2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Structure Problems

I WAS HAVING THE EXHAUST CHANGED WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED THAT ONE OF THE CROSS MEMBERS FOR THE FRAME HAD RUSTED COMPLETELY THROUGH AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, BUT I WAS INFORMED THAT EXCESSIVE RUST IS IN VARIOUS LOCATIONS ON THE REAR OF THE FRAME AND WILL NEED TO BE WATCHED CLOSELY. KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE CROSS MEMBERS SUPPORT THE FUEL TANK AND IF ONE WOULD BREAK, IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD CASSETTE FUEL TANK TO FALL OFF. THE TRUCK HAS 100,500 MILES ON IT, WHICH IS NOT EXCESSIVE FOR THE YEAR. THE TRUCK SPENT MOST OF ITS LIFE IN MICHIGAN, BUT NOW RESIDES IN ILLINOIS. I HAVE READ SEVERAL FORUMS HAVING THE SAME COMPLAINTS FOR THE 99-2007 MODEL YEAR VEHICLES. THERE ARE SEVERAL HOLES PLACED ON THESE CROSS MEMBERS BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT ALLOW MOISTURE IN, WITH NO PLACE FOR THE MOISTURE TO GO ONCE IT IS PLACE. I AM SURE THERE IS ALSO A LACK OF PROPER PAINT APPLICATION AND EVEN POOR STEEL THAT IS LIKELY CAUSING THE ISSUE. JUST AS TOYOTA HAS DONE, CHEVY SHOULD OFFER A RECALL FOR EXCESSIVE RUST ON THE FRAME. THE TOYOTA TUNDRA RECALL OFFERS A NEW FRAME FOR ANY TUNDRA WITH A RUST HOLE 10MM OR LARGER. WHY ISN'T THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING THIS FURTHER? THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND ALSO CONSIDERABLY LOWERS THE VALUE OF THE VEHICLE. GM AND CHEVY NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR DECISIONS WHEN DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING THESE VEHICLES, JUST AS TOYOTA TOOK ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THEIR DECISIONS.

Mileage: 100,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WATER LEAKED INTO THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE FLOORBOARDS OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. ...UPDATED 02/04/16 *BF

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO EQUIPPED WITH FIRESTONE TIRES, TIRE LINE FIRESTONE STEEL RADIAL A/T TIRES, DOT VN118AC030. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT LOW MILEAGE, THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRED BLEW OUT. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO A SHOP AND REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION THAT MAY AFFECTED THE TIRE. THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE WAS 42,000.

Mileage: 42,000

THE SPARE TIRE HOIST CABLE BROKE, AND THE SPARE TIRE DROPPED ONTO THE HIGHWAY. IT BOUNCED AT LEAST 10 FEET IN THE AIR, NARROWLY MISSING CARS DRIVING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. LUCKILY IT ROLLED TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT HITTING ANYTHING. I HAD NEVER USED THE SPARE, NOR LOWERED THE HOIST MECHANISM. THIS TIRE WEIGHS ~75 POUNDS AND COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED A PASSING MOTORIST. *JS

