2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 Problems & Recalls
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265/75R16 9100 miles driven mostly on pavement with loads well within the vehicle capacity and never off road. Tires were rotated several months prior, about 100 miles ago and damage was not noted. Bubble appeared on sidewall which was noticed while parked; Tire shop dismounted the tire to inspect...
On 31 Dec 21, I drove the vehicle to the car wash, after the wash was completed, I drove the vehicle approx. 1/2 mile down the road. I pulled in to a fast food lane to order a meal. While I was stopped that speaker ordering the Air bags deployed. I was not moving or struck my another vehicle. If had...
ANYTIME A TRAILER IS FIRST ATTACHED, THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS THE TRUCK CAN TO THIS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC. IT WILL DO THIS A FEW TIMES UNTIL THE PCM "LEARNS" THERE IS A TRAILER ATTACHED. GM IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND ISSUED SERVICE...
Mileage: 198,000
GOING DOWN A SNOWY GRAVEL ROAD AND LOST CONTROL. HIT A DITCH/SNOW BANK HEAD ON AT APPROX. 30MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. AS A RESULT DRIVER SUSTAINED HAND INJURY, A BROKEN JAW REQUIRING SURGERY, AND OTHER MINOR BODILY INJURIES. VEHICLE HAD 313,000 MILES
Mileage: 313,000
EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ARE BROKEN OFF ON BOTH SIDES OF THE 6.0 ENGINE, CAUSING EXHAUST FUMES IN THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT WHEN I DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ENGINE WORK DONE TO THIS VEHICLE.
Mileage: 40,000
THE REAR BRAKES FAILED WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. THE BRAKES WENT FROM GOOD TO MUSHY WITHOUT WARNING LIGHT. I ADDED BRAKE FLUID TO TEST IN DRIVE WAY. PUMPED THE BRAKES AND THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. THE REAR LINE FAILED. I HAD THE TRUCK INSPECTED AT A GENERAL MOTORS DEALER IN JANUARY OF 2018 AND ALS...
Mileage: 110,000
UPON STARTING MY TRUCK, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY GOES TO 80 WITH NO ACCELERATION. AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NO NOISE OR OTHER LIGHTS COMING ON TO WARN OF OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A FEW DAYS AGO. WHEN TRUCK IS IN MOTION THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE CONTINUES TO STAY ON 80. I KNOW ...
Mileage: 100,000
UPON STARTING MY TRUCK, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY GOES TO 80 WITH NO ACCELERATION. AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NO NOISE OR OTHER LIGHTS COMING ON TO WARN OF OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A FEW DAYS AGO. WHEN TRUCK IS IN MOTION THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE CONTINUES TO STAY ON 80. I KNOW ...
Mileage: 100,000
UPON STARTING MY TRUCK, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY GOES TO 80 WITH NO ACCELERATION. AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NO NOISE OR OTHER LIGHTS COMING ON TO WARN OF OTHER PROBLEMS. THIS PROBLEM STARTED A FEW DAYS AGO. WHEN TRUCK IS IN MOTION THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE CONTINUES TO STAY ON 80. I KNOW ...
Mileage: 100,000
THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE ON MY TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH. I LOST BRAKING WHEN LOADING MY 10 FT CAMPER IN THE DRIVEWAY. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND IN DANGER OF FAILURE AT ANY TIME. ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ON THE TRUCK ARE BARE METAL AND PRONE ...
Mileage: 99,456
APPEARS GM'S FAULTY BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HAS CLAIMED MY 2ND TRUCK. FIRE STARTED WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT. FIRE OCCURS ON PASSENGER SIDE AROUND GLOVE BOX AND GROWS. THIS TRUCK GAVE NO INDICATION OF "MELTING WIRES" THERE WAS NO SMELL OR SMOKE WHEN PARKED. THIS PART OF A SPECIAL COVERAGE #10240
Mileage: 399,000
SUDDEN FAILURE OF BRAKES DURING LOW SPEED STOP, BRAKE LINE FAILED NEAR FRAME UNDERSIDE IN DRIVER SEAT AREA. WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY STOP VEHICLE WITH EMERGENCY BRAKE JUST SHORT OF GOING INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS TRUCK IS METICULOUSLY MAINTAINED INCLUDING UNDERSIDE WASHES, NO BODY RUST ANYWHERE AND WAS UN...
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER TIRES, DOT NUMBER: UTV6C8E4808, TIRE LINE: COOPER DISCOVERER ATR, TIRE SIZE: 265/75/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 63 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL VIBRATION FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. TH...
Mileage: 114,900
WHEN NORMAL STOPPING ABS ACTIVATES AND KEEPS ACTIVATING UNTIL PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND BRAKES DO NO FUNCTION, THERE ARE NO WARNING LITES AND NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM.I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT ANY ABS FAILURE WOULD REVERT SYSTEM TO REGULAR BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS.
Mileage: 49,952
BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HVAC STARTED ALL BY ITS SELF AND RAN FULL BLAST. THE CONTROL PANEL HAD NO EFFECT ON THE SYSTEM . I COULD NOT CONTROL OR SHUT OFF THE BLOWER. EVEN WHEN THE TRUCK WAS PARKED, IN PARK AND SHUT DOWN AND THE KEYS REMOVED THE BLOWER CONTINUED TO RUN AT FULL BLAST. HAD TO DISCONNECT TH...
Mileage: 97,000
I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON 3/30/16 ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID A WRECK. AT THE NEXT RED LIGHT I NOTICED MY BRAKES WERE SOFT. I PULLED OVER TO CHECK MY FLUID. IT WAS DOWN ABOUT AN INCH. I DECIDED TO TRY TO MAKE IT HOME. THEN A SERVICE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON....
Mileage: 59,500
BREAK LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND I AM AFRAID THEY WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TRUCK ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT.
AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON, HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS TRUCK.
Mileage: 141,000
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.
Mileage: 138,000
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 W...
Mileage: 20,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE TODDLER WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, SHE TURNED THE KEY TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TODDLER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLIC...
Mileage: 215,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE TODDLER WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, SHE TURNED THE KEY TO THE ACCESSORY POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE TODDLER DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. A POLIC...
Mileage: 215,000
ONE BRAKE LINE BURST FROM BEING RUSTED OUT AND THE REMAINING 4 FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE BRAKE LINE BURST WHILE I WAS PULLING MY BOAT TRAILER AND I NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA AND WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15MPH.AND WAS ABLE TO APPLY ...
Mileage: 110,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE LUNGED BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY RESPONDED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ...
Mileage: 54,942
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S PORCH. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE ...
Mileage: 70,000
HOLE CAME IN BREAK LINE DUE TO RUST. ALL MOST RAN THRU A BUSY INTERSECTION. ALSO HAD A BREAK LINE TO RUST INTO ON 4/10/15.
Mileage: 54,908
WE WERE GETTING READY FOR A LONG TRIP (MARYLAND TO FLORIDA). WE HITCHED OUR TRAILER TO OUR TRUCK AND WERE TESTING LIGHTS, BRAKES, ETC. AT THE CAMPGROUND BEFORE WE LEFT. AS WE TESTED THE BRAKES AT A LOW SPEED, WE REALIZED THE BRAKES DID NOT WORK AT ALL. WE PARKED IT RIGHT THERE ON THE ROAD IN THE ...
Mileage: 106,061
GM MAD A FAULTY BOLT DESIGN AND NO ONE IS HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE 3 BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS AND THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $2100 TO REPAIR. THERE ARE THOUSANDS UPON THOUSANDS OF OTHERS JUST LIKE ME WHO ARE HELPLESS. WHY ARE YOU AND THE EPA DOING NOTHING? THE VEHICLE CAN'T PASS EMISSIONS LIKE THIS!
