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Crashes / Fires:
0 / 13
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
58,296 miles

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2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hybrid electrical problems

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2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hybrid Owner Comments (Page 1 of 3)

problem #58

Jan 122024

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

A little whild after turning the truck off I noticed smoke coming from inside the truck. After putting out the fire, I inspected the wires to find that the blower motor had shorted out and caught fire. I have had a similiar issue with my 2003 as well but was able to catch the issue before any fire broke out. There needs to be a recall on this part. Thankfully noone was hurt but this is a definite safety issue.

- West Chazy, NY, USA

problem #57

Dec 242020

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 175,000 miles
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

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #56

Jun 012020

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • miles
The passlock light comes on and the truck won't start. The interior lights gets bright then dim. Back and forth. When the passlock comes on it will keep the truck from starting for days at a time. I'm afraid to drive the truck anywhere

- Logan, WV, USA

problem #55

Mar 152018

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 95,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Randomly my truck will go in engine power reduced and top speed is 35 mph. It happened a couple of time on the interstate. The code that pops up is P2135 and I looked it up on line. The internet is full of forms and videos about this problem. Everything on the internet points to the throttle position sensor. I've replaced it twice and replaced the throttle body twice and wiring twice. I put truck in the shop three times. Spent a good $1500 trying to fix the problem and it still pops up every couple of months.

- Chesterfield, VA, USA

problem #54

Jun 202019

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 134,167 miles
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.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

problem #53

Jun 052019

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • miles
I parked my truck the blower worked fine got in it 2 hours latter and it did not work.the wires to my blower melted and hot almost started a fire in my truck. No smell no sign of the wires getting hot. The only thing I noticed was the control panel got hot when it was on so I kept it off. If I had not taken it to the shop 2 days after my blower stoped working I might not have my truck. It might have caught fire with my kids and I in it or with my 17 year old driveing. A recall on this part would be nice or find out why it is doing this.

- Ozark, AL, USA

problem #52

Apr 152016

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 199,674 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Takata recall the engine is not getting enough fuel oil pressure gauge is at 80 transmission is skipping electric problems suspension fail

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #51

Jan 202019

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 143,000 miles
The heating blower stopped working for about 10 min last week and today didn't work at all until I wiggled harness. Can't keep it going. Keeps stopping until I wiggle wires and then I only get a couple min if that.

- Manchester, NH, USA

problem #50

Jun 102018

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 112,000 miles
My blower motor wiring harness at the resistor lightly caught on fire today. I was diving on the highway with the fan on full blast. No one was hurt and I managed to stop and turn off the truck info time to stop further damage. The resistor was extremely hot you the touch after. This is a common problem that I've read about all over. My VIN did not however pull a recall...

- Wentzville, MO, USA

problem #49

Jun 012018

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 31,000 miles
The heater fan resister and connector has burned. Recalled by Chevy but not my ven number

- Escondido, CA, USA

problem #48

Jun 012017

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 94,656 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. When the contact started the engine, flames appeared under the hood. The vehicle was towed to bayside Chevrolet in prince frederick, md (phone: (410) 525-1500) where it was diagnosed that the hybrid module overheated and caused the wires to burn. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle's warranty had expired. The failure mileage was 94,656.

- Chesapeake Beach, MD, USA

problem #47

Jun 052017

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 125,000 miles
While driving or sitting still headlights go off from seconds to minutes then go on or until I push the dimmer switch sideways not up and down, the dashboard lights and clock go off from seconds or until I push the dimmer light switch sideways not up and down, the engine suddenly quits whether sitting still or driving.

- Gladstone, ND, USA

problem #46

May 162016

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 118,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving various speeds, the vehicle lost engine power without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that it needed to be completely reprogrammed and the ignition control module harness needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred several times after the repair. The vehicle was taken to the dealer three other times, but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failures. The failure mileage was 118,000.

- Greenville, SC, USA

problem #45

Nov 252015

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • miles
There was a recall in 2011 on the resistor and connector for the fan motor and that was replaced in my truck then. I just had to replace the same parts again. After having a recall on these parts why would they go out again in such a short period of time?

- Grayson, KY, USA

problem #44

Aug 102015

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • miles
I filled up my gas tank on 8-10-2015 and was driving at 70 miles a hour when the engine just shut down. I restarted it and it started missing our real bad, I thought it was maybe some bad gas. I notified the gas station and they started checking the gas out. While they were doing that, I took it to a mech. As they said it was probable the gas, put a can of seafoam and try to use the gas up. I did and it kept getting worse, it would not idle and kept stalling out. I took it to a mech and they found a intermitting wireing problem. It was a "ignition coil wire harness"took to days to find, they replaced it and runs good now..odometer reading was 55315. They checked every thing twice before they found the problem in the 2 days they had it.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

problem #43

Oct 312013

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 9,000 miles
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado. While the vehicle was coming to a stop, the anti-brake system engaged independently and caused the brakes to fail. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 9,000.

- Monroe Township, NJ, USA

problem #42

Jun 262009

Silverado 1500 Hybrid 6-cyl

  • 38,000 miles
Leaving the car wash, fan quit working and I smelled a burning odor. Pigtail to resistor had a burnt wire. Got pigtail from dealer for $95. Parts manager told me they replace 4 or 5 a month. Still didn't fix the problem. Purchased fan resistor from auto parts store. Problem fixed. April 2010 the same thing happened again. Went to salvage yard and got 2 used pigtails and installed one of them. Resistor seemed to be ok. Approx. November 2011 received letter from General Motors saying they would reimburse me for the parts. I did get $95 back for the pigtail but couldn't find the receipt for the resistor. April 2015 problem occurring again. I still have one used pigtail I will have to install, maybe the resistor. This is a safety issue. There should be a recall. If I park my truck in the garage I take a chance of burning down my house. Please someone do something.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

problem #41

Nov 102014

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 140,000 miles
At approximately 2:30 am, November 10th, my husband had just gotten back from the store, and had turned the truck off. The keys were not in the ignition at the time. He was sitting in the truck for about 10 minutes, when he noticed smoke coming from the dashboard. He opened the hood, noticed flames, and tried to put it out with a fire extinguisher. We called the fire department, but by the time they got to the house, the entire cab of the truck was engulfed in flames. The heat was so intense it melted the siding off my house. The truck was used for his business, and he had two chainsaws in the back that were destroyed. There is absolutely nothing left.

- Hollis, ME, USA

problem #40

Nov 032014

Silverado 1500 Hybrid

  • 160,000 miles
First off there's very little snow here so the body and frame isn't rusting out because of that but its definitely rusting very bad the brake lines have rusted completely in half the transmission has went out twice the oil gauge don't work there have been times the motor knocked but then smoothed out again I've been a Chevy fan my entire life but the company isn't up to standard's of the consumers in my book if your asking 35000 for a [xxx] truck it should last a long time with no issues. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Huntington, GA, USA

problem #39

Jun 182014

Silverado 1500 Hybrid 4WD 8-cyl

  • 133,286 miles
First the radio does turn off sometime when opening the door. Then I have to replace the heater fan resister every three to four months because it burns out while I drive I can, T use defroster or any temp. Optionc.

- Columbia, SC, USA

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