NHTSA Complaint #10341678 — 2007 CHRYSLER SEBRING

I WENT TO START UP MY CAR FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT DAY AND WHEN I TRIED TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT WAS BECAUSE THE E BRAKE WAS ON BUT ONCE THAT WAS REMOVED THE SHIFTER STILL WOULD NOT GO PAST THE "P" ICON. I TRIED PUSHING THE REAR OF THE CAR TO JAR IT LOOSE, TO NO EFFECT. THE PREVIOUS DAY THE CAR DROVE FINE AND I HAD NO ISSUES. I EVENTUALLY HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK TO PICK THE CAR UP AND TAKE IT TO A REPAIR SHOP. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE SHIFTER AND IT COST ME $275. I BOUGHT THE CAR THIS YEAR WITH UNDER 50,000 MILES ON IT. I HAVEN'T HAD ANY OTHER PROBLEM WITH THE CAR UNTIL NOW. THE REPAIR SHOP REPLACED THE SHIFTER WITH THE EXACT SAME SHIFTER FROM THE CHRYSLER CORP. I NOW FIND MYSELF WONDERING IF THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AGAIN? *TR