2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

WINTER OF 09-10 EXPERIENCED ACTIVATION OF ANTILOCK BRAKES AT SPEEDS OF 5MPH OR LOWER NEARLY EVERY BRAKING OPPORTUNITY. AFTER THE TRUCK GLIDED PART WAY INTO AN INTERSECTION (ANTILOCK PUMP ACTIVATED BUT NO STOPPING OCCURRED, JUST PEDAL RESISTANCE) I REMOVED THE ABS FUSE TO REGAIN STANDARD BRAKES. NOTHING MORE HAS BEEN DONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 10 MPH APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES. THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE. THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY AND THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER SERVICED THE BRAKES AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO LUBRICANT APPLIED TO THE BRAKES TO PREVENT POTENTIAL CORROSION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 24,600.

TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON DRY PAVEMENT. ACTIVATION TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER COMPLETE VEHICLE STOP. ACCELERATION DURING SLOW SPEEDS OR AFTER A STOP IS IMPACTED. *TR

LOW SPEED ACTIVATION OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCES AND/OR NO STOPPING AT ALL. NO ABS SYSTEM CODES SET. NO ABS LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER CHECKED IT OUT AND SAID THE FRONT ABS SENSORS WERE BAD. I REPLACED BOTH SENSORS, WITH THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTING, IF NOT WORSE. THE LEFT SENSOR IS AVAILABLE, BUT THE RIGHT ONE WAS BROKEN DURING REMOVAL AND THROWN AWAY. I DID NOT KNOW I WOULD NEED IT. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN AND THE BRAKES APPLIED AT LOW SPEED TO COME TO A STOP. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR EARLIER MODELS OF MY VEHICLE AND I BELIEVE MY MODEL YEAR SHOULD BE INCLUDED AS WELL AS OTHERS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I THINK IT SHOULD BE REPAIRED, RECALLED OR RESOLVED TO THE COMPLETE SATISFACTION OF ALL INVOLVED! *TR

MY 2006 SILVERADO [ AFTER DEALER CHANGED FRONT BRAKE PADS] STARTED LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION. I ALMOST WENT THROUGH A STOP SIGN. DEALER SAYS OVER 36,000 NO WARRANTY WORK. I HAD TO REMOVE ABS FUSE TO DRIVE TRUCK. I HAD 36,300 MILES AT TIME IF OCCURRENCE. *TR

AT SLOWER SPEEDS, WHEN BRAKING MY ABS ACTIVATES ON DRY, CLEAN PAVEMENT, ALMOST 80% OF THE TIME. THIS CAUSES MY TRUCK NOT TO BE ABLE TO STOP PROPERLY AND I'M AFRAID THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. FROM READING OVER THE INTERNET I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS BY NUMEROUS CHEVROLET VEHICLE OWNERS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT. MY TRUCK HAS 34,000 MILES AND I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT WHEEL BEARINGS SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED DUE TO AN ISSUE CHEVROLET HAS HAD ON THE MAJORITY OF IT'S VEHICLES FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS. *TR

ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON AT LOW SPEED ON 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON OTHER MODEL YEARS IN CERTAIN STATES AND THERE ARE RECALLS, BUT NOT ON THIS YEAR TRUCK. *TR

BOUGHT MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO GM CERTIFIED WITH ONLY 40,300 AND OUR FAMILY TOOK A VACATION SOUTH AND DID A GREAT JOB BUT COMING BACK WAS A DIFFERENT STORY HIGHWAY WAS GREAT BUT WHEN I GOT INTO TOWN I WAS HEARING A GRINDING NOISE AND WE TURNED LEFT AND THAT IS WHEN WE HEARD A CRACK AND AFTER THAT I WAS THINKING I HAD A FLAT TIRE SO I PULLED OVER AND SAW IS WAS NOT THE CASE SO I LEFT I WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IT SOUNDED LIKE SOME WAS DRAGGING AND I MADE IT HOME CHECKED ALL LEVELS ON THE FLUIDS AND WHERE NORMAL,THEN I CALLED CHEVY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND WAS TOLD THAT MUST TOW THE TRUCK TO MY LOCAL CHEVY DEALERSHIP.I FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM AND WAS TOLD THAT THE RIGHT SIDE WHEEL BEARING FAILED AND LUCKILY IT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR IT WOULD OF COST ME $366.94 AND I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE NOT GREASABLE AND I HAVE A OLDER 80S CHEVY AND ITS NEVER HAPPENED AND I DROVE IT FOR ALMOST 50,000 AND I STILL HAVE IT TODAY. NOT BUILT GOOD LIKE THEY WERE. *TR

