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Problems with 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 AIR BAGS

On average, the 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 starts to “feel” problems with the AIR BAGS and its various aspects after 86 814 miles.

Components Affected by AIR BAGS Issues

We have classified the 199 complaints from 2008 GMC Sierra 1500 about AIR BAGS into the following categories.

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Recently reported AIR BAGS problems on 2008 GMC Sierra 1500

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the moore buick pontiac and gmc dealer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall - bought 2008 truck new and i live in oklahoma. it is very hot here in the summers. higher risk in hot climates and my vehicle has been exposed approximately 9 years. i have called the dealer three times over the last 15 months and they refer me to gm cust svc. today cust svc tells me the same crap - they have not figured out what to do. it's simple - replace the inflators now - enough screwing around. safety recall received dated july 2016. still no parts at dealer. gm is dragging their feet as long as they can. it is time to do something!

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v324000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was not contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. len stoler chevrolet of west minister, maryland was contacted about the recall and stated that the contact would have to pay to have the air bag indicator assessed. in addition, the dealer stated that there was no remedy available for the recall. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and provided case number: 8-245-208-9108. the contact stated that the "service air bag" warning and passenger air bag indicators illuminated. the manufacturer was notified. the failure mileage was unknown. vin tool confirms parts not available.

2008 gmc sierra. consumer writes in regards to takata air bag safety recall. *ld the consumer stated the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time completing the recall repair. *js *js

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 15v324000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall - received notice from gmc july 2016, nothing since. when will my vehicle be fixed or does it take an accident for something to happen?

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags) had exceeded a reasonable time for repair. the recall notification was received in july of 2016. the manufacturer advised that the parts were not available for the repair. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. the approximate failure mileage was 150,000. updated 06/13/17*lj

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. the contact received the recall notification in july of 2016. the contact spoke with an unknown gmc dealer requesting part information and was informed that parts were unavailable for the recall repair. the manufacturer was not contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. *tt

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). the contact called matheny motors (315 ann st, parkersburg, wv 26101, (304) 916-7903) and was informed that the parts were not available for the repair. the manufacturer was notified of the recall and confirmed that the parts were not available. the contact was informed that he would be notified when parts were available. the contact had not experienced a failure.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact did not call a local dealer. the manufacturer confirmed that the part was not available and did not know when it would arrive. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. mcdaniel gm superstore (1065 mt vernon avenue, marion, ohio 43302, (740) 251-4248) was made aware of the recall on december 5, 2017 and stated that the parts were unavailable. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata - gm recall 49152 - i received a recall notice dated july 2016 and they still do not have the parts to replace the front airbag inflators. i have called three times to check the status and they still do not have them.

I have contacted my dealer and they continue to state they do not have the replacement parts. this has been going on since the first official notice came out.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the interim recall notice and the additional recall notices sent to the contact did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer could not provide an estimated date for when the contact's vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall-- i was contacted in 2016 about this recall and have been given the run around by my dealer and gm yes i've called them and they said you guys gave them an extension to play with the lives of people (my words) come on. get on the ball and make gm replace this air bag . since we received mail this past sat. that tk holdings has filed bankruptcy. so i suppose that means we as the consumer will have to pay for the part ourself. since it is not our fault as buyers that this company ripped us off. as you can see i am frustrated at you and our dealer and gm. no wonder people are starting to buy foreign goods instead of american made. please fix this!

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, the part needed for the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the vehicle was taken to dow lewis motors (2913 colusa hwy, yuba city, ca 95993), but was not serviced due to the part not being available for the repair. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata airbags. i was notified by mail june2016 of defective airbags. i've called my gmc dealer (mckinney buick gmc - mckinney, tx) several times & they keep telling me parts are not available. this has been going on for over 1 1/2 years now. airbags have not deployed, but am not comfortable continuing driving a vehicle that nhtsa deems unsafe.

Takata recall - passenger airbag issue

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags) was received in june of 2016. after contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags) was received in june of 2016. after contacting the local dealer (boulevard gmc, 2800 cherry ave, signal hill, ca), the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the defect were not available. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) was received in june of 2016. after contacting the dealer (van matre gmc, 511 s. kings highway, cape girardeau, mo), the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the defect were not available. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. doonan gmc (36 ne hwy 156, great bend, ks) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. the vin was not provided.

