NHTSA Complaint #10168301 — 2001 CADILLAC DEVILLE

MY CAR FAILED TO START. ON CHECKING BATTERY, LOCATED UNDER REAR PASSENGER SEAT, I DISCOVERED THE BATTERY WAS BADLY CORRODED. THE BATTERY SITS DIRECTLY ON THE FLOOR PAN BENEATH PASSENGER SEAT. ON REMOVING THE BATTERY I DISCOVERED THE CORROSION HAD EATEN THROUGH THE FLOOR RESULTING IN A HOLE ONE INCH IN DIAMETER. I HAD THE FLOOR PAN REPAIRED AND HAD RINOCOAT SPRAYED ON TO PREVENT FUTURE PROBLEMS. I FEEL GM SHOULD PUT A PLASTIC TRAY UNDER THE BATTERY TO PREVENT THIS PROBLEM.*JB