Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2006)

777 consumer complaints on file.

#11378501December 8, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE PASSLOCK LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRUCK WON'T START. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GETS BRIGHT THEN DIM. BACK AND FORTH. WHEN THE PASSLOCK COMES ON IT WILL KEEP THE TRUCK FROM STARTING FOR DAYS AT A TIME. I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK ANYWHERE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11359844September 18, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TRUCK DRIVING TRANSFER CASE GO IN NEUTRAL, THEN NEED TO PARK AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND IN NEUTRAL, THEN PUSH THE 4X4 BOTTOM,THEN CHANGE TO 2WLD. MAKES A LOT NOISE.UNSAFE TO DRIVE.HAPPEN IN THE HIGHWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355237September 15, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
DUE TO FAULTY UNDERCOATING FROM FACTORY THE BACK CROSSMEMBERS ROT AND CAUSE SHOCKS TO BECOME DISPLACED AND GAS TANK TO UNSECURED ALONG WITH REAR SHAKELS TO GO THREW THE BOTTOM OF TRUCK BED.... WILL COST OVER $2500 FOR REPAIRS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11351765August 28, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THERE'S COMMON PROBLEM WITH GAS LINES AND FRAMES RUSTING OUT THE 2006 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCKS THAT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. THE PRICE FOR THE GAS LINES ARE WAY OVER PRICED AT $318.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11349819August 17, 2020
TIRES
DURING A TRIP WITH 6 MONTH OLD TIRES, TWO OUT OF 6 TIRES FAILED. ONE WAS A DEEMED A ROAD HAZARD BY THE MANUFACTURER. GIVEN THESE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AND INSTALLED ON A TOW VEHICLE WITH RATINGS FOR THE VEHICLE AND FAILED ON A 75 DEGREE DAY WITH A LIGHT MIST. I WOULD SUSPECT THAT THE TIRES ARE NOT CAPABLE OF MEETING THE RATED SPECS. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED JANUARY FROM TREADWRIGHT CORP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11319256March 25, 2020
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
WE WERE DRIVING AND STARTED RUNNING REALLY ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER TOOK IT TO A SHOP THEY SAID IT WAS SOME WIRING THEY REPLACE THE WIRING ABOUT A MONTH LATER I WAS PARKED AT HOME STARTED THE TRUCK AND IT WAS DURING THIS SAME THING ANGELITE I JUST TURNED ON RUNNING ROUGH SAID LOW ENGINE POWER I TOOK IT BACK TO THE PLACE WE HAD TO WORK DONE THEY SAID A WIRE JIGGLED LOOSE AND THEY SCREWED IT BACK IN SAID I WAS GOOD TO GO LAST WEEK I WAS TAKING MY TRUCK TO GET IT INSPECTED WAS FINE ALL THE WAY TO TOWN PARKED IT AT THE SHOP GO IN AND TELL THEM I NEED INSPECTION THEY COME OUT START THE TRUCK SAME SCENARIO AS BEFORE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON LOW ENGINE POWER RUNNING ROUGH COULDN'T GET IT INSPECTED THEY PUT THE CODE DEVICE ON IT AND IT SAID THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR HARNESS SOMETHING LIKE THAT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299520January 15, 2020
AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END EXPERIENCED SEVERE DAMAGE BUT THE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A PARKING LOT AND A TOWING COMPANY WAS CALLED. THE COSMETIC DAMAGES WERE BEING REPAIRED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED AS OF YET. A LOCAL DEALER (UNKNOWN) WAS CALLED AND INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN CALLED THE CONTACT AND OPENED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11297284January 6, 2020
SERVICE BRAKES
AT 45,000 MI, HAD TO REPLACE ABS HUB SENSOR ASSY DUE TO FALSE ACTIVATION. I HAVE SINCE REPLACE 3 MORE ASSYS COSTING OVER $400 EACH OCCURANCE. AT 100,000 MI, HAD TO REPLACE A LEAKING BRAKE LINE WHICH HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND AT 120,000 MI LOST ALL HYD PRESSURE WHILE BRAKING TO AVOID SEVERAL DEER ENTERING THE ROADWAY. REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES AT A COST OF $1200. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON BOTH ISSUES, BUT GM WILL NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR EITHER.THIS IS THE 9TH SILVERADO I HAVE OWNED OVER THE PAST 40 YEARS. NEXT ONE WILL BE A FORD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11290120December 19, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RANDOMLY MY TRUCK WILL GO IN ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND TOP SPEED IS 35 MPH. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIME ON THE INTERSTATE. THE CODE THAT POPS UP IS P2135 AND I LOOKED IT UP ON LINE. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF FORMS AND VIDEOS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. EVERYTHING ON THE INTERNET POINTS TO THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR. I'VE REPLACED IT TWICE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TWICE AND WIRING TWICE. I PUT TRUCK IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES. SPENT A GOOD $1500 TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND IT STILL POPS UP EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11286612December 3, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ANYTIME A TRAILER IS FIRST ATTACHED, THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE TRUCK CAN TO THIS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC. IT WILL DO THIS A FEW TIMES UNTIL THE PCM "LEARNS" THERE IS A TRAILER ATTACHED. GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ISSUED SERVICE BULLETIN 06-06-04-042B TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE BY REPROGRAMMING THE PCM. BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS, THIS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED AS A RECALL. HOWEVER,I HAD TO TAKE THE TRUCK INTO THE DEALER FOR THE UPDATE AND WAS EXPECTED TO PAY FOR THEM FIXING A KNOWN SOFTWARE ISSUE. INSTEAD OF DOING THE UPDATE AT NO CHARGE, THEY MANAGED TO DAMAGE THE PCM WHILE PERFORMING THE UPDATE. THE PCM IS NO LONGER SERVICEABLE AND THE DEALER IS WANTING TO CHARGE ME FOR A REPLACEMENT EVEN THOUGH IT WAS DAMAGED DURING A CALLED FOR SERVICE BULLETIN UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ORIGINALLY EQUIPPED WITH A TRAILER HITCH SO THE PROBLEM DIDN'T ARISE UNTIL THE HITCH WAS INSTALLED AND A TRAILER WAS ATTACHED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283087December 1, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING AT LOW SPEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11283089December 1, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES HAVE ROTTED OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11278440November 6, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS TURNING INTO HIS DRIVEWAY AT 5 MPH, THE BRAKE LINE FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT IT FAILED TO ENGAGE AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT APPLIED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 42,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11252370August 30, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE AND STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CAPE COD CARZ (153 CORPORATION ST, HYANNIS, MA 02601, (508) 778-2279) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME NEEDED TO BE WELDED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11246737August 27, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME, BODY, AND BRAKE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED OUT. BEST CHEVROLET (128 DERBY ST, HINGHAM, MA 02043, (781) 347-1886) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 212,000. *TT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11228882July 2, 2019
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN LATE FEBRUARY 2019, I ACQUIRED A TRUCK FROM A USED DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH BEFORE. UPON OBTAINING THIS VEHICLE I STARTED HAVING ISSUES RIGHT AWAY. FIRST ISSUE I ENCOUNTERED, I WAS DRIVING BACK TO KANSAS CITY FROM LEBANON,MO AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY BRAKES WENT OUT AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND TRUCK STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD. I DROVE LIKE THIS ALL THE WAY HOME AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT'S COST ME $100 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED MY TRUCK WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH GETTING UP TO SPEED WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WOULD END UP HAVING THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD STILL ACT LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE ALMOST LIKE A DELAY AND THEN SLOWLY GAIN SPEED. IT FELT AS IF IT WAS SLIPPING OR IT JUST WASN'T GETTING ANY POWER. MY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR HAD WENT OUT WITHOUT ME KNOWING AT THE TIME SO I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM HAD TO DEAL WITH MY OIL PUMP. I FINALLY TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC I USED BEFORE AND HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON MY TRUCK DUE TO HIM NOT FINDING ANY ISSUES BESIDES MY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DIAGNOSTIC CAME BACK WITH MULTIPLE CODES AND 3 OF THEM HAD TO DEAL WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO MY BROTHER AND HAVE HIM LOOK AT IT FOR A SECOND OPINION. UPON DOING SO HE TEST DROVE AND INSPECTED THE TRUCK ENTIRELY AND CONCLUDED THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK AT ALL. HE RAN HIS OWN DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AS WELL BUT HIS CANE BACK WITH NO CODES THAT CAME UP AT ALL. SO I DROVE OFF CONFUSED BECAUSE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME ON TOP OF THE PROBLEMS I KNEW I WAS HAVING BECAUSE THE TRUCK WASN'T RUNNING LIKE IT DID WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. SOME TIME PAST AND THEN ANOTHER PROBLEM. MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE TRASHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ASAP AND THEN MY ODOMETER STARTED READING SERVICE AIR BAG AND WOULD NOT GO OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11222027June 24, 2019
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. THE SERVICE AIRBAG SOON LIGHT IS ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11219652June 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I PARKED MY TRUCK THE BLOWER WORKED FINE GOT IN IT 2 HOURS LATTER AND IT DID NOT WORK.THE WIRES TO MY BLOWER MELTED AND HOT ALMOST STARTED A FIRE IN MY TRUCK. NO SMELL NO SIGN OF THE WIRES GETTING HOT. THE ONLY THING I NOTICED WAS THE CONTROL PANEL GOT HOT WHEN IT WAS ON SO I KEPT IT OFF. IF I HAD NOT TAKEN IT TO THE SHOP 2 DAYS AFTER MY BLOWER STOPED WORKING I MIGHT NOT HAVE MY TRUCK. IT MIGHT HAVE CAUGHT FIRE WITH MY KIDS AND I IN IT OR WITH MY 17 YEAR OLD DRIVEING. A RECALL ON THIS PART WOULD BE NICE OR FIND OUT WHY IT IS DOING THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209608May 24, 2019
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING ON A DIVIDED 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, SEVERAL DEER RAN IN THE PAT( OF OUR VEHICLE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, SND THEY WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WE SLOWED DOWN BUT WERE UNABLE TO STOP. LUCKILY THEREVWAS NO ONE BESIDE US AND WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID THE LAST DEER BY SWERVING INTO THE LEFT LANE. I COULD ELL THERE WAS NO PRESSURE IN MY BRAKE PEDAL AFTER THAT. WE WERE ABOUT 20 MILES FROM HOME BUT I ONLY HAD 2 MORE STOP SIGNS UNTIL OUR RESIDENCE. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH DIDNT COME ON UNTIL LESS THAN 1/4 MILE FROM MY HOUSE. THERE WAS ALSO AN AUDIBLE ALARM AT THAT TIME. WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND GET STOPPED FROM THERE. THE MECHANIC SAID THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND ONE HAD BURST. THE ADDITIONAL STRESS CAUSE BY THE RUPTURING OF THE LINE THEN AFFECTED THE OTHER LINES. I HAD TO PAY TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE LINES BEFORE IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11209590May 23, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TAKATA INFLATORS: MY 2006 CHEVY 3500 DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED OVERNIGHT WHILE THE TRUCK WAS LOCKED, NOT RUNNING, AND HAD NO KEYS IN IT IN MY DRIVEWAY. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! THE TRUCK WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. THANKFULLY I WASN'T DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WHEN IT DEPLOYED, OR I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. 2006 SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. MY TRUCK WAS MANUFACTURED 5/2006 AND THE RECALL INCLUDES TRUCKS MADE 12/2006 AND NEWER. WHAT CAN BE DONE BY CHEVY TO PAY FOR MY REPAIR? ADDITIONALLY, THE NIGHT BEFORE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED ON ITS OWN THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WINDOW FELL INTO THE DOOR. AGAIN IT WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY LOCKED NOT RUNNING, KEYS NOT IN IT!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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