2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2007 BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 02/04/15*LJ UPDATED 10/6/2015*JS

AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES ON INTERSTATE 95, I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE TRUCK, I STEPPED ON BRAKES AS USUAL EXCEPT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOST MY BRAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER POSITION RUPTURED. WHEN I TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I TOLD THEM I LOST THE BRAKES IN MY TRUCK. THE RESPONSE WAS "IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SILVERADO TRUCKS AND SUBURBANS". THEY SAID "BRING IT IN AND WE'LL CHECK IT OUT". I TOLD THEM IF IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT! I CAN'T BELIEVE THE COMPANY DOES NOT PUT A RECALL OUT FOR THIS. THAT TRUCK WEIGHS ABOUT 7000 POUNDS, I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 75 MPH (IF YOU DRIVE 65MPH ON I-95 YOU'LL EITHER BE TAILGATED OR PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY), AND IT IS TERRIFYING TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN LOSE YOUR BRAKES LIKE THAT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES HAUL HEAVY LOADS OR PULL TRAILERS OR BOTH. *TR

AFTER DRIVING 30 MILES ON INTERSTATE 95, I PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE TRUCK, I STEPPED ON BRAKES AS USUAL EXCEPT THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I LOST MY BRAKES BECAUSE THE BRAKE LINE UNDER THE DRIVER POSITION RUPTURED. WHEN I TALKED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I TOLD THEM I LOST THE BRAKES IN MY TRUCK. THE RESPONSE WAS "IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SILVERADO TRUCKS AND SUBURBANS". THEY SAID "BRING IT IN AND WE'LL CHECK IT OUT". I TOLD THEM IF IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON IT! I CAN'T BELIEVE THE COMPANY DOES NOT PUT A RECALL OUT FOR THIS. THAT TRUCK WEIGHS ABOUT 7000 POUNDS, I DO MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING AT SPEEDS UP TO 75 MPH (IF YOU DRIVE 65MPH ON I-95 YOU'LL EITHER BE TAILGATED OR PUSHED OUT OF THE WAY), AND IT IS TERRIFYING TO KNOW THAT YOU CAN LOSE YOUR BRAKES LIKE THAT WITHOUT ANY WARNING. MOST OF THESE VEHICLES HAUL HEAVY LOADS OR PULL TRAILERS OR BOTH. *TR

I WAS AT OUR TOWN DUMP WHEN I HIT A SMALL POT HOLE AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. I FOUND BRAKE FLUID SPLATTERED ON THE INSIDE OF THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR WHEEL. I FOUND THAT THE BRAKE LINE GAVE AWAY RIGHT ABOVE A SMALL METAL BRACKET THAT CONNECTS THE RUBBER HOSE TO THE MAIN BRAKE LINE FROM THE ABS BOX. THE CONDITION OF THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINE REVEALS SERIOUS CORROSION, I LIVE IN CT AND DEAL WITH WINTER CONDITIONS. THE TRUCK IS A 2006 SILVERADO WITH 62000 MILES. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THIS DID NOT HAPPEN ON THE OPEN ROAD OR WHEN WE PULL OUR HORSE TRAILER. I HAVE READ ABOUT MANY ISSUES ABOUT GM BRAKE LINE ISSUES AND FEEL THAT A RECALL WOULD BE PRUDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND ATTEMPTED TO STOP BEFORE PULLING OUT ONTO MY STREET AND THE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND TRUCK DIDN'T STOP UNTIL I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THANKFULLY THERE WASN'T ANY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE WASN'T ANY SIGNS OF POSSIBLE BRAKE ISSUES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BRAKE LINES, WHICH WERE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000. UPDATED 10/22/2014*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED STEERING SHAFT RUSTED AND LOCKED UP. THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES RUSTED AND WERE LEAKING. UPDATED 05/19/2015 *JS

