NHTSA complaint: 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING — FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
I HAVE A 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING THAT HAS "SUDDEN ACCELERATION" THAT HAPPENS WITHOUT WARNING. ON DECEMBER 30TH '13 SHORTLY AFTER I REGISTERED THE CAR I WAS DRIVING OFF AN EXPRESSWAY RAMP I FELT THE CAR ACCELERATE ON IT'S OWN - I COULDN'T STOP IT. I TURNED THE WHEEL INTO A SNOW BANK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE SAME DAY ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD SOMEONE DRIVE IT PERHAPS 50 MILES AND IT DIDN'T HAPPEN FOR HIM. I DROVE IT A FEW MORE WEEKS, THEN ON FEBRUARY 27, 2014 PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, I APPLIED MY BRAKES BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP AND THE SNOW BANK STOPPED US FROM GOING OVER AN EMBANKMENT. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE WITH THE WHEELS STILL SPINNING UP AGAINST THE SNOW BANK I THEN SHUT THE CAR OFF. THE BRAKES JUST WON'T STOP IT THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH TIME TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. FINALLY ON MARCH 18, 2014 I PULLED SLOWLY INTO A PARKING SPOT AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP SO LOUDLY AND CROSSED OVER A CENTER STRIP AND THROUGH BUSHES INTO THE BACK OF A PARKED CAR WITH NO ONE IN IT. I HAVE NOT USED THE CAR SINCE THIS ACCIDENT. FORTUNATELY MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME EACH TIME AND WE KNOW I HANDLED THE SITUATION PROPERLY . I AM A GOOD DRIVER WITH NO ACCIDENTS OR TICKETS IN OVER 40 YEARS. EVERY DAY I DRIVE EITHER A HANDICAP VAN OR A THREE QUARTER TON CREW CAB PICKUP, I'VE NEVER HAD PROBLEMS BEFORE THIS CAR. I ALSO HAVE A SURCHARGE ON MY AUTO INSURANCE FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS. I CONTACTED CHRYSLER AND THEY HAD SOMEO
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation