2006 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A RED LIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND I HAD TO APPLY BRAKES QUICKLY. THE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED , I SWERVED, AND BARELY MISSED THE OTHER CAR. THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE INTO THE OPPOSITE LANE. LATTER FOUND THAT THE RUPTURE WAS CAUSED BY EXCESSIVE RUST. HAD THAT SECTION REPLACED BUT ITS TOO EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES - WAITING FOR ANOTHER FAILURE. *TR

I WAS MOVING MY TRAVEL TRAILER IN MY DRIVEWAY, IN PREPARATION FOR A VACATION TRIP. WHEN I STEPPED ON THE BRAKE, A RUSTED BRAKE LINE FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE SAFELY. FURTHER INSPECTION REVEALS THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK ARE BADLY RUSTED AND WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. *JS

BRAKE LINES HAD HOLES IN THEM CAUSED BY CORROSION,FUEL LINE ALSO. NOTICED PROBLEM BEFORE ANYTHING SERIOUS HAPPENED. COST OVER 1000.00 TO REPLACE BRAKE AND FUEL LINES. *TR

AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I STOPPED JUST IN TIME TO AVOID BEING HIT BY ON COMING TRAFFIC. TOOK IT TO A DEALER LATER THAT DAY AND WAS TOLD THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND WOULD COST OVER $700 TO REPAIR. *TR

STARTED THE VEHICLE FASTEN SEAT BELT EXITED THE CARPORT STARTED TO LEAVE MY YARD HAD TO STOP A GO BACK IN HOUSE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF REMOVED THE KEY WENT BACK IN THE HOUSE CAME BACK GOT IN THE VEHICLE FASTEN SEAT BELT STARTED THE VEHICLE PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT FLASHED SEVERAL TIME WE OUT AND CAME BACK AND WILL NOT GO BACK OUT IT WILL FLASH SEVERAL TIME GO OUT AND COME BACK ON AND STAY. *TR

SAW WET SPOT UNDER DRIVER'S SIDE OF TRUCK, JUST BEHIND ENGINE COMPARTMENT. KNEW IT WASN'T GOOD AS THE AC IS ON THE OTHER SIDE. FIGURED I'D CHECK IT LATER. STARTED TRUCK AND AS SOON AS I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I COULD FEEL SOMETHING WAS WRONG. STOPPED TRUCK, POPPED HOOD AND CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN MASTER CYLINDER. SAW IT WAS LOW. ADDED A PINT OF FLUID AND LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK. SAW IT LEAKING FROM A RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE NEAR THE ABS MODULE. ALL LINES ARE RUSTED AND IN NEED OF REPLACEMENT. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. LATER ON, THE INFORMATION CONSOLE DISPLAYED A SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE. THE BRAKE LINES ARE SO RUSTED OUT THAT THEY ARE NOW LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. *TR

DRIVERS SEAT HEATER COMES ON ALL THE TIME BY IT SELF AND ON HIGH. YOU CAN SWITCH IT OFF AND IT KEEPS COMING BACK ON. VERY DISTRACTING AT HIGH SPEEDS TURNING IT OFF ALL THE TIME. IT GETS VERY HOT AND OUT OF CONTROL. MAYBE COULD CATCH FIRE?? I HAVE IT DISCONNECTED NOW BUT DOING THAT NONE OF THE SEAT CONTROLS WORK. TO WORK SEAT YOU MUST PLUG IT BACK IN TO OPERATE THE SEATS. CHECKED ONLINE AND MANY SEAT HEAT SWITCHES COME ON BY IT SELF ON MANY GMC CARS AND TRUCKS. *TR

I APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH LITTLE RESISTANCE. I GOT THE TRUCK HOME AND NOTICED BRAKE FLUID DRAINING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE METAL BRAKE LINE JUST FORWARD OF THE REAR AXLE. *TR