Mileage: 210,000

I LIVE IN CONNECTICUT AND I HAVE A 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO K1500 EXT CAB 5.3L TRUCK WITH 198000+ MILES ON IT. THE TRUCK HAS BEEN GARAGED JUST ABOUT ITS WHOLE LIFE SINCE I BOUGHT IT BRAND NEW. LAST WEEK MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE TRUCK TO THE STORE. WHILE COMING TO A STOP SIGN JUST DOWN THE STREET THE BRAKES FAILED. FORTUNATELY SHE WAS COMING TO A STOP AND WASN'T GOING FAST WITH NO ONE IN FRONT OF HER. SHE WALKED BACK TO THE HOUSE AND I WENT DOWN TO FIND THAT A BRAKE LINE HAD BUSTED BEHIND THE DRIVERS WHEEL ON THE FRAME RAIL BEFORE IT GOES OVER THE FRAME TO THE ABS MODULE. I HAD THE TRUCK TOWED BACK TO MY HOUSE AND PUT IN THE GARAGE TO INSPECT IT. I AM AMAZED ON HOW MUCH THAT ALL OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE RUSTED. SOME AREAS OF THE LINE WHEN I TOUCHED IT JUST FELL APART IN MY HANDS. I HAVE BEEN HEARING THAT JUST ABOUT EVERYONE I KNOW WHO OWNS 1999-2003 CHEVY TRUCKS ARE HAVING BRAKE LINE FAILING DUE TO CHEAP STEEL RUSTED LINES. WHILE I WAS UNDER THE TRUCK I ALSO NOTICED THAT ONE OF THE CROSS MEMBERS THAT SUPPORT THE RIGHT REAR SHOCK PLUS THE GAS TANK IS SUPPORTED OFF OF IS RUSTED WITH ONLY HALF A TUBE LEFT. PLUS JUST ABOUT ALL OF MY GAS LINES HAVE SERIOUS RUST ON THEM. MY OTHER ISSUE IS THAT THE ROCKER PANELS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE CAB ARE RUSTED THREW TO A POINT THAT YOU CAN STICK YOUR HAND IN THEM. WHEN IS CHEVY GOING TO GET OFF THEIR BUTT AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. THE BRAKE LINES, FUEL LINES & CROSS MEMBER CORROSION ARE SAFETY ISSUES THAT SHOULD BE DEALT WITH BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR WORST KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRAME WAS EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE REAR SHACKLES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ADDITIONALLY, THE BRAKE LINES WERE FOUND TO BE CORRODED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

WAS DRIVING MY 2000 1500 AND HAD BRAKE FAILURE. UPON INSPECTION NOT ONLY DID I FIND EXTENSIVE RUST ON LINES BUT MY REAR SHACKLES ARE ROTTING THROUGH AND SOME PLACES ON THE FRAME. STARTED TO THINK THERE NO WAY THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING TO THIS TRUCK. ONLY 140000 MILES THIS HAS GOT TO BE A CASE OF POOR QUALITY. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE CHECKED ON BUT IT IS AN EXPENSIVE FIX. I DID SLIDE OFF THE ROAD BUT I CAME TO A SAFE STOP IN A FIELD LUCKILY MY E-BRAKE WORKED AND NOBODY ELSE WAS AROUND. COULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS AND TAKE CARE OF IT. CHEVROLET SHOULD STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT BUT THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT US, THEY JUST WANT THEIR MONEY. ALSO THERE IS A LOT OF RUST ON BODY OF TRUCK, LIKE ACTUAL HOLES IN BEDSIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE ROCKER PANEL IS BAD. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONSIDERATION ,SINCERELY CHEVY TRUCK OWNER:( *TR

Mileage: 140,242

I HAD BRAKE LINE FAILURE,DUE TO RUSTED LINES, HAD TO REPLACE ALL LINES!! ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HAD ROCKER PANELS, AND CAB CORNERS RUST THROUGH, HAD TO REPLACE REAR BUMPER, BECAUSE OF EXTREME RUST THROUGH, HAVE HAD TO HAVE FRAME REPAIR, BECAUSE OF EXTREME RUST. THE RUST IS NOT SLOWING, AND THE TRUCK WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE TAKEN OFF THE ROAD, BECAUSE IT WILL BE UN- ROAD WORTHY. WHY WILL GM NOT ADDRESS THIS WIDESPREAD ISSUE? *TR

Mileage: 167,000

2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON CUSTOMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT FOR REPAIR**CC THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRAME FRACTURED ABOUT 2" IN FRONT OF THE TOWING PACKAGE ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES. THE DEALERSHIP ALERTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE DEALERSHIP TOOK DIGITAL PICTURES OF THE CRACKED FRAME. THE CONTACT IS ONLY TOWING 3,875 POUNDS WHICH IS UNDER THE MAXIMUM TOWING SPECIFICATIONS OF 8,000 POUNDS. GENERAL MOTORS HAS AGREED TO GIVE THE CONTACT A LOANER VEHICLE; AWAITING THEIR DECISION TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WITHOUT CHARGE. THE MAXIMUM TOWING SPECIFICATIONS FOR A 5300 V8 IS 8,000 POUNDS WITH A MAXIMUM TONGUE WEIGHT OF 1,000 LBS. UPDATED 05/10/06

Mileage: 69,988

TAILGATE FAILS TO STAY SHUT :SEAT SUSPENSION BROKE. *JB

Mileage: 100,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT HAS CURRENTLY NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.*AK

