2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Service Brakes Problems
- 116
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 116 stored complaint records:
- 5 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- brake lines · 72 records
- brake line · 44 records
- brake pedal · 37 records
- brake fluid · 34 records
- went floor · 31 records
- pedal went · 29 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 44 |
| 100–150k mi | 28 |
| 30–60k mi | 21 |
| 150–400k mi | 14 |
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Service Brakes
At 45,000 mi, had to replace abs hub sensor assy due to false activation. I have since replace 3 more assys costing over $400 each occurance. At 100,000 mi, had to replace a leaking brake line which had rusted through and at 120,000 mi lost all hyd pressure while braking to avoid several deer entering the roadway. Replaced all brake lines at a cost of $1200. There have been many consumer complaints on both issues,…
ODI 11297284
Air Bags · Service Brakes
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the braking system had malfunctioned and did not stop the vehicle when pressing the brake pedal causing the vehicle to crash into a tree. During the crash, the front end experienced severe damage but the front air bag did not deploy. No injuries were reported and no police report was filed. The vehicle…
Crash reported
ODI 11299520
Service Brakes
Brake lines have rotted out and need to be replaced
ODI 11283089
Service Brakes
Sudden loss of braking ability. One minute brakes worked, but pedal went to floor on subsequent use. Inspection revealed this was due to rust-through of the rigid brake lines on the driver's side frame
ODI 11194481
Service Brakes
Yet another failure of inadequately specced brake lines. I have now had to replace two brake lines (from the bpmv to the front-right caliper and bpmv to the rear-left drum) due to blow-outs originating from heavy corrosion - both of which occurred in heavy-traffic situations. On every other vehicle i have owned, brake lines were an item that could more-or-less be presumed a lifetime part; they rarely needed to be…
ODI 11183597
Service Brakes
Experiencing unwanted abs activation on front brakes at low speed. Below 10 mph. Causing increase stopping distance during low speed applications. Happens constantly. I have heard of a similar abs recall on early model silverado trucks. Recall n050068.
ODI 11123773
Service Brakes · Steering · Wheels
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 1500. While driving approximately 35 mph, the steering wheel shook, the brakes made a scraping noise, and the abs warning indicator illuminated. While the contact attempted to decelerate and turn the vehicle, the front driver's side wheel detached from the hub. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing or repairs. The…
ODI 11089080
Service Brakes
Nephew borrowed my truck. He was in motion and tried to make a left hand turn on a city street and realized brakes had failed. He wisely continued straight till it slowed down enough and he made a right hand turn onto a road and pulled into a parking lot behind a housing project. He used a snow bank/boulder to stop the truck. Luckily no one was hurt. Truck was towed back to my house. I do my own repairs. After…
ODI 11079446
Service Brakes
Failure of brake line complete loss of brakes. Going out of driveway turn into a dte pole to stop
Crash reported
ODI 11052287
Service Brakes
One morning when try to go the work, i start my truck but see the brake light show up, when push the brake pedal goes all the way down, i look brake fluid under the truck drooping fluid by the gas tank area. Thanks to god not happen when driving and just used the truck night before, if not could be something very bad and dangerous.
ODI 11034162
Service Brakes
Brake line completely rusted through on front, left side near wheel. Inspection of lines revealed significant rust on all brake lines. No braking action at all when i tried to stop, brake fluid poured out and i had to use parking brake to stop vehicle. Occurred when i was driving out of my garage. If i had been on highway when this happened, it could have caused significant injury to myself and others. This vehicle…
ODI 11016450
Service Brakes
Steel brake lines (brakelines) rusted through by frame of truck. Common problem with this year and model. Very dangerous as usually occurs (and did in my case) while driving since pumps will push brake fluid out of leaking rusted lines while driving.
ODI 11010651
Service Brakes
Driving in stop and go traffic 3 -5 mph brake line broke, pedal went to floor. Had to shift to neutral and emergency brake to stop. Chevy dealership states they were aware of rusting brake lines failing on this model. No recall at this time. $1,800.00 to have dealership replace.
ODI 11010875
Service Brakes
When braking at low speeds, the abs system is engaging and the vehicle will not stop where you intended to stop. It goes several feet before stopping increasing the risk of accident by rear ending someone or ending up in the middle of an intersection.
ODI 11005003
Body · Service Brakes
Frame and suspension components excessive rusting to the point of failure. Leaf spring shackle failed last year, causing leaf spring to put a hole in truck bed while driving. Brakes lines rusted to failure last week and caused near brake loss while operating. Had to use e-brake to avoid hitting my garage. Cross members supporting shock failed. Gas tank about to fall off due to rust failure. Cannot drive truck.…
ODI 11002931
Service Brakes
Moving boat in my yard when brake pedal went to the floor, used emergency brake to stop. Brake line to left front was completely split open . Line is severely rusted in spots.
ODI 10990557
Service Brakes
While driving on a divided 4 lane highway at night, several deer ran in the pat( of our vehicle. I applied the brakes, snd they went all the way to the floor. We slowed down but were unable to stop. Luckily therevwas no one beside us and we were able to avoid the last deer by swerving into the left lane. I could ell there was no pressure in my brake pedal after that. We were about 20 miles from home but i only had 2…
ODI 11209608
Service Brakes
Driving my chevy silverado down the road. Hit the brakes for a deer and the brake pedal went to the floor. Smoke started coming out from under the hood. Fluid was all over the engine and on the road. Found that the metal brake line blew out. Talked to 3 companies about repairs. All the lines are rotten. Minimum cost is $500. All places said this is a common problem with gm trucks-even the dealer said oh brake lines…
ODI 11000374
Service Brakes
Loss of breaks,rusted out breaklines.pedal went to the floor,no breaks at all! (someones going to die)
ODI 10947931
Service Brakes
Brake pedal goes to floor without warning at low speed.
ODI 11283087
Service Brakes
Brake lines rotted/rusted out ,front to back. Fluid leaked out everywhere. Had to drive ten miles per hour ,but made it home from work safely! ($950 repair bill). Thank you general motors. My next truck will be a ford. *tr
ODI 10935242
Service Brakes
Was driving vehicle on us 131 in holland mi. I was traveling at approx 50mph when i had to brake for stopped traffic ahead. Vehicle began to slow when suddenly brake pedal fell and i lost much of my braking. Had to veer off to the shoulder of the road to avoid possible collision with stopped traffic. When i pulled over to inspect my truck, i noticed fluid dripping from the frame rail near the fuel tank. It was brake…
ODI 10933886
Service Brakes
The brakes failed while in motion. The cause was the steel hydraulic brake line to the rear wheels rusted and became too weak to hold braking pressure. Upon further inspection, all steel brake lines were very rusty.
ODI 10928664
Service Brakes
Brake hydraulic metal pipe failed to right front wheel, brake pedal went to floor. Vehicle was stopped by downshifting and using park brake. This occurred at low speed in city traffic. No accident occurred.
ODI 10924629
Air Bags · Service Brakes
Takata recall on 11/04/2016 attempting to pass another vehicle, suddenly vehicle on my passenger side begin to sideswiped my vehicle, my passing was delay and hinder; oncoming traffic and sideswiped continually force me of the left side pavement onto the gravel on the left and into a resident dogwood trees, no deploy from airbags vehicle was consider a total lost by my insurance company and repair shop
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11066521
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500.
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