2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 Complaints

I HAVE A NEW 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500, REGULAR CAB, LONG BED. IT HAS A PRETTY BAD VIBRATION AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, BUT IT IS MOSTLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS, SAY 50 AND UP. THE DEALER HAS BALANCED THE TIRES THREE TIMES AND CONDITION REMAINS. I TOLD THEM SOMETHING IS OUT OF BALANCE. THEY TOLD ME THE TRUCK HAS A KNOWN CONDITION CALLED "BEAM SHAKE." I HAVE HAD TWO OTHER SIMILAR TRUCKS AND THEY DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. I FEEL A VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEED IS UNSAFE AND CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION EITHER DIRECTLY, OR INDIRECTLY, BY WAY OF A FAILURE OF A PART, OR LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL NORMALLY FROM LEFT TO RIGHT I HEAR A CLICKING NOISE AS I TURN. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THERE IS A RING IN THE STEERING COLUMN THAT WORKS WITH THE AIRBAG. HE STATED THAT IT CANNOT BE FIX AND THAT IS THE WAY IT IS. WHEN I TOLD HIM THAT OTHER SLIVERADO'S THAT I DROVE DID NOT MAKE THE NOISE HE SAID THAT SOME ARE LOUDER THAN OTHERS BUT THERE'S NOTHING HE CAN DO THE FIX IT. COULD THE RING BE DEFECTIVE? IF SO WILL IT AFFECT THE AIRBAG? *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE SHIMMIED IN THE FRONT AND REAR AT 40-60 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE REAR VIEW AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS DUE TO THE SEVERE VIBRATION. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED THE CONTACT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FRAME ON THE 1999-2006 MODEL YEARS OF THESE VEHICLES AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK THE RIGHT SIDE DOOR WAS HARD TO SHUT. UPDATED 09/13/06. *JB

I BOUGHT A 2006 SILVERADO EXT CAB LT3 AT THE END OF FEBRUARY 2006. IN MARCH HEADLINER CAME DOWN. REPLACED TWO WEEKS LATER. SIX WEEKS LATER HEADLINER CAME DOWN AGAIN THE SECOND TIME. REPLACED HEADLINER ONE WEEK LATER. TWO DAYS AFTER REPLACING HEADLINER, IT CAME DOWN THE THIRD TIME. I CONTACTED AREA REP TO HAVE HIM RESEARCH THE HEADLINER ISSUE (WHICH I ALREADY WENT TO TWO OTHER DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ARE SELLING THESE TRUCKS WITH THE DEFECTED HEADLINERS AND KNOWINGLY SELLING THEM). I WAITED A FULL MONTH THEN WENT FOR ANOTHER REPLACEMENT WHICH TOOK TWO WEEKS TO COME IN. ONE WEEK LATER HEADLINER COMING DOWN AGAIN THE 4TH TIME. AREA REP SAID HE PUT IN A TSB TO SHOW IT IS A DEFECT THAT THE HEADLINERS ARE CUT TOO SHORT. I CHECKED ON NHTSA AND NO TSB'S ARE LISTED ABOUT A SILVERADO HEADLINER. PEOPLE HAVEN'T NOTICED THIS BECAUSE IT ISN'T OBVIOUS. YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT THE TOP OF YOUR OPEN DOORS WHERE THE HEADLINER MEETS THE RUBBER GASKET AND YOU WILL SEE THE CUT OF THE FABRIC OF THE HEADLINE AND THE MOLDED HEADLINER PIECE WITH IT. I'VE CALLED AREA REP AND IT'S BEEN 3 DAYS AND NO RETURN CALL. I WAS TOLD IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FACTORY SUNROOF EITHER. IF THE FACTORY KNOWS THE HEADLINER'S ARE DEFECTIVE WHY DO THEY KEEP SENDING THE ONES THAT ARE DEFECTIVE INSTEAD OF WAITING TILL THE RIGHT ONES COME OUT? *JB

