2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

WHILE DRIVING I WENT TO STOP AT INTERSECTION AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR,AND I USED PARKING BRAKE TO STOP.I GOT OUT AND THERE WAS BRAKE FLUID ALL OVER,I CAREFULLY DROVE HOME ,1/2 MILE AND CHECKED OUT TRUCK AND THE BRAKE LINES WERE ALL RUSTED AND LEAKING. I TRIED TO FIX WITH NEW PARTS BUT AFTER FIXING IT WOULD LEAK IN ANOTHER SPOT. I HAVE TO REPLACE ALL BRAKE LINES TO BE SAFE. I THINK THAT GM SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A RECALL ON THESE BRAKE LINES. THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

ALL FRONT BRAKE LINES BELOW THE DRIVERS SEAT RUSTED THROUGH. A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES WAS EXPERIENCED. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK A 2006 SILVERADO AND SAID THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON SO I FILLED IT UP DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT DID A QUICK LOOK DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING 2 WEEKS LATER SHE SAID IT WAS ON AGAIN SO I FILLED IT UP AGAIN AND THIS TIME DID A THOROUGH INSPECTION CHECKED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BOOSTER STARTED CHECKED EACH CALIPER AND NOTHING SO I GOT UNDER THE TRUCK AND ITS LEAKING FROM THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE ALL RUSTY. I DO ALL OF MY WORK ON MY CARS BUT THIS LOOKS RIDICULOUS WHERE DO YOU START RIP THEM ALL OUT AND REPLACE ALL? THEY ARE ON TOP OF THE FRAME RAIL WHICH LOOK IMPOSSIBLE TO GET TO IT LOOKS LIKE ITS GOING TO BE A LOT OF MONEY IS THERE A RECALL FOR THIS? I HOPE SOME CAN HELP ME OUT THE TRUCK IS VERY CLEAN ESPECIALLY UNDERNEATH THAT'S THE ONLY THING RUSTED OUT OF EVERYTHING. *LN

COMING UP TO TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKE LINE RUSTED OUT. STOPPED BY SLAMMING IT INTO 1ST GEAR AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE. VERY DANGEROUS! *TR

BRAKE LINE HAS COMPLETELY DETERIORATED AND LEAKING AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. RECENTLY HAD TO REPLACE WHEEL SPEED SENSORS AS WELL. *TR

PULLING TRUCK OUT OF GARAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. UPON EXAMINATION THE BRAKE LINE HAD BLOWN A HOLE THRU THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES THAT ARE NOT COATED ARE RUSTED AND INTEGRITY OF THE METAL IS POOR. HAD TO HAVE ALL BRAKE LINES REPLACED FOR A SUM OF $900.. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAVE 4 NEW TIRES INSTALLED. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR WEAR. AS THIS PROCESS WAS TAKING PLACE ONE OF THE MECHANICS NOTICED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND CALLED ME OVER TO SHOW HOW BAD THE LINES WERE RUSTED. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I ENTERED IT TO START IT. WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEARD A LOUD POP (LIKE A BALLOON POPPING) AND A RECOIL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. COME TO FIND OUT, THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER BROKE THUS LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKES. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS THE ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. OR IF SOMEONE LIKE MY 18 YEAR OLD SON HAD BEEN DRIVING. AFTER SPEAKING WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT "NEVER HAPPENS"...ESPECIALLY ON A 2006 WITH ONLY 63K MILES ON IT. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE NOTED BUT THEY COULD NOT HELP COVER THE COST OF REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT COVER IT AS IT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE...IT IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND I'M JUST HOPING IT DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY AT ALL TO PREDICT IF AND WHEN THIS WILL EVER OCCUR ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO MINE AGAIN. *TR

BRAKE LINES RUSTED OUT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE. A HOLE DEVELOPED IN A BRAKE LINE WHICH RESULTED IN NO BRAKES AT ALL. I HAD TO SPEND $1400 AT THE CHEVY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE ALL OF MY BRAKE LINES AND FRONT CALIPERS REPLACED. *TR