2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

AT 36,000 MILES I TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A TICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END WHEN I TURNED. THE SAID THEY REPLACED A BROKEN PIN IN THE STEERING BOX. EIGHT MONTHS LATER I BEGAN TO HEAR A OCCASIONAL GROWLING NOISE WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT ON CURVES AT SPEEDS ABOVE 45 MPH. I ALSO BEGAN HEARING THE TICKING NOISE AGAIN WHEN MAKING TURNS AT LOW SPEEDS. IT COST ME 600.00 TO HAVE THE DRIVERS SIDE BEARING REPLACED. I ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE FRONT TIRES FOR UNEVEN WEAR. I HAVE TALKED TO 3 OTHER INDIVIDUALS THAT OWN THIS TRUCK ( 04 -06) AND THEY HAVE ALL HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING. GM HAS TO BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE WHEEL BEARINGS DO NOT WEAR OUT THIS QUICKLY.

WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN FROM A 60 MPH HIGHWAY IN MY 2006 CHEVROLET C1500 TRUCK MY RIGHT REAR AXLE CAME COMPLETELY OUT WITH TIRE STILL ATTACHED. THANK GOD I HAD SLOWED TO ABOUT 20 MPH TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN WHEN IT HAPPENED OR A CRASH COULD HAVE RESULTED. I AM REPORTING THIS BECAUSE AS I SAID I WAS ON A HIGHWAY GOING 60 MPH AND IF THE AXLE HAD COME OUT AT THAT SPEED IT COULD HAVE BEEN BAD. THE FAILURE SEEMS TO BE THAT THE END OF THE AXLE BROKE OFF WHERE THE KEEPER GOES. I AM GOING TO HAVE TO HAVE THE AXLE REPLACED AND I WILL HAVE THE OLD PART. THIS HAPPENED ON THANKSGIVING AND I WAS VERY THANKFUL THAT MY SON AND I WERE SAFE. LIKE I SAID IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. *TR

WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES AND THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHERE INTENDED. THIS DELAYED BRAKING CAN CAUSE REAR ENDING OF THE CAR AHEAD OF YOU OR UNINTENTIONALLY ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. THE TECHNICAL BULLETIN PUT OUT BY GM SUGGESTS THAT THE CAUSE MAY BE DUE TO RUST AND DEBRIS BUILT UP ON THE SENOR MOUNTING SURFACE AND INCLUDES INSTRUCTIONS FOR CLEANING. MY MECHANIC FOLLOWED THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND THEY DID NOT WORK. THE ONLY FIX FOR THIS PROBLEM IS TO REPLACE ALL FOUR SENSORS FOR A COST OF WELL OVER $1000. GM RECALLED 2001 SILVERADO'S FOR THE SAME PROBLEM BUT THEN CONTINUED TO USE THE FAULTY SENORS IN LATER MODELS AND DID NOT RECALL THE 2006. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF 2006 SILVERADO OWNERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING AND HEATER FAN MODULE MELTED TWICE. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE MODULE AND WIRES ONCE. THE SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED OCTOBER 2010. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO TOOK A COMPLAINT BUT OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.

RUNNING THE A/C SMELLED THEN SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. BLOWER QUIT WORKING. BLOWER THEN STARED WORKING BUT ONLY ON SPEEDS 1&3. *TR

I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO TRUCK. I HAVE NOTICED A TICKING WILE THE TRUCKS ENGINE IS COLD. I HAVE TAKEN IN THE TRUCK FOR REPAIR AND MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE EXHAUST BOLTS ARE BROKEN ON THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH GM TRUCKS AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FROM GM TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

A PROBLEM EXIST WITH MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 LT. WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE LOW SPEED SENSOR CAUSES THE ABS SYSTEM TO ENGAGE. WHEN THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGES, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT STOP WHERE INTENDED. THE VEHICLE TRAVELS AROUND 5 FEET FURTHER THEN IT WOULD UNDER NORMAL BRAKING CONDITIONS, DEPENDING ON SPEED. THIS HAPPENS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS(UNDER 10MPH) AND EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT THE LOW SPEED SENSORS ARE DIRTY, AND NEED TO BE CLEANED OR REPLACED. I HAVE FOUND OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN, DO TO A POSSIBILITY OF DELAYED BRAKING. ALTHOUGH I HAVE NOT BEEN PERSONALLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS. DELAYED BRAKING CAN CAUSE A VEHICLE TO BE INVOLVED IN REAR-END COLLISIONS, OR TO UNINTENTIONALLY ENTER INTERSECTIONS. *TR

2006 SILVERADO. ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGE ON DRY ROAD AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. AFRAID I WILL REAR END SOMEONE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED AND THEN CRASHED INTO A CEMENT WALL ON A BRIDGE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT WOULD NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND CAUSED THE OCCUPANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH FORCE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT RESULTED TO NO PERSONAL INJURY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 58,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE ABS SYSTEM HAS BEEN KICKING ON WHEN IT ISN'T NECESSARY. THE BRAKES SURGE WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND FEEL MUSHY. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE BRAKES REPLACED AND THE DRUMS IN THE BACK ARE GOOD. I ONLY HAVE 70K ON THE TRUCK AND AS FAR AS I KNOW, SPEAKING WITH VARIOUS MECHANICS, THAT I SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THESE ISSUES. IT STARTED ALL OF A SUDDEN, DIDN'T GIVE ANY INDICATION THAT THERE WAS AN ISSUE. *TR