GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Silverado
Model Year: 2006
Other Engine Info: HO
Plant City: Fort Wayne
Plant Company Name: GMNA
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Indiana
Series: 1500 1/2 ton
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE VEHICLE SERVICED, HE WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NEEDLE BEARINGS IN THE OIL. IN ADDITION, THE ROCKER ARM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,771 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,850.
2006
WHEELS
SUDDEN WHEEL BEARING BREAKUP ON 2006 CHEVY SILVERADO PICKUP 4W ON DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL IN MAY 2008. SAME OCCURRENCE ON PASSENGER FRONT WHEEL IN APRIL 2009. THIS PICKUP HAD LESS THAN 19,000 MILES AND WAS HIGHWAY DRIVEN. HAD TO HAVE IMMEDIATE REPAIR BOTH TIMES (REPLACEMENT) AND PAID $377 SECOND TIME AS DID NOT GO TO GM DEALER FOR REPAIR. TRAVELING IN ARIZONA AND WENT TO NEAREST GARAGE FOR REPAIR. HAVE OLD PART WHICH WAS MANUFACTURED BY FEDERAL MOGUL CORPORATION. NO CONSEQUENCE AS WE STOPPED DRIVING AS SOON AS WE HEARD THE NOISE OF THE BREAKUP TO AVOID LOSING A TIRE. *TR