2000 CHEVROLET S10 Structure Problems

THE TOP HINGE OF THE DRIVERSIDE DOOR IS WORN ALLOWING AIR AND RAIN TO ENTER THE CABIN. THE SMALL PLASTIC SLEEVE IN THE TOP HINGE APPEARS TO BE BROKEN OR WORN EXCESSIVELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S10. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE FRONT FRAME WAS CRACKED AND DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT IT MAY FRACTURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE FRAME AND THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS NOT WELDED TO THE FRAME PROPERLY. THE CRACKING PROGRESSED TO THE POINT THAT THE FRAME WAS ALSO DETERIORATING ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRAME SHOULD HAVE BEEN WELDED ALL THE WAY AROUND THE VEHICLE AND IT WAS ONLY WELDED AT THE TOP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT FRAMING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CABLE STRAPS THAT HOLD THE TAILGATE HORIZONTAL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE TAILGATE IS IN THE DOWN POSITION HAVE RUSTED THROUGH AND WILL NO LONGER HOLD THE TAILGATE IN THE HORIZONTAL POSITION. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS IN APPROXIMATELY JUNE OF 2006. I RECEIVED A CARD IN THE MAIL, TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE CHEVROLET DEALER, AND THEY ADVISED ME THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. I KIND OF GAVE UP, UNTIL I DISCOVERED THE PART FAILURE EARLIER THIS YEAR. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE MISPLACED MY CARD THAT THEY SENT IN THE MAIL. UPON FAILURE OF THIS PART, I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN TO A CHEVROLET DEALER IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014. THEY KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL, SO RAN MY VIN # AND SAID MY VEHICLE VIN# WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. PERHAPS GENERAL MOTORS DIDN'T RECALL ENOUGH OF THE VIN#S TO FIND ALL OF THE PART FAILURES. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

ENGINE FAILURE - HAD TO BE REBUILT AT APP. 75000 MILES - BOTH SIDES OF CAB BOTTOM REAR RUSTED OUT - FIRST TIME BRAKE FAILURE 2013 - PUT BRAKE ON TO PUT THE TRUCK IN DRIVE NO BRAKES FRONT RIGHT - AUG 2014 BRAKE FAILURE - PUT BRAKE ON TO PUT IN DRIVE NO BRAKES. *TR

Mileage: 96,873

I HAVE PROBLEM WITH MY (ABS) AND MY TAILGATE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS TO THE TRANSMISSION WHEN THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THE FRAME WAS CRACKED AND DETERIORATING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BUT WAS AT THE AUTO BODY SHOP WAITING FOR THE NEW FRAME TO BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

Mileage: 110,000

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY S10 BOTH CABLES PED AT ONCE I CALLED AND THEY SAID. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

IN A SLOW MOVING SURFACE STREET ACCIDENT, THE FRAME OF THE 2000 S10 COLLAPSED TOWARD THE DRIVER, AND THE DASHBOARD BROKE THE DRIVER'S FEMUR. *TR

Mileage: 200,000

GM SPECIAL POLICY 06020 TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE REPLACEMENT. I OWN A VEHICLE IN THE YEARS COVERED UNDER THIS RECALL. GO CHEVROLET IN DENVER COLORADO REFUSED TO FIX THIS AS THEY STATED I DID NOT QUALIFY. IN SHORT ANOTHER DEALERSHIP WAS WILLING AND IS GOING TO FIX THE ISSUE FOR FREE UNDER THE RECALL. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT GO CHEVROLET MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE TECHNICIANS ARE NOT TRAINED OR NOT WILLING TO SCHEDULE THE APPOINTMENT TO FIX A DEFECTIVE PART AS THEY ARE WORRIED THEY WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. I HAVE ALSO FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE DEALERSHIP. SINCERELY, PAT *TR

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. CABLE WAS RUSTED. *TR

3RD DOOR LATCH HANDLE BROKE. MADE OF WEAK PLASTIC. *TR

WHILE DEER HUNTING IN MAINE IN NOV 06 I WAS TAKING THE DEER OFF THE ROOF OF MY CAP WHEN THE CABLES BOTH BROKE AND SENT ME FLYING TO THE GROUND. I WAS VERY LUCKY AND ONLY TWISTED MY BACK A LITTLE BUT IT HURT. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE CABLES THEY WERE BOTH RUSTED COMPLETELY. I HAVE OWNED 3 BLAZERS AND THEIR SYSTEM FOR THE TAILGATE WAS GREAT. NEVER A PROBLEM. GENERAL MOTORS SHOULD REPAIR THIS FOR ALL OF US S10 DRIVERS. RIGHT NOW I HAVE PARACHUTE CORD HOLDING UP MY TAILGATE. *JB

