GM Colorado bent frame towing 2,100 lbs
From a Facebook post. "A friend of mines Chevy Colorado with 10k miles was towing a 2100# camp trailer on a dirt road and hit a bump. This is the result. GM sent out an “investigator” 6 weeks later...
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3TV wrote:
I owned a ZR2, and they are nice trucks. I sold it because there wasn't enough "truck" in it. I exceeded the 5000 lb towing capacity many times, and never had any problems with it, but sold it for something with a higher rated capacity. I'm in a Power Wagon now, and although it isn't rated as high as a typical 3/4 ton truck, it has double the towing capacity of the ZR2, which is enough for me.
It looks to me like that frame bent on the ZR2 right over the bump stop. That was the same problem Ford was having on their Raptors. Hit a bump too hard and it slams the bump stop so hard that it bends the frame.
I agree with what others have said, this had nothing to do with the trailer he was towing, and everything to do with how hard he hit that bump, and how big the "bump" was.
It can cause the Pickup to crack the frame
