Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2006)

777 consumer complaints on file.

#10170001October 5, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ASPHALT ROADS, PIECES OF THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 5 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. UPDATED 11/21/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169411September 27, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:COLUMN SHIFT
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE PARK POSITION, AND WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10168710September 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN
THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAS A PROBLEM. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED YOU CAN NOT SHIFT, OR IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. AND THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS CHEVROLET DESIGNED ALL STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHICLES TO WORK THIS WAY. THEY SAY THERE IS NOT ANYTHING TO FIX. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION COULD WEAR OUT TOO FAST, OR AND THIS IS MY BIG FEAR, THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL WHILE THE TRUCK IS BEING DRIVEN AND A ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN, OR THE TRUCK COULD BREAK DOWN IN AN UNSAFE PLACE OR TIME. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER MANY, MANY TIMES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGREES THAT THE TRUCK DOESN'T SHIFT LIKE ANY STANDARD TRANSMISSION HE HAS DRIVEN EITHER. YET, THE OFFICIAL WORD IS THAT THIS IS NORMAL, AND THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX. HE SAYS ALL THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SILVERADO TRUCKS SHIFT THIS WAY. HOW DANGEROUS!!! IF SOMEONE IS DRIVING AND NEEDS TO SHIFT, YET THE ENGINE WILL NOT SHIFT, THERE COULD BE A WRECK, THE TRUCKS TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL, AND LEAVE A PERSON STRANDED IN A VERY DANGEROUS PART OF TOWN. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, WHAT COMFORT IS THAT, IF THE TRICK HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM SHORTENS THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167805September 11, 2006
SUSPENSION
I HAVE A NEW 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, REGULAR CAB, LONG BED. IT HAS A PRETTY BAD VIBRATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT IT IS MOSTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, SAY 50 AND UP. THE DEALER HAS BALANCED THE TIRES THREE TIMES AND CONDITION REMAINS. I TOLD THEM SOMETHING IS OUT OF BALANCE. THEY TOLD ME THE TRUCK HAS A KNOWN CONDITION CALLED "BEAM SHAKE." I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER SIMILAR TRUCKS AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL A VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED IS UNSAFE AND CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION EITHER DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, BY WAY OF A FAILURE OF A PART, OR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167731September 9, 2006
STEERING:COLUMN
WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL NORMALLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE AS I TURN. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE IS A RING IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WORKS WITH THE AIRBAG. HE STATED THAT IT CANNOT BE FIX AND THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT OTHER SLIVERADO'S THAT I DROVE DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE HE SAID THAT SOME ARE LOUDER THAN OTHERS BUT THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO THE FIX IT. COULD THE RING BE DEFECTIVE? IF SO WILL IT AFFECT THE AIRBAG? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167320September 4, 2006
TRAILER HITCHES
MULTIPLE FAILURES OF CHEVROLET OEM HITCH RECEIVERS, I AM EMPLOYED AS AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FOR THE HOUSTON TEXAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. MY HITCH IS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING AFTER TOWING A POP-UP TRAILER LESS THAN 100 MILES, IT WAS USED WELL WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE HITCH AND MY 2006 SILVERADO HAS APPROX. 600 MILES ON IT. THIS FAILURE IS APPLICABLE TO 1998-2006 CHEVROLET SUV'S AND TRUCKS. PLEASE GO TO THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.RV.NET/FORUM/INDEX.CFM AND THEN SEARCH HITCH FAILURE. YOU WILL FIND OVER 200 POSTS ABOUT THESE FAILURES. THIS DEFECT HAS REPORTEDLY CAUSED MULTIPLE FATALITIES AND INJURIES WHEN BEING USED PROPERLY AND GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFICIENCY. PLEASE CONTACT ME BY PHONE, I WILL SEND A PICTURE OF MINE WITH THE CRACKED WELD. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RECTIFIED WITH A RECALL ON THESE HITCH RECEIVERS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
3
