2006 Chevrolet Silverado complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATING FAILED, IN ADDITION TO OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS. SHE NOTICED THAT THE RESISTOR CONNECTOR AND WIRING HARNESS WERE MELTED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,017.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING OVERHEATED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE OTHER THREE WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER USED DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND GREASE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.

THE ABS ON MY 2006 SILVERADO ACTIVATES ON LOW SPEED STOPS ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO RELEASE. I HAVE ALMOST REAR-ENDED VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THIS. THE DEALER SAYS I HAVE TO PAY TO GET IT FIXED. I'VE BEEN OUT OF WARRANTY FOR ONLY 2 MONTHS AND THERE'S ONLY 19,000 MILES ON THE TRUCK. THERE'S A CHEVY TECH BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM TOO. WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL? HOW CAN I GET THE DEALER TO CORRECT THIS FLAW IN THEIR ABS SYSTEM WITHOUT PAYING $700? *TR

THE INFORMATION DISPLAYS 4WD SERVICE CONSTANTLY. IN ADDITION, THE 4WD SELECTION BUTTONS SHOW THE 4WD TO BE IN "N-NEUTRAL" OR "NO-LIGHTS DISPLAYED" WHEN THE TRUCK IS IN MOTION AND UNDER POWER, AND IN "4L-4 LOW" WITH THE TRUCK SPUTTERING ERRATICALLY, BUT DEFINITELY NOT IN 4L. ALL WITHOUT BEING SELECTED. SO FAR I HAVE DISCOVERED IF I SELECT "AUTO" THE 4WD SERVICE LIGHT DOES NOT DISPLAY. THIS ISSUE IS RECURRING AND HAS BEEN "REPAIRED" PREVIOUSLY BY A DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR HAS REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR OVER ONE YEAR. SHE FOUND THAT IF THE AIR BAG INDICATOR IS ILLUMINATED, THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY. THE DEALER HAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED ONLINE THAT THERE WERE A COUPLE OF CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER DOES NOT KNOW IF THEY WILL PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THE SPEEDOMETER TURNS OFF AND ON AND GETS STUCK. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT THERE ARE 4 OTHER VEHICLES IN OUR FAMILY THAT DO THE SAME THING. YOU WILL JUST BE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND IT EITHER TURNS COMPLETELY OFF OR IT GOES UP TO 120MPH OR GETS STUCK WERE YOU WERE IN SPEED. WE HAVE RECEIVED TWO TICKETS BECAUSE OF THIS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFAULT IF IT IS HAPPENING IN ALL OF OUR VEHICLES. *TR

HEATER FAN WOULD NOT WORK SOME TIMES. SMELL ELECTRICAL BURNING. REPLACED A MELTED CONNECTOR & RESISTOR. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

FRONT HUB/WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 37,000 MILES. *TR

BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS/HUBS FAILED WITHIN 2000 MILES OF EACH OTHER, ONSET OF PROBLEM WAS SUDDEN FROM DETECTION OF GRINGING NOISE TO WOBBLE AND POSSIBLE LOSE OF TIRE (APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES) CURRENT MILEAGE 59,500. *TR

THE AC HAS NEVER WORKED . TOOK IT TO COUTESY CHEVY 3TIMES. STILL DOSE NOT WORK. HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARINGS. TOOK IT THERE 2 TIMES 4 THAT. HAD 2 REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION ONCE . AND NOW ITS ACTING UP 10,000 MILES LATER. THIS IS A 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO THAT I PAID 25,000 $ FOR ONLY 2 YEARS AGO. *TR

TIRE BLOWS BUBBLE ON SIDEWALL, NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BUT GOODYEAR WILL ONLY WARRANTY A PRORATED DISCOUNT TOWARDS PURCHASE OF SAME TIRE. HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ON DIFFERENT TIRE JUNE 2, 2008. TIRE IS AT LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALERSHIP AWAITING DECISION ON WHAT HAPPENS NEXT. *TR

