2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

2006 SILVERADO 1500. UNINTENDED LOW SPEED ABS ACTIVATION. WHEN COMING TO A STOP, THE ABS ACTIVATES WHEN NOT NECCESARY, DRY/CLEAN PAVEMENT. THIS CAUSES AN INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE BY 15-20 FEET MAKING REAR END COLLISION INEVITABLE. I NOTIFIED GM, THEY STATED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR EXACTLY THE PROBLEM I DESCRIBED, BUT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THE MODEL YEAR INVOLVED, I ASKED IF THEY WERE GOING TO EXPAND THE RECALL, I WAS TOLD "NO". THE ABS ACTIVATION ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I SLOW DOWN TO PULL INTO MY DRIVEWAY....THE ACTIVATION IS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND HAPPENS AT SPEED OF 10 MPH AND BELOW....IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TOME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. EVERYBODY IS JUMPING ALL OVER TOYOTA ABOUT THE PRIUS BRAKES, YET GM GETS AWAY WITH THIERS.

FAILURE OF LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING ON A 2006 1500 SILVERADO Z71 CREW CAB. GRINDING NOISE HAD BEEN COMING FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT WHEEL INTERMITTENTLY FOR A FEW MONTHS BUT NOT CONSISTENTLY. TRUCK WAS TAKEN IN TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES CHANGED AT 54590 MILES. DAYTON OHIO GRISMER AUTO SERVICE TECHNICIANS INFORMED ME THAT THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL BEARING WAS WORE OUT AND NEEDED REPLACED BEFORE THEY COULD FINISH CHANGING THE TIRES AND DOING THE FRONT END ALIGNMENT. THIS WAS A ADDITION EXPENSE OF $270.00 FOR REPLACEMENT OF THE BEARING HUB AND LABOR. CONTACTED THE JEFF SCHMITT CHEVY DEALER IN FAIRBORN OHIO WHERE I BOUGHT THE TRUCK NEW TO ASK ABOUT THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF THE WHEEL BEARINGS, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEMS WITH THE BEARINGS FAILING EARLY AND THEY HAVE HAD NO OTHER PEOPLE ASK ABOUT THIS. LOOKING HERE I SEE THAT THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS CONCERNING THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARING HUB AND ALSO NUMEROUS CASES WITH THE RIGHT SIDE. WHEN IS THERE GOING TO BE A SAFETY RECALL ON THIS????? THIS PROBLEM AND WITH THE STEERING COLUMN INTER-LINK HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE WITH EITHER ONE. THE NHTSA AND GM NEED TO GET THESE TWO ITEMS FIXED RIGHT ONCE AND FOR ALL. I HAVE THE FAILED WHEEL BEARING HUB ASSEMBLY IF ANYONE WANTS IT TO INSPECT IT. *TR

2006 CHEVY 1500 PICKUP WITH 37,000 MILES ANTILOCK BRAKES ALWAYS ON CAUSING LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES. HAD BRAKES REPAIRED TWICE. I ALSO OWNED A 2002 CHEVY PU WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS AND MY SON HAD A 2001 CHEVY 2500 HD PICKUP AND A 2002 CHEVY TAHOE WITH BRAKE PROBLEMS. CANADA ALSO RECALLED BRAKES ON CHEVY PU'S. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT WITH HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHICH ALSO CAUSED HIM TO PROCEED THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR A HALF HOUR AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALERS DIAGNOSIS LOCATED THE FAILURE AS THE ABS BRAKE PUMP MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED FOR $600. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000. UPDATED 03/04/10. *LJ

HEATED SEAT IN A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71, HEAT COMES ON BY ITSELF, GETS EXTREMELY HOT. TOOK IT TO A DEALER AND WAS TOLD IF IT DID NOT COME ON IN THE SHOP THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM, DID NOT SHOW UP ON THE COMPUTER. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST DAILY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES WITHOUT WARRANT. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,810. UPDATED 01/1410 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL, AND THEN THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WOULD HAVE TO BE CLEANED. SINCE THE REPAIR, THE SENSORS WERE CLEANED FOUR TIMES. THE REPAIRS HAVE NOT REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. DURING BRAKE APPLICATION THE ABS SYSTEM ENGAGED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FRONT ABS SENSOR WERE CLEANED AND THEN REPLACED AT AN EXPENSE OF $270.00. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,642.

REF: 2006 SILVERADO Z71. THE ABS SYSTEM ON MY VEHICLE ROUTINELY ENGAGES (RELEASES BRAKE PRESSURE) DURING SLOWDOWN IN THE 3-8 MPH SPEED RANGE. THIS ENGAGEMENT REQUIRES LONGER STOPPING DISTANCES AND CAN LEAD TO DANGEROUS SITUATIONS IN THE LAST PORTION OF A STOP. THIS SAFETY ISSUE WITH MY 2006 VEHICLE IS IDENTICAL TO THE ONE NHTSA IDENTIFIED FOR THESE SAME TYPE VEHICLES 2005 AND PRIOR. ALTHOUGH MAINTENANCE HAS NOT BEEN ACCOMPLISHED ON MY VEHICLE YET, I BELIEVE IT IS THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE AS EARLIER MODELS. *TR

PURCHASED A NEW TRUCK IN 2006. THE TRUCK HAD JUST OVER 42000 ORIGINAL MILES. THE TRUCKS WARRANTY WAS 3 YEARS 36 MILES. AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT WHICH CHEVY IS DOING ABSOLUTELY NOTHING. THE TRANSMISSION SHOP IS TELLING ME THIS IS A REALLY ODD INCIDENT AND THAT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT WITH YOU. *TR