Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | ||||||
| EA05007 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 04/14/2005 | 04/11/2006 | TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES | 06V066000 | |
| General motors is conducting a safety recall to remove and replace the tailgate support cables installed in 805,368 model year 1999 and 2000 gmt 800 model vehicles.the model year 1999 and 2000 gmt-800 series vehicles that will be campaigned had contributed a significant majority of the total complaints (87%) and injuries (79%) associated with the tailgate support cable breakage in the model year 1998 - 2000 c/k series vehicles addressed by this investigation. | ||||||
| RQ04010 | GENERAL MOTORS CORP. | 09/28/2004 | 04/14/2005 | TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BREAKAGE | ||
| Odi is upgrading rq04-010 and opening an engineering analysis to further investigate the tailgate support cables installed in 1998, 1999, and partial year 2000 silverados and sierras (c/k models).general motors is conducting recall campaign 04v-129 to replace the tailgate support cables originally installed in certain model year 2000 - 2004 sierras and silverados.general motors has advised odi that the materials used for the tailgate cable sheathing installed in c/k models had inadvertently changed in october 1999, increasing the propensity for voids in and around the galvanized steel cable strands which can allow moisture to wick among the strands, leading to oxidation and weakening of the strands.since odi initiated rq04-010 in september 2004, odi has received 10 additonal non-injury complaints on my 1998-99 c/k vehicles, but no additional injury complaints.during this same period, gm has received 564 non-injury and 35 injury complaints. odi has received 6 injury complaints and 38 non-injury complaints from owners of model year 2000 c/k vehicles and requires further investigation to determine whether these incidents occurred in vehicles within the scope of campaign 04v-129 or should be added to the injury summary for rq04-010. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES - TAILGATE - LATCH | |||
| 05/11/2003 | 1 | ||
| Broken tail gate cables on a 98 gmc k 1500 pickup. *ak | |||
| 09/04/2003 | 1 | 10/01/1997 | |
| Intermittently windshield wipers became inoperable, obstructing the driver's view. a recall had been issued on similar makes and models. however, this vehicle was not included due to vin. *ak the consumer turned the switch off then on again and the wipers would work again. as time went on the problem worsened. the consumer had to turn the switch on and off several times. sometimes they wouldn't come on for 15 minutes or until the next day. the recall stopped at the 1997 model year. the consumer was the only driver of the vehicle and has since paid to the have the module replaced. *ph also the tailgate did not aloways lock into place. *jb | |||