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2003 Gem Nev 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.
2
Latest Jul 15, 2009
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.
1
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.
0
Reports on file since Apr 17, 2007

What this page shows

Our database holds 2 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 2003 Gem Nev. 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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Electrical
Filed Jul 15, 2009
Fire reported

FIRE INSIDE DASH OF VEHICLE. FIRE WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE MODULE THAT ALREADY HAS A SAFETY RECALL. THE MFG. WILL NOT REPLACE PARTS/REPAIR VEHICLE. THEY STATE VEHICLE HAD RECALL DONE ALREADY. REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE AS THE RECALL UPDATES SUPERCEDES THESE PARTS WITH AN UPGRADE KIT (THE RECALL). *TR

NHTSA ID
10276864
Incident
Jun 15, 2009
Mileage
1,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Apr 17, 2007

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 CHRYSLER ELECTRIC GEM. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLINKING NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FASTER THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED THE LOUDER THE NOISE BECAME . THE CONTACT CALLED GLOBAL ELECTRIC MOTOR COMPANY, AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE THE FRONT AXLE. THE NECESSARY PARTS FOR THE REPAIR WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,346, AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.*AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER SET UP APPOINTMENT AND CAME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. UPDATE 05/04/07*TR

NHTSA ID
10188116
Incident
Apr 17, 2007

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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