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The Frame has excessive rust especially the crossmembers that are in-between the two main lateral frame beams. In this vehicle they have rotted all the way through and there is nothing left of them and they look like swiss cheese. This particular vehicle also has only 130,000 miles on it which I personally feel is very excessive for them milage. I do understand it is a little older at this point but I have a dodge van and a Chevy sedan both having over 200,000 miles on them. Both also have been driven in West Virginia all winter long with salt exposure that do not show this amount of rust in the frame components. I feel this is a flaw in the manufacturing I have been looking online and it seems to beyond a common problem with this make and model of vehicle.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the undercarriage was rusted. In addition, the brake and steering warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to cape cod carz (153 corporation St, hyannis, MA 02601, (508) 778-2279) where it was diagnosed that the frame needed to be welded. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the frame, body, and brake lines were all rusted out. Best Chevrolet (128 derby St, hingham, MA 02043, (781) 347-1886) was contacted and stated that there was no recall. The manufacturer had not been contacted. The failure mileage was 212,000.
Frame and suspension components excessive rusting to the point of failure. Leaf spring shackle failed last year, causing leaf spring to put a hole in truck bed while driving. Brakes lines rusted to failure last week and caused near brake loss while operating. Had to use E-brake to avoid hitting my garage. Cross members supporting shock failed. Gas tank about to fall off due to rust failure. Cannot drive truck. Brakes no longer function and truck is unsafe due to frame being compromised.
There is extreme frame rust causing the spare tire mount to become detached from the frame while driving along the highway. Fortunately this happened on a secondary road in South West Virginia. The shock absorber was the only thing that held the spare tire mount from coming completely loose from the truck. After inspecting the frame, there is excessive rust on the main frame and one of the cross members is nearly rusted through. This truck is nine years old and only has 63K miles. I have the truck at the dealership for them to see if it is safe to drive I am awaiting to hear from them to see if GM is going to help me with this matter.
- Meadows Of Dan, VA, USA
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The contact owns a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado. The contact stated that the frame underneath the vehicle was rusted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the manufacturer used an inferior steel material to make the vehicle. The contact stated that the manufacturer acknowledged that an inferior material was used, but did not offer any help. The failure mileage was 150,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The spare tire structure disintegrated due to rust. The spare tire was hanging and was easily pulled out by hand. The structure that holds the spare tire in place is blocked by the spare tire and does not get washed, creating an area where the dirt and salt accumulate. This easily could have fallen off on the highway.
First off there's very little snow here so the body and frame isn't rusting out because of that but its definitely rusting very bad the brake lines have rusted completely in half the transmission has went out twice the oil gauge don't work there have been times the motor knocked but then smoothed out again I've been a Chevy fan my entire life but the company isn't up to standard's of the consumers in my book if your asking 35000 for a [xxx] truck it should last a long time with no issues. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
My 16 yr old son and 12 yr old son were coming home from school on 11/10/2006, my 16 yr old was driving, he took drivers ed and passed the class with an a+. and when he took his driving part of the test he past with a perfect score the first time. He also raced gokarts, so he knew how to control vehicles and prevent wrecks. When the wreck happened, the truck just went up an embankment, and went throw the air and hit a tree and pealed the roof back like it was a tin can. There was no skid marks, the tire tracks went straight up the bank, like the steering wheel was locked. And not one air bag opened. They were less than a 1/4 of a mile from home. I was at the bus stop waiting on my daughter, I heard the wreck and the alarm from the truck was going off. I went to the site and the alarm was still going off, and the steering wheel was locked. My 12yr old died on site, my 16 yr old died 4 days later. I have known something caused the wreck, but not sure what until now. Now I know with all my heart the switch locked the steering and also made the air bags not work.
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- Saint Albans, WV, USA