Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2006)

777 consumer complaints on file.

#10490531December 31, 2012
AIR BAGS
THE MODULE ON THE FRONT BUMPER HAS BECOME DEFECTED AND THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT GO OFF DURING A COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10488012December 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS WILL ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON. APART FROM BEING AN ANNOYANCE, THIS ALSO CAUSES A LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE WHICH POSES A HAZARD IF THERE IS ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU. THE RIGHT SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN 3/2011 AND THE LEFT SENSOR WAS REPLACED IN 11/2012. IT SEEMS ODD THAT BOTH WOULD FAIL AND JUDGING BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME ISSUE LISTED ON HERE AND MULTIPLE OTHER WEBSITES, I THINK IT'S TIME FOR GM TO STEP UP AND ADMIT A CONTINUED PROBLEM WITH THIS. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE UP TO 2002, I THINK IT'S TIME IT IS EXTENDED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10487230December 3, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE ABS WOULD COME ON AT NORMAL OR LOW SPEEDS. STOPPING AT THE END OF DRIVEWAY, OR GOING THROUGH TOWN AT 35 MILES AN HOUR, STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS AND STOP SIGNS. AND THE NOISE GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER. OUR MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS IN SEVERAL SILVERADO PICK UPS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486713December 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, STRUCTURE
AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND THEN TO THE FLOOR. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING AND A BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. IT WAS EMPTY. IT HAD BEEN SNOWING THAT DAY AND I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID HAD FORMED IN THE FRESH SNOW UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, JUST INBOARD AND AFT OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. WHEN I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH AND LOOKED I FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE SEVERELY ROTTED BRAKE LINES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SOLID BRAKE LINE FAIL ON ME BEFORE AND WAS QUITE SHOCKED AT HOW PROGRESSED THE CORROSION WAS. I TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK AND IT GETS WASHED AND SERVICED REGULARLY. WITH THAT IT GETS USED AS A TRUCK AS WELL. I FEEL THAT THE CORROSION WAS EXCESSIVE AND PERHAPS IS THE RESULT OF A MATERIAL FLAW/CHEAP MATERIALS USED. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD I BEEN TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER OR MY CAMPER THAT DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10486659December 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE DRIVING 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN SHE PRESSED ON BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE, PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR AND BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE. MY WIFE BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AND PULLED INTO SHOPPING CENTER. AFTER ARRIVING AT SCENE TO RETRIEVE MY WIFE, I CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, WHICH WAS BELOW "MINIMUM". I ADDED A FULL CAN OF BRAKE FLUID, AND HAD HER PRESS BRAKES WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I COULD HEAR HISSING, AND SAW LIQUID SPRAY ESCAPE UNDER PRESSURE FROM UNDER HOOD. MECHANIC LATER INFORMED ME THAT BRAKE LINE FOR FRONT BRAKES WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKES FAILED WHEN SYSTEM PRESSURE FROM APPLYING BRAKES BURST THE RUSTED LINE. HE SAID MY WIFE WAS LUCKY SHE DIDN'T CRASH OR WORSE. HE ADVISED ME THAT ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS VERY RUSTED AND OTHER PARTS WERE SO RUSTED THAT IN ORDER TO BLEED AIR FROM BRAKE SYSTEM, THEY HAD TO REPLACE RUSTED CALIPERS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND BASED ON MY REVIEW OF OTHER DRIVERS' COMPLAINTS AND INTERNET FORUMS, IT APPEARS CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE IS A WIDESPREAD AND PERVASIVE PROBLEM FOR GM SILVERADO VEHICLES. SEE HTTPS://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/SITE/GMBADBRAKES/ PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10485825November 23, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE PARTICULAR MODEL HOWEVER, A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10484894November 16, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS (APPROX. 5 MPH). THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. CHEVY HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM (LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION, BULLETIN #03-05-25-007C). I HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED IN OCTOBER 2010. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN, ROUGHLY 10,000 MILES LATER. INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IS READILY AVAILABLE ONLINE. MANY SILVERADO OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALL ACTION ON THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL ON PRIOR MODELS, BUT NOT 2006 AND BEYOND MODELS, ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY STILL A PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483544November 6, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
