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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 003250972 | Incident Date: Dec, 17 2003 |
| Consumer's City: MARTINSVILLE | Consumer's State: VA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: SEBRING | Model Year: 1998 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Fuel system, gasoline:fuel injection system |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 4C3AU52N8WE | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Dec, 17 2003 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 28 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: Service engine light came on oct 2003. took it to the goodyear (gy) service center put on a diagn. machine. indicated misfires. major tune-up performed. picked car up 4:30 p.m. service eng light was off. by 8:00 p.m. it was on again. took back next day & another tune-up done w/ chrysler points & plugs this time. picked up that afternoon. light was off. car ran rough & made loud roaring noise. next day light came on. took car back. noise stopped. light off for a few hours & car was still running rough. cost incl. tires - $1480.00. in richmond, va for 5 wks for trng for new job. dec 4, car idled erratically. every time slowed down it cut off. took it to meineke service center in richmond. diag. indicated errors w/ fuel injectors & misfiring. told me take back to gy for them to correct. that day took to gy service center. they contacted warranty person & gy service center in danville, va & told me danville gy said when i brought car to them it didn't have injector problem & warranty person said id have to pay for any work. made an appt. haynes chrysler jeep in richmond to check car 12/9. invoice stated "5 different codes present. multiple misfire, injector #2, #4 & #6 control circuit, map sensor won't change on start up. performed diag test w/serv manual 4 every single code. no prob found. called ed tecconect for help. we figure that egr valve was causing all the problem. removed & replaced egr valve. test drove. car runs normal." the cost was $452.43. made appt. wi/chrysler service home for recall work onball joints. 12/18-husband leaving for work car wouldn't go in gear at 1st. "service engine soon" light back on. the car hesitating before going into gear has occurred 2 or 3 times in the last 2 months. tried trading vehicle. owe approx $12,000 on it, trade in value about $5,000.dealers want $9,000-$10,000 down payment. *ak |