THE HEATER FAN BLOWER WENT BAD, MELTED BOTH ENDS OF THE PLUG-IN ON THE RESISTOR BLOCK. I CALLED THE LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART AND THAT IT WOULD BE $500. TO FIX IT. I PURCHASED THE PARTS TO FIX IT, AND DID IT MYSELF. I SENT A LETTER TO CHEVROLET AND ASK WHY THE PARTS WEREN'T RECALLED, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A FIRE, CAUSING A WRECK OR DEATH. THEY CALLED BACK LATER AND SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW THEY HAD A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART. IF THEY HAVE A SPECIAL WIRING KIT MADE JUST TO FIX THIS PROBLEM HOW CAN SAY THEY DON'T KNOW IT EXISTS. THE LOCAL DEALER TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD FIXED OVER 50 OF THESE, AND THIS IS A VERY SMALL DEALER, SO HOW MANY HAVE BEEN FIXED ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND $500. A HIT. THE CONSUMER SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT CHEVROLET KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR SHORTS OUT AND MELTS WIRES, HAVE REPLACED TWICE - ONCE A BURNING SMELL WAS NOTICED. THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITH AN 04 AND AN 05 SILVERADO AT MY JOB. DESPITE FIRE HAZARD, INABILITY TO USE DEFROST CAUSES VISIBILITY PROBLEMS. *TR

2006 SILVERADO 1500. UNINTENDED LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS ACTIVATES WHEN NOT NECCESARY, DRY/CLEAN PAVEMENT. THIS CAUSES AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE BY 15-20 FEET MAKING REAR END COLLISION INEVITABLE. I NOTIFIED GM, THEY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED, BUT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR INVOLVED, I ASKED IF THEY WERE GOING TO EXPAND THE RECALL, I WAS TOLD "NO". THE ABS ACTIVATION ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY....THE ACTIVATION IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND HAPPENS AT SPEED OF 10 MPH AND BELOW....IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TOME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. EVERYBODY IS JUMPING ALL OVER TOYOTA ABOUT THE PRIUS BRAKES, YET GM GETS AWAY WITH THIERS.

2006 SILVERADO 1500. UNINTENDED LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION. THE ABS ACTIVATES WHEN COMING TO A STOP INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE BY 15-20 FEET MAKING A REAR END COLLISION INEVITBLE. WHEN GM WAS NOTIFIED, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED, BUT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR, WHEN ASKED IF GM WAS GOING TO EXPAND THE RECAL, I WAS TOLD "NO". EVERYBODY IS JUMPING ON TOYOTA PRIUS FOR THIER BRAKE ISSUE, YET GM GOES UNSCATHED WITH THIERS. THE ABS ACTIVATES BELOW 10 MPH ON DRY/ CLEAN PAVEMENT AND IS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY.

LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION ON DRY ROADWAY *CN

2006 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP WITH 37,000 MILES ANTILOCK BRAKES ALWAYS ON CAUSING LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. HAD BRAKES REPAIRED TWICE. I ALSO OWNED A 2002 CHEVY PU WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS AND MY SON HAD A 2001 CHEVY 2500 HD PICKUP AND A 2002 CHEVY TAHOE WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CANADA ALSO RECALLED BRAKES ON CHEVY PU'S. *TR

