2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

THIRD FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING IN 60,000 MILES. DEALER SAYS THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. MOST MECHANICS TELL ME THIS IS VERY EXCESSIVE AND MOST HARDLY EVER REPLACE A WHEEL BEARING. I FEEL THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE AS A BEARING COULD FAIL AND A WHEEL COME OFF AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. OVER THE LAST SIX WEEKS, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE TIMES REGARDING THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE OR DETERMINE IF THE AIR BAGS ARE OPERABLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED GENERAL MOTORS, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO RESPOND. THEY DID, HOWEVER, STATE THAT THE SERVICE FROM THE DEALER WAS SATISFACTORY. THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTINUES TO ILLUMINATE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,204.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MPH, THE FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END CRASH. GENERAL MOTORS HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISING AND A SPRAINED ANKLE. HER DAUGHTER SUSTAINED A SEVERELY BRUISED HIP AND HER SON IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE MUSCLE ACHES. THE POLICE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 43,000.

2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HYBRID, UPON COMING TO A STOP LIGHT IN THE MOUNTAINS OF NORTH CAROLINA THE HYBRID VEHICLE SHUTS THE MOTOR OFF UNTIL UNTIL YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. WHEN YOU REMOVE YOUR FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL BEFORE YOU CAN PLACE YOUR FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR THE TRUCK ROLLS BACKWARDS AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DEPENDING ON THE INCLINE. CHEVROLET CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS SAID THERE IS NO FIX FOR THIS FLAW AS OF YET AND EXPECTS US TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE TRUCK AS IS. I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AND THIS VEHICLE DESIGN SHOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN SOLD IN THE MOUNTAINS. THANK YOU. *TR

GENERAL TIRES WITH 420 TREAD WEAR BLOWING OUT AT LESS THAN 20,000 MILES, TIRES SEEM TO BE VERY THIN. ON 2006 CHEVY PICKUP, NOT ABUSED GENERAL AMERITRAC 245/70/17. *JB

I'M FIRE INVESTIGATOR REPORTING THIS INCIDENT. UNEXPLAINED FIRE FROM UNDERNEATH TRUCK NEAR GAS TANK AREA. VEHICLE HAD BEEN IDLED 1/2 HOUR AND DRIVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BEFORE AND AFTER THE IDLING PERIOD UNTIL FIRE DISCOVERED BY DRIVER. TRUCK HAD 15KMILES, REGULAR SERVICING, NO MECHANICAL PROBLEMS UNTIL FIRE. *TR

MY 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO HAS A DEFECT WHERE THE TIRES RUB AGAINST THE SUSPENSION OF THE VEHICLE WHENEVER A TURN IS MADE. THIS COULD CAUSE A TIRE TO BLOW OUT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. CHEVROLET SAYS THEY CAN NOT REPAIR MY TRUCK. *TR

FRONT SEATS ARE JUNK. YOU CAN FEEL THE SPRINGS IN THE BACKS POPPING. SEATS WOULD MAKE A POPPING SOUND WHEN YOU SHIFT YOUR WEIGHT THEY WERE NOT RIGHT WHEN I BOUGHT THIS TRUCK IN DEC '06. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 3 TIMES TO BE FIXED. THEY SAID GMAC WILL NOT COVER THIS BUT THEY WOULD REPLACE THE PART UNDER THE SEAT. WENT THROUGH THIS 3 TIMES WITH THE DEALERSHIP SAYING THE LAST TIME THEY "REPLACED " THE UPRIGHT PART OF THE SEAT. THE SEATS STILL MAKES THE POPPING NOISE AND SOUNDS LIKE A BROKEN SPRING(S). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE RUBBING AGAINST THE SUSPENSION, CAUSING UNEVEN TREAD WEAR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE HAS BEEN ONGOING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. HOWEVER, THE CHEVROLET MECHANICS ARE JUST ACKNOWLEDGING THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 20,900 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

MY 2006 SILVERADO AND 2002 GMC YUKON ARE BOTH MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL EITHER LEFT OR RIGHT AND ALSO WHEN HITTING A BUMP. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE COMPLAINING OF THIS PROBLEM AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT IT.