2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500

MY CHEVROLET 2500 HAS A FUNCTION CALLED GRADE BRAKING TO ASSIST THE BRAKES WHEN TOWING A LOAD DOWN HILL. IT HAS QUIT FUNCTIONING BUT THE DEALERS CANNOT FIGURE OUT HOW TO TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM. THEY SAID SINCE NO CODES SHOW ON THE COMPUTER I HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL I HAVE A TRAILER BEHIND IT AND AM NEAR A DEALER THAT IS NEAR A STEEP GRADE TO TEST IT. THE WHOLE POINT OF THE SYSTEM IT TO KEEP THE TRUCK FROM RUNNING AWAY ON A STEEP GRADE. DOESN'T SOUND LIKE THE PLACE TO TEST IT. THERE ARE NO STEEP GRADES WITH IN 150 MILES OF ME. THERE SHOULD BE A SIMULATED TEST RUN BY THEIR COMPUTER. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILS AND SINCE THE POWER STEERING PUMP CONTROLS THE HYDOBOOST IT AFFECTS THE POWER BRAKES OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE POWER STEERING PUMP FAILS YOU LOOSE POWER BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD AT A BRISK PACE UNTIL YOU FORCEFULLY PUT BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PUSH DOWN WITH ALL THE POWER YOU CAN TO STOP THE TRUCK. SINCE THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES I REALIZE IMMEDIATLY WHAT THE PROBELEM WAS AND APPLIED ALL THE PEDAL POWER I COULD TO STOP THE TRUCK. THIS CAN BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM AND SINCE THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE, THEY WILL NOT REPLACE THE POWER STEERING PUMP UNTIL IT FAILS COMPLETELY, WHICH MINE FINALLY DID. 6 MONTHS LATER THE REPLACEMENT PUMP IS DOING THE SAME INTERMITTENT FAILURE AND THE DEALER WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNTIL IT COMPLETELY FAILS AGAIN. *TR

DROVE 40 MILES FROM WORK TO HOME ON NOV.25TH AND PARKED IN MY DRIVEWAY. NO ISSUES. ON SATURDAY, NOV.28TH, ATTEMPTING TO LEAVE DRIVEWAY, HAD LOSS OF STEERING AND BRAKING (NO POWER ASSIST) AND ROLLED INTO STREET. VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER. CAUSE WAS RUPTURED NITROGEN CANNISTER AT HYDROBOOST ASSEMBLY WITH LOSS OF POWER ASSIST AND CONTAMINATION OF FLUIDS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY ON NOT ON THE 40 MILE TRIP TO OR FROM WORK ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. *TR

ON OCTOBER THE 22ND. 2009 THE REAR BRAKES STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE. UPON CHECKING THE REAR BRAKES I FOUND THE ROTORS HAD STARTED TO COME APART. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS AT THIS TIME. HOWEVER THE PADS THAT I REMOVED FROM MY 2006 CHEVY 2500 HD TRUCK STILL HAD MATERIAL LEFT ON THEM. THERE WAS NO METAL TO METAL CONTACT BETWEEN THE PADS AND THE ROTORS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 HD. THE CONTACT NOTICED HYDRAULIC FLUID LEAKING FROM THE HYDRO BOOST LINES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE HYDRO BOOST LINES FAILED AND CAUSED THE LEAK. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IF TOO MUCH FLUID WAS LOST, THE BRAKING SYSTEM WOULD COMPLETELY FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT THE COST OF $1,037.54. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL REGARDING THE FAILURE, BUT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,456 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,600. UPDATED 03/09/09.*LJ UPDATED 03/11/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT TWO YEARS AGO REGARDING THE ABS LOCKING UP IN RAINY CONDITIONS. ALL FOUR OF HIS TIRES LOCKED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT DROVE THROUGH TWO BUSHES AND STRUCK A LARGE TRAFFIC LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED $7,000 WORTH OF DAMAGES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE HOSPITAL SINCE THE CRASH. THE MANUFACTURER RECALLED THE VEHICLES IN THE NORTH OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT NOT THE SOUTH. THE CONTACT HAS A LAWYER AND SPOKE WITH THE CHEVROLET MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE BRAKE FAILURE. HE NO LONGER DRIVES THE VEHICLE IN THE RAIN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO K2500 HD. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL. HE WAS ABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BY APPLYING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE WELDING OF THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE BRAKE SHOCK ABSORBER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THEY PARTIALLY REPAIRED THE BRAKES. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A SECOND DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINE WAS PARTIALLY WELDED AND THE FAILURE COULD RECUR AT ANY MOMENT. THEY FURTHER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN ON ROUGH TERRAIN; HOWEVER, IT WAS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER TOOK A REPORT, BUT WILL NOT AUTHORIZE THE DEALER TO COMPLETE THE WELDING REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 34,639.