GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: GMC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sonoma
Model Year: 1998
Plant City: Linden
Plant Company Name: GM Truck Group
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: New Jersey
Series: Small Conventional Cab
Trim: 1/2 ton nominal
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
MY 7 YEAR OLD SON WAS OPENING THE TAILGATE ON MY SONOMA WHEN HE DROPPED IT. BOTH TAILGATE CABLES BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. LUCKILY HE WAS NOT INJURED, BUT COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN. THESE CABLES APPEAR TO BE IN PERFECT CONDITION EXCEPT FOR THE POINT AT WHICH THEY BEND WHEN THE TAILGATE IS SHUT. THE COATING HAD FLAKED OFF AND THE EXPOSED STEEL CABLES HAD RUSTED THROUGH. THE USE OF A BETTER COATING OR STAINLESS STEEL CABLES WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS FROM HAPPENING.