LEFT REAR BRAKE LINE BLEW OUT AND RUSTED THROUGH. DO NOT TRUST ANY OTHER BRAKE LINE ON THIS TRUCK NOW. *TR

BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO BRAKING AVAILABLE. THIS WAS JUST AFTER A 300 + MILE TRIP HAULING A HORSE TRAILER AND TWO HORSES. SERVICE INVESTIGATION REVEALED RUPTURED HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES. ALL BRAKE LINES ARE SEVERELY CORRODED AND ALL MUST BE REPLACED. WORST PORTION IS JUST UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT AREA WHERE THREE LINES RUN TOGETHER. CALLED DEALER AND GM, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM SINCE GM NOW OFFERS A DISCOUNTED BRAKE LINE KIT. MAY POSTS ON CHEVY FORUMS REVEAL THE EXACT PROBLEM. SOMETHING SHOULD BE DONE AS THIS APPEARS TO BE A BAD DESIGN. FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE ON THE TURNPIKE. *JS

BRAKELINES HAVE CORRODED,ROTTED OUT. *TR

WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY , WHICH IS ON AN INCLINE , THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I JUST MISSED BACKING OUT INTO A BUSY ROAD. I TOOK THE TRUCK IN FOR REPAIRS IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE INCIDENT. THE REPAIRS COST NEARLY $750. THEY SAID THAT MOST ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND THE ONE ON THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE HAD A HOLE RUSTED THROUGH. *TR

I BOUGHT MY CHEVY 3500 DUALLY 4X4 TO DRIVE WHEN I NEEDED IT TO HAUL THINGS OR FOR THE 4WD . I TOLD MY DAUGHTER IT WAS GOING TO SNOW AND MAKE THE ROADS DANGEROUS SO I WOULD TAKE HER TO WORK AND PICK HER UP WHEN SHE WAS DONE EVERYTHING WENT WELL NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE AND AFTER I HAD TAKEN HER TO WORK SO WHEN SHE CALLED I WENT TO PICK HER UP AT WORK AND HAD TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE FOR HER TO FINISH UP AFTER I HAD GOTTEN TO HER WORK THEN I DROVE HER HOME AND JUST AFTER GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE WE PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND I PULLED UP TO THE HOUSE AND ALMOST WENT THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH WITH ABSOLUTLY NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER I WOULD HAVE NEVER USED THE TRUCK IF I HAD REMOTELY THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES I DRIVE SEMI TRUCKS FOR A LIVING AND ALWAYS CHECK THINGS AROUND MY VEHICLES BY SECOND NATURE SINCE I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLES I DRIVE. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEW AND TOLD THEM I HAD CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT I TOLD THEM I EXPECTED IT TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE AND GM RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WANTED THE DEALER TO EVALUATE IT AND THE EVALUATION WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE THEY DID AND THEY FOUND THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED IN HALF AND ALSO BUSTED AT THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTIONS SO GM SAID THAT THEY WOULD COVER 30% OF THE REPAIR OF THE BRAKE LINES IN WHICH THEY DID BUT IT STILL COST ME $1800 . GM INSISTED THAT MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED IN

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD ALL OF THE BRAKE LININGS HAD RUSTED. MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY I CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP, SAW THE LEAK AND WAS TOWED .A PRIVATE COMPANY REPLACED ALL LINES. I EMAILED MY CONCERN TO CHEVROLET, ASKED TO HAVE MY COMMENTS FORWARDED TO CEO-PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION (866-790-5600) [XXX]WITH [XXX] COULD NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION TO CEO PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT. IF THE BRAKE LININGS FAIL YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. MY SERVICE REQUEST[XXX] I SPOKE TO PRIVATE MECHANICS THEY SAID THIS WAS SYSTEMIC ISSUE TO CHEVROLET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABS ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS - EVIDENTLY THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. IT IS SCARY WHEN YOU APPROACH A STOP AND THE BRAKES RELEASE. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON PREVIOUS YEARS BUT STOPPED IN 06 EVEN THOUGH THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEMS. THEY SHOULD REINSTATE THE RECALL AND FIX THE REMAINING VEHICLES. WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS BUT I CONSIDER US FORTUNATE. *TR

