2008 Chevrolet Suburban Air Bags
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (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. ATLANTIC CHEVROLET (1350 SUNRISE HWY, BAYSHORE, NY) 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.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER (HAWK CHEVROLET, 330 KING ST, ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL) AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT*JB
TAKATA RECALL - SAYS IT HAS UNTIL AUGUST 2017 ON WHETHER THE PETITION WAS GRANTED. THERE IS NO UPDATED INFORMATION ON IF THE RECALL IS A SAFETY ISSUE OR NOT. I NEED THIS TO BE RESOLVED AS I AM IN GERMANY AND NEED TO SHIP MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE STATES.
TAKATA RECALL. GM ISSUED A RECALL NOTICE FOR MY CAR IN JULY 2016. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO REMEDY THE RECALL AND CLAIM TO STILL BE WORKING ON A SOLUTION. THAT'S AN UNACCEPTABLE AND VERY DANGEROUS DELAY. IF GM CANNOT FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO, THEY SHOULD GIVE AFFECTED DRIVERS THE OPTION OF USING A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL THEY DO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. 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 GIANT CHEVROLET CADILLAC (1001 S BEN MADDOX WAY, VISALIA, CA 93292, (559) 302-9804), BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN NEARLY TWO YEARS SINCE I RECEIVED THIS RECALL NOTICE. LOCAL GM DEALER AND GM CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE CLAIM "NO PARTS AVAILABLE". THIS IS NOT WHAT I WOULD CALL "RESOLUTION WITHIN A TIMELY MANNER", I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF IT FITS WITH YOUR DEFINITION OF "RESOLUTION WITHING A TIMELY MANNER". ALTHOUGH IT MAY BE STRICTLY "SAFE TO DRIVE", IT IS NOT SAFE TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT IN, WHICH IS/WAS THE ENTIRE POINT OF HAVING AIR BAGS. IF UNABLE TO REPAIR THIS VEHICLE, THEY SHOULD PURCHASE IT.
WHEN I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL 2016 I CONTACTED AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO SAID NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. I CONTACTED ANOTHER AUTHORIZED DEALER TODAY MARCH 19, 2018, AND I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO REPAIR THE AIRBAGS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER (CARL BLACK CHEVROLET BUICK GMC, 1110 ROBERTS BOULEVARD NORTHWEST, KENNESAW, GA 30144, 1-888-457-2417) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. 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 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (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 CONTACT CALLED SUN CHEVROLET DEALER AT (412) 253-4429 LOCATED AT 2939 WASHINGTON RD, MCMURRAY, PA 15317 WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V383000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION IN MAY OF 2016. THE DEALER (HAWK CHEVROLET OF JULIET, 2001 JEFFERSON ST, JOLIET, IL 60435) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL- GOT THE OFFICIAL RECALL ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO, STILL NO REMEDY.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 1500. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (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 DEALER (MAITA CHEVROLET, 9650 AUTO CENTER DR, ELK GROVE, CA 95757) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 866-790-5600 AND STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. A CASE NUMBER WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY CANNOT PROVIDE A FIX TO MY AIRBAG RECALL SINCE THE TAKATA COMPANY IS BANKRUPT. I AM NOT HAVING A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG, BUT SINCE I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO GET IT FIXED.
TAKATA RECALL -- MY DASH CLOSE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS A VERY LONG SPLIT ACROSS IT DUE THE DEFECT WITH THE AIRBAG. THE SPLIT MATERIALIZED VERY QUICKLY. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY IN THE YARD. THUS FAR I HAVE NOT HAD ANY CONTACT REGARDING A SOLUTION TO GET REPAIR IT. MY CONCERN IS FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PASSENGER WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. I'VE BEEN TO SEVERAL OF MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERS TO HAVE MY SUBURBAN FIXED BUT I'VE BEEN TOLD THERE IS NO REPAIR
HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR PARTS SINCE MAY 2016. I WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM TO BE TAKEN CARE OF IN A TIMELY MANNER AND IT HAS NOT BEEN.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V381000 (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 HARRY ROBINSON BUICK GMC AT (479) 646-8600 (6000 S 36TH ST, FORT SMITH, AR 72908) 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.
TAKATA RECALL - HAS NOT BEEN FULFILLED. AIRBAGS ARE STILL UNSAFE AND POTENTIALLY A HAZARD.
TAKATA RECALL MY COMPLAINT IS, THIS IS FROM MAY 2016, WHY IS THERE STILL NOT A FIX IN PLACE IF TAKATA WON'T FIX IT THEN GM SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS. IT'S NOT SAFE. MAYBE I SHOULD GET A LONER TRUCK UNTIL MINE IS FIXED. NO ONE HAS ANSWERS, CAN SOMEONE GIVE ME AN ANSWER!!
TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAGS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED RECEIVED A LETTER BACK IN 2016
TAKATA RECALL
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN. 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. THE VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL. THE RECALL OF MY VEHICLE WAS ANNOUNCED IN MAY 2016. I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED IN JULY 2016. IN THE INTERVENING YEAR AND A HALF, GM HAS BEEN DRAGGING ITS FEET WHILE TAKATA HAS BECOME INSOLVENT AND IS IN THE PROCESS OF BANKRUPTCY REORGANIZATION AND I AM DRIVING MY FAMILY AROUND IN A POTENTIALLY UNSAFE CAR. THAT IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF THE CAR IS UNSAFE, GM NEEDS TO MOVE QUICKLY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM SO THAT MORE PEOPLE ARE NOT PUT AT RISK (AND LEFT TO TRY TO COLLECT FROM AN INSOLVENT MANUFACTURER). PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO GET THIS RECALL RESOLVED QUICKLY!
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN 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 (HERITAGE CHEVROLET, 12420 JEFFERSON DAVIS HWY, CHESTER, VA 23831, (804) 748-6461) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE SO THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE REMEDY AND REPAIR PARTS MAY BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. INITIALLY THE VEHICLE WAS ADDED TO THE RECALL MAY 27, 2016 AND THE CONTACT JUST RECENTLY RECEIVED THE INTERIM NOTICE WITH NO ETA AS TO WHEN THE SECOND NOTICE MAY BE SENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER INDICATING THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE WHICH WAS UNACCEPTABLE TO THE CONTACT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL: IN JULY OF 2016 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CHEVROLET INDICATING THAT MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG INFLATOR. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, HALL CHEVROLET IN CHESAPEAKE, AND THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS BUT WOULD CALL ME WHEN THE PARTS ARRIVED. I CALLED SEVERAL ADDITIONAL TIMES AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS HAD NOT ARRIVED, MORE THAN A YEAR LATER I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. THE GM RECALL IS 49152. MY VIN IS: [XXX]. WHAT CAN I DO? IS MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE? IF TAKATA GOES BANKRUPT, WHAT CAN I DO THEN? IS CHEVROLET STILL LIABLE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
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The 2008 Chevrolet Suburban has 112 Air Bags complaints on file. 2 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.