Consumer Complaint Detail

CHEVROLET / IMPALA / 2003

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0 Injured
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 005029758 Incident Date: Jun, 16 2005
Consumer's City: SAN JOSE Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: General Motors, LLC
Model Name: IMPALA 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#: 2G1WH55K939 Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 19 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Sep, 02 2003
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 8 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: A 2003 chevrolet impala with 25,500 miles, the battery corroded through at the positive terminal. acid leaked from the battery down to the bottom of the car. in talking to the manager at sears, where i had the battery replaced, 8 out of 10 ac delco batteries that they replace, fail this way. in talking to chevrolet service managers, they see this quite often. i was told that ac delco now has batteries made off shore. how long before critical systems are affected?