#10166714August 28, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH, SUSPENSION, TIRES, VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED IN THE FRONT AND REAR AT 40-60 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR VIEW AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS DUE TO THE SEVERE VIBRATION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME ON THE 1999-2006 MODEL YEARS OF THESE VEHICLES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WAS HARD TO SHUT. UPDATED 09/13/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166389August 23, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE
I BOUGHT A 2006 SILVERADO EXT CAB LT3 AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2006. IN MARCH HEADLINER CAME DOWN. REPLACED TWO WEEKS LATER. SIX WEEKS LATER HEADLINER CAME DOWN AGAIN THE SECOND TIME. REPLACED HEADLINER ONE WEEK LATER. TWO DAYS AFTER REPLACING HEADLINER, IT CAME DOWN THE THIRD TIME. I CONTACTED AREA REP TO HAVE HIM RESEARCH THE HEADLINER ISSUE (WHICH I ALREADY WENT TO TWO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE SELLING THESE TRUCKS WITH THE DEFECTED HEADLINERS AND KNOWINGLY SELLING THEM). I WAITED A FULL MONTH THEN WENT FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT WHICH TOOK TWO WEEKS TO COME IN. ONE WEEK LATER HEADLINER COMING DOWN AGAIN THE 4TH TIME. AREA REP SAID HE PUT IN A TSB TO SHOW IT IS A DEFECT THAT THE HEADLINERS ARE CUT TOO SHORT. I CHECKED ON NHTSA AND NO TSB'S ARE LISTED ABOUT A SILVERADO HEADLINER. PEOPLE HAVEN'T NOTICED THIS BECAUSE IT ISN'T OBVIOUS. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TOP OF YOUR OPEN DOORS WHERE THE HEADLINER MEETS THE RUBBER GASKET AND YOU WILL SEE THE CUT OF THE FABRIC OF THE HEADLINE AND THE MOLDED HEADLINER PIECE WITH IT. I'VE CALLED AREA REP AND IT'S BEEN 3 DAYS AND NO RETURN CALL. I WAS TOLD IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACTORY SUNROOF EITHER. IF THE FACTORY KNOWS THE HEADLINER'S ARE DEFECTIVE WHY DO THEY KEEP SENDING THE ONES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE INSTEAD OF WAITING TILL THE RIGHT ONES COME OUT? *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166198August 22, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STARTING 4 DAYS AFTER DELIVERY OF THIS NEW LIGHT DUTY TRUCK WITH DIESEL ENGINE AND 6 SPEED HEAVY DUTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALMOST CONTINUALLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WHAT I BELIEVE ARE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS PUTTING MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, OTHER DRIVERS, AND PEDESTRIANS AT RISK. THE MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDE ACTING LIKE IN NEUTRAL WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY ENGAGES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH, SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT THE TRANSMISSION SEARCHES FOR HIGHER GEARS, EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS; THE ENGAGEMENTS ARE SO HARD I BELIEVE I AM AT RISK SHOULD THIS OCCUR ON LOW TRACTION ROADS, OR ON CURVES. MOST DISTURBING IS THAT MOMENTS AFTER COMING TO A FULL STOP (FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR), THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY (ON NO FEWER THAN 10 OCCASIONS) SENDS A SURGE OF POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH. I AM FEARFUL THAT THIS MALFUNCTION MAY CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO BE PROPELLED INTO A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY, OR WORSE, PINNING A PEDESTRIAN BETWEEN THIS VEHICLE AND A FIXED OBJECT. ALSO SHOCKING IS THAT UPON THE VEHICLE BEING RETURNED TO ME FOR THE 3RD TIME ON AUGUST 11TH, WITHIN AN 1/8 OF A MILE FORM THE DEALERSHIP, AS I APPROACHED A STOP THE VEHICLE WHEELS SUDDENLY LOCKED UP FOR A MOMENT. I RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SERVICE MANAGER DROVE THE VEHICLE. HE REPEATEDLY DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM AND EXPERIMENTED BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL, SHOCKINGLY, WHILE IN NEUTRAL, THE TRANSMISSION STILL SEEMED TO ENGAGE THE DRIVE WHEELS AS WE APPROACHED A STOP. ONLY 42 DAYS SINCE DELIVERY, AND THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE FOR 13 DAYS, AND HAS ALSO CONTINUED TO MALFUNCTION WHILE UNDER MY CONTROL ANOTHER 12 DAYS. I BELIEVE THE DEALER, AUTO MANUFACTURER, AND THE TRANSMISSION MANUFACTURER (WHO IS SAID TO BE PROVIDING DIRECT INSTRUCTION TO THE DEALER ON DIAGNOSTICS AND REPAIR) ARE PLACING ME AND OTHERS AT SERIOUS RISK OF INJURY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166208August 22, 2006
SUSPENSION, STRUCTURE
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A BEAM FRAME SHAKE; MEANING THAT THAT THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS TOO LONG, CAUSING THE FRAME TO FLEX AND VIBRATE WHILE MOVING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. UDDATED *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164191August 2, 2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SHADOW 2 AND 1/2 FOOT WIDE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED. UPDATED 9/5/2006 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163991July 31, 2006
