Silverado gas tank strap failure!!

[PxTx]

I'm not sure any 40 year old vehicle would hold up any better given the elements and road treatments they put on the roads. The issues I see don't seem to be happening in warmer climates. Before we blame GM for cheap steel, let's acknowledge a changing environment could be a contributing factor.

FYI, Toyota has had a major frame rot issue on trucks within the same vintage.

[Tommy]

I have 494,000 miles on my 95 silverado and the underside looks as good as the top side. I just don't drive it up North.... We don't salt our roads in Alabama, we use sand and in the last few years they started putting that messy spray on the roads in some areas. I used to work in Murray, KY around all the car rebuilders that were bringing cars back each week from auctions. I saw almost brand new trucks on lifts having all the fuel and brake lines replaced from rust. Tank straps were bad and the frames had patches welded in and undercoated to hide things. All these trucks and cars were coming from Northern States. Even the big car carriers trailers were falling apart and wouldn't pass DOT inspections from the rust in the frames. The few times I got caught up North in my truck in the winter it almost made me sick.


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[Big Block Bill]

We replace rusted brake &amp; fuel lines all the time on anything over 5 years old. It doesn't matter if it is a GM, Ford, or Chrysler. I had a Tech leave me (Wife had health problems &amp; needed to live in a warmer climate) and go to a Palm Bay Florida Chevy dealer. He says they get 2 year old cars &amp; truck in all the time that are stored by the Ocean with rusted brake lines. GM says it is an &quot;Environmental Problem&quot; and NOT a design flaw, so they will not warranty the repairs. So its not just the &quot;Rust Belt&quot; vehicles that get rusty lines &amp; straps

Bill