general problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

A little whild after turning the truck off I noticed smoke coming from inside the truck. After putting out the fire, I inspected the wires to find that the blower motor had shorted out and caught fire. I have had a similiar issue with my 2003 as well but was able to catch the issue before any fire broke out. There needs to be a recall on this part. Thankfully noone was hurt but this is a definite safety issue.

The interior lights on the gauges all turn off making it hard to see the speed limits. Brakes sound as if grinding but cant tell if its brakes or differential and u joints. Noise gets louder in the cabin of the truck as I drive on the road. 3. Signal lights turn on bright while on left hand turn signal. And cigarette lighter and other components wont work.

The passlock light comes on and the truck won't start. The interior lights gets bright then dim. Back and forth. When the passlock comes on it will keep the truck from starting for days at a time. I'm afraid to drive the truck anywhere.

In late February 2019, I acquired a truck from a used dealership that I have done business with before. Upon obtaining this vehicle I started having issues right away. First issue I encountered, I was driving back to kansas city from lebanon,mo and all of the sudden my brakes went out and my steering locked up and truck started jerking really bad. I drove like this all the way home and took it to a mechanic and low and behold it's cost me $100 to repair the problem. Shortly after I noticed my truck was having issues with getting up to speed while getting on the highway. I would end up having the petal to the floor and it would still act like it didn't want to accelerate almost like a delay and then slowly gain speed. It felt as if it was slipping or it just wasn't getting any power. My oil pressure sensor had went out without me knowing at the time so I thought the problem had to deal with my oil pump. I finally took it back to the mechanic I used before and he ran a diagnostic test on my truck due to him not finding any issues besides my oil pressure sensor was defective. The diagnostic came back with multiple codes and 3 of them had to deal with the transmission. I decided to take my truck to my brother and have him look at it for a second opinion. Upon doing so he test drove and inspected the truck entirely and concluded that he didn't feel there was an issue with the truck at all. He ran his own diagnostic on it as well but his cane back with no codes that came up at all. So I drove off confused because of all the different information that was given to me on top of the problems I knew I was having because the truck wasn't running like it did when I drove it off the lot. Some time past and then another problem. My brakes and rotors were trashed and needed to be replaced ASAP and then my odometer started reading service air bag and would not go off.

I parked my truck the blower worked fine got in it 2 hours latter and it did not work. The wires to my blower melted and hot almost started a fire in my truck. No smell no sign of the wires getting hot. The only thing I noticed was the control panel got hot when it was on so I kept it off. If I had not taken it to the shop 2 days after my blower stoped working I might not have my truck. It might have caught fire with my kids and I in it or with my 17 year old driveing. A recall on this part would be nice or find out why it is doing this.

The heating blower stopped working for about 10 min last week and today didn't work at all until I wiggled harness. Can't keep it going. Keeps stopping until I wiggle wires and then I only get a couple min if that.

The heater fan resister and connector has burned. Recalled by chevy but not my ven number.

While driving or sitting still headlights go off from seconds to minutes then go on or until I push the dimmer switch sideways not up and down,the dashboard lights and clock go off from seconds or until I push the dimmer light switch sideways not up and down,the engine suddenly quits whether sitting still or driving.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while, the engine was start up fire emitted from under the hood. The vehicle was towed to bayside Chevrolet prince frederick MD phone (410)-525-1500 a diagnostic was performed which located the failure at the hybrid module overheated causing the wires to burn. Th vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer advised that the vehicle warranty had expired. The failure mileage was 94,656. Li.

Takata recall the engine is not getting enough fuel oil pressure gauge is at 80 transmission is skipping electric problems suspension fail.

There was a recall in 2011 on the resistor and connector for the fan motor and that was replaced in my truck then. I just had to replace the same parts again. After having a recall on these parts why would they go out again in such a short period of time?.

First off there's very little snow here so the body and frame isn't rusting out because of that but its defenetly rusting very bad the brake lines have rusted complty in half the transmission has went out twice the oil gauge dont work there have been times the motor knocked but then smoothed out again ive been a chevy fan my entire life but the company isnt up to standard's of the consumers in my book if your asking 35000 for a damn truck it should last a long time with no issues.

