Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 06/08/2011 | 40000 | ||
| My truck has had 2 sets of brakes 4 wheel speed sensors another set of calipers and new tires. the brake locked pulling my boat thank god it was raining outside . the sterring wheel is shaking, i got another alinement that did not help, so i went to see the wheels need balanced and it did not take care of sterring wheel shaking. i really dont like the my water spilling in the drink holer because my truck is shaking. help me if you see this soon. i see allot of people out there in the world of chevy that has the same issuses i have had with my truck. every time i turn around i have to take my truck to get it repair, all out of warrenty 5600 miles. the noise that my steering column makes everyone says not to worry. my rims are so pitted on my truck it looks like poop.you know what i paid $33,000 for this chevy truck and i dont like noise that is not suspose to be there/one mechencil said he couled fill my column with grease but that would last. its a joke spending this much money for a bad lemon by chevy.. | |||
| 02/08/2011 | 41780 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 2 mph entering a driveway, the contact heard a loud grinding and squeaking noise outside of the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the technician stated that the front driver side wheel bearing had fractured severely. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 41,780. | |||
| 02/08/2011 | 41780 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 2 mph entering a driveway, the contact heard a loud grinding and squeaking noise outside of the vehicle. the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. the technician stated that the front drivers side wheel bearing fractured severely. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 41,780. | |||
| 12/20/2010 | 51000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving approximately 60 mph in rainy conditions the automatic braking system light began illuminated on the dashboard. the contact felt a bump and the steering wheel became very stiff. the vehicle was pulled over and the contact noticed the front drivers side wheel was turned inward. the vehicle was towed to an independent repair shop where the contact was told the hub bearing fractured. both front wheels bearings were replaced. the manufacturer was notified and the contact was told the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with nhtsa campaign id number 07e106000, wheels:cap/cover/hub. the failure mileage was 51,000 and the current mileage was 51,100. sm. | |||
| 04/14/2009 | 18500 | 1 | |
| Sudden wheel bearing breakup on 2006 chevy silverado pickup 4w on drivers side front wheel in may 2008. same occurrence on passenger front wheel in april 2009. this pickup had less than 19,000 miles and was highway driven. had to have immediate repair both times (replacement) and paid $377 second time as did not go to gm dealer for repair. traveling in arizona and went to nearest garage for repair. have old part which was manufactured by federal mogul corporation. no consequence as we stopped driving as soon as we heard the noise of the breakup to avoid losing a tire. *tr | |||
| 03/24/2008 | 39586 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. the contact stated that the front driver's side hub bearings were grinding together so badly that he could not drive his vehicle. the mechanic stated that the wheel would detach from the vehicle if no repairs were made. the mechanic also demonstrated how the wheel was wobbling when he put the vehicle on the lift. the vehicle was taken to the dealer once before when it was making a loud noise and they changed the tires; however, the failure still persists. the dealer will not repair the vehicle and advised the contact to purchase an extended warranty. he refused since the vehicle had low mileage. the failure mileage was 39,586. | |||
| 01/15/2009 | 37000 | 1 | |
| Drivers side front wheel bearing failure at 37000 miles. the bearings are sealed and cannot be lubed. the bearing is part of a wheel hub assembly making the cost of replacement ten times what it would normally be. since the bearings cannot be lubed, then failure is assured at some point. i have a 1950 chevy with the original wheel bearings still in use. some of you bright guys in engineering need to quit re-inventing the wheel (bearing). *tr | |||
| 06/30/2006 | 30 | 3 | 05/31/2006 |
| Front end out of alignment constantly, tires wear out, dealership has replaced or refinished rotors three or more times and this problem continues, the engine while lightly accelerating make a noise, dealer said he could not hear this noise. i am trying to lemon law this vehicle because the front end is a weak manufacturer front end and not designed properly. *jb | |||
| WHEELS - CAP/COVER/HUB | |||
| 01/25/2008 | 39500 | 2 | |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. while driving 20 mph, the front driver and passenger side wheel hubs make a loud grinding noise. there is a potential of the wheel separating from the vehicle and causing a crash. the failure occurred intermittently initially, but is now constant. the hub itself is loose on both sides of the vehicle. the dealer stated that they have not experienced any failures with the bearings. the purchase date was unknown. the current mileage was 45,600 and failure mileage was 39,500. | |||