Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / S10 / 2002

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 006068540 Incident Date: Jun, 09 2006
Consumer's City: CANTON Consumer's State: GA
Vehicle Transmission Type: MAN Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: S10 Model Year: 2002
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#: Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 18 2006 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Jan, 01 2003
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1) i own an 02 s-10 sports side pickup which i rarely use the tail gate. (2) my 250 lb 6'3" father put the tailgate down, sat on it, and the tailgate support cables snapped. he didn't jump, hop, or sit down excessively hard and they broke. (3) upon further inspection of the tailgate it wasn't creased so i was okay. my uncle (who works for a dealership) said there was a recall on the full sizes and he would check for mine. he calls back no recall but the cables are $10 a piece. i'm thinking ok no problem. the next day he said those cables were discontinued and the new ones/ new assembly cost $35 a piece. so i'm going from a $20 fix to $70. that's insane. why should they make more money off me from their mistake? *nm