1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible defect investigations

Investigations by NHTSA’s Office of Defects Investigation that name the 1999 Chrysler Sebring Convertible. An investigation is how complaints can become a recall: complaints → investigation → (sometimes) TSB → recall.

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  Engineering Analysis EA03011 · opened Jul 17, 2003 · closed Jan 30, 2004 · led to recall 04V021000

  The manufacturer reports above are based on daimlerchrysler?s (dc) analysis of model year (my) 1998 (population = 356,384) and 1999 (population = 486,948) ja, jx and lh family subject vehicle data (earlier mys excluded).the population number includes all mys.the precise number of duplicates between odi and dc reports c…

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  Recall Query RQ03005 · opened Apr 8, 2003 · closed Jul 16, 2003

  Three of the manfacturer complaints and two of the manufacturer crashes reported above were duplicates of odi reports.the majority of crashes occurred after operators parked the vehicle without engaging park gear position; a non-functional ignition-park interlock system subsequently failed to prevent key removal before…