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 | |||
| 12/01/2012 | 75862 | 1 | |
| As i approached a stop sign, i applied the brakes and the brake pedal went soft and then to the floor. immediately followed by a brake system warning and a brake light on the instrument panel. i got the vehicle stopped on the side of the road and checked the brake fluid reservoir. it was empty. it had been snowing that day and i noticed a puddle of fluid had formed in the fresh snow under the driver's side of the vehicle, just inboard and aft of the front left wheel. when i crawled underneath and looked i found what appears to be severely rotted brake lines. i have never had a solid brake line fail on me before and was quite shocked at how progressed the corrosion was. i take care of my truck and it gets washed and serviced regularly. with that it gets used as a truck as well. i feel that the corrosion was excessive and perhaps is the result of a material flaw/cheap materials used. i shudder to think what the outcome would have been had i been towing my horse trailer or my camper that day. *tr | |||
| 03/07/2009 | 50000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 2500. the contact placed a snow plow on the vehicle. while driving 10 mph, the front differentials and axles failed. the contact called the gm manufacturer and they stated that he should have not placed a snow plow on a diesel vehicle. the contact feels that the vehicle is unsafe because he is unable to steer. the vin was unknown. the current and failure mileages were 50,000. | |||
| 08/21/2006 | 2976 | 1 | 06/23/2006 |
| Dt*: the contact stated while driving 55 mph on dry roads, the vehicle vibrated roughly. the vehicle was taken to a service dealer, where the dealer determined that the cause of the problem was a beam frame shake; meaning that that the bed of the truck was too long, causing the frame to flex and vibrate while moving. the consumer was told the problem could not be fixed. uddated *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 12/10/2008 | |||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2006 chevrolet silverado 3500. while driving between 55-60 mph on normal road conditions, the vehicle vibrated unexpectedly. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for inspection and they stated that the torque caused separation of the central differential. the vehicle was repaired. in addition, the mainframe cracked in half, but was not repaired. the failure was possibly contributed to the weight of the snowplows or diesel. the vin was unknown. the failure and current mileages were unavailable. | |||