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2003 Chevrolet Incomplete/Cutaway C3 Owner Complaints

Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full

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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Oct 31, 2013
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Oct 31, 2013

What this page shows

Our database holds 1 NHTSA owner-reported complaint for the 2003 Chevrolet Incomplete/Cutaway C3. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Complaints, most recent first

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Engine
Filed Oct 31, 2013

EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS BROKE. 2 ON LEFT BANK, 1 ON RIGHT, DUE TO EXTREME HEAT IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. MY MECHANIC SAYS THERE IS SO LITTLE ROOM FOR AIR TO CIRCULATE, AROUND THESE EXHAUST MANIFOLDS, THAT THEY GET RED HOT. WHEN THERE ARE WET ROADS, WATER MAY SPLASH UP IN THIS AREA AND CAUSE A FRACTURE ON THESE BOLTS AND MANIFOLDS. MY CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF ALL THIS HEAT BUILD-UP IN THIS CONFINED AREA. MY VEHICLE IS A MOTORHOME, WITH 2-4 PEOPLE ON BOARD WHEN WE DRIVE IT. SHOULD I BE CONCERNED ABOUT IT CATCHING ON FIRE? WHAT IF I DRIVE 250 MILES, PULL OFF IN A REST STOP TO TAKE A NAP, AND IT CATCHES FIRE WHILE I'M SLEEPING IN IT? NOT TO MENTION THIS IS A $1000 FIX ON THIS ENGINE. I THINK CHEVROLET SHOULD DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

NHTSA ID
10550324
Incident
Jun 18, 2013
Mileage
73,000 mi

Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.

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