Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2006)

777 consumer complaints on file.

#10504300March 24, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, ENGINE, STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE LOOKS MORE LIKE A 30 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BRAKES LINES HAVE FAILED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR SWERVING OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. OIL COOLER LINED RUPTURED AND LEAKED OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ROTTED AS WELL SO HOT EXHAUST GASES ARE NOT DIRECTED OUT THE EXHAUST, ALSO A CONCERN FOR POISONING OCCUPANTS WITH TOXIC EXHAUST GASES . POWER STEERING FITTINGS ROTTED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. GM IS USELESS, WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY SAID IT IS THE ENVIRONMENT. I ASKED THEM WHY A TOYOTA AND ACURA, BOTH 8 YEARS OLDER SHOWED NO SUCH FAILURES OR EVEN SIGNS OF RUST ON CRITICAL COMPONENTS. GM RESPONDED THAT THEY COULDN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. HMMM, I WONDER WHY. IN 39 YEARS OF DRIVING, IT IS THE MOST I EVER PAID FOR A VEHICLE, 48,000 DOLLARS, AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES ANY ASSISTANCE. THAT'S THE THANKS FOR BAILING THEM OUT. IT HAS ALSO HAD WIRES TO BLOWER MOTOR BURN, REAR BRAKE ROTORS ROTTED AWAY AT 22,000 MILES, GROUND WIRES UNDER HOOD HAVE ROTTED AND FALLEN OF... MORE POTENTIAL HAZARDS, A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZED A CAME APART. I COULD GO ON AND ON. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO GM AND.THE POOR QUALITY AND LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. IT IS BY FAR THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED, EVER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503765March 20, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PARKED MY TRUCK IN A BANK PARKING LOT AFTER RUNNING ERRANDS. I WENT INTO THE BANK LOBBY, LOOKED BACK, AND NOTICED MY HEADLIGHTS FLASHING. I RETURNED TO THE TRUCK, THINKING I SET OFF MY PANIC ALARM, ONLY TO FIND SMOKE FILLING THE CABIN. AFTER THE SMOKE CLEARED, I TURNED THE IGNITION KEY TO AUX POWER AND NONE OF MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE WORKING (E.G. WINDOWS, DOOR LOCKS, ONSTAR, RADIO). AFTER INSPECTION, THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP FOUND THE MAIN BODY WIRE HARNESS HAD MELTED THROUGH FROM HEAT. THE FINAL ANALYSIS IS THAT THERE IS A SHORT IN THE WIRE HARNESS THAT CAUSED THE ENTIRE HARNESS TO MELT. DAMAGE WAS LIMITED TO THE HARNESS AND CARPET BECAUSE THE SHORT IMMEDIATELY DRAINED THE BATTERY AND DID NOT ALLOW THE HARNESS TO HEAT UP TO A COMBUSTIBLE TEMPERATURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503591March 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I ENTERED IT TO START IT. WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEARD A LOUD POP (LIKE A BALLOON POPPING) AND A RECOIL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. COME TO FIND OUT, THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER BROKE THUS LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKES. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS THE ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. OR IF SOMEONE LIKE MY 18 YEAR OLD SON HAD BEEN DRIVING. AFTER SPEAKING WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT "NEVER HAPPENS"...ESPECIALLY ON A 2006 WITH ONLY 63K MILES ON IT. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE NOTED BUT THEY COULD NOT HELP COVER THE COST OF REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT COVER IT AS IT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE...IT IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND I'M JUST HOPING IT DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY AT ALL TO PREDICT IF AND WHEN THIS WILL EVER OCCUR ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO MINE AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503262March 16, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A HOLE DEVELOPED IN A BRAKE LINE WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD TO SPEND $1400 AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES AND FRONT CALIPERS REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10503129March 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD TRUCK STATIONARY DURING INSPECTION. WE TRIED TO ADJUST PEDAL FOLLOWING THE GM SERVICE MANUAL AND BRAKE STILL WOULD NOT HOLD. REMOVED REAR BRAKE ROTORS AND FOUND LINING ON SHOES WORN OFF. REPLACED SHOES, HARDWARE, AND