2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 complaints

MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR FLUID LEVEL DROPPED FROM FULL TO ACTIVATION OF BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT. INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE LED TO THE DISCOVERY A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER. ALL THE BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE EXTENSIVELY CORRODED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED ONE OF THE FUEL LINES. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

I WAS PREPARING TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I APPLIED MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. MY VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND I HAD TO UTILIZE ME EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ALSO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO SAFELY MAKE A TURN AND SUBSEQUENTLY MY VEHICLE TRAVELLED THRU A DITCH AREA AND CAME TO A STOP IN MY FRONT YARD. COMPLETING A CHECK OF MY VEHICLE'S BRAKE SYSTEM, I LEARNED THAT MY MASTER CYLINDER WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE WHERE I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE'S COMPLETE BRAKING SYSTEM LINES HAD RUSTED AWAY CAUSING ALL BRAKE FLUID LOSS AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALL BRAKES LINES WERE REPLACED FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER TO THE ABS MODULE AND THEN TO EACH BRAKE SYSTEM AT THE WHEEL. THE COST OF THE WORK WAS $598.00. MY VEHICLE IS A 2006 MODEL YEAR AND IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE, HOWEVER I'M VERY UNHAPPY WITH THE BRAKING FLUID LINES FAILING WITH ONLY 52,500 MILES ON MY VEHICLE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE ON THE PART OF GENERAL MOTORS. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO ASSIST ME WITH THE MATTER AND AT THIS TIME I'M COMPLETING THIS COMPLAINT. THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION NEEDS TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION UPON GENERAL MOTORS TO ENSURE HIGHER QUALITY OF BRAKE LINES ARE INSTALLED INSTEAD OF SUBSTANDARD BRAKE LINES. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A MORE SERIOUS ACCIDENT/INCIDENT WITH THE BRAKES FAILING. I

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT, BRAKES WERE WEAK AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE ENOUGH TO STOP VEHICLE. PULLED INTO NEAREST PARKING LOT AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM CHASSIS UNDER DRIVER DOOR AREA. CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. TRIED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO MAKE IT EASIER FOR TOW TRUCK OPERATOR TO HOOK UP AND PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING EFFECT. USED PARKING BRAKE TO STOP. DEALER SAID ENTIRE BRAKE SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. *TR

BRAKE LINE FAILURE. RUSTY BRAKE LINES. LEAVING FLUID ON GROUND ALMOST HITTING BUILDING. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER WITH A ONE YEAR CERTIFIED USED WARRANTY AT 49K MILES. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE I NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FREE-PLAY IN THE STEERING AND NOTICED A LOOSE PITMAN ARM WHEN ROTATING THE STEERING WHEEL AND OBSERVING THIS PART. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERS IN THE INDIANAPOLIS AREA. AFTER THEIR INSPECTION AND CONSULTING GM CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, I WAS TOLD FREE-PLAY WAS NORMAL OR WITHIN PARAMETERS. ONE YEAR LATER AND 69K MILES, I TAKE THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE (OIL & FILTER CHANGES ETC) AND TO HAVE THEM PLEASE LOOK AT THE BRAKES AS I COULD FEEL A VIBRATION. THE VEHICLE IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY... THEY TELL ME NOW THAT THESE PARTS (PITMAN ARM / STEERING BOX) WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS TO THE TUNE OF JUST UNDER $2,000. I HAVE DONE MY OWN RESEARCH AND HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS IN REGARDS TO STEERING ASSEMBLY / PARTS ON THESE TRUCKS. NOTHING I HAVE FOUND SAYS THAT THIS MUCH FREE-PLAY IS "NORMAL" IN REGARDS TO THIS VEHICLE AND IN FACT, SOME FRONT WHEEL AXLES AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES HAVE ACTUALLY SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. MY WHEELS OR BEARINGS (I SAW FOR MYSELF WHEN IT WAS ON THE LIFT AND I HAVE THE OLD PARTS) HAD A DANGEROUS AMOUNT OF WOBBLE IN THEM, WITH THE RIGHT WHEEL HAVING IN EXCESS OF 1" OF TILT OR LOOSENESS. THIS IN MY OPINION DOES NOT CONSTITUTE "NORMAL" PLAY AND I QUESTION GM'S HONESTY CONCERNING THIS ISSUE... WHY IS THIS ACCEPTABLE WHEN UNDER WARRANTY BUT NEEDS EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHEN I