Mileage: 60,000

MY BRAKES FAILED, I REPLACED MY BRAKES AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. 8/22/02: REPLACED FRONT DISC PADS, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE, REPLACED REAR DISC PADS, REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE ON BACK ALSO. ALSO REPLACED LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE BAND/CABLE AND HARDWARE. 8/21/03: REPLACED TAILGATE HANDLE. 7/5/05: REPLACED TAILGATE CABLE BECAUSE IT HAD BROKE IN HALF. 7/13/05: REPLACE U-JOINTS. 11/1/05: HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED-FILTER AND FLUSH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE SELECT MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE AT THE DEALER GETTING THE AIR BAG ADJUSTED WE ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TAILGATE CABLE, AS OURS WAS BUSTED, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEALER RECALL, BUT OUR TRUCK WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE RECALLED SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE CABLE OURSELVES AT A COST OF $16.22. UNTIL WE WENT IN FOR THE AIR BAG RECALL WE HAD NEVER BEEN INFORMED ABOUT ANY RECALLS. WE WERE JUST INFORMED ABOUT THE ABS RECALL AND WE INFORMED GM THAT WE HAD REPLACED THE RECALLED PARTS AND WERE OFFERED $60.00 FOR WHAT COST US $826.60. THIS GOES ALONG WITH MY OTHER COMPLAINT, #10142457. *JB

Mileage: 41,836

DT: CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GALVANIZED STEEL STRAPS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF STRAPS. THE RECALL LETTER INDICATED THE REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE STAINLESS STEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED ON THE RECALL LETTER. *AK

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Z71. THERE WAS NHTSA RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE HINGE AND ATTACHMENT. THE CONTACT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, AND WAS TOLD THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. ALSO, HE CONTACTED TWO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIPS, AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2005.*AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS RUSTED ON THE VEHICLE AND RIPPED THE BRAKE PADS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL WHEN THE STEEL BACKING WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY; IT WAS 1 YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER STATED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR THE BRAKES TO GO OUT AT 30,000 MILES. CONSUMER ISN'T EXACTLY SURE WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED GOING BAD, BUT IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO. THIS SAME VEHICLE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BROKE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS, NHTSA #04V129000, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CABLE WAS BROKE APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MONTHS AGO.*JB

Mileage: 30,000

DT: 2000 , CHEVROLET SILVERADO EXTENDED CAB. WAS PULLING A TRAILER AND HEARD A TERRIBLE NOISE. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, FRAME HAD BROKE IN TWO. *AK THE FRAME BROKE IN THE REAR ON BOTH THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDE. *NM

Mileage: 99,000

04 V 129 000/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE AND THE TAILGATE DROP COMPLETELY DOWN. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM *SC *JB

Mileage: 30,000

MY SPARE TIRE OFF OF THE 2000 SILVERADO FELL OFF THE BOTTOM BED AND WOUND UP 100 FEET OFF THE HIGHWAY IN THE WOODS. THE CABLE FRAYED ON THE ATTACHMENT!

Mileage: 80,300

DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TAILGATE THAT WAS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, BUT HIS MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS NOT IN WITH THE RECALL BUT HE IS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 04V129000 THE SUMMARY FOR THE COMPALINT IS AS FOLLOWS: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THE TAILGATE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF THE REAR BUMPER. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE CONTACT IS HAVING WITH HIS VECHILE. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS TAILGATE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS EVEN MADE. THE CONTACT WAS STANDING ON HIS TAILGATE WHILE IT BROKE.*AK

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE RECALL 04V129000 WEREN'T AVAILABLE, AND HE WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. ALMOST A YEAR LATER, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER HE WAS NO LONGER WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL.*AK *JB *NM

RECALL CAMPAIGN: ONE OF THE CONSUMER'S TAILGATE CABLE BROKE ON HIS 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION. *NM *SC THE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE IS STRETCHED AGAIN, HOWEVER THE MANUFACTURER STATED THE CONSUMER WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE IT WAS ALREADY TAKEN CARE OF AS A FAVOR. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED IT WAS A TEMPORARY FIX, BECAUSE THE USED THE SAME CABLES. *JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 FOR THE TAILGATE, MADE AN APPOINTMENT DEALER, AND UPON ARRIVING THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WENT HOME. A SECOND RECALL LETTER STATING THE RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT ONCE AGAIN, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND ONCE AGAIN WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

