Chevrolet Silverado Complaints (2006)

777 consumer complaints on file.

#10724677June 11, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
VEHICLE DEVELOPED A GAS LINE LEAK, AND UPON INSPECTION, DISCOVERED THAT ALL FUEL AND BRAKE LINES ON VEHICLE HAVE EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND ARE IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ARE IN NEAR NEW CONDITION, THE ISSUE WITH THE BRAKE AND GAS LINES IS CLEARLY A METALLURGICAL ISSUE AND TO THE EXTENT THIS PROBLEM IS, IS NOT A NORMAL MAINTENANCE ISSUE. THERE HAS BEEN EXTENSIVE REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM AND IT PUTS LARGE NUMBERS OF CONSUMERS AT RISK. THERE IS NO WAY THAT A WELL MAINTAINED VEHICLE SHOULD REQUIRE REPAIR COSTS IN EXCESS OF $3000.00 FOR THIS TYPE OF SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10723842June 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WE WERE GETTING READY FOR A LONG TRIP (MARYLAND TO FLORIDA). WE HITCHED OUR TRAILER TO OUR TRUCK AND WERE TESTING LIGHTS, BRAKES, ETC. AT THE CAMPGROUND BEFORE WE LEFT. AS WE TESTED THE BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED, WE REALIZED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. WE PARKED IT RIGHT THERE ON THE ROAD IN THE CAMPGROUND AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE US TO OUR MECHANIC'S SHOP. WHEN HE LOOKED AT IT, HE FOUND HE HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE BRAKE TUBING BECAUSE THEY WERE ALL RUSTED OUT. HAD WE BEEN ON THE ROAD WITH OUR TRAILER, WE WOULD HAVE HAD A CRASH AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SEVERELY HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722584June 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT TO THE FLOOR AS THE STEEL LINE LEADING TOWARD THE REAR AXLE BURST, THE FAILURE OCCURRED NEAR THE LEFT REAR WHEEL WELL IN THE LINE FOLLOWING THE TOP OF THE LEFT FRAME RAIL TOWARD THE REAR AXLE. LUCKILY THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN IT HAPPENED, SO NO PERSONAL INJURY OCCURRED.THE BRAKE LINES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND PASSED ANNUALLY, WITH THE LAST INSPECTION TAKING PLACE EIGHT MONTHS AGO IN SEPTEMBER 2014.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10722650June 1, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
WHILE SLOWING DOWN AND COMING TO A STOP THE AT A JUCTION THE OTHER DAY THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELLED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, NO WARNING. I WAS ABLE TO PRESS THE FOOT BRAKE AND LOCK IT TO STOP THE TRUCK, SCARIEST THING EVER HAVE GONE THROUGH. NOT TO BE IN CONTROL OF A 1/2 TON TRUCK COMING TO A STOP. I THOUGHT FOR SURE I WAS GOING TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE LINES COULD BE LEAKING BUT AFTER LOOKING AT THEM, SURE ENOUGH THEY WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS POURING OUT. IT TOOK ABOUT 10 MINUTES FOR ALL THE FLUID TO EMPTYED FROM THE MASTER CYCLINDER. AFTER SOME ONLINE RESEARCH I LEARNED THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR GM AND THE CHEVY SILVERADO AND OTHER GM TRUCKS. BRAKES LINES RUSTING OUT AFTER AS LITTLE AS 4 YEARS. I CHECKED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL AND LEARNED THAT IT'S A "REGULAR MAINTAINCE ISSUE". ALTHOUGH MANY 1000'S OF PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE OF BRAKE LINES RUSTING PREMATURLY. ESTIMATED COST TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES $1500!!! SOME OF US JUST DONT HAVE THAT KIND OF MONEY TO SPEND BUT ILL HAVE TOSAFTLY COMES FIRST GM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716801May 16, 2015
STEERING, WHEELS
I HAD ISSUES WITH STEERING CONTROL,SPECIALLY ON CURVES AT 40 T0 65 MILES P/H ON THE ROAD FROM BEGINNING OF THE PURCHASE.I HAVE BEEN TO CHEVY DEALER TO COMPLAIN ABOUT SAFETY ISSUE ON THE ROAD.BUT DEALER FINDS NO PHYSICAL DEFECT ON THE CAR.ON MAT 15 2015 FINALLY I LOST THE CONTROL OF STEERING WHEEL AND HIT THE SIDE WALK CURB AND BROKE FRONT AND REAR AXLES.LIKELY NO PERSONAL INJURY.I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF OTHER OWNERS IN THIS REGARD.I HAVE CHECKED OTHER RESOURCES TO FIND IF THERE ARE SIMILAR CASES LIKE MINE,AND SURPRISINGLY THERE ARE TOO MANY OF THEM. PLEASE LET ME HELP TO SAVE OTHERS FROM LOOSING THEIR LIVES. THANKS.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716594May 15, 2015
