Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2006)

777 consumer complaints on file.

#10294638December 6, 2009
TRAILER HITCHES
2005 CHEVY PICKUP RECEIVER HITCH . AFTER PULLING A 6000 LB TRAILER SEVERAL TIMES MY RECEIVER HITCH HAS WORN THIN AND THE DRAWBAR SLAPS AROUND IN THE 2" HOLE. THE 5/8" HITCH PIN HAS WORN THE 5/8" HOLE ELLIPTICAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294588December 5, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, STEERING
DROVE 40 MILES FROM WORK TO HOME ON NOV.25TH AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. NO ISSUES. ON SATURDAY, NOV.28TH, ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY, HAD LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING (NO POWER ASSIST) AND ROLLED INTO STREET. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. CAUSE WAS RUPTURED NITROGEN CANNISTER AT HYDROBOOST ASSEMBLY WITH LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND CONTAMINATION OF FLUIDS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ON NOT ON THE 40 MILE TRIP TO OR FROM WORK ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294282December 2, 2009
STEERING
INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT AND COLUMN BEARING MAKES CLUNKING NOISE AND GRADUALLY BECOMES HARDER TO STEER OVER TIME. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE COLUMN THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN ABOUT EVERY 10,000 - 20,000 MILES! THIS ALSO GIVES EXCESSIVE TIRE WARE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10294183December 1, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
EXHAUST BOLTS ON 2006 SILVERADO, 4.3 V6, BREAKING AT 40,000 MILES, CREATING FIRE HAZARD AND LETTING CARBON MONOXIDE BACK INTO CAB. CONTACTED GM, WANTED TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON BROKEN BOLTS, HA HA VERY FUNNY. LOT OF GOOD THAT WOULD HAVE DONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293792November 28, 2009
STEERING
POPPING NOISE FROM STEERING,WHEN TURNING ON IRREGULAR SURFACES WHICH CAN ALSO BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL,LEADING DRIVER TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR STEERING. CONTACT W/DEALER SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS,RESULTING FROM A POORLY DESIGNED"INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT",WHICH APPARENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES TO FORESTALL THIS PROBLEM. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN TO OWNERS OF SUCH VEHICLES AND GM AS THERE HAVE BEEN TSBS(PATCH-UP)ISSUED MULTIPLE TIMESTHESE BULLETINS SEEM TO INDICATE BASICALLY TO GREASE THE PART,THEREBY TEMPORARILY QUIETING IT FOR A TIME WITH NO PERMANENT RESOLUTION,UNTIL OWNER IS "OFF-WARRANTY"SNF WILLING TO SHELL OUT THE OUT OF POCKET COSTS FOR CORRECT REPAIR. MY VEHICLE(2006) WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH A STANDARD 3 YR/36000MI WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED 3/09 DATEWISE,HOWEVER THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11000 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED OFF-ROAD OR ABUSED. APPARENTLY GM HAS,AS OF 01/07 A REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT PART(PER GM TSB)BUT,IS AT OWNERS COST(PARTS/LABOR) IF YOUR 3YR/36000 OR 2007-ON 5/50 WARRANTY HAS PASSED ITS DATE/MILEAGE TIME. I FIND IT QUITE IRRITATING THAT ALTHOUGH GM AND AFTERMARKET SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR NEARLY 2 DECADES THEY KNOWINGLY CONTINUED TO UTILIZE A SUBSTANDARD PART UNTIL 2007. ALSO IT APPEARS A WARRANTY"EXTENSION"REGARDING THIS PART HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2007+MODELS UP TO 70KMI,HOWEVER DEALER DENIES KNOWLEDGE. GM CUSTOMER SERVICE SAYS TO HAVE PROBLEM"DIAGNOSED"(AT MY EXPENSE),AND IF PROBLEM EXISTS,DEALER CAN MAKE REPAIRS(AT MY EXPENSE).MAYBE IF I(DISABLED) HAD $300-400 SPARE CASH LAYING AROUND I COULD AFFORD THEIR GAME BUT CANNOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293316November 23, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN
2006 2500HD, TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAKING AND BOTH OIL COOLER LINES LEAKING. OIL COOLER LINES WERE REPLACED IN 2007 UNDER WARRANTY. BROUGHT TRUCK INTO DEALER TODAY, (23 NOV 2009) OIL COOLER LINES REPLACED, TRANSMISSION LINE ORDERED. DEAL SAID THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT CHEVY WILL NOT RECALL. ARE THEY WAITING FOR A FIRE AND DEATH TO OCCUR? THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE A RECALL TO REPLACE THESE LINES AT NO COST. PAID $437 TODAY AND WILL PAY $262 ON WED. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE COMES IN. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292051November 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ON 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO DOESN'T WORK SO BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS GO RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292059November 13, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES. LINES CONSIST OF A FLEXIBLE SECTION SWAGED TO SECTION OF HARD LINE. THERE ARE 3 LINES TOTAL. ALL 3 HAVE A HISTORY OF LEAKAGE WHERE THE FLEXIBLE SECTION SWAGES TO THE HARD SECTION. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS WHICH CAN BE EASILY VERIFIED THROUGH NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS.I.E WWW.DIESELPLACE.COM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290740November 2, 2009
