NHTSA Complaint #10224097 — 2006 CHRYSLER PT CRUISER

THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2006 PT CRUISER IS FACTORY PAINTED METALLIC SILVER, AND I WAS CONSTANTLY HOLDING UP MY HAND AND COVERING THE DASH WITH CLOTH ETC...TO PREVENT IT FROM BLINDING ME WHILE DRIVING ON SUNNY DAYS. ON A TUESDAY EVENING IN AUGUST 2007 WHILE ENTERING ONTO A HIGHWAY THE EVENING SUN GLARED OFF THE RIGHT PANEL OF THE DASH SO BRIGHTLY IT BLINDED ME AND CAUSED ME TO BEGIN TO HAVE AN IMMEDIATE SEIZURE TYPE RESPONCE. MY EYES WERE FLASHING WITH LIGHTS, THEN MY RIGHT ARM WAS TINGLING AND WENT NUMB, THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY FACE WENT NUMB, MY RIGHT TEMPLE BEGAN TO THROB HORRIBLY, AND THIS LASTED FOR ONE HOUR. I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT AND THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO SO I HAD TO HAND SAND MY ENTIRE DASHBOARD WITH SANDPAPER AND EMORY BOARDS! IT LOOKS REDICULOUS AND IT IS INSANE THAT I MUST DRIVE MY NEW CAR THIS WAY. THE LASTING CONSEQUENCE HAS BEEN A RETINAL BURN THAT STAYS IN THE CENTER OF MY VISION AT ALL TIMES NOW. I AM A PROFESSIONAL ARTIST AND WRITER, SO NOW AND PERHAPS THE REST OF MY LIFE---I MUST LOOK THROUGH THIS WHITE SWIRL IN THE CENTER OF MY EYE. THE SAME SEIZURE HAPPENED A MONTH AGO WHILE I WAS WORKING IN MY COMPUTER AS I MUST DO DAILY FOR MY JOB. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PERMENANT AND I WANT CHYSLER TO PAY. I CAN HARDLY OPEN MY EYES OUTSIDE NOW, AND I LIVE IN A CONSTANT FEAR OF THESE SEIZURES HITTING ME ANY WHERE AND ANY TIME NOW. *TR