FAILURE OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON A 2006 1500 SILVERADO Z71 CREW CAB. GRINDING NOISE HAD BEEN COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES CHANGED AT 54590 MILES. DAYTON OHIO GRISMER AUTO SERVICE TECHNICIANS INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING WAS WORE OUT AND NEEDED REPLACED BEFORE THEY COULD FINISH CHANGING THE TIRES AND DOING THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS WAS A ADDITION EXPENSE OF $270.00 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BEARING HUB AND LABOR. CONTACTED THE JEFF SCHMITT CHEVY DEALER IN FAIRBORN OHIO WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW TO ASK ABOUT THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BEARINGS FAILING EARLY AND THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER PEOPLE ASK ABOUT THIS. LOOKING HERE I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS CONCERNING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB AND ALSO NUMEROUS CASES WITH THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS????? THIS PROBLEM AND WITH THE STEERING COLUMN INTER-LINK HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH EITHER ONE. THE NHTSA AND GM NEED TO GET THESE TWO ITEMS FIXED RIGHT ONCE AND FOR ALL. I HAVE THE FAILED WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY IF ANYONE WANTS IT TO INSPECT IT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHICH ALSO CAUSED HIM TO PROCEED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR A HALF HOUR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE ABS BRAKE PUMP MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR $600. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ

HEATED SEAT IN A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71, HEAT COMES ON BY ITSELF, GETS EXTREMELY HOT. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD IF IT DID NOT COME ON IN THE SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, DID NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FRONT ABS SENSOR WERE CLEANED AND THEN REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $270.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,642.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE SENSORS WERE CLEANED FOUR TIMES. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES WITHOUT WARRANT. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,810. UPDATED 01/1410 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10*JB

REF: 2006 SILVERADO Z71. THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE ROUTINELY ENGAGES (RELEASES BRAKE PRESSURE) DURING SLOWDOWN IN THE 3-8 MPH SPEED RANGE. THIS ENGAGEMENT REQUIRES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES AND CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN THE LAST PORTION OF A STOP. THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2006 VEHICLE IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE NHTSA IDENTIFIED FOR THESE SAME TYPE VEHICLES 2005 AND PRIOR. ALTHOUGH MAINTENANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON MY VEHICLE YET, I BELIEVE IT IS THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS EARLIER MODELS. *TR

PURCHASED A NEW TRUCK IN 2006. THE TRUCK HAD JUST OVER 42000 ORIGINAL MILES. THE TRUCKS WARRANTY WAS 3 YEARS 36 MILES. AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT WHICH CHEVY IS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP IS TELLING ME THIS IS A REALLY ODD INCIDENT AND THAT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. *TR

INTERMITTENT STEERING SHAFT AND COLUMN BEARING MAKES CLUNKING NOISE AND GRADUALLY BECOMES HARDER TO STEER OVER TIME. EVEN AFTER REPLACING THE COLUMN THE PROBLEM WILL RETURN ABOUT EVERY 10,000 - 20,000 MILES! THIS ALSO GIVES EXCESSIVE TIRE WARE. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN! *TR

EXHAUST BOLTS ON 2006 SILVERADO, 4.3 V6, BREAKING AT 40,000 MILES, CREATING FIRE HAZARD AND LETTING CARBON MONOXIDE BACK INTO CAB. CONTACTED GM, WANTED TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS ON BROKEN BOLTS, HA HA VERY FUNNY. LOT OF GOOD THAT WOULD HAVE DONE. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO HAS DEVELOPED A RATTLE IN THE STEERING AT 10,000 MILES NOW AT 45,000 IT HAS GOT WORSE. AFTER SPEAKING WITH SEVERAL CHEVY TRUCK OWNERS 2003-2006 THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM SOME WITH 80,000 MILES ARE RATTLING ALL THE TIME I BELIEVE THIS HAS BECAME A RECALL ISSUE UNREPORTED. THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME A UNIVERSAL JOINT IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS REPLACE AT $230.00 MY 1991 SILVERADO NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM AT 15YRS. OLD WITH 90,000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM LOOKS LIKE IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE . *TR