Mileage: 147,000
ENGINE IDLER PULLEY SEIZED CAUSING SERPENTINE BELT TO BREAK WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES..2 LOCAL GM DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT'S STATED THIS IS COMMON ON THE DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 52,601
ENGINE IDLER PULLEY SEIZED CAUSING SERPENTINE BELT TO BREAK WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES..2 LOCAL GM DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT'S STATED THIS IS COMMON ON THE DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 52,601
ENGINE IDLER PULLEY SEIZED CAUSING SERPENTINE BELT TO BREAK WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF POWER BRAKES..2 LOCAL GM DEALER PARTS DEPARTMENT'S STATED THIS IS COMMON ON THE DURAMAX DIESEL ENGINE. *TR
Mileage: 52,601
I WAS POSITIONING MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 YEAR 2006 TO HOOK UP MY TRAVEL TRAILER RV. AS I WAS BACKING UP TO LINE UP THE HITCH TO THE RV BALL THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I LOST ALL BRAKING. I HAD TO PUT THE GEAR SHIFT IN PARK TO STOP THE SLIGHT ROLL. I LOOKED UNDER THE TRUCK AND THERE WAS B...
Mileage: 97,797
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.
Mileage: 64,000
WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY BRAKES WHEN OUT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY DRIVEWAY TO DISCOVER MY BRAKE LINE RUTSTED AND THERE WAS A 1 CM HOLE IN THE BRAKE LINE. *TR
Mileage: 88,981
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BANGING PERIODICALLY 1,2,3 GEAR AND DOWN SHIFT. TRANSMISSION GAUGE RED-LINED, NOW IS NOT PROPERLY SHOWING TEMP. OIL GAUGE IS MOVING 0 TO 80 ALL THE TIME. SOME LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT ON PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF. TRANSMISSION COMPANY DIAGNOS...
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BANGING PERIODICALLY 1,2,3 GEAR AND DOWN SHIFT. TRANSMISSION GAUGE RED-LINED, NOW IS NOT PROPERLY SHOWING TEMP. OIL GAUGE IS MOVING 0 TO 80 ALL THE TIME. SOME LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT ON PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF. TRANSMISSION COMPANY DIAGNOS...
Mileage: 71,000
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BANGING PERIODICALLY 1,2,3 GEAR AND DOWN SHIFT. TRANSMISSION GAUGE RED-LINED, NOW IS NOT PROPERLY SHOWING TEMP. OIL GAUGE IS MOVING 0 TO 80 ALL THE TIME. SOME LIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT ON PANEL AND STEERING WHEEL. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AND OFF. TRANSMISSION COMPANY DIAGNOS...
Mileage: 71,000
I HAD A BRAKE LINE BRAKE DRIVING MY BABY TO THE DOC, TOWED IF TO THE SHOP & FOUND OUT ALL THE BRAKE LINES & HARDWARE WERE RUSTED BEYOND REPAIR & EVERYTHING NEEDED REPLACED, WE FOUND THAT GM HAD USED BAD PRODUCTS ON THEIR CHEVY TRUCKS FROM 99-07 BUT ONLY RECALLED 99-03, APPARENTLY THERE'S NOT ENOUGH ...
Mileage: 199,999
UNIROYAL LAREDO HD/H LT265/75 R15 HAD A TREAD SEPARATION THAT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE SHEET METAL DAMAGE WITHIN AND BEHIND THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL WELL OF MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD PICKUP. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 60 MPH WHILE I WAS TOWING A TRAVEL TRAILER. I NEVER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE...
Mileage: 127,451
DURING A NORMAL STOP AT A LIGHT, JUST AS THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING CLOSE TO A COMPLETE STOP THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE BUMP FELT IN THE BRAKE PEDAL AND RELEASE OF BRAKE APPLICATION ON ITS OWN WHILE STILL PUSHING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THIS OCCURRED AS VEHICLE WAS SLOWING, JUST BEFORE A COMPLETE STOP WAS ACHI...
Mileage: 52,000
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH TRAFFIC SLOWED SUDDENLY WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKES WHEN TO FLOOR I SWERVED TO AVOID SLOWING TRAFFIC AND RAN OFF SHOULDER IN TO GRASS AND SMALL TREES TO COME TO A STOP HAD TRUCK TOWED TO MY HOUSE FOUND LINE OVER GAS TANK SPLIT OPEN THEIR WAS NO PEDAL AT ALL AND NO WARNI...
Mileage: 38,028
BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT. ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN SOON AFTER ABS SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO REPLACE ALL OF THE LINES AND 3 CALIPERS WHERE LINES HAD RUSTED TO THE CALIPER. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 41200 MILES ON IT. COST ME $861 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID HE HAD NEVER SEEN L...
Mileage: 41,200
BRAKE LINES BLEW FRONT AND REAR WHEN A MOTORCYCLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED HIS BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY STOP. LUCKILY HE WAS TOWARDS THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I SLAMMED MY BRAKES AND MY PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I QUICKLY SWERVED AND DOWNSHIFTED AND EBRAKED AND MIRACULOUSLY WAS ABLE TO COME TO A SWERVING STO...
Mileage: 64,000
BRAKES LINES RUSTY PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 127,357
BRAKES LINES RUSTY PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. *TR
Mileage: 127,357
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 THAT WAS EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH COMMERCIAL T/A TIRES, SIZE LT265/75R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION WITHIN THE PAST SIX MONTHS. EACH TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, EXCEPT FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SID...
Mileage: 180,000
BRAKE LINES FAILED, CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD WHEN TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES DUE TO CORROSION ON MANY OF THEM. *TR
Mileage: 120,101
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL COURAGIA A/T TIRES, SIZE 33512.50R/20LT (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES CONTAINED BUBBLES. THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. T...
Mileage: 100,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE PIVOT ARM FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 8/28/14*CN
Mileage: 63,000
7-12-14, 11:15 MTN TIME MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-76, IN A 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO, 2500 HD DURAMAX DIESEL TOWING A 24" CATALINA 5TH WHEEL, APPROXIMATELY 6,500 LBS, IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN COMMERCE CITY, CO APPROACHING 104TH AVE. AT THE 104TH AVE OVERPASS A D...
Mileage: 62,000
7-12-14, 11:15 MTN TIME MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-76, IN A 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO, 2500 HD DURAMAX DIESEL TOWING A 24" CATALINA 5TH WHEEL, APPROXIMATELY 6,500 LBS, IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN COMMERCE CITY, CO APPROACHING 104TH AVE. AT THE 104TH AVE OVERPASS A DR...
Mileage: 62,000
MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING THE ABOVE TRUCK STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDDLE "FELT FUNNY" AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. SHE STATED THAT SHE HAD ALMOST COMPLETELY LOST THE ABILITY TO STOP. WHEN I WAS ABLE TO INSPECT THE TRUCK I FOUND A RUPTURED BRAKE LINE THAT LEAD TO THE REAR BRAKES. ALSO ALL THE BRAKE FLUID HAD...
Mileage: 81,000
I WAS IN FAST LANE ON HIGHWAY APPROACHING SOME CONSTRUCTION AND WAS CUT OFF BY SOMEONE WHO PASSED ME ON THE RIGHT . I STEPPED HARD ON MY BRAKES AND THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR . . I HIT THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME AND RUINED MY FRONT BUMPER. UPON INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE I NOTICED BRAKE FL...
Mileage: 110,000
TRANSMISSION JUST WENT WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA. I HAD TO DRIVE IT IN FIRST GEAR ALL THE WAY HOME FROM SHAWNEE, OKLAHOMA TO ATOKA, OKLAHOMA. *TR
Mileage: 84,124
PURCHASED A SET OF 4 .FEDERAL COURAGIA MT 33/12.50/20 FROM SD WHEELCORP IN APRIL 2012. AFTER APPROX 16000 MILES 2 OF THE FOUR HAVE TREAD/BELT SEPARATION CREATING BUBBLES ON THE TIRES. THE TIRES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN ROTATED AND CORRECT PRESSURE WAS MAINTAINED. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE AND POSSIBLY DEADLY TIRE...
