Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2006)

777 consumer complaints on file.

#10695033March 18, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY, TIRES:TEMPORARY/EMERGENCY SPARE TIRE
THE SPARE TIRE STRUCTURE DISINTEGRATED DUE TO RUST. THE SPARE TIRE WAS HANGING AND WAS EASILY PULLED OUT BY HAND. THE STRUCTURE THAT HOLDS THE SPARE TIRE IN PLACE IS BLOCKED BY THE SPARE TIRE AND DOES NOT GET WASHED, CREATING AN AREA WHERE THE DIRT AND SALT ACCUMULATE. THIS EASILY COULD HAVE FALLEN OFF ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693807March 12, 2015
ENGINE
NOTICED A PECULIAR EXHAUST NOTE SOMEWHAT LIKE A TICK THAT WAS REMINESCENT OF AN EXHAUST LEAK. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL MUFFLER EXHAUST SHOP AND THEY INFORM ME IT IS A MANIFOLD EXHAUST LEAK DUE TO BROKEN BOLT(S) ON THE DRIVER SIDE. WAS ABLE TO LOOK FOR MYSELF AND I SEE ONE BOLT HEAD MISSING IN THE VERY BACK NEAR THE FIREWALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693655March 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY BRAKES WHEN OUT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY DRIVEWAY TO DISCOVER MY BRAKE LINE RUTSTED AND THERE WAS A 1 CM HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693215March 10, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES ARE SEEPING BRAKE FLUID DUE TO CORROSION AND ARE FAILING. NOTICEABLE SMELL OF BRAKE FLUID AND LEAKAGE IN FRONT OF TRUCK. BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10691037February 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ON APPROX. 28 APRIL 2013 AFTER A 200 MILE TRIP I WAS PARKING MY TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. I THEN USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. AT THIS TIME I MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO GET US BACK HOME. ONCE THERE I RESPONDED TO LEN STOLER CHEVEROLET IN WESTMINSTER MD. WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD BLEED THE BRAKES, BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK I GOT ALL THE AIR OUT OF LINES. AT THIS TIME I WAS WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM WHEN A SERVICE ADVISOR CAME IN AND ASK ME TO GO INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SHOW ME SOMETHING. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY TRUCK (WHICH WAS ON THE LIFT) THEY STATED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES WERE SO CORRODED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A PRICE OF $1610.80. I STATED THAT THE SO CALL METAL USED HAD TO BE DEFECTED TO ALLOW THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF LINES TO RUST TO THIS POINT IN ONLY SEVEN YEARS. SHE THEN REPLIED THAT IT WAS NOT CAUSE BY THE METAL USED, IT WAS THE NEW SALT THAT THE STATES USES NOW. WHEN THEY REPLACED THE OLD LINES WITH THE NEW,I ASK THE SERVICE ADVISOR IS THE METAL BRAKE LINES BEING INSTALLED , WERE THEY USING THE SAME KIND OF METAL AND SHE REPLIED, NO THEY ARE USING ZINK COATED LINES NOW. MY QUESTION DID ANY OTHER TRUCKS LIKE MINE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WHY DID THEY USE A NEW METAL IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ORIGINAL METAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690494February 25, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BANGING PERIODICALLY 1,2,3 GEAR AND DOWN SHIFT. TRANSMISSION GAUGE RED-LINED, NOW IS NOT PROPERLY SHOWING TEMP. OIL GAUGE IS MOVING 0 TO 80 ALL THE TIME. SOME LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT ON PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF. TRANSMISSION COMPANY DIAGNOSED AS A POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL ISSUE AND CHEVY STATES THE TRANSMISSION BANG AND SLIP IS COMMON AND NO REPAIRS ARE NEEDED? HELP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10690045February 23, 2015
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10689849February 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS BACKING UP THE TRUCK WHEN A CAR CAME UP BEHIND ME AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD. THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD TO STEER THE TRUCK INTO A SNOW BANK TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CAB OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AT EVERY POINT WHERE THEY CONNECT TO THE FRAME. REPAIRED THE FIRST LEAK AND ANOTHER LEAK STARTED IN ANOTHER LINE IN THE SAME AREA THE LINES ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. REPAIRED THE SECOND LEAK AND A 3RD LEAK APPEARED INSIDE THE FRAME RAIL BEHIND THE CAB WHERE THE LINE ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. THE LINES CAN NOT BE SAFELY REPAIRED. ALL NEW LINES MUST BE INSTALLED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 10,250 MILES ON IT AND IS ALWAYS WASHED INCLUDING THE UNDER CARRIAGE AFTER DRIVING ON SALTED ROADS. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683791February 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAD A BRAKE LINE BRAKE DRIVING MY BABY TO THE DOC, TOWED IF TO THE SHOP & FOUND OUT ALL THE BRAKE LINES & HARDWARE WERE RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR & EVERYTHING NEEDED REPLACED, WE FOUND THAT GM HAD USED BAD PRODUCTS ON THEIR CHEVY TRUCKS FROM 99-07 BUT ONLY RECALLED 99-03, APPARENTLY THERE'S NOT ENOUGH DEATHS IN MODEL YEARS 04-07 TO RECALL, WELL IF WE WERE GOING FASTER IT PROB WOULDN'T HAVE ENDED WELL FOR US, THE COST OF THE REPAIRS WERE AROUND $700. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681790February 6, 2015
ENGINE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681118February 4, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, ANOTHER VEHICLE CUT THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE OFF CAUSING HIM TO SLAM DOWN ON THE BRAKES. AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LEAK BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678533January 23, 2015
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
