2006 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

THE MODULE ON THE FRONT BUMPER HAS BECOME DEFECTED AND THEREFORE THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT GO OFF DURING A COLLISION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO PICK UP TRUCK, MY WIFE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN AND TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE. WHEN SHE PRESSED ON BRAKES TO SLOW VEHICLE, PEDAL FELL TO FLOOR AND BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE. MY WIFE BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT AND PULLED INTO SHOPPING CENTER. AFTER ARRIVING AT SCENE TO RETRIEVE MY WIFE, I CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, WHICH WAS BELOW "MINIMUM". I ADDED A FULL CAN OF BRAKE FLUID, AND HAD HER PRESS BRAKES WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. I COULD HEAR HISSING, AND SAW LIQUID SPRAY ESCAPE UNDER PRESSURE FROM UNDER HOOD. MECHANIC LATER INFORMED ME THAT BRAKE LINE FOR FRONT BRAKES WAS RUSTED THROUGH AND BRAKES FAILED WHEN SYSTEM PRESSURE FROM APPLYING BRAKES BURST THE RUSTED LINE. HE SAID MY WIFE WAS LUCKY SHE DIDN'T CRASH OR WORSE. HE ADVISED ME THAT ENTIRE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS VERY RUSTED AND OTHER PARTS WERE SO RUSTED THAT IN ORDER TO BLEED AIR FROM BRAKE SYSTEM, THEY HAD TO REPLACE RUSTED CALIPERS. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE AND BASED ON MY REVIEW OF OTHER DRIVERS' COMPLAINTS AND INTERNET FORUMS, IT APPEARS CATASTROPHIC BRAKE FAILURE IS A WIDESPREAD AND PERVASIVE PROBLEM FOR GM SILVERADO VEHICLES. SEE HTTPS://SITES.GOOGLE.COM/SITE/GMBADBRAKES/ PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY. *TR

THE BRAKES ON THIS VEHICLE FAIL AT LOW SPEEDS (APPROX. 5 MPH). THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE. CHEVY HAS ISSUED A TECHNICAL BULLETIN ON THIS PROBLEM (LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION, BULLETIN #03-05-25-007C). I HAD THIS PROBLEM REPAIRED IN OCTOBER 2010. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM IS OCCURRING AGAIN, ROUGHLY 10,000 MILES LATER. INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM IS READILY AVAILABLE ONLINE. MANY SILVERADO OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT IT. PLEASE ADVISE IF THERE HAS BEEN ANY RECALL ACTION ON THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A RECALL ON PRIOR MODELS, BUT NOT 2006 AND BEYOND MODELS, ALTHOUGH IT IS CLEARLY STILL A PROBLEM. *TR

LEFT MY DRIVEWAY AT 5AM TO GO TO WORK. AT THE END OF THE BLOCK IS A STOP SIGN. APPLIED MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. COULD NOT STOP AND WENT THRU THE STOP SIGN. THERE WAS NOT LIGHTS OR WARNING CONCERNING THE BRAKES. AT FURTHER INSPECTION I SAW THAT THE REAR BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED THRU. NOTICED THAT ALL THE OTHER BRAKE LINES ARE ON THE VERGE OF RUSTING THRU AS WELL. A VERY SCARY SIGHT. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUPTURED AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. STOPPED USING EMERGENCY BRAKE.

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AT SLOW SPEED TO A STOP SIGN WHEN THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR I WAS BARELY ABLE TO STOP ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME GOT OUT AND SAW BRAKE FLUID FLOWING TO THE GROUND . THE REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT WHERE IT SPLITS TO THE REAR AXLE THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN THIS TRUCK HAS LOW MILES UPON FURTHER EXAMINATION ALL THE METAL BRAKE LINES HAVE SOME SORT OFF CORROSION . AND NEED TO BE REPLACE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THESE PARTS WERE MADE WITH INFERIOR METAL . DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS LIKE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE TRUCKS. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED THROUGH, LEAKING FLUID. *TR

