Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / SEBRING CONVERTIBLE / 1997

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0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 003231046 Incident Date: Aug, 17 2003
Consumer's City: CARLSBAD Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: SEBRING CONVERTIBLE Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 3C3EL45H6VT Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 18 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Apr, 13 1998
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Car continued to accelerate and brakes would not stop the car. had to swerve to the side of the road, pull the emergency brake, and turn the car off. tried to turn car back on, and the car was still accelerating. note: luckily had not got on the major southern california freeway. car was towed to mechanic, and repair was diagnosed as high idle, replaced idle, air control motor. total cost (not including tow) $186.82.*ak