DRIVING HOME FROM STORE ONLY TO HAVE A VEHICLE STOP SHORT IN FRONT OF ME. APPLIED BRAKES AND TO MY SURPRISE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I HAD ROOM TO MANEUVER AROUND TRAFFIC AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD LEFT FRONT BREAK LINE RUSTED OUT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW AND I CAN ATTEST THAT NO UNUSUAL CIRCUMSTANCES OCCURRED TO WARRANT BRAKE LINE RUSTING OUT. MOVING FORWARD 16 MONTHS I WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE ONLY TO HAVE BRAKES GO TO THE FLOOR. VEHICLE TOWED TO CHEVY DEALER. DEALER TELLS ME ALL BRAKE LINES RUSTED BADLY (EXCEPT ONE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED) AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT TO THE TUNE OF $2700.00. GOOD THING I WAS NOT DRIVING OR WORSE YET PULLING MY 8000 POUND CAMPER. IS IT GOING TO TAKE SOME ONE GETTING KILLED BEFORE CHEVY IS MADE TO ADMIT THEY HAVE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE BRAKE LINES. *JS

WE HAD JUST GOTTEN TO THE BOTTOM OF A HILL WHEN WE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL FELT NORMAL THEN INSTANTLY IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO STOP WE JUMPED OUT AND SAW BRAKE FLUID PUDDLE ON THE GROUND AND ALL UNDERNEATH THE CAB OF THE TRUCK. AFTER THE FLUID WAS GONE THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES TO EVEN PANIC STOP. THERE IS ALSO EXTENSIVE RUST UNDER THE TRUCK EVEN THOUGH UNDERCOATING WAS APPLIED IN THE FACTORY. *TR

TOWING TRAILER, WHILE PARKING TRAILER, BRAKE PEDAL GOT SPONGY, THEN WENT TO FLOOR, TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED UNDER DRIVERS SEAT BY ABS MODULE, ALL BRAKE LINES WILL NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR

FOUR BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE APPEARED - I TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT HAD 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRE WITH ORIGINAL TIRE TREAD OF 7/32 - IT NOW HAS 6/32 TREAD. GOODYEAR GAVE ME A $80.00 DISCOUNT ON A NEW TIRE - I CALLED THEM AND ASKED FOR A 100% DISCOUNT SINCE THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING. I HAVE THREE OTHER TIRES ON THE TRUCK ALL GOODYEAR TIRES AND IT APPEARS THEY COULD BE DOING THE SAME THING. I ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS RECALL ON GOODYEAR WRANGLER TIRES HAVING THE SAME ISSUES JUST NOT ON MY TIRE SINCE IT IS MUCH LARGER AND NOT THAT POPULAR. *TR

VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE LOOKS MORE LIKE A 30 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BRAKES LINES HAVE FAILED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR SWERVING OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. OIL COOLER LINED RUPTURED AND LEAKED OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ROTTED AS WELL SO HOT EXHAUST GASES ARE NOT DIRECTED OUT THE EXHAUST, ALSO A CONCERN FOR POISONING OCCUPANTS WITH TOXIC EXHAUST GASES . POWER STEERING FITTINGS ROTTED CAUSING LOSS OF STEERING. GM IS USELESS, WHEN I CONTACTED THEM THEY SAID IT IS THE ENVIRONMENT. I ASKED THEM WHY A TOYOTA AND ACURA, BOTH 8 YEARS OLDER SHOWED NO SUCH FAILURES OR EVEN SIGNS OF RUST ON CRITICAL COMPONENTS. GM RESPONDED THAT THEY COULDN'T ANSWER THAT QUESTION. HMMM, I WONDER WHY. IN 39 YEARS OF DRIVING, IT IS THE MOST I EVER PAID FOR A VEHICLE, 48,000 DOLLARS, AND THE MANUFACTURER REFUSES ANY ASSISTANCE. THAT'S THE THANKS FOR BAILING THEM OUT. IT HAS ALSO HAD WIRES TO BLOWER MOTOR BURN, REAR BRAKE ROTORS ROTTED AWAY AT 22,000 MILES, GROUND WIRES UNDER HOOD HAVE ROTTED AND FALLEN OF... MORE POTENTIAL HAZARDS, A/C COMPRESSOR SEIZED A CAME APART. I COULD GO ON AND ON. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SERIOUS INVESTIGATION INTO GM AND.THE POOR QUALITY AND LACK OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC. IT IS BY FAR THE WORST VEHICLE I HAVE OWNED, EVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89,000. *TR

AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME WITH ICY ROADS AND SNOW. I WAS ON MY DRIVEWAY TRYING TO GET TO THE TOP OFF IT WHEN I LOST TRACTION. I STOPPED AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. I STARTED TO BACK DOWN THE DRIVE WHEN THE PEDDLE FELL TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH DOWN OVER AN EMBANKMENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING, JUST TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES BOTH FRONT AND REAR. MECHANIC SAYS THE LINES BLEW APART FROM RUST. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTION METAL BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND HAS HOLE IN LINE RESULTING IN LOSS OF FLUID. *TR

FIRST TIME BRAKE LINE BROKE AT DEALERS PARKING LOT. LINE REPAIRED TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT ANOTHER BRAKE LINE RUPTURED MONTH LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT ANOTHER BRAKE LINE BURST MINOR COLLISION NO DAMAGE. DEALER AT THIS TIME REPLACED ALL BRAKE LINES IN VEHICLE AS I REFUSED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT EVERY LINE REPLACED PERIOD. *TR

AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND THEN TO THE FLOOR. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING AND A BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. IT WAS EMPTY. IT HAD BEEN SNOWING THAT DAY AND I NOTICED A PUDDLE OF FLUID HAD FORMED IN THE FRESH SNOW UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE, JUST INBOARD AND AFT OF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. WHEN I CRAWLED UNDERNEATH AND LOOKED I FOUND WHAT APPEARS TO BE SEVERELY ROTTED BRAKE LINES. I HAVE NEVER HAD A SOLID BRAKE LINE FAIL ON ME BEFORE AND WAS QUITE SHOCKED AT HOW PROGRESSED THE CORROSION WAS. I TAKE CARE OF MY TRUCK AND IT GETS WASHED AND SERVICED REGULARLY. WITH THAT IT GETS USED AS A TRUCK AS WELL. I FEEL THAT THE CORROSION WAS EXCESSIVE AND PERHAPS IS THE RESULT OF A MATERIAL FLAW/CHEAP MATERIALS USED. I SHUDDER TO THINK WHAT THE OUTCOME WOULD HAVE BEEN HAD I BEEN TOWING MY HORSE TRAILER OR MY CAMPER THAT DAY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE PARTICULAR MODEL HOWEVER, A RECALL HAD NOT BEEN ISSUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

WHEN COMING TO A STOP A SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TOWARDS THE FLOOR AS IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. IT OCCURS ON ALL TYPES OF DRIVING SURFACES AND IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH TIME. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM... HOWEVER THE INTERNET SAYS DIFFERENTLY! PROBLEM OCCURS ALMOST EVERY TIME YOU ARE MAKING A SLOW APPROACH TO A STOP, WHICH IS USUALLY WHEN OTHER VEHICLES OR PEDESTRIANS ARE IN FRONT OF YOU. *TR

REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE. *TR

INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. CLUNKING IN STEERING MAKES YOU FEEL SOMETHING IS LOOSE WITH THE FRONT END AND OR STEERING. HAD SHAFT REPLACED WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. GM SAYS TO REPLACE WITH THEIR SHAFT. ORIGINAL REPLACED WITH A DORMAN PART NUMBER 425-176 SAID TO BE BETTER THAN GM. *TR

