| Components - Details | |
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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006059774 | Incident Date: Mar, 07 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SOUTH BURLINGTON | Consumer's State: VT |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
| Model Name: SEBRING | Model Year: 2001 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Steering:linkages:tie rod assembly |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: 1C3EL46U61N | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 19 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: Yes | Purchase Date: Oct, 06 2001 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: No |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On turning into a main street in our town from a driveway, the inner and outer tie rod ends on the right front wheel on my car pulled apart, resulting in a complete loss of steering control. due to the low speed involved, i was able to force the car to the curb with no further damage. i had been driving on interstate highway i-89 earlier, and had this failure occurred then, complete loss of control, and the possible death or injury to my wife and i would have occurred. the car was towed to vermont tire, here in south burlington, where the tie rod ends (401-1704 & 401-1737) were replaced and the front end was re-aligned. i have the old parts for inspection, if desired. total mileage on the car was 62285. note, the tie rod ends normally thread together. in this case corrosion allowed these parts to pull apart completely. except for about a half inch at the very top of the threaded end of the rod, the rod could be inserted and withdrawn with little or no resistance, and this is how the failure occurred. there was no warning in the steering control of the car to indicate the failure was about to occur. *jb |
