2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

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 MOVEMENT OF NORMAL ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEMS. TODAY, FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK, I HAVE AGAIN HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE WHEEL-BEARING ASSEMBLIES. THIS TIME IS WAS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE ASSEMBLY WHICH MAKES A REPLACEMENT BEING NEEDED TWICE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND ONCE TO THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. *TR

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.