Problems with 2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 SUSPENSION

Half of the middle leaf spring on both sides came out.one in 2018 and one in 2019 truck was going 30 to 50 mph.very dangerous!!!

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact was made aware that the driver side middle spring had fractured and detached from the vehicle. the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 139,000. updated 06/14/16*lj

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 30 to 35 mph, the contact stated that the rear of the vehicle felt as if it had locked up and failed to move. as a result, the vehicle crashed into a fence. the air bags deployed. a police report was filed and the contact was diagnosed with a pinched nerve and a torn rotator cuff. medical attention was received. the vehicle was towed to a body shop. the manufacturer was not notified. the approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

I ordered a mevotech control arm ball joint assembly from an online dealer 6 months ago. the ball joint failed and sheared in half causing a good amount of damage to my vehicle. i worked with the dealer i bought the part from and they are not covering the costs for the damage caused due to the failing part. now the company who made the part is also saying they will not pay for the damages. my whole truck came slamming down on the tire and damaged wheel well components (fender liner), the fender flare, and gashed my tire and rim. i had to have the truck towed home because it was inoperable. *tr

I was coming home from a trip and as i pulled into my driveway i heard this loud bang and metal flying and hitting the ground. i stopped the vehicle and shut the engine off to investigate and found under my truck a 25-inch piece of metal belonging to the suspension - leaf spring system that could be clearly seen as rusted through. i am very fortunate for this to occur in my driveway and not on the highway, loss of control to the vehicle or someone behind my vehicle getting hit by this heavy piece of metal was a good possibility ! i called a couple of dealers to get this replaced and found one that could take me in right away. there conclusion was the leaf spring had rusted and i still have in my possession the piece that rusted and came off. the total cost of this replacement for both leaf springs being replaced was $951.83 i am bringing this to your attention because i am aware of a very similar recall with toyota trucks years 1995-2011 for leaf spring failure do to rusting ! i just use this vehicle for my daily driver, no heavy lifting or hauling just 12- miles a day 7 days a week and some trips throughout the years. truck only had 53000 miles at time of incident. *tr

4/15/13 pass. side leaf spring broke@10mph. spring landed on brake line,& dragging on road. i heard the noise & stopped. 2nd. incident 4/28/14 driver side leaf spring broke,@50mph fell against rear tire. i could smell rubber burning & stopped as soon as possible. (101892 ) mileage for 2nd incident. thank god my sense of smell & hearing are good ! both times my grandsons were with me. also truck bed was empty, both times. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2008 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact noticed that the driver side leaf spring was fractured. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the current and failure mileages were 88,000.

While driving i experienced ball joint failure on the right front tire. this caused me to lose control of the vehicle ending up in a dtich. the entire right front suspension is damaged and must be replaced. *tr

I experienced excessive vibration in my 2001 chevrolet silverado 1/2 ton 4x4 after having my wheels rotated. after rebalancing did not correct the problem a closer examination of the wheel revealed that it was broken. a long crack had developed. my vehicle currently has about 177,000 miles. this first wheel failure occurred at about 170,000 miles. in may after having my wheels rotated i again experienced excessive vibration. closer investigation of the wheel revealed that i had a second wheel that had broken. i called chevrolet and was advised to take the wheel to a chevrolet dealer for an inspection and had a picture taken of the defect which was sent to chevrolet. my tire dealer also informed me that a similar situation with broken wheels had occurred with another customer who had 4 broken wheels on the same vehicle. *tr