Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2006)

777 consumer complaints on file.

#10285211September 25, 2009
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 7 MPH). THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND BODILY INJURY DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING IN THE MANOR IN WHICH IT IS DESIGNED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284354September 16, 2009
TIRES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RIGHT FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE, SMOKE, AND CAUGHT FIRE ON THE WESTBOUND OF THE OHIO TURNPIKE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0769-91
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283814September 13, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION - PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST FLANGE DON'T/GASKET- DO TO A FLAW IN THE DESIGN, THE FLANGE IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE TIGHTENED ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN GASKET SEAL THUS ALLOWING CARBON MONOXIDE/EXHAUST INTO THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10283502September 10, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
2006 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS ALL THE TIME. THIS CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIRED. VEHICLE HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10280639August 17, 2009
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
AUTOMANTIC CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWS HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS OPERATING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WILL RESET WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10278341July 26, 2009
TIRES
ON 7/22/09 WE PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES AND HAD THEM INSTALLED ON THE FRONT OF OUR 2006 CHEVY 3500 CREW CAB DUALLY. THESE WERE PURCHASED BECAUSE WE WERE TAKING A 2000+ MILE TRIP ON 7/24. ON 7/24 ONE OF THESE NEW MICHELIN TIRES LT 215/8516 LTZ MS BLEW OUT - A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE, WHILE WE WERE ON I-44 AT HIGH SPEED. NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED, BUT WE REPORT THIS IN CASE IT INDICATES A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND EXISTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277514July 20, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE BARON WAS REPLACED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,700.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10277339July 19, 2009
SUSPENSION
JANUARY 2009- EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. BROUGHT TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIR. LEFT FRONT AXLE(4WD)HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED AT APPROX 50,000 ON A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. DEALER REPAIRED AT COST TO ME OF JUST UNDER $400. JULY 2009, SIMILAR FRONT END NOISE(LOUDER) BROUGHT TO DEALER AND DETERMINED RIGHT FRONT BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE AND AFLOAT AS WELL AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPAIR AT A COST OF $362 TO ME. SEEMS TO BE EARLY FAILURE AND WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE IF BEARING CAME APART. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276455July 12, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET 1500 DUAL AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL BLOWS HEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE BLOWING COLD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE (EVEN THOUGH THE AC IS SET FOR BOTH SIDES). WIRING HARNESS HAS A SHORT ON THE BLOWER, WHICH PRODUCES A BURNING SMELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10276171July 8, 2009
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES, STRUCTURE
GENERAL MOTORS PICKUP HOOD MOUNTED LATCH FATIGUE. I HAVE NOTICED COMPLETE SEPARATION AND SEVERE WEAR IN THE WELDED ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD LATCH THAT COULD RESULT IN THE HOOD COMING UP AT HIGH SPEED AND EITHER BLINDING THE DRIVER OR THE HOOD SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE UPON FAILURE OF THE HOOD LATCH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274978June 25, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT, SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY LUBRICATED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON ELEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, IDLER ARM, BODY MOUNT, AND LOWER SHAFT BEARINGS WERE ALL REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE STEERING SHAFT LOWER BEARING, STEERING ARM KIT, LOWER RE-SEAL DIFFERENTIAL, LOWER ARM, AND IDLER ARM PITMAN ARM WERE ALL REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HUB WAS FAILING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274612June 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CONNECTOR OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTOR. FIRE COULD HAVE RESULTED. HAVE READ ONLINE HOW FIRES HAVE ACTUALLY OCCURRED. NEED RECALL IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10274609June 22, 2009
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING FAILED, IN ADDITION TO OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. SHE NOTICED THAT THE RESISTOR CONNECTOR AND WIRING HARNESS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,017.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10270132May 27, 2009
WHEELS
SUDDEN WHEEL BEARING BREAKUP ON 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP 4W ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL IN MAY 2008. SAME OCCURRENCE ON PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL IN APRIL 2009. THIS PICKUP HAD LESS THAN 19,000 MILES AND WAS HIGHWAY DRIVEN. HAD TO HAVE IMMEDIATE REPAIR BOTH TIMES (REPLACEMENT) AND PAID $377 SECOND TIME AS DID NOT GO TO GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. TRAVELING IN ARIZONA AND WENT TO NEAREST GARAGE FOR REPAIR. HAVE OLD PART WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED BY FEDERAL MOGUL CORPORATION. NO CONSEQUENCE AS WE STOPPED DRIVING AS SOON AS WE HEARD THE NOISE OF THE BREAKUP TO AVOID LOSING A TIRE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10269384May 19, 2009
SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING OVERHEATED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE OTHER THREE WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER USED DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND GREASE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10267266April 29, 2009
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO A HIGH SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE RPM'S INCREASE AND THE CONTACT LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10266366April 22, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THE ABS ON MY 2006 SILVERADO ACTIVATES ON LOW SPEED STOPS ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO RELEASE. I HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. I'VE BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ONLY 2 MONTHS AND THERE'S ONLY 19,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THERE'S A CHEVY TECH BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM TOO. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? HOW CAN I GET THE DEALER TO CORRECT THIS FLAW IN THEIR ABS SYSTEM WITHOUT PAYING $700? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265418April 15, 2009
POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE
THE INFORMATION DISPLAYS 4WD SERVICE CONSTANTLY. IN ADDITION, THE 4WD SELECTION BUTTONS SHOW THE 4WD TO BE IN "N-NEUTRAL" OR "NO-LIGHTS DISPLAYED" WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION AND UNDER POWER, AND IN "4L-4 LOW" WITH THE TRUCK SPUTTERING ERRATICALLY, BUT DEFINITELY NOT IN 4L. ALL WITHOUT BEING SELECTED. SO FAR I HAVE DISCOVERED IF I SELECT "AUTO" THE 4WD SERVICE LIGHT DOES NOT DISPLAY. THIS ISSUE IS RECURRING AND HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" PREVIOUSLY BY A DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265263April 14, 2009
AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR HAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR OVER ONE YEAR. SHE FOUND THAT IF THE AIR BAG INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED ONLINE THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW IF THEY WILL PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10265156April 13, 2009
TIRES:VALVE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. IN MARCH OF 2007, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE VALVE STEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ON MARCH 28, 2009, BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE VALVE STEMS FAILED LIKE THE ONE IN 2007. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TIRE COMPANY THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE CRACKING, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURES. THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THE VALVE STEMS ARE FAULTY AND DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 8,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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