Mileage: 96,500

IN JUNE 2006 I WAS LOADING A SMALL TABLE AND CHAIR SET INTO THE BED OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. I WAS IN THE BED OF THE TRUCK, WALKED FROM THE CAB TO THE BACK AND STEPPED ONTO THE TAILGATE. I REACHED DOWN TO PICK UP A SMALL, LIGHT-WEIGHT CHAIR AND BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED LETTING THE TAILGATE DROP DOWN QUITE UNEXPECTEDLY. I JUMPED BACK TO AVOID INJURY TO MYSELF. THE TAILGATE WAS SLIGHTLY DAMAGED. I'M TOLD BY MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, HOLLER CHEVROLET IN WINTER PARK, FLORIDA THERE IS NO RECALL OR SPECIAL BULLETIN ISSUED FOR MY TRUCK CONCERNING THE CABLES. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR OTHER MODELS IN THE SAME AND OTHER YEARS. IF THE CABLES ON ALL MODELS GENERAL MOTORS PICKUP TRUCKS ARE THE SAME, I BELIEVE ALL MODELS SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPAIR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AT HOLLER CHEVROLET DECEMBER 7, 2006 TO HAVE THIS REPAIR DONE AT A COST TO ME OF $75. IF OR WHEN THERE IS A RECALL, I BELIEVE I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED THIS AMOUNT OF MONEY. *JB

Mileage: 77,500

NOTICED NOISE FROM UNDER VEHICLE DURING TURNING AND GOING OVER BUMPS FOUND CRACK IN FRAME RAIL ON BOTH THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHERE THE INDEPENDENT FRONT SUSPENSION IS MOUNTED TO THE FRAME FRAME HAD TO BE WELDED AND A STRAP PUT IN PLACE TO ELIMINATE FURTHER CRACKING. *NM

Mileage: 116,000

TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. *JB

Mileage: 68,000

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON R/S AND CABLE IS READY TO BREAK ON THE L/S. I JUST PURCHASED NEW ONES AFTER I WAS TOLD BY A PARTS MAN AT FAULKNER CHEVROLET BETHLEHEM PA THAT THE S-10'S ARE NOT ON A RECALL TO HAVE THESE CABLES/LATCHES REPLACED. MY COST FOR THE PARTS WAS $98.83. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE WERE RUSTED AND WEAKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING STRUCTURE: BODY: TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS HOWEVER THE RECALL APPLIES TO THE SILVERADO. 08/04/06. UPDATED. *TT

Mileage: 63,000

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES FOR 2001 CHEVY S10 BROKE. *JB

Mileage: 73,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, THE PASSENGER SIDE CABLE WAS FRACTURED. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 07/03/06. *JB

Mileage: 132,526

HAD 2 LARGE (5 GAL) PAINT CANS SETTING ON TAILGATE (WHICH WAS DOWN). WALKED INTO BED AND PICKED UP ANOTHER ITEM. WHEN STEPPING ON THE TAILGATE THE CABLES SUPPORTING THE TAILGATE SNAPPED AND I WAS THROWN TO THE GROUND. *NM

(1) FACTORY INSTALLED NON STAINLESS STEEL TAILGATE CABLES. (2) TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED INTO AND SNAPPED CAUSING TAILGATE TO SUDDENLY DROP. (3) NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE YET TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE ABS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THERE WAS AN INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE WHILE APPLYING BRAKE PRESSURE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 00V055000, REGARDING THE ANTILOCK BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. ADDITIONALLY, THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CORRODED AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TAILGATE CABLES. THERE IS NHTSA RECALL # 06V066000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 82,000

TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE WHEN OPENING TAILGATE CAUSING DAMAGE TO TAILGATE WHEN IT HIT BUMPER ALSO DRIVE SIDE RECLINER LEVER BROKE AND THIRD DOOR LATCH BROKE. *JB

Mileage: 73,096

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CORRODED AND FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN BY A DEALER. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL.

Mileage: 94,000

WHILE UNLOADING PIECES OF A CAST IRON TUB, AS I SLID THE TUB ONTO THE TAIL GATE OF MY 2000 S10, ONE OF THE TAIL GATE CABLES FAILED. THE TAIL GATE MOVED SLIGHTLY BUT THE OTHER CABLE WAS ABLE TO TAKE UP THE REST OF THE WEIGHT. THE CABLE APPEARED TO BE VERY RUSTY INSIDE. THIS APPEARS TO BE SIMILAR TO AN ISSUE REMEDIED ON THE LARGER TRUCKS BUT NOT DEALT WITH ON THE SMALLER SIZE TRUCKS. (THE DAY LISTED BELOW IS AN ESTIMATE.) *JB

