Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE | ||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | ||||||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| STRUCTURE | |||
| 03/16/2003 | 49000 | 08/13/1998 | |
| Water leak coming from a seam front quarter panel drivers side. water gets into floor board driver side. carpet and insulation gets wet and stinks. also- roof seam at windshield rusting and paint bubbling. *nlm | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - DOOR | |||
| 05/24/1998 | 1 | 04/22/1998 | |
| We had the two rear windows open travling for app 36miles -55mph. thangot on i75 south app25miles -70mph when the window closed creating a presure sounding pop. glass spred through the truck spraying glass on the passager side rear seat and down the side of the truck. if a child or passager were in that seat it could have been a real safety proplem. some may try to say it was a stone but we were in the left lane going south and there we no cars next to us. the sound was a presure sound. i feel this is a defect and if it happened to us it will happen to others. | |||
| STRUCTURE - BODY - TAILGATE - HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | |||
| 03/16/2004 | 1 | ||
| The tailgate on our vehicle fell off, while driving, after the support cables had broken. luckily this occurred on a lightly traveled road so that no vehicles behind the truck hit the tailgate. the tailgate is gone. all that remains are half of the broken support cables. *jb | |||
| STRUCTURE - FRAME AND MEMBERS | |||
| 04/01/1998 | 03/31/1998 | ||
| While driving at 55 mph on the highway the vehicle will start to virbrate and bounce. also, there is a problem within the frame and within the wheel base which is at a distance from the wheels in the extended cab. *ak *ml | |||