Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2006)

777 consumer complaints on file.

#10808754December 7, 2015
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE TODDLER WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, SHE TURNED THE KEY TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TODDLER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 215,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807892December 2, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2011 ON THE RESISTOR AND CONNECTOR FOR THE FAN MOTOR AND THAT WAS REPLACED IN MY TRUCK THEN. I JUST HAD TO REPLACE THE SAME PARTS AGAIN. AFTER HAVING A RECALL ON THESE PARTS WHY WOULD THEY GO OUT AGAIN IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10794355November 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECREASE IN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,642.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789894November 12, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE ISSUES SINCE NEW. FIRST OFF, IT GOES THROUGH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TOO FREQUENTLY. FIRST REPLACED AROUND 25K AND AGAIN AROUND 60K. THIS VEHICLE HAS MOSTLY BEEN USED FOR LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS, NY TO FL ETC., NOT AROUND TOWN. USED IN RURAL AREA. NEXT, SEVERAL BRAKES LINES HAVE BURST AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LAST INCIDENT LUCKILY WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAVING DUAL BRAKE CYLINDERS ON THESE TRUCKS DOES NOT SEEM TO HELP IF A BRAKE LINE BURSTS. I NEEDED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP IT ON ALMOST FLAT GROUND. A RECURRING PROBLEM IS WITH THE ABS. EVIDENTLY THEY RUST EASILY, ESPECIALLY IN SALT BELT STATES, THEN CORROSION ON THE SENSOR AND HUB CAUSES IT TO ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON. IT DOES NOT ACTIVATE THE COMPUTER CONTROL OR GIVE WARNING. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD TO HAVE ONE FRONT HUB REPLACED IN 2013 AND ANOTHER IN 2014. NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ONE OF THOSE AGAIN WITH THE DEALER RECOMMENDING TO REPLACE BOTH. THE COST IS OVER $750 PER SIDE. THERE WERE RECALLS ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS BUT NOT 2006. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND THE BRAKE LINE ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH CHEVROLET FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I HAD TO REPLACE MOST LINES ON MY 1996 SILVERADO. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NHSTA ALLOWS THIS TO GO ON YEAR AFTER YEAR. NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BRAKING, NOTHING!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10806966November 9, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
THERE WERE TWO INCIDENTS WITH THE 2006 SILVERADO AND BOTH RELATED TO THE STEEL BRAKE LINES. A) DURING INNER CITY DRIVING, THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. CAUSE WAS A BROKEN STEEL BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS MODULE TO THE REAR 'Y' BLOCK. BELIEVE THE LEAK WAS CLOSER TO THE REAR AXLE. NEW STAINLESS STEEL LINE WAS INSTALLED. B) AGAIN DURING INNER CITY DRIVING, THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED. ONE OF THE STEEL LINES FAILED. IT LOOKED LIKE THE ISSUE WAS NEAR THE ABS MODULE. BUT IN REMOVING ALL OF THE REMAINING BRAKE LINES IT WAS HARD TO TELL WHAT WAS THE EXACT FAILURE POINT. WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE COATED STEEL LINES ON THE REAR AXLE; ALL OF THE ORIGINAL GENERAL MOTORS LINES WERE IN RUSTED/CORRODED STATE. ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH STAINLESS STEEL LINES. THE TRUCK BELONGS TO MY FATHER [XXX] AND WAS DRIVING IT BOTH INSTANCES. HIS EMAIL IS: [XXX]@AOC.GOV INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788972November 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I HAVE A HOME IN THE HILLS OF WEST VIRGINIA AND HAD JUST RETURNED FROM TOWN AFTER DRIVING UP AND DOWN LOCAL MOUNTAIN ROADS. I PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT INCIDENT. WHEN I STARTED THE TRUCK TO MOVE IT IN DRIVEWAY AND PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE, THE PEDDLE WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND I WAS TOTALLY WITHOUT BRAKES. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A FLAT SURFACE AND USED MY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AGAIN, I NOTICED A STREAM OF BRAKE FLUID SQUIRTING OUT FROM THE AREA UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I REALIZED THAT ONE OF THE BRAKE LINES ALONG THE FRAME HAD FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. ONLY ONE OF THE 4 BRAKE LINES HAD FAILED, HOWEVER, THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS RENDERED COMPLETELY INOPERABLE. ABSOLUTELY NO REDUNDANT BRAKING AVAILABLE, EXCEPT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY OR DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. THE TRUCK HAS NO VISIBLE BODY OR FRAME CORROSION. HOW COULD THE THE SAFETY-CRITICAL BRAKE LINES CORRODE WHEN THE REST OF THE VEHICLE IS IN GOOD SHAPE RUST-WISE? SEEMS GM HAS USED SUB-STANDARD BRAKE LINES IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND IT IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED PROBLEM THAT GM KNOWS ABOUT AND SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO ADDRESS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788039November 3, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUPTURE DO TO RUSTED LINES, SPEED 45 MPH NO BRAKES AT ALL AND USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO FINALLY STOP ON SHOULDER OF ROAD.. BRAKE FLUID UNDER DRIVES SIDE DOOR NEAR THE FRAME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10788130November 3, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