A ROARING SOUND BEGAN IN THE FRONT LEFT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z-71 ON 25 OCTOBER, 2009. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE NOISE BECAME A HORRIBLE GRINDING SOUND, AND THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEGAN WOBBLING BADLY. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ATWOOD CHEVROLET IN VICKSBURG, MS WHERE I LIVE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE LEFT FRONT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY WAS SHOT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS BEFORE, THE RIGHT FRONT HUB-BEARING ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED ON THIS SAME VEHICLE. THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP (ATWOOD CHEVROLET) REPLACED THE PART ON 27 OCTOBER, 2009. I WAS INFORMED BY THE SERVICE MANAGER THAT THIS WAS OCCURRING AT A CONSTANT RATE ON THIS VEHICLE. WHEN I TALKED TO THE GM REPRESENTATIVE ON 28 OCTOBER, I WAS TOLD THAT 'BECAUSE OF THE ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH I LIVE HERE IN MISSISSIPPI", THIS IS EXPECTED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ANTILOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHENEVER PROCEEDING TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION ON 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK DUE TO DEFECTIVE/CORRODED HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY-WHEEL SPEED SENSOR. UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION BETWEEN 4 AND 10 MPH THEREBY INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE. GM ISSUED A RECALL FOR PRIOR MODEL YEARS OF SAME VEHICLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE UNDER #05068C: PRODUCT SAFETY - FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSOR CORROSION - ( MARCH 6, 2008). *TR

I MANAGE A FLEET OF VEHICLES FOR AN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR. SO FAR THREE 2006 CHEVY TRUCKS HAVE HAD THE FAN CONTROL MODULE, LOCATED UNDER THE DASHBOARD IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, FAIL. UPON TRACING THE PROBLEM IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT IN EACH CASE THE MODULE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND EVEN BURNED SOME OF THE WIRE IN THE WIRE HARNESS. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE SO FAR TO REPAIR THESE TRUCKS. THE DAMAGED PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. *TR

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 7 MPH). THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND BODILY INJURY DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING IN THE MANOR IN WHICH IT IS DESIGNED. *TR

NORMAL VEHICLE OPERATION - PASSENGER SIDE EXHAUST FLANGE DON'T/GASKET- DO TO A FLAW IN THE DESIGN, THE FLANGE IS NOT ALLOWED TO BE TIGHTENED ENOUGH TO MAINTAIN GASKET SEAL THUS ALLOWING CARBON MONOXIDE/EXHAUST INTO THE VEHICLE. *TR

AUTOMANTIC CLIMATE CONTROL BLOWS HOT AIR ON THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS OPERATING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WILL RESET WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND THEN BACK ON. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE NOISE GREW LOUDER WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL BEARING, WHICH WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON A SEPARATE OCCASION FOR THE IDENTICAL FAILURE. HOWEVER, THE PASSENGER SIDE BARON WAS REPLACED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,700.

JANUARY 2009- EXCESSIVE NOISE FROM RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. BROUGHT TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIR. LEFT FRONT AXLE(4WD)HUB/BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED AT APPROX 50,000 ON A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. DEALER REPAIRED AT COST TO ME OF JUST UNDER $400. JULY 2009, SIMILAR FRONT END NOISE(LOUDER) BROUGHT TO DEALER AND DETERMINED RIGHT FRONT BEARING/HUB ASSEMBLY WAS LOOSE AND AFLOAT AS WELL AND NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPAIR AT A COST OF $362 TO ME. SEEMS TO BE EARLY FAILURE AND WAS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE IF BEARING CAME APART. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET 1500 DUAL AIR CONDITIONER CONTROL BLOWS HEAT ON DRIVER'S SIDE WHILE BLOWING COLD ON PASSENGER'S SIDE (EVEN THOUGH THE AC IS SET FOR BOTH SIDES). WIRING HARNESS HAS A SHORT ON THE BLOWER, WHICH PRODUCES A BURNING SMELL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND A CLUNKING NOISE WAS HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY LUBRICATED THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER ON ELEVEN SEPARATE OCCASIONS FOR IDENTICAL FAILURES. THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT, IDLER ARM, BODY MOUNT, AND LOWER SHAFT BEARINGS WERE ALL REPLACED. RECENTLY, THE STEERING SHAFT LOWER BEARING, STEERING ARM KIT, LOWER RE-SEAL DIFFERENTIAL, LOWER ARM, AND IDLER ARM PITMAN ARM WERE ALL REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE HUB WAS FAILING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS UNABLE TO BE ENTERED INTO THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR CONNECTOR OVERHEATED AND MELTED THE WIRING HARNESS AND CONNECTOR. FIRE COULD HAVE RESULTED. HAVE READ ONLINE HOW FIRES HAVE ACTUALLY OCCURRED. NEED RECALL IMMEDIATELY. *TR