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. AFTER INSPECTION BY MECHANIC IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT BRAKE LINE HAD COMPLETELY RUSTED APART IN ONE AREA. ALL OTHER BRAKE LINES WERE IN A RUSTY STATE AND MECHANIC FEELS THAT THEY ARE DUE TO LEAK ANY TIME. COMPLETE REPLACEMENT OF ALL UNDERBODY BRAKE LINES WILL HAVE TO BE DONE. CHEVROLET ISSUED A SIMILAR RECALL FOR VEHICLES UP TO 2005. PERHAPS IT IS TIME FOR THEM TO EXTEND THIS RECALL. IF I HAD NOT BEEN AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER (THIS IS THE PRIMARY VEHICLE FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD) I WOULD HAVE CRASHED. I WAS ABLE TO GEAR DOWN AND PULL INTO A GRASSY FIELD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE ENOUGH TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. LEFT FROM THE TRAFFIC LIGHT ,AND THE ENGINE JUST STALLED, LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. THE GAS GAUGE SHOWED THAT I HAD A 1\4 TANK OF GAS. SO I HAD IT TOWED HOME ANYWAY. THE NEXT DAY I WENT OUT TO START IT WITH NO LUCK. THEN I PUT 2 GALLONS OF GAS IN THE TANK, AND THE TRUCK STARTED RIGHT UP. NOW I KNOW THAT THE GAUGE IS 1\4 OF A TANK OFF. SOME AUTO TECHS HAVE TOLD ME THAT WHAT THEY CALL A FUEL CARD THAT IS LOCATED ON THE FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY IS BAD. JUST WONDERING IF THIS IS TRUE, BECAUSE IT IS A LOT CHEAPER THAN A FUEL PUMP ASSEMBLY. THANK YOU. *TR

APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES AND THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH JUST A LITTLE CATCH. I WAS ONLY DOING ABOUT 25 MPH AND JUST SO HAPPENED I WAS ALMOST AT MY GARAGE THAT WORKS ON IT. (100 YARDS) I WAS ABLE TO TURN IN AND COAST TO A STOP. THE BRAKE LINE ON THE DRIVER SIDE UNDERNEATH THE DRIVER AND BACK OF THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD RUSTED AND RUPTURED. THE MASTER CYLINDER STILL HAD FLUID IN IT WHEN WE CHECKED IT, SO THE RUPTURE HAD JUST OCCURED.I AM HAVING TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN USED BY ME IN WATER SITUATION EXCEPT FOR NORMAL DRIVING IN WET WEATHER. WHEN WE TRIED TO PUMP THE BRAKES UP, THE FLUID JUST POURED OUT ON THE GROUND. THAT WAS WHEN WE DETERMINED THE LINE WAS RUSTED AND HAD BURST WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES LUCKILY I WAS GOING SLOW AND DID NOT HAVE TO STOP COMPLETELY OR I WOULD HAVE HIT ANYTHING IN FRONT OF ME. I AM HAVING THE STEEL LINES REPLACED WITH STAINLESS ON THE RECOMMENDATION OF MY SERVICE CENTER. (APPROX COST $1000.00) THIS INCIDENT WAS MY FIRST AND ONLY INDICATION THERE WAS A BRAKE PROBLEM. I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT AND WAS NOT TOWING MY TRAILER AND TRACTOR. USING JUST PLAIN STEEL BRAKE LINES IN JUST INEXCUSABLE AND IRRESPONSIBLE. *TR

AFTER PICKING UP MY 5YR OLD GRANDSON, WE CAME TO A STOP SIGN AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE THE CROSS TRAFFIC IS GOING ABOUT 50-60MPH. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I MANAGED TO DEPRESS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST IN TIME TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK GOING VERY FAST. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR INDICATION THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE DEALER SAID THE BRAKE LINES HAD RUSTED OUT AND WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED GM CUSTOMER SERVICE AND FINALLY GOT TO A COST ASSISTANCE REPRESENTATIVE WHO INFORMED ME THAT GM WOULD NOT HELP DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE. REALLY, THE TRUCK IS 8 YEARS OLD AND OTHERWISE IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. ALSO I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW MILEAGE AFFECTS A NON-MOVING PART.I BELIEVE THE BRAKE LINES WERE MADE FROM INFERIOR METAL FOR THIS APPLICATION. TO ME, THE BRAKE LINES SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ITEM SIMILAR TO THE AIR BAGS. IF BRAKE LINES ARE NOW EXPECTED TO FAIL IN VEHICLES 8 YEARS OR OLDER I EXPECT THERE WILL BE A LOT OF INJURED OR DEAD PEOPLE DUE TO THIS. AFTER CHECKING THE INTERNET FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, I COUNTED OVER 300 PEOPLE WHO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE GM SHOULD ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY AND CORRECT THIS ISSUE AND REIMBURSE THOSE WHO HAVE ALREADY HAD THE LINES REPLACED. *TR