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2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1/2 TON CUSTOMER WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO RECALL. CUSTOMER STATES THAT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED PAYMENT FOR REPAIR**CC THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE DUE TO RUST. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS A NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THIS VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. THE CONTACT HAS CURRENTLY NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE.*AK

MY BRAKES FAILED, I REPLACED MY BRAKES AND I WAS NEVER INFORMED BY GENERAL MOTORS THAT THERE WAS A RECALL. 8/22/02: REPLACED FRONT DISC PADS, REPLACED FRONT BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE, REPLACED REAR DISC PADS, REPLACED REAR BRAKE ROTORS, CLEANED CALIPER SLIDES AND HARDWARE ON BACK ALSO. ALSO REPLACED LEFT REAR EMERGENCY BRAKE BAND/CABLE AND HARDWARE. 8/21/03: REPLACED TAILGATE HANDLE. 7/5/05: REPLACED TAILGATE CABLE BECAUSE IT HAD BROKE IN HALF. 7/13/05: REPLACE U-JOINTS. 11/1/05: HAD TRANSMISSION SERVICED-FILTER AND FLUSH AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSFER CASE SELECT MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE AT THE DEALER GETTING THE AIR BAG ADJUSTED WE ASKED THE DEALER IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TAILGATE CABLE, AS OURS WAS BUSTED, WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A DEALER RECALL, BUT OUR TRUCK WAS NOT ONE OF THOSE RECALLED SO WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE CABLE OURSELVES AT A...

DT: CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE: HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE GALVANIZED STEEL STRAPS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF STRAPS. THE RECALL LETTER INDICATED THE REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE STAINLESS STEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED ON THE RECALL LETTER. *AK

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THE ROTORS RUSTED ON THE VEHICLE AND RIPPED THE BRAKE PADS OFF. THE VEHICLE HAD 30,000 MILES ON IT. THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL WHEN THE STEEL BACKING WAS RUBBING AGAINST THE ROTORS. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY; IT WAS 1 YEAR OUT OF WARRANTY. THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY FOR THE PROBLEM HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER STATED IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR FOR THE BRAKES TO GO OUT AT 30,000 MILES. CONSUMER ISN'T EXACTLY SURE WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED GOING BAD, BUT IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 9 MONTHS AGO. THIS SAME VEHICLE THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, BROKE. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THIS, NHTSA #04V129000, BUT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE CABLE WAS BROKE APPROXIMATELY 1-2 MONTHS AGO.*JB

DT: THE CONTACT IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH TAILGATE THAT WAS RECALLED ON OTHER VEHICLES. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER, BUT HIS MANUFACTURER TOLD HIM THAT THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS NOT IN WITH THE RECALL BUT HE IS HAVING THE SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS 04V129000 THE SUMMARY FOR THE COMPALINT IS AS FOLLOWS: ON CERTAIN PICKUP TRUCKS AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, THE GALVANIZED STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES THAT RETAIN THE TAILGATE IN THE FULL OPEN (HORIZONTAL) POSITION MAY CORRODE, WEAKEN, AND EVENTUALLY FRACTURE. IF BOTH CABLES FRACTURED, THE TAILGATE WOULD SUDDENLY DROP AND STRIKE THE TOP SURFACE OF THE REAR BUMPER. THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THE CONTACT IS HAVING WITH HIS VECHILE. THE CONTACT WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH HIS TAILGATE BEFORE THE RECALL WAS EVEN MADE. THE CONTACT WAS STANDING ON HIS TAILGATE WHILE IT BROKE.*AK

04 V 129 000/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, BOTH SUPPORT CABLES BROKE AND THE TAILGATE DROP COMPLETELY DOWN. NO INJURY WAS REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THEIR VEHICLE VIN # WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *NM *SC *JB

CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE RECALL 04V129000 WEREN'T AVAILABLE, AND HE WILL BE CONTACTED WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE. ALMOST A YEAR LATER, THE DEALERSHIP TOLD THE CONSUMER HE WAS NO LONGER WAS ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL.*AK *JB *NM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V129000 FOR THE TAILGATE, MADE AN APPOINTMENT DEALER, AND UPON ARRIVING THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER WENT HOME. A SECOND RECALL LETTER STATING THE RECALL FOR THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN PERFORMED. CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT ONCE AGAIN, TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND ONCE AGAIN WAS TOLD THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. *AK

WHILE UNLOADING THE TAILGATE DROPPED COMPLETELY DOWN. NO INJURY REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

WHEN OPENING THE TAILGATE OWNER NOTICED THE STRAPS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. A RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE CONSUMERS TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES. *TC

RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE. CONSUMER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER IN REGARD TO THIS RECALL. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS INFORMED THAT HEW WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR THE DEFECT HIMSELF. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN FIXED ONE CABLE, AND HANDED THE SECOND CABLE TO CONSUMER, TELLING HIM THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO FIX IT BY HIMSELF. ALSO, THEY CLAIMED THEY WERE NOT A BODY SHOP, AND HE WOULD HAVE TO GET THIS FIXED ON HIS OWN. *AK

THE TAILGATE STRAPS SNAPPED IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING. TWO YEARS LATER A RECALL WAS ISSUED ON THE SAME PART. HOWEVER, DEALER STATED THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK BOTH TAIL GATE STRAPS WERE REPLACED. *TT

CONSUMER RECEIVED MFR RECALL 04007, NHTSA RECALL 04V129000 CONCERNING TAILGATE CABLES. NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. SERVICE MANAGER MICHAEL PAGE. *AK

CONSUMER STATED TAILGATE CABLES BROKE . A RECALL WAS ISSUED. HOWWEVER THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

RE CHEVROLET SAFETY RECALL FOR 2000 SILVERADO TRUCKS, DEFECTIVE STEEL TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES. *BF WHEN THE CONSUMER CALLED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE RECALL PERFORMED, HE WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO PARTS AND HE WOULD RECEIVE A CALL ONCE THE PART(S) ARRIVED. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED ANOTHER RECALL LETTER AND HE CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE PARTS WERE STILL NOT IN. )RECALL#04V129000) *JB

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES FAILED. *AK

BROKEN TAILGATE CABLE. *AK

FAX FWD FM NHTSA REGION V FOIA REQUEST CY OF ALL DOCUMENTS RE RECALL OF 2000-2004 GM CHEVROLET SILVERADOS FOR PROBLEMS W/TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES; ES SEARCH PROVIDED NO INFO RE SILVERADO TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE DEFECTS.*MR REPRESENTING CLIENT WHO SUSTAINED INJURIES AS A RESULT OF FALLING FROM THE TAILGATE OF A DEFECTIVE 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. *NM

TAILGATE FELL OFF PICKUP CHEVY.SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK .TTAILGATE DROPPED DOWN WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CABLE ON PASSENGER SIDE BROKE CAUSING TAILGATE TO DROP OFF TRUCK.DRIVER SIDE DIDN'T BREAK,HOWEVER TAILGATE WAS DRAGGED ON ROAD UNTILL I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER.TRAVELING ABOUT 10 MILES PER HOUR. I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN. TAILGATE DAMAGE $ 178.00 BILL FROM COLLISION SHOP TWO NEW CABLES $ 29.23 BILL FROM CHEVY DEALERSHIP IDEAL CHEV. GENESEO NY. NEW CABLES NEED TO BE REPLACED WHEN GM COMES OUT WITH NEW REPLACEMENTS. CONTACTED CHEVROLET MOTERS AT 800-630-2438 ON JUNE 1,2004. SR31-222651780 ADVISED THAT PARTS & DAMAGED NOT COVERED AT THIS TIME. CABLES WERE RUSTED. I HAVE BROKEN CABLE. CHEVY SILVERADO 2000 NO ONE HURT HOWEVER VERY UPSETTING WHEN IT OCCURED CAN YOU HELP? THANK YOU. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AND UPON HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD TAILGATE DROPPED DOWN AND THE BELTS BROKE. THE TAILGATE AND STRAP'S WERE TOTALLY DISENGAGED FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK *NM

RECALL NO. #04V129000, TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE: THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE HAS BROKEN ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER BUT, THE MANUFACTURER INSISTED THAT THE LETTER WAS NOT A RECALL LETTER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT AN ACTUAL RECALL LETTER IS DUE OUT THIS SUMMER.*JB

THE DRIVER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE BROKE, AND THE PASSENGER SIDE TAILGATE CABLE WAS HANGING BY SOME THREADS. ALSO, PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT UNLOCK, AND THERE WAS A DELAY IN ACCELERATION. *AK THE TAILGATE CABLE WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME TYPE THAT FAILED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE FUEL SENDER/ PUMP UNIT AND ACTUATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED. *NM

WHILE PLACING THE LAWN MOWER ON THE VEHICLE'S TAILGATE. THE VEHICLES TAILGATE CABLES BROKE. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *NM

CONSUMER HAD THE TAILGATE DOWN WHEN LOADING UP. CONSUMER CLIMBED ONTO THE TAILGATE AND IT BROKE. BOTH CABLES POPPED ON EACH SIDE. *AK TAILGATE HAS NO SIGN OF WEAR WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. CONSUMER FOUND OUT OF A RECALL REGARDING TAILGATE (NHTSA RECALL NO. 04V-129), BUT WHEN CALLING CHEVROLET THEY SAID THAT CONSUMER'S VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. EVEN THOUGH CONSUMER EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS SAME AS STATED ON THE RECALL. *LA