Mileage: 54,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE LOWERING THE TAILGATE, IT WAS NOTICED THE DRIVER SIDE CABLE WAS BROKEN. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 06V066000 REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLE. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. UPDATED 5/3/2006 - *NM

Mileage: 65,000

PIN AND BUSHINGS IN DOOR HINGE ON DRIVER'S SIDE FAIL CAUSING DOOR TO CLOSE POORLY AND RISK DAMAGE TO THE HINGE. TWO CHEVROLET SERVICE DEPARTMENTS TOLD ME THE DOOR WAS BUILT TOO HEAVY FOR THE HINGE. COST TO REPAIR THE PIN - $250.00. *NM

Mileage: 50,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS NOT USED OFTEN, WHILE STANDING IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK, BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE. THE CONTACT IS NOT GOING TO REPLACE THE STRAPS BECAUSE THE REPLACEMENT STRAPS MAY ALSO BREAK.

Mileage: 97,000

TAILGATE CABLE CORRODED AND BROKE. *JB

Mileage: 26,300

THE RIGHT SIDE TAILGATE CABLE ON MY TRUCK BROKE WHILE LOADING A WOOD LOG. THANKFULLY THE OTHER CABLE DID NOT BREAK OR THE LOG WOULD HAVE FALLEN ON MY LEG CAUSING INJURY. I HAVE INSPECTED THE LEFT CABLE AND IT HAS SIGNS OF CORROSION UNDER THE PLASTIC COVERING AS WELL. I HAVE A 1983 S10 P/U THAT USES STEEL BARS THAT HAVE A PIVOT POINT SO THEY CAN HINGE WHEN YOU CLOSE THE TAILGATE. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THAT DESIGN, AND THEY STILL WORK PROPERLY. I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALLS FOR THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS FOR THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM. IT LOOKS LIKE IT NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO THE S10 FAMILY AS WELL. *NM

Mileage: 79,600

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED FOUR YEARS AGO, THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE. THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL, # 04V129000, REGARDING THE TAILGATE CABLES ON LARGER MODEL TRUCKS. THE VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL; HOWEVER, IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO THE VIN. *NM

Mileage: 105,000

MY FAMILY AND I WERE PACKING TO GO CAMPING AND WHILE LOADING THE BED OF MY S-10 PICKUP I PLACED A 40 POUND TENT ON THE TAILGATE AND WHEN I TURNED AROUND I HEARD A LOAD CLUNK AND BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. AFTER I PICKED UP THE TENT FROM THE GROUND AND LIFTED THE TAILGATE I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE TAILGATE FELL IT FELL ON THE REAR BUMPER AND DENTED IT ALL THE WAY ACROSS. I TOOK THE TRUCK TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE FULL-SIZE PICKUPS DO HAVE A RECALL ON THIS ITEM. I REPLACED THE CABLES AT MY OWN COST AND IT WAS NOT CHEAP OR EASY. I ALSO PAID TO HAVE MY TAILGATE REPAIRED FOR $500. *NM

Mileage: 83,000

I STEPPED UP ONTO THE TAILGATE OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 ZR2 AND BOTH CABLES SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE. I ONLY WEIGH 150 LBS AND THEY SHOULD HAVE NOT SNAPPED LIKE THEY DID. WHEN I LOOKED AT THE BROKEN CABLES, I FOUND THAT THEY WERE RUSTED ON THE INSIDE AND THAT IS WHAT CAUSED THEM TO FAIL. LUCKILY THE TAILGATE WAS NOT DAMAGED WHEN IT BROKE WHEN IT HIT THE BUMPER. *JB

THE TAILGATE SUPPORTS (CABLES GOING FROM THE TRUCK BED TO THE TAILGATE) GOT PINCHED BETWEEN THE BED AND TAILGATE CAUSING THEM TO CORRODE AND EVENTUALLY BREAK WHEN WEIGHT IS PUT ON THEM. ONE OF THESE CABLES BROKE WHILE AN 80 POUND BOY WAS SITTING ON THE TAIL GATE. THE CABLES HAVE NOT BEEN REPLACED AND ARE AVAILABLE.*JB

Mileage: 95,000

TAILGATE CABLES ON 2000 CHEVROLET S10 BROKE THE TAILGATE DROPPED DOWN CAUSING TWO PEOPLE TO FALL OFF. CALLED CHEVROLET DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE CABLES FOR THE S10 AND WOULD COST $40.00 PLUS TO REPLACE THEM. WE HAVE THE BROKEN CABLES. *JB

2000 S-10 TAILGATE CABLE/LATCH ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 77,695

IN NORMAL USE, ONE OF MY 2000 S 10 TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE IN TWO. A RECALL WAS IMPLEMENTED FOR 1/2 TON TRUCKS WITH THE SAME GALVANIZED WIRE CABLES THAT THESE S 10'S HAVE. AFTER INSPECTION OF THE UNIT I DETERMINED THAT THE CABLE WAS ROTTED. THIS JUST HAPPENED SO I HAVE NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. *NM

