2006 Chevrolet Silverado

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED CONTINUOUSLY, THE SPEED REDUCED TO 10 MPH. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

MY LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FAILED WHILE DRIVING. BRAKE SYSTEM WAS COMPROMISED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP SAFELY, BUT BRAKES DID NOT RESPOND AS THEY SHOULD. MOREOVER, THERE WAS NO INDICATION THAT THE WHEEL BEARING WAS FAILING, AND I AM QUITE AWARE OF WHAT THIS SOUNDS LIKE BECAUSE THIS WILL BE THE FOURTH TIME I HAVE REPLACED THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY ON THE LEFT SIDE. I HAVE REPLACED THE RIGHT HUB ASSEMBLY TWICE. IN ALL PREVIOUS TIMES, I HEARD A SLIGHT WHIRLING NOISE OR AT WORSE SLIGHT GRINDING, WHICH WOULD LEAD ME TO INSPECTION AND REPLACEMENT BEFORE FAILURE. THIS TIME IT FAILED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I BELIEVE GM HAS MADE A SERIOUS DESIGN AND/OR QUALITY ERROR IN THIS TRUCK. THIS SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED BECAUSE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM.

FOR THE THIRD TIME A BRAKE LINE HAS RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND CAUSED COMPLETE LOSS OF CONTROL. IT WAS LOCATED UNDER THE DRIVERS SEAT ABOVE THE FRAME. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO BRAKES AT 70 MPH ON HWY 5. I TOOK IT TO A CHEVY DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS NOT THEIR PROBLEM. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE FORTH BRAKE LINE THAT IS COMPLEXLY COVERED IN RUST. THIS IS GOING TO KILL SOMEONE WHEN IT RUSTS THROUGH. *TR

BRAKE LINE RUPTURE RESULTING IN IMMEDIATE BRAKE FAILURE WITHOUT WARNING. PARALLEL PARKING A 2006 SILVERADO WHEN WE ENCOUNTERED A COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE AND NEARLY STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE. BRAKE PETAL DEPRESSED COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. STEERED TRUCK TOWARD CURB TO FULLY STOP BEFORE STRIKING OTHER VEHICLE. IMMEDIATE INSPECTION REVEALED BRAKE LINE RUPTURE ON DRIVERS SIDE OF VEHICLE IN UNDERCARRIAGE AREA NEAR BACK OF DRIVERS SEAT. SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID AND COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. FORTUNATELY TRAVELING LESS THAN 5 MPH - FIVE MINUTES EARLIER WE WERE TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHIC EVENT HAD IT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE OR THE OFFRAMP. VEHICLE PASSED A VIRGINIA STATE SAFETY INSPECTION THREE WEEKS EARLIER. GM OR NHTSA SHOULD WARN GM OWNERS TO CHECK THEIR BRAKE LINES AND ALSO CONSIDER A RECALL. *TR

ON APPROX. 28 APRIL 2013 AFTER A 200 MILE TRIP I WAS PARKING MY TRUCK WHEN THE BRAKE LINE BROKE. I THEN USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE TRUCK. AT THIS TIME I MADE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO GET US BACK HOME. ONCE THERE I RESPONDED TO LEN STOLER CHEVEROLET IN WESTMINSTER MD. WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. I ASKED THEM IF THEY COULD BLEED THE BRAKES, BECAUSE I DID NOT THINK I GOT ALL THE AIR OUT OF LINES. AT THIS TIME I WAS WAITING IN THE WAITING ROOM WHEN A SERVICE ADVISOR CAME IN AND ASK ME TO GO INTO THE SHOP BECAUSE THEY WANTED TO SHOW ME SOMETHING. WHEN I ARRIVED AT MY TRUCK (WHICH WAS ON THE LIFT) THEY STATED THE ENTIRE BRAKE LINES WERE SO CORRODED THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A PRICE OF $1610.80. I STATED THAT THE SO CALL METAL USED HAD TO BE DEFECTED TO ALLOW THE WHOLE SYSTEM OF LINES TO RUST TO THIS POINT IN ONLY SEVEN YEARS. SHE THEN REPLIED THAT IT WAS NOT CAUSE BY THE METAL USED, IT WAS THE NEW SALT THAT THE STATES USES NOW. WHEN THEY REPLACED THE OLD LINES WITH THE NEW,I ASK THE SERVICE ADVISOR IS THE METAL BRAKE LINES BEING INSTALLED , WERE THEY USING THE SAME KIND OF METAL AND SHE REPLIED, NO THEY ARE USING ZINK COATED LINES NOW. MY QUESTION DID ANY OTHER TRUCKS LIKE MINE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND WHY DID THEY USE A NEW METAL IF THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH ORIGINAL METAL. *TR

I WAS BACKING UP THE TRUCK WHEN A CAR CAME UP BEHIND ME AND HAD TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD. THE PEDDLE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, NO BRAKES AT ALL. HAD TO STEER THE TRUCK INTO A SNOW BANK TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THE CAB OF THE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY SMELLED LIKE BRAKE FLUID. TOOK THE TRUCK TO THE SHOP AND DISCOVERED THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED AT EVERY POINT WHERE THEY CONNECT TO THE FRAME. REPAIRED THE FIRST LEAK AND ANOTHER LEAK STARTED IN ANOTHER LINE IN THE SAME AREA THE LINES ATTACHED TO THE FRAME BEHIND THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL. REPAIRED THE SECOND LEAK AND A 3RD LEAK APPEARED INSIDE THE FRAME RAIL BEHIND THE CAB WHERE THE LINE ATTACHES TO THE FRAME. THE LINES CAN NOT BE SAFELY REPAIRED. ALL NEW LINES MUST BE INSTALLED. THE TRUCK ONLY HAS 10,250 MILES ON IT AND IS ALWAYS WASHED INCLUDING THE UNDER CARRIAGE AFTER DRIVING ON SALTED ROADS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND TRAVELED ABNORMALLY TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKE LINES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO CORROSION. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTENDED TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND LEAKING. THE FUEL LINES WERE ALSO RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL SANK TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT WARNING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE RUSTED AND CONTAINED LEAKS. ALSO, THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINES WERE RUSTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,900. UPDATED 3/31/15*CN UPDATED 9/7/2017*CN