NHTSA Complaint #10071686 — 2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10071686
Vehicle	2003 CHEVROLET SUBURBAN
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING
Date of Incident	April 27, 2004
Date Filed	April 27, 2004
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	AL

Consumer Description

WHILE MAKING A TURN LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. THEN, EVERYTHING SHUT DOWN. CONSUMER LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER OR BRAKE. AFTER STRUGGLING CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT IT WOULD NOT TURN OVER. IT HAD NO POWER. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A CHEVROLET DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT A SHORT IN A FUEL PUMP WIRE CAUSED A FUSE TO BLOW OUT, WHICH IN TURN, SHUT DOWN THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT DEALER PUT VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AND THE MAIN COMPUTER SHOWED NO FAILURE. HOWEVER, PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT THERE HAD BEEN SOME OTHER ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *AK

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