2006 CHEVY SILVERADO WITH FAULTY BRAKE LIGHTS. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES IN TEN MONTHS. THIS FAILURE ALMOST GOT THE CONSUMER IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *KB THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED THE BULBS WERE NOT BURNING OUT, BUT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO ARCING CAUSED BY POORLY DESIGNED SOCKET CONTACTS. THE CONSUMER STATED GM NEEDS TO REDESIGN THE SOCKET TO PROVIDE LINE CONTACT AT THE SOCKET/BULB ELECTRICAL INTERFACE. THE PRESENT DESIGN PROVIDES CONTACT ONLY. *JB

2006 CHEVY TRUCK WITH BRAKE SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE HE PURCHASED IT. CONSUMER WANTS TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE CHECKED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE AND WOULD SHAKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE WHEELS AND DISCOVERED THE ROTORS HAD GROOVED OUT PRETTY BADLY FOR A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER THE LAST TIME, THEY INFORMED HIM THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKES ONE MORE TIME AND AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD END. *JB UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED DRIVERS FRONT DOOR HARDER TO CLOSE THAN PASSENGER AND THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED HEARING NOISE IN LFT WHEEL AREA. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH IN WET CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE THE DRIVER AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 30,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTOR ON THE VEHICLE'S BRAKES IS WARPED. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT AXLE PULSATES AND SHAKES WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE FAILURE OCCURS UNDER ANY ROAD CONDITIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE ENGINE SIZE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 22,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER, BILL HOOD AUTOMOTIVE, FOR A TOTAL OF 11 TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED IN MAY 2006. BETWEEN MAY 29, 2006 AND DECEMBER 2006, THERE WERE SEVERAL VISITS FOR VARIOUS PROBLEMS. STARTING IN DECEMBER 2006, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE RUNNING HOT. PARTS WERE REPLACED ON EACH VISIT THEREAFTER. ON JANUARY 20, 2007, THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. *JB THE CONSUMER WANTS TO CHECK ON THE STATUS OF THE COMPLAINT. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, IT IS LEANING VERY BADLY TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE IS NOT DAMAGED, BENT, OR WARPED IN ANY WAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST BUILT "THAT BADLY, AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER PASSED AN INSPECTION OF ANY KIND". THE DEALERSHIP FIRST TRIED TO USE THE SLACK ADJUSTER BARS THAT ARE MADE TO ADJUST THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. THIS FIX DID NOT WORK SINCE IT WAS LEANING SO BADLY. THEY ORDERED SPECIAL PARTS (A SHIM AND LONGER U-BOLTS) AND INSTALLED THEM A COUPLE DAYS LATER. THIS ALSO DID NOT COME EVEN CLOSE TO FIXING THE PROBLEM, AND I WAS ONCE AGAIN SENT ON MY WAY. I AM NOW WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM GM, WHILE I AM STILL BEING FORCED TO DRIVE MY UNSAFE VEHICLE WHICH I FEEL IS AT GREAT RISK FOR A ROLLOVER. *JB

1. NEW STYLE HEADLIGHTS ON NEW CHEVY AND GMC PICKUPS ARE FINE AT A DISTANCE, BUT ARE BLINDING AS THEY APPROACH CLOSER FROM THE REAR. 2. NEWER VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH "FOG" LIGHTS ARE A PROBLEM. THEY ARE TYPICALLY USED ALL THE TIME AND FREQUENTLY MIS-ALIGNED. THEY SHOULD BE REQUIRE TO DEFAULT TO THE "OFF" POSITION WHEN THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF. THIS WOULD PROBABLY ELIMINATE 95% OF THE USAGE AND THEREFORE, PROBLEMS. 3. THE NEW LED TAIL LIGHTS, PARTICULARLY ON LARGE TRUCKS ARE TOO BRIGHT. WHILE THEY MAY BE EFFECTIVE, YOU CANNOT TELL IF THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED OR NOT. 4. NEW HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE LIGHTS ON POLICE CARS ARE A PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND THEY HAVE DAY/NIGHT BRIGHTNESS SETTINGS. POLICE DO NOT USE THE NIGHT SETTING. WHEN APPROACHING ONE (OR MORE) STOPPED VEHICLES AT NIGHT, THE LIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT YOU CANNOT SEE THE ROAD BEYOND THE POLICE CAR, CAUSING A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TURNING INTO THE DRIVEWAY, A POPPING NOISE WAS HEARD AND THE INSIDE REAR PASSENGER TIRE WAS FLAT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHO DETERMINED THE VALVE STEMS ON THE TIRES WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TIRE SIZE WAS LT2158516, MANUFACTURED BY GENERAL TIRE & RUBBER CO.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE SIDE REAR VIEW MIRRORS VIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED NO DEFECT WAS FOUND AND THE MIRRORS WERE DESIGNED THAT WAY. UPDATED 12/5/2006 - THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE BBB AND SHORTLY AFTERWARD HE WAS CONTACTED BY GM. GM AGREED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM AND HAD THE DEALER REPLACE THE MIRRORS WITH ANOTHER STYLE. THE NEW MIRRORS SEEM TO BE PERFORMING WELL. *NM