ABS APPLIES FOR NO REASON AT 10 TO 5 MPH. MAKING TRUCK TRAVEL 6 TO 15 FEET BEYOND EXPECTED STOPPING DISTANCE. I THINK THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ANTI-THEFT ALARM SOUNDED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE ALARM WAS TRIGGERED BY THE FRONT AIR BAGS DEPLOYING INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE CAUSED THE RADIO AND THE INTERIOR LIGHTS TO ALSO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER OPERABLE AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND UPON EXITING, NOTICED OIL LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TESTING NEW FRONT BRAKES AND REAR BRAKE LINES RUPTURED. LIMPED HOME, PARKED TRUCK CALLED GM. NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE IN THE PAST. GM SEEMS NOT VERY CONCERNED AND MAY GET BACK TO ME. I FEEL FORTUNATE TO HAVE ESCAPED SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY AND SELF. I THINK THAT IT IS UNCONSCIONABLE FOR GM TO USE INFERIOR PRODUCTS AND PLAY RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH OUR SAFETY. PLEASE UTILIZE THIS INFORMATION TO RAISE THE SAFETY STANDARDS BY WHICH THESE COMPANIES HAVE COMPROMISED FOR THE SAKE OF THEIR PROFIT MARGINS. WHEN I NOTIFIED GM, MY CALL WAS PUT THROUGH TO SOMEONE([XXX]) IN THE PHILIPPINES. WHY WOULD THEY CARE ABOUT US? AMERICAN COMPANIES HAVE SOLD OUT AND FARMED OUT THEIR GOODS AND SERVICES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE FAILURE WAS FOUND ON THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE COMPLETE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,744. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,955.

HAD SOFT BRAKE PEDAL. NO WARNING LIGHT. PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. FOUND ROTTEN BRAKE LINES AT FRAME RAIL WHERE LINES CROSS OVER AT PLASTIC BLOCK THAT HOLDS LINES TO FRAME. FLUID LEAKED OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER MOTOR OPERATED CONSTANTLY, EVEN WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED, BUT DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 116,000.

BRAKE LINES THROUGH OUT TRUCK ARE ROTTING. *KB

FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT FIRST TIME AT 29,000 MILES, SECOND TIME SAME WHEEL BEARING WENT OUT AT 42,000 MILES. BOTH TIMES FIXED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD LUCKY WHEEL DIDN'T FALL OFF. I LOOKED ONLINE AND OTHER PEOPLE HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CHEVY SILVERADO 1/2 TON PICKUP 4 WHEEL DRIVE AUTOMATIC IF THAT MAKES A DIFFERENCE. *TR

ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO I STARTED HEARING AND FEELING A LIGHT KNOCKING IN MY STEERING COLUMN WHEN I WOULD MAKE A TURN. IT TOOK SEVERAL MONTHS FOR IT TO GET CONSISTENT FOR ANYONE ELSE TO HEAR IT THEN IT BEGAN TO GET A LOT WORSE. I TOOK IT BY MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS IN THE STEERING. HE SAID THAT THEY USE TO JUST LUBE THEM AGAIN BUT NOW YOU HAVE TO ORDER A KIT FROM THE MANUFACTURE. HE KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER DRIVING IT THROUGH THE PARKING LOT BECAUSE HE HAD THE VERY SAME PROBLEM ON HIS CHEVY TRUCK IN THE PAST AND HAD SEEN SEVERAL OTHERS SINCE THEN. HE INFORMED ME IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE FOR NOW AND I HAVE YET TO GET IT FIXED. YOU CAN TELL IT IS A LUBRICATION PROBLEM BECAUSE IT IS NOT AS NOTICEABLE IN THE WINTER VS. THE SUMMER WHEN IT IS HOTTER AND THE LUBE FLOWS MORE FREELY. NOW I SEE THE SAME COMPLAINT ON HERE AND OTHER WEB SITES REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT IT WILL KEEP HAPPENING OVER AND OVER. THE KNOCKING HAS BECOME VERY LOUD WHEN I MAKE A TURN EITHER WAY NOW. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL THEN WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN RECALLED? ESPECIALLY IF A OWNER HAS TO CONTINUALLY HAVE IT FIXED AFTER EVERY 10-20 THOUSAND MILES. I AM AFRAID THAT IF IT IS NOT FIXED SOON I MAY LOSE CONTROL OF THE STEERING. I HAVE ALSO NOTICED A LOT OF WEAR ON MY TIRES THAT SHOULD NOT BE THERE AFTER KEEPING IT CONTINUALLY MAINTAINED. MY TRUCK IS FIVE YEARS OLD BUT IT ONLY HAS AROUND 25,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE I URGE YOU TO LOOK INTO THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOM

MY 2006 SILVERADO 2500 HD AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING MY ACCIDENT ON JULY 28, 2010. I TRIED SENDING ALL INFORMATION IN THE MAIL BUT, YOU JUST SENT IT BACK TO ME. COPING THAT WAS SENT TO ME FROM GENERAL MOTORS OF THEIR EXPLANATION OF THEY ARE NOT THE ONES RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T MAKE THIS PRODUCT. NOT TO MENTION THAT ONSTAR DIDN'T COME ON AS THEY SHOW ON THEIR TV ADS'. IF I HAD NOT REGAIN CONSCIENCE. DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WOULD HAVE FOUND ME THERE WHERE I WENT OFF THE ROAD JUST 4 MILES FROM MY HOME. DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE WOULD HAVE THOUGHT OF CALLING ONSTAR ABOUT LOOKING FOR MY TRUCK. IF GM VEHICLES ARE SO SAFE AND LEAD US TO BELIEVE HOW? SAFE AND RELIABLE THEIR VEHICLES ARE. THEN WHY? THEY ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PARTS NOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTAL AND THE ONLY THING THAT SAVED ME WAS MY SEAT BELT. EVEN DOE I WAS STILL BADLY INJURED FROM MY NECK TO MY TAIL BONE. GM DOESN'T CARE TO OWN UP TO NO KIND OF RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYTHING. I'M STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE MY 2010 CAMARO BECAUSE IT HAS THE SAME EQUIPMENT AS THE 2006 PICKUP THAT I TOTALED. I DRIVE IT WHENEVER I HAVE NO CHOICE. WHEN THE DODGE TRUCK ISN'T HERE. EVERY OTHER WEEK WHEN MY HUSBAND NEEDS IT. I'VE SENT YOU ALL THE PICTURES AND SOME OF THE LETTERS THAT GM'S [XXX] HAS SENT TO ME BUT, YOU DIDN'T EVEN OPEN IT ALL YOU DID WAS SEND IT BACK UNOPENED. WHAT'S UP WITH THIS????????????? MY NAME IS: [XXX] , MY ADDRESS IS:[XXX]; [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.

WAS DRIVING MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD AND TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER. I BEGAN TO SMELL AN ODOR SIMILAR TO TRASH BURNING. I TURNED OFF THE AC AND TURNED ON JUST THE AIR FAN AT WHICH TIME THE TRUCK CAB FILLED WITH SMOKE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CONTACTED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT. THE FAN CONTINUED TO FILL THE CAB WITH SMOKE EVEN THOUGH THE IGNITION WAS OFF AND THE KEYS WERE REMOVED. THE INCIDENT DID NOT STOP UNTIL THE FD DISCONNECTED THE BATTERIES FROM THE TRUCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A SHORT IN AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER WIRING HARNESS WHICH RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO THE RELAY, THEY CHECKED WITH THE MANUFACTURER TO AUTHORIZE REPAIR UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND TOLD ME IT IS NOT COVERED AS IT IS AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HE HEARD A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

ACTIVATION OF ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON 2006 SILVERADO 1500 ON CLEAN DRY PAVEMENT AT LOW SPEED RESULTING IN INCREASED BRAKING DISTANCE. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. . *TR

2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAD 4X4 HAD THE ABS KICK IN AT LOW SPEEDS, WHEN NOT NEEDED. THIS WAS PART OF A RECALL FOR EARLIER MODEL YEAR TRUCKS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL BUT WAS NEVER FULLY CORRECTED BY GM. *TR

LEFT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT WORK ALL THE BULBS AND FUSES HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND HAS NO PROBLEM. THE TROUBLE APPEARS TO BE IN THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTION. IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE DUE TO MAKING UNSAFE LEFT TURNS. THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR INTERIOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN ALL OTHERS GO OFF. HAS BEEN REPORTED TO 2 DEALERS AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. *TR

