2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 complaints

ON AUGUST 13TH, 2008 I WENT TO DARRYL BURKE CHEVY TO CONSIDER BUYING A NEW TRUCK AND TRADING MY 2006. DURING THE TRADE IN APPRAISAL, THE SALES MANAGER ASK IF THE VEHICLE HAD EVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT? I INFORMED THAT NO IT HAD NOT. HE SAID THE TIRE, SAFETY, AND PARTS LABEL VIN DID NOT MATCH THE VIN IN THE WINDSHIELD. I LOOKED AND WITNESSED THE SAME INFORMATION. THE SALES MANAGER SAID THAT THIS WOULD DRASTICALLY EFFECT THE TRADE IN VALUE OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN USED. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS MUST HAVE OCCURRED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BECAUSE THERE ARE 2 OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE SHIPPED TO OTHER STATES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE THE LABELS ON THEM THAT SHOULD BE ON MY VEHICLE. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU HAS EXAMINED THE OTHER VEHICLES AND DETERMINED THAT THE MANUFACTURER CAUSED THIS MISHAP. I NEED TO KNOW IF NHTSA CAN HELP WITH THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY MOST ANY DEALER IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE DISCREPANCY AND MAY RESULT IN A DEPRECIATION IN THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING VINS APPEAR ON MY VEHICLE. WINDSHIELD , SAFETY LABEL , PART LABEL MATCH WINDSHIELD, TIRE LOAD LABEL . THANKS FOR ANY HELP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE VEHICLE HAS BRIDGESTONE DUELER A/T 693 TIRES, SIZE P265/70R17. THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED NEW WHEN THE VEHICLE HAD 25,000 MILES. THE TREAD BEGAN TO WEAR IN AN UNUSUAL MANNER IN THE CENTER OF ALL FOUR TIRES. THE CONTACT CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE ON A REGULAR BASIS, BUT THE CENTER OF ALL FOUR TIRES CONTINUED TO WEAR UNNATURALLY. NEITHER THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURER NOR THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04T018000 (TIRES:TREAD/BELT). THE DOT NUMBER AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FELL OUT. AFTER TALKING WITH GM AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE VEHICLES ON THE LOT THAT THIS INCIDENT IS OCCURRING TO AND SEVERAL THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED THAT THEY ARE REPLACING. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE MINE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IF YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ASSEMBLY FALLS OUT AND YOU USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL, THE PERSON BEHIND YOU WOULDN'T SEE IT AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH POSSIBLY A FATAL ONE. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY AT THIS TIME, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY THE SAFETY COMMISSION. I WOULD HATE FOR GM TO BE SUED FOR A FAULT IN THEIR PRODUCT DUE TO A FATAL CRASH OR ONE THAT INVOLVED A SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND A REDUCE POWER MESSAGE COMES ON.* NJ THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *JB

BRAKE PADS HAVE CUT INTO ROTOR ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT DISC. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND TOOK THEM OFF AND RESURFACED THE ROTOR AND PADS. WOULD NOT REPLACE! AFTER DRIVING HOME ABOUT 30 MILES ROTORS WERE ALREADY STARTING TO GROOVE AGAIN! *TR

THE TRANNY IN MY 06 SILVERADO QUIT SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. MY TRUCK HAD 45,700 MILES, JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY BY 9,700. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. NOT EVEN A MESSAGE FROM THE DASH COMPUTER OR A TRANSMISSION LIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAID TRANNY WASN'T PUTTING ENOUGH PRESSURE IN THE SHIFT PLATES AND IT SMOKED A COUPLE OF THEM. DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEMS IT JUST HAPPENS. LUCKILY FOR ME DEALERSHIP CALLED A REP AND I ONLY HAD TO PAY A $500 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE MY PICKUP WAS SO WELL CARED FOR AND THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. SO IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU MAKE SURE YOU CHECK INTO THEM OR YOURSELF CALLING A REP. $500 IS CHEAPER THAN A REBUILD OR NEW TRANNY. *TR