ROTOR. CHECKED CABLES AND ACTUATORS FOR SHOES. ASSEMBLED, ADJUSTED AND BURNISHED SHOES AS PER SERVICE MANUAL, BRAKE STILL WOULD NOT HOLD TRUCK ON GRADE INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON. ADJUSTED SHOES UNTIL THEY WERE DRAGGING ON DRUMS AND COULD FINALLY GET BRAKES TO HOLD TRUCK. THE DRAGGING SHOES WILL BE WORN OFF IN A MATTER OF DAYS AND THE BRAKE WILL NOT WORK. OUR COMPANY HAS SEVEN TRUCKS WITH THIS SAME STYLE PARKING BRAKE AND THEY WILL NOT HOLD EVEN AN EMPTY TRUCK DAYS AFTER LEAVING OUR SHOP. I KNOW OF THE RECALL FOR MANUAL TRANSMISSION TRUCKS AND IT SHOULD BE CARRIED OVER TO ALL SILVERADO TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502770March 14, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON MY TRUCK HAS GONE BAD. THE AMPERES ARE POINTING STRAIGHT DOWN. THE TEMPERATURE REGISTER HAS GONE COMPLETELY AROUND, THE OIL PRESSURE GAGE IS PEGGED ALL THE WAY. THE SPEEDOMETER WORKS FOR 20 MINUTES AND THEN LOCKS UP. I HAVE TALKED WITH OTHERS WHO HAVE SILVERADOS AND THEY STATE THEY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GREAT BESIDE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE AC BLOWING HOT ON ONE SIDE AND COLD ON THE OTHER. WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THESE TWO ITEMS, IT SHOWS WITHOUT A SHADOW OF A DOUBT TO BE A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. MY FAMILY BELIEVES IN CHEVY TRUCKS BUT THEY SHOULD KEEP OUR LOYALTY BUT CORRECTING THE SMALL MANUFACTURER DEFECT TO PROVE THEY ARE THE BETTER PRODUCT INSTEAD OF LEAVING THEIR LOYAL PATRONS TO FIX SUBSTANDARD ITEMS PLACED IN A GREAT TRUCK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502464March 12, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, STEERING, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10502218March 9, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING MY 2006 SILVERADO 3500 HD WHEN THE CAR AHEAD DECIDED ON A SUDDEN LEFT TURN. WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WHILE SWERVING, NARROWLY MISSING THE COMPACT CAR. AFTER EVALUATION AT THE GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP WE USE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR ON ALL 8 OF OUR GM BUSINESS AND PERSONAL VEHICLES, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE EROSION/RUSTING WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LINES USED. CONTACTED GM AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE $1400.00 BILL AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501905March 7, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING MY 2006 SILVERADO 3500 HD WHEN THE CAR AHEAD DECIDED ON A SUDDEN LEFT TURN. WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WHILE SWERVING, NARROWLY MISSING THE COMPACT CAR. AFTER EVALUATION AT THE GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THAT WE USE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR ON ALL 8 OF OUR GM BUSINESS AND PERSONAL VEHICLES, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE EROSION/RUSTING WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LINES USED. CONTACTED GM AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE $1400.00 BILL AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10501090March 3, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE BY SEVERAL FEET. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10499295February 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
2006 SILVERADO 1500 IN OCTOBER 2012, AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT, MY BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP BY PUMPING THE PEDAL AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAUSE WAS A RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE, WHICH I PAID THE SHOP TO REPLACE. IN FEBRUARY 2013, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN LOST PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND UPON INSPECTION LEARNED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT INCLUDING AT THE ABS MODULE CONNECTION POINT. THE ONLY REPAIR OPTION IS A $2000 JOB TO REMOVE THE BODY FROM THE TRUCK TO REPLACE EVERY SINGLE BRAKE LINE. THROUGH INTERNET SEARCHES AND BY MY MECHANIC'S EXPERIENCE, THIS IS CLEARLY A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD BE RECALLING SILVERADOS FOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10498424February 17, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HIT BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. STILL HAD FRONT BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. HAVING THE TRUCK TOWED TO HAVE LINES REPLACED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495309January 30, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME WITH ICY ROADS AND SNOW. I WAS ON MY DRIVEWAY TRYING TO GET TO THE TOP OFF IT WHEN I LOST TRACTION. I STOPPED AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. I STARTED TO BACK DOWN THE DRIVE WHEN THE PEDDLE FELL TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH DOWN OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES BOTH FRONT AND REAR. MECHANIC SAYS THE LINES BLEW APART FROM RUST. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10495166January 29, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
