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1996 CHRYSLER SEBRING COUPE — SUSPENSION:REAR

crash1 injured · 490729 · 2004-08-15

Vehicle

Make
CHRYSLER
Model
SEBRING COUPE
Year
1996
Manufacturer
Chrysler (FCA US, LLC)
Component
SUSPENSION:REAR
Miles at failure
100,465
Speed
65 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD APPROXIMATELY GOING 65 MPH. THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE LOWER BALL JOINT BROKE, CAUSING THE WHOLE FRONT OF VEHICLE TO DROP TO THE GROUND. SLIDE A CROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND 1 BLOCK LATER VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. ALSO HAVING PROBLEMS WITH REAR STRUTS. I HAVE HAD ALL PARTS REPLACED. THE ONLY DAMAGE TO VEHICLE IS THE PAINT SCRAPES TO THE FRONT LOWER PART. *JB

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10086914
Machine
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