Safety Score
87
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2006 GMC Sierra 2500.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-06-03 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED "COMPLETELY", WITH NO WARNING. NO "WARNING LIGHT" ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING ON A PUBLIC ROAD … |
| 2020-03-11 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINES BUSTED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM BECAUSE I WAS HAULING A LOAD AND GOT EXTREMELY EXTREMELY LUCKY THAT… |
| 2019-10-18 | STEERING | Yes | 1 | MY VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND I SEE THEIR IS A RECALL FOR THE PITMAN ARM THAT CAN CAUSE TOTAL LOSS IF STEERING AND THAT IS… |
| 2018-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | IN THE CITY STOPPING FOR A STOPLIGHT THE BRAKES FAILED. THE VEHICLE LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT. ALL FL… |
| 2017-05-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SERVICE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON |
| 2017-03-29 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE… |
| 2016-09-07 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE WHILE TRYING TO STOP ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP & WAS TOLD BRAKES HAD R… |
| 2016-01-11 | VISIBILITY/WIPER | No | 0 | NOT ONLY DOES THE RIGHT SIDE MIRROR HAVE THE OBJECTS ARE CLOSER THAN IT APPEARS STYLE MIRROR USED FOR CARS MAKING IT IM… |
| 2015-11-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | VEHICLE IN MOTION. BRAKE LINE FAILURE (BURST) WHILE DRIVING ON CROWDED CITY STREET - 30MPH. PEDAL SANK TO FLOOR. TOTAL … |
| 2015-08-16 | SERVICE BRAKES | Yes | 0 | BRAKE LINE TO REAR BRAKES RUSTED OUT. |
| 2015-03-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED BY CORRODED BRAKE LINES. *TR |
| 2014-10-23 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION WHICH WAS NOT VISIBLE DURING SAFETY INSPECTIONS. AFTER APPLYING BRAKES TO STOP AT… |
| 2014-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | YOU CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WITH THE MOTOR RUNNING. TO START ENGINE YOU NEED TO 'WIGGLE' THE KEY OR TAKE I… |
| 2014-08-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING I NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND A FLUID DRIPPING ONTO THE FLOOR OF THE TRUCK. THEN THERE W… |
| 2014-08-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I BROUGHT MY 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD IN FOR A BRAKE SERVICE AS NORMAL. TECHNICIAN INSTALLED BRAKES AND ROTORS AND TOOK … |
| 2014-03-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO RUPTURED HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE. NO PRIOR WARNING. TOTAL FAILURE, I THOUGHT DUAL MASTER CYLIND… |
| 2014-02-14 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS TRUCK WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM SHOPPING, LIGHTS ON THE DASH STARTED BLINKING. I ATTEMPTE… |
| 2014-02-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | ARRIVING AT MY RV SITE IN ALABAMA FROM UPPER MICHIGAN A NEIGHBOR SAW SOMETHING LEAKING FROM NEAR THE LEFT FRONT TIRE OF… |
| 2014-01-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WAS READY TO LEAVE WORK,HAD FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL,IT FELT SPONGY STARTED TRUCK,PUMPED IT UP IT STILL FELT SPONGY AS I GOT… |
| 2013-07-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD ON 7/24/2013 THE TRUCK WAS HAVING TIRES INSTALLED AT A LOCAL STORE. THEY TRUCK WAS BR… |
| 2013-07-12 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. AT TIMES, I HAD TO STOP THE TRUCK AND PUT IN PARK BEFORE IT WOULD ENGAGE IN DRIVE. FI… |
| 2013-07-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE TOWING MY TRAILER I LOST MOST OF MY BRAKING CAPACITY. I HAD TO USE THE TRAILER BREAKING MECHANISM TO STOP THE TRU… |
| 2012-12-06 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE 2006 2500HD DIESEL PICKUP NEW. THE TRUCK HAS HAD POOR BRAKING SINCE NEW AND THE DEALER HAS ALWAYS SAID … |
| 2012-10-29 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WE TOOK OUR 28 FT CAMPER TO BE REPAIRED WHICH CONSISTED OF DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AN AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED BUT DOING T… |
| 2012-09-09 | TIRES | No | 0 | FIRESTONE DESTINATION A/T LT285/75R16 TIRES - CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF TIRE WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN MIDDLE LANE O… |