THE WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE AND WITHOUT WARNING THE TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALE AND THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. *AK BOTH SUPPORTS WERE HOLDING THE TAILGATE. *SC *JB

TAILGATE HINGES CORRODED AND BROKE WHILE SOMEONE WAS SITTING ON IT IN DECEMBER 2003. WE REPLACED BOTH HINGES IN MARCH. *NM

RIGHT TAILGATE CABLE BROKE. *LA THE CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE THE CABLE AT HIS OWN EXPENSE. *JB

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE BROKEN. *JB

WHILE OPENING THE TAILGATE, THE CABLES BROKE WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT THE TAILGATE DROPPED ABOUT A 1/2 INCH. *AK *JB

BROKEN TAILGATE CABLE. *AK

IN REGARD TO THE GM TAILGATE INVESTIGATION I EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN THE CABLE ON THE LEFT SIDE, 2000 2500 SILVERADO. THERE WAS A MINOR ABRASION TO THE PLASTIC COATING APPROXIMATELY MIDWAY BETWEEN THE ANCHOR POINTS. ROAD SALT APPEARS TO HAVE PENETRATED TO THE WIRES THAT COMPRISED THE CABLE AND CORRODED THEM TO THE FAILURE POINT. CABLE BROKE WHILE LOADING A LAWN TRACTOR <> 700 POUNDS. NO OTHER DAMAGE, NO INJURIES, RIGHT SIDE CABLE HELD THE LOAD AFTER LEFT SIDE FAILURE. NO INDICATION OF PROBLEM PRIOR TO BREAKAGE. INCIDENT DATE IS ESTIMATED. THANKS . *AK

TAILGATE CABLE BROKEN ONE SIDE FOUND. *AK

TAILGATE CABLES BROKE WHILE STANDING ON TAILGATE LOADING MATERIALS-NO INJURY (JULY 2003). LEFT FRONT DAY TIME RUNNING LIGHT BLEW AND BURNT THE SOCKET. HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS OTHER SAME MODELS WITH SAME PROBLEM (2001). BACK PASSENGER DOORS ON THE EXTENDED CAB DO NOT FULLY LOCK DURING 30 DEGREE WEATHER AND BELOW UNTIL THE INTERIOR HEATS UP. (DEC-FEB 2000-2004) LEFT FRONT WHEEL HUB BEARING IS DEFECTIVE AFTER 38,000 MILES. (DEC 2004) *LA

THE TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE (ON ONE SIDE ONLY) SNAPPED WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO GET OUT OF THE PICKUP BED AFTER INSTALLING A TONNEAU COVER. LUCKILY, ONLY ONE SNAPPED; OTHERWISE, I WOULD HAVE HAD CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO MY TAILGATE AS WELL. ALTHOUGH THE TRUCK IS A 2000 MODEL, IT HAS BEEN GARAGED 80% OF IT'S LIFE. C'MON GM, SPEND THE EXTRA $2.00 AND GIVE US SOME REAL CABLES.*AK

I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE OF MY 2000 SILVERADO PICKUP WITH MY GIRLFRIEND, WHEN BOTH CABLES SNAPPED AND THE TAILGATE DROPPED AND WE FELL TO THE GROUND. THE TAILGATE RECEIVED A DENT FROM HITTING THE BUMPER. LUCKILY, WE WERE NOT HURT, BUT NOW I DON'T FEEL SAFE LOADING MY LAWN TRACTOR ON THE TAILGATE RAMPS. BOTH CABLES APPEARED RUSTED WITHIN THEIR PLASTIC SHEATHING AND SNAPPED IN THE MIDDLE WHERE THE CABLE BENDS WHEN TAILGATE IS CLOSED.*AK

THIS IS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RELATED TO A PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION (PE03-049). OWN A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500. AT APPROXIMATELY 25K MILES, BOTH TAILGATE STRAPS BROKE; THE RUBBER CASE OVER THE CABLES ALLOWED WATER IN, AND THE CABLES RUSTED. BOTH CABLES WERE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY AT THAT TIME. AT APPROXIMATELY 52K MILES, ONE OF THE "NEW" CABLES BROKE; EXPECTING THAT THE OTHER ONE WOULD FAIL SOON, I BOUGHT TWO NEW CABLES. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS INJURED WHEN BOTH CABLES BROKE THE FIRST TIME. FROM NOW ON, I INTEND TO REPLACE BOTH WHEN EVEN A SINGLE CABLE BREAKS. I DON'T BELIEVE THE CABLES SHOULD BREAK SO FREQUENTLY. IF THEY WERE MADE OF GALVANIZED STEEL OR STAINLESS STEEL THEY WOULD FARE BETTER.*AK

