Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / SEBRING / 2001

Recalls
1 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005032850 Incident Date: Jul, 20 2005
Consumer's City: ANKENY Consumer's State: IA
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: Vehicle speed control
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 1
Vehicle's VIN#: 1C3EL56U51N Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Aug, 07 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: Yes Purchase Date: Apr, 12 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: (1) the course of action when leaving my employment workplace on thursday, july 21, approximately 6:00 p.m. cst: i started my 2001 chrysler sebring with my remote start (which i have done daily since 2002), got into the car to leave the parking lot, secured my seat belt, and depressed the brake in order to put the car into drive (no cars were parked in front of mine). (2) the moment i put the car into gear (drive) it took off like a bullet without any acceleration. the car was accelerating independently (runaway) and headed toward a 4-lane, busy street. braking had no effect on slowing the car but i could steer. i turned to avoid entering the busy street but crashed into the corner of a brick building. elapsed time from the point of failure to the crash was very short; i estimate it to be 5 seconds. i was injured and hospitalized with a fractured heel bone, ankle bones, and ribs. (3) the car was declared a total loss so there has not been any repair or replacement. *nm