NHTSA Complaint #10352946 — 2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10352946
Vehicle	2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident	August 2, 2010
Date Filed	August 31, 2010
Mileage	78,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CO

Consumer Description

2003 CHEVROLET ASTRO VAN. DROVE VEHICLE WITHOUT INCIDENT ON AUGUST 1, 2010. MONDAY MORNING AUGUST, 2, 2010 BATTERY WAS DEAD (PURCHASED NEW FEBRUARY 2010). REPLACED WITH NEW BATTERY ON AUGUST 2, 2010. FIRST CONNECTED THE POSITIVE CABLE. ATTEMPTED TO CONNECT NEGATIVE CABLE. NEGATIVE POST TERMINAL SPARKED AND BATTERY CABLE GOT VERY HOT. DISCONNECTED BATTERY CABLE. INSPECTED FUSES. ALL GOOD. TRACE VISIBLE PORTIONS OF POSITIVE CABLE TO FUSE BOX, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER. NO INDICATION OF GROUNDING. CONTACTED MECHANIC WHO ON AUGUST 14, 2010 PERFORMED TEST ON FUSE BOX, ALTERNATOR, AND STARTER. ALL GOOD. MECHANIC THOROUGHLY TRACED POSITIVE CABLE. DISCOVERED SHORT LOCATED AT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE BEHIND THE STEERING LINKAGE. STATED THAT CABLE SHEATH HAD BEEN WORN AWAY BY THE RUBBING OF THE TIE ROD AND WAS GROUNDING OUT ON THE BODY AND THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NOT CAUGHT ON FIRE. I HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CHEVROLET DEALERSHIP AND HAD CABLE REPLACED. *TR

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