ENGINE
GM MAD A FAULTY BOLT DESIGN AND NO ONE IS HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE 3 BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $2100 TO REPAIR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF OTHERS JUST LIKE ME WHO ARE HELPLESS. WHY ARE YOU AND THE EPA DOING NOTHING? THE VEHICLE CAN'T PASS EMISSIONS LIKE THIS!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716505May 14, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPROMISED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP SAFELY, BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AS THEY SHOULD. MOREOVER, THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS FAILING, AND I AM QUITE AWARE OF WHAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE BECAUSE THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT SIDE. I HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT HUB ASSEMBLY TWICE. IN ALL PREVIOUS TIMES, I HEARD A SLIGHT WHIRLING NOISE OR AT WORSE SLIGHT GRINDING, WHICH WOULD LEAD ME TO INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT BEFORE FAILURE. THIS TIME IT FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I BELIEVE GM HAS MADE A SERIOUS DESIGN AND/OR QUALITY ERROR IN THIS TRUCK. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10716118May 13, 2015
SEATS
THE DRIVERS HEATED SEAT COMES ON AND CHANGES SETTINGS AT WILL, AND WHEN IT WILL TURN ITSELF ON IT GOES TO EACH LEVEL OF HEATING LEVELS. I.E, ( LOW/MED/ HIGH) ,AND STAY ON EVEN IF I TURN IT OFF. THEN COMES BACK ON WITH -IN A FEW MUNITIES AS IT IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS RAINY, SNOWY OR FOGGY, OR SUNNY, THE DRIVERS HEATED SEAT WILL COME ON, OFF, AND CHANGE SETTINGS CONSTANTLY, THAT I HAVE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THE SEAT GETS SO HOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10715081May 7, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
DRIVING DOWN MY STREET TO GO TO STORE WENT TO STOP AT END OF STREET TO TURN LEFT THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I ALMOST RUN INTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I THEN BACK UP AND BUT IT IN FRONT OF HOUSE. IF I WOULD HAVE BEEN ON A MAIN ROAD AND HAD TO STOP I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT . THE ABS DIDN'T WORK AT ALL IF THIS IS WHAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO, THERE WAS NO STOPPING OF THIS TRUCK. THIS WAS THE REAR BRAKE LINE UP BY THE FRAME OF THE TRUCK WITH CONNECTOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10714369May 4, 2015
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM THE BOTTOM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STRUT SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713865April 30, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND MADE A DINGING SOUND AS THE SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD BECOME LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713268April 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
FOR THE THIRD TIME A BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND CAUSED COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. IT WAS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT ABOVE THE FRAME. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AT 70 MPH ON HWY 5. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FORTH BRAKE LINE THAT IS COMPLEXLY COVERED IN RUST. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE WHEN IT RUSTS THROUGH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713257April 27, 2015
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
