2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WHILE ATTENDING A REENACTING CEREMONY AT THE ECKLEY MINERS VILLAGE AND DELIVERING SUPPLIES - ALL BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. *TR

THE AIR BAG LIGHT HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY ON AND AND I DO NOT KNOW IF THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG WILL DEPLOY IN A CRASH. *TR

WHEN USING A/C DRIVERS SIDE OF CAB WILL BLOW HEAT WHILE PASSENGER SIDE BLOWS COLD. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM THAT STARTED WHILE STILL IN WARRANTY. *TR

AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT A PARAPLEGIC WOMAN WHO GOT SEVERELY BURNED BY HER FRIENDS SUBURBAN'S HEATED SEATS, I FIND IT ESSENTIAL TO REPORT THAT I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THAT MY DRIVERS HEATED SEAT SOMETIMES GET EXTREMELY HOT. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF BEFORE ANY INJURIES. THE WOMAN REPORTED NOT KNOWING HOW HER HEATED SEAT GOT TURNED ON. IF HER FRIENDS VEHICLE IS LIKE MINE, AN MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ON MULTIPLE OPEN FORUM WEBSITES, THE HEATED SEATS IN MANY OF CHEVROLET'S TRUCKS AND SUVS ARE KNOWN TO TURN ON THEIR OWN. I HAVE HAD TO UNPLUG MY SEATS DUE TO THE HEATER TURNING ON ERRATICALLY AND CYCLING THROUGH THE 3 HEAT LEVELS ON THEIR OWN. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES THAT PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND PEOPLE WHOSE VEHICLE WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PURCHASE A VERY EXPENSIVE DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY. ALTHOUGH NOT A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, I CAN SEE HOW THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE HEATED SEATS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD BE A DANGER TO SOMEBODY WITHOUT ALL THE SENSATIONS IN THEIR LOWER HALF. I HOPE THAT THIS REPORT WILL HELP WITH ANY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HEATED SEAT PROBLEMS THE NHTSA ACCOMPLISHES. AND I HOPE THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED BY GM. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IN BRAKE SYSTEM. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR BRAKING ACTION. REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU ABOVE GAS TANK AND EXPELLED ALL BRAKE FLUID WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO BRAKING OR SLOWING FROM ANY WHEEL. FLUID WAS ALL OVER TIRE AND AXLE ON THE LEFT REAR. LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY VEHICLES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME AS I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. DEFINITELY READING THE OTHER POSTS ON THE WEB THAT THIS IS NO FLUKE AND DOES NOT NEED TO BE A HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE. TRUCK IS NOT USED FOR SNOW REMOVAL AND SEES LIMITED DRIVING DURING WINTER MONTHS.

I HAVE FOUND THAT THE STEEL LINES RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME RAILS ARE RUSTING AND FOUND A PATCH IN ONE PLACE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE LEAKS HAPPENING. *TR

THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. CALLED DEALER TOLD ME WARRANTY WAS OVER. I THOUGHT IT IS A NATIONAL WARRANTY ON AIRBAGS BECAUSE OF THE BEING A SAFETY HAZARD FOR THEM TO WORK PROPERLY. UPDATED 4/24/2015 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

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