2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Airbags Problems

My air bag singnol is on

NHTSA ID

11434468

Incident

Sep 27, 2021

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKING SYSTEM HAD MALFUNCTIONED AND DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A TREE. DURING THE CRASH, THE FRONT END EXPERIENCED SEVERE DAMAGE BUT THE FRONT AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO A PARKING LOT AND A TOWING COMPANY WAS CALLED. THE COSMETIC DAMAGES WERE BEING REPAIRED AND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED AS OF YET. A LOCAL DEALER (UNKNOWN) WAS CALLED AND INFORMED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN CALLED THE CONTACT AND OPENED A CASE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

NHTSA ID

11299520

Incident

Dec 1, 2019

Mileage

200,000 mi

IN LATE FEBRUARY 2019, I ACQUIRED A TRUCK FROM A USED DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH BEFORE. UPON OBTAINING THIS VEHICLE I STARTED HAVING ISSUES RIGHT AWAY. FIRST ISSUE I ENCOUNTERED, I WAS DRIVING BACK TO KANSAS CITY FROM LEBANON,MO AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY BRAKES WENT OUT AND MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND TRUCK STARTED JERKING REALLY BAD. I DROVE LIKE THIS ALL THE WAY HOME AND TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND LOW AND BEHOLD IT'S COST ME $100 TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. SHORTLY AFTER I NOTICED MY TRUCK WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH GETTING UP TO SPEED WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WOULD END UP HAVING THE PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD STILL ACT LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE ALMOST LIKE A DELAY AND THEN SLOWLY GAIN SPEED. IT FELT AS IF IT WAS SLIPPING OR IT JUST WASN'T GETTING ANY POWER. MY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR HAD WENT OUT WITHOUT ME KNOWING AT THE TIME SO I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM HAD TO DEAL WITH MY OIL PUMP. I FINALLY TOOK IT BACK TO THE MECHANIC I USED BEFORE AND HE RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON MY TRUCK DUE TO HIM NOT FINDING ANY ISSUES BESIDES MY OIL PRESSURE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. THE DIAGNOSTIC CAME BACK WITH MULTIPLE CODES AND 3 OF THEM HAD TO DEAL WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I DECIDED TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO MY BROTHER AND HAVE HIM LOOK AT IT FOR A SECOND OPINION. UPON DOING SO HE TEST DROVE AND INSPECTED THE TRUCK ENTIRELY AND CONCLUDED THAT HE DIDN'T FEEL THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TRUCK AT ALL. HE RAN HIS OWN DIAGNOSTIC ON IT AS WELL BUT HIS CANE BACK WITH NO CODES THAT CAME UP AT ALL. SO I DROVE OFF CONFUSED BECAUSE OF ALL THE DIFFERENT INFORMATION THAT WAS GIVEN TO ME ON TOP OF THE PROBLEMS I KNEW I WAS HAVING BECAUSE THE TRUCK WASN'T RUNNING LIKE IT DID WHEN I DROVE IT OFF THE LOT. SOME TIME PAST AND THEN ANOTHER PROBLEM. MY BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE TRASHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ASAP AND THEN MY ODOMETER STARTED READING SERVICE AIR BAG AND WOULD NOT GO OFF.

NHTSA ID

11228882

Incident

Jun 20, 2019

Mileage

134,167 mi

TAKATA RECALL. THE SERVICE AIRBAG SOON LIGHT IS ON.

NHTSA ID

11222027

Incident

Jun 23, 2019

Mileage

177,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO BILL BLACK CHEVROLET (601 E BESSEMER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27405, (877) 352-6596) TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 170,000.

NHTSA ID

11205693

Incident

Apr 28, 2019

Mileage

170,000 mi

DID NOT INFLATE DESPITE 3 GOOD "SWATS" TO THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE RUNNING GOING THRU CORNERS AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH

NHTSA ID

11191625

Incident

Jan 10, 2019

Mileage

51 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND IT FLIPPED OVER AND LANDED ON ITS SIDE IN A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A BROKEN NECK, HEAD TRAUMA, AND BACK AND NECK BRUISES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

NHTSA ID

11097975

Incident

May 11, 2018

TAMARA RECALL. MY TRUCK HAS THE WARNING ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER "SERVICE AIR BAG" JUST LIKE THE 2007 TO 2011 RECALL. I FEEL THAT THE 2006 SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL TOO.