FROM: DAVID ARTHUR COMMENTS: MY EMPLOYER ISSUED ME A 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK THAT I FEEL IS A HAZARD TO DRIVE. THE DESIGN OF THE CAB IS SUCH THAT THERE IS ONLY A 1.5 X 1.5 FT BOX THAT ONE CAN SEE OUT OF. THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IS SO BIG AND MOUNTED SO LOW THAT IT BLOCKS MOST OF THE VISION TO THE RIGHT FRONT OF THE VEHICLE AND THE TOP OF THE CAB INHIBITS THE ABILITY TO SEE STOP LIGHTS WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP BAR, TO SEE THE LIGHT ONE MUST STOP A VEHICLE LENGTH SHORT OF THE LIGHT. STOPPING SHORT TO SEE THE LIGHT ISN'T A BIG ISSUE FOR THE DRIVER OF THE TRUCK, ITS THE IDIOT WITH ROAD RAGE BEHIND THAT'S THE PROBLEM..I HAVE ASKED THE CHEVY CUSTOMER CARE CENTER TO ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AS WELL AS OTHER ISSUES WITH THE SUITABILITY OF THIS TRUCK FOR PERSONS TALLER THAN 5 FT BUT I THINK THEY HAVE JUST WRITTEN OFF THE COMPLAINT. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THIS VEHICLE BE RECALLED DO TO THE SEVERELY LIMITED VISION OF THE DRIVER. FROM NHTSA WEB SITE. *NM

IN ATTEMPTING TO PURCHASE A 4X4, LWB, 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO-HD TRUCK FROM BARTOW CHEVROLET, THEY REFUSED TO FURNISH ME WITH WRITTEN PROOF THAT THE RECALLS LISTED FOR THIS VEHICLE WERE NOT IN THE LOT OF RECALLS LISTED ON THE INTERNET. FURTHER, THE GM SUPPLIER DISCOUNT OFFICE AND THE CHEVROLET MARKETING DEPARTMENT ALSO REFUSED TO FURNISH THIS WRITTEN PROOF. BARTOW CHEVROLET TOLD ME THAT SINCE I REQUESTED THIS WRITTEN PROOF, I COULDN'T TRUST THEM AND SINCE I COULDN'T TRUST, THEY WERE NOT GOING TO SELL THE TRUCK TO ME; BECAUSE I, AS THE CONSUMER, WANTED WRITTEN PROOF THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WOULD NOT CAUSE HARM OR DEATH TO ME OR ANYONE ELSE IN THIS VEHICLE. TO ME, IT WAS A FAIR CONSUMER REQUEST TO ASK BARTOW CHEVROLET TO PROVIDE WRITTEN PROOF THAT THIS WAS A SAFE VEHICLE TO DRIVE, THAT ALL OF THE RECALLS HAD BEEN FIXED, AND THAT ANYONE DRIVING OR RIDING IN THIS VEHICLE WOULD ALSO BE REASSURED OF BEING SAFE FROM BODILY HARM AND/OR DEATH. *JB