I PURCHASED 2006 SILVERADO NEW AND AFTER THE 1ST YEAR NOTICED RUSTING. JUST BEFORE IT CAME OFF WARRANTY (2009) THE COOLANT LINE FROM THE RADIATOR AND THE BRAKE ROTORS (FRONT AND REAR) HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN AND NOW MY BRAKE LINE BURST OPEN AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE IS RUSTED (FRAME IS PEELING UP IN LAYERS), THERE IS RUST COMING THROUGH THE BUMPERS, ON THE WHEELS, IN THE BED, INSIDE THE DRIVER'S DOOR - BASICALLY EVERYWHERE I LOOK (I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH CHEVROLET IN 2010 ABOUT THE EXCESSIVE RUSTING AND WAS TOLD, AFTER INSPECTION BY LOCAL DEALER, THAT THERE WAS "NO ABNORMAL RUSTING FOUND"). I BABY THIS TRUCK (IT ONLY HAS 26,000 MILES AND IS NOT DRIVEN ON THE ROADS WHEN THEY ARE SALTED) AND KEEP IT VERY CLEAN. I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY AS I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING TO FAIL NEXT. TODAY I SPOKE WITH CHEVROLET AGAIN ABOUT THE BRAKE LINES, AGAIN INSPECTED AT THE LOCAL DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS "NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR" AND CAUSED BY ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS. IN ADDITION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE ROTORS AND CALIPERS ARE RUSTED THROUGH AND MUST BE REPLACED. HOW IS IT POSSIBLE TO CONCLUDE THAT THE CORROSION IS DUE SOLELY TO ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS AND NOT AT ALL DUE TO MATERIAL CHOICE AND LACK OF APPROPRIATE COATING? I AM ONLY ASKING THAT THEY COVER THE REPLACEMENT OF THE BRAKE LINES AND THEY DO NOT FEEL OBLIGATED TO DO SO. THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IT IS POOR DESIGN OR SUBPAR MATERIALS. (NEITHER OF MY OTHER TWO VEHICLES, 1993 TOYOTA PICKUP

MICHELIN LTX M/S LT245/75R16 TIRES (2007 CHEVY 2500 HD SINCE 11/06/2006) 07/15/2010: 79,144 MILES. FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HI-SPEED BLOW-OUT (APPROX. 55 MPH). DAMAGE TO FRONT & REAR UTILITY TOOL BOXES; LEFT REAR MUD FLAP & FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY RIPPED AWAY. 07/28/2010: 79,965 MILES. REPLACED TIRE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION 08/31/2010: MICHELIN SENT LETTER STATING COMPLETION OF 07/15/2010 CLAIM FINDING NO DEFECT IN DESIGN OF TIRE OR REASON FOR INCIDENT; PAID PARTIAL REPAIR DAMAGES. 11/05/2010: REPLACED TIRE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. 02/01/2011: 90,101 MILES. REPLACED TIRE DUE TO TREAD SEPARATION. 06/18/2012: 112,000 MILES. NOTICED BUBBLE (APPROX. 1 INCH IN SIZE) ON FRONT PASSENGER TIRE; PARKED VEHICLE IN SHADE; APPROX. 1 1/2 HRS LATER REMOVED BAD TIRE; NOTICED BUBBLE GREW BIGGER IN SIZE (APPROX. 3 IN.); LEANED BAD TIRE UPRIGHT AGAINST VEHICLE; INSTALLED SPARE TIRE (APPROX. 15-20 MIN), TURNED TO RETRIEVE BAD TIRE; TIRE EXPLODED LITERALLY IN FACE; NO INJURY DUE TO SAFETY GLASSES. OTHER PERSON HAD JUST TURNED AWAY AT EXPLOSION WITH TIRE PARTS HIT HIM IN BACK; NO INJURY. *JS

