# 2000 CADILLAC DEVILLE — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
> NHTSA complaint `565189` · 2005-12-07 · General Motors, LLC
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** CADILLAC
- **Model:** DEVILLE
- **Year:** 2000
- **Manufacturer:** General Motors, LLC
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
## Narrative
DT:  THE CONTACT STATES  THE BATTERY  LEAKING ACID.  THE BATTERY WAS LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER'S  COMPARTMENT.  THIS  CAUSED A HOLE IN THE VEHICLE.  THE CONTACT AND WIFE SUSTAINED  INJURIES.   HE BURNED HIS SINUSES WHEN REMOVING THE BATTERY.  THE FUMES CAUSED THE CONTACT'S  WIFE SKIN TO DRY OUT AND FLAKE OFF FROM HER NECK TO FEET.  THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED TO REPAIR THE HOLE AFTER HE PAID FOR AN EVALUATION.  THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE HOLE HIMSELF.  HE WENT TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO PURCHASE A NEW BATTERY, BUT THEY WOULD NO INSTALL IT BECAUSE THE BATTERY  WAS LOCATED IN THE PASSENGER'S COMPARTMENT.    *AK  UPDATED 12/27/2005.  *NM
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