Safety Score
70
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | On 31 Dec 21, I drove the vehicle to the car wash, after the wash was completed, I drove the vehicle approx. 1/2 mile d… |
| 2019-11-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ANYTIME A TRAILER IS FIRST ATTACHED, THE TRUCK WILL RANDOMLY GO INTO REDUCED POWER MODE WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS VERY UNS… |
| 2019-02-16 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | GOING DOWN A SNOWY GRAVEL ROAD AND LOST CONTROL. HIT A DITCH/SNOW BANK HEAD ON AT APPROX. 30MPH. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLO… |
| 2018-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE REAR BRAKES FAILED WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING. THE BRAKES WENT FROM GOOD TO MUSHY WITHOUT WARNING LIGHT. I ADDED BRA… |
| 2018-02-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | UPON STARTING MY TRUCK, THE OIL PRESSURE GAUGE IMMEDIATELY GOES TO 80 WITH NO ACCELERATION. AT THIS POINT, THERE IS NO… |
| 2017-08-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | APPEARS GM'S FAULTY BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR HAS CLAIMED MY 2ND TRUCK. FIRE STARTED WHILE PARKED IN PARKING LOT. FIRE OCCU… |
| 2017-08-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | THE RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE ON MY TRUCK RUSTED THROUGH. I LOST BRAKING WHEN LOADING MY 10 FT CAMPER IN THE DRIVEWAY. I … |
| 2017-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SUDDEN FAILURE OF BRAKES DURING LOW SPEED STOP, BRAKE LINE FAILED NEAR FRAME UNDERSIDE IN DRIVER SEAT AREA. WAS ABLE TO… |
| 2017-03-19 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 EQUIPPED WITH COOPER TIRES, DOT NUMBER: UTV6C8E4808, TIRE LINE: CO… |
| 2016-09-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN NORMAL STOPPING ABS ACTIVATES AND KEEPS ACTIVATING UNTIL PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR AND BRAKES DO NO FUNCTION, THERE ARE … |
| 2016-09-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BLOWER MOTOR FOR THE HVAC STARTED ALL BY ITS SELF AND RAN FULL BLAST. THE CONTROL PANEL HAD NO EFFECT ON THE SYSTEM . I… |
| 2016-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK ON 3/30/16 ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF ME. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES TO AVOID A WRECK. A… |
| 2016-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BREAK LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND I AM AFRAID THEY WILL GO OUT WITHOUT WARNING. TRUCK ONLY HAS 67,000 MILES ON IT. |
| 2015-12-17 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | LOST BRAKES WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD DUE TO RUSTED BRAKE LINE. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC WHO DID AN … |
| 2015-12-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT COMING ON, HAVE NEVER HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THIS TRUCK. |
| 2015-12-05 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE THE TODDLER WAS PLACED IN THE DRIVER SEAT OF THE VEHICLE, S… |
| 2015-11-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE DUE TO EXCESSIVE CORROSION AS THE LINES LAY ON THE FRAME. LUCKILY, THE BREAK WAS AT HOME AND I WAS A… |
| 2015-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ONE BRAKE LINE BURST FROM BEING RUSTED OUT AND THE REMAINING 4 FRONT BRAKE LINES ARE IN BAD SHAPE AND NEED TO BE REPLAC… |
| 2015-06-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. WHILE PULLING INTO THE DRIVEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 7 MPH, THE BRAKE… |
| 2015-06-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | HOLE CAME IN BREAK LINE DUE TO RUST. ALL MOST RAN THRU A BUSY INTERSECTION. ALSO HAD A BREAK LINE TO RUST INTO ON 4/10/… |
| 2015-05-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | GM MAD A FAULTY BOLT DESIGN AND NO ONE IS HOLDING THEM ACCOUNTABLE. I HAVE 3 BROKEN MANIFOLD BOLTS AND THE DEALERSHIP W… |
| 2015-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS POSITIONING MY CHEVY SILVERADO 2500 YEAR 2006 TO HOOK UP MY TRAVEL TRAILER RV. AS I WAS BACKING UP TO LINE UP THE… |
| 2015-04-18 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | ENGINE IDLER PULLEY SEIZED CAUSING SERPENTINE BELT TO BREAK WHICH RESULTED IN LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND LOSS OF POWER … |
| 2015-03-21 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS CORROSION ON THE FRAME OF THE V… |