BOTH TAILGATE CABLES ON MY 2000 CHEVY SILVERADO FAILED WHEN UNLOADING CARGO (5 GALLON PAILS OF CORN). I CAN SEE THEY WERE RUSTED OUT INSIDE THE PLASTIC CASING ENCLOSING THEM. I INJURED MY LEGS WHEN THE TAILGATE FELL. *LA

TAILGATE CABLE BROKE WHILE KNEELING ON IT 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 1500. *LA

WE HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO THAT BOTH OF THE TAIL GATE CABLES HAVE BROKEN. *LA

TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLES BROKE. MY WIFE LET DOWN TAILGATE AND HAD TO CATCH THE TAILGATE BEFORE IT HIT THE BUMPER. THERE WAS NO WEIGHT ON IT. *LA

2 COMPLAINTS: 1. TAILGATE CABLE FAILED (BROKE) AND TAILGATE FELL OFF WHILE CLOSING IT. 2. WHEN BRAKING, IF ENCOUNTER A BUMP IN THE ROAD, ABS SEEMS TO KICK IN AND LET OFF THE BRAKES, EVEN TOUGH NO LOCK UP OCCURS. *AK

WHEN LOADING AN OFF ROAD VEHICLE TO THE BACK OF THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE THE TAILGATE CABLES BROKE, CAUSING THE TAILGATE TO DETACH FROM THE VEHICLE. *AK THIS CAUSED SOME DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. *TT *JB

TAILGATE FAILURE. WHILE UNLOADING A 4-WHEEL DRIVE TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED. AS A RESULT THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A DITCH. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK CONSUMER WAS STANDING ON THE TAILGATE WITH THE VEHICLE BACKED INTO A DITCH. WHILE TRYING TO UNLOAD THE ATV, BOTH CABLES SNAPPED. THE ATV FELL INTO THE DITCH AND THE BUMPER WAS DENTED. *PH

THE CONSUMER PLACED CLOTHES INSIDE THE TAILGATE WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND THE SIDE CABLES BROKE FROM THE TAILGATE KNOCKING THE CONSUMER TO THE GROUND. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BACK INJURIES. HE DROVE HIMSELF TO THE HOSPITAL. *AK *SC THE CONSUMER WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE WHEN THE CABLES BROKE. THE CONSUMER FELL TO THE GROUND AND INJURED HIS NECK, BACK AND SHOULDERS. *NLM *SC *JB

I HAVE A 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO. WHILE I WAS SITTING ON THE TAILGATE, THE STRAP BROKE AND MY TAILGATE IS NOW SPRUNG. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHO SAID ALL THEY COULD DO WAS SELL ME A NEW STRAP. I PURCHASED THE STRAP AND NOW ONE STRAP IS LONGER THAN THE OTHER STRAP. I HAVE THE OLD STRAP AND IT BROKE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE. I HURT MY HIP WHEN IT HAPPENED. *LA

I WAS UNLOADING A SNOW BLOWER IN A CRATE (ABOUT 300 LBS) FROM THE BACK OF MY TRUCK WHEN BOTH CABLES HOLDING THE GATE SNAPPED. NOW I WASN'T ON IT SO IT WAS JUST THE BLOWER WHEN THEY SNAPPED AND I WAS ABLE TO CATCH MY STEP ON THE GROUND. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE TAIL GATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INJURED. BOTH CABLES HAD RUSTED ON THE INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC CASE THAT THEY ARE IN AND YOU COULD NOT HAVE SEEN IT FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS TO ME IS A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. *LA

LTR FM AUDREY WISSINGER (PA) CONCERNED ABOUT THE PROBLEMS SHE EXPERIENCED WITH HER 2000 CHEVROLET SILVERADO PICKUP TRUCK.*MR BOTH FRONT/REAR ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE OLD BRAKE LININGS WERE REPLACED WITH NEW ONES. THE ROTORS WERE LITERALLY FALLING APART-INFERIOR METAL. DEALER STATED THIS WAS THE RESULT OF THE VEHICLE NOT BEING DRIVEN ENOUGH. THERE WAS A TERRIBLE "KLUNCKING" SOUND IN THE REAR END OR DRIVE SHAFT. THIS HAPPENED IN A DOWNSHIFT OR UPSHIFT. THE DEALER STATED IT WAS NORMAL PLAY IN THE DRIVETRAIN. ALL FOUR WHEELS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 6000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE RUSTED. TAILGATE STRAP BROKE AT 17000 MILES. WHEN THE 4-WHEEL DRIVE WAS ENGAGED, IT MADE A TERRIBLE GROWLING THAT DIDN'T SEEM NORMAL. *PH *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT BOTH TAILGATE SUPPORT BRACKETS BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE STANDING ON THE TRUCK BED. THE CONSUMER WAS INJURED AS A RESULT. *AK *SCC *JB

CONSUMER STATED BOTH CABLES HOLDING THE LIFT GATE FAILED SIMULTANEOUSLY WHILE HAULING BALES OF STRAW. *JB