2006 Chevrolet SILVERADO 2500: complaints, problems and recalls

WHEN BACKING ON A COLD MORNING I LAST POWER ASSISTED BRAKES AND STEERING. THERE WAS A SMALL LOSSS OF POWER STEERING FLUID. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 3,690 miles reported. Look up ODI 10142768 at NHTSA ↗

SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING THE CHEVROLET HD2500 SILVERADO LOADING OF PASSENGER AND BED WEIGHT OF THE VEHICLE. A NOTICE AND DOOR JAM STICKER WAS SUPPLIED BY GM TO CORRECT THE CAPACITY OF THE VEHICLE BY APPROXIMATELY 300 POUNDS DUE TO TIRE SELECTION AND/OR RIMS. I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RECALL AND WISH TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE RECALL. ON THE LETTERHEAD, IT IS NOTED THAT THIS IS A "SAFETY RECALL NOTICE" AS OPPOSED TO A MIS-LABELING OF THE VEHICLE FROM THE FACTORY. VIN NUMBER OF THE 2006 SILVERADO IS [XXX]. I BELIEVE THAT GM SHOULD STEP …

Owner-reported narrative. 5,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10155690 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY HAS PROBLEMS WITH A VIBRATION THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE FOR THE VIBRATION AND THEREFORE COULD NOT SERVICE THE VEHICLE. *AK

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10163810 at NHTSA ↗

STARTING 4 DAYS AFTER DELIVERY OF THIS NEW LIGHT DUTY TRUCK WITH DIESEL ENGINE AND 6 SPEED HEAVY DUTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALMOST CONTINUALLY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING WHAT I BELIEVE ARE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS PUTTING MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS, OTHER DRIVERS, AND PEDESTRIANS AT RISK. THE MALFUNCTIONS INCLUDE ACTING LIKE IN NEUTRAL WHEN STARTING FROM A FULL STOP, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO REV, AND THEN THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY ENGAGES CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH, SIMILAR PROBLEMS AT THE TRANSMISSION SEARCHES FOR HIGHER GEARS, EVEN …

Owner-reported narrative. 400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166198 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON DRY ROADS, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ROUGHLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER, WHERE THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM WAS A BEAM FRAME SHAKE; MEANING THAT THAT THE BED OF THE TRUCK WAS TOO LONG, CAUSING THE FRAME TO FLEX AND VIBRATE WHILE MOVING. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. UDDATED *JB

Owner-reported narrative. 2,976 miles reported. Look up ODI 10166208 at NHTSA ↗

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN THE PARK POSITION, AND WITHOUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT. THE POLICE WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED.

Owner-reported narrative. 12,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10169411 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED NEW A 2006 CHEV. SILVERADO 2500 TK (6 LITER ENG.), AT 1900 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED. IMMEDIATELY AFTER, UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION, YOU GET A HIGH PITCHED NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. TOOK VEHICLE TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS IN THE PLANETARY GEARS OF THE TRANSMISSION AND GM INFORMED THEM THAT REPAIRS SHOULD NOT BE PERFORMED. MEANWHILE I STILL HAVE THE NOISE AND AM SERIOUSLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DEPENDABILITY OF THE VEHICLE. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 1,900 miles reported. Look up ODI 10174842 at NHTSA ↗

ANOTHER PERSONS VEHICLE LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE VEHICLE THAT I WAS DRIVING. THIS CAUSED ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND CRASH INTO THE CONCRETE MEDIAN. *NM

Owner-reported narrative. 17,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10175164 at NHTSA ↗