OUR 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO WAS MAKING A SLIGHT HUMMING NOISE. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT HE WOULD NEED TO CHANGE HIS BRAKE PAD. THE HUM WAS MORE ON TURNS AND WENT BRAKING. THEN ON JUNE THE 13, 2006 , WHILE DRIVING, THE WHOLE HUB/BEARING EVERYTHING BROKE OFF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER INSPECTING THE TRUCK. THEY STATED THE WE IMPROPERLY FAIL TO MAINTAIN ARE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THE WHOLE DRUM /HUB/BEARING BRAKE OFF , EXCEPT IN TRUCKS THAT WERE MADE TO GO OFF ROAD ALOT. WE HAVE NEVER TOWED, WENT OFF ROAD OR HAULED ANYTHING WITH THIS TRUCK. THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. I ASKED HOW DO MAINTAIN A PIECE OF STEEL. HE STATED,"WE SHOULD OF HAD THE BEARING CHECK". THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRUM , ROTOR, HUB, BEARINGS HOSES, EVERYTHING. THE TOTAL COST $1,412.00. *TR

1. INVOLVED IN TWO VEHICLE MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. MY VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING THE BUMPER TO BE PUSHED IN AT LEAST 3-6 INCHES. 2. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION, WHILE BOTH VEHICLES OF SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR, SHOULD HAVE CAUSED MY AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 3. UNKNOWN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY REALIZED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE OFF POSITION, HE IS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND/OR REVERSE. THE DEALER STATED INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON APRIL 30, 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,190.

MY TRUCK SEEMS TO WANT TO GO IN REVERSE WHEN STARTING, IN MORNING AFTER SETTING OVER NIGHT. IT OCCURS OFTEN. THE GM DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE TAKEN THE PICKUP TRUCK TO (SEVERAL TIMES) TOLD ME IT IS" NORMAL" EVEN GAVE ME A COPY OF A DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT# 1884620. DOC. STATES NO REPAIR SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING FAN CONTROL MELTED, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THERE WAS A STRONG ELECTRICAL FIRE ODOR. I TURNED OFF MY FAN AND WHEN I RETURNED HOME I FOUND THAT THE FAN RESISTOR GM PART# 89019088 AND THE CONNECTOR GM PART# 15862656 HAD MELTED. BARE WIRES WERE VISIBLE AND THE PINS IN THE CONNECTOR WERE TOUCHING. INITIALLY BEFORE THIS OCCURRENCE THE FAN HAD STOPPED WORKING AT THE HIGHEST SPEED THEN THE NEXT LOWEST SPEED AND FINALLY STARTED TO BURN UP. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ODOR OF BURNING OF AN ELECTRICAL NATURE. I DID REPLACE THE RESISTOR AT A COST OF $55.00 AND NOW NEED TO GET THE CONNECTOR WHICH IS AT A RIDICULOUS COST OF $95.00. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD THINK GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS SINCE THEY ARE PROBABLY SELLING QUITE A FEW OF THESE ITEMS. ONE OF THE PARTS COUNTER PERSON'S I SPOKE WITH KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUBS MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF THE WHEEL SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY INITIALLY, BUT IS NOW CONSTANT. THE HUB ITSELF IS LOOSE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES WITH THE BEARINGS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.

THIRD FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING IN 60,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MOST MECHANICS TELL ME THIS IS VERY EXCESSIVE AND MOST HARDLY EVER REPLACE A WHEEL BEARING. I FEEL THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS A BEARING COULD FAIL AND A WHEEL COME OFF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES REGARDING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OR DETERMINE IF THE AIR BAGS ARE OPERABLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND. THEY DID, HOWEVER, STATE THAT THE SERVICE FROM THE DEALER WAS SATISFACTORY. THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,204.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END CRASH. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND A SPRAINED ANKLE. HER DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A SEVERELY BRUISED HIP AND HER SON IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE MUSCLE ACHES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HYBRID, UPON COMING TO A STOP LIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THE HYBRID VEHICLE SHUTS THE MOTOR OFF UNTIL UNTIL YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE YOU CAN PLACE YOUR FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK ROLLS BACKWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DEPENDING ON THE INCLINE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS FLAW AS OF YET AND EXPECTS US TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE TRUCK AS IS. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND THIS VEHICLE DESIGN SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THE MOUNTAINS. THANK YOU. *TR

GENERAL TIRES WITH 420 TREAD WEAR BLOWING OUT AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES, TIRES SEEM TO BE VERY THIN. ON 2006 CHEVY PICKUP, NOT ABUSED GENERAL AMERITRAC 245/70/17. *JB