| 2015-03-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET MY BRAKES WHEN OUT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY DRIVEWAY TO DISCOVER MY BRAKE LINE… |
| 2015-01-21 | TIRES | No | 0 | UNIROYAL LAREDO HD/H LT265/75 R15 HAD A TREAD SEPARATION THAT CAUSED CONSIDERABLE SHEET METAL DAMAGE WITHIN AND BEHIND … |
| 2015-01-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD A BRAKE LINE BRAKE DRIVING MY BABY TO THE DOC, TOWED IF TO THE SHOP & FOUND OUT ALL THE BRAKE LINES & HARDWARE WE… |
| 2014-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 60MPH TRAFFIC SLOWED SUDDENLY WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON BRAKES WHEN TO FLOOR I SWERVED TO AVOID SLOW… |
| 2014-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, BANGING PERIODICALLY 1,2,3 GEAR AND DOWN SHIFT. TRANSMISSION GAUGE RED-LINED, NOW IS NOT PROPERL… |
| 2014-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | DURING A NORMAL STOP AT A LIGHT, JUST AS THE VEHICLE WAS GETTING CLOSE TO A COMPLETE STOP THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE BUMP F… |
| 2014-10-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES HAVE RUSTED OUT. ABS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN SOON AFTER ABS SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO REPLACE ALL O… |
| 2014-10-18 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES BLEW FRONT AND REAR WHEN A MOTORCYCLE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED HIS BRAKES IN AN EMERGENCY STOP. LUCKILY HE WA… |
| 2014-10-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | BRAKES LINES RUSTY PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL BRAKES FAILED. *TR |
| 2014-07-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 3 | 7-12-14, 11:15 MTN TIME MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-76, IN A 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO, 2500 HD DURAMAX DIESEL… |
| 2014-07-12 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | 7-12-14, 11:15 MTN TIME MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING WESTBOUND ON I-76, IN A 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO, 2500 HD DURAMAX DIESEL… |
| 2014-06-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING THE ABOVE TRUCK STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDDLE "FELT FUNNY" AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE IT. SHE STATED T… |
| 2014-06-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE L… |
| 2014-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I WAS IN FAST LANE ON HIGHWAY APPROACHING SOME CONSTRUCTION AND WAS CUT OFF BY SOMEONE WHO PASSED ME ON THE RIGHT . I S… |
| 2014-03-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RUSTED BRAKE LINES 1 HAS RUPTURED. *TR |
| 2014-02-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE LINE RUNNING FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE RADIATOR IS EXTREMELY PRONE TO LEAKING DUE TO A WEAK/IMPROPER CRIMP IN TH… |
| 2014-01-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED A… |
| 2014-01-14 | WHEELS | No | 0 | PURCHASED A SET OF 4 .FEDERAL COURAGIA MT 33/12.50/20 FROM SD WHEELCORP IN APRIL 2012. AFTER APPROX 16000 MILES 2 OF TH… |
| 2013-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE STOPPING FOR TRAFFIC LIGHT, BRAKES WERE WEAK AND REQUIRED EXCESSIVE PRESSURE TO ACTIVATE ENOUGH TO STOP VEHICLE. … |
| 2013-11-26 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE P… |
| 2013-11-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE WERE GETTING READY FOR A LONG TRIP (MARYLAND TO FLORIDA). WE HITCHED OUR TRAILER TO OUR TRUCK AND WERE TESTING LIGH… |
| 2013-11-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE. RUSTY BRAKE LINES. LEAVING FLUID ON GROUND ALMOST HITTING BUILDING. *TR |
| 2013-08-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE HAD JUST GOTTEN TO THE BOTTOM OF A HILL WHEN WE APPLIED THE BRAKES THE PEDAL FELT NORMAL THEN INSTANTLY IT WENT TO T… |
| 2013-08-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | I WAS PREPARING TO SLOW DOWN AS I APPROACHED MY DRIVEWAY. WHEN I APPLIED MY VEHICLE'S BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT COMP… |
| 2013-07-20 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TOWING TRAILER, WHILE PARKING TRAILER, BRAKE PEDAL GOT SPONGY, THEN WENT TO FLOOR, TOTAL BRAKE LOSS. RUSTED BRAKE LINE … |
| 2013-06-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKE LINES FAILED, CAUSING ME TO RUN OFF THE ROAD WHEN TRYING TO AVOID HITTING A DEER. HAD TO REPLACE ALL THE LINES D… |