NHTSA Complaint #10073155 — 2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10073155
Vehicle	2000 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Date of Incident	April 8, 2004
Date Filed	May 25, 2004
Mileage	20,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	IL

Consumer Description

AFTER PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE - BATTERY WAS DEAD DEALER REPLACED NEW BATTERY LOST COOLANT - ENGINE WAS SMOKING THEN FOUND OUT VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL HAD TO REPLACE ROTORS AND PADS WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES ON VEHICLE SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO IMPROVE THE BRAKE SYSTEM ON THE CHEVY CAVALIERS THEY DO NOT LAST. I COMMUTE TO WORK BY TRAIN AND HARDLY DRIVE SO I WAS SURPRISED WITH ALL THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH NOT ALOT OF MILES. *NM

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