I'M FIRE INVESTIGATOR REPORTING THIS INCIDENT. UNEXPLAINED FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH TRUCK NEAR GAS TANK AREA. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLED 1/2 HOUR AND DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BEFORE AND AFTER THE IDLING PERIOD UNTIL FIRE DISCOVERED BY DRIVER. TRUCK HAD 15KMILES, REGULAR SERVICING, NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL FIRE. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A DEFECT WHERE THE TIRES RUB AGAINST THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER A TURN IS MADE. THIS COULD CAUSE A TIRE TO BLOW OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CHEVROLET SAYS THEY CAN NOT REPAIR MY TRUCK. *TR

FRONT SEATS ARE JUNK. YOU CAN FEEL THE SPRINGS IN THE BACKS POPPING. SEATS WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU SHIFT YOUR WEIGHT THEY WERE NOT RIGHT WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN DEC '06. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES TO BE FIXED. THEY SAID GMAC WILL NOT COVER THIS BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART UNDER THE SEAT. WENT THROUGH THIS 3 TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THE LAST TIME THEY "REPLACED " THE UPRIGHT PART OF THE SEAT. THE SEATS STILL MAKES THE POPPING NOISE AND SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN SPRING(S). *TR

HAVEN'T HAD AN ACCIDENT YET.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE SUSPENSION, CAUSING UNEVEN TREAD WEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. HOWEVER, THE CHEVROLET MECHANICS ARE JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,900 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 2006 SILVERADO AND 2002 GMC YUKON ARE BOTH MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AND ALSO WHEN HITTING A BUMP. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO START PROPERLY AND ROLLS UNCONTROLLABLY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 1,800 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. AT 4,000 MILES THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ILLUMINATED AND STAYED ON FOR 2 TO 3 DAYS UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. AT 11,000 MILES THE VEHICLE OVER HEATED, AND THE WATER PUMP HAD TO BE REPLACED. UNDER 20,000 MILES THE FRONT BRAKES FAILED, AND IT WAS HARD TO STOP THE VEHICLE AT A NORMAL DISTANCE. ON 04/30/2007 WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ABS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON, AN HOUR LATER THE RIGHT FRONT END OF THE TRUCK SHOOK AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 52,000 MILES , AND BEGAN FAILING AT 4,000 MILES. *AK

VEHICLE IS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB PICKUP. IT HAS BEAM SHAKE (GM TERM) AS OUTLINED IN GM PIT#3009C (06/28/06). EXCESSIVE SHAKING UNDER CERTAIN CONDITIONS MAKES THE VEHICLE NOT DRIVABLE AND HAS CAUSED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO SHOCKS AND SHEARING (REPLACED BE GM). GM CURRENTLY HAS NO FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM AND HAS REFUSED TO REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE AT A FAIR PRICE. I WILL NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THAT I BELIEVE IT IS UNSAFE. IT CURRENTLY IS SITTING AT THE DEALERS LOT. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH A CURRENT MILEAGE OF 33,500 MILES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON ITS THIRD SET OF WHEEL BEARINGS. EACH TIME THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM WITH THE WHEEL BEARINGS THE WHEELS WOULD MAKE A GRINDING NOISE, AND THE STEERING WOULD BECOME VERY SHAKY. DURING THE LAST OCCURRENCE, THE ABS LIGHT TURNED ON, AND THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES FAILED. EACH OF THE THREE FAILURES OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH. THE WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BEARING AND FIXED THE BRAKES, BUT COULD NOT GIVE A REASON FOR THE WHEEL BEARING FAILURE.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO 1500 IN MAY 2006. I HAVE HAD 9 TIRES REPLACED DUE TO BEING OUT OF ROUND (GENERAL TIRES P245/70R17) THE VIBRATION IS SO BAD . I HAVE ALSO HAD THE ROTORS SHIMMIED AT 16,000 MILES. I WAS JUST TOLD TODAY 4-17-07 THAT MY TRUCK HAS A FRAME BEAMING PROBLEM AND NO ONE KNOWS WHAT CAN BE DONE TO FIX IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN MY TRUCK. AM I TO KEEP REPLACING TIRES FOR AS LONG AS I OWN THE TRUCK? *JB

