1995 Chrysler Sebring defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1995 Chrysler Sebring. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

• STEERING COLUMN SEPARATION
  Defect Petition DP03002 · opened May 7, 2003 · closed Jul 22, 2003

  Mr. Larry a. Sackey submitted a petition to the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) by letter dated april 18, 2003, requesting that nhtsafurther investigate the defective collapsible steering shaft system on 1987-1995 vehicles manufactured by the daimlerchrysler corporation.in part because of 49 cfr …

• SAFETY BELT CINCHING LATCH PLATE
  Preliminary Evaluation PE02082 · opened Nov 6, 2002 · closed Apr 23, 2003

  There are no injuries or fatalities associated with this alleged defect.while conducting this investigation, odi found that the subject cinches meet the load bearing requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard 208, and that many of the reported failures were due to incorrect child safety seat installations. A…

• LOWER CONTRTOL ARM BALL JOINT
  Recall Query RQ00015 · opened Aug 2, 2000 · closed Apr 20, 2001 · led to recall 99V066004

  There is no summary currently available

• BALL JOINT
  Preliminary Evaluation PE99008 · opened Feb 1, 1999 · closed Apr 13, 1999 · led to recall 99V066004

  allege failure of front ball joints may cause the driver to loose control of the vehicle as the front suspension collapses on one side.this loss of control increases the risk of a vehicle crash.

• AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE IGNITION INTERLOCK
  Preliminary Evaluation PE98001 · opened Jan 7, 1998 · closed May 29, 1998

  Alleged failure of the automatic transaxle ignition interlock system either allows the ignition key to be removed when the transmission gear selector is not in the park position or prevents the ignition key from being removed when the transmission gear selector is in the park, or any other, position.