STEERING
MY 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS DEVELOPED A RATTLE IN THE STEERING AT 10,000 MILES NOW AT 45,000 IT HAS GOT WORSE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS 2003-2006 THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SOME WITH 80,000 MILES ARE RATTLING ALL THE TIME I BELIEVE THIS HAS BECAME A RECALL ISSUE UNREPORTED. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME A UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACE AT $230.00 MY 1991 SILVERADO NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AT 15YRS. OLD WITH 90,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10290390October 30, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
A ROARING SOUND BEGAN IN THE FRONT LEFT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z-71 ON 25 OCTOBER, 2009. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NOISE BECAME A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND, AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEGAN WOBBLING BADLY. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ATWOOD CHEVROLET IN VICKSBURG, MS WHERE I LIVE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS SHOT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS BEFORE, THE RIGHT FRONT HUB-BEARING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (ATWOOD CHEVROLET) REPLACED THE PART ON 27 OCTOBER, 2009. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS OCCURRING AT A CONSTANT RATE ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I TALKED TO THE GM REPRESENTATIVE ON 28 OCTOBER, I WAS TOLD THAT 'BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH I LIVE HERE IN MISSISSIPPI", THIS IS EXPECTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289788October 26, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289835October 26, 2009
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
BLOWER FAN FOR HEAT AND A/C STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED RESISTOR ASSEMBLY AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS.CHECKED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER AND SAW THAT THE CONNECTION HAD MELTED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289712October 25, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
ON OCTOBER THE 22ND. 2009 THE REAR BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. UPON CHECKING THE REAR BRAKES I FOUND THE ROTORS HAD STARTED TO COME APART. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER THE PADS THAT I REMOVED FROM MY 2006 CHEVY 2500 HD TRUCK STILL HAD MATERIAL LEFT ON THEM. THERE WAS NO METAL TO METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE PADS AND THE ROTORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289226October 21, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION ON 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK DUE TO DEFECTIVE/CORRODED HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY-WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION BETWEEN 4 AND 10 MPH THEREBY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. GM ISSUED A RECALL FOR PRIOR MODEL YEARS OF SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE UNDER #05068C: PRODUCT SAFETY - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION - ( MARCH 6, 2008). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289058October 20, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK WITH 9480 MILES. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP ABS SYSTEM ON RIGHT SIDE WOULD ENGAGE UNDER NORMAL STOPPING AND CAUSE TRUCK TO LURCH. PROBLEM WAS A CRACKED SPEED SENSOR ON THAT SIDE - REPLACED PART, NORMAL BRAKING RETURNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10288731October 17, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
REAR BRAKE ROTORS SEVERELY RUSTED / CORRODED. REAR DISC CALIPERS FROZEN IN PLACE (ONLY CONTACTING ROTOR ON OUTBOARD SIDE) INBOARD SIDE OF BOTH REAR BRAKE ROTORS MISSING "CHUNKS" OF METAL DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287439October 14, 2009
STEERING
BOLT THAT HOLDS THE TIE RODS TOGETHER FOR STEERING FELL OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287184October 13, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CONTINUAL UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATION ON A 2006 SILVERADO. VIRTUALLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286740October 8, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WIRING HARNESS FIRE OCCURRED IN A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. FIRE IS BEING FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10285968October 1, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I MANAGE A FLEET OF VEHICLES FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. SO FAR THREE 2006 CHEVY TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE FAN CONTROL MODULE, LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, FAIL. UPON TRACING THE PROBLEM IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IN EACH CASE THE MODULE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND EVEN BURNED SOME OF THE WIRE IN THE WIRE HARNESS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR TO REPAIR THESE TRUCKS. THE DAMAGED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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