Dt: contact states the cables of the tailgate broke twice. There was a recall on this model of vehicle, but this specific vehicle does not fall under the recall campaign.
2000 GMC Sierra body complaints
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The paint is falling off the roof of vehicle.
While coming to a slow stop(-10mph and dry) the antilock brakes started to operate causing a failure for an assured distance .wheel speed sensors to be cause ,replaced at dealership. Happened again 8 months later wheel speed sensors replced again. Should be looked into failure to stop causes accidents not tailgate cables.
The federal safety agency recall 04v129000. Gmc issued a tailgate support cable recall. This vehicle was not included in the recall, but has experienced broken cables, keeping it from maintaining upward position. Dealer will repair at consumer's expense.
2000 gmc 1500-has broken frame above rear axle. Truck has been used to tow trailer with tongue weight never over 700#,using hitch with 1000# rating.also installed is air bags between rear axle and frame, to allow leveling when trailer attached on hitch. No explanation recieved from dealer other than have never seen it happen.did say have seen it on dodge trucks. The dealer rep did not suggest how to repair or at what cost, they didn't seem interested in correcting the problem since the warranty was over by 2500 miles. So I took it to a general welder who quoted me $200 to $400 dollars to weld the frame and add a piece of steel to the frame to re-inforce this obvious place of stress. The welder also says he has seen this happen before and done these kind of repairs because none of the manufactured frames are re-inforced at the point of stress that would be put on a frame when weight is added as far back as a hitch. I am in the process of having these repairs done a thought other trailer hauling pick-up owners should be aware of this fault. This truck is rated for #8800 towing,with a #1000 rated tongue weight hitch. Never have I had more than#5000 trailer weight with no more than &700 tongue weight, but the frame still cracked making this an un-known safety hazard. I could have been towing the trailer and the frame could have broken completley, dropped the trailer to groung causing seperation from the truck and than [what]?. Your guess is good as mine.
Consumer received recall 04v129000 concerning tailgate support cable breaking. The tailgate cable broke when the consumer let the tailgate down. This vehicle was not included in the recall due to VIN.
Consumer opened the tailgate and noticed that right side tailgate strap broke. *ak
Consumer complained about a tailgate problem. Consumer was putting a 4 wheel vehicle on the bed of the truck, and while doing so, tailgate malfunctioned. The tailgate cables were rusted. It smashed the bumper.
Tailgate strap on pass side of truck broke while tailgate was down and tailgate actually came off and damaged tailgate. This has happened 3 times after this. My 17 year old son drives this truck and 1 times this happened he was on a busy street and could not get to the side of the road and drug the tailgate about 1/4 of a mile before he could get out of traffic to reattach the tailgate. I have not had the tailgate repaired, because of the fear of this happening again and causing even more damage. I have at this point removed the tailgate from the truck until I can find a resoution for this problem.
Consumer placed a light weight box of clothes on the tailgate and both cables snapped, dropping the full weight of the tailgate on his left knee. *ph the consumer stated the two cables had plastic sheaths over them to protect the metal cables from the weather, however when the tail gates were closed, the plastic sheaths cracked, which allowed water inside and caused the cables to rust through.
My 2000 gmc sierra truck tailgate will not latch. It falls down while truck is moving.
Both tailgate cables failed without warning, dumping myself and the desk that I was loading onto the garage floor.
While driving with tailgate down it detached from the vehicle. Tailgate assembly was not repaired.
While backing out consumer heard a loud bang. Consumer inspected vehicle, and noticed tailgate dropped open.
The tailgate cable broke while loading an atv bike. As result, the bike flipped backwards and injured consumer's hands. This failure was caused by rust developing in the cable. *ak the consumer has met other consumer's who have experienced the same problem.
The tailgate cables rusted through and broke, causing the tailgate to detach from the vehicle. *ak the tailgate was being lowered when the cables unexpectedly snapped and rested on the bumper. This hit the consumer on the legs but caused no injury. *scc
Rear of vehicle clunks when stopping and upon moving forward from a stop. Third door used to access rear of vehicle does not latch during cold weather of 20 degress or lower.
The accelerator had stuck, the transmission slipped, the flaps on the fender and the door trim had fallen off, the back window leaked, the heat shield was believed to have caused a vibration in the dash-per service dealer, the coolant light stayed on, the A/C had to be repaired twice, and the rotors vibrated. *jb
Consumer states based on the description in the owners manual, even if properly armed by following the instructions, the content theft - deterrent alarm system will only sound if the vehicle door is opened from within the vehicle after the manual lock has been utilized from the inside. Consumer feels that access has already been gained to the interior and therefore it is not necessary to unlock the manual lock, or open the door to steal the contents, thereby bypassing the alarm system altogether.
Front passenger seat belt retractor is locking up while driving. Dealer notified. *ak the driver side window makes noise when rolling down due to regulator assembly failure, also the center console would not open.
Brake line on drivers side rear rubbed a hole in the black hose against steel line. Tried to tie up an seperate but its to close to t connection. Both rear fenders cracked and broke. Rear main seal leaking oil.
There is no indication on the panel that there is pulsation. Also there is no ABS noise and light braking power. Dealership is aware of problem.*ak consumer stated that heat vent cap keeps popping off and replaced. Tail gate bed liner not flat, panel rippled and rescuer rear panel, install additional fastener. Horn pad failed, brakes are squeaky,, ABS system checked could not duplicate any problem, brake pedal goes to floor at times and vehicle does not stop, master cylinder leaking internally.
Vehicle has a crack of 3 quarters going down on driver's side. Dealership is aware of problem.
While driving down a dirt hill at 3 MPH applied brakes, and the vehicle free wheeled down a hill at 40 MPH due to the ABS system failure. Also, frame is bent.
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