Paint/Trim
Paint (fading, chalking, cracking, or peeling), loose interior and exterior trim or moldings, rust.
What Owners Say
"Front valance under the front bumper is falling off."
Anonymous, FL (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"Rubber gasket behind exterior door handle broke and came loose"
Anonymous, NC (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Trim strip on both sides of cab began to come loose"
Anonymous, TX (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Disappointed that factory paint started blistering, peeling and eventually turning to rust before vehicle was even driven 10 years. Time to re-sand, prime and paint before the rust worsens."
Anonymous, (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"The paint on the hood and the side front fenders (over the tires) is fading. It's not flaking or peeling off, it's just fading away."
Anonymous, TX (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 6.0-L V8)"Clear coat on roof is chalking where moisture builds up at night"
John R., CA (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Paint is peeling off at bottoms of doors and around wheel wells of the truck bed resulting in rust on exposed metal."
Troy S., MI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"Chips along door from gravel roads"
John H., MN (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"paint kept falling off 1 area it won't hold paint or primer"
William D., NJ (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8-L V8)"Doors are rusting at bottom from interior water damage causing paint to blister, peel off and metal rusting. Now starting to happen at top of truck bed wheel wells"
Anonymous, MI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"paint in different areas of the truck are significantly peeling and flaking off."
Anonymous, NJ (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Rust on rocker panels, cab corners and rear fender wells."
Anonymous, (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.8-L V8)"Rust from the inside out above or where the fenders connect to the bed of the truck"
Anonymous, (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"The rear wheel wells are rusting through. A common GM truck problem for this generation truck. Incredibly unsightly and a real shame they didn't forsee the problem when they designed the truck box."
Anonymous, WI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Poor sheet metal leads to profuse rusting of rear body"
Anonymous, (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"rust over rear wheels. the problem has not been resolved yet. I will do the repairs myself."
Anonymous, WV (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"The roof is rusting really bad especially around the cargo lamp above the rear window."
Anonymous, FL (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"Bottom of rear doors and around back wheel wells have started rusting"
Anonymous, MN (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Rust started to bubble up the paint above the rear wheels on both sides. Body shop explained that it was from the inside area between the inner and outer fender. Eventually it got bad enough and I had to replace both fender panels."
Anonymous, MI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Heavy pin hole rust on both rear fenders above wheels."
Anonymous, WI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Rust around both back wheel wells 4 inches high its between the two layers of steel"
Tim J., WI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"box is rusted through at seam above wheel openings. bottom of doors seams rusted off due to seal holding salt and moisture in."
Anonymous, WI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"rear fender"
Haney M., NE (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"can not believe the amount of rust that has caused holes in the bed of the truck over the rear wheels and along the front hood -"
Anonymous, NY (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 6.0-L V8)"It's 9 yrs. old. But then again, it's only nine yrs. old. I've driven Chevy pick-ups for 27 yrs. Never had one rust out so quickly. And never before 15 or so yrs. old"
Anonymous, IA (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"rear fender rust through"
Robert M., MI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8-L V8)"Serious rust in rear wheel wheels, rocker panels and roof around clearance light, which is causing the roof to leak"
Justin H., SD (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"wheel wells"
Anonymous, MN (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"All four doors rusting at the bottom. Paint had blistered and peeled off after rust started from inside the door"
Anonymous, MI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"It has rust damage over the rear wheel wells and the bottom rear corner of the cab."
Anonymous, MI (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 4.8-L V8)"This vehicle began to exhibit rust on its underbody frame within a year of purchase. The frame has had to be welded back together with the rusted parts remove twice in two years at a cost of nearly $4000. The outer body shows no rust. GM refused to address these problems in the early years of ownership."
Anonymous, NY (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 WT 5.3-L V8)"Some minor spots associated with minor dents but two other locations - along the top of the windshield and a small spot on the roof - due to age(?)."
Jan P., ON (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8-L V8)"Box over rear wheels and front of hood rusted through"
Anonymous, NY (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"significant rust-through around rear wheel wells"
Anonymous, NJ (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Unstoppable Rust from inside out above the rear wheel wells. I consider this a design defect or a manufacturing defect. I washed this truck regularly and used it year round in Connecticut."
Thomas T., CT (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Bed sides are rusting out."
Anonymous, WV (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)
"The plastic end cap on the front bumper is ripping off. I think it may have caught in some brush when turning around. It seems kind of cheaply made"
Anonymous, OR (2008 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)