Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S10 / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005001409 Incident Date: Jan, 04 2005
Consumer's City: LANCASTER Consumer's State: OH
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S10 Model Year: 2001
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#: 1GCDT13WX1K Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 07 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Dec, 30 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tailgate cable broke in half on drivers side. 2001 chevy s-10 crew cab. no events leading up to failure. potential hazard if hauling a load of lumber with tailgate down or if a person were sitting on the tailgate as it snapped. potential injury could occur in either situation. recall already exsists for full size cheverolet pickups using the same cable. correcting the failure would involve the cable itself, as well as the latch on the tailgate that the cable is connected to. *ak