NHTSA Complaint #10243212 — 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONVERTIBLE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING SOUND WHILE BRAKING AND ACCELERATING. THE NOISE PERSISTED FOR THREE DAYS. ON THE FOURTH DAY, WHILE BRAKING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. IN ORDER TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, SHE HAD TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK. LATER THE SAME DAY, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY AND A DIAGNOSTIC INDICATED THAT THE MAP SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, AND THE OXYGEN IN THE FUEL INJECTION WAS NOT OPERATING PROPERLY. THE MECHANIC ADVISED HER THAT THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE THE FOLLOWING DAY; HOWEVER, SHE WAS LATER INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. THIS MEANT THAT THEY HAD NO IDEA WHEN THE PART WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT IS UNABLE TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,500. UPDATED 10/30/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT VARIOUS TIMES. UPDATED 10/30/08. *JB