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2003 CHEVROLET CAVALIER — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

crash1 injured · 500758 · 2004-10-11

Vehicle

Make
CHEVROLET
Model
CAVALIER
Year
2003
Manufacturer
General Motors, LLC
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
24,000

Severity

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

Narrative

FIRST PROBLEM WITH MY CAR WAS A SHORT IN THE BRAKE LIGHTS. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE HORN WOULD WORK RANDOMLY. CHEVROLET REPLACED THAT. THE A/C FAILED TO WORK ON THE DRIVER SIDE. CHEVROLET REPAIRED THAT. THEN THE KEYLESS ENTRY RANDOMLY STOPPED WORKING, CHEVROLET TOLD ME THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG THE KEYLESS ENTRY STILL DOESN'T WORK PROPERLY. THEN THE CAR STARTED TURNING OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING. CHEVROLET AGAIN TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM DUE TO NOTHING REGISTERING ON THE COMPUTER. MY CAR TURNED OFF MID TURN AND I HIT A BRICK WALL. CHEVROLET INVESTIGATED THE ACCIDENT AND TOLD ME MY CAR DIDN'T TURN OFF. I GOT MY CAR BACK LAST TUESDAY AND MY CAR TURNED OFF AGAIN. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING MY CAR BACK TO CHEVROLET AND ITS TURNED OFF AGAIN. I GUESS CHEVROLET WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO REPAIR MY PROBLEM. *NM

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10093910
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