2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUDDERED UPON STARTING. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT DROVE TO TEAM CHEVROLET BUICK GMC CADILLAC (404 JAKE ALEXANDER BLVD S, SALISBURY, NC 28147, 704-212-2019) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. *BF*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, DIGITAL DASH STATED "POWER REDUCED" + "EXHAUST FILTER REQUIRES CLEANING", AND SPEED DROPPED TO NO MORE THAN 45MPH. = = AFTER A FEW MINUTES, OPERATION WAS BACK TO NORMAL. = = THIS ISSUE HAS CONTINUED AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE WHETHER PULLING A TRAILER OR NOT; FLAT OR HILLS MAKES NO DIFFERENCE. = = TOOK THE CHEVY DEALER IN TERRE HAUTE, IN (SPENT HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS) AND LOCAL DEALER IN CLINTON TWP., MI AND THEY COULD NOT CORRECT THIS DANGEROUS PERFORMANCE ISSUE. = = THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE A RECALL AS I'VE IT WILL COST ME APPROX. $3000 TO CORRECT THIS "EXHAUST FILTER" PROBLEM / ISSUE (WHICH IS REALLY CAUSED BY THE FEDERAL CONGRESS MANDATING THROUGH LEGISLATION ABOUT NOTHING THEY KNOW ABOUT)... *TR