NHTSA Complaint #10296808 — 2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10296808
Vehicle	2003 CHEVROLET IMPALA
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	December 23, 2009
Date Filed	December 23, 2009
Mileage	50,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

(1) NOTHING APPEARS TO LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE. AT LEAST THERE SEEMS TO BE NO RHYME OR REASON TO IT. (2) THE FAILURE IS THE CAR WILL NOT START AT TIMES. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH APPROX. 26M MILES ON IT. IT DID NOT DO THIS FOR THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS WE HAD IT, THEN IT STARTED IT. AT FIRST WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY SINCE THE CAR WAS ABOUT 3 YEARS OLD AT THAT TIME. THAT DIDN'T STOP IT FROM DOING IT. SOMEONE WHERE WE GO TO HAVE THE OIL CHANGED SAID HE KNEW WHAT TO DO WHEN IT DOES IT WHICH WAS DISCONNECTING A BATTERY CABLE. THAT SEEMED TO WORK FOR AWHILE AND THEN THAT STOPPED WORKING. AT FIRST WHEN IT DID IT, IT WOULD ONLY BE APPROX. 15 MINUTES BEFORE IT WOULD START. NOW IT IS UP TO OVER AN HOUR. (3) THE ONLY MONEY WE HAVE SOCKED INTO IT HAS BEEN FOR A BATTERY. FROM WHAT I CAN GATHER ON THE INTERNET, THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

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