Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / SEBRING CONVERTIBLE / 1996

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005025818 Incident Date: Jun, 09 2005
Consumer's City: PERU Consumer's State: IN
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: SEBRING CONVERTIBLE Model Year: 1996
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Air bags
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 3C3EL55HXTT Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jun, 22 2005 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Jul, 28 1996
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Dt:consumer started vehicle while in carport. he put the car reverse moved about 1 foot and the dash blew up. consumer said it was so loud that neighbors heard it from inside their houses and came running out. both air bags deployed and the consumer said that smoke bellowed out of the steering column. parts of the car were blown all over the interior. consumer says incident was like a bomb going off. consumer thought that he had been car bombed. consumer said that there was no physical contact to vehicle to cause air bags to deploy. consumer says there are other witnesses available. consumer says investigator that looked at vehicle told consumer that he had investigated 3 other such instances. *jb