2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

I BOUGHT MY CHEVY 3500 DUALLY 4X4 TO DRIVE WHEN I NEEDED IT TO HAUL THINGS OR FOR THE 4WD . I TOLD MY DAUGHTER IT WAS GOING TO SNOW AND MAKE THE ROADS DANGEROUS SO I WOULD TAKE HER TO WORK AND PICK HER UP WHEN SHE WAS DONE EVERYTHING WENT WELL NO SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS BEFORE AND AFTER I HAD TAKEN HER TO WORK SO WHEN SHE CALLED I WENT TO PICK HER UP AT WORK AND HAD TO WAIT A LITTLE WHILE FOR HER TO FINISH UP AFTER I HAD GOTTEN TO HER WORK THEN I DROVE HER HOME AND JUST AFTER GETTING OFF THE INTERSTATE WE PULLED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND I PULLED UP TO THE HOUSE AND ALMOST WENT THROUGH MY GARAGE DOOR WHEN MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH WITH ABSOLUTLY NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER I WOULD HAVE NEVER USED THE TRUCK IF I HAD REMOTELY THOUGHT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE BRAKES I DRIVE SEMI TRUCKS FOR A LIVING AND ALWAYS CHECK THINGS AROUND MY VEHICLES BY SECOND NATURE SINCE I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLES I DRIVE. I HAD MY TRUCK TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED IT NEW AND TOLD THEM I HAD CONTACTED GM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THAT I TOLD THEM I EXPECTED IT TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE AND GM RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY WANTED THE DEALER TO EVALUATE IT AND THE EVALUATION WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE THEY DID AND THEY FOUND THE BRAKE LINES RUSTED IN HALF AND ALSO BUSTED AT THE RUBBER HOSE CONNECTIONS SO GM SAID THAT THEY WOULD COVER 30% OF THE REPAIR OF THE BRAKE LINES IN WHICH THEY DID BUT IT STILL COST ME $1800 . GM INSISTED THAT MY BRAKE LINES RUSTED IN HALF BECAUSE MY TRUCK SITS A LOT I TOLD THEM I HAVE A 1990 MAZDA I BOUGHT NEW THAT SITS BESIDE IT THAT I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY SAFETY PROBLEMS OUT OF . GM ALSO HAS CHANGED THE BRAKE LINES TO A PLASTIC COATED LINE . I HAD ALSO TOLD THEM THAT IT WAS A POOR DESIGN WHERE THE WATER RAN OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND DOWN ONTO THE BRAKE LINES RIGHT WHERE THEY RUSTED AND BROKE GM NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND ITS PRODUCT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD ALL OF THE BRAKE LININGS HAD RUSTED. MY BRAKES FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING. FORTUNATELY I CONTROLLED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP, SAW THE LEAK AND WAS TOWED .A PRIVATE COMPANY REPLACED ALL LINES. I EMAILED MY CONCERN TO CHEVROLET, ASKED TO HAVE MY COMMENTS FORWARDED TO CEO-PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY HAD A PHONE CONVERSATION (866-790-5600) [XXX]WITH [XXX] COULD NOT SEND THIS INFORMATION TO CEO PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT. IF THE BRAKE LININGS FAIL YOU HAVE NO BRAKES. MY SERVICE REQUEST[XXX] I SPOKE TO PRIVATE MECHANICS THEY SAID THIS WAS SYSTEMIC ISSUE TO CHEVROLET. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

ABS ENGAGES AT SLOW SPEEDS - EVIDENTLY THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SENSORS ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DEFECT. IT IS SCARY WHEN YOU APPROACH A STOP AND THE BRAKES RELEASE. GM HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN. THERE WAS A RECALL ON PREVIOUS YEARS BUT STOPPED IN 06 EVEN THOUGH THEY NEVER FIXED THE PROBLEMS. THEY SHOULD REINSTATE THE RECALL AND FIX THE REMAINING VEHICLES. WE HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE SENSORS BUT I CONSIDER US FORTUNATE. *TR