WE BROUGHT OUR 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AROUND 73,000 MILES ON IT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A TUNE UP AND WE WERE TOLD THE FOLLOWING: 'THE FUEL LINES ARE VERY RUSTED (STARTING TO SEEP BACK BY THE TANK AREA) THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED, THE TRUCK WILL NEED REAR BRAKES VERY SOON, ALL BRAKE HOSES WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, THE BLEEDERS ON CALIPERS ARE RUSTED OUT, THE SHIMMY SHOCK IN THE FRONT END IS BLOWN APART, HAS A LOT OF PLAY IN THE IDLER ARM, FRONT SHOCKS RUSTED & LEAKING, REAR SHOCKS RUSTED, REAR END COVER RUSTED, THE TRANSFER CASE TAIL SHAFT IS LEAKING, THE FRAME IS RUSTED & GETTING THIN IN SPOTS, HAS AT LEAST THREE BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD STUDS' WE UNDERSTAND THAT BRAKE PADS AND CALIPERS ARE USUAL REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY SIX YEARS OLD AND THE TRUCK SHOULD NOT BE VERY RUSTED. WE CALLED CHEVROLET AND OPENED A CASE TO REVIEW THE RUST ISSUES. WE BROUGHT THE TRUCK TO A DEALERSHIP AS REQUESTED BY CHEVROLET FOR A VISUAL INSPECTION. USING DOCUMENT ID #2758961, THE TECHNICIANS DETERMINED 'NO REPAIR OR CONSIDERATION SHOULD BE GIVEN FOR THIS CONCERN - SURFACE CORROSION ON UNPROTECTED COMPONENTS WILL VARY WITH AGE AND EXPOSURE. CORROSION ON THESE COMPONENTS WILL VARY WITH AGE AND EXPOSURE. CORROSION ON THESE COMPONENTS HAS NO DETRIMENTAL IMPACTS, EITHER IN SHORT OR LONG TERM DURABILITY." HOWEVER, THEY EXPLAINED THAT IF THEY WERE US, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES. THE CHEVROLET CASE WORKER CALLED THE DEALER AND CONFIRMED THE FINDINGS. HE

I WAS LEAVING THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND I WAS IN THE LANE TO GET ONTO 77 SOUTH. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE 4-5 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME STARTED GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE FIRST ACCELERATED INTO THE ADJACENT LANE TO REVEAL CONSTRUCTION CONES IN OUR LANE. THE REMAINING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AND I SLAMMED ON MINE. AT THAT INSTANT, MY BRAKE PEDAL SUNK TO THE FLOOR. I REACTED QUICKLY (THANK GOD) AND SWERVED LEFT TO AVOID THE COLLISION. MY TRUCK CAME TO REST ABOUT 10 FEET PAST THE SMALL SEDAN IN FRONT OF ME. I WOULD HAVE WRECKED THE BACK OF THAT CAR AND CAUSED A CHAIN REACTION IN FRONT AND BACK OF ME HAD I NOT BEEN ABLE TO REACT AS QUICKLY AS I HAD. THE REPLACEMENT OF ALL THE BRAKE LINES (THE ONE LEAKING IS AS CORRODED AS THE OTHERS) PLUS FRONT BRAKE WORK IS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $3800. NOT SOMETHING I WAS EXPECTING FROM A 6 YEAR OLD TRUCK, NOR ANYTHING I CAN AFFORD RIGHT NOW. IT IS MY WORK TRUCK, I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE, AND IT'S MORE OF A REPAIR THAN I FEEL COMFORTABLE TACKLING ON MY OWN. CHEVY NEEDS TO STEP UP AND SHOULDER SOME RESPONSIBILITY. I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER TRUCKS IN THIS CLIMATE AND NEVER SAW THE LINES CORRODE LIKE THIS. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND PITMAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BEARINGS AND BUSHINGS WERE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 64,000. UPDATED 07/13/12 *BF UPDATED 07/18/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE COULD HEAR A TICKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THREE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED, CAUSING A LEAK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

BOLT HEAD IS SNAPPED OFF ON THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE REAR MOST BOLT. I KNOW OF MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THAT THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE BOLTS USED IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR

