Consumer Complaint Detail

GMC / SONOMA / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005019649 Incident Date: Apr, 20 2005
Consumer's City: RENTON Consumer's State: WA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SONOMA Model Year: 1997
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#: 1GTCS19X9V8 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: May, 10 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jul, 16 1997
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: While reaching to unload a couch i was on the tailgate of my 1997 gmc sonoma. both tailgate straps broke at the same time causing the tailgate to crash down. the force that the tailgate went down and hit the bumper put dents on both sides of the tailgate. at this tim i have not replaced the straps or fixed the dents. i do plan on calling the dealership and orderng the parts.