2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 consumer reviews

Awsome truck. Comfortable ride, Great handling. Saved my life in a near accident. Always getting looks, inquiries and thumbs up from people I don't even know.

One of the best trucks i've seen been happy so far bought back in june of 2016 basic maintenance done cold air stopped working easy quick $5 fix

Great features, comfortable, gas mileage as expected. Lots of pulling power. Pulled camper up hills and still had power to accelerate.

I've always been a fan of GM and I've never had a problem with this truck. I'm the second owner and the first owner took good care of it, taking it to the dealer for regular work. It now has 104,000 miles and I've had no problems with it at all. I bought it with 86,000. It's pretty basic with crank windows, 2wd, 8ft bed, a/c, and the 4.3L. I wanted simple, I don't need all of the bells and whistles, just more stuff to repair. No point in getting a 4wd unless you like off road driving or live out in the sticks. I use it for towing a small boat, as well as, throwing things in the bed. Mainly use it as a daily around town driver. The only minor drawback is the 4.3L engine. It gets around 16/18 mpg which isn't bad. Kinda underpowered but its a truck not a Camaro. The 4.3L/5.7L engines are legendary and will last for ever if you take care of them, overall its a great truck for the price!

Bought new in 2006 Chevy Silverado Z71 package 5.3 V8, just came back from a cross country run 3,500 miles and it has over 163K miles on it, got close to 20MPG with loaded down truck bed, has camper shell. Used 1 QT of oil as usual and no issues, keep speed around 70 MPG up or down hill no problems. Smooth ride and very quite. Only had to replace rotors on both fronts and water pump and a few other issues under $200. Normal maintenance and oil changes, replaced shocks at 125K other than that I can not complain, replaced original tires at 50K next at 100K Michelins XT's,recent survey said most trucks and big SUV's can go 200K easily, made a believer out of me. Will keep around till it falls apart, why bother paying $$$$ for a new one.

Have had Chevy or GMC for many Years but this one brings me to tears.Bought new and at about 50,000 miles brought it in because of OIL CONSUMPTION, 2 quarts every 2400 miles. They say it is within their parameters. but I could have a oil study done!! I already know how much was burning!!! Wrote Chevrolet a letter (not CUSSING like I wanted to) and never heard a word back , not a big surprise. Google this and you will find a ton of other chevy owners with the same problem and nothing is being done!!! Silverado 1500 5.3. NEVER AGAIN!!!!!!

We love our used/new truck! Can't wait to get out and use it this summer when we go on vacation to Maine with our camper! :) I would suggest a Chevy Silverado to anyone! :)

I had my Tacoma recalled this year and had a tough time switching to Chevy. But I must say now that I have had it for about 4 months, I love my '06 Silverado. It is such a smooth ride, drives great, quiet and comfortable. The only downsides are some of the missing upgrades, I would have liked a sliding rear window, controls on the steering wheel, etc. I also miss the storage space below the rear seats in the Tacoma. There is really nowhere to stash straps, etc. Otherwise I am very happy. It is an adjustment to spend $75 to fill my gas tank, but it does get around 400 miles to a tank, which is nice to not have to stop as often (Tacoma got about 300). I hope to keep this truck for a very long time, I may be a Chevy girl after all!

I've had my chevy for 3 years now and i love the way it looks after a little bit of love and some aftermarket effects.pricing isnt horrible for the 4.3 but if given the choice i would have went for the 4.8 or 5.0. Honestly the only things i dont like about this truck is that with just about every chevy you will pay for parts compared to ford or mopar, and the fact that the blower motor for A/C and heat went out.

I got my 2006 chevy silverado z71 regular cab 4x4 v8 5.3, with 55.000 miles. I use it for everything, I always tow a 4 horses trailer and load 1200 pounds over the box. Pull huge trucks stucks with load (66.000 pounds), I go to the mountain over very hard roads. I really love Chevy Silverado, this is my third one. The G80 locking differential is the best for 4x4 trucks, Im from Chile, and a lot of people use it for very hard work, and under very tuff conditions, with very poor oil changes.