Frame Rust problems of the 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

A couple months ago, I bought a 1999 chevy Silverado 1500 z71 with 77,000 actual miles that was for sale on craigslist. The gentleman advertised the truck in excellent condition, with no rust. When I test drove the truck, I noticed it needed new a exhaust, and shocks. The fog lights were broken, and the turn signal lenses were extremely cloudy. This is normal on a older vehicle. The truck has been setting in the garage, since I drove it home. The gentleman told me that all the receipts are in the glove box, from work that was done on the truck. I went through the receipts, and most of them were from oil changes. Since I don't know the history of the truck, it's a good idea to do a tune-up, and change all the filters and fluids. I spent over a $1,000 not including labor, on shocks, exhaust system, turn signal lenses, fog lights, filters, fluids, spark plugs, and ignition wires. I jacked the truck up, so that I could replace the exhaust. When I crawled under the truck, I noticed the frame and frame cross members were extremely rusty. The truck was advertised in excellent condition, with no rust! I started removing the old exhaust, and my hand went through one of the frame cross members. The gas tank hangs from this particular frame cross member. How can the truck body be so nice, but the frame be completely rusted out? if we had state inspections, there's no way the truck would pass inspection! I have a 1995 GMC sierra that's never had any body rust, or rust on the frame! I did some research on the internet, and found out it's common for the frames to be completely rusted out on the gm trucks build from 1999 - 2007. There's millions of these trucks on the road, and the fuel tank, spare tire, or rear-end could easily fall off! why isn't gm recalling these trucks, and replacing the rusted out frames? I have a 2007 Ford f150 that doesn't have any body rust, or frame rust!.

Was driving and noticed that the brake pedal felt sloppy. Upon investigation I had to replace all rear brake lines, and one of the front do to rust. As I was replacing these I noticed that the frame was rusted and cracked on the drivers side under the door. I had a patch put in, but just the other day I also noticed a new spot on the frame where it bends on the passenger side right behind the motor. The frame is so weak in this spot, I don't believe that it can be repaired.

After all the rusted parts; fuel tank that strap tank fell out. Brake line rusted through lost brakes and now we are told frame has rusted that cause our fuel line to ruptured. When will general motors step up and take care of these trucks that are rust buckets.

I have a 1999 Silverado 1500 I had the brake lines replaced in July 2014 because of corrosion. Then yesterday November 4th 2014 I had the truck to a shop getting tires put on and when they started to lift it the rear end started to sag. They let it down and noticed rust holes in the frame. This truck is not safe to drive and gm needs to post a recall on these problems!.

Tl- the contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that upon further inspection of the vehicle, it was noticed that the frame was rusted to the point of corrosion and may fracture at any point in time. The under carriage and the frame intermittently rusted. The vehicle was not inspected nor diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000. Dyd.

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. While the vehicle was being serviced, the contact was informed that the frame was rusted beneath the driver side between the box and the cab. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that he would be responsible for repair costs. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 169,354 and the current mileage is 169,439. Updated 2/17/11 updated 03/09/11.

The contact owns a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the frame was severely corroded and the vehicle was no longer operable as a result. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who deemed the vehicle as destroyed due to the severity of the frame rust and corrosion. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 165,000.