Safety Score
72
Average
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 GMC Sierra 1500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | something shorted on or behind the dash on the drivers side and caught fire |
| 2024-05-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS SOLD AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR WORK/COMUTE FAMILY. THE DEALERSHIP MISLEAD ME AND LIED TO ME ABOUT WARRANTY AND EVEN A… |
| 2021-03-08 | WHEELS | No | 0 | MY PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL BROKE AND WENT SIDEWAYS WHEN I TURN OFF THE HIGHWAY IN MONTZUMA ONLY GOING ABOUT 30MPH |
| 2020-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | EVEN THOUGH MY TRUCK HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND ONLY HAS 30 THOUSAND MILES ON IT, MY BRAKING SYSTEM WENT OUT WHILE… |
| 2018-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING |
| 2018-11-10 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | I HAD A CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AND WHEN THEY REPLACED IT THE TECHNICIAN SAID IT WAS SO RUSTED FROM THE INSIDE THAT IF … |
| 2018-10-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, ABOUT 20 MPH OR LOWER, THE BRAKE PEDAL FADES TO THE FLOOR. THERE ARE NO LIGHTS OR CODES AN… |
| 2018-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 8 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE … |
| 2018-06-23 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE FORTY TWO VOLT CHARGING WARNING IN… |
| 2018-06-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I TOOK OUR TRUCK IN FOR SERVICING AT THE O'NEILL GMC DEALERSHIP IN WARMINSTER, PA AND WAS TOLD THAT ALL OF OUR BRAKE LI… |
| 2018-03-30 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE, FRONT LEFT. STEEL LINE HAD RUSTED NEXT TO A PLASTIC CLIP THAT SECURED A WIRING HARNESS TO THE BRAKE… |
| 2018-02-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING AT THE END OF OUR DRIVEWAY BEFORE PROCEEDING INTO THE ROAD THE BRAKE PEDAL PULSATES LIKE ABS IS KICKING IN… |
| 2017-11-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON TWO LANE ROAD,SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT FLASHED, VEHICLE WAS HARD TOO SLOW DOWN AND STOP. STOPPED VE… |
| 2017-08-17 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED AND… |
| 2017-02-05 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | FUEL GAGE SHOWS HALF A TANK BUT I RAN OUT OF GAS. LIGHTS BLOW ALL THETIME. |
| 2017-01-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I OWN A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500 PICK-UP WITH LESS THAN 75,000 MILES ON JANUARY 23, 2017 I LOST MY BRAKING CAPABILITY DUE … |
| 2016-11-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AROUND A CURVE (50MPH)AND STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED COMPLETELY AROUND BUT WHEELS DID NO… |
| 2016-09-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 800 (NA). THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE HORN AND IT FAILED TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY.… |
| 2016-09-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT. HAVE HAD JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING REPLACED I HAVE MY REPAIR BILLS. TRUCK WILL RUN … |
| 2016-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 1.RUSTED BRAKE LINES BLOWOUT.FORTUNATELY MINE HAPPENED IN A PARKING LOT,NOT ON THE TURNPIKE,AND REQUIRING AN EMERGENCY … |
| 2016-07-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE DRIVING AT A VERY SLOW SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AND FAILED T… |
| 2016-06-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED… |
| 2016-06-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | 2006 GMC SIENNA. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFTER STICKS/ GRINDS WHEN CLUTCH IS DEPRESSED. *S… |
| 2016-04-06 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | MY WIFE WHILE DRIVING OUR 2006 GMC SIERRA WAS INVOLVED IN A T-BONE ACCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING SOUTH IN HER LANE AND WAS … |
| 2016-03-21 | ENGINE | No | 0 | DEFECTIVE CASTECH HEADS. LEAKING ANTIFREEZE INTO ENGINE. THINS OUT THE ENGINE OIL AND COULD ENGINE TO OVER HEAT OR SIEZ… |
