Chevy Silverado And GMC Sierra Sales Halted Because Their Roofs Are Splitting Apart

[beetlespin]

And you thought a leaking rear windows was bad.

Chevy Silverado And GMC Sierra Sales Halted Because Their Roofs Are Splitting Apart - Jalopnik

General Motors has issued a recall for its brand-new 2024 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 1500, 2500, and 3500 pickup trucks due to mysteriously cracking roofs. Over 3000 models are affected by the recall, and GM has not issued an explanation for the roof concerns.

jalopnik.com

 

[Redz72]

“Rugged and Durable”.

 

[Scram1500]

"Like a rock" according to Bob Seger

 

[Darksteel165]

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Dealers have been instructed to remove the molding on the roof to inspect for cracks, and if they find a crack, GM’s fix for the problem is to drill holes at each end of the crack to prevent it from spreading, then weld it up and send owners on their way.

 

[PurpleRT]

Ouch.. and we think Ram are bad lol yeah they all have their issues.


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[Darksteel165]

Ouch.. and we think Ram are bad lol yeah they all have their issues.


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This was from a couple of years ago.
AFM (mds) lifters getting replaced as soon as trucks hit the lot and get sold

https://gmauthority.com/blog/2021/12/gm-releases-valve-lifter-service-update-for-v8-engines/

 

[scott511]

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Dealers have been instructed to remove the molding on the roof to inspect for cracks, and if they find a crack, GM’s fix for the problem is to drill holes at each end of the crack to prevent it from spreading, then weld it up and send owners on their way.

Dang, the ol' stop drill

 

[beetlespin]

Dang, the ol' stop drill

Did it many times on the console of my aluminum boat. It works !!!

 

[silver billet]

Lets keep this in perspective, it effects only a few thousand trucks.

 

[HSKR R/T]

Lets keep this in perspective, it effects only a few thousand trucks.

Let's keep this in perspective. Ram says the leaking rear window only effects 19-21 model years, but there are 22-23 owners reporting leaks. So does it really only effect a "few thousand" trucks? I meanz I guess they know how many they have built, and since they have stopped production, there hasn't been a "fix" to prevent it from happening yet

 

[Darksteel165]

Lets keep this in perspective, it effects only a few thousand trucks.

Means they only got caught with a few thousand trucks haha. They are hoping the others last until warranty expires and they need a new roof, what an odd thing to need replaced on a truck from a manufacturer defect.

It just tells them to look for cracks, cover up the damage and sell it. Whatever is causing the cracks was never addressed. Is this a new safety test when each truck gets thrown on its back and see which ones break?

 

[silver billet]

Means they only got caught with a few thousand trucks haha.

I don't think so, all kinds of recalls affect only very specific vehicles due to very specific reasons. This isn't some widespread issue as far as I can see. TFL did a video on it as well.

 

[Darksteel165]

I don't think so, all kinds of recalls affect only very specific vehicles due to very specific reasons. This isn't some widespread issue as far as I can see. TFL did a video on it as well.

Recalls only affect the smallest amount of cars the governments decides it needs to.
This is not a recall so the government has not stepped in to require proper repairs.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2023/MC-10245350-0001.pdf