NHTSA Complaint #10780868 — 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 CHEVROLET UPLANDER. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AFTER THE BATTERY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STARTER WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STILL AT THE MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.