MY 16 YR OLD SON AND 12 YR OLD SON WERE COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL ON 11/10/2006, MY 16 YR OLD WAS DRIVING, HE TOOK DRIVERS ED AND PASSED THE CLASS WITH AN A+. AND WHEN HE TOOK HIS DRIVING PART OF THE TEST HE PAST WITH A PERFECT SCORE THE FIRST TIME. HE ALSO RACED GOKARTS, SO HE KNEW HOW TO CONTROL VEHICLES AND PREVENT WRECKS. WHEN THE WRECK HAPPENED, THE TRUCK JUST WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT, AND WENT THROW THE AIR AND HIT A TREE AND PEALED THE ROOF BACK LIKE IT WAS A TIN CAN. THERE WAS NO SKID MARKS, THE TIRE TRACKS WENT STRAIGHT UP THE BANK, LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. AND NOT ONE AIR BAG OPENED. THEY WERE LESS THAN A 1/4 OF A MILE FROM HOME. I WAS AT THE BUS STOP WAITING ON MY DAUGHTER, I HEARD THE WRECK AND THE ALARM FROM THE TRUCK WAS GOING OFF. I WENT TO THE SITE AND THE ALARM WAS STILL GOING OFF, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. MY 12YR OLD DIED ON SITE, MY 16 YR OLD DIED 4 DAYS LATER. I HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING CAUSED THE WRECK, BUT NOT SURE WHAT UNTIL NOW. NOW I KNOW WITH ALL MY HEART THE SWITCH LOCKED THE STEERING AND ALSO MADE THE AIR BAGS NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF, THE FAN CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BY REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE FAN CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE MASTER FUSE AND THE FAN TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE ON THE HIGH SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HEATER SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL YEARS LATER IN WHICH THE HEATER SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THANKFULLY. BRAKE PEDAL SPONGY, PUSHED AGAIN AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE. FURTHER INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS SPRAYING FLUID WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKES. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE E BRAKE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ALONG RT 80 IN NEW JERSEY AT 65 MPH, TRAFFIC BEGAN TO SLOW IN ALL LANES. I HIT MY BRAKES ONLY TO FIND THAT MY FOOT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND HAD POSSIBLY 10% BRAKING ABILITY REMAINING TO STOP THE TRUCK. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO AVOID CONTACTING THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME BY DOWNSHIFTING, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND RUNNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER AND OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY TO THE CLOSEST REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. AS A RESULT, WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED CAUSING THE LACK OF PEDDLE PRESSURE AND DID NOT OPERATE THE BRAKES PROPERLY. I HAD NO PREVIOUS WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE GAS LINES WERE CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE ISSUE IS A WELL KNOWN (EXCEPT TO ME PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT) AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM OF WHICH CHEVROLET REFUSES TO NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS. THE FIRST TIME OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THE BRAKE LINE PROBLEM IS WHEN THEY TRY TO STOP THE TRUCK AND BY THAT POINT, IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND BLEW OUT WHILE BRAKING AND LOST ALL PRESSURE. FUEL LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR

THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT AND THE FLUID LEAKED OUT CAUSING BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

SERVICE BRAKELINES ROTTED AND CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF SERVICE BRAKES - WHILE DRIVING AND CLOSE TO HOME - USED EMERGENCY BRAKES AND LOW GEAR TO GET TO HOME. SPOKE TO FRIEND AT CHEVY DEALER. THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRUCK SERIES DUE TO CORROSION AND PREMATURE RUSTING. TRUCK IS CURRENTLY IN GARAGE DUE TO FAILURE (CORROSION) OF TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES. CURRENT MILEAGE 15,211. LOST BOTH ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULES AND ALTERNATOR AND TEMPERATURE SENSORS. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO BRAKE LINE DEFECT / LEAK. REPAIR ESTIMATE FROM DEALERSHIP $2800.00+. *TR

