2006 Chevrolet Silverado

VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HAVE 4 NEW TIRES INSTALLED. AS PART OF THIS PROCESS THE VEHICLE WAS LIFTED OFF THE GROUND AND THE STEERING COMPONENTS AND SUSPENSION SYSTEM WAS CHECKED FOR WEAR. AS THIS PROCESS WAS TAKING PLACE ONE OF THE MECHANICS NOTICED THE RUSTED BRAKE LINES AND CALLED ME OVER TO SHOW HOW BAD THE LINES WERE RUSTED. *TR

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND I ENTERED IT TO START IT. WHEN I APPLIED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE PEDAL I HEARD A LOUD POP (LIKE A BALLOON POPPING) AND A RECOIL IN THE BRAKE PEDAL. COME TO FIND OUT, THE DIAPHRAGM IN THE BRAKE BOOSTER BROKE THUS LEAVING ME WITH VERY LITTLE BRAKES. I AM JUST GLAD I WAS THE ONE BEHIND THE WHEEL AND THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. I CAN ONLY IMAGINE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING THROUGH TOWN. OR IF SOMEONE LIKE MY 18 YEAR OLD SON HAD BEEN DRIVING. AFTER SPEAKING WITH MULTIPLE MECHANICS, IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION THAT THIS IS ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT "NEVER HAPPENS"...ESPECIALLY ON A 2006 WITH ONLY 63K MILES ON IT. WHEN I CALLED CHEVROLET THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD BE NOTED BUT THEY COULD NOT HELP COVER THE COST OF REPAIR AS IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH I DO KNOW IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY, I THOUGHT THEY MIGHT COVER IT AS IT IS NOT A WEAR AND TEAR ISSUE...IT IS A MECHANICAL DEFECT AND A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED AND I'M JUST HOPING IT DOES NOT OCCUR AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO WAY AT ALL TO PREDICT IF AND WHEN THIS WILL EVER OCCUR ON ANY OTHER VEHICLE. I JUST HOPE IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO MINE AGAIN. *TR

DRIVING MY 2006 SILVERADO 3500 HD WHEN THE CAR AHEAD DECIDED ON A SUDDEN LEFT TURN. WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WHILE SWERVING, NARROWLY MISSING THE COMPACT CAR. AFTER EVALUATION AT THE GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP WE USE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR ON ALL 8 OF OUR GM BUSINESS AND PERSONAL VEHICLES, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE EROSION/RUSTING WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LINES USED. CONTACTED GM AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE $1400.00 BILL AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD! *TR

DRIVING MY 2006 SILVERADO 3500 HD WHEN THE CAR AHEAD DECIDED ON A SUDDEN LEFT TURN. WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND HAD TO STAND ON THE PEDAL WHILE SWERVING, NARROWLY MISSING THE COMPACT CAR. AFTER EVALUATION AT THE GM CERTIFIED DEALERSHIP THAT WE USE FOR INSPECTION AND REPAIR ON ALL 8 OF OUR GM BUSINESS AND PERSONAL VEHICLES, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE EROSION/RUSTING WAS A COMMON DEFECT IN THE BRAKE LINES USED. CONTACTED GM AND THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE $1400.00 BILL AND STATED THAT THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THE SAFETY OF EVERYONE ON THE ROAD! *TR

2006 SILVERADO 1500 IN OCTOBER 2012, AS I APPROACHED A STOP LIGHT, MY BRAKE PEDAL LOST PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND STOP BY PUMPING THE PEDAL AND USING THE PARKING BRAKE. THE CAUSE WAS A RUSTED OUT BRAKE LINE, WHICH I PAID THE SHOP TO REPLACE. IN FEBRUARY 2013, I PRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE IN MY DRIVEWAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN LOST PRESSURE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND UPON INSPECTION LEARNED THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED OUT INCLUDING AT THE ABS MODULE CONNECTION POINT. THE ONLY REPAIR OPTION IS A $2000 JOB TO REMOVE THE BODY FROM THE TRUCK TO REPLACE EVERY SINGLE BRAKE LINE. THROUGH INTERNET SEARCHES AND BY MY MECHANIC'S EXPERIENCE, THIS IS CLEARLY A KNOWN PROBLEM THAT GM SHOULD BE RECALLING SILVERADOS FOR. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN A LONG TIME PROBLEM OF BROKEN EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS ON 1999 TO 2007 CHEVY SILVERADO AND GMC SIERRA PICKUPS. THIS PROBLEM IS ON 80 TO 90 PERCENT OF THE TRUCKS WITH IN THEM YEARS THIS IS MILLIONS OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED BY GENERAL MOTORS DUE TO EPA LAWS AND EMISSION STANDARDS NOT BEING ABLE TO BE PASSED WHEN THESE BOLTS BREAK. *TR