| 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 |
