Two problems related to brake light on have been reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 based on all problems reported for the 2006 Silverado 2500.
I was driving my truck on 3/30/16 another vehicle pulled out in front of me. I slammed on my brakes to avoid a wreck. At the next red light I noticed my brakes were soft. I pulled over to check my fluid. It was down about an inch. I decided to try to make it home. Then a service brake light came on. I did make it home. I crawled under the truck and brake fluid was from the front to the back of the truck. I noticed two compromised metal brake lines on the driver side frame rail that were rusted through. I touched the lines and they were falling apart and flaking off metal at the touch. I contacted Chevrolet and it was towed to the dealer. They quoted me $1,100 to repair the problem. My truck is a 2006 I bought it brand new it has 59,500 miles on it and I paid right at $50,000 for my truck. It is unacceptable for this to happen in less than 10 years of ownership. This is a huge safety issue since Chevrolet used inferior and cheap products in their trucks. There should be a recall on this. Someone could have been seriously injured or killed the other day when I was driving. I replaced all of the rotors and brake pads and one caliper not 9 months ago. I never thought that my metal lines were compromised until I had a failure. I have lost alot of faith in gm due to this issue. I am still working with gm and the dealer to get the problem resolved, but it is not looking good. I am wondering how many other vehicles are compromised. I was talking to my uncle the other day and a gentleman overheard my conversation. He told me that he had a 2003 2500 Chevrolet the brakes also failed on. He was towing a trailer and toatled his truck. I am completely out of warranty as of next month. Gm says to keep my bill for the replacement of the lines that I may get paid back. I dont think that is likely at all. This should be a recall because safety is compromised.
Master cylinder reservoir fluid level dropped from full to activation of brake service light. Investigation of the cause led to the discovery a leak in the brake line from the anti lock brake actuator to the right front brake caliper. All the brake lines appear to be extensively corroded.