Rusted Frame

[TrailBlazerEd]

Anyone out there with any frame rust issues? I was changing the oil today on my '02 Trailblazer and was surprised to see some major rust on the passenger side just below where the 3 thru bolts that support the engine pass thru the frame. It has 126,000 miles and I live in Northern Michigan. The frame has surface rust everywhere, but this looks structural.

 

[mapanch]

Sparky has an 02 with major rust issues. Think most of his is on the body panels though.

 

[dmanns67]

I can imagine with living in Northern Michigan you would have some rust issues. Have you taken it to a body shop and have them inspect the structural integrity of the frame?

Welcome to the Nation by the way

 

[Sparky]

Sparky has an 02 with major rust issues. Think most of his is on the body panels though.

My frame is very rusty too. I have a couple good sized holes on the passenger frame near the cat, along with a few other small ones.

 

[02Envoy_I6]

Can WD40 work?

 

[The_Roadie]

Not when you might have already lost structural amounts of metal.

 

[Mooseman]

Quite normal in the rust belt. Some more than others. I just picked up an 06 Saab 9-7x that has more rust than my 02 TB with double the mileage. Maybe the time it's built has more recycled Ford content in the metal