Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S PICKUP / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004290408 Incident Date: Apr, 14 2004
Consumer's City: PORT GIBSON Consumer's State: MS
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S PICKUP Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Structure:body:tailgate:hinge and attachments
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1GCCS19W918 Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 26 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 30 2000
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: General motors is conducting a recall on 2000-2004 model year full sized pickup trucks because of corrosion and failure of galvanized steel tailgate cables.he same failure has occurred on the tailgate cables of my compact chrevrolet s-10 pickup which is not covered by the recall. there was no warning or indication of this failure before it occurred. hevrolet customer assistance advised me to get a receipt for repairs, but that they are not including the s-10 model in this recall. the failure occurred while i was standing on the truck tailgate and both cables failed at the same instant causing me to fall to the ground. no injuries occurred as a result of this equipment failure. i still have the old failed parts.*ak