Mileage: 176,000

WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE OWNER NOTICED THE STRAPS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CONSUMERS TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES. *TC

Mileage: 37,000

THE TAILGATE STRAPS SNAPPED IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING. TWO YEARS LATER A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE SAME PART. HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK BOTH TAIL GATE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. *TT

Mileage: 146,758

WHILE UNLOADING THE TAILGATE DROPPED COMPLETELY DOWN. NO INJURY REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

Mileage: 99,000

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO THIS RECALL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT HEW WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE DEFECT HIMSELF. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN FIXED ONE CABLE, AND HANDED THE SECOND CABLE TO CONSUMER, TELLING HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT BY HIMSELF. ALSO, THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT A BODY SHOP, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED ON HIS OWN. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED MFR RECALL 04007, NHTSA RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE CABLES. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER MICHAEL PAGE. *AK

REAR QUARTER PANEL WINDOW LEAKS. *JB

CONSUMER STATED TAILGATE CABLES BROKE . A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 51,000

RE CHEVROLET SAFETY RECALL FOR 2000 SILVERADO TRUCKS, DEFECTIVE STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, HE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AND HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL ONCE THE PART(S) ARRIVED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL LETTER AND HE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT IN. )RECALL#04V129000) *JB

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 62,550

WHILE DRIVING THE QUARTER PANEL COLLAPSED DAMAGING THE BRAKE LINE, AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE LINE. CONSUMER HAD AN AIR BAG INSTALLED ON THE SUSPENSION. HOWEVER THAT WAS DAMAGED ALSO. THE TIRES DELAMINATED. THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES. FIRESTONE STEELTEX RADIO, R4F, LT245/75R16, 00-80-11 120/116R M/S, DOT VN11-B1C. *AK

Mileage: 35,500

TAILGATE LATCHING MECHANISM SOMETIMES FAILS. TAILGATE WILL FALL OPEN WHEN DRIVING. MY DOG ALMOST FELL OUT GOING DOWN THE ROAD BECAUSE THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN. I ALSO LOST A PARTIAL LOAD OF WOOD OUT THE BACK WHEN THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN.*AK

Mileage: 70,204

BROKEN TAILGATE CABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD TAILGATE DROPPED DOWN AND THE BELTS BROKE. THE TAILGATE AND STRAP'S WERE TOTALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

Mileage: 47,175

FAX FWD FM NHTSA REGION V FOIA REQUEST CY OF ALL DOCUMENTS RE RECALL OF 2000-2004 GM CHEVROLET SILVERADOS FOR PROBLEMS W/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES; ES SEARCH PROVIDED NO INFO RE SILVERADO TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE DEFECTS.*MR REPRESENTING CLIENT WHO SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM THE TAILGATE OF A DEFECTIVE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *NM

THE WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK BOTH SUPPORTS WERE HOLDING THE TAILGATE. *SC *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE WAS HANGING BY SOME THREADS. ALSO, PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. *AK THE TAILGATE CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FUEL SENDER/ PUMP UNIT AND ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 38,000

TAILGATE FELL OFF PICKUP CHEVY.SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK .TTAILGATE DROPPED DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CABLE ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CAUSING TAILGATE TO DROP OFF TRUCK.DRIVER SIDE DIDN'T BREAK,HOWEVER TAILGATE WAS DRAGGED ON ROAD UNTILL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER.TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. TAILGATE DAMAGE $ 178.00 BILL FROM COLLISION SHOP TWO NEW CABLES $ 29.23 BILL FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP IDEAL CHEV. GENESEO NY. NEW CABLES NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN GM COMES OUT WITH NEW REPLACEMENTS. CONTACTED CHEVROLET MOTERS AT 800-630-2438 ON JUNE 1,2004. SR31-222651780 ADVISED THAT PARTS & DAMAGED NOT COVERED AT THIS TIME. CABLES WERE RUSTED. I HAVE BROKEN CABLE. CHEVY SILVERADO 2000 NO ONE HURT HOWEVER VERY UPSETTING WHEN IT OCCURED CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU. *AK

Mileage: 59,370

RECALL NO. #04V129000, TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE HAS BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BUT, THE MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT THE LETTER WAS NOT A RECALL LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT AN ACTUAL RECALL LETTER IS DUE OUT THIS SUMMER.*JB