THE LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT TORE COMPLETELY THROUGH AND SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN AXLE HOUSING. BECAUSE THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE WAS MOUNTED TO THE SHOCK MOUNT, WHEN THE MOUNT FAILED, THE SHOCK ABSORBER EXTENDED FULLY AND RUPTURED THE BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE ATTEMPTING TO EXIT INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 40 AT 65 MPH. AT NO TIME DID THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER ON THE DASH INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. AFTER USING ELECTRIC TRAILER BRAKES TO SLOW AND STOP THE VEHICLE COMBINATION, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED TO A PARKING AREA. UPON SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION, A NOTICE CAME ON THE DRIVER INFORMATION CENTER STATING, "SERVICE BRAKES SOON". UPON EXAMINATION, THE MASTER BRAKE RESERVOIR WAS DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 50%. THE LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER, THE BRAKE LINE AND THE SHOCK MOUNTING BRACKET WERE ALL HANGING APPROXIMATELY 4" ABOVE THE PAVEMENT. THE TRAILER BEING HAULED WAS LESS THAN 1/2 OF THE RATED TOW WEIGHT AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN OPERATED ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY SYSTEM FOR ALMOST 5 WEEKS WITH NO OFFROAD OR HEAVY HAULING. WHEN TEMPORARY REPAIRS WERE MADE AT A WINGFOOT TRUCK CENTER, THE MECHANIC WHO WELDED THE SHOCKMOUNT BACK TO THE AXLE HOUSING INDICATED THAT HE HAD SEEN TWO FAILURES AT THE SAME POINT IN THE PAST 6 MONTHS. HE THOUGHT THAT ONE WAS A 2007 GMC 2500 HD AND MY 2500 HD CHEVROLET DIESEL. ACCORDING TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AT LENLYALL CHEVROLET IN AURORA, CO THERE WAS NO FAILURE OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM PROPORT

VEHICLE ALMOST HIT GARAGE DUE TO PULSING OF BRAKES DURING DRY STOP. AN INSPECTION REVEALED FLUID LEAKAGE AT THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE CAB. BRAKE LINES APPEAR SEVERELY PITTED AND CORRODED. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE FUNCTION WAS NOT USED OFTEN AND COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TRANSFER CASE TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED BADLY ON FRAME RAIL ON TWO CHEVYS WE OWN. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 5MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AS IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATING. THIS HAPPENS ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT. TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND DEALERS AND EVERYONE SAYS EVERYTHING IS WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD. I'VE HEARD OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. WHENEVER I LET SOMEONE ELSE DRIVE MY TRUCK, I MAKE SURE I STRESS THAT IT WILL NOT STOP WHEN IT SHOULD, SO FAR NO WRECKS. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

MY 2006 DURMAX DIESEL 2500 TRUCK HAS 3 TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES THAT RUN FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR. THESE HOSES HAVE ALUMINUM PIECES ON EACH END AND THEY LEAK OIL AT THE JOINT WHERE THE ALUMINUM JOINS A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE IN THE CENTRE. THEY CONTINUOUSLY LEAK TRANSMISSION OIL ON THE GROUND AT THIS CRIMP JOIN. THE COLDER THE WEATHER, THE WORSE THESE HOSES LEAK. THERE APPEARS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THESE AS DETAILED BY DOING A WEB SEARCH. I PULLED IN MY GARAGE FROM A TRIP AND A FEW MINUTES LATER MY WIFE SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE GARAGE. I JUMPED BACK IN AND BACKED IT OUT BEFORE IT ACTUALLY CAUGHT FIRE BUT UPON INSPECTION, THE LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE LINES HAD GOTTEN ON THE EXHAUST AND STARTED TO SMOKE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT GM CONTINUES TO IGNORE. SOMEONE WILL EVENTUALLY LOSE SIGNIFICANT LIFE OR PROPERTY IF THIS CONTINUES. THE REPLACEMENT LINES STARTED LEAKING IN A MERE COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL MOGUL CORAGIA M/T TIRES, LINE SIZE: 285/75/16, DOT NUMBER: E40010658 UXLS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRES AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE LONG CRACKS BELOW THE THREAD ON THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER TIRES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,000. KMJ

HAVE FEDERAL COURAGIA MT TIRES CURRENTLY ON MY TRUCK. BOUGHT LAST YEAR AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THEM BOUGHT THEM NEW. NOTICES CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALK. NOW THEY ARE RUNNING AND GETTING LARGER, ALSO SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THESE TIRES FOR THE SAME THING. VERY DANGEROUS. SIZE 285/76/16 *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND SUDDENLY THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER RESISTOR AND WIRING HARNESS WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900. UPDATED 8/30/11 *CN