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED IN HALF WHEN I SAT ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2000 CHEVROLET S10 PICKUP TRUCK. THE MULTI STRANDED CABLES HAD RUSTED IN TWO. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT MOST OF THE STRANDS IN THE CABLE HAD PREVIOUSLY RUSTED IN TWO PRIOR TO THE TOTAL FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 41,000

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. *NM

MY TAILGATE SUPPORTS BOTH SNAPPED AT THE SAME TIME MY SON WAS CRAWLING OUT OF THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND TUMBLED TO THE GROUND. ALSO SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE TRUCK IN 2001 BOTH SIDES OF MY SEATS THE RECLINER KNOBS BOTH BROKE. I ALSO HAVE TRIED SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO TURN MY AIR BAGS OFF ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND THEY WON'T GO OFF. *JB

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2000 CHEVY S10 HAVE BROKEN. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

BOTH OF MY 2000 CHEVY S-10 PICK-UP TAILGATE CABLES HAVE CORRODED AND SNAPPED.

Mileage: 124,000

T: THE CONTACT STATED BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES SNAPPED WHILE UNLOADING ITEMS FROM THE VEHICLE. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR A FULL SIZE TRUCK, BUT NOT FOR THE S-10 PICKUP TRUCK. CONSUMER DID NOT HAVE THE RECALL NUMBER. THE SERVICE DEALER DID NOT STATE WHY THE CABLES SNAPPED. BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER THE RECALL AND WAS NO LONGER UNDER THE WARRANTY. CONSUMER REPLACED BOTH CABLES AND THE BOLT. THE BOLTS KEPT COMING OUT BECAUSE CONSUMER DID NOT REPLACE THE COMPONENTS CORRECTLY. *AK

DT: THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE ON TWO OF CONSUMERS VEHICLES. THE RECALL ISSUED WAS ON BIGGER TRUCKS . WITHOUT WARNING THE CABLES BROKE. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER SAID THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER SECOND TRUCK IS A 2001 CHEVROLET S10 CREW CAB VIN #[XXX]. *AK ALL OF THE CABLES FAILED IN THE SAME FASHION. THE CABLE RUSTED INSIDE OF THE BLACK PLASTIC COATING WHERE THE CABLE BENDS AS THE TAILGATE WAS CLOSED. *SC *JB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 98,000

DT: THE TAILGATE STRAPS ARE BROKEN. *AK *JB

Mileage: 8,000

2000 CHEVROLET S-10 PICKUP BOTH TAILGATE CABLES FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY DROPPING THE LOAD AND POTENTILLY INJURING A PERSON, WHO FORTUNATELY LANDED WELL AND SEEMED UNHARMED. BOTH CABLES HAD RUSTED THROUGH, APPEARED TO BE POOLY GALVANIZED AND EXPOSED TO MOISTURE EVEN INSIDE THE RUBBER COATING.

Mileage: 98,000

2000 S-10 PICKUP TRUCK. BOTH TAIL GATE CABLES BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. DEALER SAID THE SELL AT LEAST ON PAIR A MONTH. TO REPLACE THE STRAP, YOU MUST REPLACE THE LATCH ALSO. THEY ARE SOLD AS RIGHT AND LEFT HAND PARTS. COST WAS $105.00 FOR THE PAIR. TIME TO REPLACE WAS APPROX. ONE AND A HALF HOURS.

BROKEN TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES RUSTED THROUGH RECALL ON OTHER MODELS BESIDES THE S-10

Mileage: 45,000

I HAVE A 2000 S-10 PICKUP THAT I PURCHASED NEW IN OCTOBER 2000. BOTH OF THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES HAVE RUSTED AND BROKEN IN HALF. THE FIRST ONE BROKE AS I WAS STEPPING DOWN FROM THE BED. BUT LUCKILY, THE OTHER HELD AT THAT TIME AND NO INJURIES HAPPENED. BUT THE SECOND ONE SOON BROKE.

I OWN A 2000 CHEV S-10 ZR2 TRUCK. MY COMPLAINT IS REGUARDING THE TAIL GATE CABLES. I HAVE A 110LB ROTTWIELLER WHO WAS STANDING IN IN BOX OF THE TRUCK WITH HIS FRONT FEET ON THE TAIL GATE WHEN THE CABLES BROKE. THE DOG CAME OUT OK, THE TAIL GATE WAS DAMAGED. WHEN I CHECKED WITH GM CANADA I WAS TOLD THE RECALL WAS ONLY FOR THE FULL SIZE TRUCKS AND TO DATE THERE WERE NO OTHER CASES OF THESE CABLES BREAKING ON S-10 OR SONOMA TRUCKS. I HATE BEING LIED TO...I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS MAYBE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS FORUMS. PLEASE DON'T LET UP ON GM. TO REPLACE THESE PARTS I'M LOOKING AT $170. PLUS LABOUR. THANKS TO GM ENGINEERING THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY MUST BE PURCHASED, NOT JUST THE CABLES.