EXPERIENCED BRAKING FAILURE AND ACTIVATION OF ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS CAUSES LONGER BRAKING TIMES AND DISTANCES AND I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING CARS IN FRONT OF ME, RUNNING STOP SIGNS, ETC. ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS PHENOMENON, IT IS KNOWN AS UNINTENDED LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION - A COMMON PROBLEM FOR OLDER MODEL GM TRUCKS. ADDITIONAL RESEARCH HAS REVEALED THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR 2006 SILVERADOS, YET IT HAS YET TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER. IT IS COMMONLY THE RESULT OF AN INCREASED AIR GAP BETWEEN THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND HUB RELUCTOR RING DUE TO RUST AND DEBRIS BUILD UP ON THE SENSOR MOUNTING SURFACE. THIS IS A SERIOUS HAZARD THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED FOR SILVERADO TRUCKS FROM RUST-BELT STATES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10494755January 25, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTION METAL BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND HAS HOLE IN LINE RESULTING IN LOSS OF FLUID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493579January 20, 2013
ENGINE
THERE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME PROBLEM OF BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON 1999 TO 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA PICKUPS. THIS PROBLEM IS ON 80 TO 90 PERCENT OF THE TRUCKS WITH IN THEM YEARS THIS IS MILLIONS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS DUE TO EPA LAWS AND EMISSION STANDARDS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE PASSED WHEN THESE BOLTS BREAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493495January 19, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS FOLLOWING MY GIRLFRIEND IN MY TRUCK & WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP AT LESS THAN 5MPH, MY TRUCKS ABS STARTED TO ACTIVATE ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS CAUSING ME TO BUMP INTO HER CAR! NO REAL DAMAGE OCCURRED TO EITHER OF OUR VEHICLES BUT AFTER RESEARCHING THIS KNOWN GM PROBLEM WITH THEIR ABS SYSTEMS AND THEIR WHEEL SENSORS, IT'S OBVIOUS THAT GM KNOWS OF THESE ISSUES FOR YEARS IN THEIR TRUCKS!! I'VE TAKEN MY TRUCK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW IN 2006 AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS MY PROBLEM TO GET IT FIXED!! I REPLACED THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL BEARING AFTER IT FAILED IN 2010 WITH A GM WHEEL BEARING AND THEIR SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THAT GM WOULD REPLACE IT FOR FREE BUT YET THEY HOLD NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE ORIGINAL GM WHEEL BEARINGS!! THIS IS A DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN TO ALL GM TRUCK OWNERS! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10493406January 18, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC BUT WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10492935January 14, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES
FIRST TIME BRAKE LINE BROKE AT DEALERS PARKING LOT. LINE REPAIRED TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT ANOTHER BRAKE LINE RUPTURED MONTH LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT ANOTHER BRAKE LINE BURST MINOR COLLISION NO DAMAGE. DEALER AT THIS TIME REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES IN VEHICLE AS I REFUSED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT EVERY LINE REPLACED PERIOD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10491743January 7, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
PAINT CORRODED AROUND 3RD BRAKE LIGHT DEALER (CHEVY) WHERE PURCHASED IS OUT OF BUSINESS. PAINT DEFAULT? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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