NHTSA Complaint #712855 — 1998 CHEVROLET S10 STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	712855
Vehicle	1998 CHEVROLET S10
Component	STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE
Date of Incident	December 23, 1997
Date Filed	October 5, 1999
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

THERE HAS BEEN A PERSISTENT PROBLEM WITH THE TAILGATE ON THIS TRUCK FROM DAY 1. DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON THE TAILGATE POPS OPEN. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN SO OFTEN THAT I NOW USE BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP THE TAILGATE SHUT IN CASE THE LATCH FAILS. I HAVE HAD DEALERS TWICE DO WARRANTY WORK ON THIS, BUT THEY HAVEN'T REALLY FOUND THE PROBLEM YET. THE LATCH LOOKS NORMAL, EVERYTHING SEEMS TO LINE UP, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN THE TAILGATE IS GOING TO FLOP OPEN. USUALLY WHEN I'M PULLING A TRAILER, BUT OFTEN NOT.. MY THEORY IS THAT THE FRAME AND BODY ARE SO FLEXIBLE THAT TOLERANCES OPEN UP AND POP, THE LATCH NO LONGER HOLDS. HOPE YOU GUYS HAVE SOME KIND OF A HANDLE ON THIS PROBLEM. THANKS-- JMS

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