2006 Chevrolet Silverado

BACKING UP SMALL GRADE, APPLIED BRAKES AND THE PEDAL FELT SOFT, PUMPED BRAKE SECOND TIME AND PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE EXTENT OF ITS TRAVEL. DRIFTED TO LEVEL AREA CHECKED BRAKE FLUID WHICH WAS NEAR EMPTY. THE BRAKE LINE UNDER DRIVER SIDE FLOOR AREA ALONG FRAME RAIL HAD BURST. THE LINES ARE RUSTED AND FLAKING. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AS I DID NOT FIND A RECALL ON THIS. REPAIR SHOP INDICATED THAT THIS IS A NORMAL PROBLEM FOR THIS MAKE/ MODEL VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS GETTING READY TO PULL OUT ON THE MAIN HWY. WHEN HITTING MY BRAKES TO STOP BEFORE ENTERING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR, I,M GLAD NO ONE GOT HURT AND I PARKED THE TRUCK SAFELY. AFTER PARKING IT THERE WAS A PUDDLE OF BRAKE FLUID ON THE ROAD. ALL THE FOUR LINES WERE RUSTED AND ONE OR TWO BROKE. I'VE BOUGHT 4 NEW CHEV. THIS 2006 HAS HAD RUSTY BRAKE LINES SINCE 2008 OR 2009 WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THESE LINES HAVE RUSTED ON A LOT OF THESE 2006 CHEV. TRUCKS I'VE HEARD. I THINK GM SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THEM, BEFORE WE HAVE ANOTHER COBALT TRAGIC. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

AFTER READING AN ARTICLE ABOUT A PARAPLEGIC WOMAN WHO GOT SEVERELY BURNED BY HER FRIENDS SUBURBAN'S HEATED SEATS, I FIND IT ESSENTIAL TO REPORT THAT I'VE ALWAYS FOUND THAT MY DRIVERS HEATED SEAT SOMETIMES GET EXTREMELY HOT. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO TURN THEM OFF BEFORE ANY INJURIES. THE WOMAN REPORTED NOT KNOWING HOW HER HEATED SEAT GOT TURNED ON. IF HER FRIENDS VEHICLE IS LIKE MINE, AN MANY OTHERS WHO HAVE COMPLAINED ON MULTIPLE OPEN FORUM WEBSITES, THE HEATED SEATS IN MANY OF CHEVROLET'S TRUCKS AND SUVS ARE KNOWN TO TURN ON THEIR OWN. I HAVE HAD TO UNPLUG MY SEATS DUE TO THE HEATER TURNING ON ERRATICALLY AND CYCLING THROUGH THE 3 HEAT LEVELS ON THEIR OWN. IT HAS BEEN REPORTED ON MULTIPLE WEBSITES THAT PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED TO GM ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND PEOPLE WHOSE VEHICLE WERE NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY HAVE BEEN FORCED TO PURCHASE A VERY EXPENSIVE DOOR SWITCH ASSEMBLY. ALTHOUGH NOT A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME, I CAN SEE HOW THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF THE HEATED SEATS AND THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREMELY HIGH TEMPERATURES COULD BE A DANGER TO SOMEBODY WITHOUT ALL THE SENSATIONS IN THEIR LOWER HALF. I HOPE THAT THIS REPORT WILL HELP WITH ANY STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF HEATED SEAT PROBLEMS THE NHTSA ACCOMPLISHES. AND I HOPE THE ISSUE IS RESOLVED BY GM. *TR

COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHEN BRAKES APPLIED IN BRAKE SYSTEM. PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR BRAKING ACTION. REAR BRAKE LINE RUSTED THRU ABOVE GAS TANK AND EXPELLED ALL BRAKE FLUID WHEN PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THERE WAS NO BRAKING OR SLOWING FROM ANY WHEEL. FLUID WAS ALL OVER TIRE AND AXLE ON THE LEFT REAR. LUCKY THAT I DID NOT HAVE ANY VEHICLES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME AS I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. DEFINITELY READING THE OTHER POSTS ON THE WEB THAT THIS IS NO FLUKE AND DOES NOT NEED TO BE A HIGH MILEAGE VEHICLE. TRUCK IS NOT USED FOR SNOW REMOVAL AND SEES LIMITED DRIVING DURING WINTER MONTHS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2006 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 2 MPH IN REVERSE THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO DECELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BRAKE LINES WERE COVERED WITH RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.