1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Body and structure Problems

“I lowered my tailgate for my dogs to exit and the cables broke, my dogs slid out onto the ground, and the tailgate was damaged by the bumper. I had the tailgate fixed at a body shop, painted, and reinstalled. As for the cables: I replaced them at the local dealer. They are starting to corrode again.”

“1997 chevy k1500 pickup, fuel tank was leaking, went to replace fuel tank and found the frame crossmember had rusted so bad that the fuel tank almost fell out of the vehicle, (this crossmember supports the front fuel tank strap. While looking around found very heavy rust and pieces of the frame missing. Had to fabricate new crossmember to hold new tank.”

“The passenger's side cargo doors had a hook attached to the center upper edge of the top track. The consumer struck his head on the hook, knocking himself unconscious. The manufacturer and the dealer were aware of the problem. The consumer attempted to get inside the vehicle when he was knocked out of the vehicle onto the pavement by the door latch hook that was on top of the entrance way of the side compartment.”

“The third door on the vehicle did not open, there was a tear in the seats, and the transmission was shifting late and hard, the transmission was eventually replaced at 56,000, consumer stated the transmission failed on the second vehicle at 126,000 miles.”

“The contact owns a 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 1500. The contact stated while driving at 55 MPH, the corner of the front seat fell through the floor structure. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was stated that the subframe needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted and stated that the original frame to repair was unavailable. The manufacturer was contacted. The failure mileage was 75,000.”