Complaint 544443
1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING • LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH • incident Sep 8, 2003
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 544443
- Make
- CHRYSLER
- Model
- SEBRING
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
- Incident Date
- Sep 8, 2003
- Date Received
- Jul 16, 2005
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH
Owner Narrative
DEFECTIVE DOOR HANDLE ON MY 1998 CHRYLSER SEBRING: MY DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVER SIDE BROKE OFF RIGHT IN MY HAND AS I ATTEMPTED TO OPENT THE DOOR. DUE TO EXPENSIVE REPAIR THE HANDLE IS STILL BROKEN . OVER THE YEARS I HAVE NOTICED CLOSE TO A HUNDRED SEBRING OWNERS WITH BROKEN DOOR HANDLES, SO THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND SHOULD BE RECALLED!
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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