NHTSA Complaint #10903161 — 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHEVROLET AVALANCHE 1500. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY STARTED UP AFTER WAITING FOR A WHILE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FUEL PUMP, BATTERY, AND STARTER WERE CHANGED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STARTER WAS REPLACED AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.