Rust under the hood normal?

fondupot · September 15, 2014

must be one of them fan-dangled recalls. take it back and have them re-program the rust actuator motor on the flux capaciter. Have them fill up the blinker fluid and check the muffler bearings while you are at it.

/sarcasm

tbarn · September 15, 2014

Wow, back in the seventies we were glad to get 60 to 100k out of cars and trucks. If you did they were full of rust, you didn't get under coating unless you paid extra for it. The engines were smoking by then and transmissions had one rebuild. No they were not cheaper, same price after inflation. You actually get more stuff for the same money now.

Finally some sanity! Expectations are too high. It's a truck, drive it.

14SLTZ71 · September 15, 2014

Wow, back in the seventies we were glad to get 60 to 100k out of cars and trucks. If you did they were full of rust, you didn't get under coating unless you paid extra for it. The engines were smoking by then and transmissions had one rebuild. No they were not cheaper, same price after inflation. You actually get more stuff for the same money now.

And now they just get away with false advertising more.

Edit: many of the expectations that people have are based on the advertising and promoting claims directed to the customers from the manufactures.

Sorry I am getting a little off topic, wait, is there a topic?

KARNUT · September 16, 2014

Some of us feel we got as advertised. There are always going to people who feel they didn't. I know this they sure last a lot longer now than they did in the past, for most people.

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14SLTZ71 · September 16, 2014

Some of us feel we got as advertised. There are always going to people who feel they didn't. I know this they sure last a lot longer now than they did in the past, for most people.

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Yes, I concur that not everyone will agree with the statement that I made however, I'm pretty sure that everyone with frame rust will agree that they didn't receive a truck with an "Extensive and improved chassis corrosion protection that enhances the trucks appearance and lengthens the life of underbody components".

Edit: as for the original question in this thread, the exhaust manifolds get rusty on every vehicle that I have ever owned. As stated by several people, this is absolutely normal.

scott19677 · September 16, 2014

Some of us feel we got as advertised. There are always going to people who feel they didn't. I know this they sure last a lot longer now than they did in the past, for most people.

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I doubt well see any 2014s thirty years from now. I hope mine will make it till I can trade it in. You should see my neighbors PERFECT , I mean perfect 71 Chevy step side.

KARNUT · September 17, 2014

I had few perfect old cars and trucks that's my hobby and I'm sure there will be a few 14 Chevy trucks around thirty years from now. My 92 Chevy, has no undercoating.

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galliher_nc · September 17, 2014

Finally some sanity! Expectations are too high. It's a truck, drive it.

So, if it were a car, his complaints would be valid?

KARNUT · September 17, 2014

In 1976 I bought a 74 Nova custom with the ss package for the wife. She wasn't working yet so the car only came out on nice days, bad days we just took my truck. Change the oil every 3k wash and wax as needed. At 50k miles radiator repair, gas tank change, mufflers replaced. At 80k light oil use, put a shift kit in the trans, to firm up the shifts. Rust started to form also, this was a garage kept car. Move to Texas in 79 sold the car to a friend it didn't have A.C. At 100k it had rust, repairs, used oil, and the front end needed work. That was typical. I trade often now but I did buy one and keep it in 2005. Hyundai elantra gt, wife drove it 5 years gave it to my daughter, she still has it. Work done oil changes, belt at 60k. Never garaged, drive through washes. Still looks good. Typical of today. I guess that's why the older people don't complain as much as the younger guys. We seen the vast improvements over the years and don't sweat the small stuff.

pm26 · September 21, 2014

In my area local used car dealer is selling a near mint '97 Suburban 4X4 with only 74k original miles and fantastic looking exterior and interior alike. . it is a one owner vehicle, it came from the local Chevy dealer where it was traded in. The asking price is bit steep at $ 7400, but considering what new ones cost and superior quality of these older ones, it is a great buy for someone who needs a Suburban. I have seen these older ones with well over 300k miles still running good.

Kent2500 · September 21, 2014

I was not referring to the exhaust manifold, but to a crapload of low quality cheap Chinese and Mexican made parts these vehicles are made of.

iPhone's, iPad's, and other extremely high quality items are made in China. The quality level is determine by the company having the item/part made, not by the country of the supplier. If a part is bare metal and rusts in seconds, that is GM fault for the specifications and accepting the part for use in vehicles. Doesn't matter where that part is made.

newdude · September 25, 2014

I was not referring to the exhaust manifold, but to a crapload of low quality cheap Chinese and Mexican made parts these vehicles are made of. It was a sarcastic reply. I ordered a new differential cover for my truck recently because the old one was rusty. The new cover was made of bare unpainted metal and already had surface rust spots on it in the new parts bag! What kind of crap is that?. Is it that difficult to paint the outside of the cover when it is made?

Last weekend I had to replace a door lock actuator on my Impala. A $190 Mexican made part that fails after 4 years of use and is a nightmare to replace? And last year I had to replace a Chinese made HVAC actuator on the same car because one of plastic teeth broke inside? I have never had any HVAC or door lock actuators fail on my Mazdas or Nissans even after 12 years and 341,000 miles on my 1999 Mazda 626. Anyone care to explain why?

Then GM will paint them, add 20-40$ to the cost of the part and then Joe Consumer will cry thats its too damn expensive! And they already do cry about prices!

nards444 · September 25, 2014

The issue is not whether they are all American made. The main issue is cheap design coupled with inadequate quality control.

come on troll regardless of design and where its made it will rust if it had iron content. If there is no iron it will corrode. Not design or country will deny the law of physics.

pm26 · September 28, 2014

come on troll regardless of design and where its made it will rust if it had iron content. If there is no iron it will corrode. Not design or country will deny the law of physics.

Yes, and this reply of yours justifies why GM is selling new unpainted differential covers with rust spots on them already in the parts bag. An iron casting , if unpainted will rust of course and other than being visually unappealing, the rust will not hurt anything. But not painting a stamped sheet metal cover that will be visible from behind the truck when installed?

In case you do not know, marine cast iron water cooled manifolds are painted after they are cast and machined, and they look a lot better when installed than they would if they were bare metal and got all rusty. So do not give me that crap about "it will rust if it has iron content." Yes I know. Especially when the company is too cheap to have these parts painted.