THERE IS EXTREME FRAME RUST CAUSING THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT TO BECOME DETACHED FROM THE FRAME WHILE DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED ON A SECONDARY ROAD IN SOUTH WEST VIRGINIA. THE SHOCK ABSORBER WAS THE ONLY THING THAT HELD THE SPARE TIRE MOUNT FROM COMING COMPLETELY LOOSE FROM THE TRUCK. AFTER INSPECTING THE FRAME, THERE IS EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE MAIN FRAME AND ONE OF THE CROSS MEMBERS IS NEARLY RUSTED THROUGH. THIS TRUCK IS NINE YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 63K MILES. I HAVE THE TRUCK AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO SEE IF IT IS SAFE TO DRIVE I AM AWAITING TO HEAR FROM THEM TO SEE IF GM IS GOING TO HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786875October 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BAKE LINES FAILED AT 114874 MILES. HAD TO REPLACE BAKE LINES. 10/14/2015. HAD TO USE THE PARKING BAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. LUCK I DID NOT RACK! THANK GOD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10786304October 27, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
MY VEHICLE WITH 57,000 MILES HAD THE BRAKES GO OUT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND BROKE. I HAVE HAD THE WORK COMPLETED. I FEEL THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT FOR A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS VERY FEW MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY ANSWERS. THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10783069October 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
ONE BRAKE LINE BURST FROM BEING RUSTED OUT AND THE REMAINING 4 FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE I WAS PULLING MY BOAT TRAILER AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15MPH.AND WAS ABLE TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10775393September 23, 2015
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HIP AND PELVIC INJURIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10775433September 23, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE SYSTEM BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10767500September 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I DROVE MY VEHICLE SLOWLY HOME AND CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. IT WAS LOW AND I TOPPED IT OFF. I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING OFF THE CROSS MEMBER JUST BEHIND THE ENGINE. I COULD SEE THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO BIG O TIRES. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND ALL THE OTHERS WERE IN VERY BAD SHAPE AND I HAD ALL THE LINES REPLACED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GM HAS REDESIGNED THE LINES BUT, REFUSED TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE LINES. YOU NEED TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM FURTHER AND INSIST ON A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND AS INDICATED BY THE MILEAGE THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN THAT MUCH AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10763151September 11, 2015
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. UPON INSPECTING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS EXTENSIVE RUST AND CORROSION ON THE BRAKE LINES. THE CONTACT ALSO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES PREMATURELY FRACTURED. VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 11/04/15*LJ UPDATED2/2/2016*JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761855September 6, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I FILLED UP MY GAS TANK ON 8-10-2015 AND WAS DRIVING AT 70 MILES A HOUR WHEN THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN. I RESTARTED IT AND IT STARTED MISSING OUR REAL BAD, I THOUGHT IT WAS MAYBE SOME BAD GAS. I NOTIFIED THE GAS STATION AND THEY STARTED CHECKING THE GAS OUT. WHILE THEY WERE DOING THAT, I TOOK IT TO A MECH. AS THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLE THE GAS, PUT A CAN OF SEAFOAM AND TRY TO USE THE GAS UP. I DID AND IT KEPT GETTING WORSE , IT WOULD NOT IDLE AND KEPT STALLING OUT. I TOOK IT TO A MECH AND THEY FOUND A INTERMITTING WIREING PROBLEM. IT WAS A "IGNITION COIL WIRE HARNESS"TOOK TO DAYS TO FIND, THEY REPLACED IT AND RUNS GOOD NOW..ODOMETER READING WAS 55315. THEY CHECKED EVERY THING TWICE BEFORE THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM IN THE 2 DAYS THEY HAD IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761765September 5, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO STOP,APP 5 TO 10 MPH,BEFORE STOP.BRAKE PEDEL WILL SOFT AND PLUSE LIKE BRAKES WENT AWAY BUT STOPING YOU.ITS FEELS LIKE YOU LOST YOUR BRAKES.ITS BEEN STEATY APP 9 OUT OF 10 TIMES. HAD VEHICLE CHECK OUT SEVERAL PLACES FOR BAKES ISSUES,NEW ROTORS ,PADS ,DRUMS,AND SHOES .PLUG IN COMPUTER NO CODES ON BRAKES OR ABS SYSTEM.ITS CAN BE SCARY WHEN DRIVING TRYING TO STOP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10759929August 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TRAVELED TO STORE ABOUT FOUR BLOCKS AWAY FROM MY RESIDENCE. UPON RETURNING, I NOTICED MY BRAKES BARELY WORKING WHILE GOING DOWNHILL ON STREET. I HAD TO DOWNSHIFT AND USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO GET TO BOTTOM OF HILL. AT BOTTOM OF HILL IS MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS ABLE TO ENTER MY DRIVEWAY AND PARK. I COULD SEE A LIQUID DRIPPING RAPIDLY -- BRAKE FLUID-- UNDER THE TRUCK ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I OPENED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT LEFT. WITHIN FIVE MINUTES THE REST OF THE BRAKE FLUID HAD DRAINED OUT WITH GRAVITY. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS IN FRONT OF ME OR CROSSING THE STREET. NOTE: THERE WAS NO INDICATION ON DASH LIT PRIOR TO THIS HAPPENING. BRAKING LOSS HAPPENED FIRST. SEEMS LIKE BRAKE LINE JUST SPLIT/BURST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10750247August 21, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
LEAVING MY DRIVE WAY MY BRAKE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD TO USE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP TRUCK. AFTER CHECKING FOR PROBLEM I FOUND THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE BRAKES HAD RUSTED THROUGH IN THE ENGINE AREA AND BRAKE FLUID WAS BEING SPRAYED ON THE MANIFOLD. (IF ENGINE WAS HOTTER THEIR COULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE.) TRUCK IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY STILL NOT FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10748759August 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

← Back to Chevrolet Silverado