2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Complaints

RUSTED BRAKE LINE RESULTING IN TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO DECREASE IN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD AND FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,642.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD MULTIPLE BRAKE ISSUES SINCE NEW. FIRST OFF, IT GOES THROUGH FRONT BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS TOO FREQUENTLY. FIRST REPLACED AROUND 25K AND AGAIN AROUND 60K. THIS VEHICLE HAS MOSTLY BEEN USED FOR LONG HIGHWAY TRIPS, NY TO FL ETC., NOT AROUND TOWN. USED IN RURAL AREA. NEXT, SEVERAL BRAKES LINES HAVE BURST AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE LAST INCIDENT LUCKILY WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAVING DUAL BRAKE CYLINDERS ON THESE TRUCKS DOES NOT SEEM TO HELP IF A BRAKE LINE BURSTS. I NEEDED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP IT ON ALMOST FLAT GROUND. A RECURRING PROBLEM IS WITH THE ABS. EVIDENTLY THEY RUST EASILY, ESPECIALLY IN SALT BELT STATES, THEN CORROSION ON THE SENSOR AND HUB CAUSES IT TO ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON. IT DOES NOT ACTIVATE THE COMPUTER CONTROL OR GIVE WARNING. IT HAPPENS INTERMITTENTLY. I HAD TO HAVE ONE FRONT HUB REPLACED IN 2013 AND ANOTHER IN 2014. NOW I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ONE OF THOSE AGAIN WITH THE DEALER RECOMMENDING TO REPLACE BOTH. THE COST IS OVER $750 PER SIDE. THERE WERE RECALLS ON PREVIOUS YEAR MODELS BUT NOT 2006. THIS IS RIDICULOUS AND THE BRAKE LINE ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON WITH CHEVROLET FOR A VERY LONG TIME. I HAD TO REPLACE MOST LINES ON MY 1996 SILVERADO. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT NHSTA ALLOWS THIS TO GO ON YEAR AFTER YEAR. NOTHING IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN BRAKING, NOTHING!

MY VEHICLE WITH 57,000 MILES HAD THE BRAKES GO OUT WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT WARNING. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO SAID THE FRONT BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED AND BROKE. I HAVE HAD THE WORK COMPLETED. I FEEL THIS IS A PRODUCT DEFECT FOR A LOW MILEAGE VEHICLE. IT IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF AND HAS VERY FEW MILES ON IT, AND I HAVE OWNED IT SINCE IT WAS NEW. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH CHEVROLET AND THEY WILL NOT PROVIDE ME WITH ANY ANSWERS. THEY KEEP TELLING ME TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER THE DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE FAILED TO YIELD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HIP AND PELVIC INJURIES ON THE RIGHT SIDE THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC SIGNAL MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I DROVE MY VEHICLE SLOWLY HOME AND CHECKED BRAKE FLUID LEVEL. IT WAS LOW AND I TOPPED IT OFF. I TRIED THE BRAKES AGAIN AND ONCE AGAIN THE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. I WENT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND BRAKE FLUID WAS DRIPPING OFF THE CROSS MEMBER JUST BEHIND THE ENGINE. I COULD SEE THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES WERE VERY RUSTY. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO BIG O TIRES. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE HAD RUSTED THROUGH AND ALL THE OTHERS WERE IN VERY BAD SHAPE AND I HAD ALL THE LINES REPLACED. AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND THIS WAS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND GM HAS REDESIGNED THE LINES BUT, REFUSED TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE LINES. YOU NEED TO RESEARCH THIS PROBLEM FURTHER AND INSIST ON A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND AS INDICATED BY THE MILEAGE THE VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVEN THAT MUCH AND VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP, THE ANTI-BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE BRAKES TO FAIL. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,000.

I WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK AWAY FROM MY HOME , WHEN I STEPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT THE TRUCK STOPPED WITH THE PARKING BRAKE. WHEN I INSPECTED THE BRAKE LINES THEY WERE ALL EXTREMELY RUSTY AND ONE HAD BURST. FLUID LEAKED OUT AND THERE WAS NO PEDAL AT ALL. THE BRAKES WERE GONE WITH NO WARNING.

TRAVELING 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND APPROACHED A RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP WITH OTHER TRAFFIC. BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITH APPROXIMATELY 10% BRAKING POWER. NO WARNING LIGHTS ON DASH. FORTUNATELY THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND TRAFFIC MOVED PRIOR TO A CRASH. CRASH WAS GUARANTEED IF TRAFFIC LIGHT HAD NOT CHANGED. BRAKE FLUID LEVEL FINE. BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVERS SIDE RUSTED AND BURST. NO WARNING SIGNS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE WAS RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE MANUFACTURER USED AN INFERIOR STEEL MATERIAL TO MAKE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT AN INFERIOR MATERIAL WAS USED, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY HELP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.