Consumer Complaint Detail

CHRYSLER / SEBRING / 2002

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0 Injured
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No Fire
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NHTSA Complaint Number: 007097798 Incident Date: Jan, 14 2007
Consumer's City: WACO Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Model Name: SEBRING Model Year: 2002
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 1C3EC46R42N Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Mar, 07 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 14 2005
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl* - the contact owns a 2002 chrysler seabring. the contact stated that there was sludge build up in his engine ,and now the entire engine needed to be replaced. the contact believed that the sludge caused this problem. the contact stated that the engine kept making noises, and he took the vehicle to a repair shop on 3 different occasions. on one occasion during a test drive the vehicle completely lost power. the contact was concerned about the engine shaking and making noises and will not use the vehicle, also the engine was overheating. the contact had been traveling approximately 12 hours the previous day when the vehicle began overheating the following day. the contact stated that they had maintained the vehicle regularly. the weather was nice and the contact was driving between 65 - 70 mph. the failure mileage and current mileage were both 73,298.*ak