MY 16 YR OLD SON AND 12 YR OLD SON WERE COMING HOME FROM SCHOOL ON 11/10/2006, MY 16 YR OLD WAS DRIVING, HE TOOK DRIVERS ED AND PASSED THE CLASS WITH AN A+. AND WHEN HE TOOK HIS DRIVING PART OF THE TEST HE PAST WITH A PERFECT SCORE THE FIRST TIME. HE ALSO RACED GOKARTS, SO HE KNEW HOW TO CONTROL VEHICLES AND PREVENT WRECKS. WHEN THE WRECK HAPPENED, THE TRUCK JUST WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT, AND WENT THROW THE AIR AND HIT A TREE AND PEALED THE ROOF BACK LIKE IT WAS A TIN CAN. THERE WAS NO SKID MARKS, THE TIRE TRACKS WENT STRAIGHT UP THE BANK, LIKE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. AND NOT ONE AIR BAG OPENED. THEY WERE LESS THAN A 1/4 OF A MILE FROM HOME. I WAS AT THE BUS STOP WAITING ON MY DAUGHTER, I HEARD THE WRECK AND THE ALARM FROM THE TRUCK WAS GOING OFF. I WENT TO THE SITE AND THE ALARM WAS STILL GOING OFF, AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED. MY 12YR OLD DIED ON SITE, MY 16 YR OLD DIED 4 DAYS LATER. I HAVE KNOWN SOMETHING CAUSED THE WRECK, BUT NOT SURE WHAT UNTIL NOW. NOW I KNOW WITH ALL MY HEART THE SWITCH LOCKED THE STEERING AND ALSO MADE THE AIR BAGS NOT WORK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER TURNING THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF, THE FAN CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT THEN SHUT THE ENGINE OFF BY REMOVING THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND THE FAN CONTINUED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ELECTRICAL ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE CONTACT REMOVED THE MASTER FUSE AND THE FAN TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE THE GEAR SHIFTER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEAT WOULD NOT ACTIVATE ON THE HIGH SETTING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE HEATER SWITCH WAS FOUND TO BE MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL YEARS LATER IN WHICH THE HEATER SWITCH OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE DASHBOARD TO CATCH ON FIRE. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

HAPPENED IN THE DRIVEWAY, THANKFULLY. BRAKE PEDAL SPONGY, PUSHED AGAIN AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK AND FOUND A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE. FURTHER INSPECTION, THE BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED THROUGH AND WAS SPRAYING FLUID WHEN THE PEDAL WAS PUSHED. COMPLETE FAILURE OF BRAKES. THANK GOODNESS FOR THE E BRAKE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ALONG RT 80 IN NEW JERSEY AT 65 MPH, TRAFFIC BEGAN TO SLOW IN ALL LANES. I HIT MY BRAKES ONLY TO FIND THAT MY FOOT WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND HAD POSSIBLY 10% BRAKING ABILITY REMAINING TO STOP THE TRUCK. I WAS ONLY ABLE TO AVOID CONTACTING THE VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME BY DOWNSHIFTING, USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND RUNNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER AND OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SLOWLY TO THE CLOSEST REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE CORRODED AND LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. AS A RESULT, WHEN I HIT MY BRAKES, THE BRAKE FLUID LEAKED CAUSING THE LACK OF PEDDLE PRESSURE AND DID NOT OPERATE THE BRAKES PROPERLY. I HAD NO PREVIOUS WARNING THAT THERE WAS ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. ADDITIONALLY, THE GAS LINES WERE CORRODED AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THIS IS AN ADDITIONAL HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE. THE CORRODED BRAKE LINE ISSUE IS A WELL KNOWN (EXCEPT TO ME PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT) AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM OF WHICH CHEVROLET REFUSES TO NOTIFY VEHICLE OWNERS. THE FIRST TIME OWNERS ARE AWARE OF THE BRAKE LINE PROBLEM IS WHEN THEY TRY TO STOP THE TRUCK AND BY THAT POINT, IT IS TOO LATE. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND BLEW OUT WHILE BRAKING AND LOST ALL PRESSURE. FUEL LINES ARE SEVERELY RUSTED. *TR