NHTSA Complaint #10125190 — 2002 CHEVROLET S10

I NOTICED ONE OF THE TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2002 CHEVEROLET S-10 PICKUP (45,000 MILES) APPEARED TO BE STREACHED. UPON CLOSER INSPECTION I FOUND THE CABLE WAS SEPARATING UNDER THE COATING. THE OPPOSITE SIDE WAS FOUND TO BE IN THE SAME CONDITION. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY DEALER AND WAS TOLD GM HAD NOT ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THE S-10, ONLY THE SILVERADO. SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THE DEALER REP. TOLD ME IF I WANTED TO REPLACE THE CABLES I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE THEM. WITHIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS BOTH CABLES BROKE WHEN MY 3 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER ATTEMPTED TO CLIMB UP ON THE TAILGATE. THE TAILGATE FELL OPEN TO THE BUMPER BUT THERE WERE NO INJURIES. I HAVE SINCE PURCHASED AND REPLACED THE BROKEN CABLES. THE OLD PARTS ARE AVAILABLE.