general problems of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

On [xxx], at or around midnight, I was traveling [xxx] at approximately 60 mph. The traffic was very light, with few vehicles on the road. It was raining, and I was in the number 1 lane. Two additional lanes were to my left, reserved for toll road traffic. I did not see any other vehicles on [xxx], nor did I see any vehicles to my left in the toll lanes. There was a physical separation between [xxx] and the toll road, consisting of 36-inch plastic candlestick dividers with approximately 10-foot separations. As I was traveling, I suddenly felt a lurch, and the right rear of my 2006 Chevrolet silverado (VIN# [xxx] ) dropped. My pickup truck immediately began to spin to my left, forcing me into the toll lanes and into the concrete center divider. When my vehicle came to rest, I was facing eastbound in the westbound lanes of the toll road. My lights were no longer except a single amber light flashing, which gave limited warning to approaching vehicles. The California highway patrol arrived (unknown why no traffic collision report was taken), my vehicle was removed from the roadway, the right rear wheel and tire had separated from the vehicle and rolled to the right shoulder of [xxx] 150 yards from where my pickup came to rest. The vehicle was towed to the tow yard, where a vehicle inspection was conducted on March 19, 2025. The right rear wheel and tire for some reason were not recovered from the collision scene. The inspection revealed the cause of the collision was a broken/severed axle, not related to driver error. Photographs of the broken axle were taken and are available for review. The axle clearly had a manufacturing defect, poor casting or forging. The defect appeared to be an ongoing problem and separated from the vehicle at the time of the collision for no apparent reason. Depending on the time of day, traffic conditions, and the number of passengers, the collision had the potential to be much worse. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

The auxiliary transmission fuel pump system is prone to failure. This makes it so the start/stop feature will not work, as the vehicle will stall when stopped (causing an unsafe situation), and it cannot pass state inspection. The part is entirely unavailable from chevy, and results in the vehicle being scrapped. There is no way to permanently bypass this system.

Tl the contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While driving various speeds, the gear downshifted into neutral without warning. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed, but no failure could be detected. The independent mechanic replaced the transmission, but the failure recurred. The dealer (gosch Chevrolet, 400 carriage cir, hemet, CA 92545, (951)-216-3486) was contacted and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 208,025.

Exhaust manifold bolts broke off and is now leaking exhaust fumes in side the truck also emissions is effected for osha or emission test this is a problem of safety I have seen alot of people with same problem and yet no recall ,it is a problem in all phases of operation of the truck only has 49,000 miles don't have a photo but surely you are really familiar with this problem usually its the front and rear bolts cause is inferior materials and workmanship also can cause catalytic converter failure the cost of this repair should be on gm as it can run 1000s to fix.

Transmission problems, when vehicle was new it was seen for transmission problems more then once. Since I've owned it, I've had the tranny rebuilt 2 times.

Our 2006 chevy silverado was making a slight humming noise. My husband thought he would need to change his brake pad. The hum was more on turns and went braking. Then on June the 13, 2006 , while driving, the whole hub/bearing everything broke off the right front tire. We had it towed to the local dealership. After inspecting the truck. They stated the we improperly fail to maintain are vehicle. He stated that he had never seen the whole drum /hub/bearing brake off , except in trucks that were made to go off road alot. We have never towed, went off road or hauled anything with this truck. The miles are highway miles. I asked how do maintain a piece of steel. He stated,"we should of had the bearing check". They had to replace the drum , rotor, hub, bearings hoses, everything. The total cost $1,412. 00.