Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||||
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Ready | 05/25/2011 | |
| PIT-3749D | 11/01/2010 | 10037570 | Gm: on some truck models there is some frame corrosion. *rm | 05/25/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 08/09/2011 | 56500 | 1 | |
| Driving home down two lane road at 35 mph. came to curve and slow traffic ahead. went to apply brakes like normally, they failed. pedal traveled all the way to floor with little to no stopping effects on vehicle. vehicle is a 5 spd standard. i was able to down shift and apply park brake to slow vehicle. i was unable to stop completely and had to drive off the road into the road side ditch to avoid a collision with the stopped traffic. once stopped i got out to check for damage. no cosmetic damage was sustained to the vehicle. i did see brake fluid dripping from under the truck on the driver side. closer look revealed that the brake line had rust completely in half and bleed the brake system dry. noticed that the other lines were in similar condition. they all seem to be severely rusted at the point where the brake lines is retained by a green plastic clip on the upper portion of the frame rail. had vehicle towed home, replaced visible bad lines. two months later brake section in rear of truck hid by undercoating failed as well. thankfully was parked when it happened this time. truck is well maintained and cleaned and waxed seasonally. the under side of this truck is horrible. there in not a place on it that isn't rust. shouldn't have this from a us made product. i have older vehicles from the 60's that have sat for year and look almost new underneath. many other people have had the same problems with these vehicles. i just hope that nobody gets hurt or killed because there vehicles rusts out and causes critical safety systems to fail. i also hope that the nhtsa will take the steps necessary to make people aware and help to resolve this issue. shameful gm owner. *tr | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 08/07/2007 | 12000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2005 chevrolet silverado 2500. while the contact was driving approximately 30 mph the brakes were engaged and a sudden loss of power steering occurred causing the vehicle to swerve off of the road. extreme pressure was applied to the brake pedal in order to stop the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer. the technician refused to inspect the vehicle and stated that they were not responsible for any under carriage corrosion regardless of the severity. the manager agreed to replace the corroded power steering tank and repair the brakes. the manufacturer was notified and stated that they do not cover any corrosion under the service warranty due to the environment. the manufacturer also stated that the warranty would not apply to corrosion failures where the residence was close to a beach with exposure of salt in the air. the failure mileage was 12,000. the current mileage was 28,000. updated 05/28/10. *lj | |||