1. Chevrolet Silverado 1500
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  3. 2006
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2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Vehicle Speed Control Problems

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Owner complaint records in our dataset

Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.

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Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
30–60k mi3
60–100k mi2
1–30k mi1
100–150k mi1

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • March 15, 2018 · 95,000 miles

    Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control

    Randomly my truck will go in engine power reduced and top speed is 35 mph. It happened a couple of time on the interstate. The code that pops up is p2135 and i looked it up on line. The internet is full of forms and videos about this problem. Everything on the internet points to the throttle position sensor. I've replaced it twice and replaced the throttle body twice and wiring twice. I put truck in the shop three…

    ODI 11290120

  • January 16, 2016 · 123,000 miles

    Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control · Wheels

    As i come to a stop, the brake pedal pulsates from abs activation increasing braking time and distance. The ground is dry while this happens. After a while the and light comes on. Was told by a dealer mechanic it was a bad abs sensor and to replace hub. I did and now, two years later, it is happening again. Now i'm being told it is a problem with elements in my area, being in a snowbelt state, getting into wheel…

    ODI 10821109

  • March 3, 2015 · 55,000 miles

    Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    When applying the brakes to stop at an intersection, the vehicle lurches for a few feet then just lets go until it comes to a complete stop several feet into the intersection. This also occurs every time the brakes are applied when trying to stop. The brakes seem to slow you down to 10 miles per hour then they let go. At this time we are forced to use this vehicle even though it is unsafe. We would like this problem…

    ODI 10706320

  • October 18, 2013 · 53,000 miles

    Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control

    The wheel speed sensor for the abs system is affected on multiple trucks chevy produced from 99-06. This causes the braking below 10 mph to cause pulsation and abs malfunctioning causing me to almost rear end vehicles and be unable to slow down correctly. Chevy knows of the issue yet it is not a recall for my vehicle. *tr

    ODI 10565174

  • January 19, 2011 · 63,593 miles

    Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control

    While driving my truck down the freeway, the engine light suddenly came on and a warning appeared on the dashboard stating "reduced engine power" and the truck shut itself down to 10 miles an hour in seconds. I had vehicles coming up behind me traveling at 60 mph and higher that nearly hit me from behind. Even if i floored the gas pedal the truck would not speed up making it extremely difficult to get out of the way…

    ODI 10392034

  • April 29, 2008 · 52,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. When the cruise control is activated, the vehicle accelerates to a high speed. In addition, the rpm's increase and the contact loses control of the vehicle. The failure has been occurring since the vehicle was purchased in april of 2008. The contact took the vehicle back to the dealer and was informed that there was no failure with the vehicle speed control. The…

    ODI 10267266

  • October 1, 2005 · 19,000 miles

    Vehicle Speed Control

    Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. While attempting to stop at a red light with his foot on the brake pedal the vehicle accelerated which also caused him to proceed through the red light. He also stated that the abs light illuminated for a half hour after the failure occurred. The dealers diagnosis located the failure as the abs brake pump motor. The vehicle was repaired for $600. The failure and…

    ODI 10305430