2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 Complaints

ON MY 2006 SILVERADO 3500, WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, AS THE VEHICLE SLOWS TO ABOUT 2-4MPH...THE ABS ACTIVATES AND THE STOPPING FORCE OF THE BRAKES IS REDUCED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MISS THE INTENDED STOPPING POINT. I HAVE REPLACED BOTH FRONT HUB BEARINGS WHICH INCLUDES THE FRONT SENSORS AS OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS CURES THE PROBLEM YET THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THERE ARE 80,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I HAVE OWNED SINCE NEW, THERE HAVE BEEN NO ACCIDENTS OR ABUSE. THERE ARE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, ABS LIGHTS OR ANYTHING INDICATING A FAULT. ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS JUST AS MINE. THESE VEHICLES ARE A PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN ACKNOWLEDGE PROBLEM DUE TO A RECALL OF PREVIOUS YEARS THAT USE THE SAME TECHNOLOGY. I FEEL THE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A REMEDY FOR THIS DEFECT IN DESIGN. *TR

2006 CHEVY SILVERADO. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH ANTI- LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN STOPPING A VERY LOW SPEEDS, THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES WOULD ENGAGE CAUSING A SLIPPING OF THE BRAKES AND ALLOWING THE VEHICLE TO TRAVEL FORWARD ANOTHER 2-3 FEET BEYOND WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY REMOVED AND CLEANED THE ABS SENSORS. THE REPAIR SHOP INFORMED THE CONSUMER A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED FOR HER MAKE, MODEL AND YEAR VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED GM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON HIS TYPE OF VEHICLE, BUT HER VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 25-30 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH AN EXTREMELY LONG DELAYED RESPONSE TIME. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERN OF THE POTENTIAL SAFETY RISK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

2006 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 W/ DUMP BODY PARKED IN DRIVEWAY @ 3:00 PM. 1:00 AM IN THE MORNING TRUCK ENGINE & CAB WAS IN FLAMES COMPLETELY DESTROYING BOTH. CAUSE OF FIRE APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT & TO BE ELECTRICAL. *TR

CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500 DIESEL PU - I NOTICED RED FLUID LEAKING UNDER THE FRONT OF THE TRUCK. WHEN MY MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT HE SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LINES WERE LEAKING, ALONG WITH THE POWER STEERING LINE. HE HAD WORKED ON FOUR WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HAD I DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, 50 MILES AWAY, I COULD HAVE LOCKED UP OR BURNED UP MY TRANSMISSION AND MAY HAVE LOST MY POWER STEERING AS WELL. WHEN I SPOKE WITH A 15 YEAR SERVICE TECH AT THE DEALER, HE SAID THERE IS DEFINITELY AN ISSUE & HAS BEEN FOR OVER 12 MONTHS. *TR

TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING FLUID. FIRE HAZARD, AND MAY POSSIBLY FAIL COMPLETELY AND LEAVE YOU OR FAMILY STRANDED IN A UNSAFE POSITION. *TR

I NOTICED PINK LIQUID LEAKING ON 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO 3500 DIESEL, 46,000 MILES. I ONLY REALIZED IT WAS LEAKING (PINK FLUID) BECAUSE OF THE SNOW WE RECENTLY HAD. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP EXPECTING IT TO BE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. DEALERSHIP QUOTED $841.08 BEFORE TAXES TO FIX TRANSMISSION LINES. I INQUIRED ABOUT WARRANTY AND HE SAID IT WASN'T THE ENGINE. I DECIDED TO SEARCH ON LINE BECAUSE I THOUGHT THE TRANSMISSION WAS A PART OF THE POWERTRAIN AND FOUND MANY, MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM. OF COURSE NO WHERE NEAR THE $ I WAS QUOTED. THE COMPLAINTS EVEN ARE HAVING THE SAME VEHICLE IN MULTIPLE TIMES WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST WANDER WHY NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS. HOW IS THIS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE? *TR

ON 7/22/09 WE PURCHASED 2 NEW TIRES AND HAD THEM INSTALLED ON THE FRONT OF OUR 2006 CHEVY 3500 CREW CAB DUALLY. THESE WERE PURCHASED BECAUSE WE WERE TAKING A 2000+ MILE TRIP ON 7/24. ON 7/24 ONE OF THESE NEW MICHELIN TIRES LT 215/8516 LTZ MS BLEW OUT - A COMPLETE TIRE FAILURE, WHILE WE WERE ON I-44 AT HIGH SPEED. NO INJURIES AND NO OTHER VEHICLES INVOLVED, BUT WE REPORT THIS IN CASE IT INDICATES A SAFETY-RELATED DEFECT TREND EXISTS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 3500. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 55-60 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CAUSED SEPARATION OF THE CENTRAL DIFFERENTIAL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE MAINFRAME CRACKED IN HALF, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS POSSIBLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE WEIGHT OF THE SNOWPLOWS OR DIESEL. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNAVAILABLE.

ALL 3 TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM ON 12/11/2007. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BROUGHT MY TRUCK IN STATED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT THEY SEE FREQUENTLY AND IN FACT THEY STATED THEY HAD A 2007 TRUCK IN THEIR SHOP THAT DAY WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *TR