ABS ACTIVATES AT LOW SPEEDS. DEALER STATES NOTHING CAN BE DONE TO PERMANENTLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE. NOV 2009 (13000 MILES)HAD THE SPEED SENSOR REPLACED. OCT 2010 FRONT BRAKES REPLACES(22000 MILES) NOW DECEMBER 2010 WITH 24000 MILES HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO CREW CAB WITH FIRESTONE DESTINATION LE TIRES, LINE SIZE P245/70 R17. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE SIDEWALL BLEW ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TIRE. THE TIRES WERE LABELED AS HAVING A LIFESPAN UP TO 60,000 MILES BUT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 16,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY HAD NEVER SEEN THE FAILURE IN THE MANNER IN WHICH IT OCCURRED. THERE WERE NO REPAIRS. THE DOT NUMBER AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,085.

SUDDEN FAILURE OF HEATER FAN. NO BLOWER SPEEDS. MELTED WIRING UNDER DASH. SERVICE BULLETIN ISSUED BY CHEVY BUT NO RECALL ? THIS IS A FIRE WAITING TO HAPPEN. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 CREW CAB USED FROM BILL BYRD KIA IN PANAMA CITY FLORIDA ON 03/02/2009 AND WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE WOULD BE COVERED UNDER ANY REMAINING FACTORY WARRANTY, WAS LED TO BELIEVE IT WAS A 5 YEAR/100,000 DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY,.I DID NOT DO MY HOMEWORK ON THAT STATEMENT. THE TRUCK HAD 36,581 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I HAVE DRIVEN THE TRUCK FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY AND TOOK VERY GOOD CARE AND HAD REGULAR OIL CHANGES PERFORMED. I AM NOW FACING A MOTOR REBUILD. THE ENGINE STARTED MAKING SOME KNOCKING/CRUNCHING SOUNDS FROM THE LOW END AND I'M TOLD THE CAMSHAFT, BEARINGS,OIL PUMP, SEALS, GASKETS, ETC HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $3,500. I HAVE CALLED THE CHEVROLET CONSUMER NUMBER I FOUND FOR THEIR CORP OFFICE IN DETROIT AND AM TOLD BY CHEVROLET THAT THIS PARTICULAR TRUCK ONLY HAD A 3 YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY.SO I AM LEFT PAYING THESE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET ON A TRUCK LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD WITH LESS THAN 60,000 MILES. I CERTAINLY FEEL RIPPED OFF AFTER FINANCING THE TRUCK FOR A PERIOD OF 5 YEARS. I HAVE NO CHOICE EXCEPT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE IT WOULD HAVE NO TRADE IN VALUE IN THE CONDITION IT IS IN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 SILVERADO WITH HANKOOK TIRES, DYNAPRO AS SIZE 235/85/R16 (NA). SHE STATED THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED AS REPLACEMENTS IN 2009. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW; THE CONTACT STATED THIS WAS THE SECOND TIRE THAT EXPERIENCED A BLOWOUT. THE CONTACT STATED SHE CHANGED OUT THE TIRE WITH HER SPARE. SHE DID NOT CONTACT THE PLACE WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I AM WRITING TO REPORT WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A CRITICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. IT IS VERY LIKELY, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS' REPORTS, THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE YEAR 2006. IT MAY WELL PERTAIN TO SEVERAL OTHER YEARS FOR THIS MODEL PRODUCED AROUND THE SAME TIME. I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. ONLY A SHORT TIME AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ENDED I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE LICENSED MECHANIC REPLACED IT WITH A UNIVERSAL BEARING FOR A COST TO ME OF $250. THIS WAS A MUCH BETTER PRICE THAN OTHER ESTIMATES I RECEIVED. THIS OCCURRED IN 2008. AFTER ONLY 15 MONTHS, THIS SAME BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT ANOTHER EXPENSE OF $250. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED IN BOTH INSTANCES THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE HUBS OF THE ASSEMBLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM. THE AREA WHERE WE LIVE HAS AN ELEVATION OF 4200 FEET. WE LIVE ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE WINTERS ARE QUITE SEVERE WITH ICY ROADS AND THEREFORE NEEDING TO BE TREATED WITH SALT DURING MUCH OF THE WINTER MONTHS. THIS RUST IS LEADING TO DAMAGE TO THE ABS SYSTEM OR BRAKE LINE AS THE SALT GETS INTO THE BEARING. THIS THEN IS CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN WHICH A MUCH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE TAKES PLACE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, IT CAUSES A JERKING OR GRABBING MOTION RATHER THAN THE USUALLY SMOOTH MOVE

