2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

BRAKE LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ON FRONT, LEFT SIDE NEAR WHEEL. INSPECTION OF LINES REVEALED SIGNIFICANT RUST ON ALL BRAKE LINES. NO BRAKING ACTION AT ALL WHEN I TRIED TO STOP, BRAKE FLUID POURED OUT AND I HAD TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO STOP VEHICLE. OCCURRED WHEN I WAS DRIVING OUT OF MY GARAGE. IF I HAD BEEN ON HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, IT COULD HAVE CAUSED SIGNIFICANT INJURY TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. THIS VEHICLE SAW ONLY LIMITED USE DURING WINTER MONTHS BUT LINES ARE VERY RUSTED.

WE HAD A RECALL IN THE PAST ON THE STEERING COLUMN RATTLING. THE DEALERSHIP REPAIRED IT AND IT HAS STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT IS WORSE THAN EVER. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 59000. MILES ON IT. AND WE WERE TOLD BY DAVIS CHEVROLET IN LEXINGTON NC THAT IT COULD NOT BE REPAIRED AGAIN. SO I WANTED TO FIND OUT WHAT IS GOING TO BE DONE ABOUT IT.

DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC 3 -5 MPH BRAKE LINE BROKE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. CHEVY DEALERSHIP STATES THEY WERE AWARE OF RUSTING BRAKE LINES FAILING ON THIS MODEL. NO RECALL AT THIS TIME. $1,800.00 TO HAVE DEALERSHIP REPLACE.

STEEL BRAKE LINES (BRAKELINES) RUSTED THROUGH BY FRAME OF TRUCK. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. VERY DANGEROUS AS USUALLY OCCURS (AND DID IN MY CASE) WHILE DRIVING SINCE PUMPS WILL PUSH BRAKE FLUID OUT OF LEAKING RUSTED LINES WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT HE OBSERVED CORROSION AND A HOLE ON THE CROSS MEMBERS AND CHASSIS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL, NOR COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY COULD ARRANGE TO HAVE THE VEHICLE ON A ROLLBACK TO BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEN THEY PATCHED THE CONTACT OVER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER ( WALTER GM AUTOMALL 505 N MAYO TRAIL, PIKEVILLE, KY, 41501) CONFIRMED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THAT THEY COULD HAVE THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK, HOWEVER THERE WOULD BE A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,231.

SEVERELY RUSTED BRAKE LINES

WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHERE YOU INTENDED TO STOP. IT GOES SEVERAL FEET BEFORE STOPPING INCREASING THE RISK OF ACCIDENT BY REAR ENDING SOMEONE OR ENDING UP IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BAYSIDE CHEVROLET IN PRINCE FREDERICK, MD (PHONE: (410) 525-1500) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYBRID MODULE OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE WIRES TO BURN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,656.

FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS EXCESSIVE RUSTING TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. LEAF SPRING SHACKLE FAILED LAST YEAR, CAUSING LEAF SPRING TO PUT A HOLE IN TRUCK BED WHILE DRIVING. BRAKES LINES RUSTED TO FAILURE LAST WEEK AND CAUSED NEAR BRAKE LOSS WHILE OPERATING. HAD TO USE E-BRAKE TO AVOID HITTING MY GARAGE. CROSS MEMBERS SUPPORTING SHOCK FAILED. GAS TANK ABOUT TO FALL OFF DUE TO RUST FAILURE. CANNOT DRIVE TRUCK. BRAKES NO LONGER FUNCTION AND TRUCK IS UNSAFE DUE TO FRAME BEING COMPROMISED.

