Problems with 2001 Chevrolet Silverado 2500HD STRUCTURE

Extreme rust, tailgate cables broke in use, had to replace. tailgate still won't latch properly, dropping open while driving/hauling fairly often; brake line rusted out, replaced before had accident; whole frame rusted - under carriage//tire wells/drive shaft/around reece hitch so i worry about pulling trailer/hailing. horn has rusted off. only 77,000 miles as i do not drive it daily, just to work around my place or pickup/haul/trailer something. gm needs recall to address this rust issue because it is a major safety issue.

My truck was parked outside my house and this drunk driver hit my truck in the middle of the night.and mest up all of one side of the truck including my engine,baby seats and tires and windows.

Severe corrosion of the brake lines leading from the abs unit to all four wheels resulted complete failure of the brakes. the left rear brake line developed a rupture roughly 2 inches long above the fuel tank that made it impossible to develop any brake system pressure. the failed line was replaced by a local chevrolet dealership and the rest of the brake lines were "inspected." the right front brake line ruptured where it passes around the left front wheel well, roughly 2 months later again due to severe corrosion, and again resulting in complete brake system pressure loss. this line was completely deteriorated as well and should have been replaced at the time of the first failure. the size of the ruptures in both cases made it impossible to develop and supply any brake system pressure to the 3 remaining wheels. in both cases, the failure occured when the truck was moving at under 10 mph and approaching a stop sign. the first time i stopped the vehicle by running into the ditch, and the second time i stopped it by stomping on the e-brake and skidding to a stop. had the failure occured on the highway, it would have resulted in an accident involving a heavy truck. this is a truck with a +9,000 lb gross vehicle weight and +10,000 lb max trailer weight rating. it sounds like this is a frequent problem with gm trucks and suvs from this time period. it is also important to note that the truck was located in south carolina from 2002 until 2007 and was only in the northeast for five winter seasons or approx. 65,000 miles. the truck has no cosmetic body rust and no significant rust on the frame or undercarriage. this was a premature failure resulting in a very dangerous condition. i have already replaced my remaining lines, but this is way more worthy of a recall then a rusted tailgate support cable. *tr

Rusted brakelines have rendered my truck useless until repairs can be afforded because i sure cant get to the abs to unscrew the back brake line ! beside the fact that one would think a 9 year old truck's brake line would be the last thing to worry about, the rocker panels that will cost 5-6 thousand to fix according to maco have also failed and have rusted away to near nothing. so for the second time in my life, i am left with a beautiful truck i have to crush. perhaps if i could afford to be the original owner for once, this sort of thing wouldn't happen to me. good looking truck, awesome engine design, lousy metal and hard to service major components. i paid $2500 to rebuild the transmission for this truck only to have my 2001 2500 silverado killed by a brakeline. i suppose i should have to buy a new truck every 5 years to avoid this sort of nonsense. *tr

Weld attaching right upper control arm mounts to frame cracked completely through. i am original owner. vehicle never in crash or modified in any way. discovered while searching for cause of sudden play in steering. not yet repaired. this defect could lead to complete failure of right front suspension and steering. *nm

My tailgate straps have ripped apart while opening the tailgate.*ak

Tailgate cable failure, both cables broke in the middle when i sat on the tailgate. i have replaced them with new from chevy dealer and told them it should be a recall item. *la

Tailgate cable rusted and snapped.*ak