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH THE 5.3 ENGINE. I PURCHASED MY TRUCK BRAND NEW AND NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 115,000 MILES ON IT. RECENTLY, I NOTICED A KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND BROUGHT IT TO A GM DEALERSHIP THINKING IT WAS A PULLEY OR OTHER MINOR REPAIR. INSTEAD, I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A BAD CAM ROCKER ARM ROLLER BEARING. THEY PROCEEDED TO REPAIR THE ISSUE AND MY TOTAL BILL CAME TO $3,242.84. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN AND FOUND THAT GM HAS BEEN AWARE THAT THIS PART IS DEFECTIVE ON 2005 THROUGH 2007 5.3 ENGINES, HOWEVER, THIS PART HAS NEVER BEEN RECALLED. WITH THE AMOUNT OF MILES I HAVE ON MY TRUCK (OVER 100,000), IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. IN MY RESEARCH, I LEARNED THAT THIS PART IS EITHER AN ENGINEERING DEFECT OR A SUPPLIED PART THAT GM DID NOT ADEQUATELY CONTAIN BEFORE SHIPPING THE BAD PRODUCT TO THEIR CUSTOMERS. AFTER NUMEROUS CONVERSATIONS WITH GM, THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEIR ENGINES BASICALLY DO NOT LAST OVER 115,000. I HAVE OWNED CHEVROLETS FOR OVER 36 YEARS AND HAVE NOT COME ACROSS ANY ENGINE ISSUES WHICH IS WHY I CONTINUED TO BUY THEM. EVEN AFTER CONFRONTING GM WITH MY FINDINGS, THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REIMBURSE ME NOR ARE THEY WILLING TO RECALL THE DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

THE ABS SYSTEM IN MY 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY AT LOW SPEED. THE ABS ACTIVATES WHEN BRAKING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FURTHER WHEN COMING TO A STOP. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH GMC VEHICLES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE FRONT END BECAME LOOSE WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO MOVE IN ANOTHER LANE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO ADVISED HER TO TAKE THE VEHICLE SOME WHERE ELSE TO GET A FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONSTANT AND BECAME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE. IN MARCH 2009 THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR. IN DECEMBER 2009 THE DEALER REPLACED THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT, THE BEARINGS, BUSHING AND THE LOWER STEERING SHAFT. THE DEALER ALSO REPAIRED A LEAKY SEAL ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE OF THE STEERING GEAR WHICH INCLUDED A GEAR KIT IN SEPTEMBER 2010. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE AT THIS TIME BUT STATED THAT SHE HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 875 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,200.

LOSS OF BLOWER FAN DUE TO BURNT/MELTED WIRING HARNESS & BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER BURNING HOT ENOUGH TO CAUSE A FIRE. LOSS FAN MOTOR TO A/C & HEAT. ON LINE THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINT. WHAT IS GM WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAD NO STEERING ABILITY. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER A BOLT FELL OUT OF THE INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE TRAVELING 10 MPH THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM WOULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT WARNING EVERY TIME THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT 40 MPH WHEN AN 18-WHEELER DROVE IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT SUDDENLY. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE CRASHING INTO THE TRUCK. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE POLICE ADVISED THAT THE AIR BAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 88,508.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS; THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE TIRE WOULD WOBBLE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS. ON A LATER DATE, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE WHEEL AREA. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE THEN FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HOSES WERE LEAKING. THE FLUID AND ONE OF THE HOSES WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO LEAK AND THE DEALER WAS SCHEDULED TO REPLACE ALL THREE HOSES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,578. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 35,790.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) WE HAVE A 2006 SILVERADO CHEVROLET TRUCK [XXX] . THERE HAS BEEN A SQUEAKING IN THE STEERING-WHEEL COLUMN, AND THE CAR IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. A MECHANIC FOUND THAT THE INNER TIE RODS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND A PART OF THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. A LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS, "THERE IS NO RECALL" EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS AN EARLIER RECALL ON CHEVROLET-TRUCK STEERING SYSTEMS. THE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTED US TO GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU. PLEASE LET US KNOW HOW TO PROCEED. THANK YOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW DOWN AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND REPAIRED THE STEERING COLUMN BUT THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED SINCE THE REPAIR DIDN'T CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE STEERING WHEEL HAS CONTINUED TO LOCK WHILE DRIVING. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 89397.