SUDDEN WHEEL BEARING BREAKUP ON 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP 4W ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL IN MAY 2008. SAME OCCURRENCE ON PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL IN APRIL 2009. THIS PICKUP HAD LESS THAN 19,000 MILES AND WAS HIGHWAY DRIVEN. HAD TO HAVE IMMEDIATE REPAIR BOTH TIMES (REPLACEMENT) AND PAID $377 SECOND TIME AS DID NOT GO TO GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. TRAVELING IN ARIZONA AND WENT TO NEAREST GARAGE FOR REPAIR. HAVE OLD PART WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED BY FEDERAL MOGUL CORPORATION. NO CONSEQUENCE AS WE STOPPED DRIVING AS SOON AS WE HEARD THE NOISE OF THE BREAKUP TO AVOID LOSING A TIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL IS ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATES TO A HIGH SPEED. IN ADDITION, THE RPM'S INCREASE AND THE CONTACT LOSES CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN APRIL OF 2008. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HUB BEARINGS WERE GRINDING TOGETHER SO BADLY THAT HE COULD NOT DRIVE HIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL WOULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE IF NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DEMONSTRATED HOW THE WHEEL WAS WOBBLING WHEN HE PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONCE BEFORE WHEN IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THEY CHANGED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HE REFUSED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,586.

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AT 37000 MILES. THE BEARINGS ARE SEALED AND CANNOT BE LUBED. THE BEARING IS PART OF A WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY MAKING THE COST OF REPLACEMENT TEN TIMES WHAT IT WOULD NORMALLY BE. SINCE THE BEARINGS CANNOT BE LUBED, THEN FAILURE IS ASSURED AT SOME POINT. I HAVE A 1950 CHEVY WITH THE ORIGINAL WHEEL BEARINGS STILL IN USE. SOME OF YOU BRIGHT GUYS IN ENGINEERING NEED TO QUIT RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL (BEARING). *TR

MY HEATER WAS GOING ON AND OFF AND NOW IT JUST DOESN'T WORK. MY BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T WORK ALL THE TIME AND MY DASH BOARD LIGHTS WORK ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF THE TIME. I HAVE NOT WENT AND HAD ANY REPAIRS DONE YET BECAUSE THIS IS SOMETHING THAT CHEVY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR NOT ME AND I WILL NOT PAY FOR IT AND NOW ITS DOCUMENTED THAT I HAVE A COMPLAINT AND MY LAWYER WILL KNOW THIS IS DOCUMENTED SO IF SOMETHING HAPPENS YOU WILL BE SUED. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND IT STALLED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY REPLACED THE FRONT SUSPENSION STABILIZER SHAFT BRACKET. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ROTORS FAILED. THE ROTORS ARE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY; THEREFORE, THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE $400 FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WILL NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 56,000. UPDATED 03-06-09 *BF UPDATED 03/12/09. *JB

AT FIRST #5 ON HEATER QUIT WORKING. SOME TIMES IT WORKED OTHER TIMES IT WOULD NOT. I NOTICED A GLOW UNDER THE DASH AND SMELLED BURNT PLASTIC. I CHECKED THINGS OUT THE CONNECTOR HAD MELTED AND GLOWED WHEN THE HEATER WAS ON. IT THREW SPARKS WHEN I SWITCHED TO THE 5 POSITION. THE BLOWER STILL WORKED EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ABOUT TO CATCH FIRE, WHY DOESN'T IT BLOW A FUSE? THIS IS NOT SAFE. LUCKY I KEEP MY TRUCK CLEAN AND DON'T HAVE CARPET, IT WOULD HAVE PROBABLY CAUGHT FIRE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ABS ACTIVATES ON ITS OWN AND INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER A FEW TIMES, WHERE IT CURRENTLY REMAINS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ABS SENSOR HAS CORRODED AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT REPLACE THE SENSOR FOR FREE, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A RECALL FOR A DIFFERENT YEAR OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE SENSOR HAS NOT YET BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT HIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TL*THE CONTACT LEASES A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ABS INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THEN DIMMED. APPROXIMATELY THREE DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE CONTACT HEARD SCRAPING NOISES COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE AND THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GAS STATION AND WAS LOSING BRAKING POWER. THE GAS STATION ATTENDANT DETERMINED THAT THE WHEEL BEARING FAILED. NO OTHER WARNING INDICATORS WERE ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 36,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,100. UPDATED 10/27/2008. *LJ THE DEALER FOUND THE A FAULTY LEFT FRONT HUB-CALIPER BRACKET DAMAGED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE CV BOOT WAS TORN DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT AS WELL. UPDATED 10/27/08. *JB