MULTIPLE FAILURES OF CHEVROLET OEM HITCH RECEIVERS, I AM EMPLOYED AS AN AVIATION SAFETY INSPECTOR FOR THE HOUSTON TEXAS FLIGHT STANDARDS DISTRICT OFFICE. MY HITCH IS IN THE PROCESS OF FAILING AFTER TOWING A POP-UP TRAILER LESS THAN 100 MILES, IT WAS USED WELL WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE HITCH AND MY 2006 SILVERADO HAS APPROX. 600 MILES ON IT. THIS FAILURE IS APPLICABLE TO 1998-2006 CHEVROLET SUV'S AND TRUCKS. PLEASE GO TO THIS LINK HTTP://WWW.RV.NET/FORUM/INDEX.CFM AND THEN SEARCH HITCH FAILURE. YOU WILL FIND OVER 200 POSTS ABOUT THESE FAILURES. THIS DEFECT HAS REPORTEDLY CAUSED MULTIPLE FATALITIES AND INJURIES WHEN BEING USED PROPERLY AND GM WILL NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFICIENCY. PLEASE CONTACT ME BY PHONE, I WILL SEND A PICTURE OF MINE WITH THE CRACKED WELD. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RECTIFIED WITH A RECALL ON THESE HITCH RECEIVERS. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SHADOW 2 AND 1/2 FOOT WIDE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE HIGH BEAMS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE DEALERSHIP WAS INFORMED. UPDATED 9/5/2006 - *NM

IN NOV. OF 2005 I PURCHASED A CHEVROLET SILVERADO, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS WITH IT. I HAVE HAD THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS REPLACED 3 TIMES AND THE FRONT ONCE, ALSO THE FUEL SYSTEM HAD A PROBLEM, NOW THEY TELL ME THAT I NEED ALL TIRES REPLACED BECAUSE THE COMPOUND IS BAD. MY TRUCK ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 7,000 MILES ON IT!*JB

CONSUMER WAS SOLD A 2006 SILVERADO WITH ENGINE DAMAGES. *TS ***NAR*** WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO TELL THEM WHAT HE HAD DISCOVERED WIT THE ENGINE COWLING, THEY HAD ADVISED HIM IT WAS SQUIRREL DAMAGE. EVEN THOUGH THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM, THEY REFUSED TO GIVE THE CONSUMER ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER AND HIS FAMILY HAD BECOME SICK. THEY BELIEVED IT WAS FROM THE BACTERIA COMING FROM THE VENTING SYSTEM. THE FRONT TIRES WERE OUT OF ROUND AND THE RIMS WERE BENT. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE DETACHING THE CENTER BOLT ON THE REAR AXLE. THIS CAUSED THE AXLE TO SLIDE BACK 8 INCHES FROM THE SPRING. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NO RECOURSE OF ACTION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. UPDATED 8/15/2006 - *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE WEAR ON THE TIRES BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS NOTICED, THE UNDER HOOD SHIELD WAS RIPPED AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD WAS SCRATCHED. THE TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT TIRE IN CHUNKS. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE UNDER HOOD DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A SQUIRREL. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER WAS ALERTED NO ADDITIONAL INSPECTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN ALERTED. UPDATED 07/05/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE HAD A DEFECT IN THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE DEALERSHIP MADE THE REPAIRS ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL MOTORS BULLETIN. AFTER THE REPAIRS, THE BRACKETS WERE OBSERVED EXTENDED 3.5 TO 4 INCHES FROM THE VEHICLES FRAME. THIS REPAIR CREATED A SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE THE BRACKET COULD EASILY COLLIDE WITH ROAD BUMPS. WHEN THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALERSHIP WERE CONTACTED BOTH OFFERED TO RETURN THE EXHAUST PIPE TO ITS ORIGINAL STATUS, WHICH THE CONTACT CONSIDERED UNACCEPTABLE.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR MADE A RATTLING NOISE AND SHOOK WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON BUMPY ROAD CONDITIONS. ALSO, THE DRIVER'S SEAT MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE, BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE PROBLEM.

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER DID NOT WORK AT ALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A GM DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS UNDETERMINED.