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD (2006) WAS PURCHASED NEW, FROM GENGRAS CHEVROLET-585 CONNECTICUT BLVD.- EAST HARTFORD, CT. 06108- TELEPHONE # 860-528-2575. BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION, FORTUNATELY, VEHICLE WAS BEING OPERATED AT A SLOW SPEED (25) MPH. UPON INSPECTION OF UNDER THE VEHICLE, I WAS APPALLED AT THE CONDITION OF BRAKE LINES,FITTINGS,BRACKETS AND RELATED COMPONENTS. THE RUST ON THE UNDERSIDE INCLUDING THE FRAME WAS SUCH THAT IT COULD BE FLAKED OFF IN 1/16" THICK CHUNKS. THIS TRUCK HAS ONLY 9028 MILES, WHAT KIND OF AUTO INDUSTRY DO WE HAVE !!!!! ? I WAS MADE AWARE OF THIS CORROSION PROBLEM (THAT CHEVROLET IS AWARE OF) BY A LOCAL AUTO MECHANIC THAT THIS CORROSION PROBLEM WAS IN PRIMARILY (2004-2005-2006) SILVERADOS. THE MATERIALS GM IS USING TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS IS A DISGUSTING SAMPLE OF OUR MANUFACTURING SYSTEM. THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTDOORS (ON A ASPHALT DRIVEWAY). THE REPAIRS FOR THIS SITUATION ARE IN LINE WITH THE POOR QUALITY MATERIALS THAT WERE USED, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BODY OF THE TRUCK BED HAD TO BE REMOVED (LIFTED-OFF) TO ACCESS BRAKE LINES AND GET THIS, THE FUEL LINE IS ALSO IN THE SAME LOCATION, MIGHT BE SUSPECT TO CORROSION. THE COST OF THESE REPAIRS IS OFF THE CHARTS. (WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE DESIGN FLAWS). AS AN AMERICAN, WHO ADVOCATES BUYING DOMESTIC VEHICLES, I WONDER WHO IS WATCHING WHAT IS GOING ON. I HOPE SOMEONE OF AUTHORITY READS THIS AND ACTS ON IT, BEFORE IT IS TO LATE FOR ALL OF US. REMEMBER, THIS VEHICLE HAS (9028) MILES ON

MY TRUCK HAS A SERIOUS RUST PROBLEM. I WAS DRIVING FROM PENNSYLVANIA TO BUFFALO WHEN MY BRAKE LINE SNAPPED "SPEWING BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER"ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH. AT THE DEALER I WAS SHOWED THAT NOT ONLY WHERE MY BRAKE LINES ROTTED BUT EVERYTHING INVOLVING THE BRAKES "CALIPERS,ROTORS, PADS " FUEL LINES, FRAME CONTROL ARMS, EVERYTHING UNDER THE TRUCK, WHICH WAS BOUGHT NEW. THE BRAKE PADS, CALIPERS & ROTORS WERE REPLACED BY MY MECHANIC AT 25,000 WITH PARTS BOUGHT BY GM. MY TRUCK IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE FROM WHAT YOU CAN SEE & IS GARAGE KEPT.FROM WHAT I SEE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS FROM 2000-2012. *TR

I WAS GOING BACK TO MY JOB LOCATION AFTER LEAVING A TRAINING CLASS. APPLIED BRAKES AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. BRAKE PEDAL HAD NO RESISTANCE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY, I WAS ON SCHOOL DISTRICT PROPERTY SO THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 15. WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE. HE ALSO INFORMED ME THAT ALL BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND WHILE HE COULD NOT SAY ANOTHER ONE WILL RUPTURE TOMORROW, HE FELT TO BE SAFE THEY SHOULD ALL BE REPLACED. WE TOW A CAMPER WITH THIS TRUCK AND WHILE I KNOW THE CAMPER'S BRAKES WILL STOP THE TRUCK, SOME OF THE CAMPGROUND WE VISIT ARE MOUNTAIN CAMPGROUNDS WITH STEEP GRADES AND WHEN WE LEAVE THE CAMPGROUND TO DO SOMETHING (EXAMPLE: GO OUT TO EAT), NOT KNOWING IF THE TRUCK BRAKES WILL WORK IS NOT VERY COMFORTING. *TR