LEFT MY DRIVEWAY AT 5AM TO GO TO WORK. AT THE END OF THE BLOCK IS A STOP SIGN. APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. COULD NOT STOP AND WENT THRU THE STOP SIGN. THERE WAS NOT LIGHTS OR WARNING CONCERNING THE BRAKES. AT FURTHER INSPECTION I SAW THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THRU. NOTICED THAT ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE ON THE VERGE OF RUSTING THRU AS WELL. A VERY SCARY SIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10483391November 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKE AT A STOP SIGN AND THE ABS SENSOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED AN EXTRA TEN FEET BEFORE STOPPING. THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS SENSOR AND THE HUBS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ABS LIGHT WAS IN WORKING ORDER, BUT IT DID NOT COME ON WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. UPDATED 01/09/13
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10482774October 31, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN COMING TO A STOP A SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TOWARDS THE FLOOR AS IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. IT OCCURS ON ALL TYPES OF DRIVING SURFACES AND IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH TIME. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM... HOWEVER THE INTERNET SAYS DIFFERENTLY! PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME YOU ARE MAKING A SLOW APPROACH TO A STOP, WHICH IS USUALLY WHEN OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS ARE IN FRONT OF YOU. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481533October 23, 2012
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC APPLIED LUBRICATION TO THE STEERING SHAFT. THE FAILURE CONTINUED AFTER THE LUBRICATION WAS APPLIED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A MANUFACTURE RECALL FOR THE STEERING BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480955October 18, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
FOR THE THIRD TIME IN ONE YEAR THE BRAKE LINES POPPED A HOLE AND IT WAS A TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. THE TRUCK HAD TO BE TOWED FOR REPAIR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10481642October 11, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10479307October 8, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AT SLOW SPEED TO A STOP SIGN WHEN THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOT OUT AND SAW BRAKE FLUID FLOWING TO THE GROUND . THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT WHERE IT SPLITS TO THE REAR AXLE THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN THIS TRUCK HAS LOW MILES UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION ALL THE METAL BRAKE LINES HAVE SOME SORT OFF CORROSION . AND NEED TO BE REPLACE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THESE PARTS WERE MADE WITH INFERIOR METAL . DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10478308October 2, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHEN ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT ALL FOUR BRAKE LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED, LEAKING BRAKE FLUID, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS REPAIR COST ME $948.96. MY MECHANIC ALSO TOLD ME THAT OTHER PORTIONS OF THE TRUCK'S UNDERCARRIAGE WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND THE FUEL LINES WERE ALSO IN JEOPARDY OF FAILING IN THE NEAR FUTURE DUE TO CORROSION. PREVIOUSLY, I HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT BRAKE ROTORS AND PADS AT 19,027 MILES AND AGAIN AT 26,058 MILES DUE TO UNTIMELY CORROSION. I DO NOT LIVE NEAR SALTWATER OR ANY OTHER BODY OF WATER AND DO NOT USE THE VEHICLE FOR WORK. IT IS NOT EXPOSED TO CORROSIVE MATERIALS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10476610September 20, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS DRIVING TO MY HOUSE OVER A BRIDGE, WITH A LOAD OF WOOD AND LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE DUE TO NO BRAKES. I QUICKLY PUT THE TRUCK IN LOWER GEAR AND PRESS ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE SKIDDING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS NERVOUS AS I WAS TRAVELING ON A ROAD AND ONTO A BRIDGE. LATER I FOUND BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER THE FRONT OF MY ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND NOTICED THE FRONT BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WAS ROTTED/RUSTED. I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE THIS ON A 2006 TRUCK , ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. MOST OF THE LINES ON THE RAIL IN THE PLASTIC CLIPS WERE RUSTED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR INCIDENT IF I WAS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10474229September 7, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, LEAKING FLUID. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10473980September 5, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN RETURNING TO MY TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY, I DISCOVERED THE MAJORITY OF MY BRAKE FLUID ON THE GROUND. THE BRAKE LINE TO MY DRIVER SIDE REAR RUPTURED WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE RUPTURE WAS CAUSED BY A COMPLETE RUST THROUGH OF THE LINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472818August 28, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
ABS APPLIES FOR NO REASON AT 10 TO 5 MPH. MAKING TRUCK TRAVEL 6 TO 15 FEET BEYOND EXPECTED STOPPING DISTANCE. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10472700August 27, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES
REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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