Interesting Info

[BellevueSilvy]

Government Investigating GM Pickups

Mon Feb 23,11:27 PM ET Add Business - AP to My Yahoo!

 

WASHINGTON - The government is investigating reports that tailgates are

falling off the back of General Motors Corp. pickup trucks without

warning.

 

The investigation could potentially affect thousands of vehicles. The

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (news - web sites) on

Monday said it is looking at the GMC Sierra from model years 1999-2002;

the Chevrolet Silverado from model years 1999-2003; the 2002 Cadillac

truck and the 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche.

 

Consumers have reported numerous injuries due to the alleged defect, NHTSA

said. In one case, a tailgate separated from a moving vehicle. In another,

the tailgate broke as a consumer was loading an all-terrain vehicle onto

his pickup. The ATV fell on him and broke his shoulder.

 

NHTSA said it appears that support cables can break due to metal fatigue,

but consumers can't see if they're worn because they're covered with a

protective plastic sheath.

 

NHTSA investigations sometimes lead to vehicle recalls.

 

Just thought this may be interesting to some of us.

[Dusterman]

thanks!

[willfxp]

Probably not a good idea for me to leave my tailgate down now! I've always thought about buying new ones... now maybe I'll wait for a recall

[99GoldSilverado]

Heard a lot of horror stories about those cables breaking. There are aftermarket cables (VR Straps) available for about $60 that are better than OEM

[tommyboyZ71]

Never leave your tailgate down !!!! Thanks for the info.

[bigdogs]

I wonder why it includes 2003 Silverado's but only 2002 Sierra's. I have an 03 Sierra and wonder what it different in the tailgate from the Silverado.

[willfxp]

I wonder why it includes 2003 Silverado's but only 2002 Sierra's. I have an 03 Sierra and wonder what it different in the tailgate from the Silverado.

"GMC IS PROFESSIONAL GRADE" ?

[bigdogs]

hahahaha...