I BOUGHT A 06 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP IN JUNE 06. THE TRUCK HAS 1800 MILES ON IT AND IT HAS A BAD VIBRATION AT ANY SPEED OVER 30 MPH. I HAVE BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY REBALANCE THE TIRES. THE LAST TIME I WAS THERE THEY LET 5 LBS OF AIR OUT OF EACH TIRE. THEY ARE NOW TELLING ME THAT IT IS "THE NATURE OF THE BEAST" AND THE TIRES HAVE TO GET BROKE IT BEFORE THE VIBRATION WILL STOP. THE TRUCK HAS GENERAL AMERITRAC P245/70/R17 TIRES ON IT. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO A LOCAL TIRE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TIRES ARE OUT OF ROUND AND LOPING CAUSING THE VIBRATION IN THE TRUCK. THE DEALER KEEPS GIVING ME THE SAYING THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE CHEVROLET FACTORY REP TO COME THERE. I AN AFRAID TO DRIVE THE TRUCK WITH THIS VIBRATION AS I AM UNABLE TO WALK AND USE A WHEELCHAIR AND I DON'T WANT TO BE BROKE DOWN SOMEPLACE WITH THIS TRUCK. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED? *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TURNING THE KEY TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE TAKEN OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONSULTED, WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE WAS PURPOSELY DESIGNED IN THAT MANNER. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT WHILE THE IGNITION WAS IN ACCESSORY POSITION A CHILD WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK WITHOUT APPLYING THE FOOT BRAKE. AS A CONSEQUENCE, THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND ACROSS THE STREET.

THE 2006 SILVERADO ONLY PROVIDES TWO OPTIONS FOR AUTO DOOR LOCKS (1. IN GEAR 2. AT SPEED). PRIOR TO 2005 THERE WAS A THIRD OPTION FOR "NO AUTO DOOR LOCK OR DISABLE". BESIDES BEING A HUGE INCONVENIENCE TO MANY OWNERS IT IS POTENTIALLY A SAFETY ISSUE IF YOU NEED TO EXIT THE TRUCK IN AN EMERGENCY AND THE VEHICLE HAS LOCKED ALL OF THE DOORS FOR YOU. LET THE OWNER DECIDE WHICH PROGRAM TO USE BASED ON THEIR OWN NEEDS AND PREFERENCES. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATED, THE DIRECTIONS FOR CHANGING A TIRE INDICATED THERE WAS A PAD ON THE AXLE, FOR THE POSITIONING OF THE TIRE JACK. THERE WAS NOT A PAD ON THE AXLE AS INDICATED, LEAVING NO SAFE LOCATION TO POSITION THE TIRE JACK. *AK UPDATED 09/13/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE THAT WAS PURCHASED ON 06/16/06 WAS EQUIPPED WITH POOR QUALITY BRAKES IN THE REAR. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO EQUIPPED WITH DISC BRAKES IN THE FRONT AND DRUM BRAKES IN THE REAR. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED THAT THE SAME MODEL FROM YEARS 2000-2004 WAS EQUIPPED WITH STANDARD DISC BRAKES IN THE FRONT AND REAR, WHICH PROVIDE BETTER BRAKING POWER THAN DRUM BRAKES. THE CONTACT SUGGESTED THAT THE VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN EQUIPPED WITH THE STANDARD 4 WHEEL DISC BRAKES SINCE THE VEHICLE IS A NEWER MODEL.

OUR NEW 2006 CHEVROLET CK1500 4X4 EXTENDED CAB PICK UP TRUCK HAS A CRUISE CONTROL DEFECT THAT CHEVROLET DISMISSES AS NORMAL. WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING USING THE CRUISE CONTROL AND START UP A HILL THE TRUCK SLOWS DOWN AT LEAST 10 MILES AN HOUR THEN SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM JOLTS THE TRUCK FORWARD TRYING TO COMPENSATE FOR THE LOSS OF SPEED. THIS IS STARTLING TO SAY THE LEAST. IT HAS HAPPENED TO US GOING UP HILLS AND AROUND HILLY CURVES. IF I DID NOT KEEP BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL I VERY WELL COULD HAVE LOST CONTROL AND CRASHED. I HAVE MET ONE OTHER PERSON WHO OWNS A CHEVROLET SUV AND HE TOLD ME HE HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SIMPLY STATED THAT HE "JUST DOESN'T USE THE CRUISE CONTROL". I THINK CHEVROLET IS FUDGING THE TRUTH TO TELL ME IT IS NORMAL AND HAS TO DO WITH GEAR RATIOS WHEN I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS VEHICLES WHICH DO NOT COMMIT THIS ACTIVITY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN VERY HELPFUL CONCERNING THIS MATTER AND I DO NOT HOLD HIM TO FAULT. I DO BELIEVE THAT CORPORATE GM HAS A STAKE IN COVERING UP A PROBLEM OF THIS NATURE THAT COULD HAVE DEVASTATING POTENTIAL. SOME ONE WILL LOSE CONTROL OF A VEHICLE SOMEWHERE DUE TO THIS OCCURRENCE AND SOMEONE WILL LOSE THEIR LIFE. *JB