Takata recall. i received notice of the recall june 2016. the recall has yet to be fixed. i have called the dealership twice, timbrook gmc, cumberland, maryland, and they advise they have not received the parts to make the repairs.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact stated that the recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) was received in june of 2016. after contacting an unknown dealer in muncie, indiana and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed for the recall remedy were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be provided. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. *ln updated 7/18/18*jb

takata recall last memorial day, i had just left a stoplight traveling approx. 20 mph, when i was struck broadside by a volvo sedan traveling between 50-60 mph. i have a slt model with front and side airbags and none of my airbags deployed.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received a recall notification for nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) and stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time to perform the recall repair. the dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. while the vehicle was being cleaned, the passenger side air bag deployed. prior to the failure, the seat belt and air bag warning lights illuminated. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 50,000. the vin was unavailable.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). the contact called shottenkirk chevrolet at 217-919-0388 (located at 1537 n 24th st, quincy, il 62301) and was informed that the parts were not available. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall - www.airbagrecall.com indicates my vehicle is under air bag recall, nhtsa recall number 16v381, manufacturer recall number 2049151 issued on may 27, 2016. the https://my.gm.com/recalls website indicates "recall status: incomplete. remedy not yet available". the service manager at my local gm dealer ferman buick-gmc, 24252 state road 54, lutz, fl 33559 says gm has determined the recall is unnecessary and there will be no replacement of the airbag. this does not make sense and it seems to me that my airbag should be replaced regardless of gm's opinion. please advise.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer was contacted (harvard chevrolet buick gmc, harvard, il, 815- 943-4007) and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair as the recall notice was received over a year ago. the dealer was not contacted. the manufacturer was contacted several times and stated that the part was unavailable. the manufacturer did not know when the parts would be available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealer (auto nation buick gmc park meadows, 8101 parkway dr, lone tree, co 80124, (303) 578-6093) stated that the part was available and scheduled an appointment. when the contact arrived at the dealer, they indicated that the parts were not available and did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. *bf consumer stated the vehicle is safe to drive, but it is not safe to have a wreck in. updated 8/3/18*jb

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available. updated 06/21/17*lj *as

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received a recall notice for nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). richard kay superstore (1935 pearman dairy rd, anderson, sc 29625, (864) 332-4031) was contacted and stated that the parts were not available. the manufacturer was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata inflators: why is it taking so long to fix a problem that may result in injury or death. until this problem is fixed it is my belief that there should be no production of any new vehicles. if air bags are still being installed, as per government regulations and safety standards, the automobile industry engineers should be able to come up with a retrofit. the government should force the issue. my vehicle is still on recall.

Recall on airbag . i have been waiting years ! this is crazy.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags). the part to do the repair was not available. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. dutton motor company (located at 8201 auto dr, riverside, ca) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. the contact was informed that gmc would not perform the recall repair until there was a resolution to the petition submitted to nhtsa. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. the dealer and manufacturer were not made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the dealer (kent county motors in dover, delaware) was made aware of the recall and stated that the part was unavailable. the manufacturer was made aware of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Takata recall it's been several years since the recall, local dealers say i will be notified when gm gets parts or ready to fix it. i think they are just waiting until most of the vehicles are in the bone yard. what do you think?

'takata recall' i have no idea if this will be fixed. dealer is saying takata is out of business. i have 122,000 miles and there is no communication.

Takata recall this recall has been pending for years. weekly i receive messages from nhtsa involving more and more makes and models. my vehicle is now 10 years old and still not repaired. how much longer do we have to wait for repair?

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags) and stated that the part was not available within a reasonable time frame to schedule the recall repair. the dealers (rick hendrick chevrolet buick gmc, 12050 w broad st, richmond, va 23233, (804) 793-9305) and (reynolds gm-subaru, 249 n madison rd, orange, va 22960, (540) 672-3700) did not give a specific date for when the part would become available. the manufacturer was contacted and could not provide an estimated date for when the vehicle would receive the recall repair. the contact was not experiencing a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v381000 (air bags); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact called sullivan motors at (601) 765-8288 (3114 us 49, collins, ms 39428) where it was confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not notified of the issue. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available/parts distribution disconnect.

Tl* takata recall. the contact owns a 2008 gmc sierra 1500. the contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 16v383000 (air bags). the parts to do the repair were unavailable. the contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. the contact called weber chevrolet creve coeur at (314) 567-3300 (12015 olive blvd, creve coeur, mo 63141) where it was confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. the manufacturer was not notified. the contact had not experienced a failure. vin tool confirms parts not available/parts distribution disconnect. *tt

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