Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / SEBRING / 2001

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0 Injured
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Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003298166 Incident Date: Sep, 08 2003
Consumer's City: MESA Consumer's State: AZ
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: SEBRING Model Year: 2001
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: Yes Component's Description: Air bags:frontal
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1C3EL46U61N Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Sep, 12 2004 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jun, 07 2002
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Airbag/clockspring failure. was in front end crash at 25-30mph and airbags did not go off. this was on 06-26-04 got the car fix at earnhardt auto body a five star dealer. on 10-09-04 the airbag light came on. so i took it back they said they would call my insurance to see if they would cover the work. they would if it was from the crash. the computer showed no error code so i had to pay. body shop said they can't fix i would have to take to service.but the tech at body said it was a bad clockspring. so on 10-11-04 i took to service and they told me they would have to do a diagnostic which i had just paid for at there body shop. i told them this but this did'nt matter.but i need my car getting to work. so i let them keep it for a diagnostic. a few hours later they called and said it was a bad clockspring and it would cost about $481.00. because my warranty was up in time not miles. was up by abot a month and week or two. i ask them if this was a safety concern and they no. call for more info on this story.*ak