TAILGATE CABLE ON MODEL YEAR 2000 S-10 PICKUP TRUCK BROKE

DT: CALLER SAID TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. CALLER SAID A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE BIGGER TRUCKS BUT NOT ON THIS ONE. DEALER SAID CALLER WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. MANUFACTURER TOLD CALLER TO KEEP RECEIPTS. CALLER FELT MANUFACTURER SHOULD TELL PUBLIC OF PROBLEMS SO THEY CAN BE MORE INFORMED.*AK

Mileage: 43,000

2000 CHEVY S-10 [XXX] BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS LOWERED. THE DEALER SAYS THAT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE EXISTING RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Mileage: 100,000

THE TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE WHEN I SAT ON THE OPEN TAILGATE ALMOST CAUSING ME TO FALL TO THE GROUND. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO CATCH MYSELF. IF I HAD PLACED ANY WEIGHT ON THE TAILGATE, THAT WOULD HAVE FALLEN ON MY LEGS AND CAUSED INJURY,

Mileage: 64,000

TAILGATE WAS DOWN, AND WAS PULLING CONTAINER OF DIRT OUT OF BED OF TRUCK. WHEN THE WEIGHT OF THE CONTAINER SNAPPED THE TAILGATE CABLES ON BOTH SIDES OF OUR 2000 CHEVROLET S10, CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE AND SPILLING CONTAINER. *AK

Mileage: 57,000

1. I WAS UNLOADING MY ALUMINUM CANOE FROM MY CHEVROLET S10 PICK UP TRUCK, AND TAILGATE CABLES BROKE, LOTS OF RUST AND CORROSION ON THE CABLES, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO SUDDENLY DROP 6 TO 10 INCHES ON THE BACK BUMPER, CAUSING ME TO LOSE BALANCE. I FELL OFF THE TAILGATE AND FELL ONTO THE CANOE , BUMPING MY HEAD AND HURTING MY CHEST AND SHOULDER. I WENT TO GMC DEALERSHIP IN ROCHESTER, INDIANA 46975, AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD NO RECALL ON THESE ITEMS, AND I COULD ORDER THEM FOR REPLACEMENT. *AK

Mileage: 189,210

EA 05 008/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BREAK: BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE WHILE LOWERING THE TAILGATE. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THOSE PARTS. *NM

Mileage: 65,000

2000 CHEVROLET S-10 ZR2 4X4.CABLES ON TAILGATE ROTTED AND BROKE WHILE LOADING A TV INTO VEHICLE. FOR SOME REASON THIS IS NOT INCLUDED IN CHEVROLETS RECALL FOR TAILGATE CABLES. *AK

Mileage: 92,000

THE CABLES ON THE LIFTGATE BROKE OFF WHEN THE OWNER WENT TO OPEN IT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BY CONSUMER AND IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *NM *NM

Mileage: 37,400

MY DAUGHTER WAS LETTING MY TAILGATE DOWN ON MY 2000 CHEVY S-10 PICKUP WHEN BOTH SUPPORT CABLES SNAPPED. THE TAILGATE PINCHED HER FINGERS BETWEEN THE TAILGATE AND THE BUMPER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE. SHE BRUISED HER FINGERS, NO PERMANENT INJURY.*AK I HAVE YET TO REPLACE THE SUPPORT CABLES, WE LOWER THE TAILGATE CAREFULLY.

Mileage: 69,000

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY ZR2 TRUCK. I OPENED THE TAILGATE AND THE TAILGATE STRAP BROKE. THERE WAS NO WEIGHT ON THE TAILGATE AT THAT TIME. *AK

Mileage: 60,300

WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

THE CONSUMER STATES THE TAILGATE CABLE HAVE RUSTED AND BROKE IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAUSE HAS YET TO BE DETERMINED. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

Mileage: 76,000

BOTH OF THE TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED THROUGH AND BROKE. *NM

Mileage: 59,000

TAILGATE STRAPS ON MY 2000 CHEVROLET S10 BOTH BROKE. THIS VEHICLE HAS ONLY 38,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS NEVER HAD ANYTHING HEAVY PLACED ON IT. I TRIED TO GET PARTS TO REPLACE THE STRAPS, BUT WAS TOLD THEY CAN'T BE FOUND.*AK

WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SUPPORT CABLES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK.......ALL CHEVROLET TRUCKS, EXCEPT S10, WERE RECALLED FOR DEFECTIVE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES, WHICH CAME FROM THE SAME SUPPLIER. *AK

2000 CHEVY S-10 PICKUP TRUCK (APPROX 35K MILES) TAILGATE CABLES HAVE SNAPPED AT MIDPOINT, APPROXIMATELY WHERE THEY ARE FORCED TO BEND WHILE THE TAILGATE IS IN CLOSED POSITION. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NO LOAD ON THE TAILGATE AT THE TIME BUT THE IN-USE FAILURE PUTS THE TAILGATE AT RISK TO FALL OFF THE TRUCK WHILE IN MOTION POTENTIALLY ENDANGERING A VEHICLE FOLLOWING ME. I SEE FROM AN EARLIER NHTSA RECALL, OTHER WEBSITE DISCUSSIONS AND BY THE SHEAR LACK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE, THAT THIS COMPONENT FAILURE IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT.*AK

Mileage: 34,700

WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS IN USE BOTH OF THE TAILGATE SUPPORT STRAPS SNAPPED. THIS CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO FALL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK *JB

Mileage: 23,000

OPENING TAILGATE, SUPPORT CABLES BROKE OFF.NEEDS NEW CABLES TO REPAIR.*AK

Mileage: 43,500

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONSUMER WAS UNLOADING BRICKS FROM THE TAILGATE AND WITHOUT WARNING, THE TAILGATE SHEARED OFF. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE TAILGATE. *JB THE TAILGATE CABLES WERE REPLACED USING USED PARTS. *NM

Mileage: 75,000

LOADING SMALL ATV IN BACK OF 2000 CHEVROLET S10 ZR2 AND BOTH CABLES BROKE, CAUSING ATV TO COME CRASHING DOWN ON THE TAILGATE AND TO THE GROUND. RECEIVED MINOR SCRAPES TRYING TO STOP IT, BUT IT DID EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE IN THE PROCESS. CHECKED PRICE OF NEW CABLES AND COST TO REPLACE AND IT WAS RIDICULOUS!! DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE SEEN MANY OTHERS LIKE THIS, BUT GM WILL NOT WARRANTY. I HAVE ALSO HAD MY THIRD DOOR HANDLE BREAK NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY WON'T REPLACE. AGAIN THE DEALER SAYS IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM. VERY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE IN MY OPINION. WOULD LIKE COMPENSATION FOR THE FAULTY CABLES AND THE DAMAGE THEY CAUSED.*AK

I HAVE HEARD OF NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT TAILGATE STRAPS BREAKING ON VARIOUS CHEVY TRUCKS. I HAVE A 2000 S10 ZR2 AND MINE ARE BROKE AS WELL. I THINK THEY NEED TO ADD S10 TO THE RECALL TOO AND GET US ALL TAKEN CARE OF. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

I OWN A 2000 CHEVY S10 AND WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN ONE OF THE TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED AND CAUSED ME TO FALL FROM THE TAILGATE. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH MY LOCAL CHEVORLET DEALER AND REPLACEMENT CABLES ARE $50. I HAVE YET TO PURCHASE THESE BECAUSE THEY ARE RATHER COSTLY AND I WAS SEARCHING THIS SITE TO SEE IF THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON THIS PART. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART BUT MANY FELLOW S10 OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME EXPERIENCE.*JB

TAILGATE CABLES BREAKING FROM NORMAL USES ON A 2000 CHEVY S-10. *JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS CHEVROLET SILVERADO RECALL 04V129000. THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE, AND HE HAD IT REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THAT IT MAY HAPPEN AGAIN.*AK THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE THE STAINLESS STEEL CABLES. *TC

WHILE STANDING ON TOP OF THE TAILGATE ITS CABLE BROKE. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER. HOWEVER, THE CAUSE HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

I OWN A 2000 S-10 PICKUP I HAD THE TAILGATE OPEN AND I SAT ON IT AND THE TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE AND I FEEL TO THE GROUND I ALREADY HAVE BACK PROBLEMS AND WHEN I FELL I HURT MY BACK AND HAD TO HAVE TREATMENT DONE ON MY BACK BY MY CHIROPRACTOR. MY HUSBAND CALLED THE CHEVY COMPANY AND TOLD THEM THAT THE STRAPS BROKE AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THEM THEY SAID YES BUT NOT ON THE S-10 ONLY ON THE SIERRAS AND SILVERADOS. THEY WOULD DO NOTHING TO SOLVE THIS PROBLEM. SO I WENT INTO THE RECALL SITE AND IT SAID THEY HAD 42 COMPLAINTS ON THE S-10 AND SONOMAS ON THE 2000 YEAR I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY NOTHING IS BEING DONE TO FIX THESE IF THEY HAVE HAD THIS MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE TALKED TO 2 OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE THIS SAME PROBLEM THEY SAID THEY JUST NEVER TOOK THE TIME TO FILE A COMPLAINT. SO HOW MANY OTHERS ARE THERE OUT THERE LIKE THIS ? I FEEL VERY STRONGLY THAT THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSABLE FOR FIXING THIS. THANK YOU BEVERLY USTASZEWSKI. *AK

