Interior & seats
Filed Dec 23, 2004
FAILURE OF TAILGATE SUPPORT CABLE ON MY 1997 GMC SIERRA SHORT BED PICK-UP. VEHICLE WAS PRIMARILY USED FOR TRANSPORTATION TO WORK AND HOME. CARGO IS VERY RARELY TRANSPORTED, BUT ON THE DAY OF THE FAILURE SEVERAL DOZEN 2X4S WERE TRANSPORTED LESS THAN 3 MILES WITH THE TAILGATE DOWN. THE LEFT SIDE CABLE SUPPORT BROKE DURING TRANSPORT. THE LOAD WAS NOT LOST IN THE ROADWAY BECAUSE THE RIGHT SIDE REMAINED INTACT. TAILGATE IS NO LONGER USED TO SUPPORT ANY LOAD DUE TO FEAR OF FAILURE ,AND REMAINED UPRIGHT AND LATCHED. NO REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN LOCATED.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10104438
- Incident
- Jul 9, 2003
- Mileage
- 118,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 9, 2004
I HAD LOADED SOME LUMBER INTO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND THE TAILGATE CABLE SNAPPED. IT HAD RUSTED INSIDE OF THE PLASTIC BARRIER. THE LUMBER SLID OUT OF THE TRUCK WHILE TRAVELING. NO ONE WAS INJURED. I CONTACTED GMC, AND THEY SAID THEIR WAS NO RECALL ON THAT PROBLEM. I WILL HAVE TO PURCHASE ANOTHER CABLE FOR THE TAILGATE.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10080656
- Incident
- Jul 3, 2004
Interior & seats
Filed Mar 8, 2004
WHILE DRIVING THE FRAME THAT HOLDS THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT CAME LOOSE AND BROKE ON THE LEFT SIDE. THIS OCCURRED WHEN CONSUMER WAS RECLINING IN SEAT. THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE BRITTLE FRAME WAS BEING USED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 10061580
- Incident
- Mar 3, 2004
- Mileage
- 120,000 mi
Interior & seats
Filed Jan 3, 2003
WHILE DRIVING THE PASSENGER DID NOT LOCK. TS THE RIGHT FRONT SEAT FRAME WAS BROKEN WHERE THE SEAT LATCH AND SPRING MOUNTS TO THE FRAME. ALSO THE SEAT TRACK IS BROKEN. SCC
- NHTSA ID
- 10001909
- Incident
- Oct 9, 2002
Interior & seats
Filed Oct 23, 2000
PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT STAY OUT OF RECLINING POSITION, SEAT WILL FLOP BACK IN FORTH DUE TO DEFECTIVE RECLINING MECHANISM.*AK
- NHTSA ID
- 873602
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 8, 1999
DRIVER SEAT, SEAT ADJUSTMENT.
- NHTSA ID
- 609712
- Incident
- Jun 10, 1998
Interior & seats
Filed Sep 1, 1999
WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH DRIVER'S SEAT BOLT BROKE OFF. CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO FALL BACKWARDS. CONSUMER LOST TEMPORARY CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK UNDER CONTROL. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 846271
- Incident
- Aug 27, 1999
Interior & seatsExterior lightingSeat belts
Filed Dec 29, 1998
CONSUMER COMPLAINED OF THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE. 1). THE HOOD LATCH BECAME UNLATCHED WHILE CONSUMER MOVED HIS LEG WHICH BUMPED UP AGAINT THE LATCH, CAUSING HOOD TO UNLATCH WHILE DRIVING; 2). CONSUMER WOULD LIKE FOR TAIL LIGHTS AND SIDE LIGHTS SHOULD BE ON AS LONG AS DAY RUNNING LIGHTS; AND 3). PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT SHOULD BE MADE TO ACCOMMODATE LARGER PASSENGERS. DEALER/MFR. CONTACTED. *AK
- NHTSA ID
- 832808
- Incident
- Jul 2, 1997
Interior & seats
Filed Jul 26, 1998
CHILD CUT THE END OF HIS FINGER OFF IN THE ELECTRONICALLY ADJUSTABLE DRIVER SEAT. *SLC
- NHTSA ID
- 538943
- Incident
- Jul 19, 1998
BrakesInterior & seatsSteering
Filed Nov 21, 1997
BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED VEHICLE COLLISION.
- NHTSA ID
- 525303
- Incident
- Apr 26, 1997
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.