UPON DRIVING HOME ON MY STREET MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. HAVE BREAK LINE CORRODED AND LEAKING BELOW DRIVER SIDE DOOR. WAS ABLE TO STOP SAFELY AS I WAS ON A RESIDENTIAL ROAD WITH A LOW SPEED LIMIT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE REAR BRAKES FAILED. UPON INVESTIGATION IT WAS FOUND THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED OUT AT THE CONNECTION TO THE SPLITTER LOCATED ON FRAME ABOVE THE REAR AXLE. *TR

EVERY BRAKE GAS AND COOLING LINE RUSTED. I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER VEHICLES OF SAME YEAR AND MILES DIFFERENT MAKES. NO WHERE AS RUSTED AS MY 06 SILVERADO. *TR

I SEE YOU RECALLING BMW CARS FOR LIGHTS FAILING! WHY DON'T YOU RECALL GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S FOR FAILING RUNNING LIGHTS? FROM THEIR INTRODUCTION THEY HAVE BEEN ADVERTISED AS A SAFETY FEATURE! I WOULD GUESS 97% OF ALL GM TRUCKS AND SUV'S HAVE ONE OR BOTH OF THE LIGHTS NOT WORKING! AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW!! MY 2006 SILVERADO HAS HAD THE PASSENGER SIDE LIGHT REPLACED 4 TIMES. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, EVEN THOUGH ADVERTISED AS SUCH, IT COST OWNERS A BIG SUM OF MONEY TO KEEP REPAIRING THEM BECAUSE OF GM'S OBVIOUS FAULTY DESIGN!! WHY DOES GM GET A PASS BUT BMW DOES NO? THANKS

WHILE DRIVING I WENT TO STOP AT INTERSECTION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR,AND I USED PARKING BRAKE TO STOP.I GOT OUT AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER,I CAREFULLY DROVE HOME ,1/2 MILE AND CHECKED OUT TRUCK AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED AND LEAKING. I TRIED TO FIX WITH NEW PARTS BUT AFTER FIXING IT WOULD LEAK IN ANOTHER SPOT. I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES TO BE SAFE. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE BRAKE LINES. THANKS *TR

RETURNING HOME, I APPROACHED A 4-WAY STOP AT ABOUT 40 MPH. ATTEMPTED TO STOP, ONLY LIMITED BRAKES. GEARING DOWN AND DEFENSIVE DRIVING NECESSARY TO AVOID ACCIDENT AT INTERSECTION. ABLE TO COMPLETE SHORT DISTANCE HOME WHERE I INSPECTED BRAKES AND UNCOVERED RUSTED AND LEAKING BREAK LINES. VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 90,000 MILES. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND GM/NHTSA SHOULD BE ASHAMED THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN INITIATED. ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS NOT AS LUCKY AS ME AND OTHER COMPLAINANTS. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

ALL FRONT BRAKE LINES BELOW THE DRIVERS SEAT RUSTED THROUGH. A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WAS EXPERIENCED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK A 2006 SILVERADO AND SAID THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SO I FILLED IT UP DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT DID A QUICK LOOK DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING 2 WEEKS LATER SHE SAID IT WAS ON AGAIN SO I FILLED IT UP AGAIN AND THIS TIME DID A THOROUGH INSPECTION CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BOOSTER STARTED CHECKED EACH CALIPER AND NOTHING SO I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND ITS LEAKING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTY. I DO ALL OF MY WORK ON MY CARS BUT THIS LOOKS RIDICULOUS WHERE DO YOU START RIP THEM ALL OUT AND REPLACE ALL? THEY ARE ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL WHICH LOOK IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO IT LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE A LOT OF MONEY IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? I HOPE SOME CAN HELP ME OUT THE TRUCK IS VERY CLEAN ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH THAT'S THE ONLY THING RUSTED OUT OF EVERYTHING. *LN

