rubiconguy2
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I had picked up a 2013 Avalanche LTZ that 9700 miles for the cool price of $42K... The truck was actually in Minneapolis while I live in Tulsa, so I effectively purchased the truck just off pictures. The truck was certified, no scratches, no door dings and practically immaculate. The truck showed up exactly as advertised - beautiful. EXCEPT, when I got underneath it. The entire frame was rusting, worse than I had ever seen on a truck. So, the research began. That is when I found the TSB on 2013/2014 Avalanches, Suburbans, Tahoes and Sierras on frame rust. Guys, I can't tell you how bad this was. So, I gathered up the TSB and went to my local Chevrolet dealership. I was fully expecting to get the run around. "You didn't buy the truck here." "It is only cosmetic." etc... Really I was only wanting to get it docuemnted that is was under warranty if there was a recall.
To my surprise - the dealership made arrangements to get it taken care of - the correct way. That is - take the fram off, take all the rust off by hand, resurface it and recoat it. The process take over a week to do - and it was done. The truck frame now looks better than new, with not one dollar spent by me to get it repaired.
Yes - I did go look at the frame before it was recoated, and they did an excellent job. Although, it was a bit disconcerting having the entire cab and frame disassembled...
Anyway, didn;t want to give ut any plugs here (not sure what the rules are). But from what I understand, with the rental car and everything, the bill was over $6000...
Just thought I would share a good story...
To my surprise - the dealership made arrangements to get it taken care of - the correct way. That is - take the fram off, take all the rust off by hand, resurface it and recoat it. The process take over a week to do - and it was done. The truck frame now looks better than new, with not one dollar spent by me to get it repaired.
Yes - I did go look at the frame before it was recoated, and they did an excellent job. Although, it was a bit disconcerting having the entire cab and frame disassembled...
Anyway, didn;t want to give ut any plugs here (not sure what the rules are). But from what I understand, with the rental car and everything, the bill was over $6000...
Just thought I would share a good story...