2002 GMC Sierra 1500 Body and structure Problems

“I sat on my tail gate and the tail gate fell down. When I looked I had one broke cable and the other side the bolt was missing. I bought two cables from advance auto replaced one side but I could not get the bolt back in the other side. I was planning to take the truck to the dealer the following weekend for the recall but the gate fell off the truck and I did not know it had fell off and I dragged it down a dirt road for about half mile or more. …”

“Dear sir, I have a 2002 Gmc pickup that has had the spare tire fall out of its mount due to severe rust of the frame. Upon further investigation my frame has severe rust in several other areas. I have contacted Gmc and was basically told to have a nice day! I purchased this vehicle new and it has 57,000 miles total. My body shop tells me that the only way to repair this frame is to replace it! I find it appalling that Gmc sells a $40,000.00 vehicle that has a life cycle of 8 years. I cannot sell this vehicle to anyone and tradein would be a joke. …”

“I have a 2002 Gmc sierra z71 4x4 truck, regular cab with an 8 foot bed. It has 75000 miles. The problem I'm having is both of the outside door handles stick open a little after you pull the handle to open the door and get in. Now when you put the truck in gear, or start moving the doors lock automatically. When you stop and put the truck in park the doors automatically unlock. Now since the outside door handle is stuck slightly open the door won't unlock or open with the inside handle, you have to reach outside push the handle in then you can unlock and open the door. …”

“2002 Gmc sierra the galvanized steel support cables that retain the tailgate in the open position corrode through and break where cargo or people on the tailgate may fall. Cargo falling of the tailgate very nearly struck a nearby person and injury was luckily avoided. This has occurred twice on the vehicle, the first time Gmc replaced the cables under warranty and suggested that this was a random failure. Most recently they have refused to correct the problem. Gmc was notified of this and refused to take corrective action.”

“Under the driver and passenger doors the body has rusted through. This is the only spot on the entire truck that has rust. I took it to the dealer that I originally purchased it from and was told that since it had 103,000 miles in it they were unable to help.”