Mileage: 100,000
RUSTED BRAKE LINES 1 HAS RUPTURED. *TR
Mileage: 104,000
THE LINE RUNNING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR IS EXTREMELY PRONE TO LEAKING DUE TO A WEAK/IMPROPER CRIMP IN THE HOSE. AS TIME GOES ON TRANSMISSION FLUID IS DEPLETED AND COULD LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE LEAK IS WIDESPREAD ACROSS MOST ALLISON TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO A FAULTY HOSE CRIMP AN...
Mileage: 32,000
THE LINE RUNNING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR IS EXTREMELY PRONE TO LEAKING DUE TO A WEAK/IMPROPER CRIMP IN THE HOSE. AS TIME GOES ON TRANSMISSION FLUID IS DEPLETED AND COULD LEAD TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE LEAK IS WIDESPREAD ACROSS MOST ALLISON TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO A FAULTY HOSE CRIMP AN...
Mileage: 32,000
MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR FLUID LEVEL DROPPED FROM FULL TO ACTIVATION OF BRAKE SERVICE LIGHT. INVESTIGATION OF THE CAUSE LED TO THE DISCOVERY A LEAK IN THE BRAKE LINE FROM THE ANTI LOCK BRAKE ACTUATOR TO THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE CALIPER. ALL THE BRAKE LINES APPEAR TO BE EXTENSIVELY CORRODED. *TR
Mileage: 47,850
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE HAD TO BE USED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED ONE ...
Mileage: 120,000
I WAS PREPARING TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I APPLIED MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. MY VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND I HAD TO UTILIZE ME EMERGENCY BRAKE AND ALSO SHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS UNABLE TO SLOW DOWN ENOUGH TO...
Mileage: 52,500
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 ...
Mileage: 52,000
WHILE STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT, BRAKES WERE WEAK AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE ENOUGH TO STOP VEHICLE. PULLED INTO NEAREST PARKING LOT AND FOUND BRAKE FLUID DRIPPING FROM CHASSIS UNDER DRIVER DOOR AREA. CALLED TOW TRUCK TO TAKE VEHICLE TO DEALER. TRIED TO MOVE VEHICLE TO MAKE IT EASI...
Mileage: 47,000
BRAKE LINE FAILURE. RUSTY BRAKE LINES. LEAVING FLUID ON GROUND ALMOST HITTING BUILDING. *TR
Mileage: 81,263
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM A DEALER WITH A ONE YEAR CERTIFIED USED WARRANTY AT 49K MILES. WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE I NOTICED AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF FREE-PLAY IN THE STEERING AND NOTICED A LOOSE PITMAN ARM WHEN ROTATING THE STEERING WHEEL AND OBSERVING THIS PART. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TWO DIFFER...
Mileage: 50,000
DRIVING HOME FROM STORE ONLY TO HAVE A VEHICLE STOP SHORT IN FRONT OF ME. APPLIED BRAKES AND TO MY SURPRISE THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY I HAD ROOM TO MANEUVER AROUND TRAFFIC AND AVOID AN ACCIDENT. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND I WAS TOLD LEFT FRONT BREAK LINE RUSTED OUT. I PURCHASED ...
Mileage: 45,448
WE HAD JUST GOTTEN TO THE BOTTOM OF A HILL WHEN WE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL FELT NORMAL THEN INSTANTLY IT WENT TO THE FLOOR. WE ATTEMPTED TO PUMP THE BRAKES BUT THE PEDAL WAS COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN WE FINALLY WERE ABLE TO STOP WE JUMPED OUT AND SAW BRAKE FLUID PUDDLE ON THE GROUND AND ALL...
Mileage: 31,000
TOWING TRAILER, WHILE PARKING TRAILER, BRAKE PEDAL GOT SPONGY, THEN WENT TO FLOOR, TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. RUSTED BRAKE LINE RUPTURED UNDER DRIVERS SEAT BY ABS MODULE, ALL BRAKE LINES WILL NEED REPLACEMENT. *TR
Mileage: 63,000
FOUR BUBBLES ON THE SIDEWALL OF MY TIRE APPEARED - I TOOK THE TIRE TO A GOODYEAR DEALER AND HE CONCLUDED THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE FROM THE BEGINNING WHEN I BOUGHT IT. IT HAD 10,000 MILES ON THE TIRE WITH ORIGINAL TIRE TREAD OF 7/32 - IT NOW HAS 6/32 TREAD. GOODYEAR GAVE ME A $80.00 DISCOUNT ON A ...
Mileage: 81,979
VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE LOOKS MORE LIKE A 30 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BRAKES LINES HAVE FAILED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR SWERVING OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. OIL COOLER LINED RUPTURED AND LEAKED OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ROTTED A...
Mileage: 32,320
VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE LOOKS MORE LIKE A 30 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BRAKES LINES HAVE FAILED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR SWERVING OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. OIL COOLER LINED RUPTURED AND LEAKED OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ROTTED A...
Mileage: 32,320
VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE LOOKS MORE LIKE A 30 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BRAKES LINES HAVE FAILED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR SWERVING OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. OIL COOLER LINED RUPTURED AND LEAKED OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ROTTED A...
Mileage: 32,320
VEHICLE UNDER CARRIAGE LOOKS MORE LIKE A 30 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. BRAKES LINES HAVE FAILED CAUSING EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE OR SWERVING OFF ROAD TO AVOID COLLISION. OIL COOLER LINED RUPTURED AND LEAKED OIL ON EXHAUST MANIFOLD, A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD, ESPECIALLY WHEN ALL THE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS ROTTED A...
Mileage: 32,320
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMAT...
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMAT...
Mileage: 89,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, THE BRAKES AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMAT...
Mileage: 89,000
AT THE WORST POSSIBLE TIME WITH ICY ROADS AND SNOW. I WAS ON MY DRIVEWAY TRYING TO GET TO THE TOP OFF IT WHEN I LOST TRACTION. I STOPPED AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. I STARTED TO BACK DOWN THE DRIVE WHEN THE PEDDLE FELL TO THE FLOOR CAUSING THE TRUCK TO GO VIOLENTLY OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASH DOWN OVER AN ...
Mileage: 65,500
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO FLOOR. AFTER INSPECTION METAL BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND HAS HOLE IN LINE RESULTING IN LOSS OF FLUID. *TR
Mileage: 25,866
FIRST TIME BRAKE LINE BROKE AT DEALERS PARKING LOT. LINE REPAIRED TWO WEEKS LATER WHILE STOPPING FOR RED LIGHT ANOTHER BRAKE LINE RUPTURED MONTH LATER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO STOP FOR VEHICLE STOPPED IN FRONT ANOTHER BRAKE LINE BURST MINOR COLLISION NO DAMAGE. DEALER AT THIS TIME REPLACED ALL BRAKE...
Mileage: 75,000
AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND THEN TO THE FLOOR. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING AND A BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. IT WAS EMPTY. IT H...
Mileage: 75,862
AS I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN, I APPLIED THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AND THEN TO THE FLOOR. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY A BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING AND A BRAKE LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I GOT THE VEHICLE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID RESERVOIR. IT WAS EMPTY. IT H...
Mileage: 75,862
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN HE WAS ADVISED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE PARTICULA...
Mileage: 71,000
WHEN COMING TO A STOP A SPEEDS OF 10 MPH OR LESS, BRAKE PEDAL GOES TOWARDS THE FLOOR AS IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATING, CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKING. IT OCCURS ON ALL TYPES OF DRIVING SURFACES AND IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS. PROBLEM HAS GOTTEN WORSE WITH TIME. DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO KNOWN PROBLEM... HOWEVE...
