NHTSA Complaint #10023233 — 1999 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN

I HAVE A DIESEL VERSION OF THE SUBURBAN, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE CONNECTING THE TWO BATTERIES IS VERY LOOSE AND WILL NOT STAY IN THE CHANNEL DESIGNED FOR IT OVER THE FAN SHROUD. I REPLACE IT EACH TIME, WHILE COMING TO WORK THIS MORNING, I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD, AND THEN HEARD AN AWFUL NOISE. I PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE SPARKS FLYING EVERYWHERE. I IMMEDIATELY SHUT THE TRUCK OFF TO INVESTIGATE AND FOUND THAT THE CABLE HAD COME OUT OF ITS PLACE YET AGAIN & FALLEN INTO THE FAN. I WAS LUCKY I SHUT IT OFF WHEN I DID, THERE WAS ONLY A FEW "THREADS" OF COPPER HOLDING IT TOGETHER. HAD IT CUT COMPLETELY IN TWO, THERE MOST LIKELY WOULD HAVE BEEN A FIRE. *JB