2006 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK FRONT ABS ANTILOCK SENSORS FAILED DUE TO CORROSION GM HAD A RECALL 08/30/2005 FOR SAME PROBLEM ON 2002 MODELS, THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS IN 05 (WHEN MY TRUCK WAS BUILT) BUT ONLY ADMIT TO 2002 MODELS NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 05V37900 - THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO ALL MODELS THEY BUILT THIS WAY. *TR

HAD BEEN OUT OF TOWN FOR WEEK-END. WAS RETURNING AND TRAVELING NORTH ON I-65 TOWARDS MONTGOMERY, ALABAMA. EXITED I-65 NORTH TO MAKE A GAS STOP AT GREENVILLE, ALABAMA. UPON REACHING YIELD SIGN NOTICED LOUD SCRAPING, CRUNCHING, POPPING NOISE COMING FROM LEFT FRONT OF VEHICLE. STOPPED IMMMEDIATELY AT SERVICE STATION. CHECKED VEHICLE BY MOVING BACKWARDS AND FORWARDS. NOISE CONTINUED. SPENT THE NIGHT AT HOTEL. CALLED REPAIR SHOP FOLLOWING MONDAY MORNING. THEY REPLACED FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY. THEY HAVE OLD PARTS. MECHANIC SAID WE WERE LUCKY WHEEL DID NOT COME OFF ON INTERSTATE AND CAUSE BAD MVW. VEHICLE HAS 35,000 MILES ON IT. NO NOISE WAS COMING FROM WHEEL UNTIL EXITING HIGHWAY. NO MOTION IN STEERING OR ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WAS TOLD BY SEVERAL OTHER MECHANICS THAT THIS IS NOT UNCOMMON INCIDENT. THAT THE ASSEMBLY IS NOT SERVICABLE AND THAT IT JUST GOES BAD IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WARNING. HAVE HAD REPORT THAT ONE VEHICLE HAD BOTH WHEEL HUBS GO OUT WITHIN A FEW WEEKS OF EACH OTHER. *TR

WE PURCHASED A CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP IN 2006. MY HUSBAND HAS BABIED THIS TRUCK, NEVER PULLED ANYTHING HEAVY AND HAS RARELY HAD IT IN 4 WHEEL DRIVE. IN DECEMBER 2009 THE TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP, THE TRUCK AT THIS TIME HAD 20,400 M/L MILES ON IT AND NOT MUCH MORE AT THIS TIME, YES TWENTY THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED. THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AS IT WAS 3 YEARS OR 36,000 MILES. THE DEALERSHIP BILL ROBERTS CHEVEROLET THAT WE PURCHASED THIS TRUCK WAS IN BOLIVAR MO 60 MILES FROM US, THE WARRANTY WAS OUT SO WE HIRED A LOCAL MECHANIC TO DO THE JOB FOR US. HE IS A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND HAS DONE WARRANTY WORK FOR A FORD DEALERSHIP IN APPLETON CITY MO AND OTHER DEALERSHIPS IN THE AREA. WE KNEW THAT IF WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IT WOULD COST US MORE THAN HAVING IT DONE LOCALLY AND MY HUSBAND DID NOT WANT TO HAUL IT 60 MILES OR ANY MILES TO BE REPAIRED KNOWING THAT WE HAD NO WARRANTY AND NO TRAILER TO HAUL IT ON.. I FELT LIKE THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED WITH THE LOW MILES ON THE TRUCK AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I SPOKE TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENT WHO INFORMED ME THAT SINCE WE TOOK IT SOMEWHERE ELSE OTHER THAN THEM THAT WE COULD NOT BE HELPED BUT HAD WE BROUGHT IT TO THEM THEY COULD HAVE HELPED OUT WITH IT DUE TO THE LOW MILES, EVEN THOUGH THE WARRANTY WAS UP. NOW A WARRANTY IS A WARRANTY AND IS BLACK AND WHITE, APPARENTLY THERE IS ALSO GRAY, WHICH WE AS CONSUMERS ARE NOT AWARE OF. SO HOW WERE WE TO KNOW TO TAKE IT TO THEM UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES. HOW WERE WE TO KNOW THAT THERE WERE GRAY ARE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH HE HEARD A GRINDING SOUND FROM THE FRONT-END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE HUB AND BEARING ASSEMBLY FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT AN EXPENSE OF $432.41. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48985. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49000. UPDATED 01/29/10.*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE GRINDING STARTED, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE RIGHT. ALSO, THE ABS ACTIVATED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. UPDATED 01/29/10.*JB