Mileage: 80,000

CONSUMER HAD THE TAILGATE DOWN WHEN LOADING UP. CONSUMER CLIMBED ONTO THE TAILGATE AND IT BROKE. BOTH CABLES POPPED ON EACH SIDE. *AK TAILGATE HAS NO SIGN OF WEAR WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. CONSUMER FOUND OUT OF A RECALL REGARDING TAILGATE (NHTSA RECALL NO. 04V-129), BUT WHEN CALLING CHEVROLET THEY SAID THAT CONSUMER'S VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SAME AS STATED ON THE RECALL. *LA

WHILE PLACING THE LAWN MOWER ON THE VEHICLE'S TAILGATE. THE VEHICLES TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, THE CABLES BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE TAILGATE DROPPED ABOUT A 1/2 INCH. *AK *JB

Mileage: 17,000

TAILGATE HINGES CORRODED AND BROKE WHILE SOMEONE WAS SITTING ON IT IN DECEMBER 2003. WE REPLACED BOTH HINGES IN MARCH. *NM

RIGHT TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. *LA THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE CABLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *JB

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKEN. *JB

Mileage: 137,000

2000 CHEVY SILVERADO - TAIL GATE COLLAPSE. BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE, WHILE IN TRANSIT. I LOOKED REAL CLOSE AT BOTH SUPPORT CABLES AND FOUND THAT THEY ARE RUSTED THROUGH. I AM GLAD NO ONE WAS HURT. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT FELL OFF. *JB

Mileage: 34,900

BROKEN TAILGATE CABLE. *AK

Mileage: 23,700

IN REGARD TO THE GM TAILGATE INVESTIGATION I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE, 2000 2500 SILVERADO. THERE WAS A MINOR ABRASION TO THE PLASTIC COATING APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE ANCHOR POINTS. ROAD SALT APPEARS TO HAVE PENETRATED TO THE WIRES THAT COMPRISED THE CABLE AND CORRODED THEM TO THE FAILURE POINT. CABLE BROKE WHILE LOADING A LAWN TRACTOR <> 700 POUNDS. NO OTHER DAMAGE, NO INJURIES, RIGHT SIDE CABLE HELD THE LOAD AFTER LEFT SIDE FAILURE. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM PRIOR TO BREAKAGE. INCIDENT DATE IS ESTIMATED. THANKS . *AK

TAILGATE CABLE BROKEN ONE SIDE FOUND. *AK

Mileage: 48,800

TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE STANDING ON TAILGATE LOADING MATERIALS-NO INJURY (JULY 2003). LEFT FRONT DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BLEW AND BURNT THE SOCKET. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER SAME MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM (2001). BACK PASSENGER DOORS ON THE EXTENDED CAB DO NOT FULLY LOCK DURING 30 DEGREE WEATHER AND BELOW UNTIL THE INTERIOR HEATS UP. (DEC-FEB 2000-2004) LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING IS DEFECTIVE AFTER 38,000 MILES. (DEC 2004) *LA

Mileage: 37,000

THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE (ON ONE SIDE ONLY) SNAPPED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE PICKUP BED AFTER INSTALLING A TONNEAU COVER. LUCKILY, ONLY ONE SNAPPED; OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE HAD CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY TAILGATE AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS A 2000 MODEL, IT HAS BEEN GARAGED 80% OF IT'S LIFE. C'MON GM, SPEND THE EXTRA $2.00 AND GIVE US SOME REAL CABLES.*AK

Mileage: 45,300

THE CONSUMER PLACED CLOTHES INSIDE THE TAILGATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE SIDE CABLES BROKE FROM THE TAILGATE KNOCKING THE CONSUMER TO THE GROUND. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. HE DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN THE CABLES BROKE. THE CONSUMER FELL TO THE GROUND AND INJURED HIS NECK, BACK AND SHOULDERS. *NLM *SC *JB

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2000 SILVERADO PICKUP WITH MY GIRLFRIEND, WHEN BOTH CABLES SNAPPED AND THE TAILGATE DROPPED AND WE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE TAILGATE RECEIVED A DENT FROM HITTING THE BUMPER. LUCKILY, WE WERE NOT HURT, BUT NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE LOADING MY LAWN TRACTOR ON THE TAILGATE RAMPS. BOTH CABLES APPEARED RUSTED WITHIN THEIR PLASTIC SHEATHING AND SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE CABLE BENDS WHEN TAILGATE IS CLOSED.*AK