UNIROYAL LAREDO HD/H LT265/75 R15 HAD A TREAD SEPARATION THAT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE SHEET METAL DAMAGE WITHIN AND BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL OF MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD PICKUP. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 60 MPH WHILE I WAS TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. I NEVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO BRING IT SAFELY TO A CONTROLLED STOP. THE TIRE WAS ONE OF FOUR INSTALLED NEW BY THE AUTO DEALER IN EARLY 2012 WHEN I PURCHASED THE TRUCK USED. THE TIRE HAD APPROXIMATELY 17,000 MILES OF USE WHEN THE SEPARATION OCCURRED. I ALWAYS KEPT THE TIRE INFLATED TO THE TRUCK AND TIRE MANUFACTURERS' RECOMMENDED 80 PSI AND HAD JUST INFLATED THE TIRE TO THAT PRESSURE (IT WAS AT 74 PSI BEFORE I TOPPED IT OFF) THREE DAYS EARLIER, BEFORE STARTING MY TRIP. I NOTICED A RECALL OF TIRES OF SIMILAR VINTAGE IN THE UNIROYAL LAREDO HD/H LT 245/75 R16 SERIES, AND I AM CURIOUS IF MANY TREAD SEPARATIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN REPORTED FOR THE 265/75 R16 SERIES OR IF THIS IS A ONE OFF INCIDENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10673005January 16, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
STOPPING THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF MY GARAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I INSPECTED BELOW THE TRUCK AND NOTED FLUID LEAKING FORWARD OF THE ABS MODULE. I STILL HAD PARTIAL BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT THE FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD TO MY MECHANIC. HE INSPECTED ALL MY BRAKE LINES AND ENDED UP REPLACING THEM ALL AS THEY WERE SHOWING THE SAME PITTING AND CORROSION PROBLEMS AS THE ONE THAT BURST. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671867January 12, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL SHOOK WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SENSOR WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671681January 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
DURING A NORMAL STOP AT A LIGHT, JUST AS THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING CLOSE TO A COMPLETE STOP THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE BUMP FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RELEASE OF BRAKE APPLICATION ON ITS OWN WHILE STILL PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED AS VEHICLE WAS SLOWING, JUST BEFORE A COMPLETE STOP WAS ACHIEVED . AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO BE WELL KNOWN IN AUTOMOTIVE FORUMS AND BY GM. I REMOVED THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS, CLEANED THE CORROSION FROM THE MOUNTING PADS AND REASSEMBLED. BEFORE CLEANING THE SENSOR MOUNTING THE PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR 80-90% OF THE TIME BRAKES WERE APPLIED. AFTER CLEANING IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS VERY ISSUE ON EARLIER YEAR MODELS, CLEARLY THIS NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO MORE MODEL YEARS. IF SOMEONE HAD BEEN IN FRONT OF ME WHEN THIS OCCURRED THERE IS A VERY GOOD POSSIBILITY I WOULD HAVE HIT THE BACK OF THEIR VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671325January 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
STARTING FROM A WAITING LINE FOR MY ANNUAL VEHICLE INSPECTION I WAS DIRECTED TO STOP, WHILE TRYING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESISTANCE AND NOT WARNING LIGHT. I HIT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO HALT THE VEHICLE AND ASK THE MECHANIC ON DUTY TO ASSIST IN DETERMINING THE PROBLEM. WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKE TRYING TO BUILD UP PRESSURE I WAS TOLD TO STOP AS FLUID RUNNING ON THE GROUND IT APPEARED TO BE COMING FROM UNDER THE LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT AREA. AFTER IT WAS LIFTED ON THE RACK IT WAS DETERMINED THAT MY STEEL BRAKELINE HAD DEVELOPED A HOLE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION. I WAS LUCKY AS JUST PRIOR I WAS ON A MAJOR FREEWAY AND TRAVELING AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. THE MECHANIC EXPLAINED THAT WHERE THE LINE RUNS ACROSS FROM LEFT TO RIGHT THAT IT APPEARS THAT WATER IS CONSTANTLY BEING DIVERTED FROM THE RADIATOR DOWN ONTO THE LINE. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN FLAW THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED A LONG TIME AGO OR THE BRAKE LINE SHOULD BE STAINLESS STEEL TO PREVENT THE CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671200January 8, 2015
AIR BAGS
MY AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON FOR NO REASON AND IT IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. IS THERE ANOTHER LIST FOR RECALLS. I HAVE NEVER HAD A ACCIDENT OR MY AIR BAG HAS NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED. CAN YOU TELL ME IF THIS WILL BE FIX THOUGH THE RECALL. I'M CONCERNED WITH DRIVING IT WITHOUT NO AIR BAGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662838January 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO LT. CONSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT ISSUES WITH RUSTING BRAKE LINES ON GM PICKUP TRUCKS.*TA AN INSPECTION REVEALED, THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED ON THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE. JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662914December 8, 2014
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY IS BREAKING OUT OF THESE PICKUP TRUCKS BECAUSE OF A WEAK DESIGN TO SECURE THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY IN PLACE. THE PLASTIC CLIPS ON THE SIDE OF THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT ATTACHES TO THE SMALL METAL CLIP AND SCREW BREAKS OFF ALLOWING THE LIGHT ASSEMBLY TO FALL OUT OF THE TRUCK BED AND HANG BY THE REAR LIGHT WIRING HARNESS. WHILE DRIVING THE TRUCK IT STRIKES A POTHOLE OR ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROAD THE PLASTIC CLIPS BREAK AND THE TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FALLS OUT OF THE TRUCK. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL TRUCKS WITH THE REAR LIGHT ASSEMBLY TAPED UP TO SECURE THE LIGHTS. THIS IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE THIS LIGHT ASSEMBLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10662433December 5, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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