICENSED AIRCRAFT MECHANIC. WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE NEW IN 2008 AND IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTAINED AND CARED FOR. WE HAD TO REPLACE A DEAD BATTERY IN JULY 2011 AND FOLLOWING THAT THE RADIO STOPPED KEEPING TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. THEN A FEW WEEKS LATER THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SHORTED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DOOR LOCKS CYCLED REPEATEDLY AND THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE FLASHED IN UNISON. ALSO FOLLOWING EACH EVENT THE RADIO CLOCK TIME AND DATE HAD RESET. IT HAS DONE THIS ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS SINCE LATE JULY. AS A PRECAUTION THE BATTERY CONNECTIONS WERE RECHECKED AND FOUND PROPERLY SECURED, ALTHOUGH THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE CAUSED THIS PROBLEM. EACH TIME THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED IT HAS HAPPENED QUICKLY BUT THE ENGINE MOMENTARILY EXHIBITED REDUCED POWER WHEN IT HAPPENED. *TR

2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN AFTER TURNING ON THE AC IT BEGAN TO BLOW HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BUT COLD ON THE PASSENGER. IWAS READING A FORUM ONLINE AND IT SEEMS THE THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH GM VEHICLE LINK ENCLOSED. HTTP://AUTOFORUM.CLASSIFIEDS1000.COM/CHEVROLET-SILVERADO_1500_PICKUP/DUAL_AC_BLOWS_COLD_AIR_ON_PASSENGER_BUT_HOT_ON_DRIVER. *TR