Complaint 948167
1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING • STRUCTURE:BODY • incident Jun 15, 2012
Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
- Complaint ID
- 948167
- Make
- CHRYSLER
- Model
- SEBRING
- Model Year
- 1998
- Component
- STRUCTURE:BODY
- Incident Date
- Jun 15, 2012
- Date Received
- Nov 6, 2012
- Data As Of
- Sep 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
STRUCTURE:BODY
Owner Narrative
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 CHRYSLER SEBRING. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED WATER LEAKING ONTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE FLOOR BOARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE DISTRIBUTOR FAILED TWICE. THE CONTACT NOTICED A WHINING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND AN INCREASE IN THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
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