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Service bulletins for the 2008 Chevrolet Silverado

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

1645 on file from NHTSA, as of 2026-10-19.

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PIP-48572011-05-25. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:OTHER FUEL TYPES:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER; FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL. GM: THERE MAY BE REDUCED POWER AND AN INTERNAL TROUBLE CODE IN HIGH TEMPERATURES OR WHEN NEAR THE TOWING LIMIT. *RM
PIP-48512011-05-24. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. GM: THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO FIVE POSSIBLE INTERNAL TROUBLE CODES. THERE MAY ALSO BE AN EXTENDED CRANK AFTER FILLING THE FUEL TANK. *RM UPDATED 5/31/11. *PE UPDATED ON 06/16/2011. *KB UPDATED A SECOND TIME ON 06/16/2011. *KB
PI-03102011-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GM: THERE ARE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT INCLUDE TROUBLE SHIFTING AND NOISES. THERE MAY BE SERPENTINE BELT PROBLEMS CAUSING IT. *RM UPDATED ON 06/27/2011. *KB UPDATED 3/12/12. *PE UPDATED 1/2/14. *PE *PE
PI-02982011-05-23. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION. GM: WHEN DRIVING UPHILL THE TRANSMISSION MAY NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST OR WILL SLIP INTO SECOND GEAR DUE TO A TORN CLUTCH SEAL. THERE MAY BE TWO INTERNAL TROUBLE CODES STORED. *RM
05-09-40-002E2011-05-11. Service bulletin. SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR. GM: SERVICE BULLETIN EXPLAINING WHEN THE SAFETY BELTS ARE SUPPOSED TO LOCK. *RM UPDATED 12/6/11. *PE
SB-08-09-41-005A2011-05-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; AIR BAGS. GM: THE AIR BAG DOOR MAY BE WARPED OR NOT SIT FLUSH WITH THE INSTRUMENT PANEL/DASH. *RM
PIT-4826A2011-05-09. Service bulletin. SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS; SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:PADS. GM: DURING BRAKE INSPECTIONS THERE HAVE BEEN SOME HAIRLINE CRACKS ON THE BRAKE PADS. *RM
PIT-4801B2011-03-30. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING. GMC/CHEVROLET: CHECK TRAILER WIRING MESSAGE IN DIC POOR CONNECTIONS AT 7-WAY). THIS CONCERN COULD BE CAUSED BY A POOR CONNECTION AT THE 7-WAY TRAILER CONNECTOR. THERE ARE SEVERAL MANUFACTURERS OF 7-WAY (TRAILER SIDE) CONNECTORS AND NO INDUSTRY STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR THESE CONNECTORS. MODELS AVALANCHE, SUBURBAN, TAHOE, SIERRA, SILVERADO, SIERRA DENALI, YUKON, YUKON XL. *PE
PIT-4730A2011-03-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/HUMMER/PONTIAC/SATURN: ADDITIONAL DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION FOR U0140 OR U0073. VEHICLE MAY EXHIBITS SOME SYMPTOM(S) AS DOOR LOCKS CYCLE WHILE DRIVING; INTERMITTENT NO START; SERVICE STABILITRAK DIC MESSAGE; SPEEDOMETER AND TACHOMETER FREEZE WHILE DRIVING. *PE
PIT-4900A2011-03-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INTEGRATED TRAILER BRAKE CONTROL. CHEVROLET/GMC: SERVICE TRAILER BRAKE MESSAGE WITH DTC(S) C1115, C1116, C1117, AND/OR C1118 (INSPECT WIRING NEAR PARKING BRAKE PEDAL). THIS CONCERN MAY BE VERY INTERMITTENT AND CAN OCCUR WITH OR WITHOUT A TRAILER CONNECTED TO TRUCK. *PE
SB-10-02-33-0012011-03-28. Service bulletin. STEERING; STEERING:GEAR BOX:SHAFT PITMAN. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/OLDSMOBILE AND HUMMER: INFORMATION ON PITMAN ARM SHAFT SEAL SERVICE KIT. DO NOT REPLACE ENTIRE STEERING GEAR FOR PITMAN SEAL LEAK. TECHNICIANS HAVE BEEN REPLACING ENTIRE STEERING GEARS DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO SERVICE JUST LEAKING PITMAN SHAFT SEAL. *PE UPDATED 5/9/11. *PE
SB-07-06-03-002C2011-03-28. Service bulletin. ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY:CABLES; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: INFORMATION ON INSPECTING TOP POST BATTERY CABLE BOLTS, CLAMPS AND NUTS DURING PRE-DELIVERY INSPECTION (PDI). *PE
PIP-4574M2011-03-21. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM. BUICK/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SAAB: EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION AND/OR BLUE EXHAUST SMOKE-INVESTIGATION UPDATE. IN MOST CASES DID NOT START UNTIL THE ENGINE ACCUMULATED APPROXIMATELY 30,000 MILES OR MORE. *PE