Mileage: 30,000
REAR BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION CAUSING LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND EXTREMELY REDUCED BRAKE PERFORMANCE. *TR
Mileage: 73,000
INTERMEDIATE STEERING SHAFT. CLUNKING IN STEERING MAKES YOU FEEL SOMETHING IS LOOSE WITH THE FRONT END AND OR STEERING. HAD SHAFT REPLACED WITH NO POSITIVE RESULTS. GM SAYS TO REPLACE WITH THEIR SHAFT. ORIGINAL REPLACED WITH A DORMAN PART NUMBER 425-176 SAID TO BE BETTER THAN GM. *TR
Mileage: 80,000
I PURCHASED 2006 SILVERADO NEW AND AFTER THE 1ST YEAR NOTICED RUSTING. JUST BEFORE IT CAME OFF WARRANTY (2009) THE COOLANT LINE FROM THE RADIATOR AND THE BRAKE ROTORS (FRONT AND REAR) HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN AND NOW MY BRAKE LINE BURST OPEN AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. E...
Mileage: 26,000
I PURCHASED 2006 SILVERADO NEW AND AFTER THE 1ST YEAR NOTICED RUSTING. JUST BEFORE IT CAME OFF WARRANTY (2009) THE COOLANT LINE FROM THE RADIATOR AND THE BRAKE ROTORS (FRONT AND REAR) HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN AND NOW MY BRAKE LINE BURST OPEN AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. E...
Mileage: 26,000
I PURCHASED 2006 SILVERADO NEW AND AFTER THE 1ST YEAR NOTICED RUSTING. JUST BEFORE IT CAME OFF WARRANTY (2009) THE COOLANT LINE FROM THE RADIATOR AND THE BRAKE ROTORS (FRONT AND REAR) HAD RUSTED THROUGH. HAVE SINCE REPLACED THE ROTORS AGAIN AND NOW MY BRAKE LINE BURST OPEN AS I WAS DRIVING HOME. E...
Mileage: 26,000
MICHELIN LTX M/S LT245/75R16 TIRES (2007 CHEVY 2500 HD SINCE 11/06/2006) 07/15/2010: 79,144 MILES. FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE HI-SPEED BLOW-OUT (APPROX. 55 MPH). DAMAGE TO FRONT & REAR UTILITY TOOL BOXES; LEFT REAR MUD FLAP & FUEL FILTER ASSEMBLY RIPPED AWAY. 07/28/2010: 79,965 MILES. REPLACED TIRE DU...
Mileage: 112,000
WE BROUGHT OUR 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AROUND 73,000 MILES ON IT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A TUNE UP AND WE WERE TOLD THE FOLLOWING: 'THE FUEL LINES ARE VERY RUSTED (STARTING TO SEEP BACK BY THE TANK AREA) THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED, THE TRUCK WILL NEED REAR BRAKES VERY SOON, ALL BRAKE HOSES W...
Mileage: 73,298
WE BROUGHT OUR 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AROUND 73,000 MILES ON IT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A TUNE UP AND WE WERE TOLD THE FOLLOWING: 'THE FUEL LINES ARE VERY RUSTED (STARTING TO SEEP BACK BY THE TANK AREA) THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED, THE TRUCK WILL NEED REAR BRAKES VERY SOON, ALL BRAKE HOSES W...
Mileage: 73,298
WE BROUGHT OUR 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO WITH AROUND 73,000 MILES ON IT TO A REPAIR SHOP FOR A TUNE UP AND WE WERE TOLD THE FOLLOWING: 'THE FUEL LINES ARE VERY RUSTED (STARTING TO SEEP BACK BY THE TANK AREA) THE BRAKE LINES ARE VERY RUSTED, THE TRUCK WILL NEED REAR BRAKES VERY SOON, ALL BRAKE HOSES W...
Mileage: 73,298
I WAS LEAVING THE DOWNTOWN AREA OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, AND I WAS IN THE LANE TO GET ONTO 77 SOUTH. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE 4-5 VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME STARTED GOING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE FIRST ACCELERATED INTO THE ADJACENT LANE TO REVEAL CONSTRUCTION CONES IN OUR LANE. THE REMAINING VEHICLE...
Mileage: 65,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND PITMAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BEARINGS AND BUSHINGS ...
Mileage: 59,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NOISE EMITTED FROM THE STEERING COLUMN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE STEERING GEAR BOX AND PITMAN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FRONT BEARINGS AND BUSHINGS ...
Mileage: 59,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS HE COULD HEAR A TICKING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THREE OF THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE FRACTURED, CAUSING A LEAK THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED . THE MANUFAC...
Mileage: 73,000
BOLT HEAD IS SNAPPED OFF ON THE LEFT EXHAUST MANIFOLD ON THE REAR MOST BOLT. I KNOW OF MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM AND I BELIEVE THAT THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE DEFECTIVE BOLTS USED IN THESE VEHICLES. *TR
THE LEFT REAR SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT TORE COMPLETELY THROUGH AND SEPARATED FROM THE MAIN AXLE HOUSING. BECAUSE THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE WAS MOUNTED TO THE SHOCK MOUNT, WHEN THE MOUNT FAILED, THE SHOCK ABSORBER EXTENDED FULLY AND RUPTURED THE BRAKE LINE TO THE LEFT REAR WHEEL. THIS RESULTED IN A TOTA...
Mileage: 94,373
VEHICLE ALMOST HIT GARAGE DUE TO PULSING OF BRAKES DURING DRY STOP. AN INSPECTION REVEALED FLUID LEAKAGE AT THE ABS MODULE UNDER THE CAB. BRAKE LINES APPEAR SEVERELY PITTED AND CORRODED. *KB
Mileage: 67,576
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE IN REVERSE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACE...
Mileage: 59,000
FRONT BRAKE LINES RUSTED BADLY ON FRAME RAIL ON TWO CHEVYS WE OWN. *TR
Mileage: 79,000
WHEN COMING TO A STOP, AT SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 5MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AS IF THE ABS IS ACTIVATING. THIS HAPPENS ON SMOOTH DRY PAVEMENT. TAKEN TO SEVERAL MECHANICS AND DEALERS AND EVERYONE SAYS EVERYTHING IS WORKING THE WAY IT SHOULD. I'VE HEARD OF OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL EXPE...
Mileage: 78,000
MY 2006 DURMAX DIESEL 2500 TRUCK HAS 3 TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES THAT RUN FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR. THESE HOSES HAVE ALUMINUM PIECES ON EACH END AND THEY LEAK OIL AT THE JOINT WHERE THE ALUMINUM JOINS A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE IN THE CENTRE. THEY CONTINUOUSLY LEAK TRANSMISSION OIL ON THE G...
Mileage: 44,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH FEDERAL MOGUL CORAGIA M/T TIRES, LINE SIZE: 285/75/16, DOT NUMBER: E40010658 UXLS. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE TIRES AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WERE LONG CRACKS BELOW THE ...
Mileage: 8,000
HAVE FEDERAL COURAGIA MT TIRES CURRENTLY ON MY TRUCK. BOUGHT LAST YEAR AND HAVE APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES ON THEM BOUGHT THEM NEW. NOTICES CRACKS IN THE SIDEWALK. NOW THEY ARE RUNNING AND GETTING LARGER, ALSO SEEN SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THESE TIRES FOR THE SAME THING. VERY DANGEROUS. SIZE 285/...
Mileage: 109,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND SUDDENLY THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER RESIST...
Mileage: 36,900
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR AND SUDDENLY THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWER RESIST...
Mileage: 36,900
THE ABS ON MY 2006 SILVERADO ACTIVATES ON LOW SPEED STOPS ON DRY PAVEMENT CAUSING THE BRAKES TO RELEASE. IT IS NOT THE TYPICAL ABS ACTION THAT MOST PEOPLE ARE FAMILIAR WITH, WHERE THE BRAKES RELEASE AND APPLY - IT IS THE BRAKES RELEASING AND NOT REAPPLYING UNDER PRESSURE, WHILE FOOT IS ON BRAKE. I H...