THE ABS ON MY 2006 SILVERADO ACTIVATES ON LOW SPEED STOPS ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO RELEASE. IT IS NOT THE TYPICAL ABS ACTION THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH, WHERE THE BRAKES RELEASE AND APPLY - IT IS THE BRAKES RELEASING AND NOT REAPPLYING UNDER PRESSURE, WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE. I HAVE GONE THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WHILE TOWING A HORSE TRAILER AND HAD MANY NEAR-MISS INCIDENTS COMING INTO TOLL BOOTHS, STOP SIGNS AND RED LIGHTS. HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ITEM. IT IS DANGEROUS, VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND PRONE TO HAPPEN AGAIN ONCE FIXED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL FAN SWITCH WIRES WERE BURNED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND AS THE BRAKES WERE APPPLIED, THE ABS ACTIVATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES, THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN. THE FAILURE ONLY RECURRED WHEN DRIVING 10 MPH OR LESS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NOT A RECALL PERTAINING TO THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE DECELERATED FROM 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AND CALIPERS WERE RUSTED AND CORRODED. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE BRAKE LINES AND CALIPERS AT A COST OF $739. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEEDS PREVENTING STOPPING OF VEHICLE. DEALER AND GM REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN REPAIR, STATED THE SENSORS WERE CONTAMINATED FROM RUST AND THEREFORE NOT DEFECTIVE, THE PROBLEM IS ENVIRONMENTAL AND WE CANNOT ASSIST YOU WITH THE REPAIR.. THERE IS NO ABS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE PROBLEM FOUND ON EARLIER MODELS 1999-2002 WHICH WERE RECALLED. I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE THE FRONT WHEEL SPEED SENSORS @ A COST OF 460.00 DOLLARS TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE COMES TO A STOP CAUSING IT TO SURGE FORWARD, IT WILL CAUSE A COLLISION.. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THAT IS NOT STOPPING PROPERLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ABS SYSTEM IS LETTING GO AT SLOW SPEEDS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LET GO. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AT A CROSSWALK WITH CHILDREN. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE DUE TO RUST AFFECTING THE ABS BRAKE SENSORS. THE COST OF THE SENSORS WAS 135.00 EACH PLUS ABOUT THREE HOURS LABOR TOTAL CLOSE TO $600.00. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE AS IT IS NOT CAUSED BY WEAR. *LN

2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 6.6 LITER TURBO DIESEL. TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ARE LEAKING. BOTH THE LOWER TRANS. COOLER LINE AND TRANS. COOLER LINE FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE AUX. TRUCK HAS 59 000 MILES ON IT. ISSUE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER THAT INFORMED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND THAT LINES QUALITY ARE TO BLAME DEFINITELY NOT WEAR AND TEAR( REF MODEL AND MILEAGE).WHY IS THERE NO FACTORY RECALL ON THIS FAILURE? *TR

INTERMITTENTLY THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT WILL COME ON BY ITSELF AND EACH TIME I TRY TO TURN IT OFF IT GOES BACK ON. THE SEAT GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE I CONTINUALLY AM TRYING TO TURN IT OFF. SHOP IS STILL TRYING TO DIAGNOSIS PROBLEM. *TR

2006 CHEVY SILVERADO HD DIESEL WITH ALLISON TRANS-- TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING, DEALER SAID THERE HAS BEEN NO KNOWN PROBLEM. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. SO I WAS FORCED TO PAY $700 TO HAVE THE LINES REPLACED, WHICH WILL PROBABLY END UP LEAKING AGAIN. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT, AS I HAVE 3 OTHER CHEVY TRUCKS, NONE OF WHICH HAVE EVER LEAKED FROM THE TRANS LINES, AND SOME ARE OVER 10YRS OLD. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE LEAKING. *TR

AC BLOWER WIRING HARNESS UNDER GLOVEBOX OVERHEATING AND SMELT LIKE ELECTRICAL FIRE, AS I CHECKED WIRING NOTICED THAT WIRES WERE RED HOT AND SMOLDERING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FAN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE RELAY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE WIRING HARNESS AND RELAY WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

INTERIOR HEAT & A/C BLOWER MOTOR FAN SUDDENLY TURNED ON FULL WITHOUT WARNING. COULD NOT TURN OFF. WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION. *TR