This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The interior lights on the gauges all turn off making it hard to see the speed limits. Brakes sound as if grinding but cant tell if its brakes or differential and U joints. Noise gets louder in the cabin of the truck as I drive on the road. 3. signal lights turn on bright while on left hand turn signal. And cigarette lighter and other components wont work
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.
At 45,000 mi, had to replace ABS hub sensor assy due to false activation. I have since replace 3 more assys costing over $400 each occurance. At 100,000 mi, had to replace a leaking brake line which had rusted through and at 120,000 mi lost all hyd pressure while braking to avoid several deer entering the roadway. Replaced all brake lines at a cost of $1200. There have been many consumer complaints on both issues, but GM will not assume responsibility for either.this is the 9th Silverado I have owned over the past 40 years. Next one will be a Ford.
While driving on a divided 4 lane highway at night, several deer ran in the pat( of our vehicle. I applied the brakes, snd they went all the way to the floor. We slowed down but were unable to stop. Luckily therevwas no one beside us and we were able to avoid the last deer by swerving into the left lane. I could ell there was no pressure in my brake pedal after that. We were about 20 miles from home but I only had 2 more stop signs until our residence. The brake warning lights on the dash didnt come on until less than 1/4 mile from my house. There was also an audible alarm at that time. Was able to coast into my driveway and get stopped from there. The mechanic said the brake lines were corroded and one had burst. The additional stress cause by the rupturing of the line then affected the other lines. I had to pay to replace all the brake lines before it was safe to drive again.
Sudden loss of braking ability. One minute brakes worked, but pedal went to floor on subsequent use. Inspection revealed this was due to rust-through of the rigid brake lines on the driver's side frame
Yet another failure of inadequately specced brake lines. I have now had to replace two brake lines (from the bpmv to the front-right caliper and bpmv to the rear-left drum) due to blow-outs originating from heavy corrosion - both of which occurred in heavy-traffic situations. On every other vehicle I have owned, brake lines were an item that could more-or-less be presumed a lifetime part; they rarely needed to be replaced unless damaged. However, on my truck (and hundreds of others just on the NHTSA's complaints page for the 06 Silverado alone), the hard brake lines are about as far from a long-lasting, high-quality part as you can get. There is an endless amount of documentation scattered across the internet on this matter, yet the NHTSA seems averse to holding GM responsible for the safety of their product. It may well be too late at this point for the NHTSA to do anything about it, but why didn't they do anything sooner? the oldest recorded complaint on the NHTSA website is from 5-22-2012 (id# 10459283), there are hundreds on the exact same matter, and yet the NHTSA has publicly opened 0 investigations on the topic. To the NHTSA, please hold GM accountable for speccing lines that are not adequate for a service environment, and quit making consumers responsible for GM's choices. Thank you.
Experiencing unwanted ABS activation on front brakes at low speed. Below 10 mph. Causing increase stopping distance during low speed applications. Happens constantly. I have heard of a similar ABS recall on early model Silverado trucks. Recall N050068.
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.
Nephew borrowed my truck. He was in motion and tried to make a left hand turn on a city street and realized brakes had failed. He wisely continued straight till it slowed down enough and he made a right hand turn onto a road and pulled into a parking lot behind a housing project. He used a snow bank/boulder to stop the truck. Luckily no one was hurt. Truck was towed back to my house. I do my own repairs. After inspection it was determined that one of the supply lines from the master cylinder into the ABS module had ruptured. There was complete failure of the braking system after a single push on the brakes. The truck is 11 years old. How can the brake lines be rusting out. There is a serious issue and a serious flaw with this design. I'm attaching 2 pictures for your observation. GM should be held accountable for fixing these bad designs. Is this another cheap solution like the ignition key problem that cost countless lives? there should be the utmost action by this Agency to hold GM accountable. This ABS module should be up in the front hood like other manufacturers do. Not under the cab in a wet environment. Shame on GM.
"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
One morning when try to go the work, I start my truck but see the brake light show up, when push the brake pedal goes all the way down, I look brake fluid under the truck drooping fluid by the gas tank area. Thanks to god not happen when driving and just used the truck night before, if not could be something very bad and dangerous.
Brake line completely rusted through on front, left side near wheel. Inspection of lines revealed significant rust on all brake lines. No braking action at all when I tried to stop, brake fluid poured out and I had to use parking brake to stop vehicle. Occurred when I was driving out of my garage. If I had been on highway when this happened, it could have caused significant injury to myself and others. This vehicle saw only limited use during winter months but lines are very rusted.
Driving in stop and go traffic 3 -5 mph brake line broke, pedal went to floor. Had to shift to neutral and emergency brake to stop. Chevy dealership states they were aware of rusting brake lines failing on this model. No recall at this time. $1,800 to have dealership replace.
Steel brake lines (brakelines) rusted through by frame of truck. Common problem with this year and model. Very dangerous as usually occurs (and did in my case) while driving since pumps will push brake fluid out of leaking rusted lines while driving.
When braking at low speeds, the ABS system is engaging and the vehicle will not stop where you intended to stop. It goes several feet before stopping increasing the risk of accident by rear ending someone or ending up in the middle of an intersection.
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