Mileage: 62,000

A PERSON WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 200 POUNDS WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN THE CABLES BROKE, AND CAUSED THE TAILGATE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *TT *JB

Mileage: 47,000

TAILGATE FAILURE. WHILE UNLOADING A 4-WHEEL DRIVE TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED. AS A RESULT THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WITH THE VEHICLE BACKED INTO A DITCH. WHILE TRYING TO UNLOAD THE ATV, BOTH CABLES SNAPPED. THE ATV FELL INTO THE DITCH AND THE BUMPER WAS DENTED. *PH

Mileage: 30,000

WHEN LOADING AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE TO THE BACK OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK THIS CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TT *JB

Mileage: 80,000

THIS IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION (PE03-049). OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. AT APPROXIMATELY 25K MILES, BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE; THE RUBBER CASE OVER THE CABLES ALLOWED WATER IN, AND THE CABLES RUSTED. BOTH CABLES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. AT APPROXIMATELY 52K MILES, ONE OF THE "NEW" CABLES BROKE; EXPECTING THAT THE OTHER ONE WOULD FAIL SOON, I BOUGHT TWO NEW CABLES. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN BOTH CABLES BROKE THE FIRST TIME. FROM NOW ON, I INTEND TO REPLACE BOTH WHEN EVEN A SINGLE CABLE BREAKS. I DON'T BELIEVE THE CABLES SHOULD BREAK SO FREQUENTLY. IF THEY WERE MADE OF GALVANIZED STEEL OR STAINLESS STEEL THEY WOULD FARE BETTER.*AK

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILED WHEN UNLOADING CARGO (5 GALLON PAILS OF CORN). I CAN SEE THEY WERE RUSTED OUT INSIDE THE PLASTIC CASING ENCLOSING THEM. I INJURED MY LEGS WHEN THE TAILGATE FELL. *LA

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WHILE KNEELING ON IT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. *LA

WE HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT BOTH OF THE TAIL GATE CABLES HAVE BROKEN. *LA

DEFECTIVE WELDS ON FRAME. *AK

Mileage: 42,000

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE. MY WIFE LET DOWN TAILGATE AND HAD TO CATCH THE TAILGATE BEFORE IT HIT THE BUMPER. THERE WAS NO WEIGHT ON IT. *LA

Mileage: 47,996

VEHICLE BOUNCED UP AND DOWN ON THE ROAD AT HIGH SPEEDS. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, WHERE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT IT WAS NOT THE SUSPENSION. *AK

Mileage: 276

TAILGATE CABLES RUSTED THROUGH. TAILGATE WAS PUT IN UPRIGHT POSITION AND THE TAILGATE CAME OFF OF THE TRUCK BEING DRAGGED BY A DECENT CABLE. CAUSED DAMAGE TO THE SIDE OF THE TAILGATE AS WELL AS THE HINGES THAT ONCE HELD IT. *LA

Mileage: 53,000

2 COMPLAINTS: 1. TAILGATE CABLE FAILED (BROKE) AND TAILGATE FELL OFF WHILE CLOSING IT. 2. WHEN BRAKING, IF ENCOUNTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, ABS SEEMS TO KICK IN AND LET OFF THE BRAKES, EVEN TOUGH NO LOCK UP OCCURS. *AK

Mileage: 76,105

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE, THE STRAP BROKE AND MY TAILGATE IS NOW SPRUNG. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS SELL ME A NEW STRAP. I PURCHASED THE STRAP AND NOW ONE STRAP IS LONGER THAN THE OTHER STRAP. I HAVE THE OLD STRAP AND IT BROKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. I HURT MY HIP WHEN IT HAPPENED. *LA

Mileage: 25,000

I HAVE A 2000 MODEL CHEVY TRUCK, AND MY TAILGATE STRAPS HAVE BROKEN WITHOUT WARNING ON 2 OCCASIONS. MY FATHER HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH HIS 2000 MODEL GMC SIERRA. BOTH OF OUR TRUCKS HAVE BAD TAILGATE DAMAGE NOW, AND HIS HAS SOME BODY DAMAGE.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS UNLOADING A SNOW BLOWER IN A CRATE (ABOUT 300 LBS) FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK WHEN BOTH CABLES HOLDING THE GATE SNAPPED. NOW I WASN'T ON IT SO IT WAS JUST THE BLOWER WHEN THEY SNAPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CATCH MY STEP ON THE GROUND. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE TAIL GATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INJURED. BOTH CABLES HAD RUSTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC CASE THAT THEY ARE IN AND YOU COULD NOT HAVE SEEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS TO ME IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *LA