I had my truck fixed at sear automotive in hunt valley maryland after 3 week after I was promised 1 week. Was told it needed a new rear differential and new brake lines. I got my truck back I lost brakes going down the road and my abs light came on brought my truck back to sears. It was fixed so I was told and I lost brakes aging. And then I brought it back a 3rd time they finally fixed it. But they made me drive my truck with no brakes back tothem. Next my rear differential locked up on 695 and I spun out I brought the truck back to them. They claimed it was out of warranty when the warranty expired well the truck was in the shop. So I started to drive the truck home and 4 wheel drive turned on and my front 2 wheels started dragging along with my back which made my truck come to a stop in the middle of york road. Which auto nation told me that my front differential is bad not the rear that's why it happened.

Was driving down the road, and stopped at a traffic light. Left from the traffic light ,and the engine just stalled, like it was out of gas. The gas guage showed that I had a 1\4 tank of gas. So I had it towed home anyway. The next day I went out to start it with no luck. Then I put 2 gallons of gas in the tank, and the truck started right up. Now I know that the guage is 1\4 of a tank off. Some auto techs have told me that what they call a fuel card that is located on the fuel pump assembly is bad. Just wondering if this is true, because it is a lot cheaper than a fuel pump assembly. Thank you.

Tl-the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 mph the automatic climate control was activated, smoke emitted inside of the cab. The vehicle was maneuvered to the side of the road where the engine and blower motor switch were turned off. There were no flames visible. The occupants exited the vehicle safely. A fire report was filed of the incident. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who replaced the blower motor resistor, resistor harness and connectors. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 86,700. Js.

I parked my truck in a bank parking lot after running errands. I went into the bank lobby, looked back, and noticed my headlights flashing. I returned to the truck, thinking I set off my panic alarm, only to find smoke filling the cabin. After the smoke cleared, I turned the ignition key to aux power and none of my electrical systems were working (e. G. Windows, door locks, onstar, radio). After inspection, the chevy dealership found the main body wire harness had melted through from heat. The final analysis is that there is a short in the wire harness that caused the entire harness to melt. Damage was limited to the harness and carpet because the short immediately drained the battery and did not allow the harness to heat up to a combustible temperature.

The instrument panel on my truck has gone bad. The amperes are pointing straight down. The temperature register has gone completely around, the oil pressure gage is pegged all the way. The speedometer works for 20 minutes and then locks up. I have talked with others who have silverados and they state they had the same problem. The truck has been great beside the instrument panel and the ac blowing hot on one side and cold on the other. With the number of complaints I have seen on these two items, it shows without a shadow of a doubt to be a manufacturer defect. My family believes in chevy trucks but they should keep our loyalty but correcting the small manufacturer defect to prove they are the better product instead of leaving their loyal patrons to fix substandard items placed in a great truck.

I was driving my 2006 chevy Silverado 1500, 4-door. I had my wife and two children in the truck. When we got to our destination, my daughter could not open her door (rear driver side door). I confirmed the doors were unlocked by using the automatic lock/unlock feature I have on the drivers door. I tried to open the door from the outside, but it would not work. I tried to manually unlock the door from the inside, but the door would still not open. I brought it to the dealership and they told me the electronic latch had to be replaced. The dealership also told me they have had a number of problems with the latches which prevented the door from opening. This is obviously a safety issue.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving approximately 10 mph, the engine stalled and the vehicle restarted. There were no prior warnings. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated there was a wire shortage underneath the dashboard area. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 60,000.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet silverado k1500 . While driving approximately 25 mph, the contact noticed that the fuel gauge was providing inaccurate fuel levels and was reading that the fuel tank was empty. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where the technician advised that the instrument cluster would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that they could not provide any assistance. The VIN was unavailable. The approximate failure mileage was 57,000.

The blower motor fan for the heat and a/c the wire connectors towards the passenger side under the dash glove box the wire is melting which is causing the fan not to work sometimes and you can smell it melting ( its the male and female connectors ) they plug into each other thats where its at. My truck is a 2006 chevy silverado ext. Cab its gonna end up catching the truck on fire. Something needs to be done its gm responsabilty to fix the problem.

While running air conditioner , I smelled smoke and then saw smoke come from under the passenger side dash. I turned off the blower and the smoke stopped. This is very unsafe. Could cost somebody their vehicle and life.

