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Yep, I am going to have to take my truck in for this repair. I take it will take 2-3 days to complete. Add paint repair to the insider driver's door that bubbled up and is exposing the primer. Guess I will be driving a rental for about a week. The sad thing is that I have to drive 160 miles to get this repaired. The good news is that I will be in a city where the repairs can be done for a couple of weeks. The scary part is that they have to remove the bed and other parts in order to make this repair.

 

Yep, I am going to have to take my truck in for this repair. I take it will take 2-3 days to complete. Add paint repair to the insider driver's door that bubbled up and is exposing the primer. Guess I will be driving a rental for about a week. The sad thing is that I have to drive 160 miles to get this repaired. The good news is that I will be in a city where the repairs can be done for a couple of weeks. The scary part is that they have to remove the bed and other parts in order to make this repair.

 

What can one say to that? Doors already peeling!!

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Most likely. I swear this is the last first edition vehicle I ever buy from any manufacturer. If it hasn't been out for at least a model year or 2, I'm walking away.

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My 2014 Silverado z71 ltz was a lemon. The frame rust was the final straw. I fixed mine by trading it in on a new ram. After 25 years of GM trucks, I have to say that it was like losing an old frien

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2015 Ram Sport Crew Cab 1500 4x4. Love it. My Silverado started showing problems after day one, little things, then bigger, then frame rust and that was enough for me. Took a loss, but I walso

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Silverados corrosion protection measures provide superior defense against elements in the environment, whether driving through farm fields, on construction gravel, or down a snow-covered highway, said Mark Yergin, engineering group manager, General Motors Corrosion Engineering and Labs. The new Silverado is our strongest truck yet, affording us the confidence that the truck will continue to meet customers needs throughout its life.

Additional 2014 improvements over previous models include:

All new body structures designed to minimize the potential for corrosion

Improved hem flange sealing on the doors and hood, and additional underbody flange sealing help keep the joints of the truck dry, discouraging deterioration that might occur from moisture

***Extensive and improved chassis corrosion protection that enhances the trucks appearance and lengthens the life of underbody components

Anti-chip protection on the lower body side for extra protection from stones or gravel.

http://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2013/Sep/0905-silverado.html

 

Edit: the strange thing is, I haven't been able to find this same info about the 2014 Sierra. On GM's media site I could only find it on the Silverado.

http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2013/Sep/0905-silverado.html

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navinke Enthusiast

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Well took my truck in today

Dealer just pealed some of the flake off and spray painted some of the rust.

Not very happy!!!

What can I do now??!!

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I just traded my perfectly good 2013 Avalanche for this exact reason. Every time I changed the oil and looked at the undercarrige I got sick to my stomach. Not just the frame but EVERYTHING under there looked like it was 75 years old. I saw the results of the "fix" on other trucks, it was a mess.

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Silverado-Hareek

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Well took my truck in today

Dealer just pealed some of the flake off and spray painted some of the rust.

Not very happy!!!

What can I do now??!!

They did the same thing to me. I'm just living with it at this point. I don't have time to keep fighting with the dealer over it and taking my truck back in for service. I'll probably end up trading this truck before it becomes a problem but rest assured GM, I will strongly be looking at other manufacturers.

 

I just traded my perfectly good 2013 Avalanche for this exact reason. Every time I changed the oil and looked at the undercarrige I got sick to my stomach. Not just the frame but EVERYTHING under there looked like it was 75 years old. I saw the results of the "fix" on other trucks, it was a mess.

 

My 2007 did not have an issue with this so sometime between 2007 and 2013 there was a production change in the quality of the wax coating process.

 

Does anyone think this issue from the factory may have stopped after certain build dates?

 

Not really unless you want to pinpoint a year between 2007 and 2013 where basically every truck, Suburban, and Tahoe after that date will have rust issues like this. Unfortunately this just seems to be the new standard of quality on these trucks. It's not just GM though look under an F150 when you get a chance...they have just as much rust in some cases but they paint their frames, not coat them in wax.

 

In my opinion this is something to keep a close eye on going forward with ALL make and model trucks, not just GM.

Silverado-Hareek Senior Enthusiast

Silverado-Hareek

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Compete bull$hit

Is this an actual recall or whatever in Canada?

 

Some trucks have the wax falling off in sheets and there's a recall of sorts for these trucks. However, all of them from what I've seen will exhibit early signs of rust over previous generations of these trucks.

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steelcity

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Not sure what to do

No recall based on my vin

So I guess I'll fix it myself

Thanks GM!!!!

If you seen how they "fix" them, you'll be glad you did it yourself

pm26 Senior Enthusiast

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Silverados corrosion protection measures provide superior defense against elements in the environment, whether driving through farm fields, on construction gravel, or down a snow-covered highway, said Mark Yergin, engineering group manager, General Motors Corrosion Engineering and Labs. The new Silverado is our strongest truck yet, affording us the confidence that the truck will continue to meet customers needs throughout its life.

Additional 2014 improvements over previous models include:

All new body structures designed to minimize the potential for corrosion

Improved hem flange sealing on the doors and hood, and additional underbody flange sealing help keep the joints of the truck dry, discouraging deterioration that might occur from moisture

***Extensive and improved chassis corrosion protection that enhances the trucks appearance and lengthens the life of underbody components

Anti-chip protection on the lower body side for extra protection from stones or gravel.

http://media.chevrolet.com/media/us/en/chevrolet/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2013/Sep/0905-silverado.html

 

Edit: the strange thing is, I haven't been able to find this same info about the 2014 Sierra. On GM's media site I could only find it on the Silverado.

http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/news.detail.html/content/Pages/news/us/en/2013/Sep/0905-silverado.html

Does anyone actually believe this?

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