Mileage: 80,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING FAN FAILED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING CONTROL FAN SWITCH WIRES WERE BURNED. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO THE FAILURE. ...
Mileage: 56,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH AND AS THE BRAKES WERE APPPLIED, THE ABS ACTIVATED ABNORMALLY. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE AND AFTER APPLYING THE BRAKES NUMEROUS TIMES, THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY SLOWED DOWN. THE FAILURE ONLY RECU...
Mileage: 45,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AS HE DECELERATED FROM 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SPONGY AND WAS DEPRESSED INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHO INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND DISCOVERED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES AND CALIPERS WE...
Mileage: 47,000
ABS ACTIVATION AT SLOW SPEEDS PREVENTING STOPPING OF VEHICLE. DEALER AND GM REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN REPAIR, STATED THE SENSORS WERE CONTAMINATED FROM RUST AND THEREFORE NOT DEFECTIVE, THE PROBLEM IS ENVIRONMENTAL AND WE CANNOT ASSIST YOU WITH THE REPAIR.. THERE IS NO ABS WARNING LIGHT COMING ON AN...
Mileage: 30,600
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THAT IS NOT STOPPING PROPERLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ABS SYSTEM IS LETTING GO AT SLOW SPEEDS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LET GO. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AT A CROSSWALK WITH CHILDREN. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND T...
Mileage: 60,000
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD FOUR WHEEL DRIVE THAT IS NOT STOPPING PROPERLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE ABS SYSTEM IS LETTING GO AT SLOW SPEEDS CAUSING THE BRAKES TO LET GO. THIS COULD BE A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION AT A CROSSWALK WITH CHILDREN. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM AT THE LOCAL DEALER AND T...
Mileage: 60,000
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 6.6 LITER TURBO DIESEL. TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ARE LEAKING. BOTH THE LOWER TRANS. COOLER LINE AND TRANS. COOLER LINE FROM THE RADIATOR TO THE AUX. TRUCK HAS 59 000 MILES ON IT. ISSUE HAS BEEN REPAIRED BY DEALER THAT INFORMED THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN AND THAT LINES QUA...
Mileage: 59,000
INTERMITTENTLY THE DRIVER'S HEATED SEAT WILL COME ON BY ITSELF AND EACH TIME I TRY TO TURN IT OFF IT GOES BACK ON. THE SEAT GETS EXTREMELY HOT AND IT IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE BECAUSE I CONTINUALLY AM TRYING TO TURN IT OFF. SHOP IS STILL TRYING TO DIAGNOSIS PROBLEM. *TR
Mileage: 40,000
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 OB...
Mileage: 23,000
TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINE LEAKING. *TR
Mileage: 52,781
AC BLOWER WIRING HARNESS UNDER GLOVEBOX OVERHEATING AND SMELT LIKE ELECTRICAL FIRE, AS I CHECKED WIRING NOTICED THAT WIRES WERE RED HOT AND SMOLDERING. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
AC BLOWER WIRING HARNESS UNDER GLOVEBOX OVERHEATING AND SMELT LIKE ELECTRICAL FIRE, AS I CHECKED WIRING NOTICED THAT WIRES WERE RED HOT AND SMOLDERING. *TR
Mileage: 85,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SMOKE BEGAN TO FLOW INTO THE CAB OF THE VEHICLE AND THE FAN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE RELAY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WH...
Mileage: 54,000
INTERIOR HEAT & A/C BLOWER MOTOR FAN SUDDENLY TURNED ON FULL WITHOUT WARNING. COULD NOT TURN OFF. WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION. *TR
Mileage: 48,000
INTERIOR HEAT & A/C BLOWER MOTOR FAN SUDDENLY TURNED ON FULL WITHOUT WARNING. COULD NOT TURN OFF. WOULD NOT STOP EVEN WITH KEY REMOVED FROM IGNITION. *TR
Mileage: 48,000
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, THE ABS ACTIVATED, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO FADE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT DEFECTIVE BRAKE SENSORS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND F...
Mileage: 20,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500HD. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITHIN TWENTY FOURS SHE NOTICED THE BACK WINDOW WAS SHATTERED BUT STILL INTACT. AS THE DOORS WAS OPENED SOME OF THE GLASS SHATTERED OUT OF IT. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO STATED THERE ...
Mileage: 50,000
DEFECTIVE METAL IN THE BRAKE ROTORS OF A 2006 CHEVY 1500 HD CAUSED RAPID WEAR THROUGH OF BRAKE PADS AND A LOSS OF BRAKING CAPABILITY (ALL FOUR ROTORS). NO OTHER RUST ON THE VEHICLE. NO HEAVY TOWING AND VERY LIMITED EXPOSURE TO SALT. THE METAL IS SUBSTANDARD AND RUSTS FROM THE INSIDE OUT. IT REAC...
Mileage: 36,400
DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH FRO APPROXIMATELY 2 HOURS. THE TIRES WERE DELAMINATING AND BLEW. ONE TIRE EXPLODED, WHILE THE OTHER HAD A BUBBLE (TREAD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE CASING. BOTH TIRE DOT # BF11KF112606. *TR
OEM RECEIVER HITCH ON MY 2006 CHEVY 2500 HD FAILED. THE WELDS CRACKED AND BENT AT A 15 DEG ANGLE. TOWING A CAMPER WITH THE PROPER HITCH WELL WITHIN THE RECOMMENDED WEIGHTS. CHEVROLET REFUSED TO EXAMINE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE INITIAL WARRANTY. *TR
Mileage: 52,801
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. LETTER SENT FROM ATTORNEY ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER REGARDING THE QUALITY AND GOOD FAITH SALE OF VEHICLE PURCHASED FROM AN AUCTION *TGW ACCORDING TO LAWYER, THE VEHICLE WAS SALVAGED IN ANOTHER STATE AND IMPROPERLY TITLED IN MISSISSIPPI AND THE AUCTION COMPANY FAILED TO DISCLOS...
MY 2006 CHEVROLET 2500 HD DIESEL HAS HAD A VAPOR LOCK ON THE FUEL FILTER @ LEAST 3 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE VEHICLE JUST SHUTS DOWN. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE AS YOU HAVE VERY LITTLE OR NO BREAKS AND STEERING. JUST MISSED A CAR THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED BECAUSE I COULD NOT STEER OUT OF HARM...
Mileage: 60,125
MY 2006 SILVERAUTO WITH THE DURMAX ENGINE AND ALISON TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION LINE HAVE BEEN LEAKING. I HAVE 60,000 MILES ON IT SO THE WARRANTY IS OUT. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO THE CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE LEAKS AS PART OF THE DRIVE LINE WARRANT...
Mileage: 60,000
STARTED MY TRUCK UP ON MAY 04 2010 AND NOTICED FUEL GAUGE SHOWED EMPTY. I HAD JUST FILLED IT UP THE NIGHT BEFORE. TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND HE DETERMINED IT WAS A BAD SENDING UNIT. MY TRUCK HAD ABOUT 16000 MILES ON IT. TURN THE PROBLEM OVER TO GM WITH NO SATISFACTION. I THEN CHECKED THE INTERNET...
Mileage: 16,000
MY 2006 DURMAX DIESEL 2500 TRUCK HAS TRANSMISSION HOSES THAT RUN FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR. THESE HOSES HAVE ALUMINUM PIECES ON EACH END AND THEY SEEP OIL AT THE JOINT WHERE THE ALUMINUM JOINS A PIECE OF RUBBER HOSE IN THE CENTRE. THEY CONTINUOUSLY LEAK TRANSMISSION OIL ON THE GROUND AT ...
