2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

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.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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