Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 19 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
DUE TO FAULTY UNDERCOATING FROM FACTORY THE BACK CROSSMEMBERS ROT AND CAUSE SHOCKS TO BECOME DISPLACED AND GAS TANK TO UNSECURED ALONG WITH REAR SHAKELS TO GO THREW THE BOTTOM OF TRUCK BED.... WILL COST OVER $2500 FOR REPAIRS
TAKATA RECALL THE ENGINE IS NOT GETTING ENOUGH FUEL OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IS AT 80 TRANSMISSION IS SKIPPING ELECTRIC PROBLEMS SUSPENSION FAIL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, THE BRAKES MADE A SCRAPING NOISE, AND THE ABS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHILE THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DECELERATE AND TURN THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE HUB. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
AS I COME TO A STOP, THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES FROM ABS ACTIVATION INCREASING BRAKING TIME AND DISTANCE. THE GROUND IS DRY WHILE THIS HAPPENS. AFTER A WHILE THE AND LIGHT COMES ON. WAS TOLD BY A DEALER MECHANIC IT WAS A BAD ABS SENSOR AND TO REPLACE HUB. I DID AND NOW, TWO YEARS LATER, IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. NOW I'M BEING TOLD IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ELEMENTS IN MY AREA, BEING IN A SNOWBELT STATE, GETTING INTO WHEEL SPEED SENSOR AND BLOCKING SIGNAL. SAME EXACT SYMPTOMS AS LAST TIME, DIFFERENT DIAGNOSIS. NEITHER TIME DID THEY PLUG INTO MY TRUCK FOR CODES. BOTH TIMES, I HAVE TO OPEN MY WALLET FOR FAULTY PRODUCTS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 07E106000 (WHEELS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,649.
MY TRUCK HAS HAD 2 SETS OF BRAKES 4 WHEEL SPEED SENSORS ANOTHER SET OF CALIPERS AND NEW TIRES. THE BRAKE LOCKED PULLING MY BOAT THANK GOD IT WAS RAINING OUTSIDE . THE STERRING WHEEL IS SHAKING, I GOT ANOTHER ALINEMENT THAT DID NOT HELP, SO I WENT TO SEE THE WHEELS NEED BALANCED AND IT DID NOT TAKE CARE OF STERRING WHEEL SHAKING. I REALLY DONT LIKE THE MY WATER SPILLING IN THE DRINK HOLER BECAUSE MY TRUCK IS SHAKING. HELP ME IF YOU SEE THIS SOON. I SEE ALLOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE IN THE WORLD OF CHEVY THAT HAS THE SAME ISSUSES I HAVE HAD WITH MY TRUCK. EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND I HAVE TO TAKE MY TRUCK TO GET IT REPAIR, ALL OUT OF WARRENTY 5600 MILES. THE NOISE THAT MY STEERING COLUMN MAKES EVERYONE SAYS NOT TO WORRY. MY RIMS ARE SO PITTED ON MY TRUCK IT LOOKS LIKE POOP.YOU KNOW WHAT I PAID $33,000 FOR THIS CHEVY TRUCK AND I DONT LIKE NOISE THAT IS NOT SUSPOSE TO BE THERE/ONE MECHENCIL SAID HE COULED FILL MY COLUMN WITH GREASE BUT THAT WOULD LAST. ITS A JOKE SPENDING THIS MUCH MONEY FOR A BAD LEMON BY CHEVY.. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM (ABS) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED HE FELT AN UNUSUAL BUMP AND SUDDENLY, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY STIFF. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL WAS ABNORMALLY TURNED INWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE HUB BEARING WAS FRACTURED. BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07E106000, (WHEELS: CAP/COVER/HUB). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,100.
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
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71, 30000 MILES, ABS "ENGAGING" AT LOW SPEEDS, UNEXPLAINABLE TIRE TREAD WEAR, VEHICLE PULLS , ROTATIONAL GRINDING NOISE. BROUGHT THE GM CERTIFIED DEALER/SERVICE. FRONT DRIVER'S WHEEL BEARING BAD. I ASKED FOR "OLD" PART AFTER $750 REPAIR FOR BEARING ( AND I NEEDED ALL NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS! MOST LIKELY DUE TO POOR FRONT END!!!)...DEALER EXPLAINED "CONDENSATION" AS THE CAUSE! ! ! ! ......REPLACED ONE , DEALER "KEPT " THE PART AND DIDN'T CHARGE ME THE $500 FOR IT, AND I PAID $250 FOR THE LABOR......HOWEVER,BOTH SHOULD HAVE BEEN DONE, BOTH SHOULD BE GREASABLE, AND NOT SEALED, BOTH FOR FREE AND WARRANTEED! ! !....AND THIS PROBLEM SHOULD NOT BE AS RAMPANT AS IT IS!!!!---ITS DANGEROUS! THIS TRUCK SUCKS! *TR
TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON ON DRY PAVEMENT. ACTIVATION TYPICALLY OCCURS AFTER COMPLETE VEHICLE STOP. ACCELERATION DURING SLOW SPEEDS OR AFTER A STOP IS IMPACTED. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM ACTIVATES WITHOUT WARRANT. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. HE WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,810. UPDATED 01/1410 *BF UPDATED 01/20/10*JB
I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING UNINTENDED ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS (BELOW 7 MPH). THIS MAY RESULT IN A LOW SPEED COLLISION CAUSING PROPERTY DAMAGE AND BODILY INJURY DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING IN THE MANOR IN WHICH IT IS DESIGNED. *TR
SUDDEN WHEEL BEARING BREAKUP ON 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP 4W ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL IN MAY 2008. SAME OCCURRENCE ON PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL IN APRIL 2009. THIS PICKUP HAD LESS THAN 19,000 MILES AND WAS HIGHWAY DRIVEN. HAD TO HAVE IMMEDIATE REPAIR BOTH TIMES (REPLACEMENT) AND PAID $377 SECOND TIME AS DID NOT GO TO GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. TRAVELING IN ARIZONA AND WENT TO NEAREST GARAGE FOR REPAIR. HAVE OLD PART WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED BY FEDERAL MOGUL CORPORATION. NO CONSEQUENCE AS WE STOPPED DRIVING AS SOON AS WE HEARD THE NOISE OF THE BREAKUP TO AVOID LOSING A TIRE. *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HUB BEARINGS WERE GRINDING TOGETHER SO BADLY THAT HE COULD NOT DRIVE HIS VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE WHEEL WOULD DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE IF NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MECHANIC ALSO DEMONSTRATED HOW THE WHEEL WAS WOBBLING WHEN HE PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE LIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ONCE BEFORE WHEN IT WAS MAKING A LOUD NOISE AND THEY CHANGED THE TIRES; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE STILL PERSISTS. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HE REFUSED SINCE THE VEHICLE HAD LOW MILEAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,586.
DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL BEARING FAILURE AT 37000 MILES. THE BEARINGS ARE SEALED AND CANNOT BE LUBED. THE BEARING IS PART OF A WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY MAKING THE COST OF REPLACEMENT TEN TIMES WHAT IT WOULD NORMALLY BE. SINCE THE BEARINGS CANNOT BE LUBED, THEN FAILURE IS ASSURED AT SOME POINT. I HAVE A 1950 CHEVY WITH THE ORIGINAL WHEEL BEARINGS STILL IN USE. SOME OF YOU BRIGHT GUYS IN ENGINEERING NEED TO QUIT RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL (BEARING). *TR
ON AUGUST 13TH, 2008 I WENT TO DARRYL BURKE CHEVY TO CONSIDER BUYING A NEW TRUCK AND TRADING MY 2006. DURING THE TRADE IN APPRAISAL, THE SALES MANAGER ASK IF THE VEHICLE HAD EVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT? I INFORMED THAT NO IT HAD NOT. HE SAID THE TIRE, SAFETY, AND PARTS LABEL VIN DID NOT MATCH THE VIN IN THE WINDSHIELD. I LOOKED AND WITNESSED THE SAME INFORMATION. THE SALES MANAGER SAID THAT THIS WOULD DRASTICALLY EFFECT THE TRADE IN VALUE OF MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT APPEARS THAT REPLACEMENT PARTS HAVE BEEN USED. WHILE RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, I FOUND THAT THIS MUST HAVE OCCURRED IN THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS BECAUSE THERE ARE 2 OTHER VEHICLES WHICH WERE SHIPPED TO OTHER STATES THAT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY HAVE THE LABELS ON THEM THAT SHOULD BE ON MY VEHICLE. THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CRIME BUREAU HAS EXAMINED THE OTHER VEHICLES AND DETERMINED THAT THE MANUFACTURER CAUSED THIS MISHAP. I NEED TO KNOW IF NHTSA CAN HELP WITH THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY MOST ANY DEALER IS GOING TO RECOGNIZE THE DISCREPANCY AND MAY RESULT IN A DEPRECIATION IN THE VALUE OF MY VEHICLE. THE FOLLOWING VINS APPEAR ON MY VEHICLE. WINDSHIELD , SAFETY LABEL , PART LABEL MATCH WINDSHIELD, TIRE LOAD LABEL . THANKS FOR ANY HELP. *TR
FRONT END OUT OF ALIGNMENT CONSTANTLY, TIRES WEAR OUT, DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED OR REFINISHED ROTORS THREE OR MORE TIMES AND THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES, THE ENGINE WHILE LIGHTLY ACCELERATING MAKE A NOISE, DEALER SAID HE COULD NOT HEAR THIS NOISE. I AM TRYING TO LEMON LAW THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE THE FRONT END IS A WEAK MANUFACTURER FRONT END AND NOT DESIGNED PROPERLY. *JB
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
2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 EXTENDED 0.5 TON: SPEAR-TIRE LOWERING DEVICE. THE PLASTIC TUBE FROM BUMPER TO SQUARE LOWERING NIPPLE DOES NOT ALIGN. WHEN INSERTING RODE INTO TUBE YOU CANNOT CONNECT WITH NIPPLE. AFTER 25 MIN. IF FISHING AROUND FOR CONNECTION ONE PERSON MUST CRAWL UNDER THE VEHICLE, LOOK THROUGH SMALL HOLE IN RIM OF THE SPARE-TIRE AND WITH THE THIRD LINK OF CRANK RODE PUSH THE TUBE UP AND HAVE THE OTHER PERSON MAKE THE CRANK TO NIPPLE CONNECTION. THE TUBE WAS NOT BROKEN JUST TOO FLEXIBLE AND WAS OUT OF ALIGNMENT BY AT LEAST 2 INCHES. ONE PERSON FAR FROM ANY HELP LIKE WE WERE WOULD BE IN TROUBLE. ALSO, THERE NEEDS TO BE A FLAT METAL CONTACT PAD ON THE REAR AXLE THAT THE JACK TOP CAN REST ON. THE JACK TOP IS ALMOST FLAT AND SEEING IT RESTING ON A ROUND AXLE IS UNSETTLING. THE JACK NEED TO ALSO EXTEND AT LEAST 1 INCH MORE THEN IT DOES BECAUSE AT FULL HEIGHT THE TIRE BARELY WENT ON. WE COULD HAVE REPOSITIONED THE JACK FURTHER DOWN THE AXLE TO GET MORE HEIGHT. *NM
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