Mileage: 80,000
EXHAUST ,MANIFOLD BOLTS. *TR
Mileage: 39,071
I HAVE AN 06 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD EXTRA CAB, I LIVE IN CT. I RECENTLY STARTED EXPERIENCING A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, THE ABS KICKS ON, WHETHER DRIVING ON WET OR DRY ROADS. I HAD AA WARRANTY WHICH WAS 3 YEAR , 36,000 MILES WHICH THE 3 YEARS EXPIRED LAST OCTOBER AND THE VEHI...
Mileage: 36,000
2006 CHEVY 2500HD ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE 7 HOURS AFTER TRUCK WAS DRIVEN AT 4AM. TRUCK WAS TOTALED. *TR
Mileage: 41,000
2006 CHEV HD2500 BLOWER MOTOR QUIT WORKING. TESTED AND FOUND BLOWER MOTOR CONTROL MODULE ELECTRICAL TERMINAL MELTED ALONG WITH PIGTAIL CONNECTOR. WE WERE TOLD BY CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. REPLACED CONTROL MODULE ALONG WITH PIGTAIL. DEALERSHIP HAS THESE PARTS IN STOCK. MAY POSSIB...
Mileage: 44,859
MY CHEVROLET 2500 HAS A FUNCTION CALLED GRADE BRAKING TO ASSIST THE BRAKES WHEN TOWING A LOAD DOWN HILL. IT HAS QUIT FUNCTIONING BUT THE DEALERS CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID SINCE NO CODES SHOW ON THE COMPUTER I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I HAVE A TRAILER BEHIND IT AND AM NEA...
Mileage: 85,000
MY CHEVROLET 2500 HAS A FUNCTION CALLED GRADE BRAKING TO ASSIST THE BRAKES WHEN TOWING A LOAD DOWN HILL. IT HAS QUIT FUNCTIONING BUT THE DEALERS CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID SINCE NO CODES SHOW ON THE COMPUTER I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I HAVE A TRAILER BEHIND IT AND AM NEA...
Mileage: 85,000
I HAD A TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE TO FAIL AND LEAK BADLY AFTER 41,000 MILES.IT WAS CAUGHT IN TIME TO PREVENT TRANSMISSION FAILURE BUT HOW ABOUT THE NEXT ONE?IT WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW PART AT THE CHEVY DEALER. *TR
Mileage: 41,550
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...
Mileage: 48,625
POWER STEERING FAILS AND SINCE THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONTROLS THE HYDOBOOST IT AFFECTS THE POWER BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILS YOU LOOSE POWER BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD AT A BRISK PACE UNTIL YOU FORCEFULLY PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH DOWN WITH A...
Mileage: 35,000
POWER STEERING FAILS AND SINCE THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONTROLS THE HYDOBOOST IT AFFECTS THE POWER BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILS YOU LOOSE POWER BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD AT A BRISK PACE UNTIL YOU FORCEFULLY PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH DOWN WITH A...
Mileage: 35,000
2005 CHEVY PICKUP RECEIVER HITCH . AFTER PULLING A 6000 LB TRAILER SEVERAL TIMES MY RECEIVER HITCH HAS WORN THIN AND THE DRAWBAR SLAPS AROUND IN THE 2" HOLE. THE 5/8" HITCH PIN HAS WORN THE 5/8" HOLE ELLIPTICAL. *TR
Mileage: 25,000
DROVE 40 MILES FROM WORK TO HOME ON NOV.25TH AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. NO ISSUES. ON SATURDAY, NOV.28TH, ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY, HAD LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING (NO POWER ASSIST) AND ROLLED INTO STREET. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. CAUSE WAS RUPTURED NITROGEN CANNISTER AT HYDROBOOST ASSEMB...
Mileage: 87,125
DROVE 40 MILES FROM WORK TO HOME ON NOV.25TH AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. NO ISSUES. ON SATURDAY, NOV.28TH, ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY, HAD LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING (NO POWER ASSIST) AND ROLLED INTO STREET. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. CAUSE WAS RUPTURED NITROGEN CANNISTER AT HYDROBOOST ASSEMB...
Mileage: 87,125
2006 2500HD, TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAKING AND BOTH OIL COOLER LINES LEAKING. OIL COOLER LINES WERE REPLACED IN 2007 UNDER WARRANTY. BROUGHT TRUCK INTO DEALER TODAY, (23 NOV 2009) OIL COOLER LINES REPLACED, TRANSMISSION LINE ORDERED. DEAL SAID THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT CHEVY WILL NOT RECALL....
Mileage: 63,540
2006 2500HD, TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE LEAKING AND BOTH OIL COOLER LINES LEAKING. OIL COOLER LINES WERE REPLACED IN 2007 UNDER WARRANTY. BROUGHT TRUCK INTO DEALER TODAY, (23 NOV 2009) OIL COOLER LINES REPLACED, TRANSMISSION LINE ORDERED. DEAL SAID THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT CHEVY WILL NOT RECALL....
Mileage: 63,540
WHEEL SPEED SENSOR ON 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO DOESN'T WORK SO BRAKES AT SLOW SPEEDS GO RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. *TR
Mileage: 51,026
LEAKING TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES. LINES CONSIST OF A FLEXIBLE SECTION SWAGED TO SECTION OF HARD LINE. THERE ARE 3 LINES TOTAL. ALL 3 HAVE A HISTORY OF LEAKAGE WHERE THE FLEXIBLE SECTION SWAGES TO THE HARD SECTION. THIS HAS BEEN A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS WHICH CAN BE EASILY V...
Mileage: 27,830
ON OCTOBER THE 22ND. 2009 THE REAR BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. UPON CHECKING THE REAR BRAKES I FOUND THE ROTORS HAD STARTED TO COME APART. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER THE PADS THAT I REMOVED FROM MY 2006 CHEVY 2500 HD TRUCK STILL HAD MATERIAL LEFT ON THE...
Mileage: 40,910
REAR BRAKE ROTORS SEVERELY RUSTED / CORRODED. REAR DISC CALIPERS FROZEN IN PLACE (ONLY CONTACTING ROTOR ON OUTBOARD SIDE) INBOARD SIDE OF BOTH REAR BRAKE ROTORS MISSING "CHUNKS" OF METAL DUE TO SEVERE CORROSION. *TR
Mileage: 52,000
BOLT THAT HOLDS THE TIE RODS TOGETHER FOR STEERING FELL OFF.
Mileage: 106,086
WIRING HARNESS FIRE OCCURRED IN A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. FIRE IS BEING FURTHER INVESTIGATED. *TR
Mileage: 34,000
2006 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS ALL THE TIME. THIS CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIRED. VEHICLE HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 34,000
2006 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500HD. ANTILOCK BRAKES ENGAGING AT LOW SPEEDS ALL THE TIME. THIS CAN CAUSE AND ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT INCREASES THE STOPPING DISTANCE REQUIRED. VEHICLE HAS 34,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 34,000
GENERAL MOTORS PICKUP HOOD MOUNTED LATCH FATIGUE. I HAVE NOTICED COMPLETE SEPARATION AND SEVERE WEAR IN THE WELDED ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD LATCH THAT COULD RESULT IN THE HOOD COMING UP AT HIGH SPEED AND EITHER BLINDING THE DRIVER OR THE HOOD SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE UPON FAILURE OF THE HOOD ...
Mileage: 90,000
GENERAL MOTORS PICKUP HOOD MOUNTED LATCH FATIGUE. I HAVE NOTICED COMPLETE SEPARATION AND SEVERE WEAR IN THE WELDED ENGINE COMPARTMENT HOOD LATCH THAT COULD RESULT IN THE HOOD COMING UP AT HIGH SPEED AND EITHER BLINDING THE DRIVER OR THE HOOD SEPARATING FROM THE VEHICLE UPON FAILURE OF THE HOOD ...
