2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

WHILE LOOKING OVER MY TRUCK PRIOR TO INSPECTION I DISCOVERED THREE CROSS MEMBERS TOTALLY RUSTED THRU. THE ARE ALSO THE MAIN SUPPORTS FOR THE GAS TANK AND THE SHOCKS. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND REPLACEMENT PARTS AND THE MORE I LOOK THE MORE I HEAR HOW COMMON THE RUSTED CROSS MEMBERS ARE. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALERS PARTS DEPT. AND WHEN I ASKED FOR CROSS MEMBERS HE TOLD ME WHICH ONES I NEEDED AND POINTED THEM OUT ON AN ILLUSTRATED BRAKE DOWN. AFTER THE TRUCK BED WAS REMOVED I NOTICED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE CABLE IS RUBBING AGAINST THE PLASTIC GAS TANK AND IS JUST ABOUT WORE THRU THE TANK TO ABOUT THE THICKNESS OF A PLASTIC SANDWICH BAG. THE CABLE HAS ALSO RUBBED AGAINST IT'S SUPPORT BRACKET ALMOST ALL THE WAY THRU AS WELL AS INTO THE CABLE. *TR

DRIVING AT ABOUT 35MPH WHEN THE CAR AHEAD PUT ON BRAKES MY PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR AND I ENDED UP USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP. I HAD THE TRUCK TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO TOLD ME THE BRAKE LINES WERE COMPLETELY RUSTED OUT. I CALLED CHEVROLET'S SERVICE NUMBER AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM WITH MY YEAR. BUT IT HAD BEEN IN THE PAST SO NO HELP AVAILABLE. *TR

BRAKES SEEMED SOFT WHILE DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROADS YESTERDAY. THIS MORNING PUDDLE UNDER THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. NO BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. HOUR LATER WHEN TOW TRUCK CAME, MOVED TRUCK FOR TOWING AND BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT DID NOT WANT TO STOP WITH BRAKES - ROLLED TO STOP. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHO IS CHECKING FOR THE REASON FOR THE LEAK. NOT REPAIRED YET - WAITING FOR DEALER TO GET BACK TO ME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE HARDER AS A RESULT, THE BRAKE LINES FRACTURED AND THE BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS RUST UNDER THE VEHICLE WHERE THE BRAKE LINES WERE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. CHECKED UNDER TRUCK AND THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AND 1 OR 2 WERE LEAKING BRAKE FLUID. COULD STOP ONLY BY USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. IF I WAS DRIVING ON THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. BRAKE LINES SHOULD NOT RUST OUT IN 8 YEARS. THESE TRUCKS NEED TO BE RECALLED. IT IS GOING TO COAST CLOSE TO $1000 IF I REPLACED ALL THE LINES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER REVERSING OUT OF THE RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES FAILED. THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP AFTER THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ENGAGED. AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT BRAKE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE BRAKE LINES. THE CONTACT ADDED MORE BRAKE FLUID INTO THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE FAULTY DUE TO THE SALT DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000. UPDATED 9/12/14*CN UPDATED 2/12/2015 *JS

I HAD MY TRUCK FIXED AT SEAR AUTOMOTIVE IN HUNT VALLEY MARYLAND AFTER 3 WEEK AFTER I WAS PROMISED 1 WEEK.WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A NEW REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND NEW BRAKE LINES. I GOT MY TRUCK BACK I LOST BRAKES GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY ABS LIGHT CAME ON BROUGHT MY TRUCK BACK TO SEARS. IT WAS FIXED SO I WAS TOLD AND I LOST BRAKES AGING. AND THEN I BROUGHT IT BACK A 3RD TIME THEY FINALLY FIXED IT. BUT THEY MADE ME DRIVE MY TRUCK WITH NO BRAKES BACK TO THEM. NEXT MY REAR DIFFERENTIAL LOCKED UP ON 695 AND I SPUN OUT I BROUGHT THE TRUCK BACK TO THEM. THEY CLAIMED IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY WHEN THE WARRANTY EXPIRED WELL THE TRUCK WAS IN THE SHOP. SO I STARTED TO DRIVE THE TRUCK HOME AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE TURNED ON AND MY FRONT 2 WHEELS STARTED DRAGGING ALONG WITH MY BACK WHICH MADE MY TRUCK COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF YORK ROAD. WHICH AUTO NATION TOLD ME THAT MY FRONT DIFFERENTIAL IS BAD NOT THE REAR THAT'S WHY IT HAPPENED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY TRUCK AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE TRUCK IN MY DRIVEWAY AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. THERE WAS NO TROUBLE LIGHT OR INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD OF ANY BRAKE PROBLEM. WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE TRUCK I SAW A PUDDLE OF FLUID UNDER THE MIDDLE OF THE TRUCK ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THERE IS A HOLE IN THE REAR BRAKE LINE AND ALL THE BRAKE LINES ARE COMPLETELY RUSTED AND ROTTING. I WAS TOLD BY THE CHEVROLET DEALER ALL THE BRAKE LINES NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $1000. HOW CAN THE NHTSA ALLOW MANUFACTURERS TO INSTALL BRAKE LINE MATERIALS THAT CAN FAIL WITHOUT WARNING IN 7 YEARS OR LESS? *TR