THIS VEHICLE IS 9 MONTHS OLD. FROM PURCHASE OF THE NEW VEHICLE THERE WAS A RATTLING NOISE UNDER THE DASH - DEALERSHIP REPLACED FLEX PIPES. THE NOISE HAS COME BACK ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER. FROM PURCHASE OF THE NEW VEHICLE THE LEFT DRIVER SIDE MIRROR SHAKES, AM UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF IT. UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT, THE TRUCK SHAKES. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ADMIT THESE PROBLEMS EXIST. THE VALVES ARE CLATTERING IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHILE DRIVING, NOT JUST WITH ACCELERATING. ROTORS ACT AS THOUGH THEY ARE WARPED. UPON RESETTING THE OIL CHANGE INDICATOR LIGHT, THE BATTERY FAILED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS REFUSED TO LOOK INTO THIS. *JB

STEERING COLUMN FELT LOOSE - DEALERSHIP GREASED IT - IT APPEARS THIS WILL BE AN EVERY 10,000 MILES EXPENSE. DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO ADMIT THE BEAM SHAKE EXISTS THAT I HAVE JUST LOOKED UP AND SAYS THEY DO NOT KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS CAUSES THE MIRRORS TO BE UNUSABLE. POWER STEERING PUMP IS MAKING NOISES WHILE TURNING THE WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO ONE DIRECTION. LIFTERS ARE CLATTERING ALL THE TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THERE IS A CLUNKING NOISE WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *JB

FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT CONSTANTLY, TIRES WEAR OUT, DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED OR REFINISHED ROTORS THREE OR MORE TIMES AND THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES, THE ENGINE WHILE LIGHTLY ACCELERATING MAKE A NOISE, DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT HEAR THIS NOISE. I AM TRYING TO LEMON LAW THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRONT END IS A WEAK MANUFACTURER FRONT END AND NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY. *JB

WINDSHIELD DEVELOPED A CRACK 3 FEET LONG WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR AFTER REFILLING THE GAS TANK. THE DEFROSTER WAS RUNNING PRIOR TO STOPPING AT THE SERVICE STATION. THERE NO PRIOR DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD, AND I SAW THE CRACK APPEAR AFTER I GOT IN MY TRUCK AND SHUT THE DOOR. *NM

TL* - THE CONTACT CALLED REGARDING A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HE STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE HE HEARD A RATTLING & POPPING NOISE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000, THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FOR REPAIRS, AND THE DEALER LUBRICATED SOMETHING ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAS A REPAIR ORDER. *AK

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING LOW. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP TO BE ADJUSTED ONCE. SINCE THE ADJUSTMENT THE GAS MILEAGE HAS GOTTEN WORST. HE SAID THE VEHICLE IS RUNNING AT ABOUT 1000 RPM TO WARM UP.

THE INTERMEDIATE SHAFT ON THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN IS LOOSE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM, BUT THERE IS NO FIX FOR IT. THE FRONT END ON THE VEHICLE WILL FEEL LOOSE AND BOUNCE WHILE DRIVING OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT AND BUMPS AND MORE SO WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAYS. THE VEHICLE FEELS UNSAFE. ALL THE DO IS PUT MORE LUBE IN THE SHAFT AND TELL ME I HAVE TO DEAL WITH IT. I AM HAVING AN ARBITRATION HEARING. HOPEFULLY SOMETHING GOOD WILL COME OUT OF IT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE REVERSING AT 2 MPH, THE REAR BUMPER STRUCK A TREE AND COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING. MODERATE VEHICLE DAMAGE WAS SUSTAINED. THE POLICE WERE NOT ALERTED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED.

I PURCHASED A BRAND NEW 2005 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 IN MAY, 2006. I HAD NO TROUBLE WITH THE VEHICLE.. UNTIL OCTOBER 27. I HAD 3800 MILES ON THE TRUCK. I HAD FILLED MY GAS TANK JUST OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO AND DROVE APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES JUST OUT SIDE OF CALISTOGA, CALIFORNIA NORTHBOUND ON HWY 29. A WINDING, UPHILL MOUNTAINOUS ROAD, SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC EXCEPT FOR A FEW PASSING LANES AND TURN-OUTS. I WAS DRIVING UP AN INCLINE. I NOTICED SMOKE WISPING BEHIND THE CAB. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE TRUCK DIED... RED INDICATORS ON. FORTUNATELY, IT DIED RIGHT AT A WIDE PASSING LANE LOCATION, AND I VEERED TO THE RIGHT, BLOCKING ONE OF TWO NORTHBOUND LANES. I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND SAW SERIOUS SMOKE AND SOME FLAME COMING FROM UNDER THE BED OF THE TRUCK, UP BETWEEN THE CAB AND THE FRONT OF THE BED. A VEHICLE BEHIND ME, EVIDENTLY SAW IT ALREADY AND PULLED OVER TO ASSIST. ANOTHER VEHICLE, DRIVING SOUTHBOUND PULLED OVER, HAD AN EXTINGUISHER WHICH I SHOT UNDERNEATH THE BED, BUT IT DID NOT HELP. AT THAT POINT, I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD BLOW UP . THERE WAS AN EXTREME FIRE DANGER IN THE AREA AND THERE WAS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THIS COULD ALSO TURN INTO A FOREST FIRE. THERE WAS NO STOPPING THE FIRE . THE TRUCK WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CALISTOGA FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS ENROUTE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND DOUSED THE TRUCK FIRE AND A BRUSH FIRE. CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL SHOWED UP. SECURED THE AREA FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO NEUTRALIZE ANY RESIDUAL FIRES AND THE ARRIVAL OF THE TO

