Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / SILVERADO 1500 / 2000

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007096109 Incident Date: Feb, 21 2007
Consumer's City: BASS LAKE Consumer's State: MI
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: SILVERADO 1500 Model Year: 2000
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#: 1GCEK19T5YE Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 21 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: -
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact called regarding the 2000 chevrolet silverado. the contact received recall 06v06600 for his tailgate hinges. the contact stated that the dealer was only willing to replace the tailgate support cable, but the tailgate hinges rusted and should be replaced as well. according to the recall, the hinges were to be inspected and replaced if necessary. before he received the recall letter the tailgate came off because only one cable hinge was holding the tailgate and this caused damage to the bumper. the failure mileage was 73,000, and the current mileage was 137,000.*ak