Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 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
I HAVE FOUND THAT THE STEEL LINES RUNNING ALONG THE FRAME RAILS ARE RUSTING AND FOUND A PATCH IN ONE PLACE AND THE POSSIBILITY OF MORE LEAKS HAPPENING. *TR
EVERY BRAKE GAS AND COOLING LINE RUSTED. I HAVE LOOKED AT OTHER VEHICLES OF SAME YEAR AND MILES DIFFERENT MAKES. NO WHERE AS RUSTED AS MY 06 SILVERADO. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS EXCESSIVE NOISE IN THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE FAILURE WAS FOUND ON THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY REPLACING THE COMPLETE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE; HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,744. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,955.
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HE HEARD A VERY LOUD GRINDING NOISE IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL AND AN ABNORMAL GRINDING SOUND WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE HUB WAS REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.
I AM WRITING TO REPORT WHAT I BELIEVE TO BE A CRITICAL PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP. IT IS VERY LIKELY, FROM WHAT I HAVE READ FROM OTHER OWNERS' REPORTS, THAT THE PROBLEM IS NOT EXCLUSIVE TO THE YEAR 2006. IT MAY WELL PERTAIN TO SEVERAL OTHER YEARS FOR THIS MODEL PRODUCED AROUND THE SAME TIME. I PURCHASED A NEW CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500 PICKUP IN SEPTEMBER OF 2006. ONLY A SHORT TIME AFTER THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY ENDED I HAD TO REPLACE THE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY ON THE PASSENGER'S SIDE. THE LICENSED MECHANIC REPLACED IT WITH A UNIVERSAL BEARING FOR A COST TO ME OF $250. THIS WAS A MUCH BETTER PRICE THAN OTHER ESTIMATES I RECEIVED. THIS OCCURRED IN 2008. AFTER ONLY 15 MONTHS, THIS SAME BEARING HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT ANOTHER EXPENSE OF $250. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED IN BOTH INSTANCES THAT THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY EXTENSIVE RUST ON THE HUBS OF THE ASSEMBLY DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF THE SYSTEM. THE AREA WHERE WE LIVE HAS AN ELEVATION OF 4200 FEET. WE LIVE ALONG THE SPINE OF THE APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS OF NORTHWESTERN NORTH CAROLINA, WHERE THE WINTERS ARE QUITE SEVERE WITH ICY ROADS AND THEREFORE NEEDING TO BE TREATED WITH SALT DURING MUCH OF THE WINTER MONTHS. THIS RUST IS LEADING TO DAMAGE TO THE ABS SYSTEM OR BRAKE LINE AS THE SALT GETS INTO THE BEARING. THIS THEN IS CAUSING AN UNSAFE CONDITION IN WHICH A MUCH LONGER STOPPING DISTANCE TAKES PLACE WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. IN ADDITION, IT CAUSES A JERKING OR GRABBING MOTION RATHER THAN THE USUALLY SMOOTH MOVEMENT OF NORMAL ANTI-LOCKING BRAKING SYSTEMS. TODAY, FOR THE THIRD TIME SINCE OWNING THE TRUCK, I HAVE AGAIN HAD TO REPLACE ONE OF THE WHEEL-BEARING ASSEMBLIES. THIS TIME IS WAS TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE ASSEMBLY WHICH MAKES A REPLACEMENT BEING NEEDED TWICE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND ONCE TO THE DRIVER SIDE WHEEL. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS; THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE TIRE WOULD WOBBLE EXCESSIVELY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FRONT PASSENGERS SIDE WHEEL BEARINGS. ON A LATER DATE, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM BOTH SIDES OF THE WHEEL AREA. THE LEFT FRONT TIRE THEN FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE DEFECTIVE WHEEL BEARINGS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,200 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.
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. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BEARING OVERHEATED AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THE OTHER THREE WHEEL BEARINGS FAIL BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER USED DEFECTIVE MATERIAL AND GREASE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 64,000.
FRONT HUB/WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 37,000 MILES. *TR
BOTH RIGHT AND LEFT FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS/HUBS FAILED WITHIN 2000 MILES OF EACH OTHER, ONSET OF PROBLEM WAS SUDDEN FROM DETECTION OF GRINGING NOISE TO WOBBLE AND POSSIBLE LOSE OF TIRE (APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES) CURRENT MILEAGE 59,500. *TR
2006 CHEVY TRUCK WITH BRAKE SYSTEM AND SUSPENSION PROBLEMS. CUSTOMER STATES HE HAS HAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE HE PURCHASED IT. CONSUMER WANTS TO HAVE THIS VEHICLE CHECKED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE BRAKES MADE A NOISE AND WOULD SHAKE WHEN COMING TO A STOP. THE CONSUMER REMOVED THE WHEELS AND DISCOVERED THE ROTORS HAD GROOVED OUT PRETTY BADLY FOR A VEHICLE THAT ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES. WHEN THE CONSUMER WENT TO THE DEALER THE LAST TIME, THEY INFORMED HIM THEY WOULD REPLACE THE BRAKES ONE MORE TIME AND AFTER THAT THE WARRANTY WOULD END. *JB UPDATED 12/12/2007 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED DRIVERS FRONT DOOR HARDER TO CLOSE THAN PASSENGER AND THE CONSUMER FURTHER STATED HEARING NOISE IN LFT WHEEL AREA. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO, IT IS LEANING VERY BADLY TO THE DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE IS NOT DAMAGED, BENT, OR WARPED IN ANY WAY. I WAS TOLD IT WAS JUST BUILT "THAT BADLY, AND SHOULD HAVE NEVER PASSED AN INSPECTION OF ANY KIND". THE DEALERSHIP FIRST TRIED TO USE THE SLACK ADJUSTER BARS THAT ARE MADE TO ADJUST THIS KIND OF PROBLEM. THIS FIX DID NOT WORK SINCE IT WAS LEANING SO BADLY. THEY ORDERED SPECIAL PARTS (A SHIM AND LONGER U-BOLTS) AND INSTALLED THEM A COUPLE DAYS LATER. THIS ALSO DID NOT COME EVEN CLOSE TO FIXING THE PROBLEM, AND I WAS ONCE AGAIN SENT ON MY WAY. I AM NOW WAITING FOR A RESPONSE FROM GM, WHILE I AM STILL BEING FORCED TO DRIVE MY UNSAFE VEHICLE WHICH I FEEL IS AT GREAT RISK FOR A ROLLOVER. *JB
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING INTO A DRIVEWAY AT A SPEED OF 5 MPH THE VEHICLE HIT A POTHOLE DETACHING THE CENTER BOLT ON THE REAR AXLE. THIS CAUSED THE AXLE TO SLIDE BACK 8 INCHES FROM THE SPRING. THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS NO RECOURSE OF ACTION. THE VEHICLE WILL BE REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANICS. UPDATED 8/15/2006 - *NM
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND CAUSED EXCESSIVE TIRE WEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE VEHICLE HAD A PROBLEM THAT CAUSED THE WEAR ON THE TIRES BUT THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT.
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