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.
2006 Chevrolet Silverado brakes complaints
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Brake lines rusted out. This is the second time I have had this problem with this vehicle. A hole developed in a brake line which resulted in no brakes at all. I had to spend $1400 at the chevy dealership to have all of my brake lines and front calipers replaced.
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!
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!
Abs kick in at low speeds increasing stopping distance by several feet.
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.
Brake line rust through. Driving down the road hit brakes went to floor. Still had front brakes and was able to stop. Having the truck towed to have lines replaced.
While driving 2006 chevy silverado pick up truck, my wife experienced sudden and total brake failure. When she pressed on brakes to slow vehicle, pedal fell to floor and brakes were unresponsive. My wife barely avoided an accident and pulled into shopping center. After arriving at scene to retrieve my wife, I checked brake fluid level, which was below "minimum". I added a full can of brake fluid, and had her press brakes while vehicle was stationary. I could hear hissing, and saw liquid spray escape under pressure from under hood. Mechanic later informed me that brake line for front brakes was rusted through and brakes failed when system pressure from applying brakes burst the rusted line. He said my wife was lucky she didn't crash or worse. He advised me that entire undercarriage was very rusted and other parts were so rusted that in order to bleed air from brake system, they had to replace rusted calipers. I am concerned about safety of this vehicle and based on my review of other drivers' complaints and internet forums, it appears catastrophic brake failure is a widespread and pervasive problem for gm silverado vehicles. See https://sites.google.com/site/gmbadbrakes/ please investigate this as a matter of public safety.
The brakes on this vehicle fail at low speeds (approx. 5 MPH). This is a known problem for this vehicle. Chevy has issued a technical bulletin on this problem (low speed ABS activation, bulletin #03-05-25-007c). I had this problem repaired in october 2010. Now the same problem is occurring again, roughly 10,000 miles later. Information about this problem is readily available online. Many silverado owners have complained about it. Please advise if there has been any recall action on this issue. I believe there was a recall on prior models, but not 2006 and beyond models, although it is clearly still a problem.
Left my driveway at 5am to go to work. At the end of the block is a stop sign. Applied my brakes and the pedal went all the way down to the floor. Could not stop and went thru the stop sign. There was not lights or warning concerning the brakes. At further inspection I saw that the rear brake line was rusted thru. Noticed that all the other brake lines are on the verge of rusting thru as well. A very scary sight.
Brake lines ruptured and brake pedal went to floor. Stopped using emergency brake.
I was driving my truck at slow speed to a stop sign when the peddle went to the floor I was barely able to stop almost hit the car in front of me got out and saw brake fluid flowing to the ground . The rear brake line rusted out where it splits to the rear axle this should never happen this truck has low miles upon further examination all the metal brake lines have some sort off corrosion . And need to be replace this is a serious safety issue these parts were made with inferior metal . Did some research and this seems like a very common problem with these trucks.
Brake lines rusted through, leaking fluid.
Abs applies for no reason at 10 to 5 MPH. Making truck travel 6 to 15 feet beyond expected stopping distance. I think this is very dangerous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado. While driving approximately 35 MPH the brake warning light illuminated. The contact depressed the brake pedal but the vehicle would not respond. The contact was able to park the vehicle and upon exiting, noticed oil leaking from under the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing where the technician advised the contact that the brake lines were corroded and would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 72,000.
Testing new front brakes and rear brake lines ruptured. Limped home, parked truck called gm. Never had this issue in the past. Gm seems not very concerned and may get back to me. I feel fortunate to have escaped serious injury to my family and self. I think that it is unconscionable for gm to use inferior products and play russian roulette with our safety. Please utilize this information to raise the safety standards by which these companies have compromised for the sake of their profit margins. When I notified gm, my call was put through to someone([xxx]) in the philippines. Why would they care about us? American companies have sold out and farmed out their goods and services. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Had soft brake pedal. No warning light. Pull over to side of road. Found rotten brake lines at frame rail where lines cross over at plastic block that holds lines to frame. Fluid leaked out.
Brake lines through out truck are rotting.
Activation of ABS braking system on 2006 silverado 1500 on clean dry pavement at low speed resulting in increased braking distance. Problem seems to be increasing in frequency. .
2006 chevrolet silverado extended cad 4x4 had the ABS kick in at low speeds, when not needed. This was part of a recall for earlier model year trucks of the same make and model but was never fully corrected by gm.
Abs activates at low speeds. Dealer states nothing can be done to permanently resolve the issue. Nov 2009 (13000 miles)had the speed sensor replaced. Oct 2010 front brakes replaces(22000 miles) now december 2010 with 24000 miles happening again.
The ABS system in my 2006 chevy silverado does not function properly at low speed. The ABS activates when braking causing the vehicle to travel further when coming to a stop. After researching the problem on the internet I found that this is an ongoing issue with gmc vehicles.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado. While traveling 10 MPH the contact noticed that the ABS system would activate without warning every time the contact applied the brakes. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. There were no prior warnings. The failure mileage was 24000. The current mileage was 27900.
2006 chevy silverado truck front ABS antilock sensors failed due to corrosion gm had a recall 08/30/2005 for same problem on 2002 models, they knew about this in 05 (when my truck was built) but only admit to 2002 models the federal safety agency campaign # 05v37900 - think this needs to be extended to all models they built this way.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado. While driving 50 MPH he heard a grinding sound from the front-end of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and he was advised that the hub and bearing assembly failed. The vehicle was repaired at an expense of $432.41. The failure mileage was 48985. The current mileage was 49000. Updated 01/29/10.*lj the consumer stated when the grinding started, the vehicle pulled to the right. Also, the ABS activated under normal driving conditions. Updated 01/29/10.
2006 chevy silverado truck with 9480 miles. When coming to a slow stop ABS system on right side would engage under normal stopping and cause truck to lurch. Problem was a cracked speed sensor on that side - replaced part, normal braking returned.
Continual unwanted ABS activation during low speed brake application on a 2006 silverado. Virtually the same problem that was addressed by the federal safety agency campaign id number 05v379000.
The ABS on my 2006 silverado activates on low speed stops on dry pavement causing the brakes to release. I have almost rear-ended vehicles because of this. The dealer says I have to pay to get it fixed. I've been out of warranty for only 2 months and there's only 19,000 miles on the truck. There's a chevy tech bulletin out on the problem too. Why hasn't there been a recall? How can I get the dealer to correct this flaw in their ABS system without paying $700?
2006 chevy truck with brake system and suspension problems. Customer states he has had problems with this vehicle since he purchased it. Consumer wants to have this vehicle checked. *kb the consumer stated the brakes made a noise and would shake when coming to a stop. The consumer removed the wheels and discovered the rotors had grooved out pretty badly for a vehicle that only had 20,000 miles. When the consumer went to the dealer the last time, they informed him they would replace the brakes one more time and after that the warranty would end. *jb updated 12/12/2007 *bf the consumer stated drivers front door harder to close than passenger and the consumer further stated hearing noise in lft wheel area. Updated 12/12/07
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado. The contact stated that the rotor on the vehicle's brakes is warped. While driving 55 MPH, the front axle pulsates and shakes when the brakes are applied. The failure occurs under any road conditions. The dealer was unable to determine the cause of failure. The engine size was unknown. The current mileage is 22,000 and failure mileage was 18,000.
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