Lugnut Rust

[PFTX_5.3]

Has anyone with one of these trucks noticed the lugnuts starting to rust?

The original lugnuts that have been on the truck for over 9 years look brand new, other than the corners from impact wrenches. I had to replace one about 8 months ago due to it falling off or someone stealing it, already has surface rust.

Bad batch or is this the decline in quality we've seen from GM in the past couple of years?

Maybe OEM isn't the go-to for parts anymore...

[MikeBMW]

Not sure. I have replacement black Chevy wheels and black Chevy lug nuts.
After 5 or 6 oil changes, wherein the dealer also rotates the tires (I can tell by the placement of the lug nut lock key and my own knowledge of when the inside of the tires used to rub the UCA before I fixed it with a 1/4" spacer at the front.)
No rust but, living in Florida, it's less common for rust and South TX should be the same?

[Buckwild27]

I can tell you that they rust fairly easy where I live because in the winter the roads get covered in salt. And on the previous generation truck I had to get new lug nuts because the chrome cover eventually took enough of a beating that I had to hammer the socket on. Do to the chrome cover swelling out.

[Z45]

I have optional gloss black wheels (rpo SGM) with associated black lugs nut and wheel locks and after 3 winters, they are rusty. 

[PFTX_5.3]

15 hours ago, MikeBMW said:

Not sure. I have replacement black Chevy wheels and black Chevy lug nuts.
After 5 or 6 oil changes, wherein the dealer also rotates the tires (I can tell by the placement of the lug nut lock key and my own knowledge of when the inside of the tires used to rub the UCA before I fixed it with a 1/4" spacer at the front.)
No rust but, living in Florida, it's less common for rust and South TX should be the same?

Should be my 1998 Jeep has no rust except the typical exhaust system rust

[PFTX_5.3]

5 hours ago, Homewrecker007 said:

I can tell you that they rust fairly easy where I live because in the winter the roads get covered in salt. And on the previous generation truck I had to get new lug nuts because the chrome cover eventually took enough of a beating that I had to hammer the socket on. Do to the chrome cover swelling out.

Thats what I'm worried about, or being like my buddies f150. He had to get a 21.5mm socket for his swolen lugnuts

[PFTX_5.3]

5 hours ago, elcamino said:

I have optional gloss black wheels (rpo SGM) with associated black lugs nut and wheel locks and after 3 winters, they are rusty. 

I'd understand that, I would assume they use salt where you're at. But I don't understand why the 9 year old lugs are completely fine but the new one is starting to rust

[diyer2]

Aftermarket solid lug nuts are available.