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT BRACKETS BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE STANDING ON THE TRUCK BED. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. *AK *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED THE REAR FRAME WAS CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK THE REAR FRAME WAS CRACKED ON BOTH SIDES. *SCC *JB

LTR FM AUDREY WISSINGER (PA) CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WITH HER 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK.*MR BOTH FRONT/REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OLD BRAKE LININGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE ROTORS WERE LITERALLY FALLING APART-INFERIOR METAL. DEALER STATED THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE "KLUNCKING" SOUND IN THE REAR END OR DRIVE SHAFT. THIS HAPPENED IN A DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL PLAY IN THE DRIVETRAIN. ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED. TAILGATE STRAP BROKE AT 17000 MILES. WHEN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED, IT MADE A TERRIBLE GROWLING THAT DIDN'T SEEM NORMAL. *PH *JB

Mileage: 12,000

CONSUMER STATES THE REAR FRAME BROKE, LAST YEAR WAS FIXED. AGAIN, THIS YEAR LEFT REAR VEHICLE CRACKED. DEALER NOTIFIED, TOOK PICTURES. *AK

LIFTGATE CABLES FAILED WHEN HAULING BALES OF STRAW.*AK *JB

BOTH LIFTGATE CABLES FAILED. *AK *NLM

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLL OVER ACCIDENT, AND SUFFERED INJURIES.( LAWYER ON BEHALF OF CLIENT)*JB

CONSUMER STATED THAT THE SLIDING DOOR WOULD AUTOMATICALLY CLOSE WITHOUT CONSUMER PUSHING THE BUTTON. DEALER NOTIFIED. MR

CONSUMER STATED BOTH CABLES HOLDING THE LIFT GATE FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE HAULING BALES OF STRAW. *JB

WHILE STANDING ON VEHICLE'S TAILGATE WITHOUT ANY INDICATION TAILGATE DISENGAGED, CAUSING CONSUMER TO FALL TO GROUND. *AK CONSUMER STATED THE CABLES SNAPPED UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH APPEARED TO HAVE WEAKENED BY CORROSION, ALSO THE MUFFLER WAS REPLACED.*JB

RUST PROTECTION DONE AT DEALERSHIP MANY RUST SPOTS VISIBLE. NO SAFETYD EFECT LISTED. *AK

THE DRIVER DOOR IS OVER SIZED AT THE UPPER RIGHT HAND CORNER. THE GAP BETWEEN THE EXTENDED CAB DOOR AND DRIVER DOOR IS VERY SMALL. WHEN CLOSING THE DRIVER DOOR, THE EXTENDED CAB DOOR SHUTTERS. *YH

TAILGATE HAS FALLEN OFF WHILE DRIVING,AT 20 MPH AND 30-35 MPH. NO ACCIDENT.*AK

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *AK BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WILL NOT LOCK UP EVEN IF THE ABS IS DISCONNECTED. THE TRUCKS FRAME IS SO THIN THAT THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN TAKING OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN BUTTON HAS TO BE PIVOTTED UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE AT TWELVE OCLOCK IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO SOUND, HEAT SHIELDS RATTLE UNDER VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS, DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENTS.*SCC

EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES, THE PEDAL FEELS SPONGY. DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. *AK BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR AND THE FRONT BRAKES WILL NOT LOCK UP EVEN IF THE ABS IS DISCONNECTED. THE TRUCKS FRAME IS SO THIN THAT THE WHOLE TRUCK VIBRATES WHEN TAKING OFF. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE HORN BUTTON HAS TO BE PIVOTTED UP AND THE STEERING WHEEL HAS TO BE AT TWELVE OCLOCK IN ORDER FOR THE HORN TO SOUND, HEAT SHIELDS RATTLE UNDER VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELING OVER BUMPS, DEALER MADE ADJUSTMENTS.*SCC

