2006 Chevrolet Silverado owner complaints

Brake lines through out truck are rotting. *kb

Brake line failure due to excessive corrosion as the lines lay on the frame. Luckily, the break was at home and I was able to get it into the shop for repair. Less than a month later, another line broke as I was pulling into my drive.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, he depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle did not stop immediately. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for inspection and they stated that the brake lines were corroded and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 52,000. The VIN was unavailable.

Brake failure when stepping on brakes on highway. Steel brake line from front to rear brakes ruptured and pedal went to floor with no warning. From reading on web this is a commend problem with corrosion on brake lines due to poor quality materials used in manufacturing. *tr

ABS brakes activate at a very low speed almost when slowing to a stop. I'm afraid im going to rear end someone. Dealer cant find any problems. When will this be a recall???? *tr

Lost brakes while driving in residential neighborhood due to rusted brake line. Had it towed to my mechanic who did an inspection and said all the brake lines were rusted at the brackets holding the lines. My mechanic is in the process of replacing the brake lines. I talked to several other people with the same year truck and both had also experienced brake line failure from rust. Truck has only 20k miles and has only been in the salt twice as I had an older vehicle I used when it snowed. Gm needs to correct this safety defect.

2006 Chevy silverado 2500hd has developed a transmission cooler line leak at the metallic coupler. Vehicle only has less than 50k miles under light load conditions. Never towed anything over 3klbs. I understand this is a very high fail item and even their improved lines are leaking as well. This should be a recall item and replaced at no cost to the customer. *tr

The vehicle makes a high pitch noise while lightly accelerating. It strongly appears to be coming from the transmission. The dealers to date has refused to acknowledge this problem with my vehicle. I have had this complaint since the first week of purchasing the vehicle. I presently have 2200 miles. *jb

2006 Chevy silverado hd diesel with allison trans-- transmission cooler lines leaking, dealer said there has been no known problem. I searched online and found hundreds of similar complaints. So I was forced to pay $700 to have the lines replaced, which will probably end up leaking again. This is obviously a defect, as I have 3 other Chevy trucks, none of which have ever leaked from the trans lines, and some are over 10yrs old. *tr

The auxiliary transmission fuel pump system is prone to failure. This makes it so the start/stop feature will not work, as the vehicle will stall when stopped (causing an unsafe situation), and it cannot pass state inspection. The part is entirely unavailable from Chevy, and results in the vehicle being scrapped. There is no way to permanently bypass this system.

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet silverado 1500. While parked, the contact noticed that all the lights on the instrument panel were not working. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostics or repair. The approximate failure mileage was 42,000.

The interior lights on the gauges all turn off making it hard to see the speed limits. Brakes sound as if grinding but cant tell if its brakes or differential and u joints. Noise gets louder in the cabin of the truck as I drive on the road. 3. Signal lights turn on bright while on left hand turn signal. And cigarette lighter and other components wont work

Dt: the contact stated the instrument cluster did not work at all. The manufacturer was contacted, and advised the contact to bring the vehicle to a gm dealership for service. The cause of the problem was undetermined.

Randomly my truck will go in engine power reduced and top speed is 35 MPH. It happened a couple of time on the interstate. The code that pops up is p2135 and I looked it up on line. The internet is full of forms and videos about this problem. Everything on the internet points to the throttle position sensor. I've replaced it twice and replaced the throttle body twice and wiring twice. I put truck in the shop three times. Spent a good $1500 trying to fix the problem and it still pops up every couple of months.

The module on the front bumper has become defected and therefore the air bags will not go off during a collision. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet silverado 1500. As soon as the vehicle was started, the driver's seat heated up automatically. When the vehicle was turned off, the seat heater activated on high. The contact stated that the air bag light illuminated and remained on for the past two weeks. The failure was not diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 105,647.

At first #5 on heater quit working. Some times it worked other times it would not. I noticed a glow under the dash and smelled burnt plastic. I checked things out the connector had melted and glowed when the heater was on. It threw sparks when I switched to the 5 position. The blower still worked even though it was about to catch fire, why doesn't it blow a fuse? This is not safe. Lucky I keep my truck clean and don't have carpet, it would have probably caught fire. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet silverado. While driving 50 MPH he heard a grinding sound from the front-end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and he was advised that the hub and bearing assembly failed. The vehicle was repaired at an expense of $432.41. The failure mileage was 48985. The current mileage was 49000. Updated 01/29/10.*lj the consumer stated when the grinding started, the vehicle pulled to the right. Also, the ABS activated under normal driving conditions. Updated 01/29/10.*jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet silverado 3500. While driving 60 MPH, the vehicle goes into safety mode. The vehicle drops to 20 MPH without warning and cannot go any faster. The vehicle was towed to the dealer over sixteen times and they stated that the fuel filter was the cause of the failure, in addition to the type of fuel that was being used. The contact stated that he has been using the same gas and grade since he purchased the vehicle. He also placed different additives into the tank to stop the failure, but it still persists. The failure mileage was 42,700.

Tl* the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet silverado 3500. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH after refueling, he noticed fuel leaking from the front fuel tank. The contact mentioned that he could hear the rear pump running and while attempting to inspect the fuel cab, it spew diesel all over him. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 52,621.