Four problems related to tailgate have been reported for the 2002 Chevrolet S10. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet S10. The contact stated that while opening the rear tailgate door, the door fractured because the hinges and the cables were severely rusted. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 89,000. The VIN was unavailable.
The contact owns a 2002 Chevrolet S10. The contact stated that the tailgate straps failed and were rusted. The dealer stated that NHTSA would be the one responsible for issuing a recall for this failure. There are recalls on other Chevrolet vehicles, but not the contact's model. The failure mileage was 65,000.
Tailgate hinge and cable assembly rusted and failed.
The contact states the tailgate cable broke during motion and the tailgate slammed down. This happened on 8-20-05. He was going approx. 40 mph. Contacted the dealer as well as gm, and they told her that this vehicle not included in previous recalls on older year models. She iwasvery concerned because if her husband was to be carrying a heavy load in the truck ,and something fell ou. , there could be a very bad accident. The dealer was willing to fix the tailgate at the consumer's cost.