Consumer Complaint Detail
CHRYSLER / SEBRING CONVERTIBLE / 2000

0 Injured

0 Death

No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007097620 | Incident Date: Feb, 18 2007 |
Consumer's City: LOUISVILLE | Consumer's State: KY |
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC) |
Model Name: SEBRING CONVERTIBLE | Model Year: 2000 |
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:cooling system |
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
Vehicle's VIN#: 3C3EL45HXYT | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 05 2007 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Feb, 09 2001 |
Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
Number of Cylinders: 0 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: The car is draining anti-freeze from the freeze plugs, which have rusted >from the inside out. if they go completely, all of the antifreeze blows out >and the engine burns up. it's not a warranty or a normal wear and tear >problem. it's a manufacturing problem dating back to how chrysler made the >car. >> chrysler made sebrings for a while down in mexico and has been forced >to recall the freeze plugs on many of the identical sebrings as this one. >same year, same plant down in mexico, same make, same model. for some >reason, this car's vin number wasn't included in the recall and it should >have been. it's having the same problem for the same reason as the other >recalls chrysler was forced to make because of safety issues. according to the service manager, the car is unsafe to drive and is a $3500 repair job. *jb |