Mileage: 75,652

THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CORRODED AND BROKE. A RECALL WAS ISSUED FOR THE CABLES, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE OF THE REMEDY SCOPE. *JB BOTH OF THE SUPPORT CABLE ATTACHMENT ENDS SAT EXPOSED VERTICALLY WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS CLOSED ALLOWING MOISTURE TO ENTER THE CABLE ENDS. THE BLACK PLASTIC COATING ON THE CABLES ALLOWED MOISTURE TO COLLECT IN THE LOOP FORMED BY THE CABLES WHEN THE TAILGATE WAS CLOSED, TRAPPING THE MOISTURE IN WITH THE METAL CABLES CAUSING A CORROSION PROBLEM. *SC

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, THE CABLES BROKE. *JB BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. WHEN THE CABLES WERE MANUFACTURED. THERE WAS A HOLE AT THE TOP OF THE CABLES THAT ALLOW WATER TO DRAIN INTO THE CENTER OF THE CABLE, TRAPPING THE WATER AND RUSTING OUT THE CABLE. *SC

Mileage: 18,199

THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES CORRODED AND BROKE. *AK

THE DRIVER WAS ROLLING THE MOTORCYCLE OFF OF THE TRUCK BED AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CABLES COLLAPSED. THE DRIVER PLACED THE CABLES INSIDE OF THE TRUCK AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT ON A RECALL. THE CONSUMER HAS TO RENDERED PAYMENT FOR PARTS AND LABOR. *JB

THE CONSUMER STATED THAT TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED. AS A RESULT, THE TAILGATE FELL ONTO THE BUMPER. NO INJURIES REPORTED. *AK *SC

Mileage: 25,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER LOWERED THE TAILGATE, THE RIGHT CABLE SNAPPED ALLOWING THE TAILGATE TO FALL. AFTER SEVERAL WEEKS THE LEFT CABLE BROKE. THIS MODEL WAS NOT ONE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS RECALLING . PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE STANDING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY S-10 PICKUP, THE LEFT SUPPORTING CABLE BROKE. THE CABLE ON THE OTHER SIDE HELD SO THERE WAS NO INJURY OR DAMAGE. MY INSPECTION OF THE BREAKAGE REVEALED THE MULTISTRANDED STEEL CABLE HAD BECOME HEAVILY RUSTED AND THEREBY WEAKENED. THE CABLE IS COVERED BY PLASTIC TUBING WHICH CAN BE EASILY ABRADED BY REPEATED OPENING AND CLOSING OF THE TAILGATE. MOREOVER THE CABLE IS OBVIOUSLY MADE FROM UNPROTECTED METAL IE. ZINC-DICHROMATE AT BEST, RATHER THAN GANVANIZED OR STAINLESS. (ZINC-DICHROMATE SACRIFICES ITSELF TO MOISTURE OVER A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME). I WENT THE AREA DEALER WHO, AFTER CHECKING TO SEE IT WAS ON THE RECALL LIST, QUOTED OVER $100.00 TO REPLACE BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT CABLES. I LEARNED SOME LARGER TRUCK MODELS ALREADY HAD RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED GM AND AFTER A DAY WAS TOLD THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COSTS WITH ME WHICH I TOLD THEM WAS UNACCEPTABLE AS I CONSIDERED THE PROBLEM TO OF A SAFTEY RELATED NATURE STEMMING FROM POOR DESIGN WHICH ESSENTIALLY MADE THE PRODUCT UNFIT FOR IT'S INTENDED USE. IT REMAINS UNREPAIRED AT THIS TIME. *AK

Mileage: 26,100

THE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON BOTH SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE A 200 POUND PERSON WAS SITTING ON IT. THERE IS A TAILGATE SUPPORT RECALL 04V-129000, BUT THE VIN ISN'T INCLUDED. *LA *SC *JB

Mileage: 62,000

CHEVROLET S-10 TAILGATE CABLE FAILED AND IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE JUST ANNOUNCED RECALL FOR OTHER MODELS OF CHEVROLET PICK-UPS. *JB