REAR BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED, RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. PER DEALERSHIP THIS WAS CAUSED BY WORN BRAKES. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 25K MILES. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY PLACED ITSELF INTO 4 WHEEL DRIVE. THE SERVICE DEALER CHANGED A SWITCH AND ELECTRICAL WIRING BUT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED.*AK UPDATED 11/30/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHEN HAVING TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE ABOVE 40 MPH, STEERING AND BRAKING MUST OCCUR TO AVOID ROLLOVER. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A PROBLEM.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, POOR TRACTION WAS OBSERVED WITH THE TIRES. UPON INSPECTION, TREAD PIECES WERE MISSING ON ALL FOUR TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED ALL TIRES WITH THE SAME BRAND NAME OF TIRES. THE DEALERSHIP MENTIONED THAT THE DEFECTIVE TIRES WOULD BE RESOLD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERN BECAUSE THIS BRAND AND TIRE MAY NOT BE RELIABLE. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON NORMAL ASPHALT ROADS, PIECES OF THE TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM ALL FOUR TIRES. THIS OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF 5 MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHO DETERMINED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. UPDATED 11/21/2006 - *NM

THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION ON MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 HAS A PROBLEM. WHEN THE CLUTCH IS PRESSED YOU CAN NOT SHIFT, OR IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO SHIFT GEARS. AND THE DEALERS SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAYS CHEVROLET DESIGNED ALL STANDARD TRANSMISSION VEHICLES TO WORK THIS WAY. THEY SAY THERE IS NOT ANYTHING TO FIX. I BELIEVE THAT SINCE THE TRANSMISSION IS HARD TO SHIFT THE TRANSMISSION COULD WEAR OUT TOO FAST, OR AND THIS IS MY BIG FEAR, THE TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL WHILE THE TRUCK IS BEING DRIVEN AND A ACCIDENT COULD HAPPEN, OR THE TRUCK COULD BREAK DOWN IN AN UNSAFE PLACE OR TIME. I HAVE HAD THE TRUCK IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE DEALER MANY, MANY TIMES. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGREES THAT THE TRUCK DOESN'T SHIFT LIKE ANY STANDARD TRANSMISSION HE HAS DRIVEN EITHER. YET, THE OFFICIAL WORD IS THAT THIS IS NORMAL, AND THERE IS NOTHING TO FIX. HE SAYS ALL THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION SILVERADO TRUCKS SHIFT THIS WAY. HOW DANGEROUS!!! IF SOMEONE IS DRIVING AND NEEDS TO SHIFT, YET THE ENGINE WILL NOT SHIFT, THERE COULD BE A WRECK, THE TRUCKS TRANSMISSION COULD FAIL, AND LEAVE A PERSON STRANDED IN A VERY DANGEROUS PART OF TOWN. I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, WHAT COMFORT IS THAT, IF THE TRICK HAS BEEN DESIGNED FOR FAILURE. THIS PROBLEM SHORTENS THE LIFE OF THE TRUCK. *NM