THE FOURTH DOOR WOULD NOT CLOSE WHEN THE WEATHER TURNED COLDER, THEY HAD ME WAIT TWO WEEKS FOR AN APPOINTMENT. WE TOOK IT IN AND THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE LATCHES AND LUBED THEM. THE PROBLEM RETURNED IN JANUARY AND THE DEALER ORDERED NEW LATCHES AND UPON RETURNING TWO WEEKS LATER, THEY WERE INSTALLED. BY THE BEGINNING OF FEBRUARY, THE PROBLEM WAS BACK. THIS TIME THE DEALER ADJUSTED THE STRIKER TO LESSON THE WIND NOISE. ON FEBRUARY 23, 2001, THE DEALER REPLACED THE WEATHER STRIP IN THE DOORS FOR THE WINDNOISE AND SHUTTING ISSUE. ON MARCH 6, 2001, THE DEALER ONCE AGAIN ADJUISTED THE INNER LATCH IN HOPES THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE PROPERLY AND ORDERED MORE NEW WEATHER STRIP. THERE ARE TWO OTHER VISITS WE HAVE MADE TO THE DEALER FOR WHICH WE WERE NOT GIVEN A COPY OF THE WORK ORDER. OUR LAST VISIT TO THE DEALER WAS ON JULY 24, 2001. AT THAT TIME THEY WANTED TO REPLCE THE INNER DOOR SEAL AND AND REPAIR ALL THE SCRATCHES THEY HAVE PUT IN THE PAINT. FROM NOT SHUTTING CORRECTLY, THE UPPER REAR CORNER OF THE DRIVER'S DOOR BENT OUT AND PUT A CREASE IN THE DOOR. THE DRIVER'S DOOR IS HIGHER THAN THE FOURTH DOOR AND STICKS OUT WHEN SHUT. WE HAVE HAD WIND NOISE AND WATER LEAKAGE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. THE DEALER, WITHOUT OUR PERMISSION, BENT THE UPPER CORNER BACK DOWN AND USED A PRY BAR TO BEND THE WELDED ON HINGES. OUR TRUCK HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, BUT LOKING AT YOU WOULD THINK IT HAS! WE FEEL THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE HERE AS THE DOORS DO NOT ALWAYS LATCH PROPERLY AND THE HINGES BEING BENT HAS ALTERED THE INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE'S SAFETY. THANK YOU AARON & LOIS BEDFORD. *AK

WATER WOULD GET INSIDE OF VEHICLE WHEN ITS RAINING OR BEING WASHED. SEAM IN TRUCK WOULD ALLOW WATER TO LEAK IN AND GET UNDER CARPETING. ELECTRICAL WIRES WOULD ALSO GET WET AND AFFECT LIGHTING SYSTEM.*AK

CONSUMER HAD FOUND DIFFERENT CRACKS ON BODY OF VEHICLE WHERE PARTS WERE MADE OF PLASTIC, AND ANYBODY COULD LEAN ON VEHICLE AND IT WILL CRACK.*AK

REAR OF VEHICLE LEANS TO DRIVER'S SIDE, DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO FIX VEHICLE 3 TIMES, HOWEVER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. KEYLESS ENTRY TRANSMITTER INOPERABLE. *SLC

DEALER REFUSED TO REPLACE MIRROR EVEN THOUGH TRUCK UNDER WARRANITY AND I HAVE ADDITIONAL COVERAGE. *AK

BOTH FRONT DOOR EXPERIENCING PROBLEM WITH AIR LEAKING IN BETWEEN AND CAUSING A WHISTLING NOISE. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON FOUR OCCASIONS AND PROBLEM STILL GOES UNRESOLVED. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REAR FRAME BROKEN FROM APPROXIMATELY 2 INCHES IN FRONT OF THE TOW HOOK ATTACHMENT FROM THE BOTTOM UP. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

FROM ZERO TO TWENTY IT HAS A LAUNCH SHUTTER ON THE LONG BED EXTENDED CABS. VEHICLE VIBRATED VIOLENTLY UNTIL PASSING 20MPH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM, AND HAD TO DEAL WITH IT. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK

SUNVISOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE WAS UNABLE TO PROTECT FROM THE SUN RAYS PASSENGERS 5'6" OR SHORTER. DEALER/MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THIS TIME. *AK

COSUMER IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE DOOR HINGES THAT ARE GLUED TO VEHICLE THAT COULD CAUSE DOORS TO FALL OFF. *AK