Body problems of the 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500

The frame is rusted out at the cross member where the shocks mount.

I just bought this truck in June of 2024. This was a bad dealer because he knowingly sold me the truck with severe frame damage and let me drive a dangerous truck off the lot. I cannot deem it as a total loss to have it replaced because it falls under “wear and tear”. I now have to pay for the truck for the next 5 years and don’t have the money to fix it because the quote states it will be around $13,000, which is how much he sold me the truck for. Because it is a 2010 the warranty has expired. I am completely frustrated and disappointed that there is no one to help me with this betrayal. I have read that many others who have bought GMC’s are and have had the same issues and gm refuses to recall the frames. Something needs to be done about this considering it is gm who did not apply any anti-rust or anti-corrosion to the frames on their vehicles.

Just told by car repair shop; dealer; and frame and body shop that the 2010 silverado truck we paid $20, 000 for 2-1/2 years ago has a frame that is rotted. All professionals mentioned it is a design flaw gm was aware of. The 2010, however, was not part of their recall. What can we do to seek restitution for this vehicle that now is worth $800 to a scrap yard?.

I purchased this truck in 2022 from a car lot. Everything seemed to be ok when we bought it. We have since put less then 7000 miles on it and we took it in for a check up when our mechanic found that the frame is totally rusted out. We contacted the chevy dealership about a frame repair and were told it would need a brand new frame that would cost between $7,000-$10,00 to get it fixed and a 6 month wait time. I have been in the mean time doing my own searching and found among many chevy owners that is particular year of truck all have the similar issue where folks put on less then 7-10k miles and the frame rots away. I feel that if this is in fact a large problem among chevy trucks in the years of 2007 to 2013, then chevy/gm should issue a recall for these frames.

Frame under truck bed totally rusted, cracked and broken in numerous locations. Gas tank is hanging by a rusty thread! this problem should have been a recall. My $20k truck is now worth scrap value!!.

Frame rust on my 2010 Silverado 1500 lt. Rear cross member is rusting through, rear shock mounts are rusting off.

Frame is rusted beyond normal use and has spread to cross members.

When opening my driver's side door to get out of my truck, the door handle fell off in my hand. I had to put down the window to open the door from the outside. My mechanic told me that he has had to replace several chevy cast aluminum door handles in 2020 because of the same issue.

Rusted frame. Weekend structure. Can cause complete loss, dangerous, should be buy backs or added structure for frame damages. No protective devices,coatings,nothing to prevent rusting on frame that holds motor,transmission and over all vehicle together. This is a death sentence to owners of this truck. It cost me 2700. To have extra metal welded on the early rusted out frame to avoid disaster and accidents. This is something the manufacturer should have fixed since it is clearly a manufacturing defect. This should not have been happening at any stage of owning these trucks.

Truck has severe accelerated corrosion on frame, brake lines, and most of under carriage.

Crack that propagates from the passenger side dash airbag. The crack starts in the top left corner of the airbag cutout.

Cracks have formed along the dash board on both the driver and passenger side without any sort of event happening that would lead the cracks forming such as an accident, etc. The cracks on the passenger side are around the passenger airbag that seems to be an safety issues if the airbag deploys. The cracks lead to sharp edges that could either break off and cause sharp plastic pieces to fly at the passenger in the event of airbag deployment or the sharp edges may puncture the airbag causing it to not perform as needed to protect the passenger. After talking to the Chevrolet body shop and reading several other complaints, this issue is common not only in the silverado but according to the body shop manager, it stretches across all gm platforms such as the escalade.

The contact owns a 2010 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated that the dashboard fractured near the passenger side air bag and several other places. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 23,000. The VIN was not available.

Within a year after purchasing my truck I began noticing rust everywhere on the frame and underbody. Each year the rust progressed getting more severe. Year 3 I had my truck in for service and a recall at my local dealership. I spoke in detail with the service manager about how bad the rust on the underbody components and frame where and check for any recalls / bulletins. Well like the tens of thousands other 07-14 silverado owners I was told it wasn't covered and to "salt away" or other measures to keep the truck free of salt during the winter months. What? you've got to be kidding I thought. I even showed the thousands of complaints that could be found across the internet. Unfortunately he was aware of the rust problem, but his hands were tied, as gm refuses to acknowledge or except responsibility for the obvious defect in their steel frames and metal. Unless gm posts a recall or bulletin regarding the rust issue the dealerships hands are tied. Now at year 8 my truck looks as new as the day I bought it with only 68,000 miles. So as long as you don't look underneath! just 3 months ago I had my truck in to have my brakes done. The same service manager whom I know personally called to inform me my truck was ready for pick-up and asked me if I routinely drive my truck on the beach due to how bad the rust had advanced on the frame and entire underbody!! which of course I do not! something has to be done about this! as I cannot afford a new truck at todays prices. Nor should I have to after taking great "showroom" care of my truck. This will eventually lead to frames and/or underbody components failing during operation, causing serious bodily injury or even worse, death.

The front driver side window regulator cable frayed and had to be replaced. The window has always been used in a normal fashion but should not have worn so soon. Being defective so soon made it very difficult to locate a replacement regulator and took me two weeks to locate one that was not special order.

The interior dash panel on my Silverado 1500, 4x4, crew cab has cracked behind the instrument cluster causing a loud rattle when going over bumps. The dash panel has also started to crack at the passenger side air bag location and I feel this could be a very dangerous situation if the airbag were to deploy, causing plastic dash parts to dislodge and hit occupants.