Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / AVALANCHE / 2003

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 004297675 Incident Date: Sep, 04 2004
Consumer's City: LIVINGSTON Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: AVALANCHE Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system:12v/24v/48v battery
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3GNEK13T73G Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 05 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 27 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: On sept 5th 2004 while parking my vehicle it lost power and vehicle came to a sudden stop. i was unable to start my vehicle. upon checking the engine i found that the battery had exploded and i found that the positive battery cable had come off completely along with the battery terminal. i do not know what caused it, but i bought another battery and the vehicle worked fine. i am just worried that it may occur again. has there been anything simlilar occur with other vehicles like mine? i have kept the old battery and will contact the dealer where i bought my vehicle on 9-7-04, due ti holiday i was unable todo anything else. *ak