Gasket around license plate area

[dshow]

I have an '03 TB that the rubber basket around the piece that holds the rear license plate keeps getting sucked in behind it. It has been replaced twice by the dealer and the third one is starting to go....
(I have notice many other TB's with this problem)

Is there a fix for this? What happens when it is no longer under warranty?

[markbair]

I have an '03 as well. I took it too the dealer once for them to fix it and they scratched the crap out of my tailgate and had to repaint it!!

I have sinced moved and have the same problem once again. I took it to the dealer here and he has never heard of that problem. Go figure....I have seen a couple of bulletins released on it (from searching the internet this weekend) and am going to bring them to his attention.

TSB#: 04-08-66-001 Jan 04

I think this is the one. Hopefully this will aid him in fixing it. You are not alone in your troubles!!

Quick Question: Mine is getting sucked behind on the right side of the holder. Towards the top. Is yours in the same place?

[dshow]

Yep... Right top corner. Is it something to do with the heat from the sun causing it to shrink?

A majority of the TB's I've seen have this problem...

[markbair]

I am not sure if it is the sun shrinking it or what, but it is annoying!! My dealer here said, "Hmm....I have never seen that before...." I was thinking, sure, I bet. I see it on just about EVERY trailblazer. Go figure...he he.

Hopefully I can get this fixed tomorrow. He said it may take a few days...I better get a rental car. A few days?? Maybe to order the part. Let me know if you find out anything. (Another Bulletin or something)

Good luck!

[dshow]

I think I need to watch them repair it next time because after the warranty runs out... we'll be fixing it on our own... (They should give us a lifetime supply of gaskets too!)

[markbair]

I agree 100% he he.....

The hardest part would be taking apart the paneling (is that right? I can't spell) on the inside to get to the bolts that hold that thing on. I guess that is how that thing is held on. Like I said before, I don't think the dealer even knew how to take it off, considering they scratched it like crazy the first time.

I agree with you though, I may be watching them from afar...... he he

[Bullethole]

Mine looked a little funky when I took delivery a year ago. By this summer it looked like melted sealant. Took it back to the dealer and he said he does 2-3 a week. Fixed it while I waited (45 min.) The new gasket looks fine but we will have to wait and see if it lasts.

[b_zieman]

hey mine came without one period... i havent ever bothered to get it put on cuz to be honest i think it looks 100 times better without it.

[markbair]

I like the way it looks with it, they just need to figure out why it keeps melting/shrinking. It is totally crazy.

I just back from the dealer and they are ordering me another gasket and will fix it again. Apparently in the Service Bulletin is something about tightening the bolts a certain way (Like a head gasket) to keep the seal from sneaking back behind it again. Crazy huh??

I find it very odd that only the right-top of the gasket is where it is sneaking behind. Is the wind somehow pulling that section out and the gasket sliding behind? It just doesn't make sense that it keeps doing it.

[Mr. Northface]

Mine did it & I had the jerks at the delership fix it. They also scratched up my tailgate!

Now it is doing that again & I plan on having it done once more



Can't say I have much faith in the new part holding any better......& supposedly, I have the "newer" design version to hold better.....yeah right! I have seen so many other T.B's with the same problem....way to go GM!

[The Black Pearl]

I am in the market for a used TB and found the same problem on an 03 I was looking at. Does the rear wiper release any washer fluid on that side? Maybe its a reaction to the washer fluid if it does??

[ReefShark]

I read this post and went out and looked at my '02. No problem, no gasket. Guess this was added in '03, if someone was an '02 with a gasket, let me know.

[The Black Pearl]

Just took home an 04 for the night and the gasket is fine, but the 04 Envoy that was parked beside it had a problem. I now look at the gaskets on all the Envoys and TB I have been looking at and noticed that a majority of these SUV's have a problem witth the passenger side gasket.

[jl830344]

Just piad dealer $133 to have my gasket replaced. Trim Not under warranty. and have 39000 miles on it.
Out of luck I guess.

[iimac13]

I've had mine replaced 3 times under warranty...it keeps getting sucked in...

Problem is that dirt/moisture gets inside the door and can cause a worse problem in the long run.

I told the dealer to just take it off, and I did some handycraft kind of repair myself, using scotch tape to outline the plate and applied black silicone(for gaskets) very neatly. Once the tape was removed, it took a couple hours to dry, it looks perfect, and I guarantee it WON'T get sucked in.....