ENGINE IDLER PULLEY SEIZED CAUSING SERPENTINE BELT TO BREAK WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES..2 LOCAL GM DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT'S STATED THIS IS COMMON ON THE DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712992April 26, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE LINE RUPTURE RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. PARALLEL PARKING A 2006 SILVERADO WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND NEARLY STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. BRAKE PETAL DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. STEERED TRUCK TOWARD CURB TO FULLY STOP BEFORE STRIKING OTHER VEHICLE. IMMEDIATE INSPECTION REVEALED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE IN UNDERCARRIAGE AREA NEAR BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT. SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 MPH - FIVE MINUTES EARLIER WE WERE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT HAD IT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE OR THE OFFRAMP. VEHICLE PASSED A VIRGINIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION THREE WEEKS EARLIER. GM OR NHTSA SHOULD WARN GM OWNERS TO CHECK THEIR BRAKE LINES AND ALSO CONSIDER A RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712273April 22, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS POSITIONING MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 YEAR 2006 TO HOOK UP MY TRAVEL TRAILER RV. AS I WAS BACKING UP TO LINE UP THE HITCH TO THE RV BALL THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL BRAKING. I HAD TO PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK TO STOP THE SLIGHT ROLL. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER MY DRIVEWAY WHERE IT HAD COME OUT OF A CORRODED BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT. THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 97,797 MILE ON IT. I AM VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE FAILED BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO HOOK UP THE RV AND START DRIVING, I COULD HAVE HAD A SERIOUS ACCIDENT THAT MIGHT HAVE KILLED SOMEONE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10712040April 21, 2015
STEERING, SERVICE BRAKES
POWER STEERING WENT OUT COMPLETELY INOPERABLE I APPLY THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND I HAVE NO BRAKES STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS THE DEALERSHIP IS TRYING TO RESEARCH FOR A WEEK NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10706320April 17, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES TO STOP AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE LURCHES FOR A FEW FEET THEN JUST LETS GO UNTIL IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP SEVERAL FEET INTO THE INTERSECTION. THIS ALSO OCCURS EVERY TIME THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHEN TRYING TO STOP. THE BRAKES SEEM TO SLOW YOU DOWN TO 10 MILES PER HOUR THEN THEY LET GO. AT THIS TIME WE ARE FORCED TO USE THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS UNSAFE. WE WOULD LIKE THIS PROBLEM FIXED ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10705004April 10, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
LEAVING THE CAR WASH, FAN QUIT WORKING AND I SMELLED A BURNING ODOR. PIGTAIL TO RESISTOR HAD A BURNT WIRE. GOT PIGTAIL FROM DEALER FOR $95.00. PARTS MANAGER TOLD ME THEY REPLACE 4 OR 5 A MONTH. STILL DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM. PURCHASED FAN RESISTOR FROM AUTO PARTS STORE. PROBLEM FIXED. APRIL 2010 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. WENT TO SALVAGE YARD AND GOT 2 USED PIGTAILS AND INSTALLED ONE OF THEM. RESISTOR SEEMED TO BE OK. APPROX. NOVEMBER 2011 RECEIVED LETTER FROM GENERAL MOTORS SAYING THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR THE PARTS. I DID GET $95.00 BACK FOR THE PIGTAIL BUT COULDN'T FIND THE RECEIPT FOR THE RESISTOR. APRIL 2015 PROBLEM OCCURRING AGAIN. I STILL HAVE ONE USED PIGTAIL I WILL HAVE TO INSTALL, MAYBE THE RESISTOR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. IF I PARK MY TRUCK IN THE GARAGE I TAKE A CHANCE OF BURNING DOWN MY HOUSE. PLEASE SOMEONE DO SOMETHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10702039March 26, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN TRYING TO BRAKE. GOT THE TRUCK HOME AND TOWED IT TO A AUTO REPAIR BUSINESS. THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND WERE LEAKING THE BRAKE FLUID OUT, ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE CALIPERS BECAUSE THE FLUID BLEEDING MECHANISM RUSTED OUT TOO THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND GM SHOULD HAVE ISSUED A RECALL, THIS REPAIR HAS COST ME 1350 $. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701700March 25, 2015
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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