POPPING NOISE FROM STEERING,WHEN TURNING ON IRREGULAR SURFACES WHICH CAN ALSO BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL,LEADING DRIVER TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE FRONT SUSPENSION OR STEERING. CONTACT W/DEALER SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE ON FULL SIZE GM TRUCKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS,RESULTING FROM A POORLY DESIGNED"INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT",WHICH APPARENTLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED EVERY FEW THOUSAND MILES TO FORESTALL THIS PROBLEM. RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS ISSUE IS WELL KNOWN TO OWNERS OF SUCH VEHICLES AND GM AS THERE HAVE BEEN TSBS(PATCH-UP)ISSUED MULTIPLE TIMESTHESE BULLETINS SEEM TO INDICATE BASICALLY TO GREASE THE PART,THEREBY TEMPORARILY QUIETING IT FOR A TIME WITH NO PERMANENT RESOLUTION,UNTIL OWNER IS "OFF-WARRANTY"SNF WILLING TO SHELL OUT THE OUT OF POCKET COSTS FOR CORRECT REPAIR. MY VEHICLE(2006) WAS PURCHASED NEW WITH A STANDARD 3 YR/36000MI WARRANTY WHICH EXPIRED 3/09 DATEWISE,HOWEVER THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 11000 HIGHWAY MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER BEEN USED OFF-ROAD OR ABUSED. APPARENTLY GM HAS,AS OF 01/07 A REDESIGNED REPLACEMENT PART(PER GM TSB)BUT,IS AT OWNERS COST(PARTS/LABOR) IF YOUR 3YR/36000 OR 2007-ON 5/50 WARRANTY HAS PASSED ITS DATE/MILEAGE TIME. I FIND IT QUITE IRRITATING THAT ALTHOUGH GM AND AFTERMARKET SUPPLIERS HAVE BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR NEARLY 2 DECADES THEY KNOWINGLY CONTINUED TO UTILIZE A SUBSTANDARD PART UNTIL 2007. ALSO IT APPEARS A WARRANTY"EXTENSION"REGARDING THIS PART HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR 2007+MODELS UP TO 70KMI,HOWEVER

BLOWER FAN FOR HEAT AND A/C STOPPED WORKING. REPLACED RESISTOR ASSEMBLY AND IT WORKED FOR ABOUT THREE DAYS.CHECKED TO SEE WHAT WAS THE MATTER AND SAW THAT THE CONNECTION HAD MELTED. *TR

2006 CHEVY SILVERADO TRUCK WITH 9480 MILES. WHEN COMING TO A SLOW STOP ABS SYSTEM ON RIGHT SIDE WOULD ENGAGE UNDER NORMAL STOPPING AND CAUSE TRUCK TO LURCH. PROBLEM WAS A CRACKED SPEED SENSOR ON THAT SIDE - REPLACED PART, NORMAL BRAKING RETURNED. *TR

CONTINUAL UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION DURING LOW SPEED BRAKE APPLICATION ON A 2006 SILVERADO. VIRTUALLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS ADDRESSED BY NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V379000. *TR

2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO RIGHT FRONT TIRE BEGAN TO SHAKE, SMOKE, AND CAUGHT FIRE ON THE WESTBOUND OF THE OHIO TURNPIKE. *KB OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0769-91