2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 service brakes problems
46 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the service brakes on the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 — 26% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The rear brakes failed with little or no warning. The brakes went from good to mushy without warning light. I added brake fluid to test in drive way. Pumped the brakes and the warning light came on. The rear line failed. I had the truck inspected at a general motors dealer in january of 2018 and…”
filed Apr 12, 2018
“The right front brake line on my truck rusted through. I lost braking when loading my 10 ft camper in the driveway. I took the truck to dealership and it was found that all the brake lines are rusted and in danger of failure at any time. All of the brake lines on the truck are bare metal and prone…”
filed Sep 21, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Service Brakes problems in other Silverado 2500 years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 Silverado 2500 | 37 | 27% |
| 2023 Silverado 2500 | 2 | 5% |
| 2022 Silverado 2500 | 10 | 11% |
| 2021 Silverado 2500 | 12 | 14% |
| 2020 Silverado 2500 | 15 | 15% |
| 2019 Silverado 2500 | 6 | 8% |
| 2017 Silverado 2500 | 5 | 9% |
| 2016 Silverado 2500 | 13 | 11% |
| 2015 Silverado 2500 | 37 | 21% |
| 2014 Silverado 2500 | 2 | 5% |
| 2013 Silverado 2500 | 9 | 18% |
| 2012 Silverado 2500 | 2 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.