Is it the kinda metal that gm gets or why so bad on rust? Just had shop rotate my tires an look something, they say pretty soon not go be able put hoist nomore sooner or later an frame go crack thru rust cracks bad on 1 side especially between gas tank an frame about a inch gap, between frame an tank,shop say they don't get into fix that an cost more then worth,, if could find someone do it, the gas tank would have be took off, an possibly lines, I call one weld shop an they say didn't know who get into that job, I wonder how expensive it be,just on front side of where leaf spring bolted on an most bad cracks are in gap between frame an fuel tank. Soft rot out rust an cracks, maybe should try trade in on another truck with lower miles

No truck is going to last forever, Dave. It's probably time to start looking for a different one. I think you will be able to find something better that will fit your needs.

How OLD is the Chevy?

They all rust bad here. That new salt brine crud they use is worse than the rock salt they used to use.

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Chevy, Ford etc. They all rust the same.

2010, there say Chevy rust,wonder who get into put new steel on frame an how much cost

…. Sell it now to a mescin and get into a little newer truck

I agree with K snow. The salt brine is killer on vehicles, trailers, everything.

Moosetrot

Sell it to who? It be trade in if goes

I've seen several studies that the brine has to be WIPED off to remove from a vehicle. You can't just spray it off like the old stuff.

Coonman, no shop wants to touch that for liability reasons. Plus, you can't just weld the crack shut, you'd likely have to cut out a bunch of rot to get to metal worth welding too. At that point, drive the truck off a cliff and claim the insurance...

I just have liability ins. If we're passenger side in same spot, not so bad, we're at the gas tank a inch away an have take off an possibly lines an more stuff move out way. In bad spot

… a mescin

https://www.autorust.com/safe-t-cap-kits/

Check this site out. I ordered and did my own work, but didn't have to remove the gas tank. Fit like a glove over the top of the old frame. Customer service was excellent.

I just call an they say they have no Colorado kits, they have lots Silverados

because anything post 2002 didn't come with any factory rust coatings

the Southern Auto dealers association sewed the big auto makers to stop so that it would save 3-400 on the price of a car

then they could make 3-400 more not changing anything for features

if you live in the north you then needed to pay 7-1100 to get rust protection added back post dealer.

of you did regular fluid film from before you got to this point it would stay nice and minimal rust

but you didn't so find a clean used one and get it coated and coat it every year

didn't take the manufacturers long to realized they were going to sell more cars and trucks also because stuff is rotting out in 10 years

So much for Southern hospitality, LOL.

They try sell u all kinds stuff when buy new, auto armor, undercoating, insurance for damages interior, gap ins. Extended warrantee an add on to ur financing. I didn't get none it. There was rust go thru black paint on frame shortly after bought new, fluid film was new to me until few yrs ago, should had it undercoated

That’s why I quit Chevy/gm, my 10 year old Tundra doesn’t have a spot of rust on it, and I live in northern NY where in winter the roads are all rock salt and brine.

My Chevy Silverado had the frame rust through at 80,000 miles. Had to get it welded,.They are using poorer quality steel and there is no under coating. I take the truck to Vermont and get the underside oil sprayed in the fall.Not happy and GM has lost a customer unless they under coat it and put on a spray bed liner.

so what your saying is you got one right after the decade of major frame recalls where frames rusted so bad that they were replaced under warranty


it was once again cheaper to put good quality rust inhibiting paint on the frame and body than to keep replacing frames under warranty.

they can make them good it is if it is cheaper to make them bad or make them good they got burned so they made it better