I HAVE A NEW 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, REGULAR CAB, LONG BED. IT HAS A PRETTY BAD VIBRATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT IT IS MOSTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, SAY 50 AND UP. THE DEALER HAS BALANCED THE TIRES THREE TIMES AND CONDITION REMAINS. I TOLD THEM SOMETHING IS OUT OF BALANCE. THEY TOLD ME THE TRUCK HAS A KNOWN CONDITION CALLED "BEAM SHAKE." I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER SIMILAR TRUCKS AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL A VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED IS UNSAFE AND CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION EITHER DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, BY WAY OF A FAILURE OF A PART, OR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL NORMALLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE AS I TURN. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE IS A RING IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WORKS WITH THE AIRBAG. HE STATED THAT IT CANNOT BE FIX AND THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT OTHER SLIVERADO'S THAT I DROVE DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE HE SAID THAT SOME ARE LOUDER THAN OTHERS BUT THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO THE FIX IT. COULD THE RING BE DEFECTIVE? IF SO WILL IT AFFECT THE AIRBAG? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED IN THE FRONT AND REAR AT 40-60 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR VIEW AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS DUE TO THE SEVERE VIBRATION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME ON THE 1999-2006 MODEL YEARS OF THESE VEHICLES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WAS HARD TO SHUT. UPDATED 09/13/06. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2006 SILVERADO EXT CAB LT3 AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2006. IN MARCH HEADLINER CAME DOWN. REPLACED TWO WEEKS LATER. SIX WEEKS LATER HEADLINER CAME DOWN AGAIN THE SECOND TIME. REPLACED HEADLINER ONE WEEK LATER. TWO DAYS AFTER REPLACING HEADLINER, IT CAME DOWN THE THIRD TIME. I CONTACTED AREA REP TO HAVE HIM RESEARCH THE HEADLINER ISSUE (WHICH I ALREADY WENT TO TWO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE SELLING THESE TRUCKS WITH THE DEFECTED HEADLINERS AND KNOWINGLY SELLING THEM). I WAITED A FULL MONTH THEN WENT FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT WHICH TOOK TWO WEEKS TO COME IN. ONE WEEK LATER HEADLINER COMING DOWN AGAIN THE 4TH TIME. AREA REP SAID HE PUT IN A TSB TO SHOW IT IS A DEFECT THAT THE HEADLINERS ARE CUT TOO SHORT. I CHECKED ON NHTSA AND NO TSB'S ARE LISTED ABOUT A SILVERADO HEADLINER. PEOPLE HAVEN'T NOTICED THIS BECAUSE IT ISN'T OBVIOUS. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TOP OF YOUR OPEN DOORS WHERE THE HEADLINER MEETS THE RUBBER GASKET AND YOU WILL SEE THE CUT OF THE FABRIC OF THE HEADLINE AND THE MOLDED HEADLINER PIECE WITH IT. I'VE CALLED AREA REP AND IT'S BEEN 3 DAYS AND NO RETURN CALL. I WAS TOLD IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACTORY SUNROOF EITHER. IF THE FACTORY KNOWS THE HEADLINER'S ARE DEFECTIVE WHY DO THEY KEEP SENDING THE ONES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE INSTEAD OF WAITING TILL THE RIGHT ONES COME OUT? *JB

I BOUGHT A 06 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP IN JUNE 06. THE TRUCK HAS 1800 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS A BAD VIBRATION AT ANY SPEED OVER 30 MPH. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY REBALANCE THE TIRES. THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE THEY LET 5 LBS OF AIR OUT OF EACH TIRE. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT IT IS "THE NATURE OF THE BEAST" AND THE TIRES HAVE TO GET BROKE IT BEFORE THE VIBRATION WILL STOP. THE TRUCK HAS GENERAL AMERITRAC P245/70/R17 TIRES ON IT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND LOPING CAUSING THE VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK. THE DEALER KEEPS GIVING ME THE SAYING THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE CHEVROLET FACTORY REP TO COME THERE. I AN AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH THIS VIBRATION AS I AM UNABLE TO WALK AND USE A WHEELCHAIR AND I DON'T WANT TO BE BROKE DOWN SOMEPLACE WITH THIS TRUCK. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE KEY TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED, WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS PURPOSELY DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT WHILE THE IGNITION WAS IN ACCESSORY POSITION A CHILD WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE STREET.

THE 2006 SILVERADO ONLY PROVIDES TWO OPTIONS FOR AUTO DOOR LOCKS (1. IN GEAR 2. AT SPEED). PRIOR TO 2005 THERE WAS A THIRD OPTION FOR "NO AUTO DOOR LOCK OR DISABLE". BESIDES BEING A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO MANY OWNERS IT IS POTENTIALLY A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU NEED TO EXIT THE TRUCK IN AN EMERGENCY AND THE VEHICLE HAS LOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS FOR YOU. LET THE OWNER DECIDE WHICH PROGRAM TO USE BASED ON THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. *NM