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE SUNROOF HAS A SCREEN RATHER THAN A SHADE TO FILTER THE SUN SHINING THROUGH. THIS HAS CAUSED A VISIBILITY PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING. THE MANUFACTURER DETERMINED THERE IS NO OTHER ALTERNATIVE FOR THE SUNROOF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163862July 29, 2006
TIRES:VALVE
VALVE STEM ON TIRE BROKE, IMMEDIATE LOSS OF AIR, IT WAS AN INSIDE DUALLY TIRE WHICH SAVED ME FROM GETTING IN A WRECK. IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A FRONT TIRE I WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL, AT THE TIME I WAS GOING 50 MPH. COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163765July 28, 2006
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP, TIRES, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
IN NOV. OF 2005 I PURCHASED A CHEVROLET SILVERADO, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE FRONT ONCE, ALSO THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD A PROBLEM, NOW THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED ALL TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE THE COMPOUND IS BAD. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 7,000 MILES ON IT!*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163810July 28, 2006
SUSPENSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE VIBRATION AND THEREFORE COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163567July 26, 2006
TIRES
I BOUGHT A 06 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP IN JUNE 06. THE TRUCK HAS 1800 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS A BAD VIBRATION AT ANY SPEED OVER 30 MPH. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY REBALANCE THE TIRES. THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE THEY LET 5 LBS OF AIR OUT OF EACH TIRE. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT IT IS "THE NATURE OF THE BEAST" AND THE TIRES HAVE TO GET BROKE IT BEFORE THE VIBRATION WILL STOP. THE TRUCK HAS GENERAL AMERITRAC P245/70/R17 TIRES ON IT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND LOPING CAUSING THE VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK. THE DEALER KEEPS GIVING ME THE SAYING THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE CHEVROLET FACTORY REP TO COME THERE. I AN AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH THIS VIBRATION AS I AM UNABLE TO WALK AND USE A WHEELCHAIR AND I DON'T WANT TO BE BROKE DOWN SOMEPLACE WITH THIS TRUCK. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED? *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163030July 21, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE KEY TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED, WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS PURPOSELY DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT WHILE THE IGNITION WAS IN ACCESSORY POSITION A CHILD WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162841July 19, 2006
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
THE 2006 SILVERADO ONLY PROVIDES TWO OPTIONS FOR AUTO DOOR LOCKS (1. IN GEAR 2. AT SPEED). PRIOR TO 2005 THERE WAS A THIRD OPTION FOR "NO AUTO DOOR LOCK OR DISABLE". BESIDES BEING A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO MANY OWNERS IT IS POTENTIALLY A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU NEED TO EXIT THE TRUCK IN AN EMERGENCY AND THE VEHICLE HAS LOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS FOR YOU. LET THE OWNER DECIDE WHICH PROGRAM TO USE BASED ON THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162596July 17, 2006
EQUIPMENT:OTHER:OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT
DT: THE CONTACT STATED, THE DIRECTIONS FOR CHANGING A TIRE INDICATED THERE WAS A PAD ON THE AXLE, FOR THE POSITIONING OF THE TIRE JACK. THERE WAS NOT A PAD ON THE AXLE AS INDICATED, LEAVING NO SAFE LOCATION TO POSITION THE TIRE JACK. *AK UPDATED 09/13/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162665July 13, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, WHEELS:RIM, TIRES
CONSUMER WAS SOLD A 2006 SILVERADO WITH ENGINE DAMAGES. *TS ***NAR*** WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM WHAT HE HAD DISCOVERED WIT THE ENGINE COWLING, THEY HAD ADVISED HIM IT WAS SQUIRREL DAMAGE. EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, THEY REFUSED TO GIVE THE CONSUMER ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY HAD BECOME SICK. THEY BELIEVED IT WAS FROM THE BACTERIA COMING FROM THE VENTING SYSTEM. THE FRONT TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THE RIMS WERE BENT. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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