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2006 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 steering problems

18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the steering on the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 250010% of all complaints for this model year.

18
Steering complaints
10%
share of all complaints
50,000 mi
median reported incident mileage
0 / 0
crash / fire reports

What owners report

  • Engine idler pulley seized causing serpentine belt to break which resulted in loss of power steering and loss of power brakes..2 local gm dealer parts department's stated this is common on the duramax diesel engine. *tr

    filed Apr 27, 2015

  • Tl* the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 2500. The contact stated that while driving at 40 mph, the pivot arm failed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 63,000. Updated 8/28/14*cn

    filed Jul 25, 2014

Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.

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.