DRIVING MY CHEVY SILVERADO DOWN THE ROAD. HIT THE BRAKES FOR A DEER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE ENGINE AND ON THE ROAD. FOUND THAT THE METAL BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT. TALKED TO 3 COMPANIES ABOUT REPAIRS. ALL THE LINES ARE ROTTEN. MINIMUM COST IS $500. ALL PLACES SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS-EVEN THE DEALER SAID OH BRAKE LINES GO BAD ALL THE TIME ON VEHICLES OVER 10 YEARS OLD. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS; OWNED AT LEAST 20 VEHICLES AND NEVER HEARD OF THIS HAPPENING. IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW IT-BRAKES ARE PRETTY IMPORTANT! I WAS LUCKY. NO ONE WAS HURT. I WAS ON A BACK ROAD. I READ THAT GM USED LOW QUALITY MATERIAL FOR THEIR LINES. IF SO, IT SHOULD BE EASY TO BREAK IT DOWN AND VERIFY. WAS THIS METAL SUSCEPTIBLE TO CORROSION? THEY KNOW ALL THE CONDITIONS THAT THEIR TRUCKS WILL BE IN. HOW MANY MORE OF UNREPORTED ISSUES ARE THERE? SOONER OR LATER IT WILL BE PEOPLE'S LIVES THAT WILL BE LOST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FROM SECONDS TO MINUTES THEN GO ON OR UNTIL I PUSH THE DIMMER SWITCH SIDEWAYS NOT UP AND DOWN,THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS AND CLOCK GO OFF FROM SECONDS OR UNTIL I PUSH THE DIMMER LIGHT SWITCH SIDEWAYS NOT UP AND DOWN,THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUITS WHETHER SITTING STILL OR DRIVING.

MOVING BOAT IN MY YARD WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. BRAKE LINE TO LEFT FRONT WAS COMPLETELY SPLIT OPEN . LINE IS SEVERELY RUSTED IN SPOTS.

AT 45,000 MI. ABS BEGAN ACTIVATING, AT SLOW SPEED, WHEN STOPPING. ABS LIGHT WAS NOT LITE AND BRAKES WERE EFFECTIVE. BASED ON THE C0040 DIAGNOSTIC CODE, REPLACED RT FRONT HUB/ABS SENSOR ASSY. AT A COST OF $400. EVENTUALLY, ALL HUB SENSORS BEGAN GIVING FALSE INDICATIONS. WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS ATTRIBUTED TO A DEFECTIVE DESIGN, BUT THERE WAS NO BULLETIN OR RECALL TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. CANNOT AFFORD TO REPLACE ALL HUBS IF IT IS ONLY GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. GM SHOULD MAKE GOOD ON THESE REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT IT NEEDED TO BE COMPLETELY REPROGRAMMED AND THE IGNITION CONTROL MODULE HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE OTHER TIMES, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

LOSS OF BREAKS,RUSTED OUT BREAKLINES.PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR,NO BREAKS AT ALL! (SOMEONES GOING TO DIE)

BRAKE LINES ROTTED/RUSTED OUT ,FRONT TO BACK. FLUID LEAKED OUT EVERYWHERE. HAD TO DRIVE TEN MILES PER HOUR ,BUT MADE IT HOME FROM WORK SAFELY! ($950 REPAIR BILL). THANK YOU GENERAL MOTORS. MY NEXT TRUCK WILL BE A FORD. *TR

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE ON US 131 IN HOLLAND MI. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROX 50MPH WHEN I HAD TO BRAKE FOR STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD. VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW WHEN SUDDENLY BRAKE PEDAL FELL AND I LOST MUCH OF MY BRAKING. HAD TO VEER OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD TO AVOID POSSIBLE COLLISION WITH STOPPED TRAFFIC. WHEN I PULLED OVER TO INSPECT MY TRUCK, I NOTICED FLUID DRIPPING FROM THE FRAME RAIL NEAR THE FUEL TANK. IT WAS BRAKE FLUID. THE BRAKE LINE THAT GOES FROM THE ABS UNIT TO THE REAR BRAKE HOSE WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING. THIS IS A 10YR OLD TRUCK WITH ONLY 122000 MILES ON IT. I DON'T BELIEVE THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS ACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS AGE AND MILEAGE. I WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME AND PARKED IT. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER SERVICE MANAGER, WHO COULD ONLY REPAIR IT AT MY EXPENSE. I GOT GENERAL MOTOR CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE # FROM HER AND CONTACTED THEM. THEY OPENED A CASE, #8-2572108769, AND SAID THEY ALSO WOULD DO NOTHING TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR OF THIS CONDITION. THEY ARE LUCKY NOT TO HAVE A DEATH OR INJURY LAWSUIT ON THEIR HANDS. I'VE SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE FROM OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MODEL. THESE NEED TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR

THE BRAKES FAILED WHILE IN MOTION. THE CAUSE WAS THE STEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE TO THE REAR WHEELS RUSTED AND BECAME TOO WEAK TO HOLD BRAKING PRESSURE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, ALL STEEL BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY.