PIP-4492P2011-03-16. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV). BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/HUMMER/PONTIAC/SAAB: OIL CONSUMPTION AND/OR EXHAUST SMOKE-POSSIBLE PCV BAFFLE OR LIFTER CONCERN. UPON INSPECTION, OBVIOUS OIL WILL BE FOUND IN THE INTAKE MANIFOLD AND/OR PCV VACUUM TUBE. *PE UPDATED 3/21/11. *PE UPDATED 5/9/11. *PE UPDATED 5/25/11. *PE UPDATED 06/16/2011. *KB UPDATED A SECOND TIME ON 06/16/2011. *KB UPDATED 6/27/11. *PE
PIP-48222011-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM. CHEVROLET/GMC: POSSIBLE ENGINE OVERHEAT OR LOSS OF COOLANT. NORMAL SI DIAGNOSTICS WILL LEAD TO INSPECTING THE WATER PUMP FOR PROPER OPERATION. WHEN WATER PUMP IS REMOVED, BE SURE TO INSPECT THE IMPELLER. *PE
PIT-50282011-03-14. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. PONTIAC/SATURN/BUICK/GMC/CHEVROLET/CADILLAC/HUMMER: VEHICLE START AND STALLS AFTER THEFT DETERRENT MODULE REPLACEMENT. MODEL YEARS 2006-2011. DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES WITH KEYLESS ACCESS SYSTEM. *PE
PIP-4379-D2011-03-12. Service bulletin. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. CHEVROLET/GMC: DELAYED OR NO DRIVE AND DELAYED OR NO REVERSE WITH DTC'S, RANGE INHIBIT. MODEL YEARS 2001-2013. *PE UPDATED ON 06/08/2011. *KB UPDATED ON 06/16/2011. *KB UPDATED 11/26/12. *PE UPDATED 12/4/2013 *JS
PIE-01152011-03-12. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE; FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE; ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL. GMC/CHEVROLET: ENGINEERING INFORMATION-MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL). CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CHANGE FUEL FILTER/ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON DIC, DTC P0087 SET. ENGINEERING ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE OF THE LOW FUEL RAIL PRESSURE CONDITION. *PE
SB-10-08-42-001A2011-03-08. Service bulletin. EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS; EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC/SATURN: LOW BEAM HEADLAMP BULB DIAGNOSIS/REPLACEMENT (INSPECT BULB AND CONNECTOR). DOES NOT APPLY TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE (HID) LAMPS. DO NOT REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY FOR THIS CONDITION. *PE
SB-10-06-01-0082011-03-05. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC/PONTIAC: ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION ON ALUMINUM BLOCK ENGINES WITH ACTIVE FUEL MANAGEMENT (AFM) (INSTALL AFM OIL DEFLECTOR AND CLEAN CARBON FROM CYLINDER). CAUSED BY AN UNCOVERED AFM VALVE THAT SPRAYS OIL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE CYLINDERS WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN FOUR CYLINDER MODE. *PE UPDATED 5/9/11. *PE
SB-02-06-04-03712011-03-04. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHEVROLET/GMC: CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, FUEL TANK HARD TO FILL, DTCS P0442, P0446, P0455 OR P0449 SET (REPLACE EVAPORATIVE EMISSION (EVAP) VENT VALVE SOLENOID ASSEMBLY AND ADD/RELOCATE FILETER BOX USING SERVICE KIT). *PE
PIE-00432010-11-15. Service bulletin. FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:PRESSURE RELIEF DEVICES. CHEVROLET:GMC: ENGINEERING INFORMATION-FUEL TANK PRESSURE SENSOR, DTCS P0446, P0451 OR P0454 SET. GMC ENGINEERING IS ATTEMPTING TO DETERMINE THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE ABOVE CONCERN. *PE
SB-07-09-41-010A2010-11-10. Service bulletin. AIR BAGS:FRONTAL; SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY; SEAT BELTS:FRONT; AIR BAGS. BUICK/CADILLAC/CHEVROLET/GMC: AIRBAG LIGHT ON, DTC B0071 AND B0081 SET (DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE RIGHT FRONT SEATBELT BUCKLE, IF NECESSARY). UPON INVESTIGATION, THE TECHNICIAN MAY FIND DTC B0071 SET IN THE PASSENGER PRESENCE SYSTEM (PPS) AND A DTC B0081 IN THE SENSING AND DIAGNOSTICS MODULE (SDM). *PE
SB-08-06-04-054A2010-11-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL; ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE. CHEVROLET/GMC: SNOW OR ICE INGESTION INTO AIR CLEANER ELEMENT, MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ILLUMINATED, ENGINE POWER IS REDUCED MESSAGE DISPLAYED, DTC P0101 SET (PERFORM REPAIR AS OUTLINED). *PE
PIP-46642010-06-08. Service bulletin. ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:DIESEL. GMC/CHEVROLET: DTC P0101 WITH NON GM AIR FILTER. MAY ENCOUNTER CONCERN OF REDUCED POWER AND SES LIGHT ON. DIAGNOSTICS MAY REVEAL MAF (MASS AIR FLOW) SENSOR DTC P0101. IF DIAGNOSTICS WERE INCONCLUSIVE ITS POSSIBLE DTC P0101 IS SETTING DUE TO A NON GM AIR FILTER. NON GM AIR FILTERS HAVE SHOWN A SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL MAF READING. *PE

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