NHTSA Complaint #10138632 — 2000 GMC SONOMA
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10138632 |
| Vehicle | 2000 GMC SONOMA |
| Component | STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 41,200 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | IN |
Consumer Description
WHILE RESTING A POWER WASHER ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2000 SONOMA PICKUP TO GET A BETTER GRIP BOTH TAILGATE CABLES SNAPPED CAUSING THE POWER WASHER TO ROLL BACKWARDS, BEFORE WE COULD REACT WE ONLY HAD TIME TO SOFTEN THE BLOW OF THE POWER WASHER HITTING THE GROUND CAUSING MINOR DAMAGE TO THE HANDLE. NO VISIBLE DAMAGE TO THE TAILGATE AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS HURT, IT'S NOT EASY TRYING TO CATCH A 175 LB PIECE OF MACHINERY UNEXPECTEDLY. IT'S QUITE EVIDENT THAT BOTH OF THE TAILGATE CABLES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION AS THEY BOTH BROKE APART JUST ABOUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUBBER COATED CABLE. *NM
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