Paint/Trim
Paint (fading, chalking, cracking, or peeling), loose interior and exterior trim or moldings, rust.
What Owners Say
"Door mounding is wrapped around aluminum, the aluminum flexes and peels the mounding and double sided tape off the door"
Tony C., NH (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"My Chevrolet Silverado has 290,000 miles on it, so I don't expect it to look perfect although the paint looks very nice yet when I wash it and the truck is clean but the exterior door trim has been curling and coming off for the past 3 or so years so I have finally just tore the ones off the back doors. In my opinion if they need to try and dress up the door they should just do it with paint"
James W., IA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"The trim on the doors seems to be coming off. When it came loose it folded back a little and now even though I stuck it back on it has a bend in it"
Anonymous, IA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"TRIM COMES OFF AFTER MANY WASHES AT CAR WASH"
Anonymous, AB (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"panels that hold window and lock switches located in arm rest come loose."
Anonymous, LA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Right side window trim continues to fall off even after replacing the clip that holds the trim"
Philip G., CA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8-L V8)"Overall quality of interior is inferior to previous levels"
Anonymous, CA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Clear coat is separating. Substantially."
Anonymous, (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Unsure 4.8-L V8)"Fixed rust bubbles on the roof more than five years ago and they are back. Visible rust around rear wheel wells."
Anonymous, KS (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3-L V8)"Paint is fading. Looks like it has Psorasis."
Mark L., AZ (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"The paint on one side of the roof is fading. Don't know why."
Donald C., NJ (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Paint flaking off rear fenders, clear metal under flaked off paint. Paint is not adhering to the fender"
Anonymous, MN (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Severe fading, chalking, cracking and peeling of paint on hood and roof. Doors and sides of truckbed have moderate fading and cracking"
Anonymous, AZ (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT)"The bottom paint is rotting and peeling. It is likely due to the de-Icing solutions used by local and State department of transportation ice treatment systems. But despite frequent washing of undercarriage, this peeling, rotting, and rusting persists"
K P., PA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500)"Rust in the arches over the rear wheels, first noticed about 2 years ago. To correct it I had patch panels installed by a local body shop at a cost of 5,000. It's very frustrating that this truck rusted so badly since it never sits outdoors at night and has always been kept very clean. Body shop man said all CHEVROLET trucks rust in the same place due to a bad design with a foam insulation constantly holding water in that area."
Anonymous, NE (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 6.0-L V8)"Poor sheet metal leads to extensive rusting of rear body"
Anonymous, (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"You see the rust eating away on the same areas on the CHEVROLET Silverado, they don't spray the trucks with protection under and all trucks rust in the same areas. Poorly made"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Unsure 4.8-L V8)"rust around the rear wheel wells"
Anonymous, CT (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8-L V8)"rust occurred on both rear quarter panels. Covered the rust with fender shields which required hiring someone to finish/paint them and mount them to the vehicle. Now keep the underside coated with a oil spray to reduce further damage"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Rust in the same areas as the paint failure."
Anonymous, KS (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3-L V8)"rocker panels rusting through despite keeping body clean"
Rachel J., AZ (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3-L V8)"rust around the rear wheel wells"
P L., CT (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8-L V8)"Under carriage with all parts underneath, and tailgate/body rusting."
Anonymous, NY (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 4.3-L V6)"rust around rear wheel wells"
Douglas B., NY (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8-L V8)"I think my vehicle missed the anti-rust dip tank when built; My rear bumper rusted out in 5 years and had to be replaced; my suspension is so rusted it can not be aligned properly"
Harry A., OH (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Terrible rust over fenders of rear wheels. Rusted completely through."
Anonymous, MO (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"rear quarter panel started rusting thru on both panels"
Anonymous, NY (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"Rear qtr rust over the rear tires due to pinch welding 2 panels and drain holes being to high above the seam. Rusted from the inside out. Poor design"
Tony C., NH (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"I have been seeing rust spots show up on the tailgate and the right rear quarter panel. The rest of the truck seems to be fine"
James W., IA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"starting to rust above rear fender well"
Anonymous, IA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"Replaced rear bumper"
Anonymous, MA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3-L V8)"Bed panels rusting inside wheel wells"
John F., KS (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"body is rusting out over both rear wheel fenders"
Phil M., VA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"Rust has developed over the rear wheel on the outside fender of the truck on both sides, the passenger side is worse and the drivers side is just starting to bubble up the paint."
Ruth M., VA (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 5.3-L V8)"Excessive rust around the rear wheel wells. Rusted through the metal."
Anonymous, MI (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"The body is rusting through in 4 locations. It looks horrible."
Anonymous, IN (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)"rust above real wheels on fenders"
William C., OH (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LTZ 4.8-L V8)"Rust from inside out at top of rear wheel wells. Never properly sealed on side."
Anonymous, NE (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.3-L V6)"Paint cracked severely around wheel wells and is now rusting badly."
Bruce W., NY (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 5.3-L V8)
"plastic moulding on doors to prevent dings starting falling off"
Anonymous, CT (2007 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT 4.8-L V8)