2002 GMC Sierra 1500 Hinge And Attachments Problems
- 2
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Hinge And Attachments
2002 gmc sierra the galvanized steel support cables that retain the tailgate in the open position corrode through and break where cargo or people on the tailgate may fall. Cargo falling of the tailgate very nearly struck a nearby person and injury was luckily avoided. This has occurred twice on the vehicle, the first time gmc replaced the cables under warranty and suggested that this was a random failure. Most…
ODI 10168738
Hinge And Attachments
I sat on my tail gate and the tail gate fell down. When i looked i had one broke cable and the other side the bolt was missing. I bought two cables from advance auto replaced one side but i could not get the bolt back in the other side. I was planning to take the truck to the dealer the following weekend for the recall but the gate fell off the truck and i did not know it had fell off and i dragged it down a dirt…
ODI 10146270