NHTSA ID

11084924

Incident

Mar 20, 2018

Mileage

97,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED FOR APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (PARADISE CHEVROLET/CADILLAC IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 289,000.

NHTSA ID

11075302

Incident

Feb 27, 2018

Mileage

289,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" ON 11/04/2016 ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, SUDDENLY VEHICLE ON MY PASSENGER SIDE BEGIN TO SIDESWIPED MY VEHICLE, MY PASSING WAS DELAY AND HINDER; ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND SIDESWIPED CONTINUALLY FORCE ME OF THE LEFT SIDE PAVEMENT ONTO THE GRAVEL ON THE LEFT AND INTO A RESIDENT DOGWOOD TREES, NO DEPLOY FROM AIRBAGS VEHICLE WAS CONSIDER A TOTAL LOST BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND REPAIR SHOP

NHTSA ID

11066521

Incident

Nov 4, 2016

Mileage

148,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10816593

Incident

Dec 26, 2015

Mileage

105,647 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS RUSTED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

NHTSA ID

10690045

Incident

Feb 9, 2015

Mileage

130,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED IN 2007 BUT THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000. UPDATED 02/04/15*LJ UPDATED 10/6/2015*JS

NHTSA ID

10650296

Incident

Oct 5, 2006

Mileage

6,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, HE CRASHED INTO A STOPED VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT AND TWO PASSENGERS IN THE SECOND VEHICLE WERE TRANSPORTED TO A HOSPITAL FOR TREATMENT OF INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

NHTSA ID

10597892

Incident

Oct 7, 2011

Mileage

85,000 mi

THE AIR BAG SERVICE LIGHT AND IS LIT AS WELL AS THE SERVICE CENTER SAYING IT NEEDS SERVICE, ALSO HAS THE SAME BRAKE PROBLEMS THE 2007 AND UP SILVERADOS WHERE RECALLED FOR WITH THE FAILURE OF THE FRONT ABS SENSORS. THE ABS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AT LOW SPEED BECAUSE EVERYTIME YOU STOP THE ABS SYSTEM ACTIVATES AND PULSES UNTIL STOPPED AT 15 TO 20 MPH AND INCREASES STOPPING DISTANCE. THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS BECAUSE OF A SENSOR FAILURE IN THE FRONT END AREA AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. FROM WHAT I READ ON THE INTERNET THESE ARE WELL KNOWN SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE MODEL TRUCKS. THE OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE PREMATURE FAILURE OF BRAKE LINES THAT HAVE CORRODED, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON FOR THE EVER WELL KNOWN PROBLEM OF THE VACUUM SOLENOID NEAR THE FULL TANK. THESE ARE CONSTANT PROBLEMS WITH THIS YR AND OTHER MODELS AT GM. THEY SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10596864

Incident

May 20, 2014

Mileage

136,000 mi

"SERVICE AIR BAG" CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON WHEN STARTING 2006 SILVERADO; GM DEALERS DIAGNOSED AIRBAG SENSOR MALFUNCTIONING REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. THIS SAFETY ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED IN 2009 AT EDMUNDS.COM BY OTHERS. CALLED, EMAILED AND TWITTED GM SINCE 14 MAY 2014. AFTER 13 PHONE TAGS WITH 4 GM CUSTOMER CARE SPECIALISTS AND 2 DEALER SERVICE REPS (INCLUDE MANAGER) AND 5 DAYS, A VERBAL WORD FROM GM "YOUR VEHICLE IS WAY BELONG GM'S RESPONSIBILITY"...WE ARE 'TICKED" AROUND BY GM AND THE DEALER WITH A CASE # AND DON'T SEE THIS SAFETY CONCERN IS BEING ADDRESSED BY GM. @ GM ALSO HAS ELECTRICAL HEATING/COOLING ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. @PLEASE BE WARNED THAT IF YOU ARE DRIVING A GM VEHICLE, SERIOUSLY CONSIDER YOU, YOUR FAMILY AND ANYONE ELSE SAFETY ON THE ROAD! LET'S NOT PLACE OURS AND ANYONE ELSE ON THE LINE AGAIN FOR GM! #SADLY AFTER WE, THE AMERICAN PUBLIC HAVE BAILED OUT GM..... :( *JS

