NHTSA Complaint #766534 — 1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	766534
Vehicle	1997 CHEVROLET CAVALIER
Component	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
Date of Incident	August 31, 2002
Date Filed	September 5, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	PA

Consumer Description

MY CAR WAS PARKED ALL DAY AT WORK. AFTER WORK I DROVE DOWN TWO BLOCKS TO A STORE WHERE I NEEDED TO RUN IN TO PICK SOMETHING UP. I RETURNED TO MY CAR 10 MINS LATER AND MY CAR WOULD NOT START. DASH LIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONAL, BUT CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. INITIALLY IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO TURN OVER BUT DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH POWER TO DO SO. AFTER ATTEMPTING TO START SEVERAL TIMES, IT NO LONGER MADE ANY SOUND WHEN I TURNED THE KEY. TRIED TO JUMPSTART CAR, BUT CAR WOULD NOT TAKE IT. CHECKED ALL FUSES, SEEMED TO BE FINE. DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE THE BATTERY, AS ALL LIGHTS AND CAR ALARM WORK. THIS PROBLEM CAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS, WITH THE OCCASION OF A FEW TIMES IN THE PAST WHERE THE CAR STALLED OUT. NO WARNING SIGNS/PROBLEMS PRIOR TO THIS CURRENT PROBLEM. TAKING CAR IN FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST 09/01/02.*AK

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