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shadow_dog Enthusiast

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I am pi**ed. I just noticed tonight that the rear bumper on my 07 Sierra has rust pits in several areas and most of them are starting to get the rust fade out circles on them. I have had the truck for one year almost to the day, and only 6423 miles. It is kept in the attached garage. It was only in the snow twice and was washed immediately after. I never hardly drive it and just happened to be walking past it and noticed what I thought was some dirt smudges on the bumper. I tried to wipe them off with an old wet cotton rag and nothing happened. Then I looked closer and saw it was rust.

 

Anybody else have this happen to them? I called my dealer and they said to bring it in on Monday to their body shop so they could see it. I am going to demand another bumper.

jrrod2004 Senior Enthusiast

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I am pi**ed. I just noticed tonight that the rear bumper on my 07 Sierra has rust pits in several areas and most of them are starting to get the rust fade out circles on them. I have had the truck for one year almost to the day, and only 6423 miles. It is kept in the attached garage. It was only in the snow twice and was washed immediately after. I never hardly drive it and just happened to be walking past it and noticed what I thought was some dirt smudges on the bumper. I tried to wipe them off with an old wet cotton rag and nothing happened. Then I looked closer and saw it was rust.

 

Anybody else have this happen to them? I called my dealer and they said to bring it in on Monday to their body shop so they could see it. I am going to demand another bumper.

 

 

 

 

 

 

can we say warranty???? :dunno: is there alot of salt in your area???

Woodcutter Enthusiast

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Anybody else have this happen to them? I called my dealer and they said to bring it in on Monday to their body shop so they could see it. I am going to demand another bumper.

 

Seriously, good luck. The folks at my dealer would just lie and say something like "they all rust like that."

 

So far, I'm pretty unimpressed with numerous rust issues on the GMT900s.

ColoradoSkiCountry Senior Enthusiast

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Don't demand anything, ask them what they are willing to do. You get farther by being nice. Dealers are under NO obligation to perform warranty work, there is no law that says they must do that. Will they get in Trouble with GM if they turn you down? Probably but legally they are not required to do warranty work on your vehicle and they simply tell you to go elsewhere and that they do not want your business.

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Anybody else have this happen to them? I called my dealer and they said to bring it in on Monday to their body shop so they could see it. I am going to demand another bumper.

 

Seriously, good luck. The folks at my dealer would just lie and say something like "they all rust like that."

 

So far, I'm pretty unimpressed with numerous rust issues on the GMT900s.

 

Just a heads up, they will come off if you use a chromecleaner/polish..Sucks that the yare there, but they do come off

kdogg Enthusiast

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Anybody else have this happen to them? I called my dealer and they said to bring it in on Monday to their body shop so they could see it. I am going to demand another bumper.

 

Seriously, good luck. The folks at my dealer would just lie and say something like "they all rust like that."

 

So far, I'm pretty unimpressed with numerous rust issues on the GMT900s.

 

Just a heads up, they will come off if you use a chromecleaner/polish..Sucks that the yare there, but they do come off

 

WHAT??? Say again...

shadow_dog Enthusiast

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[Just a heads up, they will come off if you use a chromecleaner/polish..Sucks that the yare there, but they do come off

 

 

Pits in the chrome won't come off or out with chrome cleaner or polish. With your fingernail you can actually feel the pit or blister where the chrome is coming off.

 

OK, maybe I'll try the "nice" route and not demand a new bumper. However, if they want my families continued business they better make it right. We have bought 7 new vehicles from this particular dealer in the last 11 years.

2000DV4.8 Senior Enthusiast

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[Just a heads up, they will come off if you use a chromecleaner/polish..Sucks that the yare there, but they do come off

 

 

Pits in the chrome won't come off or out with chrome cleaner or polish. With your fingernail you can actually feel the pit or blister where the chrome is coming off.

 

OK, maybe I'll try the "nice" route and not demand a new bumper. However, if they want my families continued business they better make it right. We have bought 7 new vehicles from this particular dealer in the last 11 years.

 

 

I'd also check out other trucks on the lot to see if they're having the same issue

zxcv Enthusiast

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I've got the same problem on my bumper. Just on the chrome part it's got some rust spots. I don't mind though - I've only got 18,000kms on the truck and it'll be covered under warranty. Just be nice to the dealership and make sure the dealer knows that you know a lot about your truck and known issues. It works well for me.

 

From my experiences, I'll use my dad's caddy srx as an example: The digital climate control screen kept flickering and it was annoying. I found out that there was a TSB for it. Anyways, while talking to the dealership, the service manager said, "I've never heard of that problem before. I don't think we can fix that, sorry!". So I told them to check their TSB records, because there was one in there for that particular problem. He then said, "Huh! What do you know! There is one! Alright, we'll get it fixed up for you when you come in next time! Is there anything else you need?" There were a few other minor problems with the caddy (that shouldnt have been fixed by warranty) but the dealer fixed them anyways free of charge. I was polite the entire time. I'm going to see the same dude later on for my rust problem.

 

It just goes to show that being nice and knowing your stuff really helps out. They'll remember you the next time you need something and will be more willing to "pull strings" to get things done for you if they like you.

 

Or you could always go to Rich's dealership and hassle him. I'm sure Rich would love that! :dunno:

slimjim2525 Senior Enthusiast

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Sorry to hear, thats a bummer. Wouldnt that be part of the 6 year 100,000 mile

corrosion?

Probably not.

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