2008 GMC Sierra: recalls and complaints

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1. 10V240000Received 4 Jun 2010. 1,365,070 units.

   Electrical System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Gm is recalling certain model year 2006-2009 buick, lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; model year 2008-2009 buick enclave; cadillac cts; model year 2007-2009 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; GMC acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl; saturn outlook; and model year 2009 chevrolet traverse vehicles equipped with a heated washer fluid system (hwfs). A recall was implemented in 2008 to add a fuse to the control circuit harness to address the potential consequences of a printed circuit board (pcb) electrical short. However, there have been new reports of thermal incidents on hwfs modules after this improvement was installed. These incidents resulted from a new failure mode attributed to the device's thermal protection feature. The significance varies from minor distortion to considerable melting of the plastic around the hwfs fluid chamber.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   It is possible for the heated washer module to ignite and a fire may occur.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will permanently disable and remove the heated washer fluid module. An updated page for the owner manual will be provided and inserted in the owner manual to document that the feature has been permanently disabled and removed from the vehicle. The safety recall began on june 11, 2010. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080, cadillac at 1-866-982-2339, chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438, saturn at 1-800-972-8876, GMC at 1-866-996-9463 and hummer at 1-800-732-5493 or at the owner center at www.gmownercenter.com.

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 11 Jun 2010.

2. 08V441000Received 28 Aug 2008. 857,735 units.

   Electrical System

   Defect, in the NHTSA record

   Gm is recalling 857,735 my 2006-2008 buick lucerne; cadillac dts; hummer h2; my 2007-2008 cadillac escalade, escalade esv, escalade ext; chevrolet avalanche, silverado, suburban, tahoe; GMC acadia, sierra, yukon, yukon xl, saturn outlook; and my 2008 buick enclave vehicles equipped with a heated wiper washer fluid system. A short circuit on the printed circuit board for the washer fluid heater may overheat the control-circuit ground wire.

   Consequence, in the NHTSA record

   This may cause other electrical features to malfunction, create an odor, or cause smoke increasing the risk of a fire.

   Remedy, in the NHTSA record

   Dealers will install a wire harness with an in-line fuse free of charge. The recall began on september 12, 2008. Owners may contact buick at 1-866-608-8080; cadillac at 1-800-982-2339 or http://www.cadillac.com; chevrolet at 1-800-630-2438; saturn at 1-800-972-8876 or http://www.saturn.com, GMC at 1-866-996-9436; or hummer at 1-800-732-5493; or through their website at <a href=http://www.gmownercenter.com>http://www.gmownercenter.com</a> .

   Report filed by GENERAL MOTORS CORP.. Manufacturer campaign number 08048. Owner notification date in the NHTSA record: 12 Sep 2008.

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Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.

A complaint can name more than one component. Each component that a complaint names is one component mention. The figure per 1,000 component mentions shows how many of each 1,000 mentions name the component.

• 2008 GMC Sierra
• All 2008 vehicles

The table shows the 10 components with the most mentions, of 15.

Complaints that report a crash

4

Complaints that report a fire

0

Injuries in the complaints

3

Deaths in the complaints

0

Date of the newest complaint

21 Apr 2016

These figures are the entries of the persons who sent the complaints.

Complaint: A report about a possible safety problem that a person sends to NHTSA. This site shows the number of complaints and not their text.

Investigation: A study of a possible safety defect by the NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation. An investigation with no closing date in the NHTSA file is open.

1. 19760
2. 19770
3. 19820
4. 19830
5. 19870
6. 19881
7. 19891
8. 19901
9. 19911
10. 19923
11. 19932
12. 19943
13. 19956
14. 19962
15. 19970
16. 19980
17. 19995
18. 20008
19. 20014
20. 20024
21. 20036
22. 20047
23. 20059
24. 20064
25. 20072
26. 20082
27. 20091
28. 20100
29. 20112
30. 20122
31. 20133
32. 201411
33. 20156
34. 20162
35. 20170

A year without a link has fewer than 2 campaigns and fewer than 25 complaints. It has no page.

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How many units are in the recall campaigns for the 2008 GMC Sierra?

2,222,805 units in 2 campaigns. A campaign can name other models and model years, and its units include them.

How many recall campaigns does the GMC Sierra have for all model years?

NHTSA lists 56 recall campaigns for the GMC Sierra, model years 1976 to 2017. 2 of them name the 2008 model year.

Which component do the complaints about the 2008 GMC Sierra name most often?

Air Bags: 28 of 82 component mentions, or 341.5 per 1,000. For all 2008 vehicles the figure is 160.2 per 1,000.

Is an NHTSA investigation of the 2008 GMC Sierra open?

No. Each of the 2 investigations that name this model year has a closing date in the NHTSA file.