Running the a/c smelled then saw smoke coming from under the dash on the passenger side. Blower quit working. Blower then stared working but only on speeds 1&3.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The driver was traveling 30 mph and noticed smoke and flames coming from the hood. The contact was able to move the vehicle off the roadway. The police and fire department assisted with extinguishing the fire. A police report was available. The vehicle was towed to the nearest dealer. The dealer did not give specifics on what caused the fire, but stated that the failure was warranty issue and the vehicle was out of warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure and current mileage was 10,000.

Whenever using the heater in my 2006 chevy pick up truck you can smell strong burning smell coming from under the dash on pass side of truck . One night turned on heater while going down the road and could see floor board on pass side glowing orange and starting to smoke, had to pull over do to the smell of melting plastic and burning electrical tape . Heater and a/c no longer work so now have no defrost in the winter , can live without the a/c but could not melt the ice in the winter. Bought ac/delco pigtail connector replacement parts and rewired them to spec and turned on a/c and it works, only problem is the wires get so hot it burns your hand at the touch and you can smell the wire covering starting to melt again. It is my opinion that if left uncorrected my truck could catch fire if a heaver gage wire is not installed to maintain the current of the blower motor. My truck has 39000 miles ! ! !.

Wires to blower motor resistor burnt and resistor went out 38,000 miles. I replaced wire and connector also replaced blower motor resistor. At 48,000 miles blower motor resistor burnt out again this time the cab filled with smoke and I had to pull off road and let smoke clear out July 5 2010 both times I had blower motor on high.

Leaving the car wash, fan quit working and I smelled a burning odor. Pigtail to resistor had a burnt wire. Got pigtail from dealer for $95. 00. Parts manager told me they replace 4 or 5 a month. Still didn't fix the problem. Purchased fan resistor from auto parts store. Problem fixed. April 2010 the same thing happened again. Went to salvage yard and got 2 used pigtails and installed one of them. Resistor seemed to be ok. Approx. November 2011 received letter from general motors saying they would reimburse me for the parts. I did get $95. 00 back for the pigtail but couldn't find the receipt for the resistor. April 2015 problem occurring again. I still have one used pigtail I will have to install, maybe the resistor. This is a safety issue. There should be a recall. If I park my truck in the garage I take a chance of burning down my house. Please someone do something.

My heater was going on and off and now it just doesn't work. My brake lights don't work all the time and my dash board lights work about 75 percent of the time. I have not went and had any repairs done yet because this is something that chevy should have to pay for not me and I will not pay for it and now its documented that I have a complaint and my lawyer will know this is documented so if something happens you will be sued. Thanks for your time.

Air conditioning fan control melted, while I was driving there was a strong electrical fire odor. I turned off my fan and when I returned home I found that the fan resistor gm part# 89019088 and the connector gm part# 15862656 had melted. Bare wires were visible and the pins in the connector were touching. Initially before this occurrence the fan had stopped working at the highest speed then the next lowest speed and finally started to burn up. This is definitely a safety issue for someone who may not be familiar with the odor of burning of an electrical nature. I did replace the resistor at a cost of $55. 00 and now need to get the connector which is at a ridiculous cost of $95. 00. I did some research and found that numerous people had the same issue. I would think gm knows about this since they are probably selling quite a few of these items. One of the parts counter person's I spoke with knew about this issue.

I manage a fleet of vehicles for an electrical contractor. So far three 2006 chevy trucks have had the fan control module, located under the dashboard in the passenger compartment, fail. Upon tracing the problem it was discovered that in each case the module had caught on fire, and even burned some of the wire in the wire harness. Nothing has been done so far to repair these trucks. The damaged parts are available.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to a private mechanic where unknown repairs were made to the vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 3,000 and the current mileage was 36,000.

Terrible smell and smoke noticed from under dash while using the ac on high. The air was still blowing but smoke stopped after I turned it off. I had to role down the windows quickly and pull over. I was nervous that the dash was on fire, but it seemed ok to drive to the dealer. Dealer reported that it was the blower motor resistor. Some research on the web, and on here, shows that it is a very common and expensive repair. Opinion of several, including me, is that this is a design defect that could result in a safety issue. The inhaled smoke definitely was not healthy either.

The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the vehicle fails to start properly and rolls uncontrollably. The dealer was unable to diagnose the cause of failure. The current mileage is 1,800 and the failure mileage was unknown.