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2003 CHEVROLET MALIBU — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 1069942 · 2014-05-29

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
MALIBU
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
230,000
Speed
35 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

PREVIOUS WEEKS BEFORE CAR WAS INDICATING ANTI THEFT AFTER RESETTING THE DAYS TO FOLLOW CAR SHUT OF WHILE DRIVING. ON MAY 25TH 2014 WHILE DRIVING DOWN ROAD CAR SUDDENLY PULLED HARD TO THE RIGHT CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP THE CURB AND STRIKE A FIRE HYDRANT. SOME CONCERN ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF IT BEING THE IGNITION SWITCH AND WAS SEARCHING FOR OTHER INSTANCE OF THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO SHIFTER APPEARED TO BE GETTING STUCK AND YOU HAD TO MANEUVER THE KEY AND THE SHIFTER TO RELEASE THE KEY. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10594720
Machine
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