Complaint 855393
1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING • ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING • incident Apr 20, 2011
- Complaint ID
- 855393
- Make
- CHRYSLER
- Model
- SEBRING
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
- Incident Date
- Apr 20, 2011
- Date Received
- May 9, 2011
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE ESCAPING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THEN NOTICED FLUID LEAKING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THREE OF THE FREEZE PLUGS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THEY WERE EXTREMELY CORRODED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT ENOUGH PRESSURE HAD BUILT UP TO CAUSE ALL THE LIQUIDS TO RELEASE SIMULTANEOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 129,939.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.