NHTSA ID

10592478

Incident

Mar 3, 2014

Mileage

115,000 mi

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING A FRONT END CRASH. THE CONTACT, THE PASSENGER, AND THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER WERE TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THERE WAS NO DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

NHTSA ID

10533238

Incident

Jul 26, 2013

Mileage

100,000 mi

ROTTEN BRAKE LINES. I LOOKED AT THE BRAKE LINES WHILE CHANGING MY OIL. MY TRUCK HAS 47K ON IT. I CALLED GM. THEY TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO BRING IT TO A DEALER. I DID. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKE LINES ARE BAD AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. $1500 ALSO THE TRANSMISSION COOLING LINES ARE LEAKING. I HAVE BEEN THROUGH ALMOST ALL OF THE BRAKE PROBLEMS LISTED ON THIS WEB CITE. ABS LIGHT COMES ON, TWICE, 2ND TIME I REPLACED THE LEFT HUB BEARING ASSEMBLY. THE 1ST TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT ABS SENSORS. AIR BAG LIGHT COMES ON, I REPLACED A BAD FRONT AIR BAG SENSOR, RIGHT SIDE. THIS TRUCK IS TURNING INTO A MONEY PIT!!!!! THIS NEW (ROTTEN LINES) ISSUE IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS WAS THE ABS ISSUE. GM NEEDS TO DO A FULL RECALL AND REPLACE THE BRAKE LINES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

NHTSA ID

10508984

Incident

Apr 1, 2013

Mileage

47,000 mi

INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION WITH A 15' HIGH ROCK BERM AT 50 MPH. AFTER HITTING THE ROCKS THE TRUCK LIFTED AND FLIPPED ONTO THE PASSENGER SIDE. FOUR OF FIVE OCCUPANTS SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING COLLISION. *TR

NHTSA ID

10396980

Incident

Apr 15, 2011

Mileage

80,000 mi

DRIVERS SIDE REAR AXLE AND TIRE CAME OFF THE VEHICLE, CAUSING 2006 SILVERADO TO WRECK. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. WE WERE ON THE ENTRANCE RAMP TO I-95 WHEN SUDDENLY TRUCK TURNED TOWARD CONCRETE GUARD RAIL. AFTER HITTING RAIL HEAD ON AND SKIDDING ACROSS ENTRANCE RAMP HITTING RAIL ( SEVERAL TIMES) VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. TIRE AND AXEL WERE (LEFT REAR-DRIVER SIDE) GONE. TRUCK IS TOTALED. AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10346743

Incident

Aug 1, 2010

Mileage

65,000 mi

1. INVOLVED IN TWO VEHICLE MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION. MY VEHICLE WAS T-BONED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, CAUSING THE BUMPER TO BE PUSHED IN AT LEAST 3-6 INCHES. 2. I PERSONALLY BELIEVE THE IMPACT OF THE COLLISION, WHILE BOTH VEHICLES OF SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR, SHOULD HAVE CAUSED MY AIRBAGS TO DEPLOY. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. 3. UNKNOWN. *TR

NHTSA ID

10226364

Incident

Apr 29, 2008

Mileage

18,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10214735

Incident

Nov 13, 2007

Mileage

24,000 mi

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.

NHTSA ID

10211598

Incident

Dec 12, 2007

Mileage

43,000 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING A U-TURN AT 40MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF CONTROL, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A TREE AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS WEARING A SEATBELT HOWEVER, MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. ALTHOUGH THERE WAS A CRASH, THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT BODY REPAIR SHOP, BUT THE AIRBAGS WERE NOT INSPECTED.

NHTSA ID

10157572

Incident

May 12, 2006

Mileage

3,000 mi