Mileage: 90,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. IN MARCH OF 2007, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE VALVE STEM FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. ON MARCH 28, 2009, BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR DRIVER'S SIDE VALVE STEMS FAILED LIKE THE ONE IN 2007. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TIRE COMPANY THAT THE VALVE STEM...
Mileage: 8,500
DRIVER DOOR AJAR: DRIVER INFORMATION ALWAYS SHOWS THAT THE DOOR IS NOT CLOSE. BECAUSE IT IS AN ELECTRICAL OR EQUIPMENT MALFUNCTION IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY ANYMORE. PROBLEM DEVELOPED A FEW WEEKS AGO. MY ODOMETER WAS 38500 MILES. THE DOME LIGHTS HAS TO BE TURNED OFF MANUAL...
Mileage: 38,500
2006 CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 HD W/ALLISON TRANS. TRANSMISSION LEAK. TOOK TRUCK TO DEAL, DEAL FIX 1 OUT OF 3 LINES UNDER WARRANTY. 4000 MILES AFTER DEALER FIXED FIRST LINE, 2 OTHER STARTED LEAKING, DEAL WOULD NOT FIX OTHER 2 LINES STATING TRUCK WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. GMC SHOULD RECALL THE VEHICLE...
Mileage: 35,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 8,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS...
Mileage: 8,000
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 VEHICL...
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 VEHICL...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT PLACED A SNOW PLOW ON THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE FRONT DIFFERENTIALS AND AXLES FAILED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE GM MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT HE SHOULD HAVE NOT PLACED A SNOW PLOW ON A DIESEL VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ...
Mileage: 50,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET 2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING DOWNHILL BETWEEN 30-50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING OUT OF GEAR UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ROAD SURFACE WAS ICY. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND REMAINED ILLUMI...
Mileage: 37,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE HYDRO BOOST LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HYDRO BOOST LINES FAILED AND CAUSED THE LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IF TOO MUCH FLUID WAS LOST, THE ...
Mileage: 56,456
MY CHEVY DIESEL PICK-UP TRUCK DIES FOR 2-3 SECONDS WHEN DRIVING AT MEDIUM SPEEDS (50MPH) AND I FLOOR THE THROTTLE. 2 DEALERS HAVE TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL, IT IS A LAG DUE TO THE TURBO. EVERYONE ELSE I TALK TO THAT HAS THIS TRUCK TELLS ME THEY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. HOWEVER, FORD AND DODGE DIESEL TRUC...
Mileage: 30
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT TWO YEARS AGO REGARDING THE ABS LOCKING UP IN RAINY CONDITIONS. ALL FOUR OF HIS TIRES LOCKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH TWO BUSHES AND STRUCK A LARGE TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE. THE VEHI...
Mileage: 16,000
2006 CHEVROLET 2500 PICK-UP W/8.1 MOTOR. FIRST THERE WAS FAULTY HOSES CAUSING LOW OIL WARNING TO COME ON. NOW ENGINE IS LOW ON OIL WITH 1800 MILES SINCE LAST OIL CHANGE. HAD TO PUT IN 1 1/4 QUART OF OIL. AFTER ENGINE BREAK IN. I SWITCHED TO MOBILE 1 5W30 SYNETHIC. A RECOMMENDED OIL TO USE BY C...
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELD...
Mileage: 29,000
WIRING TO THE BLOWER MOTOR IS GETTING TO HOT AND HAS MELTED THE PLUG CONNECTOR. BLOWER WILL WORK OFF AND ON. SEEN THIS COMPLAINT IN MANY FORUMS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT RESULTS IN A FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 4,000
WIRING TO THE BLOWER MOTOR IS GETTING TO HOT AND HAS MELTED THE PLUG CONNECTOR. BLOWER WILL WORK OFF AND ON. SEEN THIS COMPLAINT IN MANY FORUMS. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT RESULTS IN A FIRE. *TR
Mileage: 4,000
LOUD SQUEAL NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION OF 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO WHEN IT RUNS IN LOW GEAR AND WHEN IT IS IN DRIVE AND SHIFTS FROM LOW TO HIGH GEAR. THE TRUCK WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A NORMAL NOISE FOR THE 4L80E TRANSMISSION. WE TOOK IT TO ANOTHER GM DEALER WHO SAI...
Mileage: 15,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHENEVER THE CONTACT DRIVES THE VEHICLE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE SMELLS BURNING WIRE UNDERNEATH THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.
Mileage: 10,000
DRIVER'S ELECTRIC HEATER COMES BY IT'S SELF GETS REAL HOT/ HAVE TO JUST KEEP PUSHING THE ON AND OFF SWITCH SEVERAL X THEN IT RUNS OFF HIT BUMP AND IT STARTS AGAIN HAD THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE HAS THERE BACK WAS RED FROM THE HEAT. HAD AT DEALER X2 OR MORE AND AL L THE SAY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG AL...
STEERING COLUMN KNOCK IN MY CHEVROLET 2500 HD SILVERADO. PROBLEM OCCURRED SOMETIME AROUND 38K MILES. WAS TOLD BY DEALER IT WAS A BROKEN STEERING ARM. NOW AT 65K MILES AND HAVING THE SAME KNOCKING SOUND IN THE STEERING COLUMN. *TR
Mileage: 65,000
STEERING SHAFT CLUNK NOISE, WON'T CHANGE GEAR SOMETIMES. *TR
Mileage: 500
MY TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES WERE LEAKING AND I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IT DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION FLUID BEING A COMBUSTIBLE MATERIAL. IF THIS MATERIAL DRIPPED ONTO A HOT EXHAUST AND IGNITED WHILE PARKED IN THE "ATTACHED" GARAGE OF OUR HOME, IT COULD POSE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD...NOT TO MENTION IT COULD D...
Mileage: 35,000
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT HAS PRESENTED A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED A MOANING NOISE THAT WAS PRESENT WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PROBLEM WAS MY STEERING BOX WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED RE...
Mileage: 50,000
I HAVE A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT HAS PRESENTED A PROBLEM IN THE STEERING ASSEMBLY OF THE VEHICLE. I NOTICED A MOANING NOISE THAT WAS PRESENT WHILE TURNING TO THE RIGHT. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE DEALER IN MY AREA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PROBLEM WAS MY STEERING BOX WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED RE...
Mileage: 50,000
LEAKING TRANS LINES ON 06 CHEVY ALLISON TRANS. *TR
Mileage: 44,000
TRANSMISSIONS LINES ARE CONTINUING TO LEAK. HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE THIS YEAR. DEALER HAS REPLACED COOLER LINES UNDER WARRANTY. TRUCK ONLY HAS 32000 MILES ON IT. DEALER NEEDS TO COME UP WITH A PERMANENT FIX, OR IT IS GOING TO COST THE CONSUMER A LOT OF MONEY TO KEEP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION...
1. WHILE PARKING IN TIGHT SPACES OR MANEUVERING AT SLOW SPEEDS AND HAVING TO USE THE BRAKES AS WELL AS TRYING TO STEER, THE TRUCK LOSES POWER STEERING AND YOU HAVE TO USE BOTH ARMS TO STEER THE VEHICLE. 2. FAILURE OF THIS STEERING COULD QUITE EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO BEING UNABLE TO STEER TH...