RECENTLY THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL ON GM FULLSIZE PICK-UPS CONCERNING THE CABLES ON THE TAILGATE CORRODING AND BREAKING. I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET S-10 AND HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE TAILGATE SYSTEMS ARE THE SAME ON THESE TRUCKS AND BELIEVE THE RECALL SHOULD ALSO INCLUDE THE S-10 MODELS.*AK

Mileage: 16

PAINT IS CRACKING OVER APPROXIMATELY 80% OF HOOD. IN SOME PLACES, THE PAINT IS CHIPPING AWAY. THIS CRACKING IS NOT PRESENT IN ANY OTHER PARTS OF THE PAINT JOB.*AK

DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANGS WHEN OPENED, AS A RESULT OF THE 2 BOTTOM PINS THAT HOLD THE HINGE. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DOOR IS DESIGNED POORLY. CONSUMER HAS RETROFITTED WITH E-CLIPS THAT DOES A MUCH SAFER JOB. ALSO, THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FALLS APART. *SCC

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO BACK THE TRUCK UP, THE BACKS OF THE SEATS ARE TOO HIGH AND IT OBSTRUCTS MY VIEW. ONE NIGHT WHILE TRYING TO BACK MY TRUCK UP IN MY YARD, MY VIEW WAS TOO OBSTRUCTED AND I HIT A TREE. THE TAILGATE OF MY TRUCK WAS DOWN, AND WAS DAMAGED. IT IS UN-REPAIRABLE. I WAS BACKING UP AT ABOUT 5 MPH, SO THE AIRBAGS DIDN'T OPEN. THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FROM THE BEGINNING. I HAVEN'T CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT IF YOU ADVISE ME TO DO SO, I WILL. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES JUST WENT MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND I HAD TO ALMOST PUSH THEM TO THE FLOOR TO STOP...I WAS GOING 35-40 MPH AND SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. SINCE THEN, THE BRAKES SCRUB AND MAKE A GRINDING NOISE IF I DON'T STOP GRADUALLY. THE BRAKE PADS WERE LOOKED AT AND ARE OKAY. I'M NOT A MECHANIC, BUT IF IT'S NOT THE PADS, THEN WHAT IS IT??? NOONE WAS INJURED IN EITHER INCIDENT, BUT I'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE HAVE BEEN ANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SEATS. I'M ALMOST 6 FEET TALL AND CAN'T SEE OVER THEM, AND BARELY SEE AROUND THEM. THAT'S DANGEROUS!...AS IS THE BRAKING SYSTEM.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TOLD BY FRAME SHOP THAT MANUFACTURER'S WELDS WERE NOT STRONG ENOUGH AS THEY SHOULD BE. THIS HAS DESTROYED FRAME. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN A CRASH, AND VEHICLE IS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS. *AK

VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE HEAD ON AT 42 MPH. THIS VEHICLE WAS DECLARED TOTALED. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK SIGNAL LIGHT WOULD COME ON AT RANDOM. BRAKE PADS AND SHOES REPLACED. WHENEVER IT RAINED, VEHICLE FILLED WITH WATER, THE CARPET WAS RUINED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. WINDOWS WOULD NOT ROLL DOWN. *SLC

THE BEDLINER WAS INSTALLED AT THE CAR DEALER SHIP AT TIME OF PURCHASE. AT THAT TIME WE WERE TOLD THAT YOU CAN FILL GAS CONTAINERS IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK BECAUSE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH STATIC ELECTRICITY IGNITING THE GAS. THERE IS ALSO A STICKER ON THE BEDLINER WARNINING OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE ALSO SEEM TO BE ANOTHER PROBLEM PROBLEM. AFTER STOPPING TO GAT GAS AT A STATION ON I-95 OUTSIDE OF WASHINGTON AND WITH NO FLAMIBLE MATERIALS IN THE TRUCK THE BED LINER IGNITED IN FLAMES ABOUT 1 MILE DOWN THE HIGHWAY. I BELIVE THAT BECAUSE IT IS AN OVER THE RIM BED LINER AND THE FILL SPOT FOR GAS IS JUST 8" AWAY FROM THE EDGE OF THE LINER GAS FUMES DURING THE FILLING PROCESS GET TRAPED UNDER THE LINER AND CAN BE IGNIGHTED BY STATIC. BECAUSE OF THE TYPE OF LINER THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN THE TRUCK BOBY OF ABOUT A 1/4" ALL THE WAY AROUND THE TRUCK. BECAUCE THAT GAP IS ONLY 8" AWAY FROM WHERE THE FUEL IS PUT INTO THE GAS TANK FUMES ARE GETTING ONDER THE LINER. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO. IF FUMES CAN BE IGNITED THAT ARE IN THE BACK OF THE TRUCK THEN CERTIANLY FUMES THAT GET TRAPPED UNDER THE LINER CAN IGNITE.*AK