| 2016-01-19 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 GMC SIERRA WITH THE 5.3L VORTEC ENGINE AND I FOUND OUT THAT THE CASTECH HEADS ARE FAULTY AND LEAKING COOL… |
| 2015-12-08 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ABS ACTIVATION AT LOW SPEEDS RESULTING IN INCREASE STOPPING DISTANCE. IT RESULTED ALMOST STRIKING A PEDESTRIAN IN A C… |
| 2015-11-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY TRUCK EXHIBITED THE SAME ISSUES AS #10240: SPECIAL COVERAGE ADJUSTMENT-HEATING, VENTILATION, AND AIR CONDITIONING BL… |
| 2015-09-19 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH FUEL AND THE GAUGES SH… |
| 2015-09-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND BRAKES GAVE OUT.. STEPPED ON THE BRAKES AND TRUCK DID NOT STOP. A RUSTY BRAKE LINE WAS LEAK… |
| 2015-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | RIGHT FRONT BRAKE LINE RUPTURED WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IN A PARKING LOT. BRAKE FLUID STARTED TO LEAK OUT FROM THE LINE T… |
| 2015-08-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. WHILE APPROACHING A TRAFFIC LIGHT AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS… |
| 2015-05-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE… |
| 2015-04-12 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | CORRODED BRAKE LINES. NO INCIDENT AS OF YET. SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY OF THE BRAKE LINES. COULD… |
| 2015-03-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 2006 GMC SIERRA QUIT RUNNING ON A TRIP WE WERE TAKING. IT STARTED MISSING AND EVENTUALLY WOULDN'T RESTART. THE TRUCK … |
| 2015-02-13 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAD JUST REPLACED THE THIRD SET OF WHEEL BEARINGS, ASKED MY WIFE TO HOLD BRAKE SO THAT I COULD TORQUE AXEL NUT. WHEN … |
| 2015-02-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER BLOWER RELAY SWITCH WAS REPLACED HOWEVE… |
| 2015-02-09 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES RUSTING OUT NEEDED IMMEDIATE REPLACEMENT IN VIRGINIA WHERE LITTLE SALT IS USED. *TR |
| 2014-12-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | MY 2006 GMC HAS ONLY 29,000 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT THE TRUCK IN OCTOBER 2009 WITH 16,000 MILES. I KEEP THE TRUCK CLEAN I… |
| 2014-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TAIL LIGHT LENSES SEVERAL TIMES BECAUSE THE TAB THAT SECURES THE LENSES TO THE VEHICLE BREAKS… |
| 2014-11-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 1 | I WAKE UP EARLY ON SUNDAY, ON 11/16/15 AND TOOK A COMPANY TRUCK A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500, TO BRING SOME CARGO. ON MY WAY … |
| 2014-09-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | APPROACHING RED LIGHT SIGNAL APPLIED BRAKES. DRIVER REAR BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO RUST THROUGH. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY S… |
| 2014-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT P… |
| 2014-09-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ACTIVATE FOR NO REASON AT SLOW SPEEDS *TR |
| 2014-08-22 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | JUST DID A 4 WHEELBRAKEJOB;PADS AND ROTORS FOR THEFRONT, SHOES FOR THE REAR! HAD TO REPLACE ONE REAR WHEEL BRAKE CYLIN… |
| 2014-06-22 | ENGINE | Yes | 0 | WE WERE IN A STORAGE FACILITY PARKING OUR CAMPER WHEN I GOT OUT OF MY GMC TRUCK...I LEFT IT RUNNING IN PARK BECAUSE IT … |
| 2014-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE SERVICE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON AND OFF. TOOK IT TO DEALER TO HAVE TESTED. TROUBLE CODE P0084, DRIVER SEAT POSITION SE… |
| 2014-06-02 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | SINCE ROUGHLY JUNE OF 2014 COMPLETE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED. I HAVE HAD IT LOOKED AT AND HAVE… |
| 2014-05-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TRUCK STARTED TO HAVE BRAKE PEDAL PULSING AS YOU COME TO A STOP. PROBLEM LEAD TO INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE AT SLOW SP… |
| 2014-04-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. I WAS LEAVING A HESS STATION IN MASSACHUSETTS AFTER FILLING UP AND WHEN I STEPPE… |