Complaint 1200295
1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING • SUSPENSION • incident Jun 7, 2015
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 1200295
- Make
- CHRYSLER
- Model
- SEBRING
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- SUSPENSION
- Incident Date
- Jun 7, 2015
- Date Received
- Jul 20, 2015
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
SUSPENSION
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE LOWER BALL JOINT AND AXLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE LOWER ARM CONTROL, LOWER BALL JOINT, TIE ROD, AND AXLE FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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