Two problems related to transmission failure have 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.
2006 Chevrolet siverado 4l60e transmission failure at 80,000mi the transmission failed and required a full rebuild even though it was never used to haul anything ! it costed us $2050 for the rebuild ! much too soon for a transmission on a truck that only is used to transport a mountain bike,.
The manual transmission on my 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 has a problem. When the clutch is pressed you can not shift, or it is very difficult to shift gears. And the dealers service department says Chevrolet designed all standard transmission vehicles to work this way. They say there is not anything to fix. I believe that since the transmission is hard to shift the transmission could wear out too fast, or and this is my big fear, the transmission could fail while the truck is being driven and a accident could happen, or the truck could break down in an unsafe place or time. I have had the truck in the service department at the dealer many, many times. The service advisor agrees that the truck doesn't shift like any standard transmission he has driven either. Yet, the official word is that this is normal, and there is nothing to fix. He says all the manual transmission silverado trucks shift this way. How dangerous!!! if someone is driving and needs to shift, yet the engine will not shift, there could be a wreck, the trucks transmission could fail, and leave a person stranded in a very dangerous part of town. I have the extended warranty, however, what comfort is that, if the trick has been designed for failure. This problem shortens the life of the truck.