2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

REAR TAIL LIGHT ASSEMBLY FELL OUT. AFTER TALKING WITH GM AND THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THEY HAVE SAID THAT THEY HAVE VEHICLES ON THE LOT THAT THIS INCIDENT IS OCCURRING TO AND SEVERAL THAT HAVE BEEN PURCHASED THAT THEY ARE REPLACING. THEY WILL NOT REPLACE MINE BECAUSE OF THE MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE. THE MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IF YOU ARE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE ASSEMBLY FALLS OUT AND YOU USE YOUR TURN SIGNAL, THE PERSON BEHIND YOU WOULDN'T SEE IT AND COULD CAUSE A CRASH POSSIBLY A FATAL ONE. I HAVE NOT HEARD OF ANY AT THIS TIME, BUT I DO BELIEVE IT IS SOMETHING THAT NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BY THE SAFETY COMMISSION. I WOULD HATE FOR GM TO BE SUED FOR A FAULT IN THEIR PRODUCT DUE TO A FATAL CRASH OR ONE THAT INVOLVED A SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 TRUCK HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AND A REDUCE POWER MESSAGE COMES ON.* NJ THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO RECTIFY THE PROBLEM. *JB

BRAKE PADS HAVE CUT INTO ROTOR ON BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT DISC. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER AND TOOK THEM OFF AND RESURFACED THE ROTOR AND PADS. WOULD NOT REPLACE! AFTER DRIVING HOME ABOUT 30 MILES ROTORS WERE ALREADY STARTING TO GROOVE AGAIN! *TR

THE TRANNY IN MY 06 SILVERADO QUIT SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. MY TRUCK HAD 45,700 MILES, JUST OUT OF THE WARRANTY BY 9,700. THERE WAS NO WARNING SIGNS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. NOT EVEN A MESSAGE FROM THE DASH COMPUTER OR A TRANSMISSION LIGHT. DEALERSHIP SAID TRANNY WASN'T PUTTING ENOUGH PRESSURE IN THE SHIFT PLATES AND IT SMOKED A COUPLE OF THEM. DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT CAUSES THE PROBLEMS IT JUST HAPPENS. LUCKILY FOR ME DEALERSHIP CALLED A REP AND I ONLY HAD TO PAY A $500 DOLLAR DEDUCTIBLE BECAUSE MY PICKUP WAS SO WELL CARED FOR AND THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. SO IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU MAKE SURE YOU CHECK INTO THEM OR YOURSELF CALLING A REP. $500 IS CHEAPER THAN A REBUILD OR NEW TRANNY. *TR

OUR 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO WAS MAKING A SLIGHT HUMMING NOISE. MY HUSBAND THOUGHT HE WOULD NEED TO CHANGE HIS BRAKE PAD. THE HUM WAS MORE ON TURNS AND WENT BRAKING. THEN ON JUNE THE 13, 2006 , WHILE DRIVING, THE WHOLE HUB/BEARING EVERYTHING BROKE OFF THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. AFTER INSPECTING THE TRUCK. THEY STATED THE WE IMPROPERLY FAIL TO MAINTAIN ARE VEHICLE. HE STATED THAT HE HAD NEVER SEEN THE WHOLE DRUM /HUB/BEARING BRAKE OFF , EXCEPT IN TRUCKS THAT WERE MADE TO GO OFF ROAD ALOT. WE HAVE NEVER TOWED, WENT OFF ROAD OR HAULED ANYTHING WITH THIS TRUCK. THE MILES ARE HIGHWAY MILES. I ASKED HOW DO MAINTAIN A PIECE OF STEEL. HE STATED,"WE SHOULD OF HAD THE BEARING CHECK". THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE DRUM , ROTOR, HUB, BEARINGS HOSES, EVERYTHING. THE TOTAL COST $1,412.00. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT ACCIDENTALLY REALIZED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN THE OFF POSITION, HE IS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE AND/OR REVERSE. THE DEALER STATED INFORMED HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR A DIAGNOSTIC SINCE HIS VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON APRIL 30, 2008. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,190.

1. INVOLVED IN TWO VEHICLE MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. MY VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING THE BUMPER TO BE PUSHED IN AT LEAST 3-6 INCHES. 2. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION, WHILE BOTH VEHICLES OF SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR, SHOULD HAVE CAUSED MY AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 3. UNKNOWN. *TR

MY TRUCK SEEMS TO WANT TO GO IN REVERSE WHEN STARTING, IN MORNING AFTER SETTING OVER NIGHT. IT OCCURS OFTEN. THE GM DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAVE TAKEN THE PICKUP TRUCK TO (SEVERAL TIMES) TOLD ME IT IS" NORMAL" EVEN GAVE ME A COPY OF A DOCUMENT, DOCUMENT# 1884620. DOC. STATES NO REPAIR SHOULD BE ATTEMPTED. *TR

AIR CONDITIONING FAN CONTROL MELTED, WHILE I WAS DRIVING THERE WAS A STRONG ELECTRICAL FIRE ODOR. I TURNED OFF MY FAN AND WHEN I RETURNED HOME I FOUND THAT THE FAN RESISTOR GM PART# 89019088 AND THE CONNECTOR GM PART# 15862656 HAD MELTED. BARE WIRES WERE VISIBLE AND THE PINS IN THE CONNECTOR WERE TOUCHING. INITIALLY BEFORE THIS OCCURRENCE THE FAN HAD STOPPED WORKING AT THE HIGHEST SPEED THEN THE NEXT LOWEST SPEED AND FINALLY STARTED TO BURN UP. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOMEONE WHO MAY NOT BE FAMILIAR WITH THE ODOR OF BURNING OF AN ELECTRICAL NATURE. I DID REPLACE THE RESISTOR AT A COST OF $55.00 AND NOW NEED TO GET THE CONNECTOR WHICH IS AT A RIDICULOUS COST OF $95.00. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT NUMEROUS PEOPLE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I WOULD THINK GM KNOWS ABOUT THIS SINCE THEY ARE PROBABLY SELLING QUITE A FEW OF THESE ITEMS. ONE OF THE PARTS COUNTER PERSON'S I SPOKE WITH KNEW ABOUT THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HUBS MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THERE IS A POTENTIAL OF THE WHEEL SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSING A CRASH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY INITIALLY, BUT IS NOW CONSTANT. THE HUB ITSELF IS LOOSE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES WITH THE BEARINGS. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,600 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500.