COMING UP TO TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. STOPPED BY SLAMMING IT INTO 1ST GEAR AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

BRAKE LINE HAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AND LEAKING AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AS WELL. *TR

PULLING TRUCK OUT OF GARAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON EXAMINATION THE BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN A HOLE THRU THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES THAT ARE NOT COATED ARE RUSTED AND INTEGRITY OF THE METAL IS POOR. HAD TO HAVE ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED FOR A SUM OF $900.. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAVE 4 NEW TIRES INSTALLED. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR WEAR. AS THIS PROCESS WAS TAKING PLACE ONE OF THE MECHANICS NOTICED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND CALLED ME OVER TO SHOW HOW BAD THE LINES WERE RUSTED. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I ENTERED IT TO START IT. WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEARD A LOUD POP (LIKE A BALLOON POPPING) AND A RECOIL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. COME TO FIND OUT, THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER BROKE THUS LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKES. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS THE ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. OR IF SOMEONE LIKE MY 18 YEAR OLD SON HAD BEEN DRIVING. AFTER SPEAKING WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT "NEVER HAPPENS"...ESPECIALLY ON A 2006 WITH ONLY 63K MILES ON IT. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE NOTED BUT THEY COULD NOT HELP COVER THE COST OF REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT COVER IT AS IT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE...IT IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND I'M JUST HOPING IT DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY AT ALL TO PREDICT IF AND WHEN THIS WILL EVER OCCUR ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO MINE AGAIN. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A HOLE DEVELOPED IN A BRAKE LINE WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD TO SPEND $1400 AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES AND FRONT CALIPERS REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING MY 2006 SILVERADO 3500 HD WHEN THE CAR AHEAD DECIDED ON A SUDDEN LEFT TURN. WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WHILE SWERVING, NARROWLY MISSING THE COMPACT CAR. AFTER EVALUATION AT THE GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP WE USE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR ON ALL 8 OF OUR GM BUSINESS AND PERSONAL VEHICLES, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE EROSION/RUSTING WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LINES USED. CONTACTED GM AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE $1400.00 BILL AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD! *TR

DRIVING MY 2006 SILVERADO 3500 HD WHEN THE CAR AHEAD DECIDED ON A SUDDEN LEFT TURN. WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WHILE SWERVING, NARROWLY MISSING THE COMPACT CAR. AFTER EVALUATION AT THE GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THAT WE USE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR ON ALL 8 OF OUR GM BUSINESS AND PERSONAL VEHICLES, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE EROSION/RUSTING WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LINES USED. CONTACTED GM AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE $1400.00 BILL AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD! *TR

ABS KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS INCREASING STOPPING DISTANCE BY SEVERAL FEET. *TR

2006 SILVERADO 1500 IN OCTOBER 2012, AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT, MY BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP BY PUMPING THE PEDAL AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAUSE WAS A RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE, WHICH I PAID THE SHOP TO REPLACE. IN FEBRUARY 2013, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN LOST PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND UPON INSPECTION LEARNED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT INCLUDING AT THE ABS MODULE CONNECTION POINT. THE ONLY REPAIR OPTION IS A $2000 JOB TO REMOVE THE BODY FROM THE TRUCK TO REPLACE EVERY SINGLE BRAKE LINE. THROUGH INTERNET SEARCHES AND BY MY MECHANIC'S EXPERIENCE, THIS IS CLEARLY A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD BE RECALLING SILVERADOS FOR. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUST THROUGH. DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD HIT BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. STILL HAD FRONT BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP. HAVING THE TRUCK TOWED TO HAVE LINES REPLACED. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME PROBLEM OF BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON 1999 TO 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA PICKUPS. THIS PROBLEM IS ON 80 TO 90 PERCENT OF THE TRUCKS WITH IN THEM YEARS THIS IS MILLIONS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS DUE TO EPA LAWS AND EMISSION STANDARDS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE PASSED WHEN THESE BOLTS BREAK. *TR