Consumer Complaint Detail
CADILLAC / CADILLAC TRUCK / 2002
0 Injured
0 Death
No Fire
| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003258610 | Incident Date: Feb, 06 2003 |
| Consumer's City: VICTOR | Consumer's State: NY |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC |
| Model Name: CADILLAC TRUCK | Model Year: 2002 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Latches/locks/linkages:tailgate:latch |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 3GYEK63N92G | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Feb, 08 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Mar, 31 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 8 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I have a 2002 cadillac ext pickup truck. similar to the chevy avalanche. while driving on a hiwhyway i hit a small pothole. my tailgate popped open and both cables that prevent the tailgate form lowering to far ,broke and the taigate fell off the truck while traveling 55 mph. i was umaware that i lost the tailgate until about two miles after the pothole, because i could not find a safe place to pull over. once i pulled over, i realized my taigate was missing. i called 911 to report the incident since this could have cause a serious accident having the tailgate laying somwhere in the middle of an interstate highway at night. i also believe the latch for the taigate is faulty since this was not the first time the talgate has opened. i reported it to the dealer when i first bought the truck in april 2002. they adjusted the latch but the probelm persisted. i never brought it back for the problem thinking that this was just going to be a minor inconvenience of owneing the vehicle. |