One problem related to brake disc caliper has been reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 based on all problems reported for the 2006 Silverado 1500.
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 replaced unless damaged. However, on my truck (and hundreds of others just on the NHTSA's complaints page for the 06 silverado alone), the hard brake lines are about as far from a long-lasting, high-quality part as you can get. There is an endless amount of documentation scattered across the internet on this matter, yet the NHTSA seems averse to holding gm responsible for the safety of their product. It may well be too late at this point for the NHTSA to do anything about it, but why didn't they do anything sooner? the oldest recorded complaint on the NHTSA website is from 5-22-2012 (id# 10459283), there are hundreds on the exact same matter, and yet the NHTSA has publicly opened 0 investigations on the topic. To the NHTSA, please hold gm accountable for speccing lines that are not adequate for a service environment, and quit making consumers responsible for gm's choices. Thank you.