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2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Brakes Problems

Complaints
171about this part
Share
48%of 359 total for the year
Median mileage
71,741miles
Trend
FallingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% lower than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 171 complaints about the brakes of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500, 48% of the 359 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 71,741 miles. 7 of these say a crash was involved and 1 a fire, according to the filers.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“One morning when try to go the work, I start my truck but see the brake light show up, when push the brake pedal goes all the way down, I look brake fluid under the truck drooping fluid by the gas tank area. Thanks to god not happen when driving and just used the truck night before, if not could be something very bad and dangerous.”

NHTSA complaint #11034162, filed 2017-10, 120,000 miles

“Takata recall on 11/04/2016 attempting to pass another vehicle, suddenly vehicle on my passenger side begin to sideswiped my vehicle, my passing was delay and hinder; oncoming traffic and sideswiped continually force me of the left side pavement onto the gravel on the left and into a resident dogwood trees, no deploy from airbags vehicle was consider a total lost by my insurance company and repair shop”

NHTSA complaint #11066521, filed 2018-02, 148,000 miles

“Driving at about 35mph when the car ahead put on brakes my pedal went straight to the floor and I ended up using the emergency brake to stop. I had the truck taken to the dealership who told me the brake lines were completely rusted out. I called Chevrolet's service number and was told this was not a problem with my year. But it had been in the past so no help available.”

NHTSA complaint #10617476, filed 2014-07, 115,000 miles

“The wheel speed sensor for the ABS system is affected on multiple trucks chevy produced from 99-06. This causes the braking below 10 MPH to cause pulsation and ABS malfunctioning causing me to almost rear end vehicles and be unable to slow down correctly. Chevy knows of the issue yet it is not a recall for my vehicle.”

NHTSA complaint #10565174, filed 2014-02, 53,000 miles

“Leaving my drive way my brake peddle went all the way to the floor. I had to use emergency brake to stop truck. After checking for problem I found that the metal brake line from the master cylinder to the brakes had rusted through in the engine area and brake fluid was being sprayed on the manifold. (if engine was hotter their could have been a fire.) truck is sitting in my driveway still not fixed.”

NHTSA complaint #10750247, filed 2015-08, 96,097 miles

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Brakes: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2026129%
202566%
2024113%
2023256%
2022589%
2021455%
202011615%
201919518%
20189919%
201719027%
201626633%
201537434%
201428120%
201352%
201294%
2011173%
201072%
2009174%
2008283%
2007627%
200617148%
200513125%
200433041%
200342953%
200236371%
200130766%
200042269%
199937364%
199812234%
199713424%
1996343%
1994330%

Other parts of the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

Electrical system
48 complaints
Suspension
29 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
28 complaints
Air bags
24 complaints
Steering
19 complaints
Fuel system
18 complaints
Body and structure
16 complaints
Tires
16 complaints
Engine cooling
13 complaints
Wheels
13 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
10 complaints
Other or unknown
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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