| 2012-07-29 | TIRES | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC 2500 EQUIPPED WITH BF GOODRICH MUDD KM2 TIRES, SIZE 35 12.5 R18. THE CONTACT STATED THA… |
| 2012-06-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. SMELLED SOMETHING HOT, THEN SMOKE CAME OUT VENTS, WITHIN LESS THAN A MINUTE FLAMES WERE COM… |
| 2012-06-19 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | WHILE BRAKING AT LOW SPEEDS AND COMING TO A FULL STOP, TRUCK LURCHES FORWARD AND BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN 1/8 OF AN INCH. … |
| 2012-02-15 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | BRAKE LINE FAILURE BETWEEN ABS FLOW CONTROL AND REAR BRAKES. FOLLOWED BY A SECOND FAILURE ABOUT A MONTH LATER WITH A FR… |
| 2012-02-01 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY (DOWN HILL SLOPE) AND LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKING IN MY 2006 GMC 2500HD DIESEL TRU… |
| 2011-08-24 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | FOUND REAR BRAKE PADS AND DISCS COMPLETELY WORN OUT DURING TIRE ROTATION AND BRAKE CLEANING AND INSPECTION. *TR |
| 2011-07-07 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH AND SMELLED BURNING COOLAN… |
| 2011-05-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:HUB | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A POPPING SOUND WHIL… |
| 2010-12-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500 WITH THE LBZ DURAMAX AND ALLISON TRANSMISSION. TWO OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES BEGA… |
| 2010-11-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | No | 0 | RUSTED BRAKE LINES. *TR |
| 2010-05-13 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC 2500. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A GRINDING NOISE FROM THE FRONT BRAKE … |
| 2010-03-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2006 GMC DIESEL WITH ALLISON TRANSMISSION...LINES TO TRANSMISSION COOLER LEAKING. IT IS A FIRE HAZARD...FROM WHAT I REA… |
| 2010-03-01 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC 2500 CARGO VAN. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE REAR PA… |
| 2010-02-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TRUCK WAS PARKED IN GARAGE ON A FRIDAY NIGHT, WITH NO PROBLEMS. STARTED TRUCK SATURDAY AM TO BACK OUT OF THE GARAGE TO… |
| 2010-01-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2006 GMC SIERRA HD 2500 - 4X4 CREW CAB SLT - WHILE PARKED IN OUR DRIVEWAY AND WITH KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE AIR B… |
| 2009-11-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | WHILE TOWING MY CAMPING TRAILER ON THE INTERSTATE I PULLED INTO A REST STOP. THEN I NOTICED THE RIGHT REAR TIRE WAS FLA… |
| 2009-09-03 | FUEL SYSTEM, DIESEL | No | 0 | UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS WITHOUT CAUSE THE FUEL FILTER WATER-IN-GAS SENSOR BLEED VALVE LEAKS FUEL. THIS CAUSES F… |
| 2009-03-04 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500 WITH THE LBZ DURAMAX AND ALLISON TRANSMISSION. TWO OF THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT LINES BEG… |
| 2009-03-02 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500 HD WITH 32000 MILES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE BRAKES AND ROTORS TWICE BECAUSE THEY HAVE … |
| 2009-03-02 | TIRES | No | 0 | NEW LOOKING SNOW TIRE, TREAD SEPARATED FROM TIRE. APPROX. 62 MPH DOING DAMAGE TO TRUCK WHEEL WELL. TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT… |
| 2009-01-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I AM THE SHOP FOREMAN FOR A CONSTRUCTION COMPANY IN ALASKA. I DROPPED OFF A 2006 GMC 2500 PICKUP LAST WEEK TO THE DEALE… |
| 2008-09-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2006 GMC 2500HD DURAMAX/ALLISON CREW CAB. I TOOK OWNERSHIP IN FEB OF 2007 WITH 32K MILES. TRANSMISSION LINES WE… |
| 2008-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 GMC SIERRA 2500. THE CONTACT HAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE WITH THE WRONG HYDRAULIC FLU… |
| 2008-01-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | WENT TO GMC DEALER BECAUSE TRUCK HAS A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. TECHNICIAN NOTED THAT ALL THREE TRANSMISSION OIL COOLER L… |
| 2008-01-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES | No | 0 | I HAVE A 2006 GMC SIERRA THAT HAS HAD TRANSMISSION LINES REPLACED AND THAT KEEP HAVING TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF HOSE L… |