(PRO-YD-CS03-AM-BK_10-CL03PLEDG2JM ) HAVE THE WIRE FOR THE CORNER LEDS AND THE MAIN PROJECTOR BULBS SWAPPED, THE LEDS ARE WIRE WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE CONDUCTOR RAPPED IN HIGH TEMP INSOLATION, AND THE PROJECTOR BULBS HAVE WHAT LOOK LIKE NORMAL BRIGHT BLUE INSOLATION THAT IS DISCOLORED ALMOST A YELLOW BROWNISH COLOR ON THE END THAT CLOSEST TO THE BULB, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE INSOLATION IS NOT RATED FOR THIS APP. AND IS A FIRE HAZARD.

BRAKE HYDRAULIC METAL PIPE FAILED TO RIGHT FRONT WHEEL, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED BY DOWNSHIFTING AND USING PARK BRAKE. THIS OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED IN CITY TRAFFIC. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED.

MY VEHICLE IS BURNING MORE OIL THAN NORMAL. I PURCHASED THE PICKUP ON AUG 10, 2016 AND THE DAY PRIOR THE DEALERSHIP HAD JUST DONE A FRESH OIL CHANGE. I DOUBLE CHECKED THE NEW OIL BEFORE DRIVING FROM THE LOT AND SEEN THE OIL WAS NEW AND FRESH. A MONTH AND A HALF LATER MY HUSBAND IS DRIVING HOME FROM CAPE MAY NEW JERSEY WHICH IS A 6 HOUR DRIVE AND JUST AFTER FILLING UP HIS GAS TANK AND DRIVING HOME...THE VEHICLE STARTS SMOKING PROFUSELY. HE HAD TO ADD 5 QUARTS OF OIL TO THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT LOOKED AS THOUGH THE OIL WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED FROM THE ENGINE.

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE BREAKS WERE APPLIED TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT, THE FRONT BREAK LINE BROKE AND THE BREAKING PETAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BREAKS WERE THEN PUMPED BUT THERE WAS NO REAL REDUCTION IN SPEED ALLOWING THE TRUCK TO TRAVEL THRU THE INTERSECTION AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED THRU THE RED LIGHT. THE TRUCK DID EVENTUALLY COME TO A STOP WITH THE CONTINUED PUMPING OF THE BREAKS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE BLOWER MOTOR REMAINED ON AND THE CONTACT HAD TO CONSTANTLY DISCONNECT THE BATTERY. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER CONTROL MOTOR PREMATURELY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL TO ADDRESS THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

THE BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR AND COMPLETELY FAILED; THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WE WENT. I WAS ABLE TO USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW AND THEN STOP THE TRUCK. SOMEHOW, WE WERE ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRUCK THE REST OF THE WAY HOME USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR WAS FULL, BUT I COULD SEE FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE TRUCK FROM THE FRAME AREA NEAR THE DRIVER'S DOOR. LOOKING UNDER THE TRUCK, I NOTICED THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED; EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK WAS RUSTED. LOOKING ON-LINE, I NOTICED I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. I ORDERED A COMPLETE SET OF STAINLESS STEEL BRAKE LINES. WE HAD THE TRUCK TOWED THE TRUCK TO THE CHEVY DEALER ($200.00). THEY REPLACED EVERY BRAKE LINE ON THE TRUCK AS WELL AS THE FRONT CALIPERS ($2100). THE DEALER DID A GREAT JOB; $1600.00 OF THE COST WAS FOR LABOR.

ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT UNDER CAB ON DRIVERS SIDE BUSTED WHEN STOPING AT STOP SIGN

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, WHEN VEHICLE WAS NEW IT WAS SEEN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS MORE THEN ONCE. SINCE I'VE OWNED IT, I'VE HAD THE TRANNY REBUILT 2 TIMES.

WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH DOWN A STATE HIGHWAY. AFTER COMING AROUND A BLIND CURVE, CAME UPON STOPPED TRAFFIC DUE TO ROAD WORK. APPLIED PRESSURE TO BRAKE PEDAL WHEN PEDAL WENT SOFT AND DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. AFTER RELEASING BRAKES AND PUSHING AGAIN STILL HAD NO BRAKES. HAD TO SWERVE OUT OF ROAD-WAY TO AVOID REAR ENDING MULTIPLE VEHICLES. AFTER RUNNING OUT OF ROAD, HIT 2 CULVERT PIPES ALONG WITH ROAD WORK SIGNAGE, FINALLY BRINGING THE TRUCK TO A STOP IN A RESIDENTIAL YARD. TRUCK BRAKE LINES FOR FRONT BRAKES HAD CORRODED AND RUPTURED CAUSING THE INCIDENT. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER SHOWS AN APPARENT ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL GMS FOR BRAKE LINE CORROSION THAT GM HAS FAILED TO ADDRESS THROUGH THE RECALL PROCESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE SEVERELY CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE CONSIDERED A MAINTENANCE ITEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 39,000.

PARKED VEHICLE IN DRIVEWAY, MOVED IT ABOUT THREE FEET AND BRAKED. THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND FOUND A LARGE PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM A RUSTED THROUGH BRAKE LINE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION THE OTHERS WERE IN THE SAME STATE. LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WITH FAMILY ONBOARD WHILE DRIVING ON A ROADWAY, COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.

RUSTED/RUPTURED BRAKE LINE IN 2012 WHILE BRAKING AT AN INTERSECTION - SWIRVED TO MISS A VEHICLE. PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY IN 2016 ANOTHER LINE RUPTURED. VEHICLE UNDERCARRAGE WASHED AFTER EACH WINTER BUT EXCESSIVE RUST ON ALL PARTS AND FRAME. BOTH INCEDENTS WITH LOW MILES [20K & 30K] ON A LIGHTLY USED VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EQUIPPED WITH CAPITOL PRECISION TRAC II TIRES, SIZE: 265/70R17 (NA). WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO REMAIN IN POSITION AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THREAD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAD SEPARATED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14T013000 (TIRES), BUT THE TIRE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000 AND THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTING AWAY. I NOTICED A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL, ON MY WAY BACK TO ST. LOUIS FROM ATLANTA, GA. I NOTICED FLUID UNDER THE TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER I GOT HOME. I STARTED LOOKING AROUND THE TRUCK. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS LOW ON FLUID. NO WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I NOTICED FLUID UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. IT WAS BRAKE FLUID COMING FROM A RUSTED THRU BRAKE LINE. AFTER INSPECTION, ALL OF THE OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE BADLY RUSTED. THE REPAIR(REICHERS AUTO AND TIRE-WASHINGTON, MO) SHOP IS REPLACING ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES DUE TO HEAVY RUST. COST IS GOING TO BE OVER $800.

REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH DURING NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION WHICH RESULTED IN A BRAKE FLUID SPILL AND REDUCED BRAKING CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS ON A CITY STREET TURNING ONTO A HIGHWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. FURTHER INSPECTION FOUND THAT ALL BRAKE LINES ON THE VEHICLE HAD EXTENSIVE CORROSION AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. VEHICLE HAD 120,000 MILES ON IT WITH NO ACCIDENT HISTORY.

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ON RURAL ROAD. ABLE TO STOP BY DOWNSHIFTING AND RUNNING OFF ROAD. BRAKE LINES HAD ROTTED OUT. DURING THIS REPAIR IT WAS FOUND THAT GAS LINE HAD ALSO ROTTED AND WAS LEAKING. TOTAL COST OF REPAIRS, NEARLY $2,000.00

DRIVING TO WORK TODAY THE METAL BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR BURST LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS LINE HAS FAILED.

AS I COME TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES FROM ABS ACTIVATION INCREASING BRAKING TIME AND DISTANCE. THE GROUND IS DRY WHILE THIS HAPPENS. AFTER A WHILE THE AND LIGHT COMES ON. WAS TOLD BY A DEALER MECHANIC IT WAS A BAD ABS SENSOR AND TO REPLACE HUB. I DID AND NOW, TWO YEARS LATER, IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. NOW I'M BEING TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ELEMENTS IN MY AREA, BEING IN A SNOWBELT STATE, GETTING INTO WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND BLOCKING SIGNAL. SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS LAST TIME, DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS. NEITHER TIME DID THEY PLUG INTO MY TRUCK FOR CODES. BOTH TIMES, I HAVE TO OPEN MY WALLET FOR FAULTY PRODUCTS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E106000 (WHEELS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,649.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE DRIVER'S SEAT HEATED UP AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, THE SEAT HEATER ACTIVATED ON HIGH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED ON FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,647.

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?

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.