BOUGHT IT NEW, REPLACED BATTERY IN 6 MONTHS, HAVE REPLACED HEADLIGHTS AND BACK LIGHTS TWICE, THE TRUCK SHIMMIES WHILE BRAKING, ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, ENGINE HEATS UP WHILE IDLING, SHALL I CONTINUE? I HAVE PURCHASED GMC PRIOR TO THIS CHEVROLET. I DO LIKE THE PRODUCT BUT GMC HAS INCREDIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR THESE TYPES OF PROBLEMS. CHEVROLET WILL NOT PROVIDE YOU WITH A LOANER AND CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HOPE THE TRUCK LASTS UNTIL MY LAST PAYMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE GAS LINE RUSTED AND CLOGGED ALL OF THE INJECTORS WITH RUST. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GAS LINE AND CLEANED THE INJECTORS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 24,147. UPDATED 10/14/08 *BF UPDATED 10/24/08. *JB

PURCHASED 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON PICKUP TRUCK NEW. AT 2400 MILES, I STARTED EXPERIENCING A PULSATING IN THE BRAKES THAT CREATED A SEVERE SHIMMY IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN THE BRAKES BECAME WARM. THE DEALER RESURFACED THE TWO FRONT ROTORS. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. AT 6500 MILES, THE DEALER STATED THE DRUMS WERE OUT OF ROUND AND REPLACED THEM. AT 13,000 MILES, PROBLEM STILL PERSISTED AND DEALER REPLACED FRONT ROTORS. AT 21,000 MILES, THE PROBLEM WAS STILL OCCURRING AND I INQUIRED WITH A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO TEST DROVE THE TRUCK AND SAID THEY HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE IMPALA AUTOMOBILE AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. IN MAY OF 2008, I PLACED A CALL DIRECTLY TO GM'S CUSTOMER SERVICE AND RECEIVED A RETURN CALL FROM A GENTLEMAN WHO STATED HE WAS CALLING FROM ARGENTINA TO RESPOND TO MY COMPLAINT. ALL THAT ACCOMPLISHED WAS FOR HIM TO ARRANGE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH THE ORIGINAL DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER INSPECTION. AT 23,000 MILES, THE DEALERSHIP SUGGESTED THAT WHEN I AM DRIVING DOWN A STEEP INCLINE THAT GM ADVISES I SHOULD USE A LOWER GEAR TO HELP REDUCE THE VEHICLE SPEED AND NOT CREATE AN OVERHEATED CONDITION WHICH THEY SAY WAS CAUSING THE VIBRATION. THE VIBRATION OCCURS ON LEVEL GROUND AS WELL AS COMING DOWN A HILL AND IT IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MORE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS OCCURS AND MAY LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT IF THE BRAKES FAIL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT WAS EXPERIENCING A FAILURE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING SYSTEM IN HER VEHICLE. NEITHER WERE WORKING PROPERLY AND NO AIR WOULD GO THROUGH THE VENTS. THE CONTACT ALSO SMELLED SOMETHING BURNING IN HER VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RESISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE THE NEW RESISTER WAS BEING INSTALLED, THE MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED THAT A CONNECTOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT HAD MELTED. BOTH THE RESISTER AND THE CONNECTOR FROM THE ELECTRICAL AIR CONDITIONING UNIT IN HER VEHICLE WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT A TWO YEAR OLD VEHICLE SHOULD NOT EXPERIENCE THOSE DEFECTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 50,612. UPDATED 10/07/08. *LJ THE TRANSMISSION LINE HAD A SLIGHT LEAK. UPDATED 10/08/08. *JB