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2006 Chevrolet Silverado Classic Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Jul 28, 2015
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 23, 2010

What this page shows

Our database holds 3 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado Classic. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 28, 2015

MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING A REMOTE AREA OF COLORADO WHEN WE HAD A TIRE GO FLAT. OK, I'LL JUST GET THE SPARE TIRE AND REPLACE IT. EASY RIGHT? NO! THIS CHEVROLET SPARE TIRE SECONDARY RELEASE WOULD NOT RELEASE NO MATTER WHAT I DID. I WORKED ON IT FOR HOURS AND SEVERAL OTHER DRIVERS STOPPED TO HELP. THERE IS NO WAY ANYONE COULD EVER RELEASE THIS TIRE. MY WIFE IS A TYPE 1 DIABETIC AND HERE WE ARE STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NO WHERE FOR 6 HOURS AND SHE HAS NO FOOD. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY. ALL BECAUSE OF THIS HORRIFIC POOR DESIGN. NOW AFTER SOME RESEARCH I FOUND OUT NEARLY EVERY CHEVY TRUCK HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY HAS THERE BEEN NO RECALL ON THIS? WE MADE IT BACK TO OUR HOME 10 HOURS AND $450 LATER. THE SPARE TIRE IS STILL STUCK EVEN AFTER THE LOCAL GARAGE WORKED ON IT ALSO SAYING THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

NHTSA ID
10744477
Incident
Jul 28, 2015
Mileage
76,000 mi
Engine
Filed Oct 2, 2013

2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 WITH 5.3L V8 MAKES TICKING NOISE WHEN COLD. EXHAUST SMELL IN PASSENGER CABIN. NOISE DECREASES AS ENGINE HITS NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. AFTER A SERVICE CALL TO REPAIR. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FORWARD MOST AND REAR MOST EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS WERE BROKEN OFF INSIDE THE ENGINE BLOCK ON THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE ENGINE, THIS ALLOWS EXHAUST GAS TO ESCAPE WHEN COLD AND ACCOUNTS FOR EXHAUST SMELL IN THE CABIN. PER THE MECHANIC THIS IS VERY COMMON AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. *TR

NHTSA ID
10546541
Incident
Aug 1, 2013
Mileage
74,000 mi
ElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Jan 23, 2010

2006 CHEVY SILVERADO 1/2 TON 4X4 PROBLEM WITH HEATER FAN MOTOR. I HAVE HAD THE HEATER FAN STOP AND START THE LAST 2 YEARS, SOMETIMES COME ON SOMETIMES NOT. IT DOES NOT WORK AT ALL AT THIS TIME. I CONTACTED CHEVY CUSTOMER SERVICE BEFORE AND ASKED IF THE PROBLEM WAS IN THEIR RECORDS. NO, THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, 37,000 MILES, I TRIED TO TALK TO A MANAGER AT CUSTOMER SERVICE 5 TIMES TODAY ( JAN-23-2010 ) AND WASTE PUT ON HOLD FOREVER. THE LAST TIME JEFFERSON #3297, WOULD NOT EVEN FORWARD ME TO A SUPERVISOR. PROBLEM, FAN MOTOR NOT WORKING. THIS IS THE BEST PART. I TOOK THE FRONT COVER OFF THE DASH, COVERED WITH OLD DIRT UNDER THE COVER. FAN SWITCH LOOKS OK, CALLED FOR PRICES, AT DEALERSHIP $23.26 BUT THEY RECOMMEND I CHECK THE RESISTOR ( BECAUSE THAT'S USUALLY THE PROBLEM ). TOOK APART THE BOTTOM OF DASH ON PASSENGERS SIDE AS TOLD TO BY SERVICE DEPT. GUESS WHAT, FRIED WIRES, AND AFTER CALLING AGAIN, REPLACEMENT PART FOR THE FRIED PLUG IS ONLY $42.36 BUT DOES INCLUDE BUTT CONNECTORS FOR REPLACEMENT. NEW RESISTOR $62.94 MY CONCERN IS NO HEAT FOR DEFROSTING PLUS POTENTIAL FIRE UNDER DASH. WIRES AND PLUG WERE FRIED AND FUSE NEVER DID BLOW. *TR

NHTSA ID
10302039
Incident
Dec 1, 2009
Mileage
32,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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