Complaint 527666
2000 CADILLAC STS • ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY • incident Mar 23, 2005
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 527666
- Make
- CADILLAC
- Model
- STS
- Model Year
- 2000
- Component
- ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
- Incident Date
- Mar 23, 2005
- Date Received
- Apr 25, 2005
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY
Owner Narrative
OWNER COMPLAINED ABOUT THE DESIGN OF THE BATTERY STORAGE. THE BATTERY IS LOCATED UNDER THE REAR PASSENGER SEAT. THE AC- DELCO BATTERY WHICH WAS INSTALLED BY THE MANUFACTURER IS LOSING ACID THROUGH ITS POSITIVE POST, CAUSING THE BATTERY TO LEAK ACID. THE ACID FUMES ARE TOXIC AND EXTREMELY FLAMMABLE. OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO WAS AWARE, BUT WAS NOT TRYING TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES.*AK *JB *NM
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.