NHTSA Complaint #10155650 — 2004 CHRYSLER SEBRING

2004 SEBRING 4 DOOR SEDAN HAS OCCASIONALLY LUNGED OR SURGED FORWARD WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR IN TRAFFIC. THIS OCCURS WHILE MY FOOT HAS BEEN ON THE BRAKE AND I HATE TO THINK OF WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF I DID NOT HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN IT LUNGES FORWARD. I COULD HIT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. HAVE HAD IT TO THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR THIS. THE 2ND TIME I HAD FOUND A SERVICE BULLETIN ON THIS WEBSITE DESCRIBING WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.(THE FIRST TIME THEY JUST SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MAKE THE PROBLEM HAPPEN)WHEN I BROUGHT THE SERVICE BULLETIN TO THEM LAST DEC 2005, THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AGAIN, AND IS BACK INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS AT FIRST TOLD THAT IF THEY COULDN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN, THEY COULDN'T FIX IT. I TOLD THEM THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME ISSUE AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY ARE GOING TO TRY REPLACING A THROTTLE POSITIONING SENSOR. I WAS READING OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE AND DECIDED IT WAS TIME TO WRITE ONE BECAUSE THIS IS DEFINITELY HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE AND IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IS CHRYSLER WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT BEFORE THEY FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS? SOMEONE NEEDS TO HOLD THEM ACCOUNTABLE. IT ONLY HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY SO IT IS HARD TO RECREATE IT WHEN YOU BRING IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME TYPES OF PROBLEMS ON THIS SITE. *NM