Mileage: 19,350
TRANSMISSION LINES THAT RUN FROM THE TRANSMISSION COOLER NEXT TO THE RADIATOR CONTINUE TO LEAK. THE LINES SEEM TO LEAK MORE IN COLDER CLIMATES. I AM ON MY THIRD SET IN 60 DAYS. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS A FLAMMABLE SUBSTANCE THE LAST I KNEW. *TR
Mileage: 42,000
THE ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ARE LEAKING. THIS POSES A FIRE HAZARD. GM NEEDS TO REDESIGN THE HOSES THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COOLER. MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD THE LINES REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
THE ALLISON AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES ARE LEAKING. THIS POSES A FIRE HAZARD. GM NEEDS TO REDESIGN THE HOSES THAT CONNECT THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSMISSION COOLER. MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE HAD THE LINES REPLACED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR
Mileage: 20,000
LOWER TRANSMISSION LINE LEAKING AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER BEING REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THIS IS HAPPENING TO VERY MANY TRUCK NUMEROUS TIMES. 2006 2500 HD DURAMAX /ALISON. *TR
Mileage: 56,665
I HAVE A 2006 3/4 TON PICK UP WITH THE DURAMAX DIESEL AND ALISON TRANSMISSION. IN NOVEMBER OF 2006 AT ABOUT 20K MILES, A LOW PRESSURE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINE (PART NUMBER 219989580) DEVELOPED A MAJOR LEAK AND REQUIRED REPAIR. WITHIN WEEKS, THE REPLACED LINE FAILED AND THE DEALER INFORMED US THAT ...
Mileage: 20,000
VEHICLE SAT AT THE AIRPORT FOR 72HRS. WHEN I LEFT THE AIRPORT, THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY, BUT WERE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE FREEWAY AS I WAS BRAKING, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FEEL MORE SPONGY, REQUIRING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY RESIDENCE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES FROM THE AIRPO...
Mileage: 12,500
VEHICLE SAT AT THE AIRPORT FOR 72HRS. WHEN I LEFT THE AIRPORT, THE BRAKES FELT SPONGY, BUT WERE ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ON THE FREEWAY AS I WAS BRAKING, THE BRAKES BEGAN TO FEEL MORE SPONGY, REQUIRING INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY RESIDENCE APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES FROM THE AIRPO...
Mileage: 12,500
THIS IS A 2006 6.6 TURBO DIESEL 2500 HD SILVERADO, THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE WILL NOT ENGAGE LIGHT KEEP FLASHING, SERVICE 4 WHEEL DRIVE IS ON , THIS TRUCK ONLY HAS 19,000 MILES ON IT. *TR
Mileage: 19,025
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE VENT COVER. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. HE T...
Mileage: 10,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD WHISTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE VENT WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, THEY REPLACED THE VENT COVER. THE FAILURE PERSISTED. HE T...
Mileage: 10,000
BLOWER FAN SPEED QUITS, WIRING IS MELTED APART FROM TOO MUCH AMPERAGE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE FIRES IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY DONE SO. OUR COMPANY HAS 8 OF THESE TRUCKS AND ALL OF THEM ARE DOING THIS. CHEVY 1500'S AND 2500 TRUCKS. *TR
BLOWER FAN SPEED QUITS, WIRING IS MELTED APART FROM TOO MUCH AMPERAGE. THIS IS GOING TO CAUSE FIRES IF IT HAS NOT ALREADY DONE SO. OUR COMPANY HAS 8 OF THESE TRUCKS AND ALL OF THEM ARE DOING THIS. CHEVY 1500'S AND 2500 TRUCKS. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT HEARD A PIERCING NOISE WHENEVER THE FAN WAS ACTIVATED FOR EITHER THE HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONER. THE NOISE LASTS THE ENTIRE TIME THE VEHICLE IS BEING DRIVEN. THE FAILURE WAS FIRST NOTICED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. THE CONTACT HAS TAKEN TH...
Mileage: 10,200
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SLID 25 FEET WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A POLE. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE WET. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED A PARTIAL TEAR TO HIS ACHIL...
Mileage: 17,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE RISING FROM THE HOOD OF THE PARKED VEHICLE. HE LIFTED THE HOOD AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS DES...
Mileage: 30,000
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT A CRASH. HE STATED THAT HE WILL CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STILL HAS THE FAILED AMERI-TECH TIRE...
Mileage: 30,000
LITTLE OR NO POWER STEERING AT IDLE ENGINE SPEED. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER IN COLD WEATHER. ALL POWER STEERING PARTS INCLUDING PUMP, GEARBOX, PRESSURE VALVE ETC. HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY DEALER. MANUFACTURER HAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NO CORRECTION WITH THE PROBLEM HAS OCCURR...
Mileage: 22,000
VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 72 HOURS. LOST POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND POWER ASSISTED STEERING ON TWO OCCASIONS ON SAME DAY WHILE BACKING AFTER STARTING. REMOVED POWER STEERING/POWER BRAKE CAP ON RESERVOIR WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING AFTER THE SECOND OCCASION. FLUID BLEW OUT OF RESERVOIR (AP...
Mileage: 14,530
VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR APPROX. 72 HOURS. LOST POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND POWER ASSISTED STEERING ON TWO OCCASIONS ON SAME DAY WHILE BACKING AFTER STARTING. REMOVED POWER STEERING/POWER BRAKE CAP ON RESERVOIR WITH ENGINE NOT RUNNING AFTER THE SECOND OCCASION. FLUID BLEW OUT OF RESERVOIR (AP...
Mileage: 14,530
USING APPROPRIATE FUEL PER DURAMAX DIESEL GUIDE, FUEL FILTER FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT AT MY COST. *JB
Mileage: 7,802
I OWN A 2006 CHEVROLET PICKUP TRUCK AND FOUND THAT IF YOU TURN THE KEY ONE CLIP FORWARD YOU CAN PULL THE SHIFT LEVER INTO ANY GEAR INCLUDING NEUTRAL WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE BRAKE. I CHECKED AROUND AND FOUND THAT ANY CHEVROLET TRUCK, VAN OR PICKUP ALL THE WAY BACK TO 2003 WILL DO THE SAME THING. I ...
Mileage: 5,000
TL* - THE CONTACT HAS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD PICKUP WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 11500 MILES. WHILE DRIVING KAT 30 MPH AND FASTER IF THE VEHICLE CAME IN CONTACT WITH A ROUGH OR UNEVEN PATCH OF ROAD THE FRONT END STARTED TO BOUNCE UP AND DOWN, AND BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. THE CONTACT TOOK ...
Mileage: 11,500
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....
Mileage: 200
ANOTHER PERSONS VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS DRIVING. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. *NM
Mileage: 17,000
I PURCHASED NEW A 2006 CHEV. SILVERADO 2500 TK (6 LITER ENG.), AT 1900 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION, YOU GET A HIGH PITCHED NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE ...
Mileage: 1,900
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE PARK POSITION, AND WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE ...
Mileage: 12,000
STARTING 4 DAYS AFTER DELIVERY OF THIS NEW LIGHT DUTY TRUCK WITH DIESEL ENGINE AND 6 SPEED HEAVY DUTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALMOST CONTINUALLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WHAT I BELIEVE ARE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS PUTTING MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, OTHER DRIVERS, AND PEDESTRIANS AT RISK. ...
Mileage: 400
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A BEAM FRAME SHAKE; MEANING THAT THAT THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS TOO LONG, CAUSING THE FRAME TO FLEX AND V...
Mileage: 2,976
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A BEAM FRAME SHAKE; MEANING THAT THAT THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS TOO LONG, CAUSING THE FRAME TO FLEX AND V...
Mileage: 2,976
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE VIBRATION AND THEREFORE COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. *AK
Mileage: 3,000
SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE CHEVROLET HD2500 SILVERADO LOADING OF PASSENGER AND BED WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. A NOTICE AND DOOR JAM STICKER WAS SUPPLIED BY GM TO CORRECT THE CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE BY APPROXIMATELY 300 POUNDS DUE TO TIRE SELECTION AND/OR RIMS. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECA...
Mileage: 5,400
WHEN BACKING ON A COLD MORNING I LAST POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND STEERING. THERE WAS A SMALL LOSSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. *NM
Mileage: 3,690
WHEN BACKING ON A COLD MORNING I LAST POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND STEERING. THERE WAS A SMALL LOSSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. *NM
Mileage: 3,690