Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I was driving down the highway at 65 mph and went to slow down and I had no brakes. Resulting in me having to go into t… |
| 2025-02-07 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 0 | On [XXX], at or around midnight, I was traveling [XXX] at approximately 60 mph. The traffic was very light, with few ve… |
| 2024-12-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | The auxiliary transmission fuel pump system is prone to failure. This makes it so the start/stop feature will not work,… |
| 2024-11-23 | STEERING | No | 0 | hi the power steering hose failed and caused a fire and total loss |
| 2024-03-28 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that upon a vehicle inspection performed by an ind… |
| 2024-01-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | A LITTLE WHILD AFTER TURNING THE TRUCK OFF I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM INSIDE THE TRUCK. AFTER PUTTING OUT THE FIRE, I … |
| 2023-05-09 | ENGINE | No | 0 | Service Engine Soon light came on while driving. Code P0327 - Knock Sensor 1, Circuit Low Input (Bank 1) shown on code… |
| 2021-09-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | My air bag singnol is on |
| 2021-09-24 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | The Frame has excessive rust especially the crossmembers that are in-between the two main lateral frame beams. In this … |
| 2020-12-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE INTERIOR LIGHTS ON THE GAUGES ALL TURN OFF MAKING IT HARD TO SEE THE SPEED LIMITS. BRAKES SOUND AS IF GRINDING B… |
| 2020-09-15 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | DUE TO FAULTY UNDERCOATING FROM FACTORY THE BACK CROSSMEMBERS ROT AND CAUSE SHOCKS TO BECOME DISPLACED AND GAS TANK TO … |
| 2020-08-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRUCK DRIVING TRANSFER CASE GO IN NEUTRAL, THEN NEED TO PARK AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK AND IN NEUTRAL, THEN PUSH… |
| 2020-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE PASSLOCK LIGHT COMES ON AND THE TRUCK WON'T START. THE INTERIOR LIGHTS GETS BRIGHT THEN DIM. BACK AND FORTH. WHEN T… |
| 2020-01-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | AT 45,000 MI, HAD TO REPLACE ABS HUB SENSOR ASSY DUE TO FALSE ACTIVATION. I HAVE SINCE REPLACE 3 MORE ASSYS COSTING OVE… |
| 2019-12-03 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | WE WERE DRIVING AND STARTED RUNNING REALLY ROUGH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT SAID REDUCED ENGINE POWER TOOK … |
| 2019-12-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE B… |
| 2019-11-28 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES HAVE ROTTED OUT AND NEED TO BE REPLACED |
| 2019-06-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL. THE SERVICE AIRBAG SOON LIGHT IS ON. |
| 2019-06-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IN LATE FEBRUARY 2019, I ACQUIRED A TRUCK FROM A USED DEALERSHIP THAT I HAVE DONE BUSINESS WITH BEFORE. UPON OBTAINING … |
| 2019-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 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… |
| 2019-04-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK PASSENGER AIR BAG WARNING INDIC… |
| 2019-04-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SUDDEN LOSS OF BRAKING ABILITY. ONE MINUTE BRAKES WORKED, BUT PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR ON SUBSEQUENT USE. INSPECTION REVEAL… |
| 2019-02-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | YET ANOTHER FAILURE OF INADEQUATELY SPECCED BRAKE LINES. I HAVE NOW HAD TO REPLACE TWO BRAKE LINES (FROM THE BPMV TO TH… |
| 2019-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEATING BLOWER STOPPED WORKING FOR ABOUT 10 MIN LAST WEEK AND TODAY DIDN'T WORK AT ALL UNTIL I WIGGLED HARNESS. CAN… |
| 2019-01-10 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | DID NOT INFLATE DESPITE 3 GOOD "SWATS" TO THE NOSE OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE RUNNING GOING THRU CORNERS AT APPROXIMATELY … |
| 2018-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EXPERIENCING UNWANTED ABS ACTIVATION ON FRONT BRAKES AT LOW SPEED. BELOW 10 MPH. CAUSING INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE DU… |
| 2018-06-10 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY BLOWER MOTOR WIRING HARNESS AT THE RESISTOR LIGHTLY CAUGHT ON FIRE TODAY. I WAS DIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE FAN O… |
| 2018-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE HEATER FAN RESISTER AND CONNECTOR HAS BURNED. RECALLED BY CHEVY BUT NOT MY VEN NUMBER |
| 2018-05-11 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT SWERVED TO AVOID … |
| 2018-04-18 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SHOOK, THE… |
| 2018-03-20 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAMARA RECALL. MY TRUCK HAS THE WARNING ON MY INSTRUMENT CLUSTER "SERVICE AIR BAG" JUST LIKE THE 2007 TO 2011 RECALL. … |
| 2018-03-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | RANDOMLY MY TRUCK WILL GO IN ENGINE POWER REDUCED AND TOP SPEED IS 35 MPH. IT HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIME ON THE INTERSTA… |
| 2018-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | NEPHEW BORROWED MY TRUCK. HE WAS IN MOTION AND TRIED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN ON A CITY STREET AND REALIZED BRAKES HAD… |
| 2018-02-27 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. TH… |
| 2018-02-20 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE GEAR DOWNSHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL W… |
| 2017-12-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | FAILURE OF BRAKE LINE COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKES. GOING OUT OF DRIVEWAY TURN INTO A DTE POLE TO STOP |
| 2017-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 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 A… |
| 2017-09-07 | ENGINE | No | 0 | EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE OFF AND IS NOW LEAKING EXHAUST FUMES IN SIDE THE TRUCK ALSO EMISSIONS IS EFFECTED FOR OSHA… |
| 2017-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH ON FRONT, LEFT SIDE NEAR WHEEL. INSPECTION OF LINES REVEALED SIGNIFICANT RUST ON … |
| 2017-08-01 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE UNDERCARRIAGE WAS RUSTED. IN ADDITION… |
| 2017-07-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | STEEL BRAKE LINES (BRAKELINES) RUSTED THROUGH BY FRAME OF TRUCK. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR AND MODEL. VERY DANGEROU… |
| 2017-07-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PERFORMING REGULAR MAINTENANCE THAT… |
| 2017-07-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC 3 -5 MPH BRAKE LINE BROKE, PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR. HAD TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND EMERGENCY BR… |
| 2017-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE ABS SYSTEM IS ENGAGING AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT STOP WHERE YOU INTENDED TO STOP. IT GOE… |
| 2017-06-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | FRAME AND SUSPENSION COMPONENTS EXCESSIVE RUSTING TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. LEAF SPRING SHACKLE FAILED LAST YEAR, CAUSI… |
| 2017-06-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL HEADLIGHTS GO OFF FROM SECONDS TO MINUTES THEN GO ON OR UNTIL I PUSH THE DIMMER SWITCH S… |
| 2017-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE ENGINE, FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HO… |
| 2017-05-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MOVING BOAT IN MY YARD WHEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, USED EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. BRAKE LINE TO LEFT FRONT WAS C… |
| 2017-05-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON A DIVIDED 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT, SEVERAL DEER RAN IN THE PAT( OF OUR VEHICLE. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, … |
| 2017-04-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DRIVING MY CHEVY SILVERADO DOWN THE ROAD. HIT THE BRAKES FOR A DEER AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SMOKE STARTE… |